The evening world., 1888-01-19
SOME CURIOUS GLEANINGS.
INTERESTING YARNS CULLED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES.
A Mcxican's Strange Fate-He suddenly
Falls TO Pieces, Limb from Limb, With
out Apparent Cause-A Man Lacos Him
self to misunderstanding for n Pirates
Treasure-The Decline Of Cock-Fishtins.
lyon ne Kar.a, city Nm...l

tIror. tie Kansa, city Tmss.l
The little Mexican pueblo Of Teqeusquite, In New
Mexico, has had two important sensations within
agar, and slngularly enough the same family have
furnished both.
1t was q lovely morning last July when Santiago
Sanchez Gallegos dismounted from the patient
burro no had been riding across the prairies from
Puerto de Luna since sunrise at .ono of the little
springs about a half mile from Teqeusquite. Kneel-
ing down he refreshed himself with q long draught.
and after doing 30, stood up, Qrumbled q few
curses at the elowness Of his animal, and then lit
orally fell to pieces. First his right arm,
then his left, then his ears and nose. To he
brief, in q few moments where he as O whole
had been standing, Santiago q in fragments
covered the ground. A few hours later q
couple Of sheep herders who were driving their
nocks to water came upon the re-
mains. Horror-stricken at the sight, they aban-
doned their nocks and ned to the village, piously
crossing themselves all the way, and at intervals
calling hpon "El buen Diss" and Santa Maria "
to protect them from the evil one whose foul work
they were sure they had just left behind. The
simple people were soon aroused, and in an
alarmed state hurried to the residence OF the padre.
He assembled them in the little adobe church In
the centre OF the village, bid the sheep herders
tell their story, and when they had finished he
which ne assured his congregation that San
tiago had persisted through the visitation Of
God az q just punishment for refusing to pay
tithes to the church and padre. He for
babe anybody to visit the spot where the unfortu-
nate man had died for forty days. AT the expira-
ton OF that period a procession, headed by the padre
and an acolyte bearing a vessel of blessed water,
which was plentitullys prinkled all along the route,
marched to the spring. All they found there was q
few wnitened bones and, the spring had dried up.
Back to the church marched the procession,
alluded to in support of the PADRES assertions, and
the matter was allowed 10 drop. But II was u
hardy Mexican who would pass by that spot after
%nlghtfall or refuse to contribute whenever levied
upon. This was the first sensation, though the
facts have only just come 10 light. The second
happened two weeks ago.
A merry wedding party were assembled at the
house OF Dolores Baca one evening, and as usual
with weddings, festivities were progressing finely
when Pedro GallegoB, the fourteen-year-old son OF
old Santiago, drew hia revolver, and, without
warning or cause, shot and instantly killed the
toast to the bride. Another Mexican intertered
and the young desperate fired what shots remained
in his revolver at him. He died in O few hours.
Both murders were effected 80 suddenly that be-
fore the people recovered from their surprise the
murderer mounted his horse, which was standing
saddled outside the house, and escaped. No effort
was made to capture him. The house OF Joy be-
came one of lamentation and mourning, and the
truth of the adage that death turks at u wedding
feast, " was proven In this instance.
TWO days ago some cowboys were riding along
the trail through Tequesquite, and by the dried
spring they found the dead body Of Pedro Gallegos.
Almost on the same spot where his father had 80
mark or trace Of any kind TO show how he had met
his fate. The padre has declared that this was q
just retribution, and that he died from q visitation
Of the devl. This was the second sensation.