The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-11
GENERALITIES.
Ze Horrible AILigntor.

thrown from its balance by the hooking Of q gigantic
fish "Cl the alligator spGCles.n He was feet 5
inches from head to tail, feet in circumference,
and weighed 100 pounds His scales are said to have
been Of the size of a quarter OF dollar, which is
not satisfactory statement, for though we remem-
Der to have seen quarter of q dollar in our youth
we have quite forgotten its exact diameter. The
Alton fish was further remarkable Tor "a bOny
scout, and fearful set OF grinders and inCsorS
There is not an Alton man but might say, with Trim
culo. in the piav: "Were III New York now (Deing
ACQUAINTED with Mr. Barnum), and had but this lish
painted, not holiday fool there hut would give
piece (of cureucyC Instead Of this, however, "the
delicate monster, having been stuffed, and having
also received pair Ct glass eyes, goes TO ornament
the museum Of Shurtleh College.
An Editor's UIfimutuun.
An editor in Newbern, N. c., presents the follow
ing card, which tells its own story
'sIIaving been intruded upon while attending TO
my duties at the Times office, take this occasion TO
say that am tired of having every person who hap
pens to be in lighting mood step to the door and
ask me out and this is to inform all who have already
done this thing, and such as expect to do so here
after, that do not advertise to be Fighter,
and have never carried, nor intend TO carry, con-
Cealed weapons but that shall continue to defend
this paper and It's friends against all attacks with
out fear favor, shall not consult the taste of any
pugst, but rather be governed by sense of Justice
toward myself and those whose principles | advo-
cate. l shall continue to walk the streets Of this
city at my leisure when have occasion to do 50,
going where nave occasion to IN the discharge or
my business. F. IL, STERNs.'
The Paris Murder.
From the Pal Nal Gazette, Sept, 20.
The interest inspired by the Pantin crime remains
unabated, and the most revolving sketches Of the
victims appear in respectable papers. Figaro an
nOunCes that its sale has increased $1,000 day since
the murder, that the traffic on the line to Pdntin
has augmented that picnics on the spot where
order OF the day, and that specuatorha bid high
price for the ground. The of the arrest Of the
two surviving Kincks, father and son. arrived this
morning. The son was captured quite by accident
at Havre. He was dining with some other low
characters, when marine gendarme looked in and
asked for papers. KinCk got confused, was taken
into custody, and on his way to the station House
tried to escape, by jumping into the dock and
him, and, after a desperate struggle in the water
kinck was landed, and is now Ill safe custody. The
father is also said TO have been arrested but this re-
port appears doubtful. 1t is mentioned that Nine
RatazM was present at the MOrgue during the
post st-mortem examination, and evinced not the
slightest emotion.
The Russian Skopai.
All the efforts OF the Russian Government have
proved unavailing to put stop TO the eXtrayagances
paper, gives account OF their last exploits. On
the 18th Of September party OF four hundred of
these fanatics left the town of Baatschow and pro-
Ceeded to neighboring wood to pray The scene
witnessed on their return was horrible madman,
named WasOfl, declared that he was the Son of God
and, after choosing twelve apostles from the party
called for a human sacrifice Five victims were
at once selected, placed on a number of wagons
which had been piled up for the purpose and burnt
alive. A woman who had distinguished herself by
the violence OF her religious paroXysms seized the
shaft Of the cart ana beat two young girls to death
while another female was first trodden under foot
and then literally torn to pieces by the fanaJica
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acted, which are utterly unfit for publication. IC is
impossible to say what further eXcesses might not
have been committed If the Governor of the town
being informed Of the facts, had not despatched a
company of soldiers and arrested the whole party
who are now in confinement, pending the inquiries
of a commission sent from ST. Petersburg TO report
on the subject.
Huxley on Cnnnibalism.
Professor Huxley has expressed an opinion that in
the earliest ages OF the world the first impulse of
man was not TO love his nelghbor but to eat him :
and at recent meeting of the Archaeological Society
OF Copenhagen the sayans assembled from all parts
OF Europe, including such wel-knOwn names as
Worsaae, Hldebrand, and the celebrated Belgian
professor, NJ. Spreg, unanimously agreed that can
nbalism prevailed among the primitive inhabitants
OF the globe. On one point, however, opinions are
divided, some holding that man-eatng was matter
of taste while others are inclined TO look on it as a
religious, or rather superstltlOus, Observance
AS late as the year 7S5 Charlemagne issued de-
cree sentencing TO death any individual convicted Of
having eaten witch in order to destroy her spells
WitCheating can hardly been matter OF taste, as
kseVen "those who were fond OF the 1esh could not
NhaVe been partial TO bones" Buckle quotes COmna-
ratvely recent instances of anthropophagy connected
Thirty Years War, and in Scotland at about the
same period. Among the most curious documents
produced at the meeting was manuscript OF St.
Hieronymus who asserts, ON the authority OF n
native OF Great Britain, that children were staple
article of food in that country.
A Plot Within Plot.
A New Orleans despatch to the Louisville COlTi1-
journal has story of counterplot IN CUBA, or a
plot within a plot, whose purport Is that certain
wealthy Cubans in the island, opposed to lnsurrec
ton are about TO unite with the resident Spaniards
in ''sruggle for independence" Inc curious pant
of the story is that General Robert H. Lee was re-
solved upon for President OF the Republic OF Cuba
and the position offered him for ten years. We are
| further assured that "the documents Offering
| General Lee the position OF President have
been forwarded TO h epg PepHapS pSd,catiorim cs may
| the connection OF restless eX-ConIederates with
! Cuban affairs. The high position OF General Jordan
army: the number OF eX-Confederate officers fight
ing with him; the successful recruiting Tor Cuba IN