Show NEWS BY MAIL nathan a child months old wa pensioned to death recently by alio nur c giving it milk in which a spider had been drowned immediately after drinking it the child was into spasms and died in a few moments TEXAS an incident of alic recent flood was the drowning of an entire family father mother and four children at grand lake the town ot lynchburg on the bay at alio mouth of the sin jacinto river was completely tim water rose so swiftly eliat alio escaped to a neighboring fiill entirely surrounded by water leaving all provisions and effects to alio mercy of the tide I ho present thaw and rain are causing a general rie ri e in the rivers of new england though no serious damage has resulted thus far the merrimac Mor is so swollen at manches ter N II 11 that mill iyce tili ul i fiti i ire temporarily out I NEW YORE the elephant bolivar of van ami burgs menagerie mina gerie was attacked by ft camel while the show was in progress at a day or two ago and tho elephant was badly ed the camel catching liis trunk in his and il in a terrible the camel biad to be choked with chains before it would let go tho elephant cost and lie u till severely from his wounds during the fight alio audience was panic stricken and tho roar of tho elephant could bo hoard a long distance |