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Show TAITI KKU A ik iukm:k. How a Manlae Mail Thing lit Own Way lurTwalHijr. i Gurt -Etmi. Ma-., June 12 The schooner Civile arrived this morning from Georges with Alexander Dixon, one of ti;e crew, bound securely, and nqiorted n Jhrillitig experience. She sailed about -Jght days ago tor Georges, nud luV:ly attcr arriving on the bank lrW wa ukr" violently insane. Seizing '"'K0 a anil bait knife fat K1'" an onslaught on the rtf, obliging thetn to He., below deck. He theu took session of the cabin and remained thin for oue night. The next morning be camu on deck brandishing the knife. Mid proceeded up the rigging, the crew being obliged to keep at a safe distance. He perched on the cross-trees, where he remained all day. About ? o'clock at night he came halfway down the rig ging and jumped overboard. Mill retaining re-taining possession of the knife. Win. Guitar, one of the crew, cut the dory loose from the lashings and eciired the man, the bath teeming to quiet him considerably. When liuitar got on board h got possession of the knife and lied Dixon hand and foot. Leaving him in charge of one of the crew, he went foiward to get something to eat. Shortly afterward after-ward the cook cried that Ditoii had broken loose. Dixon It a powerful man and had broken from hit strong fuslmiiiigs. lie made bis watcher beat i a hasty retreat, and. securing a section of iiiin chain, made an iiisuiighl on the enptalii. Guitar lumped from the the forecastle to the deck and made a Hiihng for Dixon and delWcred a heavy blow under bis left ear, felling him to the deck. With the assistance of the skipper the mint was then securely bound and brought to Portland. He Is now confined in Ihe police station. Fishing operation were completely broken upby this episode, and the voyage voy-age was a failure. Dixon ha been taken v it It these tils before, but not In so violent a manner. He is a single man, ami his parents belong in Entry Island, X. S. |