The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-15


dill for taking census, and moved
that il be printed and made the spec
ial order for Wednesday next, after
the morning hour.
Mr.. FarnsWOrth, of Illinois, intro
duced a bill for the admission of Vir-
gInia The credentials of the mem
bers went to the Election Committee.
The House then, at 3:15 p. NJ. ad
journed.
LFrOm the Cincinnati Commercial of Dec 5tLl
Taking an Elephant. a.
The war elephant Romeo, belong
ing to Forepaugh's Menagerie, and
better known among showmen as
'Old Canada has been celebrated
for years as being the most vicious,
Viadictive and dangerous elephant
in the country. He has killed, at
different periods, three off his keep
ers, and has frequently created the
most dire CONSERVATION, besides
damaging property to considerable
value, in his surely moods, 1t will
he remembered that two years ago
this winter he killed his keeper,
Williams, at Hatboro, Pennsylvania,
and remainded in a frizied condition
nearly the entire winter, before he
could be subjected. Since then he
has caused but little trouble, until
Monday lest, when he made his
quarters, near COanersville, Indiana,
the scene of the considerable dis
qdietude and no little danger. A
day or two previous the female ele-
phant 'Lalla ROnkh,' which Mr..
Forepaugh had recently purchased
At the Sheriff'S sale of Dr. Thayer's
Clrcust in this city, was placed in
the same building with Romeo, but
was confined some distance apart, 3
During the night she succeeded in
drawing the stake to, which she had
been Iettered; and in the early
hours of the morning. when Mr..
George Fnrepaugh, Romeo's keeper.
entered the building to look after
| mis- charge, he found the two .eIe-
plants standing together and Romeo
evidently much delighted with his
new companion. . But Mr.. Fore
paugh thought it prudent to mare
this newborn pleasure by returning
the female to her proper place
rms VAS Instantly resented by
Romeo by seizing mis- keepps with
his trunk and throwing him violent
| ~ against the wall.
More alarmed than injured, Mr..
Forepaugh fed from the building
and mounted his horse sped to the
village for assistance The necessary
aid was quickly summoned, and I
] little army of shOwmen and vilag
ers returned to the Fair grounds
where the elephant was confined
They found him in state of the
greatest fury, and their first recep
tion was a large piece of timber
Whsch Romeo had torn fron the raj
ters above HIM aud he hurled at then
| with tOi5rable aim and direction, bu
which, oriunately, struck nobody. 3
He next seized a coach dog. which
for two years, had been his constant
| companion. and for which he has
always eVinceCG the Warmest attach
ment, aud dashed him, Iifeless
against the roof, 7HH' -'t F--,.'. 2
Finding his rage so terrible and
MS mood SO revengeful, it was de
termlned to subject him by hunger
II possible, and up to Friday last HI
had not received a particle Offoon o.
water, but which treatment had mo-
fury. :
1t was then determined to stak,
him." -z7i 90 : =
1t becomes necessary to explain
this term to the general reader,
Whenever II becomes expedient
from death or otherwise, to furnish
an elephant with a keeper, or an olt
one is obliged to bring him unde
subJsction, they take him. as it 1
called IN shOwmen's parlance. Thi
Is done by cCnfining him beyonl
the power of resistance. and the
beating him until he trumpats fort
his subjectioH. aud yields submission
u his tOrmentors. ....... ~
In this instance guy stakes Wer
Tiven in the ground, q distance q
ABOUT one hundred feet both la from
and roar of the elephant, and TO thes
ropes were securely fastened, run
ming through falls and blocks, an
which, by very adroit management
were attached to the feeters whic
uncOmpassed and heuna his legs.
To accomplish this successfully
was necessary for one of the keeper
10 stand IN front of him with a gu
heavily loaded with bird shot. AN
! whenever he offered to strike at thos
who were fastening the ropes to hi
feetefS, charge was fired into hi
trunk causing him him to roar wit
: rage and pain, bat to desIst from q
fensiVe demOnSlr ttions. Whe
everything Was ready the huge mor
ster's legs were draW Wns from -unde
him by the men at the ropes an
he was brought to a recumbe
position lying broadside on tn
ground. His legrs were then brough
together and bound similar to ths
. of calf tethered for the market
then the work OF subiection con
7 menced in eaFnast. His keeper tn
only man that was allowed to ute
, a word, advanced, aRd driving th
elephant spHer deep into hiss fan K
commanded him in sharp decisfy
tones to speak. -t2ist @ar di#
Hemet with no Fespsnse but a d,
tlanI blow from the elephant's trunI
lie was then belabored- forreigf
hours with stout iron rods, an
wounded with the spear innumer,
bic times, until he was brought vi
der complete suhiection aud begge
long and loud for mercy. He wa
then released from his bounds. an
f rose TO his feet In very sorry pIigh
t and iC sach abject fear of his torn
entOrs that to use the rather expire
e sive words of his keeper, a child ca
! now drive him with a rye. straw. :
ONE of the most heartIess and su
y cessfuI swindIes. yet -perpetrate
n took place il. New York On SaEurda.