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STILL AT ODDS.
The Disagreement ln Wayne County,
Ind, mot yet Sctt1cl--A Patient
{sustrf1 and uu Offensive Mob.

Ind, mot yet Sctt1cd--A Patient
Gunrs1 and an Offensive mob.
Special Eitpatch to The Chicago Tribune.
RICHMOND Ind, Nov. 2.-There WAS another
spock Of war at Controville yesterday evening.
A. L. Pork, former resident OF Controvilc,
now Of indianapolis, vent to tho jail, aud,
among other things, said, addressing tho guards;
tint he wished tho jail walls would fall, aud
kill ovory ono Of them. couching his aspirations
in Language that is unfit for publication. A
man named Hartman fooliHhly took the matter
up, and with shoulder bit broke in Peak's
nose. This started the ball. When Judge Pool
lea and Tom Study demanded the Sheriff
to remove the guard from town, White. the
leader OF the mob threatoned an attack II the
request WAS not complied With. The Sheriff re-
fused, md the gnard, having understood that the
mob maintained that tho jail should not be
guarded over Sunday, prepared for the attack.
4 disorderly crowd congregatea on tho opposite
side Of tho street, and heaped all kinds Of vile
epithets on the guard, but we're diaperaod in T.
couple OF hours, and loft without making an at-
tack. The abuao this guard has submitted to in
silence for the past week is more than human
nature will endure much longer.
, 1873-11-03
AT AUCTION,
Seven Desirable Residence Lots,

and Fonysooond sts.s nosr IT. T. Hound. .hoase boom
er'e Bridge Worts, and Iunt'a stnotn9 Work.. Aro
N: WaIno 0h!osfo. o. noek Island i. q.
VIC hare focolyed nEtrrettnns from tho oHnor, Charles
odo Esq, OF Nav York, TO otter Tho abnye vaiuahls
Rosdnueo lots at Auction on tho ground TUESDAY,
Nov. 4. At O'Clock,
Thu sals will bo positive, and tho following Guy
taTma "
Ono-ausrter cash balance In thrrs. four. and hvs'
years, At per cont. --...'.
This offers splendid chance to working or men.
of moderate nnans, aookfug homo In good location.
which IL rapidly Improving.
Title perfedt FREQ from any inuunbTancs, ABB
stracts fnsnshpd to each purchaser.
For plata or further particulars nppty tn
ELLISON. PO1fER0Y 4 CO.,
Auptiiuscr6 81 aud IS Randolph 1T.
, 1873-11-03

Yesterday morning, o1r. Henry aroenebaum
wont into Kinks barbor-shop, at tho corner Of
State and Monroo streets. Els coat was taken
in charge by q young negro, who, spying bill
book in an inside pocket quietly slipped it out
aud walked away with 1t. Tic book contained
$1,000. and Mr. Groenebanm, observing tho boy
going out, at once conjectured that ho had
raSe te m money s ,h
assistance OF Officer O'Neil the thief WAS caught
and the money found upon hia person. Tie was
locked up at tho Armory Station.
, 1873-11-03
AUCTION SALES,
BY ELLISON, POnIEROY & CO..
Successors to I:son ps,sr esi E..ato and aoanr.t

drost Auction Shls Of % Valuable rusinoas and Ro.f.
tenca lots on WcAt Iaku.st, auh eighcon dcA,tabte
Residence Ioa On Parkav, only throo blocks west Of
W. arc intruosad by hfestrs. ". D, KERFOOT CO.,
ero,ind on MONDAY NOV. 8. VI ooloox. Hsio alet.
tuo'y without any reseTv? An veEy easy ters nniy
hlrd down Fifty dollar doposit Repaired Al ti,n
offaio. Tito uuquesttunAhie.
Thu property worry olgbly fooatod, the fos L.ta-
at. brtg tho grnht thoroRhtaro firm tho city Con-
tral rarf, valuable nr htsuosa ptptaoa: and ooE
frsat indupepons to pusonsora hocktng buhnoaa oca
tipa IA seonn pf Tho otty whtfe pEperty ba pnr-
chBsod At 1arata press snd cgftAin to LARGELY nofohze
In yaluo. Wo will ofot for an!o lns, south trnnt
etrest-ail beinx FOOD 6a,tnoss 1otr Also, lots
enao, NORTH front'sry dessabie rosldoneo ots. nd il
tho fmrpdAto ylonity Of ulurohGS Bohon!s, and DUR
rounded ms md easy accessible By homo
IA. nj snetion ~ Of tskest p.gpc5ty ss:t #
partoa Interested All Of this property IL local Cd two
bIooka east Of CaorniaAv.. woh avenue IL 100 feot
Vida.
With nterost At poF cont. Parties having doposs il
depo.4 aud a.t BY ther books Titls Eotoo:
can take tho 1.ndolnh Or Madison srocars, which viii
For plata tho property further Particular Inquire
Of Mes1ra. ". D.. Korfoot Cn., 81 Washington .s or
of ELLISON, .P0MdlsoY 4 CO., .xaatloneer.
, 1873-11-03

S,setaf Di&paseh to Tbs Chicago 1rtYne:
KAHsAa c1TT, Mo-. NOV. 1.-oATTtE-!dafkct fairly
Rough through Texan stoers $1.25@1oo /: good do.
Sl.oUGs2as; wtnterod Texan Bseors, $a.o0@26o; do
COWS. $500.
Ifons-Reccipta light. Weather nnfavorAblo for
packing. Demand weak at $3.a5@340.
, 1873-11-03

wero moderately active at the closing rates Of yoster
day. 10 for and 90 for wheat by aa nnd DC for
we're To buifalo-schr D. A.. Welles. wheat at 30 !;
sehr City Of tho Straits corn At schr Orphan noy
Mnag 1t m
corn on through rate; To oawego-sohr sau, Cook.
corn on owner'a account. To Toronto--8chr Two
Friends, corn on private tern,s Total, z. Capacity
equal To about A. 900 bu wheat aud oo0 bu corn
, 1873-11-03

NEW YonK, Nor. l.-Tho trade movement was slow
IN al departments to-day. The market for cotton
gooda continues unsctted aud jobbng prices ate ir
regular. Manhattan and Utica Nonpareil ane blelchcd
ingH ohbng At 12Ho. Job lots Of prints and ging
hans scting freely Printed reps and blue pokaspos
poplns in demand. WoolenH yory dull. Dry goods
Imports for tho week, s., ,35B 600.
, 1873-11-03

DosroH Now 1.--No change in the wool market,
which rcn,ans depressed; Ohio aud Pennsylvania
hseces extra, double extra, and above 4s5so hichi-
358c unYashcd and uumorehantabe, 28@38c; tub
washcd 60@52Ho; secured. 58@o0c superano aud
atttu nlt}1atl, 4GkGb3D.
, 1873-11-03
m0RTuARY.

New YonK, Nov. 2.-Tho funeral Of tho lato
John q. 1Ieenan took place to-day from the
Church OF tho Holy 1nnocents, where SOLEMN
ljgl mass was offered. The remains we're taken
to Albany by spocial train.
, 1873-11-03

Speeiat nispateh IA Tia CAieaga Tribune.
BUFFALO, Nor. 2.-The bark l.. O. Woodruff bound
up for Ghcago was driven ashore on Friday night six
miles from Port Burwel1 aud badly damaged by tho
storm. Two tugs and steam pumps were sent out
from Buffalo Sunday morning 10 relieve thu Wood
ruff.
Tho bark Anna Dobb!ns, bound up, reached Rond
Eau Point Friday night, and was driven back by the
storm. sho loat an anchor and seventy-lve fathoma
OF chaIn aud returned to BuGalo saturday night.
, 1873-11-03
Tho Produce Markets.

~" fOhh. ,
My YonK, Nov: 1:-coT7oH-Dnn md lower;
HiaaAn8 ullanasi tsacs ,,
nnEAnsIuffs-E4o on1 ~ moueiasn demand ana
seaas resSRts; S & .i nI a 1 ta nno
STATE $oIotsobu; common 10 Hoou ex1s, *o.oolgb4
g9od to choice sotSS1eo whlts ~ Thost eStfa 51oe$
~ ~ unao M e11a D., ds, s1.aosg e !
Hse ouf sna G9rn neat nnenan9ea a: oc mheat @ ta1
erH1ng ~ w. oneasgo' st4gst5s; 81 No
1iliwuuKec, Sl.44 Iowa spIaag; Sl.az9 l'aa. hye
4mst "estefn anu s1ate a9Ae oatiey NM ~ mn1s @ 90.
enn!ns Goln II gopu ae1ana na Iecep'' II a,ooo ~
s1n ac x1'n 1 n,es v and he,c~ rccetna
dg9eu na; mixed "ee'esh nc" Ahoa'' 4osf'o; white
w. soSs9ssau. 49, rr,..... , ,,.,a or,<aoo
n.neIrttn ~ III 1 Mes.s1h @au @9aAoo' ~'S9A
IinnatnnIi III, .nT u ,nsn.t,.d
noco, 25C997He.
WooI~-DuA and unsettled coarse Southern tub,
~99sshoa, aoo compinas % i1 Sse: .x, o,.,,v
, 1873-11-03
CHICAGO LUMBER MARKET.

...... SATURDAY EVENING, Nov. l.
Tho Wholesale market Ia still very quiet there being
scarcely euougA su,.her otIcring To create any de-
mlnd, Two Or .hrco cnrgoes Of boardA and piece
sta we're sod todsy esreo Of tho st
ttcpate larga receipts on Monday. We continue TO-
quote:
choies boars md strips 5loooas 1907 common Or
'htnf.ss sass asSs sSsSs91s& IL &f,o%h;9 1at; sao'
Cargo sohr North Star from poutwatcr, 1855 pleco
stu1 at $500; sold by William sleal.de.
LUMBER FnE1a1rs.
araud Wassn. $so0; lsn.wNter. ,Saaa aieno1i,inee.
saoo9aS ocon'0 9:euS!!.l ~ ynnos' "h''' Aak0'
Tho ynrd rnle Is moderate, aud prices withssat
essential chanyc, "a follows: I
Second ccsr, inch 10 1uh Ill.,. 47US @5oo0t.
Thrs! eear' inch' Ss'W s tsMsl} se"o:
oiear dI aooriua ; iat nni I'd togsthor, =. :.
clear ssiins, III and u toseilof:: @ @
com1noa common fioornR, stsi dresscd rst xIoo Goo
Common flooring, dressoa. second. 2o.o0 eseso .
Wagon-bpx boards selected. u inches .ooo
ssa sss. spSssTd pSSsfts SsS SS tsss ss
s: :sss :::: S$s Ss }$$$ $}$
5oia 1.S scanpR. 1i small tim6or :nciis. 4-'
etc., 10 feet and unlort green. 1a.U CLAW
Jobt and suanuX. III to * feet.,.... 131o tg.ov0
F!tkctH, .'....'s'.''' tnou @si1'vv
tasxsta; cssr b;osts. afs spt. i1 SsisSe
Ce.Rr 1,osts. 1onnd. 1s.M esaa'M
No. sawsl shingles. ......."....... l.ao @ 2.eo
a.. Or star. III x TX
II ireo Sears per car to 10 added whoa trantcrrsd
wheh ehasgo follows tue shtuH1eA. ,.
Iensth-stxtoau tnchea,
HARDWOOD.
Nack- -MA1nUt G1litItGfY. $lQQ9UGt13UUQs clear,
, 1873-11-03
The Saloon~Iteepers Intr1lstcd
with tho Functions Of
Court and Clerk.
The Matter to Be Brought Be-
fore the Proper Tribunal.
Retraction Of the Staats.Zeitunu's
Charges Against Mr.. Clarksou.
n1ee1tngs To-Night~-.Aldorn,anic
Candidate,
CITIZENS UNION TICKET.

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Taa.h 1rna' wv sao-oaas o..'aaT ~" 3s,1~ NV.
, 1873-11-03

1krrkimcr County Dntry-MArltets
LITTLE FALLS, n. r, Nov. /, 1878.
There has. been heavy raiu this week followed by
, 1873-11-03

Of Inv and order, Tho nominee on the Citi-
zons' Union ticket is the present honorable and
efficient incumbent. Aid. MoGenniss. The Hes
Ing element have stirred several Of tho colorea
politicians of the ward to regard tho colored ole-
ment as separate nationality, and to insist OH
coored representative. Mr. Thomns il tic
candidate Now, it is we'll known that the color
cd popnlation Of tue ward cannotb by any earthly
thcr votes for him, tloy throw The ward into The
hands Of the Hesing party: There are many Of
tho colorea voters who Aayo e1presael
their determination to full this unworthy strata
gem Of the enomy and ro-olect AID h1cdenniss.
These gentlemen now call upon their colorod
brethren to tako warning, and not allow any il-
tlammatory appeal to nationality to urgo them
into tho commission of an act Of folly thoy will
forever regret, GO to the polls, vote for Aid.
McGenniss aud tho straight Law-antl- Order
tioltot That iB the only safo course III the pres-
ant emergency.
THE THIRTEENTH WARD ALDERMAN.
A Law-anl- Ortlor meeting was held at OuBley's
Hall, in the Thirteenth Ward, Saturday evening,
appointed to wait upon tho Campaign Executive
Committee a=ssa ask that the ualne Of George g.
gI.orwooa bo placed upon tho tickets as
q candidate for Alderman. Tho committee
efforts, and it was unanimously resolved that a
committee be appointed TO ECO that tho name OF
Mr. Sherwood WnH properly placed before the
people OF tho ward on THO dny Of election as an
independent Law-and- Order candidate for A1dor-
Mcsarg. Abbey, Worthington, Fay. CoHBett, aud
Col. 1lilliarl, Bpecchea wore made oulogizng
tho character and services Of Dir. Sherwood, and
tho moeting adjourned to meet tonight at same
place.
Bde OF this lnattor:
11!hs sr @ I Ths chtssyo 1sasuns =. Inv. ,..r ,,,,,o,
by An Old Resident of tlo fourteenth Ward, which
In n T..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-15

The contest Of parties at San Francisco
I've can hardly call 1t politics. Is at white
heat The ovcrshsdOwing and all'ab'
sorbing issue Is whether the State ot Cal
llornia IS owned by it's people or by the
the Central Pacific Railroad. Governor
I3ooTH's great speech on this issue, briefly
noted in our dispatches yesterday, is more
fully reported this morning, and is the
sensation of the day at Ssh Francisco. 1t
IL II powerful and effective statement Of
the wrongs and dangers that oppress and
menace private rights in California from
the oversladowing power OF the colossal
corporation referred to, which having
received vast subsidies from tho United
States and from California, refusing to pay
interest on the bonds loaned It by the one
Or TO pay taxes 10 the other, has the mon
strous arrogance TO ask, almost with the
attitude OF demand, that 1t shall have as q
tree gilt an island In San Francisco Bay
worth millions of money, reserved by the
Government for military purposes, andby
reason of its juxtapOsiIiOn immensely I'm
portant to the future OF the city OF San
Francisco. The attitude ol the people Of
California in the approaching election Is
expected TO determine whether this enor-
mous grant will be made by Congress, and
il is no wonder the excitement over the
issue Ia ut fever heat.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-15
The Hinshaw Murder Trial, at Win
chester, Ind

CINCINNATI, August 14-The Gazette
special this afternoon from Winchester
gives the following particulars concerning
the Hinshaw murder trial now going on
there: The defendants sister came In
when the prosecution began to examine
witnesses, and after kissing the defendant
she sat down beside the widow Of the
murdered man. Heaston was married about
two weeks since and she Is reported NOT
to have been in Winchester since her hus'
band was murdered. The defence began
to call the witnesses this morning, but a
large part Of the day was consumed In
legal discussions. Public opinion seems
to be divided in regard 10 the merits oil
the case. Gen. Thomas Brown conducts
the defence, and besides the others al
ready mentioned, has called to his aid J.
W. Gordon, of indianapolis, Indiana.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-15
Loss Of Barge with Two Seamen
ON Lake Erie,

CLEVELAND, August 10. About 10
o'clock last night the lumber barge ]. D
Morton, Capt. Peter H. Flick, one ofsix in
tow by the steam barge Sun, broke loose
from the tow about 20 miles down Lake
Eric from this city, and in short time
went TO pieces, the lake being very rough.
Capt. Flick, his wife, little girl, and one
seaman took small boat and were saved
by the schooner Marysburgh and brought
to this city. Two seamcn named Jesse
Malloy, OF sardia, and John Kennedy, oil
London, Ont, preferred to remain on the
barge. and, it Is supposed, were drowned,
The Morton had on board about 100000
feet OF lumber, bound from Saginaw to
Eric. Whom laAt AoOn, CNpt. FioIs nHy"'
two or three other bOrges were laboring
heavily, and 1t may be that other disas-
ters occurred to the same tow.
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GhtGntelIfqenrer


A great many blossoms" have been
drawn from the Wawasset disaster by our
Exchanges. The want of life prcsetvers,
the lack Of rats, the inefficient handling
m bosts, the overcrowding with passen'
grrs violation of the steamboat law, care
lr,,uess in handling fire, tue kind ol
,r,rhl csrricd-all these and many other
n,,u,s are exhauslively discussed. But
ol all the suggestions for the prevention oi
such horrors, nobody has yet thought 1t
worth while to suggest that the steamer
itself should be something else than a fire.
trap. 1t doesn't seem TO occur to anybody
that there can be any fault Of construction
IN a vessel which is roaring hell OF
flame In ten minutes from tho time hot
c,a rolls out Of the furnace on the floor
mink of wood floor saturated with oil
within reach of tho iurnaceD The Treasury
Department is going to investigate this
,,s, Some section oI the steamboat law
was violated. What a farce these invcstt'
cations are, and must continue to be, 80
long as steamers that will burn up IN ten
minutes are allowed to load themselves to
the waters edge with human freight The
prime want Of the time is a style Of
steamboat that will not burn up,and every
other style to be forbidden TO carry moro
than very limited number of passengers.
Then we shall not have these awinl
wholesale murders every time there Is o
little accident or carelessness with fire
incidents that no possible regulations or
rcd.tape can wholly guard against VIII
npl some of the Journals that have intu'
rnce suggc9t that an improvement In the
construction of steamers 80 as to increase
their resistance 10 fire, is the first rational
step towards the prevention OF the holo'
causts on water that periodically shock
the country and spread grief and dOsola'
ton through hundreds Of homesH
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-15
Wanted..A Hotel and Somebody to
Keep It,

AAGVR ASe
From Daily Register Of yesterday
Our neighbor Of the 1NTELLIoENcER
has recently published several very judi.
cious and well timed articles In advocacy
Of the erection, by private enterprise, Of
an extensive hotel or summer boarding
house in the vicinity Of this city, for the
accommodation oi business men and their
families. The necessity for houses Of this
kind has been growing rapidly, and the
want Of suitable and convenient places ol
summer resort Is felt and more keenly
year after year. There are, along the line
Of the National road, East and within ten
or twelve miles Of this city, five or six
very pleasant boarding places, but they
are all small and, especially during the
present summer, are crowded 70 their ut
most capacity, without affordlng accom-
mediation to one.half Of those who would
gladly avail themselves Of the benefits and
pleasures OF suburban residence during
the heated term, il an opportunity were
afforded.
OF course, the Wealthier class Of our
citizens care comparatively little about
the erection ot a suburban hotel. There
are many fashionable and attractive pla-
ces OF summer resort which arc within
their reach, and they make their choice
between the seaside, the lakes, the noun.
tains, or the mineral springs. But there
Is a very large class oI people whose
means will not permit their enjoyment Of
such expensive pleasure. They must find
fresh air and recreation near home or not
at all. To them, the erection Of one OF
more boarding houses so near the city as
to permit their occupants to attend to bu.
siness in town during the day and enjoy
the comforts Of country lie at night, will
be highly appreciated blessing.
Accordingly a good deal Of popular in.
terest has been excited by the suggestion,
and the project has received the Warmest
popular approval, What Is now needed is
action. A company Of substantial and re.
liable men can be formed and the money
Necessary for the erection of q flnt-clasa
hotel can be obtained, Just as soon as q
man Is found to lead tho enterprise and
take charge Of the Establishment. Capt..
talists will be slow about investing their
money In the project until they know
something Of the character, experience
and capacity Of the person who Is to be
entrusted with its management. He
ought TO possess all the varied attainments
embraced in the comprehensive knowl.
edgeo OF chow 10 keep hotel" BE ought
also TO be q atockholder In the company
himself, and to be possessed Of good do.
gree Of business tact. Ifsuch a man will
come forward now, q company with sui
flcient capital can be formed within thirty
DAYS of this time, and the hotel may be
ready for occupancy at the advent OF
warm weather next summer.
We do not choose TO discuss here the
question Of location. That is q matter
ior tho company itself TO determine when
the organization Is affected. There is no
lack Of pleasant and accessible Site1 in he
vicinity Of the city that would fully meet
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LATEST NEWS.

Judge Tilden, Of Cincinnati, died al
Sandusky yesterday of brain disease.
"A London special states that Poet
master General Morsell has resigned.
Col. James A. Meliue, a well knowr
journalist and author, died Thursday
morning In Brooklyn.
The President OF the Commissioners
OF Brooklyn has informed all police cap
tains that they are held responsible for the
existence Of policy shops and faro banks
in their precincts.
"A blacksmith shop, boiler house and
machine shop Of the Mechanics Machine
Company, In Warren, Rhode Island, were
burned last night. Loss, $tO,OOOi insured
for $99,
AT Albany, N. Y, Wednesday, Peter
Brown, Of Bath, and Thomas Quinn, Ol
Troy, quarreled while drunk, and Quinn
killed Brown by blow with a "h"''. He
was urrested.
The soldiers Of the Seventh Con-
gressional District Of Indiana have ar.
ranged for grand reunion at Indiansp.
oils on the fourth OF September. General
T. NJ. Browne and other distinguished
speakers are expected to be present.
John Brown and George Thomas,
two young farmers living in Usage town
ship, Jackson county Mo-, got into an al
tcrcatlon on Wednesday and Brown stab.
bed and killed Thomas.
Col. Cobb, member oL Congress
from WyaL dotte district Kans., has sued
R. X Taylor Of the Wyandotte Gazette
for defamation Of character, claiming
$4,000 damages.
AT Alamo, Montgomery county, Ind,
Wednesday evening, John Campbell,
while drunk, had few words with John
Little, with whom he had heretofore been
good friends, and fatally stabbed him,
Little dying In about fifteen minutes.
Campbell was arrested and Is now in Jail.
-Paine's lumber mill and steam salt
works, at Saginaw City, one Of the largest
on the Saginaw River, was destroyed by
fire Wednesday, also about 100000 feet
oflumber and 1000 barrels Of salt. Loss,
$4,000; insured, $4,000,
Those engaged In boring the artesiau
well at Cincinnati, are now through the
boulder which gave them 80 much troub.
10. They are now working night and day
and going d own OF the rate OF about forty
feet In "a hours. They are now down
about 200 feet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-15
A wonderful Snake.

(From the Nno1Viuo Coufler.)
Several weeks ago, while Sylvester
Bowman, OF Clalrbone county, was cut
ting the sprouts of his oats, he saw what
he took TO be q large black 0nake, and
struck at It with his scythe, when, 10 his
astonishment the snake struck at him
with its tail, lifting its tail several ieet
from the earth. Bowman, thereupon,
again struck at the snake, but the vicious
reptile, not at all inLimidated, returned
the blow, and pressed Bowman 30 closely
that 1t was with difficulty he got away.
Returning 10 the attack, Bowman By
means Of large rocks, at last succeeded In
Gripping the snake and fastening 1t 10 the
earth. With the assistance of Jordan F.
LoDgmlre It was now examined, and, 10
their astonishment, was found 10 be over
six feet long, and to have horn at the
end Of itS tail little over an inch and Q
quarter long, shaped like ROSTERS spur.
But what was still more astonishing, 1t
had two eyes in It's tail, which, excepting
the horn, was Snapped exactly like
the head, but was not 30 large.
Indeed, TO see tho tail one would
have thought that 1t was the
head, and that the horn was its tongue.
The horn was very sharp. The snake
seemed very fierce at its tail end, and en-
deaVored to strike everything that came
near lis tail, Various experiments were
made 10 ascertain whether 1t could see
with the eyes In his tail, and 1t was do.
monstrated beyond doubt that 1t could
with its tail eyes. These eyes had lids
which opened and shut and cleaned with
anger. Indeed, the tail head seemed tar
more fierce than the other head. Al.
though the snake tapered somewhat from
its main head, still the tail head was as
thick as large thumb and just as blunt.
Mr.. Bowman carried the snake home
while disabled, but 1t continued to strike
at every intruder with its horn, and, the
the family becoming alarmed. Mr.. Bow.
man shoS u dead. /
Messrs. Bowman and LoDgmire vouch
for the truthfulness of these statements,
and 90 viii many other citizens Of the
neighborhood. The writer OF this knows
Mr.. Longmire to be truthful man, q
man Of wealth and intelligence, and an old
member OF the Methodist church.
JOneG5OTO, 161E., July 81.