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and on their return found the house had
been almost entirely consumed.

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FLORIDA.
ITnmpa Tribune. hbtil vi
W III. LoCaiu, Clerk u thc t,Hlt -
Marion county, member 81 ~, u"
lean Executive Commlttec on tlie p, ~ J,
Chcny's stoolpigcon IN the yellow bi'iii
frauds, and ms mean anu low uo"i' :
Garnet 4barger as Bill Poorinan, simon
or nnv other carpet-hng candidate Tor
the penjtcntiary. has been found guilty
If frauds and forgcrics against the
county by jury composed or eight
colnred and four white men. or course
nobody will be surprised II 'Sell-us
n,rdoils him. rs his conviction Is tho
browning proof Of fitness for Office under
Republican administration.
fJacksonylc Press. April ~
Last Tuesday we were informed ny !,
passenger upon tho Dictator, WI" ma
inst como down tho river to jacksnhVll'''
of n plot which was discovered a'nohg
the indians stationed Mt Fort Marion
in that city, by which u genera, 'il'lis,hG
and sIa,yfter Of the white inhabl'antH
was prevented. Several Of tho Indians
Who had boon confined were 10 be re
lrnaod. and then, after poW"rinG
thc sinple soldier who remains In the
tort at night. they were to sally iorth
and massacre tho Inhabitants, and, i
nnssibIa. the soldiers who stay ut night
In the barracks, q mile distant. FOR
tunatcIy the plot was betrayed to lhpt.
Pratt by ono of the kioWaa, hnd INC
murdorous design frustrated ~ tlnc.
Poisoned arrows were the weapons 'o p'
usod. with tho addition Of what guns
could be obtained.
The alarm is said 10 have caused
many of the visitors in st. Augustine to
make active preparations Tor leaving
Since writing the above we learn IRON
Mr. Plump. the agent of the New YORK
Steamship Line. that tho CheyenncS
plotted to murder Capt. Pratt, the ser
,reant IN the Fort. and another white
man. and then escape into tho city. ~
the Indians were not agreed ~ the plot
and ono OF the Kiowas told Capt. FRAT
the design, and when the Indians Wen
into the mcssroom, the captain had the
door secured and the Chcyennes tal1cl
ont two by two and ironcd. Mr., Plum
snvs no obtained his information from
the telegraph operator ut Tocoi, and The
railroad conductor ut that place.
IL has been raining about thlrty-sl'
hours, and all low lunds are covered
with water. and crops look bad on nc
count Of the cold weather.
TENNESSEE.
Knoxville Tribune. April III
Mr.. Geo. w. Ross boxed yesterday, fo
shipment. two beautiful specimens 9
varicgated marble from the quarry nea
this city. Ono Is n cubic foot, each fac,
| differently dressed, and the other slal
two by three feet, handsomely polished
Tho work was done by Mr.. Pagan, .
his marble yard. This marble will b
shipped to Philadelphia and oNhibite.
at the Centennial. after which the spool
mons will be presented TO tho Smith
sonian Institute.
Knoxville Tribune April ~
Nrw MARKET, Tenn. April S.--Thc re
grets for the almost total loss oil tn
peach crop having eliminated. an
having ascertained that the apple Gro
Is safe 80 far. clover and oats uuinlure
and the growing wheat crop PROMISING
80 well, the masses have " buckle
down " to hard work and arc engaged i
planting corn, consoling themselve
with thoughts Of good biscuits, black
berry pies ana apple dumplings. Thes
topics being exhausted leaves quite
doarth In the way OF news.