Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-11-21

however, have not trauspired.
SUBJuGATING AN ELEPHANT.-Tuesday
OF last week, a Cincinnati paper says, a
circus elephant, So years old, 10000
pounds weight, and named Tippoo Saib,
while In winter quarters at CoDnorsville,
Indiana, became unruly on account OF
change OF his keeper, and went to war
against all mankind. He would allow
no one in his quarters, and struck at
everybody who approached him with his
trunk and tusks most Violently. His
keeper determined to subdue him, and
the process and result are thus des-
cribed:
THE new keeper, with nine assistants,
had fully equipped himself with chains
and cables for tying, and spears and
pitchforks for subduiDg Tippoo. The
hrst thing done WAS to fasten briekbat
TO the end Of rope and throw it over
the end Of the tusk chain, which latter
is fastened TO one leg and one tusk. By
means OF this rope a twenty ton cable
chain Formerly used TO subdue the IA
nous Hannioan was slipnoosed around
the tusk. Next, an excavation three
feet deep was made under the sill OF the
house, aud while the elephants atten-
ton was attracted TO the other side of
the room by pail OF water poured in:o
his trough, the cable chain was passed
Though the excavation and fastened TO
heavy stakes outside. All this time the
ibluriated monster struck all around
him with terrible ferocity, and tugged
at his chain with incredible momentum.
The next thing accomplished WAS the
sDsring OF his hind legs. This was con-
summsted by the slinging o. fresh ropes
around those two stately pillars OF ele-
plant flesh, bone and muscle, and finally
by the stealthy strategy OF the keeper
and another map, these ropes were fas-
tened to stumps outside. The elephant
Was now sufficiently pinioned to, allow
the order, charge pitcbforks," to be
given. Ten men, armed with these HQly
implements Of 0ffense, plunged them into
the rampsging beast taking care, OF
course, TO avoid penetrating his eyes or
joints. The tenderest spot In an ele.
phant Is just behind the fore legs, and
that locality was prodded most unrnercl-
fully. By means Of q hooked spear sunk
in his back, Tippoo was brought to his
knees, but he suFged up again with such
awful strength that he swept his tor
mentors Off their feet and made his
chains whistle like fiddle strings. After
an hours lighting he was brought down
on his side, but for two hours longer he
tugged at his chains with frepZied ob
sLinacy. He pulled so hard st times that
his hind legs were straight out behind
him, and three feet off the ground At
the end of the three hours the giant
gave in by trumpeting, which is the ele-
plant way Of crying enough. The mo-
ment this peculiar cry was heard the
battle ceased. The keeper made Tippoo
get up and lie down number of times,
aud he was as obedient to the word OF
command as a gentle pony. The ami
NAL was then groomed and rubbed off
with whiskey. He allowed all manner
OF liberties without so much as aapping
an ear. He was subjugated elephant"
THE BRAZILIAN DEFEAT BY THE PARA
GUAYAHs. A letter from Rio, In the
New York Herald, gives a brief descrip.
| ton OF the fight between the Paraguay
ans and the Brszilisns, on or about the
oath ultimo. There were four thousand
men engaged on each side. It seems
that the Parag Chief Lopez, furious
at having lost Villa del Pillar (Which
! the Allies have abandoned, because they
could not hold it without the aid OF their
| feet), attempted to cspturs large train
of wagons and mules, laden with pro-
! visions aud ammunition, that was going
from Tuyuty to Tuyulcue, and, having 8
strong force in ambush, fell upon it;
and, nearly oyerpowering the strong es-
cort that accompanied it, succeeded in
making a good haul, but reinfoscements
having promptly arrived the Paraguay
ans were holly pursued for some distance,
too far, in fact, because suddenly they
halted, and being in their turn strongly
| reinforced, turned on the Allies bloody
/ struggle ensued, in which the Brazilians
report one Thousand men hers d. combat,
| and smong them forty cficers. They
were compelled 10 abandon the Geld
Some blame Is attached to General Porto