LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 365, 17 October 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Whataupoko Bond Board met on Tuesday afternoon, The business was ol a purely formal nature, Accounts ware passed as follows:—Postace £l, Ol’ivler £2 17a, Knox £BO. O’Neil £BO, Hick £4O, Bice £5 Be, O’Ryan £lO, Loomb £lO 4s, and McCarthy 15-».

Tboss who wish to raserva seats for Mr Frank Lincoln’s performance should do so as soon as possible. Abqj?t fifty have already been taken up, and those who delay retaining their seats fflay be disappointed in finding they (cannot do so. It is now definitely understood that Mr Liueolri pan only perform in Gisborne on the one night, [ftp arrangements being made by Mr Lohr so as to gjve Gisborne people an opportnnity of seeing the great Lincoln without the latter neglecting gny of his engagements in the large towns. The plan of reserved seats is open for in speotion at Mr W. Good’s, where those who go in time ban have their places reserved. Mi’ Lohr p»» 888 to-morrow. Horrible stories cuT? 8 from Port an-Prinoe ol rapine and murder by *7° /actions of Franco negroids engaged in the civil An awful tragedy was enacted tn the market place of Port.au.Prince on the 26th July, General Legitime’s Minister of War caused eight prisionere to be led there and tied arm tn sr.-p. An immense crowd had collected, which was at a fever heat of excitement, One by one the men were gagged in plain view of everybody, and then with the utmost deliberation their throats were out like eo many beasts; the crowd yelling vociferously as each man fall to the ground. In the middle of the killing one man managed to ungag himself, and filled the air with the most pijrcing cries of fright. This pleased the crowd so much that the gaga of the remaining prisoners were taken out, and the cries of agony of the wretched men fairly rent the air. When the butchery was completed, a gyeat yell went up from the crowd for Genera) Legitime, and it was evident that the southern lender had gained a point in the confidence of his followers. The captain of an AtlM Uris steamer and t|ie Aqierjoan Consul witnessed the acene. More than buoe the war has appeared to be op its last legs; but by some sudden exploit hope has again been raised in the breasts of the beleaguered inbabitaptil, followed by renewed efforts to stay the advance ftf th B northern force, Fear bordering f>n heoiy appor.rß to have eeiaed hold of many of General Legitime’s soldiers, as they refuse to arand ftmi brb- and it only remains foe th!" contagion u) beootriu Univursal to enablu Ggneral, HyppßhM t 9 march unopposed into the sspital,