Rev, Allen Platt, recently reported) to have eloped from his home at Santa Cruz, Ca)., with a widow from Brazil Ind., is visiting in Iodiaoa He denies the elopement, hut confesses that he and his wife have bad trouble. lie claims, however, that a reconciliation will be effected. We know nothing about the truth or falsity of bis story but we do know that Allen Platt is a dead head and the people have very little confidence in his word, if indeed they have any.