Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-17
rup ETEpnANT COLUMBUS.

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,eacE on the Elephant by he Aigerines.-
60, Consideration among the Natires.-
az. Capb,re and arrival in the City.
On "wednesday last we spoke Of the death
= ',,ung man, who was killed by an elephant
~ ,5s neShborhOOd of Algrers on the previous
,v Tbs was the must melancholy part of
~! ,eair. as some Of what followed PartOok Of
~. mJicrous. After killing Crump he got his
80 is nm and chased his own keeper, who es-
'',~I with his life by taking refuge on raft
~, ~. ,ver. His next exploit was 20 Putshis
NJ ~ nrder mule, that forgot to leave his
-..' and 10 place him, like certain politicians,
way, ,bc esnce. lie then moved on down TO
I ,,ia., n a pace much more quick than his
49, Ia,t The shades Of evening were fall
1 su- sSJ as his huge form was seen'aPProach-
,be distance to the people of Algiers,
.g w. oopiectrres and opinions were formed
sto what he was. e.
90 .oud which was 10 descend from the
s..a ,v,o years belore Millers millennium;
- III ,hsr il was the bOnes Of the levia-
ham which is exhibiting in tlhs city, and that
,6sv we're moved by lOcomotIVe-ne coula
ACKNOWLEDGMENT through telescope the trunk
oe,bs eephaut, which he mlstook Tor The sale
~ ~ va Toly y, q steam engine A Frenchman
ri w,s the emblem Of the pail that cover
Al me homes of NapoIean, as they were car
nod 10 the Hospital of the Invalides; and ne
.o said. avhue folks might tink as dey pleas
a INT I b'leyes it was supefnaturalizeo
@,drupcd OBJ de Afican specify" -
Columbus arriving soon dissolved tnelL
hubis. for il was not lorg before The reached
4. ~ ,,,,ov,g ~ d JGe- highway: dc n'aGc
v 4ne 80 through the country; oreakint
;elh - and al opposition in his way, &
NV as a cat would break down aIstror
. - Tbev now found he was llol lS -.
Wv, w. azure enough" elephant ehieo ss q,
.s.,a and they ielt much more teri.he 81 ''o -
- .pg,,on than our citizens ieH az 1te at
~ .. IVY ST az the British in 1910. Tney lou.
EOa.- h.lss would not stop him, ana tIl4I lle
C'O0, -. -. rar hooty could arrest his caree
SH' '.' D.o oryar was hurriedly held at wln'
ae .S., 5a,err,ined that every one capaOlo
gn 49, a,'s .rns IN the city should turh GU
bnG CAPTURE the intruder ,os wt
'T The 6nlv debatable question: was ="
,at tLe tactics to be adopted, Il they me
wy ,bcy we're sure to be his nsIed9 y =
slsuJ s W. n was therefore eoncioaeo =
N, s'1S S ,t, should be conducted on 1ne-
ue var oovn Advancing and now retlrlng'
rgsP "a W." D,~seDcc Dictated The pans
gsY anu lo,p son5ucted by French corP9r;a
nv s'i imoersl Guards, who pursued the Or ra,,
N; ,nibsT retreat from CorunAa' ana tne -,
~, '.c .oyereS by countryman OF hls WIG
"s e THEM Inc N starred expedition TO MoscC~
T NJ, y qalied out armed and'equiper soliI !,
bas.ng the elephant, and semeumlses n y
ebased bv him, dscharging their me -. DS !
i Sm rbeg thew could, and frequently by
: hairs breadth. seape saving their liVes IT,
hv. This skirmishing or running - o
s , cant tilI they drove him down ule
. ' s,.o s;Sbt m les. lie turned and pun
Them no again, exposed to the nre ~ .I.;,
Il. ,bey got A chance to discharge then AZ AZ
Z En. lie arain passed up through ~
. ANIL aleprtR htigued, from the exer!lo
20 had made, and loss ofblood, he was ori''
RI ,oa yard and chainedby his keeper. :,
10 fifteen or twenty balls, it was toune; :,
" tered his head and several parts OF ~.
n but not one Of them did him any ser l',.
n y. The Agerines gave three ,.'',S,',.
~ umph and went home. Coluin l.
W brought 10 this city on board the leii
last evening, and win be exhibited DO, % !