Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-11-20

noticsd large sperm whale alongside,
so close that his spouting wet the deck.
The creature had evidently lost his
SCHOOL, and mistaken the ship for one
of his own species. He remained with
it for four days and nights and travelled
800 nautical or 1,025 statute miles with.
out rest, and, as far as one could gath.
er, without food. He was never more
than seventy yards away, and for the
most part close against the ship under
her quarter, where the draft made the
swimming easier for him. The
length of the animal was about forty.
seven feet. The first day he was very
lively, diving frequently beneath the
ships bottom, on one occasion scratch
ing himself severely After that he kept
close alongside like tired Ncwfound
land dog.
A REMARKABLE accident occurred at
the Penryn quarry, Placer, CAL, recent.
ly, by which John E. Owens lost foot.
MIR. Owens was engaged with others in
hoisting rock from the quarry with a
derrick. An immense load was swinging
out of the pit when the derrick cable
broke and the granite fell back with
crash. The stone did not hit any one,
but the broken rope went kissing through
the air like shot. and the flying end
caught Mr.. Owens around the left leg at
the ankle joint. The force of the blow
must have been extreme, for the foot was
severed from the leg by the stroke as
completely as if it had been cut off with
a broad AK DR.. Todd was sent for and
he amputated the leg just above the cut
made by the rope, and Mr.. Owens is do.
ing well under the circumstances. The
accident is an odd one. .-v.ss-z,-@ses7s
THE story related below furnishes
thinking material for superstitious train
men; A newspaper reporter with fer
tile imagination has discovered that mail
car No. 4s, belonging to the Illinois
Central Railroad, is haunted and en-
vironed by pale of bad luck Since
clerk died in the car it has been per-
turbed by doors flying open without
cause and bolts falling out in spite of
wrenches to secure them beyond loosen
ing influence of the jar or ghost, and
that even the well known magic power
of an old horseshoe has exercised no
potency over the spirit of unrest When
that remedy fails the car must be in a
bad way, at least it will appear SO to
trainmen who, as q class, are as super
stitious as sailors.
HENRY BAssFoaD, when he was driv-
ing home from Suisun, CAL, the other
day, saw large bullsnake stretched
across the road, and he thought it would
be a good joke to run the wheel OF his
cart over the reptile. He did SO and the
next instant the wriggling, squirming
five-foot monster was in his lap, brought
up from the ground by the revolution of
the wheel. Henry kicked and frisked
about and the snake Kissed and struck at
everything in reach. The situation be-
came so uncomfortable that he decided
to throw himself from the cart but in
an endeavor to do so he became entang-
led in some manner and the horse be-
came frightened and ran considerable
distance, dragging Mr.. Bassford and
bruising him up severely. When he had
stopped the horse his snakeship wac
missing.
THERE is German living in Brooklyn,
N. Y, who follows peculiar avocation.
This man goes, on request, to the back
yards of his customers who keep hens
but do not know how to kill them skill.
fully, or do not like to do so, and there
catches and slaughters as many fowls as
may be desired, in thoroughly business
like and expeditions manner. No flop
ping and headless birds bowl around the
yard to the terror of the children and the
horror of the women, but they die gen
teelly and quietly, and the hen-butcher
pockets his little fee.
A FIRE was caused In singular way
the other day in Highland Park, oppo.
site New Brunswick, N. j. The large
and handsome country residence of Mr..
Peter Zimmerman was discovered to be
on fire. The flames were first seen in a
bay window at the east end of the third
story hall, where the sun was shining in.
1t is concluded that the fire was started
by dimple in the window glass con-
tracing the suns rays. The flames were
quickly extinguished by using water
from the tank on the roof
THERE is curiosity in Carrollton,
Ala, in the way of an eyeless mule colt.
The colt is three or four months old. 1t
is very well developed in every other re.
spect, but it has no eyes and no place for
them. The face where its eyes should be
is as smooth as its jaws, yet has eye mus
cles. for the hide contracts regularly as If
batting its eyes, but has no eyes and no
eye shape.
A Los ANGELES paper describes to-
mato tree growing in that city. 1t is a
native of Guatemala, and the fruit grows
in clusters, the tomatoes being smooth
and perfectly oval in shape. They are
now green, but they will turn first yellow
and then go to glowing red, when they
will be ripe. They taste very much like
the ordinary tomato.
The horrors of 'tL'Homme qui Ritz
have been repeated in Russia. A band
Of professional beggars were caught in
the act of disfguring child whom they
had kidnapped, for the purpose of max.
ing her an object of pity when begging.
The band included two children with.
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