Mr. George S. Duncan, Esq., of Plumer, writes us the particulars of a horrible outrage and probable murder committed by a highwayman, this forenoon, between that place and Pithole, as follows:

Plumer, Pa., March 4th, ’72.

Ed. Record:

While on my way from Pithole this morning, in company with Mr. Foley of this place, we discovered a man lying on the roadside, who was terribly cut about the head and face and insensible, and from enquiring of a Mr. Smith who had come to his assistance just previous to our arrival, learned his name to be Mr. Daniel Delo, formerly a resident of Plumer. We immediately had him removed to Mr. Smith’s house and his wounds dressed.

At first we supposed he had received his injuries by being thrown from his horse. Since, however, he has recovered his senses and informs those in attendance that he was knocked from his horse by a large heavyset man, and after a brief struggle was terribly beaten, rendered insensible and robbed. He says the man first caught the horse by the bite, and ordered him (Delo) to give up his money. He replied, “I have none.” The villain then demanded his watch, to which Mr. D. replied, “I don’t carry any.” The man then dragged him from his horse and beat him as above stated.

Mr. D. had but one dollar and fifteen cents, a knife and pipe on his person, all of which the villain took and fled. It is feared Delo cannot recover the injuries about his head being of an exceedingly dangerous character. The robbery occurred about two miles from Plumer on the main road to Pithole. There is no clue to the perpetrator of this dastardly outrage and probable murder of an innocent man.

If caught, the scoundrel should be strung up to the limb of the first tree that came handy. It is near the same place where Mr. Botsford, of Jamestown, New York, was knocked down with a stone and afterwards robbed, about five years ago, that the same scene was enacted today.