The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-26
DAILY DISPATCH.
SATURDAY MORNING. .sEpTgMprR

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SNAKE FIaHr.-The capture of snake fifteen
feet long,in Patrick county Virginia, was briefly
mentioned in yesterdays paper. The account Off,
appears in the Danvile Register, and the respecta
bility OF the paper warrants us in copying it, A
farmer on Bulls Mountain had missed several pigs,
and sent his son cut to discover the cause The
son. in letter to the Register thus describes the
battle ftf
thinking probably that the Wild Cats had taken 10
| them, ~ they had done before, there being a few
Cats IN the mountain. Therefore, took my rife
ana dog, and started out on search for the intru.
DER, and after travelling some mile and half upon
the face OF the mountain Ecame to an old hollow
Chestnut tree, which the hogs used for shelter in
cold and rainy weather-while standing near the
old tree; heard the sqnealing of pig about one
hundred yards down the mountain: instantly
started, and when reached the place from whence
the sound came, stopped to listen-I heard noise
| in the dry leaves, immediately looked in that
direction and what did seer Could il be snake
no. for it seemed too large. But it must be- for il
| had the shape. There he lay, with about one-half
of his body concealed between two old logs with
part Of his body lying one of the logs and his
head elevated some two or three feet He seemed
| to look me straight in the eyes while his tongue
Kept mp continual vibratory motion and his eyes
| seemed to fash fire. There we were face to face
and he seemed to have peculiar effect on me. my
nerves were paralyZed, aud could not turn back
| but kept continually approaching him rs II drawn
by some magic force. Let any one imagine them
ssives away on a mountain and under the Influence
OF filthy snake--it is enough to make the cold
| chlls run over the strongest nerves. was within
| about six or eight feet of him, standing with nv
| eyes fastened on his, and all at once. nv dog
which had followed Inc from home commenced bark
ing about 80 yards from me, probably at sauir-
rel. No sooner than he heard the noise he turned
his head in the direction, and the spell left me-
my mind flashed on my rife for the first time while
had been standing before him. / presented my
trHa lad a,,I lInI4 -
followed. Being so much excited took no aim
and consequently, only slightly wounded him. He
| commenced rolling and tumbling about, kissing
aud rattlng H the most frightful manner, which
could have been heard ut least one hundreds yards
| My dog instantly rushed on him, only to receive
the death stroke, for sooner had he touched him.
than the monster thrust his poisoned teeth into
his neck he turned aud fled bowling as he ran and
started for home, but not to reach it. for he had
ceived his death blow. / reloaded and taking good
aim at his head sent the ball through the centre
of it, lie rolled and ratified again but he be-
gan to expire, and in about one half hour he was
quite dead.
The snake is exhibition at Evansville, in Pa
trick county, and is to be stuffed and sent to Wasl
ington to the Patent Office.
New YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD CoMPANY-Irs CRI
rIcAL CONDITIONAL conference of stock and bond
holders, invited by the president and directors o.
the New York and Erie Railroad, was held in New
York on Wednesday, aud was addressed by Charles
Moran tho prasidert of tho roo3 =; o,,,,.. -,
ira nr.s.,. oonai,;on on, 60. ~,
Express gives the following the substance of hi.
remarks:
| Mr. Moran states his wants to he tle subscr II.
ton of the new loan of $6.000000, to give hin
f3,000,0o0 of cash during period of ten months
with THIS amount he can wipe ont every dollar o
debt, close the construction account com petc tn,
, Long Dock. and get the road in a condition I,
earn Sd,O00,0O0 per annum. His expenses he esti
mates at 55 per cent. and it cannot be exceeded
His statement of the details of the busipess of tls
road showed that since 1855 the floating debt ha,
has .mproyed it's nropertv s42e Oon-aftcr t,t,i,o
care of it's interest and sinking fund. the IatteI
, now reaching Fl, 300 COO He did NOT attennt r.
pailiate the condition of tile cop,napv xrae ond
is threatened with protest Its daily wants ar1
sunpied by its daily receuts. and il il onIr n,
, the Kindness of such friends as Jobn A stevens
Esq. of the Bank of Commerce and others that i,
escapes Its labor has not been regularly maid. and
unless its owners-upon this showing of The yalue
, of their pruperty-come forward there is iupirent
/ risk of failure
On motion of BENJAMIN Loder. Esq. n COMMITTEES
= was appointed TO ;repare a ticket for tho annu,j
election. and to confer with the directors in rela
: ton 20 the finances of the road The committee
I is composed of Bcniamin Loder John Stewart ir
1 W Whitcwri.ht and John H. Go,frIie Esa ,rcs
dent of the New York Stock Exchange. At this
5 meeting a substitution of kl4fUD was made TO IN,
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SINGULAR DEATH OF 4 UaRsE AND D9S-NnDy in.
stances have been related of the savage ferociy of
the bull terrier dog and the tenaeity with which
he ciings 10 his hold once aronsed to anger md
gets his laws firmly attached upoo his adversary
but the case we now cite scarcely has q parallel in
D the history of doHIesticated animals Yesterday
evening. Carolina street. bull-tcrrier dog be-
lon gif,r 20 cOorel man (carterl seized his mas
ters valuable horse by the throat aud held to his
grasp SO firmly that lie had to be killed by being
struck on the head with an axe all Efforts to re.
lease him otherwise proyinr uparaiIinv The in0.
ular vein Of the horse completely severed and
he died immedIately.-Be baltimore S''1t.
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I DESPERATE ALrkRNATiVE-A few days ago the
n""y Vi 'irs' treat anu ler chid were recovered
iroln the Iiver at Hrand hupids Wis, after they
l mad been mysterlonsly missing several days Foi
some days previous TO. her sudden disappearance
she haa ehdtaVofed 10 lud some one to adopt heI
cn'io. falil"e "a ti'at' ~ "onla seem she deter
niIhvh 10 llee IL from iu'hre leSlect brntaty aho
herself WIN rope. passing IL around the bodie'
, OF poth, ana tylhs ~ IN marc Knot. thus they
were iouho-'he " Inu WIN o,ie ol us arms around
ls ,a neoA .le WIN DOM arm
ciasl'eu .lgh.'y ,.t "touHs her emu. ier nuspahc
eh.ie ih",he ,siice uuIihg her aDScehce
ai" alcI iel pote' n''d peen iOuhu oy the slae O
M the river anu wniie the heishoofs were diagsihe
'he river iof Tue oo"y ne fingered ABOUT the laV
G cru S'upelSlns hi'h>ei Win illuor, anu mahliesl
j rug ho ieehhs.
stTsScr .Noya rur J,p,Srse W yon siahoId
the DISTINGUISHED scientific author states tbat tb
kuowledce of tho naturoI scia,cos .,nongst tho la
renor,iI. snnnored Tbo, "rsa,
Ioorna,, tra9,isns tbernnna,, "a on, of,irahla 90
] iorirnI man of tbar islana h,, p'nt;o III ar,
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nraiists and have trans,aii"ns nf the n,ope ;mnor
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