Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-26
Snske--I,irtis-Fish.

The citizens Of Warrick county, Ind,
have been in a state of excitement Tor three
weeks over the appearance OF monster
snake in the fields and woods OF Madison
township. All efforts 70 kill Il or drive II
away from the ueighborhood proved inei-
feciual until Monday, when jacob Jones
espied 1t leisurely crawling under nus barn;
He at once seized q heavy crowbar and
gave il battle. At the OppOrtune moment,
when the snake could not present It's head
TO him in It's own defence, he struck u
across she back with the iron crow bar and
paralyzod II. II WAS but the work OF few
moments 10 finish IL. IN measured ~ ieet
1917 inches long and was Is inches IN err
conference four feet from the head. IL IS
supposed 20 be- An anaconda that escaped
from a menagerie.
The highest birds nest in Atlanta is IN
the dome OF the new Capitol. IL was bullt
hv two onterprising English sparrows. VINO
have Matched brood of five small birds
The nest - built where several non rattcrs
cross, and is near 90 one OF the open WIZ
dows. When this Is closed they search all
over the dome for q place ~ egrcsS, and
sometimes are compelled 10 ind their way
10 the bottom of tie dome aud fly through
the open iransom. The nest Is built where
no one can modest 10, and the nye little
birds have been raised ia perfect security.
Two Santa Cruz Cal. > fishermen recently
caught baSklug-s mark between thirty 3uu
thuy-hve feet long IN their net. tlght-
ing furi0uslv to get free the hsh only
wrapped himself tighter IN the folds OF
the net. The fishermen let him alone
until he drowned himself, and. WIN the
assistance of seven boats, pulled MN into
the b3v. The bash ug-snarks are not man
eaters and aye not 40 all dangerous. ms
one weighed about two tons. he liYer or
this species is about one third of the whole
fish. and the amount % oll fried ont OF It's
hyer was between 100 and 100 gallons.
II has. perhaps. never been known until
Friday last that the fish IS liable 10 at least
one If the Ills which have been generally
thought that the human flesh alone IS heir
tO-aud that rs the tapeworm. his rather
singular information rs yOuched for by Mr..
n. A. Seim. of Baltimore who states that
while his servant was cleaning some null
lets she noticed something that wriggled
iu one of them Ikea worm. The attention
Of Mrs. Seim was called TO the wrlggler.
She took IL oui and sent % DR.. William
Is. Rider for Investigation. The latter cN-
amnol the worm and pronounced II q
genuine iapeWogm. lie has tho worm now
ln alcohol.
The largest muecalonee ever taken there
was caught ~ Sw,utou. Mass, last week
bv Carl Roberts. Claude Sowles, and Lewis
Sutrr woilr trolling above the dam. II
took Boberts's spoon near the cove above
the iron ra'noud bridge. and 1t took all
three ~ hau him iu. just as he was land-
cd ON shore no broke the gang of hooks
and would have escaped. hut Lewis Suteg
couldn't think of losing such prize, and
quick as am athlete ho leaped upon the
hack Of tine tvouiy-four-pouud fish Nor
such it proved to hel. and after o terrible
tussle M which he was badly bitten and a
new suit of clothes ruined, he succeeded
nm oyepowcruI the fish, which Is Tour