Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-04-21

Anew York paper gives the following ac-
count OF an affecting scene which occurred on
the wharf among u crowd waiting to hear
further information respecting The passengers
on board the Swallow:
"Among several persons, who with sleepless
eyes, had been awaiting the steamboat, was
the wife of u French citizen of this city, who
was one of the absent. The steamboat Utica
came III sight,; the lalt-distracted woman,
accompanied by several male friends. rushed
in agony to the wharf. She was excessively
agttated, and ran TO and fro necessarily until
she discovered her husbbnd on board among
the living, whilst vet a considerable distence
from the wharf. None knew the cause OF her
sudden silence, or why she stood stock still;
she spoke not a word, for she could not. until
the vessel having approached, with Violent
effort she sprang forward, and was in the arms
OF her restored husband, exclaiming, "bon
Dieu! lie VOLTA. mon cher mari! c'est lui! c'est
luil Dieu mercie!" The scene was extremely
impressive, for not only the fond wife and the
restored husband wept long and loud, but the
b~ystanders We're also overpowered, and be-
trayed a depth of sympathy rarely exhibited
Her escort of French friends manifested quick
and transient alterations of emotion-now
OF suspense, again of f,ar-joy-rapture, in a
manner quite characteristic of their impulsive
blood and quick temperament, and although II
had to some a somewhat serio-comico effect,
TO others il was the electric flashing of the
storm cloud. These occurrences took place in
less time than ii requires to read of them"
Speaking of the recent savage performances
of the elephant at Baton Rouge the paper of
that place says:
at is supposed that the original cause to
the elephants fury, was u piece of tobacco
which had very imprudcntly been given to
him by some OF the spectators at the exhibition
the previous day. The extraordinary sagacity
of an animal like the elephant is not to be
fearlessly tempered with. And here we will
relate an incident i'm proof of this well known
fact: Some years ago, during our ~sojourn at
Monroe, In this State, a menageric, having an
elephant, (probahly the identical one spoken
OF above,) stopped at the town to exhibit for a
few days. One afternoon, a young man, a
clerk in a store, Offered the elephant a piece of
tobacco, which taking with his trunk, he
placed in his month, but quickly perceiving
the imposition to which he had basely been
subjected, he grew vehemently enraged dashed
his trunk furiously about, pierced the air with
his ~neighings, and would follow the young
man with his eyes, during the rest of the after
noon. That night about IL o'clock, he broke
loose from his station, and, as if guided by
some secret knowledge, made directly for a
store, III the back room of which his tormenter
slept; and tearing up by the roots several large
china trees in front of the building, he then
battered down the door, effected his entrance,
and rushed into the room where the young man
was asleep, giving him barely time to escape
with his life. The monstrous midniobt inya-
der after performing srndrv works of mischief
left the store and proceeded TO the Ouachita
river, across which he swain. and after travel
ling for some miles On The onnosite shore was
finally captured Inv his keeperp
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SPEECH OF LOT D00LITTLE, ESQ.
Member of the Legislature from New Jerusa-
lem county, Yarmouth, on the bill for the pro-
lection of Hen Roosts.
Mister Speaker-fve sot here i'm my seat.
and heard the opponents of this great nashunal
measure argufy and expectorate asin it, till
I'm purity nigh busted with the indignant com
motions of my lacerated sensibilities. Mr..
Speaker are it possible that men can be so
nlatuted as to vote agin this bill? Mr.. Speaker
blush to say that i am. MIR. Speaker, allow
me 10 peter to your excited and denuded inn
agiIWtion, some OF the heart-rending evils
winch rise rom The want OF protection To Hen
hoosis III my vicinity among my constituents.
NHc oPeaher, we VIII suppose 1t to be the
avn aIi9 hleiahcnoly hour OF midnight-all
u.1 III ilusneol ,ePose-tne solemn wind
sol'y means through the waving branches of
me trees, ana noyeht Is heared to break the
soiehcnoiy Stlihefs save an occasional grunt
IN ,ne fiog rem! VIII now carry your mag
iha,ioh pack 10 me devoted Hen House. Be
hoid It's peaceful and happy inmates gently
oeciihing IN panty SUMMERS on their elevated
anu naJeSiic foos.s,-LooK at tnat aged veneer
ape ana higniy respected rooster, as ne keeps
MS silent vlsiis WITH parental and unmltigated
Wa.chhuiness over nose innocent helpless and
Nirtuous liens and Pullets! Just let your eye