The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-23
GENERALITIES.
A Great Sea Battle.

novel sight was witnessed few days ago
by Mr.. Gaffany who lives at Bodega bay, Cal.
While ploughing near the coast, his attention
was directed to an unusual commotion in the
water, nearly mile from Shore which proved
to be conflict between five sword fishes and a
sperm whale. The ocean was quite calm, and
they neared the shore their movements
could be plainly seen. The whale was no match
for his smaller antagonists, who seemed to un-
derstand his only means of defense, and dis
played considerable knowledge of tactics
in parrying with their formidable ad-
versary. In making their thrusts into
tail, one blow of which would have been fatal
to them. With maddened fury the huge monster
of the deep would strike right and left causing
the water to boil by the force of the blow-and
then he would dive deep to escape the relentless
fury of his tormentors, but he was followed and
soon brought to the surface Deep Sashes could
be seen in his sides, and the blood flowed freely.
The fight was witnessed for nearly an hour,
when the whale, in the agony of despair, started
for the Shore fingiug himself upon some low
rocks, and soon died from the effects of his
wounds. Gashes two feet deep and six feet long
were made in his sides. Many from the neigh
boring city went to see him. He was between
fifty and sixty feet long. The third day the tide
rose high enough to float him from the rocks,
and he tioated out to sea.
The Day of Mira cIes Is Not Past.
The Nashville (Tenn.) Press and Times has
been informed by gentleman, who is both
truthful and intelligent, that young man by the
name of Rowell, of Bells Depot was struck sud
denly deaf and dumb, on the 10Th instant, whilst
en- route to Memphis from his place of residence.
1t seems that out of mere sport, when the news
boy came around and offered him paper that
he feigned to be both deaf and dumb, and in this
way annoyed the vender of the latest Memphis
papers no little. The newsboy passed on but
the unfortunate joker never spoke again. When
he began to realize the extent of his misfortune,
he got off the train, bound for Memphis, at
and Hnaf tRnin IhnT ~ m
along for Bells depot. On the train he indulged
In loud lamentations and cries, as If sorely dis
tressed.
The affair excited intense interest among his
fellow passengers and on his arrival home, SO
soon as he stepped out on the platform, ne
seized pencil and bit of paper from cltlzen
in the crowd, and wrote, "Struck dumb on ac-
count of my folly" and continued weeping In
most piteous tones. There seemed to be no
doubt about the matter. When young RoWell
left that morning for Memphis he could both
hear and speak without difficulty, and his loss
OF these senses, under the circumstances, Is a
most astounding incident.
Admiral Fisk, Jr., gets his Clutches on Another
Road.
The Toledo Blade announces that the con
troversy between the Erie and the Toledo, wa
bash and Western Railways has been alhlcaoly
adjusted and in such manner that the settle
ment brings with it important benefits to both
roads, to the country at large, ana more eSpe-
clally to our own city. The basis OF the ar
rangement between the companies Is suDsIah-
TALLY as follows;-The Erie management Is $50 10
be represented in the Wabash directory. me
road from Decatur to st. Louis, proJecC ln
which the Wabash has vital Interest,
is to be built as contemplated by the Wa
bash; the Wabash road will operate the
road from Naples to Hannibal, at which point II
Kansas CITY, known as the Moberly route, con-
Meeting at Kansas City with the Kansas branch.
of the Pacific Road. This is a consummatlon OF
great value to the section of country, in our
state through which the continuation Oh the Az
and especially so to this city, as the terminus of
the Broad Gauge. Toledo viii be thus placed on
one of the great highways of the continent, and
made doubiy sure of its high position as rail-
plated Northern road whcn will invite and Sc
cure connection with several of the leading
lines of the State our railway system will be
complete"