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Monthly Archives: October 2012

Squirrels.

At a squirrel hunt which recently took place in the neighborhood of Fishing creek, Tyler county, Virginia, 13,000 squirrels were killed. The party consisted of 60 men, 31 on each side, and the hunt continued two days. The corn crop in that neighborhood, it is said, was in danger of being annihilated by this little […]

Chickens.

A hen, belonging to Benj. Gallaway, Esq. of Weakly county, Tenn., was sometime ago bitten by a rattlesnake, but by proper attention, the wound was cured. However strange to tell, we are informed that every egg laid since that time by this hen, has a picture of a rattlesnake represented upon the shell.-Mr. Galloway, who […]

Whales.

The Nantucket Enquirer says, that a Mr. Hale, of that Island, was recently seized by a whale, while sailing in an open boat, and shaken for some moments as a cat shakes a rat and then thrown to the distance of several yards. The editor adds, that the whales have become unusually fierce and cross. […]

The Largest Snake Yet.

Mr. Elaskim Thomas, returning on Saturday week, from an excursion on the Catskill mountains, heard a great rustling among the leaves close by, and presented the startling sound of rattles, apparently, of an enormous snake. He stood momentarily upon his guard, and it was well he did so, for, on looking about him, he presently […]

A Tough Goose.

Last winter during the hard frost which prevailed in England an inhabitant of Gloucestershire, back of the Sovern, near Bristol, lost a fine goose, which it was supposed had dived under the ice of a pond where it was wont to take its recreation, and lost its life. Five weeks afterwards the ice became partially […]

Bloodhounds.

It is reported that a rebellion broke out in a small detachment of the unmuzzled Bloodhounds on board of the flirt, causing terrible bloodshed, biting one of the keepers on the leg, and lock-jaw ensuing.

Elephant And Rhinoceros.

On the 24th ult. the elephant and rhinoceros, of the New York City Zoological Institute, got together and had a regular fight.-Before the keeper could part them, the rhinoceros was dead. He was valued at $15,000.

Bloodhounds.

It is certain that some 30 or 35 bloodhounds have been brought from Cuba to Florida, to be employed against the Seminoles.

Use Of Bloodhounds In War.

We see it publicly stated that Col. Taylor has had orders to import Blood Hounds from Cuba, to hunt down the Seminoles. We confess that such an arrangement jars upon the feelings; altho’ we are not prepared to say that direful necessity may not justify the employment of such savage allies. It was one of […]

The Bee Business.

Mr. Rice, of Ripley, Erie County, Pa., has an extensive establishment for keeping bees. Twenty years ago he had but one swarm, from which in twelve years he had 396 swarms. The Erie Gazette states, that they had then become so powerful, that they commenced depredations on the neighboring tribes, going out on predatory’ excursions […]