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Show Three of the toughs who swarm or the south side of (he Seine at Paris, tired of tho usual stereotyped method of street robbery, lately attempted at-tempted a revival of thuggery. Armed with long leather lasso, they prowled around the exterior boulevards at night, aud, after lialf-strangllng lialf-strangllng their victims with this formidable weapon, rebbedtbem of any valuables they possessed. Several Sev-eral exploits of this kiud they accomplished ac-complished saccsisfully. The last wayfarer who fell Into their clutch owas a shoemaker. On his way homs ono night thru- of the thugs met him, lassjed him promptly, took his wstcli and money and left him on th J raaJway half-strangled and Insensible. He was found in this condltlou by a constable, who had him conveyed to a hospital. |