The Arizona sentinel., 1876-12-02

began to force his attentions upon
the crowd. The first sWep of his
battery was a shower of perfume
that sent the enthusiasm out of
about fifty men. A great cry
went up like the murmur OF a
storm at sea. The air Was filed
with ,profaQity and noisome odors.
You c0uldscdt the latter with a
knife>> The skunk having seat
tered all the north end of the
street, turned like tightening and
sh0wered his compliments upon
the left. A burst of WO went up,
and shrek OflaUghter from those
who escaped. Those behind the
first two rows of men didn't know
the skunk was there, and kept
pressing the victims to the front,
forcing the line directly upon the
enemy'S works. When the true
state Of affairs became known how
ever, the stampede became gen.
elal. The scent that now became
overpOwering insinuated itself
! like a gentle zephyr into the
neigh boring saloons, and the eff
| feet was most pronounced. It
drove the faro and keno players
from their tables. Kettle Belly
Brown laid down the case and
fed through rear door, while
men with -four in a row. didn't
stop for the next bali. In front
the scene Was even more striking.
Strong men were leaning against
posts and cast four bit meals into
the gutter Amid the confusion
the skunk returned to safe quar-
ters, and so did the man who turn
ed it loose. When the excitement
was allayed somewhat, search
began for the man who had played
his atrociouS joke, but without
success Men with six shooters, |
whose clothes had been ruined,
were specially active in the hunt,
but the stranger hasn't turned up
yet One hundred dollars will be
paid for his body, dead or alive,
at the Delta.
This morning Chronicle repor-
ter interviewed a number of peO-
pie to get reliable list Of the suf-
ferers. No such calamity has
smitten Virginia City since the
great fire last fall. jim OrndOrff
was found at the Delta in state
of profound melancholy. He said
he didn't care so much for the
suit of clothes he had spoiled as
for getting SO badly sold. When
Jack Magee, his partner, rehears-
ed the narrowing story of his
wrongs. he cried like a child.
The reporter also ascertained
that when the animal turned his
GatIing gun upon the crowd about
two dozen men took refuge be-
hind Kettle Belly Brown. Brown
maintains that he was dealing IA
70 at the time, but this morning
was seen in ii prominent tailoring
establishment getting his dimen
siOns surveyed for a new suit of
clothes. Many prominent citizens
were passing when the "eXplo-
sion" occurred, and got the fall
benefit Of the polecat's ill-timed
levity.
At2o'clock this morning the 601
called a special meeting to take
action on the affair. 1t was decid-
ed to lynch the man who perpe
trated the joke if he could be
found. No expenses will be spar
ed to bring him to an untimely
end. The WashOe Club subscrih-
ed $100 toward the laudable object.
This morning subscription
was started at the Delta to buy
new clothes for the victims of the
disaster. II h e following are
among the sufferers: r. NJ. Dag
get, Joe Stewart, James OrndOrff,
Richard Thomas. Steve ellis,
Judge Rising, Major Foote, Pro-
fessor Stewart, J. j. Cooper, Tom
Stevens, Judge Cox, K. B. Brown,
G. G. Goodwin, Frank OSbiStOn,
Colonel Billy Wood, Senator Bill
Sharon. Rev. T. II. McGrath,
Mayor Kaneen and others. Sena-
tor Morton had a narrow escape.
There will be special meeting
of the Board of Aldermen this
evening. to take action in the mat
ter. A full attendance is required.
A PrOvidanpn how went to a