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mino and His Band.—What he People Think of Sending Him There-

•. AUGUSTINE, Fla., April 12.—[To lor of GAZETTE.]—As many of your era know St Augustine was first led by the Spaniards and is the. jst city in th« United States. For ral years the city has been quite a th and pleasure resort for visitors las a result of this undergone many iges. There are four large hotels beside the numerous private ,3es: any visitors are drawnfhere by a loeity to see the landmarks of the Spanish regions the old cathedral !ted over one hundred years ago old Spanish slave market, in which 0 exposed for sale the white slaves aght from the island of Minoroa by f'r Spanish owners the Plaza de la istitution on which, stand the obelisk ited in commemoration of the glorievent which gave to the people conutiooal liberty and the right to iern themselves and the monument bted in memory of those who left St. justine in their country's cause and er returned old Fort Marion built the Spaniards many years ago and ich has been the witness of many bdly deeds, and if its dungeons could ak they would doubtless tell-of many

SOQIS who like the PBI90NBB OF CEOZAIOS J* "the last—the sole—the dearest link jken this fetal plaoe the old City tee, built of ooquina, the same ma]al of whioh the fort and cathedral constructed, whioh stand as sentij5 watching over the ancient city on one side and as a warning to the oity on the other side that all things ist perish. Two of these attractions gone, the Spanish Cathedral and the slave market, and the manner of for distraction was a sudden and unacted as it wan tragic. This mornat 4 o'clock the populace was jused from slumber by the unusual Jrm of fire—this is TIY THE SEOOND FIRS THHY HAVE HAP ihin the recollection of the oldest oiti*—anil you can not begin to imagine jat the oonsternotion and alarm of the 1ple was when they discovered it the St. Augustine Hotel fronting

Plaza de la Constitution was enloped in flames. What added to their iirm and lent energy to their efforts |s the fact tbat their sacred Cathedral, fwhich the oldest of the citizens had pn baptised and in which their ancesTS had worshiped for several generals, stood in imminent danger of be'.jj swept away by the raging holocaust jd only too surely were their fears ilized for nothiDg stands now but the kokened and' charred walls of what *8 onoe one of the oldest churches in |s oountry. The Catholics are in tears jer the loss of the dearest and most jerislied monument to the devoutness I their ancestors. This to them is (in sparable loss, a loss that cannot be jmpensated for by the erection of a pJern and grander structure. As the ^mes hissed and roared and lashed walls they seemed bent upon the jmplete destruction of the grand old lurch whioh has stood the ravages of |ne and with it abliteration of all the feet associations. jl too was baptized within its walls td could not help sheddiug tears to je the dear old plaoe swept thus from memory of man. But ,"Nile shall purane his changeless course ie pyramids shall fall." The next building to catoh after the ptel was the slave market which* stood aposite the Pltizade Ja Constitution, lien the old cathedral and then the tmseB to the north and east of the

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as the next street were consumed.the wind bten blowing from the nth every house between the plaza ad the fort must have been burned pong the houses burned was ke building used as the courthouse, ill the clerks papers and records were lived, but the papers and records in the Jfice of the judge of probate were lost, he judge, tho«i*h he had ample time understand, did net trouble himself I much as to come to the fire. His bnduot id very eeverely censured by jie people.

The narrowness of the streets, many them being too narrow to admit of images passing each other, makes it ?xt to impossible to check a fire. The ire department is volunteer and consta of a hook and ladder company and pe very indiffereut .engine. When we ike into consideration the great danger "om exposure to fire because of the lose proximity of the' houses and the arrowness of the streeta we can but •ionder that the enterprising people of ie place have not insisted long before Ms upon having a paid and well orinized fire department. At a recant ^ection the people voted against pay|g for the water supply and as a result ie bydrante were shut off.

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Ft. Marion is alive with Indians of all ages and conditions. Through the influence of one of the officers in command I succeeded in securing admission into the fort for myself and a party, of ladies and at 12 today I PAID MY RESPECTS TO TECS NOTORIOUS

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band of four hundred and forty-six. They are very carefully watched for they area bad set. Some of them lack a good deal of being civilized and it is necessary that one should be accompanied by an officer

The citizens are very much opposed to having the Indians kept here and they do not hesitate to characterize the action of the Government in sending them here as an outrage. The women and children and some of the men are allowed to go out upon the reservation and as I happened to be quartered next to the reservation I have the pleasure of greeting some of them every time I step into the yard. They come into my friend's yard at all hours of the day and lounge out under the trees and on the

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ortico making themselves perfectly at They seem to be honest. Seeing a woman with a peculiarly shaped nose I asked the cause of it and was told that it had been cut. It seems tbat such is the penalty for infidelity to her liege lord and master. WHAT AN INDUCEMENT TO LEAD VIRTUOUS

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was much gratified at not finding any more women among them thus marred. Gromino ia held a prisoner at Pensacola with about fourteen of his tribe. Among tbe warriers here $iere is an old chief named Ohiwawa who is over one hundred yeara old. It is said' the old fellow has a scalp for every year of his life. Tne women as a rule are very ugly—especially the older ones—and the manner in which they dob their faoes with red and yellow paint does not add to their good looks.

In conclusion I will say that I think the fire, though a private loss, will suit in a public benefit. The resident and stores were very old buildings an since the lots are worth as much withoiil tne houses as with them there is every reason to believe that the burnt district will be rebuilt in a very short time. For St. Augustine $et me say that 1 think it justly deserve& the name of being one of the pleasantest winter resorts iu the state.

EDWIN ST. Glo.

Today's Telegrams. ...

The Pittsburg banquet tonight commemorative of the 65th birthday of Gen. Grant promises to be a big affair. Prominent Republicans from all parts of the country will be present. The New York Senate this morning adjourned in honor of the birthday.

The Marquis of Lansdowne having deckned to ratify the arrangements of his agent with his tenants Wm. O'Brien, of the United Ireland, will delay no longer in proceeding to Canada and agitate against Lansdowne.

In the lower house of the Prussian Diet today the new ecclesiastical bill was ordered to a-third reading by a vote of 243 to 100.

There is a better feeling in Paris over rumors that Schnaebel will be paroled.

South Park.

SOUTH PABK, April 27.—[GAZETTE special.]—They had a big fire in Rosedale the other day and there were two houses burned down.——The scarlet fever is raging around here. Eck Shewmsker lost both his children with it. Mrs. Amanda Boatman and Mrs. Emola Boatman were the guests of Mrs. Books last week. Mrs. Tyrell is visither brother-in-law Mr. Lafe Gilbert in Illinois. They have their new shaft nearly done at Rosedale. Mrs. Wiseman was in Rosedale yesterday.

Death of a Bigamist.

BOSTON, April 26—Dr. A. J. Grant the noted bigamist, died at tbe Cambridge jail at 8 o'clock this morning after an illness of several days. He was awaiting trial for robbing and deserting a Cambridge lady immediately after marrying her. Other charges of a similar nature were accumulating against him rapidly.

A Heartless Mother.

CINCINNATI, April. 26.—Anna Saulsmeier, the mother of an illegitimate infant, was caught burning her babe in a cooking stove and was arrested. Her paramour was arrested. Tbe roasted infant was also taken out pf the fire by the officer.

Youthful Fiends.

CLEVELAND, April 27.—A murder is being investigated by the coroner. The viotim, Robbie Brown, a black orphan, two years and nine months old, living with Mrs. Docile, died yesterday. Lizzie and Mary Docile, Carrie Smith and Hattie Jewell were arrested for the murder. At the coroner's inquest a witness named Snyder said he had seen one of the women under arrest beat the child with a bull whip, knock it down and pound its head against tbe floor. The child was half starved. The murderers are all under fifteen years pld.

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CHARLESTON, S. C., April 26—Calhoun day broke bright and beautiful and at an early hour great throngs began to gather along the line of inarch of the grand military i»nd oivio procession whioh preceded the unveiling ceremonies. Nearly all the chief men of this state and many prominent visitors from abroad are here to do honor to the memory of South Carolina's distinguished son. -There was considerable delay in forming the procession and the ceremonies, whioh should have commenced at 11 a. m., were delayed until 1 p. m. The parade formed on South Battery and marched through the main street of the dity tb Marion Square, where the monument is erected.. Upon the arrival of the procession in the square the chief marshal of the day oalled tbe vast assemblage to order and the Mayor, who presided^ asked the Rev-: Charles Cottworth to make fee opening prayer.

The rush to hear Secretary Lamar was immense and the great square is black tnth people, while every available galfery, piazza, talc6ny, window and other point of vsntege on the citadel, and the windows on King, Calhoun and Meeting streets enclosing the square on three sides are oocupied. So far nothing hps occurred to mar the success of the pleas day.

DING HER HONOK.

of the Cleveland Girl Murdered by a Fiend,

Jbf the pretty young 'servant lrf the household of Rev. Wmv&atth, assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian church, who died defending her honor, was buried today. Rev. Father Thorpe, of St. John's Catheeral, delivered the ser mon. Among other things he said: "This murderer belongs to a class that females would be justified in arming themselves against. They would be justified in striking down the man that insulted them. I know of no crime that cries to heaven as that of this wretch, who still lives but who will be judged by God. Oh, friends, is it not a consolation that we have women in our land who will lay down life sooner than honor? Such chastity and virtue is a consolation to mourning friends. She died for honor. She died for purity. She died a martyr's death and may God have mercy on her soul. That spirit that no base hand can lay toucb upon has gone to God and may God receive it."

While the clergyman was speaking audible sobs were heard from all parts of the church and at the conclusion the vast assemblage was in tears. The casket waalborne to the vestibule of the Cathedral, where the remains were viewed as the people passed out. The cortege then took its way to St. John's cemetery on Woodland avenue where the interment took place and where poor murdered Maggie McCarthy was laid to rest.

A GIRL'S STORY.

Thrown in the River Because She Resisted Outrage. NEW YOBK. April 26.—Kate Fisher,\ girl about 16 years of age, living at No. 780 Second avenue, was found by a canal boat captain in the water clinging to tbe piles underneath the dock at the foot of East Twenty-eighth street early this morning. She said that she had been there for ten hours and had bee* flung into the water by a young ruffian who had tried to assault her, but had been deterred from his purpose by her struggles and outcries. She said she was a good swimmer and thus had saved her life when tossed in the river. Her clothes were all torn gnd had a bedraggled appearance. He parents say tbat the girl is truthful, but the police doubt her story.

Oeath of L. H. Greene.

RILEY, April 24—[GAZETTE special] Luther Hamilton Greene died April 17th. He was born April 29th, 1824, in Riley township near the iron bridge rear Riley. He leaves a rife and six children to mourn his loss. He was a devoted christian, a fond hitsband and a good father. His loss is Jeeplv felt. He was a member of the Mewiodist chnrch.

FRAIRIETON.

A Writer Who Poxes Fun at "Old Luke." PRAIRIETOS, April 25—[GAZBTTB special J—Prairieton township, although by no means inclined to be boastful, has reason to feel tbat she is not behind her sister townships ia intelligence, enterprise and business qualifications of her citizens, although, occasionally, a crank looms up within her borders.

Last week a remarkable individual who styles himself "Old Luke," fearing no doubt that his intellectual greatness would never be discovered by anybody but himself, bfitiomes a newspaper correspondent. & speaking of the wheat belonging to a jpatleman in the neighborhood Old £*j&ke says it ia iihe best prospect he eWte saw, which, very likely, is true although he must have seen some wheat beloOtfing to other people, as he is not thought «i be very near-sighted, because he can see as far as the end of his nose which must be some distance in front, judging from the way he pokes it into other naopie'g business. A~man in tbe neighborhood bought a very oheap horse which, of course, was no body's business but his own, but Old Luke speakc^f it as a "Jersey Wilkes horse" and even goes on as follows: "He says it ifill' not be necessary for me to give a description and pedigree at this writing, t.4iow the horee says this, we infer frq^he construction, but what puzzles us is* jpfry is tbe language of the horsfe so faaimac. to Old Luke? But perhaps it is because his ears are unusually long astwefl as his nose, and that accounts it. Then he speaks about "Jim's fetm" and "Jims clerks," but who is tbiii -Sim*' anyway? Is he another long-eared oregture, or is he Old Luke's keeper? ^Poor Old Luke! Perhaps he Condition Powder, and may he hipve green pastures and often have tb? pleasure of seeing "that horse mane" also get a chance to try tha"mer to" of the oats. .J, JOCKEY.

J-fit SENATOR HEARST.

The Inter-Stite Commerce Lay is a Good Law Alt Ar&i'nd. ST. LOUIS, April 26—Senator George Hearst, of California,in this city. He was asked what, in his opinion, would be the effect of the inter-state commerce

"My opi^ra^wayflCas^MT^itrtt would be very detrimental" Senator Hearst replied. "From the outset I saw that the bill would be specially injurious to us, as it militated against a cheap long haul, and we Californians have the longest haul in the country. I think, however, that the law is highly beneficial to the country at large, and it need not be particularly injurious to California if the railroads aot in the proper manner. "The objeet of the commission is to do good, not harm its members are earnest and intelligent, and if the' railroads will only endeavor to obey the law, not attempt to raise obstacles to its enforcement or to evade it, all will go wril, as they are given very large latitude and can alter the application of the statute to suit their circumstances of each particular case. But if the roads endeaver to antagonize and hamper tbe commission thoy will be dealt with in a very summary nnd effective fashion aa both the president and the commissioners are determined that the law shall be obeyed."

A R£LIC*0F THE WAR.

It Explodes in a Picnic Party With Great Effect. NEW YORK, April 26.—A special from Harper's Ferry, W. Va., says: "A picnic party Sunday afternoon on Bolivar Heights, above the town, came across an old bombshell, a relic of the war. It was taken to Major Cockerill's house and several young men began pounding it with stones while the rest of the party gathered round, filled with curiosity to see what was in the shell. Suddenly there was a terrific explosion and the people of the town looked toward the Heights astonished. Six of the persons who were about the shell were seriously hurt. The list of these is as follows: Jones Frank, hand terribly lacerated Edward Hales, jawbone broken, skull fractured, and leg broken WilliamTarner, one foot torn off Agnes WdliB,aged 14, right leg blown off bslbw the knee George Willis, age 6, leg blown off Thomas Willis, face seriously injured. Agnes Willis and Edward Hales are not expected to live. The furniture in the room was shattered and the window glass blown out.

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COLUMBUS, O., April 26.—The Governor this afternoon ordered the Toledo Company of the National Guard to the scene of the not at the Paulding county reservoir. The information in brief, as outlined to the Governor, is that 200 masked men overpowered the guards at tbe reservoir last night and blew up tbe banks, saturated the locks and timber with oil and burned them. The guards were on duty at the instance of the Governor.

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Rio JANIEBO, April 27.—Doth Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, is seriously ilL

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THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSION.

Terms of the Coming Religious Discussion at Pimento in August Next. [Editor GAZETTE.]—In the GAZsireof March 10th is published an agreement to a religious discussion to take place at Pimento next Augnst between the Christian chnrch and the Regular Baptist church, in which six propositions are named aa agreed upon for discassion. Now, I never agreed, previous to the publication of that article, to discuss or have discussed at Pimento or any where else a single proposition named in that article, I never saw, or heard of it until I saw it in the GAZETTE. W. P. Senior publicly challenged me for a discussion of these points of difference between the two churches named. I accepted his challenge but not the propositions, that was all his own work without my consent. If W. P. Senior will produce a man with the endorsement of his church I am authorized to say that we (the Regular Baptist ohurch) will, meet them at the time and place named by him in his article of March 10fh with a man with the endorsement Of our church and discuss the proposition named by him except VI proposition. Iu this proposition' we will affirm as much- for the Regular Baptist church as they will for the Christian church.

The propositions agreed upon will be as follows: J. When the gospel is preached, any sane man can come to Christ^ and, by the performs nee of certain conditions receive everlasting life—Senior affirms, I deny.

II. Tbe elect persons for whom Christ died were chosen in him before time began without any influence to their faith, or obedience as condition of their salvation. I affirm. Senior denies.

III. The scriptures teach that remission of sins to the alien, who has believed in Christ in baptism. Senior affirms. I deny.

IV. Regeneration in the sinner is, a result of the direct and immediate operation of the Holy Spirit upon the heart of man. I affirm. Senior denies.

Y. The ohurch Senior stands, identified with and oalling itself the church of Christ is entitled to be known as such by the identity of its doctrine and practice with that of the church of God di«ribedi

VI* The Regular Baptist ohnrofc entitled to De Known as tbe ohurch of God by the identity of its doctrine and practioe with that of the church of God as described in the New Testament. I affirm. Senior denies.

Tours respectfully, W. K. MATTOX*

YOUNGSTOWN, Ind., April 25,1887. Elder Lemuel Potter, of Cynthiana, Ind., will represent the Regular Baptist in this pending discussion.

W. R. M.

JAKE SHARP.

His Trial, Set for Today, Again Continued. NEW YOBK, April 26.—The Oyer and Terminer court room was crowded this morning with people assembled to nee the first act in tbe drama of the trial of Jake Sharp. Judge Van Brunt was on the. bench'and District Attorney Martine and Assistant Delancj Nicoll represented the people. Sharp, fresh Bhaved and with hair neatly combed down, occupied the prisoner's chair. Two life sentences for murder were passed and then Sharp was called. Mr. Martine said that Sharp, with several others, had been indicted on twenty-one counts for bribery. Although this had been known to the defendant since last October, yet he was willing to allow further reasonable time for preparation. Judge Van Brunt fixed the 11th of May for the trial.

Fleet Started Out.

NEW YOBK, April 26.—A Halifax, N. S., special says: Captain Scott, Ad, miral of the Canadian Fishery Protec tion fleet, starts on bis first cruise of the season on the steamer Acadia about May 10th. The Acadia is being refitted with new furnaces and machinery at a cost of nearly $20,000, and the improvements are expected to give her greater speed than before, An order has been issued from the fishery department for bidding officers of the fishery cruisers to allow themselves to be interviewed by press representatives in the future, it being claimed tbat their utterances have frequently been exaggerated and misrepresented in the past.

South Prairieton.

SOUTH PRAIRIETON, April 22—[GAZETTE soeiialj—The wheat and oats are splendid since the rains. Wedding cards are out for the wedding of Mr. Cbarles Wilkes and Miss Alice Malone.

Algy Malone and Jas. Harlan are going to start a huckster wagon and will pay the highest prioe for all kinds of country produce. Squire McDonal gets his musk from Harlan's Jip. Mrs. Noah Hughes is very si«k. Henry Zimmerman has a Charlie Wilkes. He ie half brother to Ward's Jersey Wilkes horse. He is a very fine trotter. The fruit is not injured any yet with the frost. There is every fine prospect for fruit of all kinds.

OLD LUSH.

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At the time mentioned, a lady at Babbycambe was murdered and robbed, and her servant, a man named Lee, was arrested for the crime. He was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. He was thrice subjected to the ordeal of banging ard three times tbe rope broke, defeating the efforts of the hangman to execute the sentence. The official, horrified and superstitions, abandoned the attempt and reported the facts to the Home Office. Lee's sentence was quietly commuted to penal servitude for life. A short time ago a fellow-servant of Lee's confessed, on her death-bed, that she was tbe guilty party and that Lee was innocent of any connection with the tragedy. The Government has now ordered Lee's release, and will compen-

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PIMENTO.

iaLprWe^|o0 that much needed rain, and all vegetation is benefitted thereby. The early bird catches the worm, but the early gardens caught the frost last week, and gardeners are looking rather blue. The fruit in this section was badly damaged by the frast also. Those who have made close examinations are of the opinion that very little is left uninjured except the apples Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil and children from Missouri have been visiting relatives in this village, and Elsewhere Fires which have their origin in sparks from the railway engines are doing much damage in this part of the country, burning hay and fences and getting a little too close to dwelling houses for comfort Old Mrs. Hampton, who has been taking a long visit among her children in Kansas, has returned. She is accompanied by her son Jobeph and his wife. They are all well known and have many friends in this vicinity Have we not a stock law? If so would it not be well to appoint a committee to inform some of Linton's citizens of the fact: We presume they haven't time to read the papers and are not aware that things are not as they used to be.

JUMBO.

Barnum Gets Ten Thousand Dollars on a Compromise. NEW YOBK, April 25—Mr. Childe, of Childs & Hull, attorneys for Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson, said today that the terms of agreement on which his clients withdrew their suit for $100,000 against the Grand Trunk railway for the loss of the elephant Jumbo were private. From another source it was learned, however, that the Grand Trunk people have agreed to pay $5,000 in cash to Mr. Bari.um'8 firm and haul the circuB eighty cars over its rails free duriDg the coming season. This is virtually a settlement for about $10,000.

SUGAR CREEK.

How a Little Doer Saved a child—Notes. SUOAB CREEK, April 27,—[GAZETTE special. 1—The wheat is looking remarkably well this spring in Sugar Creek.

Mrs. Edgton's child about two years old was lost last Thursday. There was great excitement for about three hours before it was found. It was found by a little dog barking that followed the child nearly three miles from home in Jim Kelly's woods where it was asleep under a tree. Sam Curley lost one of his beet horses last week with tbe distemper. Miss Mollie Kelley has returned home after three months absenoe in Terre Haute/

Fire in Fayette Township.

John P. Todd's residence in Fayette township about a mile east of Sandford was totally destroyed by fire Sanday,1 catching fire about noon. The house effects were mostly saved. The building was two stories high. The total loss will be about $1600 insured.

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