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Show I he wjs askedj ! "No," lie replye'd, "It was too sweet iThn parts 1 found most toothsome to the tjiigue whs ttie brain. No doubt my Isio nach was turned each time I partool j o human tlesli." f: j "rioiv did yu prepare llie flesh for j eatins?" .1 "We ate it roasted or boiled, seasoned wi-li a great deal of pepper." I "And did not the remains of your victims inspire you with tear?" ' Somewhat; yet the sight of them did dot aftect us, but the fear of detection did." "And do veu sleep cnlmlv now?,' "Yes ever so tranquilly," ' TJo you never feel remo'se at having been guilty of such deeds?" "I can.t remember that I ever do." Yi erra replied, 'lhe man Vierra, the news piper states he will have a trial. . MT PLEASANT BANK In another column of today's issue is a call for a meeting of the business men of Ml Pleasant aud all men interested 111 the sun tug of a bank iu our city. We must and will have a bank. It is a nec essity. The principal point to be discussed discuss-ed next Aloiida night is whether we want it controlle i by home capital or outside capital. Messrs. Fercival and Fleming, lepiesentiug Mr liombard, of the tnvetineni.company, have been in town during the week, and while here made a proposition to our citizens to suit a bank with a capital of jfco.ooo, toey w nt ifi6,ooo,tliereby ,iuiuiuut? tlie controlling interest, and the citizens of htt f Jeasant 24,ooo. Sliould we decide de-cide next Montlay evening 10 accept ilieir proposition, tbey are prepared lo do their part immediately. The gentle man come heie hegtily recommended, with the very best of leference and unlimited un-limited backing. Here is a etiauce for Mt Pleasant to take a great master step to prosoenty. Will her citizens hesitate? We think not Let us all turn out Monday evening, and discuss the proposition pro audcoii. P, ramid New York, July 9. A little three column col-umn newspaper arrived iu town tu-day, which bore t:ie most sensational news wh'cn it probably ever printed. The newspaper was printed on June 1, and was from the state of Chichuahua Santa Rosalia, South America. It is a little out of the way place, and news comes only at intervals. On the third page of the paper was an article cal'ed "Cannibals iu Brazil." This was the it jry told, a literal translation tran-slation following. At Sdlinas, in the state ot Minas, Brazil, a man named Cle mente Vierra has been arrested charged with eating human flesh. Th editor of the local paper Cide Oe Lopoldina, visit ed Vierra in j nil and had tne following interview with him. "Is it true that vou nourish yourself upon human flesh?" was asked. "Yes sir," answered the prisoner. "For some tune I aud my friend B.isillio Lean dro andeuhers have eaten flesh; we lived liv-ed on it." ."W hat motive has impelled you to such barbarous acts before God and man?" ''Btcatise we liked it LIKED IT. "How did you secure the first victim?' ilh the utmost frankness Vierra re-pli re-pli d ' "Upon goii g to Leandro's house lie invited me i. cut a piece ol his cead child. I had nothing to eat; I was liui.-grv, liui.-grv, and I accepted rue invitation. " l he following dav, while, returning to my house I found a woman asleep by the roadside' The thought came lo me to kill her. I did so, using a stone as my weapon. 1 took the body, to my home. After some days I killed Simpliso, and invite Francesca and Sivecscan to help me eat him. Wneu Simpliso's tlesh was consumed having no oilier resource 11 0 :cured to me to kill his two son lor a f irther supply of loou. With tw u bljws the -te-d was done. The flesh ol the two timdren lasted us a fortnight, After this tune had elapsed, I e ng thiowii again into the predicament U having nothing to eat. Basilio aud mv-fll mv-fll killed Francesca and Uevouied him. Finally, hauing d scovered that Bas-1I0 Bas-1I0 had stolen a shirt from me, 1 killed him while he was off his guard engaged in picpaiini some roots tor Ins suppei. 1 ale vnry little of him, for I was caugl t .. o days alter I had killed hi..,." , CAPTURED AT SUPPER. Vierra was captured in the very act of making a meal offa portion of Hasillo's remains, which he was devouiiiig with evident relish. The soldiers found a part of Basillo's body packed away in a oarrel prepared with -Jepper and salt "Has human llesh an a-jreeable i.asie." |