New-York tribune., 1882-03-13

Homes vivid account ia the Everyday Book" Of the
manner In which the elephant "Chunec" was killed
when his condition threatened danger the visitors I'm
The menagrric Exeter Change n the spring s20"
says The G0sete as in the spring Of 1891 the condition
OF elephant the chief subject Of conyorsa
ton IN London and the fate Of the animal formed hai
year. IN THIS TIE second most remarkable incident IN
the metropolis. The proprietor Of Exeter Change. how
ever unlike the council II tho Geological society
Cbunee had been purchased at great eTpens" and hi
death meant lose " many hundreds ~ pounds hii
owner but he nevertheless determined upon the
tiOn ~ the poor animal The modern plan of selling
dangerous elephant to others, and Of transferring
another country the chOncs OF fatal accident had not
then been Invented"
The official tariff Of fees allowed by the
municipalities Of Darmstadt and Bessungen IN the latter
part OF fourteenth century the executioncrs Of
those for the performance OF their functions has
lately found IN the State archives OF Hesse Darn
stadt The appalling the punishment the higher,
rule TO have been the charge, without refer.
10 the physical exeron required on the part Of the
exccutoner Thus his fee for boiling criminal in oil
twentyfOur forms; for decaptating with the
sword fifteen forms and a half for quartering' the
same; for breaking the wheel, five forms thirty
kreuzcrs for tearing pieces" eighteen forms
Ten forms per head his charge for hanging and no
burnt denquens alive at the rate OF fourteen forms
apiece. For applying tho "Spansh Boot" his fee was
only two forms Five forms were paid e him every
time he subjected refractory witness to the torture OF
the rack. The amount was his due Tor branding
the OF the gallOws WIN redhOt iron upon me
back forehead check Of thief" as well As for cnf-
ting of the and OF slanderer or baspbemer
FlOgqng with rods q cheap punishment, its renu-
neration being fixed Of three forms thirty kreuzers
If The Deccdn Ondia) Herald gives fair re-
port OF what occurred several weeks at the town
hall OF Poonah the Rev. Joseph Cook, Of Boston, was
the central gure in rather dsagreeable episode Hav'
ing the OF his lecture that occasion made
the that India must become Christian In the
course fifty years. Mr. Cook invited the natives pres
ent to Join him In the Lords Prayer to the confusion OF
their gods Thereupon there cries Of shane
shamei" at which the Rev Mr.. Rivngton arose ana
said "The Lords Prayer very sacred and solemn
prayer and no one should be asked to join unless he
has received holy baptism II no use casting pearls
before swine" Cries Of 4" Who are the swnei) Mr.
Small then said that he had lived for eighteen years
among Brahmins and he had cause TO call any
Of them swine Tie president Major Richardson, here
nttrpOsed and said he disagreed with the lecturer IN III
stig upon Offering up the prayer as the autence con-
ss,ed of varied creods and he ruled that thc meeting
should di.perse without the prayer being SAID MT CoOk
became very much excited, and declared that Wlthoul
meaning any dsrepect he would not ne D0unh Dy inc
president OF the committee and that ne WoHd oHef UP
silent prayer The meeting then dispersed amid az ses
and applause.