Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-10-09
A DEsPIf,ATE FIGHT WITH A BLACK


| account oi bear hghf, which lranspired IN
Andover North Surplus, Oxford co., Maine,
on the 22d ult
! As Erasus Bean, Young man ef 90 years
was hoeing in his field, accompanied by a
| boy Of ~, named Dunn, he looked up and
saw near him large black bear, of the
white faced breed, the most savage Of the
black varieiy.) Having taken his gun with
him 10 shoot partridges, he caugh, i, mp and
I fred at the brute, but with little effect, as
the bear Immediately began to close upon
him. Bean fell back slowly, loading his
gun in the meantime, when, just as he had
got his charge in, his heel caught against a
twig and he fell backwards, and bruin leapt
upon him.
His situation now was frighlful one, but
his GOODNESS did not forsake him and he
Immediately fred again, bu, with no visible
ELECT. The bear al once went 10 work, sez-
ing his left arm, biting through it and lacer-
aling it severely. While thus amusing him.
self, he was tearing with his forepaws The
clothes and scraching the flesh on the young
mans breast. Having dropped his arm, he
opened his hinge mouth 10 make pounce at
his face. Then it was that the young man
made the dash that saved his life. As the
bear opened his mouth, Bean ihrus, his la
cera,ed arm down the brute's throat as far
as desperation would enable hin. There he
had him. The bear could neither retreat
nor advance, thongh the position of the be-
seiged was anything but agreeable on so
warm day as Thursday .asl.
Bean now called upon the lad 10 come and
take from his pocket jack-knfe and open
it. The boy was fitting companion for this
brave Young man. He marched up TO the
work boldly. Bat before he could get al the
pocket he had to crowd the beasts head
over little 10 get at 1.-THE beast meantime
not being at al! easy with such huge
mouthful in his throat. Having got the
knife, Bean, with his un,rameed hand, cut
the bears throat from ear to ear, killing him
stone dead while he lay on his body. He
then threw the beast off, notified his friends
had his wounds dressed, and is now comfor-
table. 1t was Judged the bear weighed
nearly four hundred pounds One Of his
paws, which our informant saw, weighed
two pounds eleven ounces.
A NOVEL METHOD Of raising food for the
the millions is about to be fully tested by the
French Government, who have recently de-
voted the sum of 10000 francs for faciita-
ting the operations of Messrs. Berihol and
Derzein, in their establishment for the arlf-
cal propagation Of fish. This establishment,
based upon previous discoveries and pracli-
! cal experiments, turned out, during the last
year, 600, 600 Of trout and salmon, and of a
species of fish paraking of The qualities of
both. 1t is proposed 10 stock, by means Of
this new discovery, all the available streams
| of France, and the prospect Of success hiih-
erto afforded by the course pursued, bids fair
for the realization OF the project in question.
The eggs required for the purpose can be
conveyed a consdersb bic distance without de.
| triment.
AMERICAN Peach FIGs.-A preparation OF
peaches under this title, was shown us by
Mr.. Charles Downing, of Newburg. The
peaches were frs, peeled, then cut in halves
and the stones removed they were next
placed on plates with their hollow sides up,
and containing one-sixlh OF their weight in
sugar.
After having been sufficiently dried in an
oven, they may be slowed away in jars Or
boxes like figs the texture of which they ma
terially resemble, while their flavor is entire
ly superior. They may be swollen by water
and used for pies, tarts, &c and are We y SUI
perior in quality to the ordinary dried peach.
es. Cherries and other fruits, have been pre-.
served BY Mr., Downing, in a similar manner
and with equal success Lyronling Gazette.
ToMAToEs,-Thosc who wish to hurry thei
| tomatoes for market may DO so by prope
! shortening in. All must have observed ha
I 80 per cent oi the tomatoes gov about II
inches from The ground, and tha, 90 per cent
of the vine, containing only 10 per cent, o
| fruit, grows above This point therefore Gu
/ il oil and remove it, with the small tomatoes
! The vines will not bleed, aud The large tom
aroes left will increase in size more thai
/ equal to the value of those removed, beside
! getting them to market while the price i
sufficiently high to compensate for their cul
lure. II'orking Farmer.
IMMIGRATION FROM lRnLAND.-The Coler
aine (Irelandl Chronicle, says:
Last year the emigration from this coun
try was 5000 souls per week this year the
number is nearly 1000, and the tide is still
unbToken. There is no sign Of cessation cI
dimmuiol, but the crowd TO every port
press on, drawn by friends and hopes beyond
the Atlantic, pressed forward by Tho want
and misery behind"
Australia, so far, seems 10 have had bnl
few attractions for the lrish cmigrant II is
The English aud Scotch who lam their eyes
in that direction. The Irish know only
America. .. r
A mystic belle who came tripping lnio The
house one evening from the fields, was told
by her city cousin that she locked as fresh
| = Lii, L;s.aJ with dew tWell il WASN'T