, 1879-02-12

Hotrc Dame Bay. They arc hoth Of enormous
size, ana thrn~ into the shhie all previous
specimens Of these monsters Of the tcep. Tie
largest Of the two neasurcd si1ty.h7e feet from
The extremity Of tho tcntac1es to the lip of tic
sai1,-tl,c body being twenty feet In length, and
Its largest arms forty-fve feet, willis tl shortes
ones were sixteen feet in LENGTH and thicker
than mans thigh. 1llcy had 10th bccn driven
by heavy gallo Into shallow wafer, anil.
when the tide reccded, were unable to eecape.
Unfortunately, the fishermen, not knowing
what an interest now attaches to these marin.
monsters, cut them up for dogs. meat: Their
fortunes would hare been made had they pre-
served them intact antl sent them 10 st. Johns.
"a lo7! tno 9ne specimen was taken at Cats.
ltoa, Trinity Bay, and brought in perfect cond!,
ior several days, and tt'en purchased for tho
New York Aquarium, where II attracted thou
sands of Visitors. It was afterwards exhibited tu
leading cities ot the United States, md realized
the only perfect captured el,ccfncn In existence.
1ts hotly Is ten feet 10 length, the tentaclcs
thirty feet, AMI the shorter arms eleven feet.
1hc ten arms had OIL them not lets than o,0tN
surkcrs. Ethrr one of it,ose recently canturetl
WIS 1oub1e the size OF tic succfu,en now In New
York. The beak and portions OF the head AMI
skin OF the larEc.t one have been preacryed, and
fegc, who has made the study of these creatures
a speciality. When The 1rei Of these hLlcous
monsters was discovered hy the fishermen, It
appeared to them shapc'css mass ltl mo-
' ~, AZ IN 81. 81 .os eey has s
which had hcrn left aground by the cfbtug ttle,
ami was struggling tlurd to escape. In Its
frantic efforts, 1t flung It's huge arms atuut.
mel behind tho head. It shouted streams Of
water, which was occasionally ,larkened by
being intcrmxcd with an Inky ftuki. lis great,
gfnssy eses struck terror Into their hearts. u,d
for ti1lc they looked OIL In silent horror at the
r0ntortions OF the huge monster. r]uekinR up
courage as the fish bccatne exhausted. they
harpoooetl II. ahd fatsened s'le ropet to
t!eetfnk s.na,s a Ths the the tas 1sssds
the dcvtl-ilsh are thin, bi. tough as
leather. md 80 pIahlc Tint The creature can
work them with a. great ease and raptd!ty "a
cat works her paws. Their bEoatentd extretn.
!t'cs arc covered with powerful suckers. thu
largest being al Inch und a half in. diameter:
The margins Of thcse suckers are horny, alui
have shar1l teeth In the centre Is d piston, Or
plug, which the animal can resract at will will,
dcnt!culated edges aEnk dee ep into the flesh Of
ss$4 e." tas *''S 'ss :" Il: IL:
s sefes Side m tova1s5 s5' m pTeFq e.o 'fs saess 1.
The larger onr OF those eian. c,it,Ies Just cap
tnre. must hnve had 800 or 3,OU0 suckers. Tie
tl.h has vcEy powerful horny heak, sklaprd like
that of parrot: \ hug In tsloau huge, clatpfnY
arms, With their thousands Of suckers actlae
IKE cu}pInE. .glasses and sinking deep Into the
s!esi, ii, say tioti!ng Of the powerful bcak ren!-
Ing the victim, would produce very uncotn-
furtablo sensation. When It Is considered that
Indy twrntv feet IN length md fourteen feet
III circumference works those grcat arms, " ia
rasY to sec that sl.e tales toll IN ancient .nes
about these deyilGslI, uni ttcir fcrocty ai,,l
power, were not without 4otne foundation In
fact.
Bo.-fnf oisndich II n. 7t4hHne
St. JoMH. y. D., Fcb. lf.-In 1s1b there were
niio.e.i Into ST. :john 81! vessels. consisting u
1'k} schooncrs, 100 brigs and brixaMtnes. 10
barks a'il shiJs, nnd eight steaInern; the gross
amount Ut pfo.apc was so,,5U n 1877 tlaeru
arrfred with pilots 7l5 vessels, consisting of }l5
sehrs, scVcnty-threc br,Vs unl bEigantlnes, 40
barss, ninety ships, and eight ateauicrs; a!"i TIC
the arrivals numbered t4i, aill consisted Ut 1!1
ErhnoHcrB. lo3 briggs autl briCantfnes, 15l b1rks,
cfellty-four Ehlos, and ten steamers; IND the
plUtace amounted to 43b, ,1l2, In 1875 there
were ha arrivals. and tlle Dllotaeo amounted to
s1hsla Br dcductlnG - cents per foot fEu,n
the Wlotage OF outward -bound vessels, the
Commissioners hays been enabled tu pay nil
thrir expenses, office, Secretary, etc. anu bc-
bitcs, thry have funded Sa5, ,0o0 Tor the benefit
ut the r,tots. BY this means tie board is v.la-
blcl to nav g., tEU each 10 two eltleranruatrl
pilots alsd sl01 year each to two widows utnl
$.u ycnr cach to two children Of two pilots.
Special lNrpdfeh TO The 1r!bun6
HALIFAX. Fen. n.-lnformation has been re-
cc.yed here of the murder of u Noyn-Scot,an
! named Jau,rs Clark, suEar.planlcs III The Re-
lHth Ut December. lie waa native Of llutlta1.
atnt lived on hia piantatlun, near the 1'own ur
Felicia, about two 1enEues trom Leon, Tie Cspl-
| 4nI CITY of tile Ncpublfr. lie was aksassnatcu
uy two natives, brott'c.R, named ptlclles, who
gayo him fourteen wuunas with long caue-knscs
| called liaclut:cs. Elatk lived until the mnrnug
0f The I'D. His assusstns hll not been arrested
| ut latest advlrcs.