New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
MISCELLANEOUS

Lieut.. liigginson, who recently uneuccessfuly ap-
Piled 70 Aid. SalCmons for a summons az ainst the
Atlantic Telegraph Company, and whose proceedings
attracted considerable attention, had again made his
earance st the Police Court charged with having
assaulted AID. Saomons. TIE defendant requested
that the might be sent to TIE Court Of Sessions
for trial. and as lie refused TO give bs he was COM
nit ed TO prison
The investigation into the charges preferred against
tn. parties recently sted in the County Of Cork
was progressing in strict privacy at Cork A youag
LADY hsd been arrs sted near Clolmel on charge Of
having written s=oitious lettcrs.
There had been serious roting between the
REG ular nitaIy and the militia at Woolwich but
prompt measures were tsken for It's suppression.
AN INTERESTING RELIC.-Some ten years ago
Peter Kidd not aluquaiianl, living in Manchester
while walking oct one day with his dog, on the banks
Of the Cotton, picked up what he thought crude
ump of b.aes. He left Manchester and after series
Of years returned got married sought out bis relic
sno tock 10 the otco Of TIE Manchester GNdrdias
where il pronounced Statnette-which, with the
missing srns, has been originally in seven pieces
wien put together is about IL inches high and req
resents in brass, guided, Roman soldier or military
con mander. TIE head is uncovered the hair thick
and curhIg; the chin is bearl, ss, bat the nussche
uDi,es with curling vhiskers. Tue features are Ho
man, ar represent a man OF middle age. Tue work
manship OF ihe whole IS fue, but not Roman in char
scter. having too much minute detail of ornament;
au6 IN al probability, It Is Italian ccque cento work,
in imitation of aIci, II model but much enriched.
IT. mode of putting together by small brass pos in
the different paTts, fitting into pnholss in the cores
poudpg eSses and as the oes of the feet have smi-
lar holes II is probable the little figure mas been thus
affixed to some pedestal or bsse.
A TiGLE Al SgA.-A sonewhst extraordinary si-
venture met with feg days ago near Mulky,
which is about twerty miles north Of Mapgalore, on
TIE coast. Some fishermen starting out very early in
Z morning while il was yet dark, With their hooks
and fish spears in their boats, remarked something
dark IN the ses which, Il appears, outside the
breakers. Tley made up 10 II 20 make il ont in the
dark. One Of the first boat load Of five called out
90 cheetah, chetiah = but il was soor discovered
TO be royal tiger. Tiey rowed close up to it, aud
the hrst man drove his fab spear into IL and then
another besbored it the hesd with oar. Bat it
socn turned them, put buge paw the side OF
the boat, which capsized it, and With one blos Of the
other ieiled the poor man with the oar Mao and
tiger disappeared tcgetherst least Of the others
saw more OF them. They were oil shot out by the
capszing best, and little time before they
were picked up by other boats. That evening the
tigers body was washed up by the waves, dad ard
The pe1t morning the poor mans corpse with the un-
mstakable ,law marks on the back Of his neck Tue
others sscsped uoscathsd vith the exception of az
awkward blow On the ankle which one Of them got
from the boat What possessed the tiger to 60 out or
a cruise in this fashion does not sppesr.
hsdTss A.hsnxam.
The Op'ni0Ee Of Turin states tha. q boy oftwelve,