The native American., 1839-06-22

lucky illegal voter, he looked at his watcf--saw
that The fifteen minutes had already expired
gave loud and exulting shout Of "7hincen
v0ieS!M THIRTEEN VoTEs y! THlR ZEN
NOTES,Mu" which made the welkin ring again,
sank exhausted in the chair, and claimed his wa
ger
A MONSTER OF THE FIRST WATER.
The Boston Times has marvel almostas wonder
full as the Moon Hoax, though we would by no
means say there is as little reality in it. The Times
York Western Lumber Company, has Just re-
turned from the Saint Peters River, near the head
of steamboat navigation on the upper Mississippi
tpi, bringing with him living american Ouyang-
outang;or Wiid Man Of the Foods, with two
small cubs supposed to be about three months old.
The paper then goes on to give all the par
iiculars of the capture of this strange bcstia, and
OF his transportation to the good city of Boston.
Mr.. Lincoln appears TO have been very much of
Stephano's opinion, when that ngenius gentle
man first found Caliban. ''If can catch him
and keep him tame'' thought Mr. Lincoln, 'and
get to Boston with him&a*-he shall pay for him
that hath him, and that roundly." And accord
ingly, we learn from the Times that it is the in
tenton of Mr.. Lincoln to exhibit the creature a
few days to 'Ihe scientific and then to dispose
Iof him to some person for exhibition. 1t seems
that there are certain "Cubs'' taken at the same
time, which will be exhibited with the monster"
from which circumstance we are very much in
clined to suppose that he is either Rocky Moun-
tain bear or a Broadway dandy. The description
! is about equally applicable. Atany rate we hope
Mr.. Lincoln will bring his newly discovered dam
ty to this city, and let see whether we cannot
match him on some sunny day, somewhere be-
tween Trinity and St. Pauls churches The
following is the description of the Times:
''By invitation Of Mr.. Lincoln, who is an old
acquaintance, we went down to his rooms to ex-
anime this monster. He is horrid looking crea-
ture, and reminds us very strongly of the tabled
satyrs, as we have pictured them to our mind
He is about eight feet three inches high, when
standing erect, and Ills frame is of giant proper
tons in every part. His legs are not straight,
but like those of the dog and other four-ooted
animals, and his whole body is covered with al
hide very much like that of COW. His arms
are very large and long, and i-proportioncd. 1t
! does not appear from his manner that he has ever
walked upon ':all tours" The fingers and toes
are mere lunches, armed with stout claws. His
head is covered with thick, coarse, black hair,
like the name of horse. The appearance of
his countenance if such it may be called. is very
disgusting-nay, almost horrible. 1t is covered
I
rest of his body; there is no appearance of eve
brows or nose; the mouth is very large and wide,
and similar to that of baboon. His ewes ere
quite dull and heavy, and there is no indication
of cunning or activity about them. Mr.. Lincoln
, says he is beyond dispute carnverous as he uni
versally rejects bread and vegetables, and eats
flesh with great avidity. He thinks he is of the
ourang ouang species: but from what little we
have seen, we are inclined to consider him wild
animal, somewhat resembling man: He is, to
say the least, one of the most extraordinary crea-
lures that has ever been brought before the pub
lic, from any part of the earth, or the waters I'M
der tic earth, and we believe, will prove diff
cult puzzle to the scientific. He lies down like
n brute, and does not appear TO possess, more in
stiact than common domestic animals. He is
now quite tame and quiet, and is only coniiucd BY
stout chain attached to his legs.
This is the first creature of the kind we be-
tleve, ever found on this continent. 1t was TO be
expected, however, that in penetrating the remote
recesses of the new world, monsters would be
found and great natural curiosities brought to
light; and it has been matter of surprise to ma
ny, that little of tho marvellous has ever been
discovered. But we cannot tell what the wilds Of
the far Northwest, the shores of Lake Superior,
the regions the Rocky Mountains, and the vast
territory OF the Oregon, may yet bring forth
Don't caste the Steam.-It is stated that a
steam ierry-boat which plies on the Alton (Ill.)
terry, having more power in her engine than re-
Iqured, the proprietors have attached a pair of
burr mill stones to her, with which, the Tele-
graph says, while crossing tie ferry and rnn-
nng of steam, she is enabled 10 grind about one
hundred bushels of fine meal per day.
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gentleman from Franklin, in the very worst
stage of the silk fever, went into Banks Arcade
yesterday afternoon with friend. So engaged
were they in talking about slips, silk worms, &c.
&c, they entirely forgot the object of their visit
until the bar-keeper asked them swhat they would
| take! Give us couple of glasses of n,orus
n1'dtcauiS, said the enthusiastic silk speculator