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Show Bad Proceedings. On Friday night, as John Rbenstrom was walking walk-ing on South Temple St., between ten and eleven o'clock, wheeling a sack of potatoes, he was accosted by a soldier, who inquired what he had in the sack, and examined its contents two or three times. The soldier showed a pistol, and informed Rhenstrom if he had not answered civily he would have shot him. He also said the cavalry from Camp were coming down some night to "clean eut the town;" and announced an-nounced himself as a second sergeant. He was in liquor. The same night an attempt was made to break into the Deseret Museum, but the opening of the outside jate by the night guard alarmed whoever made the attempt, and he ran. He had the appearance of a soldier, as seen in the obscured moonlight. The same night several other places were subjeetcd to untimely visits from one or more individuals in soldiers' clothes. This is bad work and must be stopped by those who have been indulging in it. They may attack some house and get the contents con-tents of a shot gun in their faces ; or they may proceed to assault peaceable citizens in the street, as Rhenstrom was assaulted, and find somebody quicker at pulling a pistol than themselves. them-selves. As for the vapid threatcnings of the drunken fellow who stopped Rhenstrom. they amount to uothing. But the enlisted men up at Camp must keep out of such disgraceful proceed big', or they will be sure to get into trouble. |