Wisconsin Herald

Cow-hiding. - Yesterday afternoon Elder Adams saluted a man as he was emerging from a door in School street, and asked him if his name was Estabrook! Answered in the affirmative - the Elder seized him firmly by the shoulders, and demanded if he (the Elder) had in any way injured him, Mr. E.! to which the latter tremblingly answered no, at the same time trying to shake off the Elder, but without effect, whereupon the Elder uncoiled from under his coat a tall 'grim-visaged' cow-skin, and applied it vigorously upon the person of Mr. E., whom he held with one hand while he dusted his clothes with the other. In the mean time a crowd of more than a hundred people assembled, who courteously formed a ring around the actors, without attempting to interrupt them. The Elder was too powerful for his opponent, and therefore thrashed him till he was satisfied with his vengeance. - At the close of the cow-hiding, the Elder addressed the crowd nearly as follows - "Gentlemen, I am G. J. Adams. This person without the slightest provocation on my part, has wantonly assailed my character in a paper, of which he is the editor, and for this I have punished him. I am going to play an engagement at the Providence theatre this evening, and, please God, will return here on Sunday in season to preach the gospel." He then bowed to the crowd and withdrew. It is gratifying to add that the whole affair passed off without any profane language being used, which may be set down to the progress of civilization in another of its interesting phases. Elder Adams, our readers are aware, is a Mormon preacher, and has recently performed a successful engagement at the National theatre. - Boston Post.