Year: 1867

NAN sHor-The town was almost thrown from
Its propriesy on Friday morning By the report that
man had been shot during the night previous, BY
the watchman Of the Downer street fume. Knots
OF laxative people co1gregated on the corners and


discussed the report in an excited manner but no


body appeared to have any reliable information on
on the subject. Knowing that an attempt was
made some time since, by outsiders to prospect the
fume, and that the company were now near the
end OF their thirty days run, that the former


watchman had been removed, and an active and
viglant "shootist" put in his place, we were pre-
pared to hear of an item in that direction that


would be valuable to the RECORD, if the telegraph
operators would not gobble it up first. Yesterday
morning, when the rumor first spread through
town, We Immediately exclaimed, There's our
great item for the month - and grasping our mem.
orandum book. with pencil in hand, and reserve
corps behind either ear sailed forth in search
OF particulars Everybody was ready to communi.
cate what they knew about the matter, but all ap-
peared to be in search of information on the sub
ject. We used up several pencils, wore out the
soes of pair Of boots, exhausted the day, and at
night our line Of inform alton arrived at the place
OF beginning without enclosing any hereditaments
or appurtenances whatever. Early in the day, sew
eral Of our prominent business men were absent
from their business places, and satisfied that we
had a tremendous sensation item, could we but OBJ
tain the facts rushed from grocery store to gro
ce-ry-from harness shop to saddle-ry- and quit as
wise as were when We begun. SO far as obtaining
any reliable information was concerned. that would
lead to sluice.robbing and sensation funeral. The
theory We adopt in regard to the is that sew
eral persons were on . sky-lark, in the course of
which they we're severely shot in the neck, became
somewhat oblivious. lost their way, and. as the
earth began revolving with more than usual rapid


ty, with the street occasionally flying up into their


faces, the party found themselves in the vicinity of
the Downer street fume. and as that is . substan-
tial structure about breast high it Afforded them
an excellent support to hang on to. until an anma
pered tone, should determine their whereabouts
and enable them to proceed on their glorious way.
Just then the watchman of the fume came along
and hailed them; but they were out on a little ben


der, and had no idea Of making themselves known.
Whist +! was the word, and, steadying themselves
with drunken dignity they determined to let the
impudent fellow who had hailed them, pass on
about his business. The business of the watchman
however, was to guard the hume, and receiving no
answer to his challenge, he proceeded to empty
double barreled shot gun the heads of the par
ty. Down went one of them, with bnckshot tear
ing its way round his head between the skull and
skin. In our boyhood days used to hear
occasionally of riddle concerning four ducks, the
query being if one was shot how many would there
be left? Being good mathematician in "Daboll'
where the sum and answer were both recorded we
invariably answeoed three; but the answer was
wrong, as the three invariably liew away. So it
was in this instance. There was no particular
damage inflicted but an umbrella carried by one of
the party was terribly rddled. 1t is further said
that the entire party have handed in their appca-
tions to become members of the Good Templars.