New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-18

An ExTRAoRpIyARY CAr.-A gentleman living at Elk
Run in the end OF this county has the good fortune
TO the most able grakn yet known OF the
cat kind Its body Of unusual length its legs like those
of benchegged fee The fur is of reddish color the
whole beauthed with black spots and streaks of different
6eures thew are long in the back and round the belly
and iaws Black stripes run across the ears whch are
very long and tipped at the ends with beautiful TUT OF
har It's pbysiognOmy is fierce, and ITS nature savage
His Minister'S house being infested with snakes which had
been bred in neghborng stone fence, he took 1t INTO his
head 70 eschew some game as rats ana MICE ana make
war upon the snakes, all OF which he soon destroyed
Having acquired taste for this kind Of sport no extended
the field OF his operations frequently making excursions
more than mile distant from the house. and returning
eacb and every day with snake ranging from two to
seven feet in length. He has continued this practice for
eight weeks. On occasion he returned much ia
tigued and perfectly wet and covered with saliva twas
supposed had Of those large but rare
serpents known the GO0bat This turned out to be
tue for the day thereafter Mr. Harvey b. Rails found the
snake dead aid signs OF dreadful conflict on me SAND
Most or nearly all the wounds had been inflicted ON the
back of the neck The weight of the horrd serpent was
IA pounds IL ounces This class of serpents is native
of Eastern Virginia with very large heads and great
iavs-the mouth is armed with cutting crooked teeth,
among which longer than the rest placed IN the
orepsrt of the upper jaw All around the mouth there is
broad scaly border and the eyes so large, that they
give IL terrible aspect The forehead is covered with
large scales Each side of the belly is marbled with large
spots Of chesnut color in the middle of which spot OF
perfectly round, and like FURNISHED gold. They have
been known to swallow small pigs muskrats opossums,
&c They avoid the sight of man, and consequently
rarely seen. The cat still continues his war upon the
snakes These facts may not gain credence at distance
but they are so well known and atested that in
the neghborhood doubts them for a moment
Warrenton IN c. Flag.
"Dont carry OH so So" said Mrs Darlington to Ike,
she saw him resting his head on the ground in vain
tempt 10 throw his heels into the air. There solitude
in her tone and cornbroom IN her hand as she looked
at.bim "lou must not act so gymnasly, dear con-
tnued she, "you will force oil the brains you have got
into your head if you do You cam do like tue circus
riders because Providence has made them purpose for
hat hav do of rubber.
all They got bones Ike other people and can turn heels
over head with perfect impurity Don't do it,, screamed
she az the boy stood on leg upon wood horse and
made fent as if about to throw summerset, you'll
desecrae your neck by and by with your nonsense and
then you'll regret it long as you live. Ike desised
as the dame smiled and held circular piece of copper
before his gaze such persuasive potency had that smile
over him backed by the copper!
DEATH OF WV. GwYSS, Eso.-We are informed OF
the decease Of this venerable citizen of baltimore winch
took place on the 9Th inst, in Carroll County He was
propreor and editor of the old Federal Gazette subse-
aueny known the Baltimore GG-ette, and which was
ultimately merged in the Baltimore PGrto An attorney
by profession at the close of his editorial life he returned
TO the practice of law; but the nrmites OF age were
upon him. and for some time past ne has lived IN retire
ment.
ACCIDENT ON THE Bosrox RAILRoAD.-T6c AiGGny
Argus of the 18th SAYS the the Monday after
noon passenger train from this city to Springfield, was
stripped gifts trucks the State line by the end OF rail
which had been raised from its place by the weight OF the
forward cars and let down upon the track The hoor the
car was much shattered by being drawn over the eepes
one passengers was badly hurt others were injured but
very seriously The injured man was LEFT at Pseia
S,seuIAR CoIscIprScE.-7 ClepelqHd Leader says
that it ia fact worthy notice that the piece about to
be performed at the National Theater in Philadelphia
chen took fire. was the that performed in the
Richmond Theaer on the awful night Of its OBSTRUCTION
by FIRE in December 1911. The piece was =" Raymond
land Agnes" alias a. The Bleeding Nun" This is The
third theater DESTROYED the night OF the performance
this play to which strange fatality seems to belong
DIsrRrssISe AccIpxSr.-We learn from The Nae
(Mich) Republican, that Alanson Darling, son OF Wm
Darling of Poksgon. Cass County, while engaged
threshng with a machine for Felix Miller got has foo
cat chit in the machine when il was drawn W TO tn
knee taking every particle of bone out as it went. be
fore surgca aid could reach him he tar gore by tn
loss Of blood that he died soon after aid procured
The Edgartown Gazette reports that mackerel
plenty at the south side of the island end fishermen hav
taken considerable quantities They generally rattle
small though some have been taken weighing two an
two and half pounds each. Swordhsh also capture
the place. though they not so abundant as the
have been in some previous years.
On Saturday week, Samuel Maust of Spring Valley
Buckingham township, left his residence in the afternoon
telling his wife that he was going to DOylestown, Penn
to purchase tools for his trade, which is maxim
shoes. He was seen in Doylestown the afternoon
that day, and has not been heard from since.
At the annual election for officers of the PHILADELPHIA
Printers Union for the ensuing year. the following
gentlemen were elected; President, George T. kuorr
Recording secretary Joseph NJ. Wolf; Financial Sscrt
tary, NJ. {. Brown; Treasurer, VIM Wellington Tru;
tees, VIVA. b. Eckert NJ. {. HIATT VIM. Evans.
A party of about fifty, from Memphis, who came u
the Mississippi TO ST. Louis and thence TO Chicago,
east by the great central route via Detroit and Falls
Among the party Mr.. Avery of The MemPhis Dail
Waig, and several other prominent citizens.
Hall of the sum $50 900 required be raised befor
the 18th day of October next in order the sppro
prston of SEQ from the State Treasury for the estah
shment of State Reform School for girls in Massachu
sets, has already been subscribed
Mr. Chapman Drury, for some years Secretary to tn
Governor Of New Bruno has been chosen Secretsr
to Sir Edmund Head Governor General Of British Mort
America.
Mr. b. +. Demsritt, arrived st Passport, Me-, on FIR
day evening, in just t0ryaine hours, Including all stops
from Chicago, III.
Rev. Charles Seccombe installed Pastor OF IN
First Congregational Church. of St. Anthony Mnnesots
Sunday, July go by council convened for that purpose
The Chy Council Of Richmond Va. have prohibited tn
sale Of watemelons in that city in consequence Of tn
prevalence Of the cholera.
new Presbyterian church. recently erected in Berry
VILE Clarke County, Va, dedicated on the 9th u
by the usual rites Of service.
Nantucket is to be lighted with gas the works bein
nearly completed
The mail coaches and other vehicles the Wheel
inc suspensjon bridge with entire safety.
ANEW PIANOS for SALE or RENT from the bes
IN ushers OF Boston add New.York NICH0Lss kEED OR