Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-11

called at our office on Saturday last for the
purpose of ihowing us remarkable specimen
/ OF wild animal which he had slot and cap
I tured few days since, while on 2 hunting
excursion below this city, about thirty miles,
near Herculaenum. 1t was of the panther
| species, and measured in body two and half
| feet long. and about twenty inches high. 1t
had a short stumpy tail, six inches i'll length,
block and white spotted ears, greyish hair
and large limbs, to which was attached long
claws of wonderful polish and sharpness.
The details OF the capture of this feroeious
native OF the forest, are thus narrated by Mr..
Simmons:
He was armed with double barrelled
shotgun, one of the barrels of which was use.
less Not dreaming for an instant of meeting
such formidable game, he was saanteriRg lei
surely along the autumn woods, depending
upon a brace of hounds to arouse any game
that might be in reach. Suddenly the deep
hay Of one of the dogs broke the silence of the
forests and soon was joined blythe answering
voice Of the other. Mr.. 5. quiekene,l his
steps IN the direction Of the sounds, expecting
70 and q coon, posSam or squirrel, the object
q his doSs' alarm. As ne came in sight and
glanced upward he Observed at a height of
about forty fest from the ground, lying along
limb Of an osS tree, an animal which he ut
1rSs Supposed was domestic cat. 13
Tie stood, deootingiy, watching its move.
meats Tor short perlo ;. and tLep concluded
% ny the s6ees og losd Of shot in its body,
s. al syents- simultaneously with the report
q tAe saa, down t0mbled the game, winch
80 soo1s1 had struck the ground, than both
I ho4nas attacked II with great courage. The
charge e Shos hSd lodged in its side, and its
i AL hs& also broken its back yet It's natural
/ Ssgsasse AID feroeIty were 50 great that IN
moment e. two both dogs quit the contest,
snd same e0wszdly and erOGeAilgly 10 their
/ EasseF's fees.
Mr. Sinners, While the fight was raging.
had been reloadsng his gun. and when ready,
I GreG another chsrge into the animals BODY.
which proved { death shot. He now went
| forward, and was surprised to behold The SIZE
sad character Of the animal that lay dead at
his feet. As he was reloaCling, and while his
| dogs were taking fresh courage and smelling
around their once powerful enemy, he was
startled by crash in The leaves and dry brush
in front Of him, and looking up beheld at
distance OF about thirty feet another animal
which he at once thought to be the mate Of
the female he had Just killed. 1t was crouch
ing as lfIeady to make spring, while its tail
was flashing the ground behind, its hair erect.
and its eyes flashing with rage
The situation of Mr.. 5. was very CRITICAL
lie knew his dogs were worthless against such
/ foe, and he felt certain that a charge from
has shotgun, instead of relieving him from
his enemy, would but aggravaie its wrath,
| and render tee contest one of still greater
desperation and danger. EXCEPTING the put.
ting on of cap, lis gun was loaded. AS he
| lifted up the butt of the piece to do this, the
animal made huge bound, and alighted
within fifteen feet OF where he Stood The
| dogs had He'd. AT this moment Mr.. S. re-
menoered the popular pellet that the only
| way TO conquer ferocious beast was to look
1t luli IN the eye, and accordingly returned
the liked gaze of hts enemy with all the reso-
luton he could command. He then slowly
stopped down, and seizing the dead wild cat
by ole Off legs, began a slow and deliberate
retreat, not quitting for an instant his gaze,
and depending solely upon his feet to guide
DIM toward an open field which lay at short
distance, next TO the wood.
The male wild cat followed, inch by inch,
maintaining, however, respectful distance.
and awed, as 1t seemed, by the superior look
Of Mr.. S. The skirt of tho ,weod reached, the
animal pursued no further, and the hunter
took his way with brisker step and a lighter
heart for home.-& Louis Democrat.
The EUDoRA RAIsED.-The schooner Eudo
ra, which has furnished theme for so MANY
paragraphs of late, has been raised and ex-
| plored at last. The mystery connected with
her IS not fully solved, yet, but enough has
been discovered to prove that Capt. Palmer,
and the mate, Gilbert Pratt, were murdered
and the schooner scnttled. The bodies ofthe
| murdered men have not been discovered, but
their bloody garments bearing incontestible
evidence of an atrocious double murder, were
| lound strewn all about the vessel in the hold
beneath the cabin we're found five shirts, three
belonging to the captain and two to the mate,
| two pillow cases, a blue flannel shirt stained
with blood, ripped down the middle, and the
sleeves turned inside out, showing that it had
been torn hastily and violently from the body
ofits owner; two ordinary white cotton shirts
We're ripped in the same manner and much
blood stained. A pink striped Gotten shirt
was similarly cut, and saturated with blood
about the neck. A white wooden shirt, also
ripped, and crimsoned with gore, was found.
The pillow leases were almost dyed with blood.
Slowed away among some coal on deck q pair
of blue overalls were found, which undoubt
eddy the murderer wore, either when engag-
ed in the hendish deed, or subsequently, in
cutting up or disposing of the bodies. A pair
OF drawers identified as having belonged to the
mate, were found with one of the legs slit
from top to bottom, apparas tly with knife,
and the idea presented itself that the mate
was sleeping in them at the time of the
murder, and the neglo in his haste had taken
the ready method OF cutting them off.
II Is the opinion now that after having muir
dered his yieNms the negro stripped them be-
fore tbro sing them over board, with the dou
bic motive that Invested of their clothing thew
would be less likely TO be tished up. and less
likely to be identified. A few days after the
murderer was lodged in Jail, he made quite a
speculation out Of the general desire tc see
man charged with so foul crime. He de.
manded fee Of a shilling for sight Of his
precious eountenance, and such Of his visitors
: as We're unwilling to pay that price got no
glimpse at it. He begins, however, to appre-
ciate the solemnity Of his position, and is
greatly depressed in spirits in consequence.
Those having daily access to him are of the
opinion that his present state of feeling will
bring him to confession before many days.
The HILLoTyPE.-Th great invention The
production OF the genius Of one Of our former
townsmen, the Rev. l.. J.. Hills. as we
learn from the Sangertes Telegraph, at length
completed. After years Of untiring applca
tion and almost unexmnpled perseverance,.
his hopes are crowned with success, and he
IS about 10 realize a reward for his trial. He
has already received All offer of $50 900 for
the H'llotype, providing he will 80 to Europe
and obtain foreign patents. This he does
not deem a Sufficient considarat;o, a. - :.