The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-07-07
Battle Between Bull Dog and d Horse.

Battle Between Bull Dog and a Horse.
CHICAGO, Jiiy IA dispatch from
Detroit, Mich, says; s. Keiter, of this
city, recently imported an Il Iglish !
bull dog warranted to never open its
Jaws when once they had closed on an
enemy. Keiter was very proud CT his
purchase and exhibited il frequently
to select circle of friends. Recently
the dog was given corner in the sta
bic, where Mr.. Keiter also kept fas.
pacing horse. Yesterday Keiter lock-
ed the two animals in the barn and
went away on an excursion. When
he returned and opened the barn door
ia the evening, tie WAS Mortified to
fiud the horse on the floor nearly
dead, while hanging to- its under jaw
irom which the flesh had been torn,
leaving the bone almost bare, WAS the
bull dog alive, but badly bruised. Mr..
Keiter called in his friends, and At once
set to work relieving It's" t>r.e # his
terrible antagonist. The dog was
choked, kicked, pounded, burned with
hot irons, and a wedge driven into his
jaws but all to no purpose. Finally an
ak was procured and the dogs head
chopped off. Then it was difficult to
loosen the grip. The horse was gotten
to his feet and an examination made.
He will probably die. His skin was
! torn from his body in many places
where the dog had evidently tried to
fasten his teeth and he was SCARED
from head to foot. The dog had evil
IDENTIFY had one hold on the horses
breast for there a large piece OF flesh
was torn of. 1t had been battle
royal. Probably the dog after break-
Ing his rope had wandered into the
stall aud coming too near his heels
had been kicked. He retaliated with
his teeth and the fight began. There
was hardly whole bone left in the
dogs body and the horse will not be
good for anything il he lives.
Captain G. A. tombstone, now a
guest at the Hoffman House, and a
member of the national Democratic
committee for Mississippi, tells a very
good story. He WAS present at the
white house when President Cleveland
announced his acceptance of the nomi-
nation. At the collation. which follow
ed he thought he would like to take
his daughter souvenir of the occasion,
and with that object in view, he quiet-
|ty secreted a napkin. With much joy,
when he returned to his his hotel in
New York, he embraced his daughter
and said: "Keep this, my dear, for in
after years it will remind you of a very
memorable OCCASION" His beautiful
daughter looked at it and exclaimed
"Why, my dear father, this servictte
is darned in at least twenty Places
Nothing could have pleased the cap.
tain more, for he at once responded
"My child, this is another instance o
the economy and thrift of theDemocra
ic Observation-Disclosures York Herald
The proper thing now with the "sum
nler girI' is 10 go out between the acts
just like man, and drink soda water
A duo or trio of girls often 60 to tn,
theatre unattended by male escorts, al
ways adopting the English plan aat
each paying for her own seat. At th'
end of an act they get up and file out II
drink soda water, one of them "stand
ing trcat' for the entire party. Thel
they walk back, laughing and chatting
for all the world like brothers. Lot
of the girls also accompany their escort
In their entire journey, and probably er
JOY the opera the more for not sittin,
in their seats while the curtain is down
- Washington Critic.
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