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Show Wild. Tuesday was pay day at Camp Douglas, and as a result some of the Boldiers were considerably "on the wild." Early in the evening one of them commenced abusing people on the street, striking at Borne and in-kulting in-kulting others, when a number of eitizeus carried him to the provost guard quarters. Later in the night three soldiers full of "cussedness," broke down fences, lifted gates off the hinges, and entered upon a general destruction of property. Tiio handsome hand-some fence in front of the Methodist church was badly damaged by the ruffians, who were captured by the police about 2 o'clock yesterday moruing. They were taken to the-city the-city jail and locked in a cell, where they tnre six pnire of blankets into hhreds and ripped in pieces a couple of mattresses. The police turned them over to the military authorities Wednesday niorniug. It would help tho?c feilows to ornament their limbs witn uSoctionnte jewelry for a few days. |