The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-08-16
From the New Orloans Dee.
SOMETHING NEW.

SOMETHING NEW.
Our readers may remember statement nub.
lIsbed some weeks since OF a wild negro HAVING
been seen ~ the parish Of Caddo in this STATE
The last number OF the Caddo Gazette contains
long article from the pen of Mr.. J. M. Piece
OF that Parish, descriptive Of his successful nj.
tempt 70 catch this nondescrips and Of several
OF bls physical peculiartles. The Editor of
the Gazette declares that the creature possesses
an appendage which Dr. Piece omitted to men.
ton, vlz:a tail about three inches long, with hair
on IT, II this be so the idea of its belonging TO
the Genus homo must be abandoned, unless some
acute philosopher should prove that Lord Mon.
boddo's theory of men being originally MONKEYS
furnished with tails, is true, and that the ami.
NAL IN question, is specimen of Lord Monbod.
dos idea OF primitive humanity.
1t appears from the account given by Pr.
Piece, that he in company with Mr.. Perry, pro.
ceeded towards the haunts Of the creature.
which he tracked by means of a pack Of hounds.
Alter running some time they behed creature
coursing along a. great speed, and resembling a
bear rather than man. DR.. Piece got within
ten PAGES of him and commanded him 10 stop,
but instead OF pausing he took TO river. He
was still pursued by the party, which finally ar.
rived at very thick cane break. in the midst of
winch was large gum tree, with hoe just
large enough for person TO squeeze in. u
looked in, Says DR.. Piece, "and could see the
singular being squatted in one corner OF the hol-
low and looking more Ike bear than human
being" II being almost night, they concluded
TO wait until morning. At break Of day, thew
commenced cutting and succeeded in making 4
hole large enough 10 get him ont. He was f..
rocioue and indomitable, fighting with fury and
was only snbdued by rope being thrown a.
round his neck and frightened until bis respira.
was almost checked He was finally secured
and taken to Dr.. Pieces house, where be can
Ibe seen.
No doubt, adds the Doctor, he is one Of those
/ negros thai has by some means strayed off when
b. was small and it is the opinion OF Mr.. Cafi.
reg that he came there when child Or perhaps
born there; as there were two skeletons in the
nx mother q ne an ss e % b Cabin tas the
appears to be fly years old weighs enc hun.
dred and thirty pounds and will eat nothing bur
raw meat, and that which lie tainted he likes
best. lie Will eat craw-iish and frogs with a.
vidity when they are left in his way at night.
but will not touch food in the presence of anv
person. His hair and nails are very long. His
body is well sheltered from the cold and rain bv
the long hair that covers it. When any of the
negro women come near him he shows consid.
cradle sexual desire, which must be from in.
stinct, as do not think he ever saw one before
he was brought to my house.
His cap,or further states bis intention 10 take
his negro or monster to the North and dispose
Of him to the Aboltionists. He has become
extremely troublesome and ungovernable. and
Dr.. Piece declares that if he cannot dlspose of
,im, he will be obliged to kill him in self defence.
,r turn him loose.
NEW POST OFFICE LAW.-Amd the numer.
BUS difficulties which present themselves in the
execution of the pOst-cffice law, the want of an
adequate compensation to the deputy postmas.
ers is not the least. The compensation allow.
I'd by the old law was a certain Der centum
from 80 per cent. TO as low as 8 per cent, on
he proceeds of each office, together with the
ranking privilege, was very Inadequate com.
,ensation for their laborious and important ser
ices. Perhaps no class of officers in the gov.
'rnment rendered so much service for so sn,sU
compensation. The new law made no al,era.
ion in their compensation, unless it was dome
y the clauses making appropriations for the ser.
'Ice OF the department. Congress foresaw
hat there would be great falling off in the
revenue OF the department, and corresponding
ammunition 10 the compensation of the postmas.
ters; and made general appropriations. "a as n,
give the department the same amonnt - n,ona,,
that had been expended Turing the last wear.
The question was soon presented 70 The post.
master General, whe..ner any of the money thus
could be applied to the payment of
postmasters and their clerks, asiother revenues
Of the department. and ifso, how much was To 1
De psid' The Postmaster General very pro.
perry submitted the Question TO the Attorney
GENERA, and we aie grstifed 10 have It in our
power to lay before the spublic the clear and
iorcIsie exposition given by that officer of the
law, which we think will be satisfactory to the
public.
The Postmaster General yesterday acted up
on the opinion of the Attorney General, which
he was satisfied was the true construction of
the law; and ordered that the deputy postmas-
ters be paid, the ensuing year, the same COM
pensaticn which they had received during the
last year. Washington Union.
A Ready Retort.-A drunken lawyer going
into church, was observed by the minister, who
addressed him thus: 81 will bear witness against
that sinner at the day of judgement" The law.
yer shaking his head with drunken gravity, re-
plied,-"l have prac,iced twenty years at the
bar, and have always found The greatest rascal
is the first TO turn States evidence"