Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-07-10
Death of "old Hannibal" the Elephant.

ulCu III NailheIu, on monday. lie was quite
old-extremely so. We have heard his arc
stated variously at from five hundred to ono
thousand years. At times. Hannibal was
rather wild. Domestic troubles may have
been the couse of this. We believe his faults
were OF the head, however, and not of the
heart lie never used tobacco in any form.
and in all his travels was never forced to
spout" his trunk for his hotel bills What
other Snowman Of auy note can say as much?
Still, the fact can't be disguised Hannibal
cut up some very hard capcrs during his life
In Maine, many years ago, nc was ono night
shut up i'll a shed. In the morning lie was
found three or four miles of, with the roof of
the shed upon his back
" When connected with Juno and Titus
circus and mcnagcric, he had a falling out
with some of the performers, and one dav
while they were making their grand cntreo
in the ring, on their high-mcttled and gorge.
ouSly caparisonod horses, Hannibal burst his
iaStcninga, rushed into the ring. and unhors-
cd every man of them. After tossing them
around for a while, he returned to his accus-
toned place, and permitted his keeper to tie
him up again. Going from Boston to Salem,
some years ago, he became enraged about
something or otlcr, and made terrible work
on the road--tearing down fences, tipping
over wagons, and tossing men and horses iu-
to tho air.
Travelling from one small town to anoth-
er, one Sunday afternoon, in New Hampshire
Hannibal met long line of carriages, filled
with people, going home from church The
man In the head carriage struck the elephant
a smart blow with his whip as he passed.
Hannibal Immediately unloaded the entire
line of carriages. No one was seriously in
iurcd. One night, as his keeper was driving
hlm through strip of woods in Vermont. a
violent thunder storm arose. A tree was
struck by lightning, and one of the shattered
branches struck the keeper and killed him
instantly. All night longthe elephant watch
cd the dead man. closely and tenderly, even
as o mother would watch the corpse of her
child, and never, from that moment, left him
until he was buried. Hannibal meant we'll.
We don't hear what allied Iannibal-proba-
bly, it was old age. We understand that he
cost his owners. Van Amburg & Co, $4,000.
Peace to his ashesw
Tie UTAH ARMY-A Doc FEAST
The special correspondent of the New Or
leans Picayunc in Utah, in recent letter,
narratcs the following episode
" Not long since, / had the honor to as
sist' at dog feast in an Indian lodge near
our camp: several officers and other gen
tlcmcn ofmy acquaintance were present,
partook of the savory dish with great gusto,
and were loud in their cncomiums upon
dog. They assured me it was delicious.
| was perfectly willing to take their word
Tor it. One of the officers who partook
largely, and was most eloquent in laudine
the savorneBs of the dish, owned beauti-
full pointer dog, to which he was very much
attached. When he returned to his tent
that night, his faithful canine friend and
companion was missing. Upon diligont
inquiry, the next day, he succeeded in ira
cling the dog to the vicinity of the lodge
whore the feast had been given them the
night before. From that point he had
mystcriously disappeared, and has not since
been heard of; his owner, who has not been
seen to smile since, is prey to horrible
suspicion"
AN INDIAN LovER.-Miss Bishop, the
writer of Floral Home" who went to
Minnesota as teacher, received an offer of
marriage from an indian. He came to her
dwelling dccked in all his fnery-scarlet
flannel, rings, feathers, newly secured brass
ornaments, aud bears claws-and, through
an Interpreter, announced to her that she
must be his wife. 1t was urged that he
had one wife. He replied, can the band
have as many as they can keep, and have
but one" As an extra inducement, he
promised that she could have the best cor
ner of the lodge, hunt by his side, and cat
with him, while the dark squaw was to
hush the papoose, cook the food, carry the
game, plant and hoe the corn, and provide
wood and water. Miss Bishop, little in
fear of the grocn-eyed monster" even if
the other claimant did hold an inferior DO
sition, declined the distinction. The In
dian then begged dollar to buy a shirt,
and left with naughty nir Next dav he
was drunk, But Miss Bishops associate
almost Jared worse. She had been only
few weeks in the country, and was ignorant
of Indian customs. A young warrior,
smitten with her, called often. Hopinp
to be rid of him she gave him ring. He
interpreted it as token of partiality, and
returned to take her to his lodge The
next day he again returned, with six young
braves, TO compel her to go with him.
Explanations and interference saved her.
--a~ N.-.
HAPPY OLD FARMER--Said o venerable
old farmer of eighty years, to relation on
visit to him:
II have lived on this farm for more than
q hall, century. / have no wish to be any
richer than am now. / have worshipped
the God OF my fathers with tho same people
more than forty years. During that period
L have scarcely ever been absent from the
sanctuary on the Sabbath and have not lost
moro than one communion season have
never been confined 10 sick bed for single
day. Tho blessings of God have been richly
spread around me, and have made up my
mind lnnn a GO fhnt e ,n;ehnh 70 M, 4, ,,,,;nS