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The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], An English officer killed by an elephant. (search)
An English officer killed by an elephant. --The English papers say that a young officer, Lieut. Hughes, of the 66th Regiment, was lately killed in the Wynaad jungle, in a reencounter with an elephant. He was a steady shot, with plenty of nerve, and, having rolled the animal over with the first shot, he went up to him, thinking him dead, when the beast rose up and charged. Lieut. Hughes put up his rifle to fire, but the cap missed, and the animal absolutely crushed him to death with his nglish papers say that a young officer, Lieut. Hughes, of the 66th Regiment, was lately killed in the Wynaad jungle, in a reencounter with an elephant. He was a steady shot, with plenty of nerve, and, having rolled the animal over with the first shot, he went up to him, thinking him dead, when the beast rose up and charged. Lieut. Hughes put up his rifle to fire, but the cap missed, and the animal absolutely crushed him to death with his weight. He was found in the mire dreadfully mangled.
The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
By the Governor of Virginia.--a proclamation. --Whereas, vacancies have occurred in the Convention of Virginia by the resignation of Williams C. Wickham, the member elect from the county of Henrico, and by the death of John N. Hughes, the member from the county of Randolph, and of Valentine W. Southall, the member from the county of Albemarle; and, also, by the expulsion from the Convention of Caleb Bogges, of the county of Lewis; Wm. G. Brown and James C. McGrew, of the county of Preston; John S. Burdett, of the county of Taylor; James Burley, of the county of Marshall; John S. Carlile, of the county of Harrison; Marshall M. Dent, of the county of Monongalia; E. B. Hall, of the county of Marion; Chester D. Hubbard, of the county of Ohio; Jno. J. Jackson, of the county of Wood; Geo. McPorter, of the county of Hancock; Chapman J. Stuart, of the District composed of the counties of Doddridge and Tyler, and Campbell Tarr, of the county of Brooke: Therefore, the Sheriffs of the