The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-08-27

There shall the beasts ofthc islands cry,
Aud the dragon Shrek in The boundless gloom;
bahy!ou's arm shall utterly fail
O, dark as Sodums shall be her doom!
Presbyterian.
An EXTRAORDINARY MAN.-David
y iIson, an old revolutionary soldier,
and a native Of New Jersey, died after
a short illness. in Dearborn country,
Indiana, in August, 1888, aged one Inn
drcd end &eren ycarS tWO meRM Gn8 tPn
doYS. He had at different periods OF
his life, fee wires, and at the time of his
death, was the father of ,touy-Serea
children. While residing in PennsyI-
vanIa near the old Redstone. his wife
gave birth to five children IN eleven
months! This extraordinary man, when
in his one hundred and tourM year,
moved one week for Esq. Pendle'on, OF
Hamilton county. Ohio, about two miles
from Cincinnati, during which he NOW.
ed one acre per day Of heavy timothy
grass. Tie was about five feet six inches
III height. His frame was not supported
by ribs, as the frames o ordinary men
are, but an apparently solid sheet OF
bone supplied their place. He could
hold up his hands IN a vertical position,
and receive blow from the fist of a
powerful man; on the lateral portion of
his body, without Inconvenience. He
served throughout the entire Revolution
under General Washington, was engag-
ed in most of the Indian was since. and
WAS the companion OF Atawon and Rog-
els, and OF many other distinguiihe
early pioneers of our Western and
Soulher wilds. Our readers may rest
assured that this statement is ect, as
we received # from Mr.. Alexander
Wilson, Of North Madison, who is the
fort, fifth child Of the subject of this
paraglaph.--.Nadjson (in) Bonner.
tNCERTAlNTY OF THE LAVA laugh
able illustration of the heading of this
article occurred in Illinois lately, as will
be seen by the following from the Peoria
News:
Mr. B. was out hunting with his rifle,
and crossing the field of Mr.. e., a
Frenchman, Mr.. C.'s large dog attacked
him savagely, while G. stood looking
on, without attempting 10 call off his
dog; b. getting out of patience shot the
dog, and he fell apparently dead. g.,
in high dudgeon, forthwith got out a
warrant, and had b. arrested tor killing
his dog-swore to the killing, and was
coIroborated by two of his neighbors,
who were present at the shooting. The
magistrates fined B. ten dollars and
costs, which amounted to about ten
more; b. paid the fine and costs, and
when the parties got home from the trial
the dog had got home also, and was not
killed. b. then got out warrant against
the Frenchman and his two associates
for perjury, in swearing B. had killed
the dog. They We're frightened, and
made peace with B. paid him back his
twenty dollars, and ten more for his
trouble, and no Trial was had; and when
the parties returned home from the last
suit, 10! the dog was dead.
ANOTHER GREAT CAVE IN KENTUCKY
Mr.. G.. =. McLane, of Mississippi, and
others, partially explored a cave last
week in MuhIenburg county, about ten
miles south of Greenville. The cave
was first discovered last winter by per-
son who tracked several raccoons into
it. Mr.. Mel. aud his companions went
in, as they supposed, about two miles,
when they came to a pit which they
could not pass for the want of ladder
out they saw that the cave extended be-
You'd. While travelling the two miles.
they discovered eight or ten branches
leading off in different directions, some
Of them apparently larger than the d.
rect avenue. A petrlhed monkey, as
perfect in shape as if 1t were alive, was
found in the cave some weeks ago, and
we understand that it has been sent to