Show A PALPABLE HOAX A little HUN before seven on saturday evening last a national or some other sante bante we cannot state definitely as we did not hean heaz the guns guna was fired at camp douglas which attracted some little attention as it was an unusual occurrence it was wag soon rum rumored ored about the city that richmond had been captured by gen stoneman or some soine other federal officer and jeff davis dans taken pris prisoner which accounted for the firing of the saluta A wild state of excitement is said to have bave existed in camp that night over the glorA glorious ous news newa the report however which came over the wires lacked all the requisites oc or authenticity and it has since been ascertained that it was waa wholly untrue a mere hoax coined by money changers who were not scent fie and ought to be sever ly punished for thus imposing upon the credulity of their fellow beings brave men in particular at least the authors of the untruthful report should in justice to the government and other sufferers by their miserably devised hoax be made to pay for all the pow berthat was burned in consequence of the delusion if such gross deceptions be per mitti to be practiced upon the people and upon the army tco teo much amm ammunition anition will be wasted and there will be a scarcity ety ity for war purposes |