Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, April 11, 1868
Lately, dogs have been disappeared in Antwerp, Belgium, in a mysterious manner. The disappearances grew so numerous that special efforts were made to elucidate the mystery, and the result was the apprehension of two persons, who confessed that during one year they stole no fewer than two-hundred dogs, the skins of which sold to toy makers, went for the manufacture of children’s drums; the grease made excellent pomade; and the carcasses were passed through the sausage-making machines.
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, August 31, 1850
A Most Extraordinary Leap-or rather, extraordinary leaps, were made on Friday evening last, by a sorrel mare, the property of Mr. Wm. Zimmerman. A lad about 12 years of age, a son of Mr. Edward Hughes, was riding the animal to water, when being bitten by a dog, she shied and ran. her first noble performance was leaping over a wagon loaded with manure, which she cleared at a bound; then taking up the road to Berryman’s Mines, she turned, and ran down the railroad to where a bridge crosses Wolf creek; here she paused, gathered her energies, jumped, and passed entirely over, the bridge, which was not planked, making a clear leap of twenty-seven feet by actual measurement. This leap was performed in the presence of several witnesses, and there cannot possibly be any mistake about it.-must have either cleared the bridge, gone through it, or have lighted on a single plank less than a foot wide, and if she had alighted on this plank, the leap would have been twenty-two feet. She touched nowhere, however, covering the whole distance of 27 feet.-Pottsville (Pa.) Miner’s Journal.
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, August 28, 1850
The Cleveland Herald says the grasshoppers are doing much damage to the growing crops in Lake County; The apple orchards have been stripped of everything save the limbs and fruit.
, Sangamo Journal on Monday, December 23, 2024
A freight train of the N. Y. and Erie railroad left Dunkirk the other day over three-hundred feet long and containing two-thousand seven-hundred and ninety-seven head of livestock, consisting of beeves, sheep and hogs, valued at $15,000. It was drawn by one locomotive.
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Monday, October 28, 1850
An account has been published in the Boston papers of an attack made upon the baroque Parker Cook, July 22nd, by a large sperm whale. Capt. G. Smith, of the schooner Union, just arrived at Boston, has given further details of the singular affair.
“The whale was a very large one, yielding one-hundred and three barrels of oil. When first lanced, the whale stove and capsized the boat with his head, and the line caught the leg of the boat steerer, John Hoxie, nearly severing the foot. While in the water, Hoxie took his knife from his pocket and cut the line. The waist-boat picked up the crew. Finding the whale was very warlike, Capt. Cook prepared his bomb-lance and gun, and in the meantime the whale attacked the bark, and struck her in the stem, which penetrated the head of the whale to the depth of the stem. The shock was so great that it threw everyone on board upon the deck, and started the false stem. The whale then went off about a half a mile, and run upon the vessel a second time, but with less force. Capt. Cook then attacked the whale while in his boat, with his dumb lance, and fired three times within 80 yards, the whale coming at him each time with his mouth open, and “showing fight” in the most desperate manner. The third lance caused him to spout blood, and he died soon after. When the whale was cut in, Capt. C. bore away for Fayal, to land Mr. Hoxie.”
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, September 17, 1850
Sam Patch Beat by a Cow.-A cow belonging to Mr. Davis, who lives near Portage Middle Falls, made her first leap a few days since. The place was the projecting rock on the West side of the river, a few rods below the falls, and just North of the “Devil’s Hole,” where it is over one-hundred and thirty feet from the top to the water below! This being the first experiment, she chose a time when no one would see her. But that the attempt was made, and made successfully, is proved by the following facts- when they went to milk her a night she was seen standing down by the river on the opposite (East Side,) and there was no possible way for her to get there but by jumping or falling from the rocks! On examining, the place where she went over it was indicated by the appearance of the grass that grows on the edge of the precipice. After her fall, she swam the river, and deliberately awaited the assistance of her friends. She was taken down the river about a mile, to the lower falls, and helped up the steep bank by means of ropes, having been in no way injured by her adventure. (Wyoming County Mir.)
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 1850
There are 1,000 cattle slaughtered daily at the packing houses in Chicago. The color of the waters of the Chicago River is materially changed and corrupted by the offal thrown into the river.
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, November 21, 1850
We noticed a drove of between eight-hundred or a thousand fine hogs going to Beardstown, to-day, for Mr. Tinsley, who we learn had bought several thousand to drive to this point.
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, December 17, 1850
Herr Driesbach.-The great “Lion Tamer,” Herr Driesbach, came to town a day or two since, looking as well, or better, than we remember ever to have seen him. He has been engaged in conducting or rather humanizing animals in the East, since here before, but hearing that Elephants, Lions, Tigers, Leopards and other wild beasts were in the city, and in keeping, by the invitation of C. Ballard, the superintendent, he yesterday proceeded to the place. It had been some three years since Herr Driesbach saw these animals; but they remembered him and as much as shook hands with their old acquaintance. The Lion did not rush into his arms-he took a good look first, then gave a recognition. The Elephant spoke out the best he could at the first question, and evidently “knew the man.” The old Bengal Tiger was the most excited, and in his demonstrations of joy in beholding his old master, cut some queer antics, and finally laid down to receive the caresses of Driesbach as contented as a lamb. It is truly wonderful what power Herr has over the wild beasts, and it is somewhat unaccountable, for although he is himself a large man, with profusion of hair, he has a mild generous countenance, from which we argue that he rules by kindness rather than by severity, the wild beasts of the forest.
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, December 17, 1850
Death by Hydrophobia.
A most melancholy case of hydrophobia has just occurred in the family of Mrs. Law, a highly respected colored woman in this town. The facts as nearly as we can learn them, are substantially these; a few weeks ago the son of Mrs. Law, a very likely, intelligent young man of about 20 years of age, was bitten in the hand by a dog of his, as he was attempting to separate him and another dog, which were fighting. The dog, immediately after the occurrence, disappeared. But the wound in the young man’s hand soon healed, and no more was thought about it. It was not long, however, before one or two swine of Mrs. Law’s died strangely; and presently three or four of her cows and young creatures were strangely affected; some of them died, others were killed. One of the cows pursued the young man in the field, and he was only enabled to escape from her by climbing hastily into a tree. The cow continued to watch at the foot of the tree, and was finally shot there.
Meanwhile the dog which had been attacked by the one belonging to the young man, began to act strangely, and was dispatched by its owner. Early last week, young Law began to feel pain in the hand and arm that had been bitten; and in the morning, upon rising, complained of being unwell and feverish, and said the idea of water or drink of any kind was loathsome and distressing to him. These symptoms increased upon him, and it was decided that the next day-Tuesday last-he should set off in quest of medical aid, from a physician in Litchfield county, who was supposed to be able to cure the dreadful disease of which he now felt convinced he was experiencing the first symptoms.
On Tuesday he started by Railroad for the Western part of the state, and two or three days after, a letter came from the physician stating that the young man was raving with the hydrophobia, and could possibly survive only a very short time. Since then, we do not learn that any additional intelligence has been received. (Norwich, Connecticut Courier.