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Show Recaptured. Last evening Marshal Maxwell received re-ceived a telegraphic dispatch announcing an-nouncing tho capture, about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, by Deputy Dep-uty Stokes, of Eugene Bacon, the bullion thief who recently made his escape from the Beaver jail, by first locking the keeper, Spear, inside, lie was overtaken iu the mountains somewhere in the vicinity of Beaver. Both the marshal nud his deputy havo exhibited commendable official energy in this matter. Mr. Stokes has, we aro intJirmcd, labored night and day in the search since the escape. es-cape. He found the trail of the runaway, run-away, and followed it until his labors wcro rewarded by success. Bacon having been sentenced to a term of service in the penitentiary, Marshal Maxwell has telegraphed instructions to Beaver lor the"' officers to start with their prisoner for this city today. Decoration Day. At the meeting of veterans of the late war, held at the Third district court room, last evening, it was concluded con-cluded to observe Sunday, the 30th instant, as Decoration day. Soldiers and citizens are invited to assemble at Camp Douglas at 2 o'clock on that day. It is probable that speeches will be mado by ono or two. prominent gentlemen, and a poem may be recited, re-cited, after which the ' graves in the Douglas cemetery will be decorated with flowers. Committees have been appointed to arrange and conduct the ceremonies. |