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Show Buried Alive. A fearful story is told of tho Indian chief and robber of Topic, Lozada, I which has but recently ocen brought before the public, nnd which, says ! the writer, lor cruelty cannot lind'a 1 parallel. In the small village of San Luis, near Tepic, there has been discovered dis-covered a subterranean apartment, constructed especially for the prosecution prosecu-tion of horrible crimes, ami in this was found, not long since, a man who for fourteen years has not seen the light of day. Unshaven, unwashed, almost doublet! by feebleness and withal bereft of sense, when discovered discov-ered ho is said to have hud more the appearance of a wild animal than ol humanity. From motives of revenge Ixwuda had him incarcerated in this se-pulcher, se-pulcher, and formerly would seem tc have taken especial pleasure in witnessing wit-nessing the tortures of ibis inihapp man, visiting him daily Ibrthat purpose, pur-pose, taunting him and mocking bin in his helpless misery. The wreteha man was placed in charge of a physi cian, who is obliged to use the utnios prudence in bringing him forth fron his living tomb to enjoy once nion the liberties of life, and, even witl the greatest care, it is thought h js en feebled system will not sustain tli shock such a change mav bring. A' 1', Herald, |