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' ISSUED EVKBT FRIDAY, IN THE REGISTER BUILDING, Comer Ferry anil First Streets. COLt. VKCLKVEl... PROPRIETOR. " - TERMS IX ADVASCE. S2 50 One copy.oneyear...... One copy, six mouths... Single copies 1 50 Ten cents. Affeutt tor ttte Reieitr. The following names gentlemen arennthor let to receive nd receipt for subscriptions to the Rmistkr In the locaUties mentioned : Messrs. Kirk A Home. ...Brownsville. Robert Glass Cfol$ufee ol'TontpkinV.' FRIDAY. ..DECEMBER 12, 1879. THE KIXG OF BANDITS. gome or HIsMosi Inrlns; Exploits Ills Capture. - - Inaprteonnieiit far Fifty Years, and Sadden Deatb. j A man whose fame once filled Europe ia dead. There are few persons who will remember him. Ilia name was Gasparoni. His career as a brigand was short it lasted but ten years. fe was i taken - at thirty -five years of age. He died At ninety over filty years in brigand of this man, who, in the very midst of his greatest triumphs, sighed for a quiet and respectable life. IIe was a cowherd, at first. In that hum ble position he fell in love with a coun try girl named Maria. Bnt Maria had another admirer, a certain Clandio, and the two tougbt to settle who should have the girl. In the fight Gapparoni killed Claudio. This decided his fate He fled from his native place and sought refuge with a brigand chief named Massocco. A few weeks afterwards Massocco was killed by the Papal sol diery, and Gasparoni, on account of his youth, strength and courage, was chosen chief in his stead. lie had twelve men under his command. Tbey were all well armed and all dressed alike, in velvet, with the high pointed hat, which still retains the name of "brigand hat.' Gasparoni then returned to .Maria and , asked her to share his new fortunes, which she did. They did not remain lone together, however. One evening they had a quarrel, and Maria, taking up a ,kmfe, flew at Gasparoni, calling him "Claudio's assassin."" Gas paroni, in jealous fury at hearing his rival's Dame, snatched the knife from her hands and planged it into her own breast. He, then went to his compan ions and told them to bury her. They buried her under a tree. Id the mean time the Papal Government sent milita ry forces against the band. But Gas paroni took refuge in the forest of Cas--serta, which belonged to Naples, wheie he was sure of safety. A sum of 2000 francs was Bet npon his head. When be was told of this he merely laughed. .But a friend of his thought of betraying him. This friend offered to go to a neighboring town and fetch provisions. Instead of this he went to the police to denounce the band. As he delayed, however, too long in returning, Gaspa roni begau to suspect. He sent out spies and soon learned that soldiers had left Tertacina to take him. lie vowed teroal vengeance against the traitor Lngi, and also against all spies, and he kept the- oath. He changed quarters once, and whenever he met people on the road he paid them generously to mislead any soldiers they might meet and who might inquire after him. He could thua proceed in safety to Mount Ciccq, near Gaeta, where he spent the winter and then returned to Caseita. It wae then that be bad the visit of two inglisbmen, whom he received with the greatest courtesy, without dreaming of making prisoners of them, as he might easily have done. They remain ed, on the contrary, hia guests for sever al days, until Gasparoni deemed it necessary to change his place again. ThtQ pgCghmenf jgave their hosts a puree lull of gold, and promised to send tbem previsions, and they kept their word. One of Gasparoni's best exploits was when he attacked a monastery and took prisoners the Prior and four other monks. The Prior had to write to the Secretary of State for $60,000, and the Secretary of State immediately sent the sum. With this money Gasparoni was enabled : to excavate grottoea in the ruck, where hia band could remain in safety daring the winter. His next celebrated exploit was the taking of an Austrian . Colonel and. hia servant. The Austrian was so pleased with the sdyienlare- au'd" the manner in which Gasparoni treated him that when he heard that the Papal Government had sent troops to surround the place iii or der to liberate him, he told Gasparoni of fMtjacditroe ' enough, he had ecarc.ij'flci;hdx reading thel dispatch wti"3 they heard Vod saw the soldiers in f 'T lance a5tvancing on the band. T I i -'. -3 3,0j "-Mdiera there, and 4 C ' ' beginning to , - ? f . y asp aroni 9 Gasparoni threw his own cloak on the Colonel, and they all wended their way down a steep rock which led to Vicjla Valley. After a quarter of an hour jor so they met a patrol, who asked, " W jio goes there?" "In search of the brig ands," answered Gasparoni. The ser geant believed this and let them proceed, and the whole baud was soon in safety. The Colonel was so delighted at the brigand's courage and coolness iu this circumstance that he promised never ito betray the band. He gave Gasparoni $10,000 in payment of his entertainment. Shortly afterwards the band was in creased to twenty men. In June, 1818 (you see this is ancient history, quit), four gendarmes promised Monsignpr Zacehiato bring him Gasparoni, dead or alive. For this they disguised them selves as brigands, and even stopped a carriage in order to deceive Gasparoni. Bnt Gasparoni was, not to he deceive!. He scented the ruse at once. Shortly afterward the four disguised gendarnjes came to Gasparoni to ask to be taken into his band. Gasparoni received them with seeming gladness. But tivo days afterward the gendarmes were un cloaked and killed as spies; Their ears were then cut off and sent to Mpn signor Z.icehia, with a letter telling him where he would find the remainder of the bodies of his cunning gendarmes. Another time he stopped a poet-chaise guarded by four soldiers. He took about 10,000, and bid the troop move on in silence and not look behind. lie was obeyed. He was terrible with traitors. Oue he burned alive iii- a cabin. Another he killed and cut into pieces and made his accomplices eat them. Once he took possession of a General, although escorted by a body of dragoons. The Geueral had to give $7000 for his ransom. Gapaioni did not even know his name. All he want ed was money. Seven thousand dollars was not much, but Gasparoni knew where to replenish his coffers when empty. He generally appealed to friars when be was in extremity. He knew tbem to be rich, and he could get $10,000 from them easily. One day a Captain of the Neapolitan Dragoons came across Gasparoni and could easily have taken him, as he was alone. But Gasparoni delighted him so much with his adventures that the two shook hands and swore eternal friendship. He next longed to take a Cardinal, and he did it ! He not only took the Cardinal, but betook six of his servants and four dragoons who formed his es cort, ne Kid $60,000 for the Cardi nal's ransom. The Cardinal cried like a childbut was treated with all the respect due to his station. After this, Gasparoni was known throughout Italy as the Mountain Prince. And no one could take him either by force or cun ning. He had accomplices everywhere whom he paid well to provide him with food and clothes when needed. Colonel Ruinetti, however, an old, tried j and experienced soldier, thought he would take him He was determined to make an end of this, he said. But fhe Colo nel's cock was a friend of Gasparoni, and he kept him informed of every thing. He did not tail to tell him that the Colonel had made a plan to snr. j ronnd and take the band on a certain day. Gasparoni thought long how to escape this trap, and at length laid a countertrap. He got to know where the Colonel's son went at a certain hour to court a farmer's daughter of the neighborhood. To know that was sufficient. The Colonel's son was soon taken by Gasparoni and his band. The young fellow was made to write to his father, begging him to desist all pursuit of Gasparoni, or his life would answer for it. At first the old Colonel was determined to seize the whole band; but the father was stronger than tht soldier, and once more Gasparoni was tree to choose another refuge. One day Gasparoni paid a visit to an uncle of Cardinal Antonelli, who betrayed bim And this time Gasparoni would indeed have been taKcn had he not had friends even among the gendarmes, whom he paid more liberally than the Pope him self! Ai.toi.elli soon paid for this little attempt. He. was killed during one of his walks. The bnd was now twenty fonr strong, and amongst these twenty tour then, was not one who feared shot or danger of any " kind. Everybody spoke of it with tremor. At this mo ment "there was a Cardinal Cardinal Pallotta-r-who went by the name of Caligula. lie published a terror mani festo to '.-extirpate brigandage.: This manifesto created, so great a sensation that, from its original price of two sous, it was aoon sold for $4.- Even toreign Embassador objected to the exaggef ationa of this manifesto, and remonstrat ed, saying that neither common sense nor Iwimanity could tolerate such an edict. And Pope Lee XII was com peiled to discharge , Caligula in conse quence. Caligula was 'succeeded by vgyon j Benvcnuti, who acted another part. "4rj-jc feWncd to make a treaty . with the - ru" " " ..ptoxii-irj Ilea a free pardon if they would in return promise to leave the country and never more return to it. This brings us to the last scene of Gas paroni'a brigand career. He who could braye a countless force in an open coun try was not equal to the deceptions of a Jesuitical Government. Monsignor Pellegrini asks to treat with Gasparoni. His request is granted, and he proposes the terms alluded to. Gasparoni says he will consult his companions. He himself is delighted at the opportunity to go to any distant laud, and there to marry a girl whom he sincerely loved, and Gertrude was as delighted as him self at the prospect of being married to the man she loved. She was. only 20 years of age. Months passed before the brigands could decide what answer to give. They justly mistrusted the priest's promises. But Gasparoni was tired of his present life and he longed to marry Gertrude and live like a re spectable man. And so, at length, the band received a paper, signed by the Pope, decreeing free pardon to them all, and the band, in turn, promised to lay down their arms in the neighboring church. Many of the brigands sighed deeply when they gave up their arms. They were then conducted to Rome and shut up in Castle St. Angelo. "What trick is this?" asked some of the men. "All of our number are not yet in," said Gasparoni ; "they won't set us at liberty whilst one of ns remains behind." It was Gertrude who found the last of the band, which was now complete, awaiting means of transport to another land. But instead of promised liberty, the band was conducted to the fortress of Civita Vecchia, and Gertrude separ rated forever from her lover. Gasparo ni's anger at this treason was so great that he used to say that brigands were the ne plus ultra of faith and justice in comparison with priests. Gasparoni was kept six years in a damp cell, into whicb the sea peretrated in boisterous weather. After these six years the cells were changed to better dues. In 1849 the prisoners were transferred to Spoi cio, where they remained two years and then were sent to Civita Castella ma. For years the European press.'oc cupied itself with the now sad fate of Gasparoni and his band. One day he was reported dead ; the next his death was contradicted, and so on. Who did not know something of Gasparoni knew nothing. He was a floria sui generis. He was a rarity of his kind. lie was a type. And that is why every one ran to see him at Civita Castellama. And Gasparoni received every one in the most friendly manner, aud told them some story of his brigand life. And everyone left a remembrance, so that his prisou became less irksome to him. One by one fourteen of his old companions died under his eyes, but he resisted time and grief When Rome became Italian, in 1870, Gasparoni and the few who survived with him asked tbeir liberty. It was granted, after forty six years of imprisonment. They were now only seven. Two returned to their native places, Gasparoni aud the others camn to Rome. Wherever he passed he was followed by crowds of people, who cried "Viva Casparoni," as they had ; cried. "Viva la Re," or "Viva (f?aribaldi," etc, Ilia entrance into Rome was a perfect triumph. He was met by bands of music, banners, etc. He was taken about and shown Rome. He praised the Piazza Navo na, but complained of the Ghetto, which still remained damp, dirty an unhealthy. His fame made the . Crovernment jealous and when he asked to be placed in some asylum (being eighty year of age and too rdd to work), he was sent to the refuge of Abbiate ?rasso, where he has just died iu the ninetieth year of his age. And thus dies with him the last representative of Italy's once cele. ... a. . brated brigands. rWith the exception of his cruel treatment of spies, no cruel act can be recorded of him, the once terror of Italy, the far and widely famed Gasparoni. lie died of apo plexy. J'A Uadefphia Bulletin. Maine rollttca. , . Augitsta, "Dec When ihe final answer from the governor was received stating that no one could be permitted, under any circumstance, to inspect the returns of the election of senators ami representatives, a long protest was foT warded to the governor aud council by members elect, concluding as fellows: Your honorable board, will permit the f undersigned to remark that they never founded their right to inspect returns on the act of 1877 alone, which you now declare unconstitutional. For the right they;. are demanding is one nni tormly enjoyed by their predecessors from the formation of the government, aud now, for the first time, is denied. The undersigned, therefore, cannot see how a right enjoyed in this state under the constitution and never hitherto withheld, could bo affected by the con Etitutionality of the slatuto referred to. They are especially unable to see how the executive department of the gov ernment can set aside the plain, direct language of the statute. Your honora ble board will permit the undersigned to remark that you enjoy the distinc tion of being the first governor and council who have directly assumed the duty of the jud'cial department of our government. You asMime to set aside the plain provisions, as a flaw, now on the statute book. If yonr honorable board can do this in one case you can readily do it in others, and the execu tion of cur eutire body of laws is thus made to depend upon the opinion which your honorable board may have as to the constitutionality of several pails with the reserved right which you have endorsed in this case of changing your conclusion in the space of tout teen ilays If this be the definite bail's on which your honorable board propose to exe- j cute the laws of the state it would he a merciful act to notify the people as to which law - your-honorable board re gards as binding and which' as impera tive, and especially a to which statutes are safe from change of const rncth.n bj yond the period of fourteen 'days. All jaws duly enacted are binding ui.til re pealed or set aside by judicial deci'Mot.-, and your honorable boaid is ii;!!v,jnn will permit us to say, of a '.! ' u mu r ation of power whenever you to disobey or annul or refuse tw t .wt..;ie any law on the statute book. The un dersigned protest against arrogant and unauthorized usurpation of power, the unprecedented distinction of rights, the bold usurpation of judicial functions, the scandalous secretion of public re cords, hitherto open to honest inspec tion, which have - distinguished the course of yonr honorable board in all matters herein submitted for your con sideration. .' It is understood republican senators and representatives will now resort to judicial proceedings, and will make no further personal efforts with the gov ernment and council to procure access to returns. ISrevities. Be just and beer not. Sheet-music Children crying in bed. A schooner of beer rarely gets stuck on the bar. It's a game of bluff when you try to scale a precipice. Next to nothing A girl walking with the average dandy. A solo-stirring incident Treading on the point ot a tack. It is surprising how many people there are in this world who don't like to work between meals. Young man, it yon cannot find a place to fit you, strive to fit the place in which 3-ou find yourself! The most universally kno.vn man in the wprld is the man who will sing when he don't know how. Did the foul weather that generally prevails in November suggest the month as a season ot Thanksgiving ? The march of improvements shows that many waist places of the patt ar now occupied. by wide belts. The popularity ot t!e ulster is prob ably owing, to the fact that you can wear it longer than any other garment. The wife may sow tares, rip and darn in the house, while the husband goes down to the meadow and dams the brook. "Perhaps Haitian and Courtney will row a race some dny. Life is short, and there is another and a better world," but water may lie scarce there. Farmers are just now laying in their winter's fuel, and the more grown-np daughters ', the bigger the wood-pile. Allowance must be made for sparks. Richard Grant White wants a new grammar oh the go-as-you-please plan for the nse of spirit mediums who re ceive communications from over the river. ' The Yale students intend to give up boat-racing and play footba'1 instead. Even at this game they will find a professional ready to saw ihe football in two. . Some magazine writer says : "A woman becomes sensible at twenty-five." The woman is frequently about one hundred and thirty years ahead of some men. A Warsaw man recently- invented a combined hammer and can-opeuer. Unfortunately for domestic science the first can he opened with it was a can of uitro.glycerine. lie got it open.thougb. ; Beer was invented by Osiris twenty centuries before the Christian era, and was the popular beverage of the ancient Egyptians. ;, But we do not read that the aiicieut Egyptian could sit eight hours a day holding to the handle of a schooner and telling stories that had no perceptible moral lo them. . T , - , . - , . Before the democrats wrailgle tOO i i , 3' 3 a . , , - , . . , . they - had best Strengthen up the party and conserve the leaders, so that a demtwatio nomination may be worth fiMitbu-!., lighting-Jor. A Quiet l'onnr nan Texas is again heard from. A dispatch from Pittsville, in that State, relates the lollowlns particulars of a "tragedy" that was acted In that vicinity. A white man, of bad reputation, named Wm. Plus, went to a lestival of colored people. Walking into the middle of the nail, and in the midst of the crowd, he pulled his pistol and fired it off. th bullet going through the roof. Another quie-lookiug young white man from the frontier, a stranger, walked up and said : ' You ought not to do that way." Pitts replied. "'Take it back, or, Q d d n yon, I will kill you." " I don'c take it back," replied the stranger.- The yahoo tlien fired, hitting him in the right shoulder. The stnmgtr then drew a sharp bowie-knife and made for Pitt. The women shrieked, and negroes seized the stranger, but lie broke loose, and getting at Pitts slashed hmi across the tluo;it aud sliced both cheeks in t.vo, besides cutting him in the abdomen. Pitts is reported (lying, and if he dies, the citizens arc going to pa?s resolutions of thank to the young man with the bowie knife. Am Indlnu MnrsliSiuan. Pam, the high Muckamuek ot the Digger Indi.-iirs in this section. Drought in a deer w tphhig m arly 200 pounds to Chri. Xntizigt-r's market night, before last, lie kiiltd it the previous day in. a canyon near blue Tent. Siiin is a crack shot with the rille. lie always makes it a point to shoot grouse, squirrels and other snifiil grime through -j he' neck. An in-tanctt at his skill tiiiirht' b.-iv lA-en M ilne-'d out ne:ir tiie ;.MurirSd:i the other day, when lo win :i f-..ir-iit wage r hu.shot an apple tr'-.si the i-.iiiil o! In- inal .-'.in t'.t. a distance of I'JO yards i"t!ii:it u-iiig a rest. A closely scaled bottle containing 'the t- ;us ot a child about seven months old, p;eservcd in alcohol, was found floating iu the bay at Seattle a few days ago. The foetus was in a state of complete preserva tion, and looked as natural and life-like as any newly born child. The bottle contain ing this tiny bahy was an air-tight preserv ing bottle, the metal top of which screwed ound off as is usual with such vessels. A monument to Adam, to cost $2,000. is to be ereeted at Elmlra, N. Y. Mark Twain and a clergyman are engineering the'scheine. The joke is rather stale, but the money would fill many an empty stomach with food. Since the New York election the Wash ington Pout, which aspires to be the "na tional org:in" ot the democracy aud which has always heretofore been a warm advo cate of Tilden.goes baek on "the claimant" and demands thut he stand aside. Major Reno, ot the regular army, has just received hi3 annual court-martial. He is either a much-persecuted individual or a very dubious ornament to the service. The truth should be ascertained. Garibaldi is quite advanced in years, but considers himself still young enough to enjoy a divorce. Thus, at the very thresh old of death-do old men clutch at the pleasures of life. A new company has been organized for the erection of a woolen mill at Salem. Capital stock, $100,000 in $100 shares. i'oV.iilili-i fll n fim tin icm E. t Tn. SA.vrcRis Liver I.ttoookatokS J is a Staadarl Family Bemedy for SUiseaseaof tho Liver, Stomach .v4"SiJ vi.';r-iiLi lb never rrZ n.J.;i;t.t ti: eSI -. 1 1 . i . i-. : i r i.tj 'Ci&articafM 4 f. ltt 2 S. T. W. SASFORD, U.D., "Iw'fSSSTTASS g ANT DO INSIST WILL TELL YOU ITS RKFl'TiTlOS. J King of the Blood Cures all Scrofulous affections find disorders result, ing from Impurity ot the blood. 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