The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-13
A CHICKEN LIVES WITHOUT A HEAD
The Dayton CO., Journal of Wednesday

VClAS VA1O AViAVVA A6 MUMMY oe0Ay
Mr.. Whit. Herr, of this city, has shown
us a letter from o relative in San Francis
co, giving an account of a rooster that had
his head chopped off on the 26th Of Febru.
airy. and was living at the date Of the let
ter-March 22d-and walking around as
large as life! The history Of this most
wonderful affair is briefly this: On tho
2Sth of February, the cook Of a restaurant
in San Francisco decapitated three roost.
ers and on going out into the yard again q
few moments afterward, he could find but
two chickens. On looking around more
closely, he discovered the missing rooster
walking around without his head Tho
proprietors Of the restaurant were acqnain-
ted with the wonderful circumstances, and
they Immediately had the rooster careful-
" taken care Of, and fed him on boiled
milk by means Of small tube inserted in
the throat. Strange as it may seem, the
rooster was thriving nicely, and the sen
cred neck had nearly healed over. The
chicken was placed on exhibition in q pop
ular garden in San Francisco, and thou
sands of people were admitted daily to SEQ
it. The correspondent from whose letter
we derive these items, saw and critically
examined this headless rooster, and certi-
fies to the truth of the relation. We have
heard no theory advanced to account for
this passing strange case.
"A You've MAN Gers INTIMATE WITH
MARRIED WOMAN, AND HER HusBAND
SHoors HIM We learn from friend who
arrived in town Yesterday, that, on Satur-
day, young man employed as . copyist
in the recorders Office in Findlay, Hancock
county, was shot and instantly killed BY
an Infatuated husband.
It appears that the young man had b.
come acquainted with the wife ola night
watchman Of the town, and had succeeded
10 leading her from the path Of yirtue, and
had become so imprudent as to boast Of
| his intimacy with her. The facts coming
to the ears Of the husband he called upon
the young man, and informed him that it he
ever caught him in his house he should
kill him. On Saturday afternoon, about
3o'clock, he wentto his house, and there
found the young man in his wife 9 bedroom,
in very aquiyocal position. Upon find.
ing himself discovered, the clerk attempted
to escape through window, but the nus
band, seizing an old rife which was near
the door, shot him instantly dead. He OF
once proceeded to the police station and
gave himself up Cleveland Plaindealer.
---->.s--S--sUs-~--~c~
CLEVER INvESTIoN.-We find the fol-
lowing in the N. 7. Sun:
| "Within thirty years there have been
many mechanical contrivances for voting
and taking the yeas and nays 10 !eglsia-
tive assemblies. One was exhibited at the
last fair Of the American Institute. IL
was worked by electricity, in snch WISE
that each member, by touching icy az
his desk, could cause black or white ball
to drop into . scale; another, shown Of
| Washington, was on the principle OF the
annuDciator used in hotels. By either, the
vote can be taken instantly, instead Of oc-
cupying an hour, as sometimes happens.
| It is, recommended that the apparatus
should also act upon an index, to show tho
majority for or against measure, so that
all can see it; and that there should DO 0
rule that when the index fell to zero .
speaker should sit down, that it should sit
down; that is, it should be used as a res
traint on excessive tediousness in debate.
-~cce-~~-a0s-~~e-c-~
l@ We have q pleasant surprise togive
our readers. The gallant, brave, and uni
yersally beloved Gen. Hood was married
yesterday evening to Miss Anna Hennen,
| IA nrrnou NJ Hannah.