Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-01-07
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large gray rabbit much resembling The English
hare in shape but lar larger with enormous ears
The true zoiogca, name do not know, but they
are called The ',jackass rabbit"
They are fine eating. and ! have shot them
weighing fifty poonds. Vast hoeks OF wIld 1ur'
keys, some Of them very large and ell Of them
let, inhabii these forbidden haunIs-quals, Pldg'
cons pisanos &C.. and il must be added no small
quantity Of rauesnakes aud Iarantulas lind here
safe and inviting abode. 10 all paris OF this
region deer 10 6ne condition abound; also The
peceary or blOoded animals that exist. They
will fight anything, man or beast, and some
amusing stories are told Of their driving hunters
"uP Hee," and there besieging ihem for hours.
ITEMS.
HlGH PRIcks AND LARsE PRoPIrs. s.-The ad.
vance Of price in real estate 10 and about Chi.
csgo. during The last year, and indeed during
the last two months. has been enormous. Buy
eis, with cash 10 hand, are plenty. Eastern
capitalists are sending ouI their funds in abun.
dance. Those who want 10 purchase at reason.
able rates must 'speAk quick" One Of our
neighbors sold lasI week piece Of ten acres,
Two miles from Ihe centre Of the ciIy, at $500
en- acre, on ''canAl Ierms"-one quarter cash,
the rest 10 one, Two, and three years, interest
payable 10 advance. A half acre adjoining this
tract, was sold year ago for $780, Chicago
Tribune
On Saturday last, wuggon with four persons
10 il, in crossing The Miami AT the ford near
CIeves. was carried away BY the current. The
bed hoalcd of, while The horses attached to the
running gears swan for the shore. A man and
wnman cluEg TO the horses and were saved
Another woman. Mrs. Clemens, Of Darke co.,
Ohio, and girl four years old, remained in The
bed, which was covered. Mr.. Edward Hughes
heard the cries Of the Two persons drawn to The
shore by the horses he FASTENED 10 the spot,
and ascerIained that the mother and child re.
mained in the bed, now submerged, and floating
with the cnrTsnl. Al once with pVaise.worIhy
humaniIy, Mr.. Hughes rushed into the stream.
and with great effort lowed the floating bed
ashore, with Mrs. c. and child in it. Efforts
for their resusciISIion were made, but life was
extinct.
Mr. Dugan. OF Cincinnati, some weeks ago,
lost sou, by accident ard on Friday last his
wife was accidentally burned TO death. ln the
evening after The children had gone 10 bed, and
during The fathers absence, the mother, who
was suing in the rocking.char, fell asleep, her
clothes caught FIRE and communicated to the
bed on which the children were sleeping the
eldest Of which awoke, and by the screams
brought lhe neighbOrs To their assistance. The
children were all saved and the fire exlinguish-
ed but on search for the molber she was found
in the back room most horribly burned.
The remains Of John Quincy Adams were
: removed this morning from the burial ground
in which they had been deposited, in order 10
consign them to a tomb under one of the chur-
ches, with tho remains Of his widow, who re-.
Gently deceased al Washington, and which were
brought 10 Quincy this morning. The coffin
containing the rsvered remains was opened, and
The features Of Mr.. Adams were found to be in
: perfect state Of preservation. Mr.. Adams has
been dead nearly five years. The body was
enclosed in an alr.IighI case.-Bos. Her. l6th.
The Courier des Eats Unis The French pa.
per of New York; regards tho insurrec.Ion oil
Rousset Bulboh in the Mexican Department. oil
1 Sonora as an accidental and aimess explosion
with which the French government is in no WY
f. connected.
TEXAS CyRE FOR AeuE AND FEVER. Take
a raw egg break il 10 iumbler cover with win
, egar and drink altogether an hour or Two before
> the chill's time Of calling. A gentleman say
, he has seen it tried for years and never yet saw
. failure. 1t may seen hard dose, but it i
\ not half so bad as that vainous French iven
!. .ion quinine.
l. Stocks of the General Government, and o
a New York Safe, have almost disappeared from
II the market. 1t is only occasionally that un.
:, sum 10 these is found for sale. The marke
d values have continued to improve for the las
70 twelve months, until the bonds have been gen
l. orally absorbed for permanent investment.
MORE Money REQUIRED To PAY FOR THE Kos
: sUTH RECEPTION. The Board Of New Yor
. Aldermen, on Monday evening, Aid. Smith oil
;, : frred resolution TO appropriate $500 to NEE
. unpaid bills incurred by The Special Commute
on the KossuIh reception. IL was referred
n The Commiuee on Finance.
;. Snow AT THE NoRrH, We understand. ,hS
J. in The northern parts Of Vermont the snow
!. over a foot deep upon the level. On Frida
/. morning las: The passenger train from Ru'ant
;, for Boston got suck 10 a snow bank a fe'
/. miles this side of that place, and remained la'
e for an hour and half, until another engln
y with a snow plough, reached .hem.- Bosto
E. Traveller.
A MoNsrRous TuMoR.-A tumor weighln
lie pounds was taken alter death from The bod
q Of Hannah White, Of Gill on the 9sd uL Th
NJ sack of the tumor weighed III, pounds The bal
y ance being water, which on being emP'led Gu
Y filled common washlub. Il had been 10 eS
u is,ence for II years. Springfield Mas. hep
! ! The yellow fever and cholera are still er
= gsged in the destruction Of human lille at Net
!, Orleans. During the week ending The 27'
!. ul. in ,ha, city, i65 persons died Of The Level
and I58 Of cholera.
Some stranger presented f'rged check fc
D. 81 500 TO the Trus. Company Of Cincinnati
70 and received the gold therefor. The Tru'