Show highway Illg hway robbery about 10 on sunday nig night h to air mr A R bowers fireman on the central pacific it it passed down fifth street on hia his way to his is room on sixth street Heb lie had adjust just turned tho the corner south between bet wn murphys Murp hys store and the skating rink on wall street when ha was aa assailed ailed by two ruffia ruffians ns one of whom struck him bini a heavy blow on the side of the head wi with th a loaded sandbars sandbar sand bar perceiving iving however that it did not bring their victim to the ground the scoundrels struck him a second blow which felled him to the earth and stunned him they then went through him rifling his pockets taking from him 83 in cash a bunch of switch keys a comb hit iiii cap some meal tickets etc the villains then made off with their plunder mr bowers lay jay in an unco unconscious nEcious condition for about two hours it was midnight when he recovered bis his conscious consciousness tim he ile then want vent to the engine ine house and procured a covering in 11 for his head this morning mr bower bowers had recovered considerably from the blows lie received which we are pleased to leara learn proved to be neither dangerous nor very serious teri oua in a short time ho lie will be all right again tho the officers we understand are searching for these highway rob robbers and we sincerely hope they will till succeed in finding and bringing brin till th them am to j justice ustice and that they will eilf receive the punishment puni Ament their crimes crimes merit |