Litchfield enquirer., 1839-07-18
ELo-1 fhe Hartford Courant.

if nnnears that dogs at the West sometimes -,ott;ng senarated from their masters in eros s;n0 inc large rivers, and in other ways. take to the woods, and having no other means ot subsistence, resort to wild game, sheep, and hogs. When they cannot find these, hunger prompts them to attack human beings. correspondent of the Grafton (IIlinOls) Back woodsman, writing from Calhoun county m that State, gives the following account of fearful rencOntre between young lad and one of those animals, which recently took place in that vicinity:
 A short time since youth of about six teen, was returning home before it was fairly light in the morning, from the Mississippi river, where he had been fishing. On his way, and at distance from any habitation, he was suddenly and unexpectedly attacked by large dog, that evidently intended to devour him. Though bold and courageous boy, he was nearly petrifed with fear at the unexpected attack, and the savage and deter mined ferocity of his assailant. Happily, ne recovered his presence of mind almost lm- mediately, and recOllecting that he had dirk knife in his pocket, instantly drew 1t out, and then commenced a bloody battle. Each fought with desperation, and the boy, for his life. The nearest dwelling was at a great distance, and the lad had no alternative be- fore him but death or victory. As the dog rushed upon him he struck at him with his knife, and at the second or third pass, wound ed him severely. This only rendered the dog still more furious, and he rushed upon the lad still more fercely. By this time the boy had become more cool, and the success he had met in aiming his blows gave him re- newed courage. He now parried the at- tacks of his assailant with more skill, at eve- ry onset inflicting a wound, which rendered him more and more desperate. Victory still seemed doubtful, for though the dog had re- ceived many severe wounds, the lad also had lost much blood, and his strength was fast failing. He saw that his life depended on giving the dog mortal wound within short time, for he felt that he could continue the fight but few moments longer. flo coolly waited favorable opportunity. which hap oily occurred almost immediately, and ex- erting his utmost power, struck desperately at the dog. The knife reached his heart, and with deadly howl the dog fell at his feet, and immediately expired.
 Remarkable Escape e-On the passage of the Ship Anaxander, from New Orleans to New York, young lad of about fourteen years, from naturally frolicsome disposition, be- came so troublesome in his pranks, that 1t was threatened by the Captain ifthey were continued, that he would confine him in a water cask. Our youngster took no heed, however, and at his next offence was put in the cask, which was headed up, leaving a large bung. hole for the admission of air. That night the ship encountered a violent storm, and in a sudden lurch, the cask con- taining the boy, rolled over into the sea- The circumstance was not noticed by those oFn opd to1x fho Ooc11 Cf htrncp up, and doated about thirty hours, when it was thrown upon the beach of Cape St. Bias. Here the boy made desperate efforts to extri- cate hmself from his prison, without success, and in despair gave up to die. Some COWS, however, strolling on the beach, were attract ed to the cask, and in walking around it, one of the number, it being fly time, switched her tail into the bung- hole, which the lad grasp ed with desperate resolution. The COW beloved and set off for life, and after rum ming some two hundred yards with the cask, struck it against log on the beach, and knocked it, as we say, into cockd bat. The boy, thus providentially released, was dis. covered by some fishermen on the Point and taken into Apalachichola, where small col lection being made for him, he was enabled to proceed North by way of Columbus.
 St. Joseph Times. H AAA@-~As f
 Most Deplorable Accident.-We have ac- counts of most deplorable accident having | happened at Ithaca, July 4. A large cast iron cannon was used by few men in oppo- stion or counter to the regular celebration, 1 which by carelessness prematurely discharg- ed, fatally wounding one, if not two, and l dangerously wounding two or three others. ] A man by the name of Morse, engaged in l loading the gun. was literally torn to pieces. Both hands were shot of, his eyes blown out, his face most horribly mutilated, nearly lay- ing bare the cheek bones. One side of his body was also blown off, exposing his intes- tines. Our informant saw him in the above situation his eyes gone and their places fill ed with blood, one of his hands lying in a chair near by.
 Another man by the name of Young, also engaged in loading the piece, had three fin- gers on one of his hands torn off, his face most horribly mangled and otherwise dreadfully injured.
 Another man holding his thumb over the priming hole had torn of, his face shock ingly mutilated and otherwise considerably injured. One or two others were more or less injured by having various parts of their persons disfigured and mutilated.
 N10ckng Acca0enI 0S 0Sf10rTts0urg. .-On Wed. nesday morning, a shocking accident where by two women lost their lives, occurred at Harrisburg. The Chronicle gives the fol- lowing particulars relative to this distressing occurrence:-
 1.-Two women were this Wednesday, morning, killed a few feet from the Depot. by the morning train of cars from Philadelphia The cars ran over the bodies ot both, sever- ing half of the head of the one from the bo- dy, besides most shockingly mangling her in other respects; and almost cutting in two in several places the body of the other.
 These poor women came up in the morn- ing. cars from Philadelphia are strangers, and so mangled. as to make it almost impos- sioie to describe their persons; both had dark colored silk dresses on, and were otherwise genteelly clad.
 Ine two women were not in the passenger cars, but had been sasaoglesf from the f,ot of