Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-13
EVENING STAR.

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EHorNsous AHiSsal E,oGrGssi N Ri-Aig1n--A Sas-
e3ss Tstile me kast8do4.-A letter onl CSnsn-
dsigus. Michigan, 20 the New York Hel aldsSvs:
On THURSDAY, October I, " hiic Scraptng eat "a
county ditch on biS farm in Seneca tONns hfp.
Lenawes county, Mich gan, Mr.. Dram n futile
came In contact with sn obstruction wh ca over
turned his scraper. On examination 1t proved
20 De an immense horn, the rem aims OF some ex-
tsnet snimaL Further digging has develO e.
tie other horn, part Of the skull, collar bon
and number Of ribs, also one tooth. The va,er
running back into the excavated pit hiss put A
Ismletsry stop % the digging, but il will DC re-
sumed this morning and measures taken 90 ore
stTve the bones. The animal had evidently died
standing mp. have just visited the spot and ex-
ahmed the bones and the place from which they
were taken. A large number OF Physicians and
professors OF the Hillsdsle and Adrian Col
lsges pronounce them horns and not tusKs
Tbey have an outside shell and distinct pith.
TIE space occupied By the skeleton Is over
tsenty feet long, and the tips OF the horns we're
shout twenty feet apart The ends Of each sre
decsytd but they now measure eight feet nine
inches IN length, and must have red
about ten feet when whole. Three feet from
the large end they are twenty-five and half
inches in circumference snd they weigh las
pounds each. Some of the ribs were seven feet
long. The tooth secured is a frontal tooth,
three inches 20 asre, and weighs four and AT
pouTds. They have been viewed by several
IN usand people, many OF whom have seen the
tusks OF the mastodon. which are quite common
In this state, and all those agree that these bear
no resemblance 20 them. The animals horns
mGet nave measured twenty feet aCTOss. HIS
height Was probably about fifteen feet, and
length, independent OF horns, nearly twenty
'b~ stOve statement is perfectly reliable
THeTe is DO cansTd about IL; and, II you thiuk
p-"Ter, Yen are free TO publish it. From yOur
I gulGr subs sr.bPr: r. HALIESBsCK
4 DANGEROUS ENPRRINENT.-Int the steam
ship Queen, which left this port Yesterday az
tarBOCn, there Was as one OF the passengers the
n tea Paul ROyutOn, pearl diver, life saver aud
man-tsb I'm general. He leaveson a dangerous
experiment, which is none other than % make
a sta voyage in a life-savinS suit. IL is his in
teHton 10 drop overheard not less than two
hundred miles from land, either after leaving
New York or before reaching Liverpool, when
he Will be left TO the mercy OF tie waves until
be shall meet with passing vessel Mr. B1vn
ton Is confident that BE VIII come ont al r GIT
IN the matter and prove the value Of the dress
This is rubber suit or armoT OF peculiar pat
tern containing compartments, which, when
Inflated, 1t Is claimed, are able 20 fiOst man OF
any weight in safety. The one taken BY ROyn-
ton will weigh fifteen pounds, and he carries
with him, in a rubber bag. two dozen signal
lights, two pounds of cheese, six pounds OF
crackers, one piece of BOlogne sausage, one axe
and one bowie knife for sharks, signal flags,
rockets, an extra suit of clothes aud a large
double blSded paddle with which TO prOpel him
self. Mr.. BoyntOn Is OF tine physique, and
weighed yesterday abOut one hundrei aud
eighty pounds. On the Jersey coast he claims
10 have saved seventy one lives.-N. T. Herald,
I2th,