The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-10-28

A Wolf Story. The following strange narra-
tive is given ia late French paper OH the authority
of private letter from Mirande:
On ihe 30th of July, number of hunters we're
returning from their sport in the forest of BerdOus,
they heard loud cries OF one in distress, and
Fastening in the direction Of the sound, shocked
to behold wolf in the ect Of deyourng young
woman, while lad was crying aloud from the
branches Of tree which he had cned for safety.
One of the hunters, named Dufour, rushed upon
the beast, having first wounded him with bullet |;
the wolf turned upon him and bit hiLa dreadfaly in
the arm: But Dufour possessing great strength,
prasped il by the throat, and succeeded in strang-
ling before his companions had tine to render him
assistance. The ysung womaa, whose name was
Rieutort, already dead, sad cruelty manged,
her face and breast being almost wholly devoured.
They conveyed the body to her fathers house, where
it was no sooner beheld by young man named DE
Cours, to whom Mademoseiie Rieutort was betroth-
ed than he put end to his existence by shooting
himself throus the head Ia the meantime, Du-
four, suffering dreadfuily from his lacerated arm,
was taken home, where q raging fever quickly su-
pcrvened. The next day, two of his friends with II
physician, called to see him upon their entrance,
he darted from his bed. and. with n tremendous
blow of his fist, extended enc Of them dead on the
floor-fung himself upSn the body, and began to
tear it with his teeth, uttering a horrible growing
noise The other friend and the physician fled
horror stricken, and the maniac, seizing bar OF
Iron rushed after them into the street, bowling like
madman, and presenting frightful spectacle. 1t
with great dfcuity that he was at length seiz-
ed and bound, having first dangerously wounded
several individuals. He was taken to mad house
"AH baggage at the risk of the opner."-It has
lately become very common for Incorporated rail-
road and steam-bost companies to advertise con-
spicuously, in the above words in order to screen
themselves from liability, in the of the loss or
miscarriage of any baggage entrusted to their care.
TO test the legality in regard to the operation OF
such advertisement, two suits have recently been
Instituted against the Camden and Anboy Rail
Road Company in both Of which full and ample
damages were given for the plaintiffs. An action
was tried on Thursday of last week, in the Superior
Court, before Chief Justice Jones, in which the a
bove company were tho defendants and Mr. kalZa-
mon Belknap the plaintiff, for the recovery OF
trunk entrusted to their for transportation to
Philadelphia.
1t was urged Oh the part Of the defendants, that
the missing property had not been left in the care
of any of tho agents Of the company but was mere
ly placed in the Office. while the plaintiff was pay
ing his fare as passenger; the advertisement an
nouncng that the company were not responsible,
&c. was also read III court. On the part Of the
plaintiff it was commended that although the defen
dants did give notice that they refused to be respOn
sbe for the loss of property falling into their pss
session in the regular of their business oper
ations under the sanction and by the authority Of
their charter yet their edcts were utterly futile and
of no avail, and they liable, both ia equity and
law for the loss destruction, under such crcum-
stances, of any chattles. goods belonging to 9th
er persons. In his charge to the jury the learned
Judge coincded with the arguments of the plaintiffs
council, and the jury awarded damages in the sum
of three hundred dollars, for the plaintiff. So that
all'baggage is not at the owners risk.
". y. Ner. Adv.