Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-02-03
Fish, win n Jasuar, or Ansrsean Tss.r

/ Fight with n Jaguaf, or American Ifeer'
A correspondent Of the Galveston
News gives the following account oi
desperate fight between Mr.. Abso-
lom Williams, who is about seventy
years of age. his wife, and an enor.
nous tiger, which occurred about the
Isl of December, at Mr.. WIS resi-
deuce: 1r- tfa,rf
The tiger was first discovered on
the premises OF Mr.. James Drake
who lives in the north portion Of JEFF
ierson county, where if entered bis
enclosure, attacked his horses, and
killed one, besides wounding two
others. While the tiger was CON-
mitting its depredaiions, it was dis
covered BY Francis Drake, son Of the
proprietor of the premises. who fired
a shot gun at it, wounding it in the
side, but not dangerously, when it
made its escape. The next day, Mr..
and Mrs. Williams were startled by
a strange noise in the yard, in front
of their house. Mr.. W., on going
out, discovered his dog engaged with
tiger, when re seized an ox-yoSe
and aimed a blow at the "varmint,"
but, missing it, struck his dog. The
dog then got away from the tiger
and retreated. In an instant the IL
ger sprung on Mr.. Williams, and,
seizing him by the hand, jerked him
about twenty feet.
The old gentleman, finding him
self in the grasp Of the wild ANIMAL
seized the tiger by the throat with
his other hand. and throwing his
whole strength forward, crushed the
tiger to the ground, both falling side
by side. At this time Mrs. Williams
came to the rescue, with gun. which
she snapped at the tiger, but there
being no priming in the pan, il did
not 90 off. Mr.. w. then, with one
arm around the tigers body, and
grasping its throat with, his other
hand, by an effort, disengaged him.
self. Tne tiger, discovering new
adversary in the person of Mrs. W.,
| jumped at her, and attempted to
grasp her head within IFS jaws, while
il struck and lacerated her breast
with its fore paws. The tiger made
another grasp at her head, his upper
teeth penetrating at the top Of the
skull and sliding along the bone
peeled off the skin till they met the
lower teeth, which penetrated on the
right side Of her face.
In the meantime Mr.. w. had
seized the OK yoke again, and, giving
the tiger a tremendous blow, caused
il to leave Mrs. w., when it leaped
into the house and got under the bed
The door was Immediately closed
and the monster secured. Mr.. W.
was exhausted from the effect Of his
wounds, from which the blood flow.
ed in streams; but not so his better
half. She deliberately took the gun,
aud, shaking some powder from the
barrel into the pan, placed the muz-
zle between one Of the openings
which the logs OF the house afforded,
and fired with steady and deadly
aim. The tiger was killed. When
measured, 1t was found TO be twelve
ieet from the tip ofits tail TO its nose.
During all the time the fight was
going on, no one but those engaged
in it were within hearing. Mr.. WIS
nearest neighbor lives three miles off
A DIFFICULT QuEsTIoN.-A farmer
in Northampton, (Mass.) has a sow
which lately brought into the world
litter Of fifteen pigs, among which
there is one perfectly formed, with
one head, two bodies, four ears, eight
feet andtwo tails. The "great NOR.
al question" now agitating North.
ampton is, whether it is one pig with
two bodies, or two pigs with one
head. The Springfield Republican
says: "lf our opinion is worth any
thing in the premises, we may be al
lowed TO say that we are inclined &c
both sides OF the question" q z7a.
A FORTUNE FOR Mrs. SNYDER
THE HEIRS OF BLOOM Mr.. Jacot
Sower, who cane to this country
from Switzerland with the British
army, in the Revolutionary war
died in Montgomery Co.. Pennsyl
vahia, worth about $4,000, which
he hanneaihed To his collateral rela