Year: 1876

An incident occurred on the Union
Pacifc express train from the west YES
terday, on its passage between Ogden
and Omaha, that created great deal
OF CONSERVATION, and some very ex-
cited aud lively scrambling around in
one Of the Pullman sleeping cars. About
o'clock yesterday morning, when the
train was at Ogallala, a passenger rot
aboard and took birth In the sleeper.
He did not get aboard in the full light
OF the station lamps. but jumped on in
the darkness, after the train had passed
the platform, and Immediately got into
his birth without removing any of his
clothing, except his boots, and other
wise acted as il he feared that some
thing would catch him. And some
thing did catch him, sure enough, at
the next station. The fellow was a
gambler who had been carrying on op-
erations at Ogallala in way that would
not square with even the gamblers
code Of morals. Ogallala is the great
shipping point for cattle on the line OF
the Union Pacific, and at times great
many cattle dealers are there. The
chap in question had got to playing
with these fellows, and beat them out





disgorge. He had succeeded in sneak
ing out and getting aboard the train in
the manner related, and was sneaking
off with his big stake. The enraeed
cattle men did not propose to submit
to the circumstances and lose their
money in that way, so they telegraphed
the particulars to some friends in Al
Kill, the next station, who were like
wise OF the same resolute stamp of cat
tie men. When the train arrived they
had possession of it, and were tearing
through it to find the man who got on
at Ogallala. They found him inno-
Gently pretending to sleep in his berth
about the middle of the Pullman, and
the trouble commenced. The fellow
refused to leave the car, but the cattle
men assured him il he wouldn't go
they had the tools to take him, and
directed his attention TO a mule stand
ing quietly in the moonlight, with q
long rope coiled on the saddle. The
bell rang to start, and matters were
precipitated by all parties drawing re-
volvers and beginningl.to shoot pro-
miscuously. Curtains were torn down,
and frightened passengers tumbled out
to escape the whistling bullets, and the
utmost confusion reigned, women
screaming, and everybody was rushing
out OF the cars 10Y means of windows as
well as doors, aud soon the prairie was
covered with white-robed forms fitting
like ghosts in the moonlight. The cat
tie men finally dragged out their VIC
tim, tied him on the mule, and started
away with him, and the passengers re-
turned TO the coach, whence cries aud
screams and groans were still issuing.
One young lady whose parents were on
board was screaming and declaring
that she was shot in the leg, and medi-
cal attendance was summoned from the
station. The train was held to await
the arrival of the man Of knives and
probes, and when he came profess
sional examination revealed the fact
that pin in the lady's stocking was
cruelty sticking her. There were some
bullet holes through the coach and
several narrow escapes, but not single
passenger was hit by the reckless firing.
The fate of the gambler who caused
the trouble could not be learned, but
il is known positively that no rode
back to Ogallala on that mule with The
-oro in oight. The hunks, curtains,
and sides of the Pullman were pretty
! freely perforated with balls.-( Omaha
Herald, Aug. 4.