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Show Found in an Alligator's Mouth. "Of all the Inhabitants oftbegient rivets of India tho alligator Is tho miwt foimlahle," said Captain L. V, ll.illoii, of Inidou, England, recently "While 1 was stationed tin re several j cars ago, I sawn sight the thought of which nlwnys causes u shudder to creep over inc. A lady near where I lived had sent ii little native boy with a letter to a Mend ut fcomu little distance, with a request to send back a reply After waltlngHeveial hours, witli i.osigmsof tlio luossingei, a searihing party, of which I was a member, mem-ber, was made up to try todifcuver bin whcrcabo'ils. "After ecoiii-i'ig the country for tome lime we came to tho river bank and u short dialitnce away b.vw a dead alligator lying on the shore with its great jaw sex-tended sex-tended to their utmost. On exniuiuing it to discover tlio cause ol ro tt range an appearance we found to our liorrer that It had devoured the mlihing boy and had attempted to swallow his hculwli.te. This, however it was unable to do, and had been suflbcatrd in the attempt. Ii was suppose I that w bile attempting to swim the river lie had hien seized by tin alligator, its the6u huge reptiles are very chiveriu concealing themselves till their' victim Is well within real h and then pouncing on their prey." AV. J.uu, UloU-Vtiittcrat. Iteptiblicans tnku notice. There will lie a Republican celebration nt Salluii on Faturday. August 11, 1801. Faro from Lcllj.tl.25 or It may be 1.00. John K. Uos, Sccty. Marriage license hail been Is-niod to It J Uutcliiiigsnud II. F. MvCundleM, both of Lebl. Ho is IHuudshe 1 5 years of age. I'.nnuirir. The chemist of the sugar factory w ill commence on Monday Aug. Oth to tt tho auchiirlno In the beets |