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Show Be-lood Wanted. , It is said that a legal gentloman who holds an official position, Bpread himself in the presence of a well-known well-known mining manager yestertlay evening, in an establishment in town, threatening fearful things legally, and beiug backed by a much taller specimen speci-men of the genus homo. Mr. Manager, Man-ager, who is quiet, peaceable, and a gentleman, informed them that he transacted business In his office, and if the legal individual had any business busi-ness with him there was the place to present it. He went to his office, and was soon after followed by the twain, who demanded an apology, for insult offered, as they alleged. "Mr. .Manager wasn't aware of having offered offer-ed insult, and emphatically doolined apologizing. The tallev of the two proceeded to draw a pistol with, wh ich to enforce his demand, when Mr. Manager quietly knocked him down; upon which the legal official sprang upon the mining Manager, who tripped and fell, his antagonist falling uuder bim, and holding on to prevent him from rising. The first one knocked down bf this time h.id recovered a horizontal positior., ' and drawing s murderous-looking knife proposed to do some impromptu curving on the person of the Manager. Assistance interfered and tlie twain hustled out, the legal ofii-cia! ofii-cia! returning to apologize, but only to receive the toe of a boot a posteriori. Some little time afterwards the police were hunting tho blood thirsty parties who had sought Mr. Manager's life, but had not secured them up to a late hour last night, although the knife was in custody at the City Hall. We haven't given nam.es, but the case will come before the courts, when the names cannot be suppressed even by a tender-hearted newspapor man. |