The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, June 17, 1886, Image 1
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of dueling, m soah, it if rtill a M of
1uMo«ImI nine that so dueling commu
nity ever yet failed to send out good sol-
el MnCHmg at tot stimulatsd ap-
pmls totbelm talkmis, but that towaids
the last it acted as a deterrent exam pie.
The duel ceased to be a duel in the oifti-
ouy acceptation of the word and becane
a butchery. MoClung, of ■ooune, mn
little or no risk, afefd It flUed the public
generally with a sickening oontenjpt to
reahae that the leading-men of
®ppi Bred practically by the snlfenuioe
of a madman. To ref oft* to fight a duel
vith him waa, erf course. Ont of fhe
question.- This was riot allowed by the
code. To fight him meant d^fib HU
akill with the pistol was fully up ip that
of Dr. Carrpr or Bof&lo KU with the
rifle, difference in > weapons being con-
gjjUfd> Qh one occasion he Ulcrf a
Meek hiid Sopping about on the ground
90 yards distant.
I once heard
•Well, Major
Howell will apologias
'■Apologize for what?”
with some animation.
Don’t know and don't aura,” was the
laconic reply.
m there is no poarible way oi
tter amicably. Bnp-
approach each other
half way and shake hands without a
word? Wfll you tee Major Henry and
tell him the proposition cornea from our
aider
some disouaekm they consented
to tide, but Tory reluctantly. .
Thu time the seconds remained fully
’ 1
ten mrnotes
the aide of their princi-
diaouanon and
but
Henry
ijn Joe ought to apologize, afid then
they oan shake hand/
•‘flheB ft means fight. Load your
navv. _ Wa will do likewise. Ten paces;
^ and ad-
• Vie line of fire
flanked
aa a narrow path,
on each side by a small ditch.
Howell mood six feot seven inches in his
boota, and contrary to advice, wore white
pants ai
dangerously
command
advice, wor
and an alpaca coat, making him a
conspicuous target
given:
The
heard Mr. JeflSnuon Davis
rep r l >aad a second who boasted that he
“ 1 brought his principal but with fly-
coloiW, ^ «««• "finfusion of his
uroniathT's little geee^of gen. ml-
“Gentlemen, are yon ready?”
who
re you
facing the 'woods, an-
teadyT” but kept his eye
of bis
twined tet the
i to ix* arbitrators, each rep-
\ partiA, and that it was
a seconds' lo see perfect
, in arranging tmmfi of eet-
| m (fee Hold. X
One of the meet charming and amus
ing little works I hare hit uixm recently
feDy H. S. Fulkemou, oT.Vicksburg,
Mias. He calls it«“IU»dota ItecwUao-
tlons mi Erntr Dot in. Miamanpiii ,l In
• tfcb ho gieus a description -erf a notable
dael that bcemred in hfe own ol^ rva-
tion. He fells the story well, and I
wish to show my appreciation by pank
phniaing H for the raadersof the ——.
The event took place on Grand Gulf, on
the MMmippi river, then a place of
1, 'JOOinhabitanta, and a rival frf Vicksburg.
It was ahnnat a dnulof profsaaione, .Vllru
. being a lawyer t nd Marateller a phyai-
Afleo was a tall, slender, smooth-faced
MaiatelW was rather ntummand
let, and wore iSiskcm Allen
•teller was a baohs-
what wgs the cunaa
usual pn-liniinarica re-
ths two together upon
looking steadily along the barrel
cocked piatol. Henry hi a nonchalant
fashion, threw his head on one
. hia
piatol dangUngVt hie arm, and in alasy
tone said “Ibadvr The word wae then
given, “Fire?” Both raised siintikane-
oualy, fired and mfesed. Howell cocked
with hia right thumb and fired again be
fore Henry was ready for hia aeoond
shot Howell’s ball pierced Henry’s left
forearm, when Henry again fired and
miared. Howell now came in with hia
third shot, striking Henry in the abdo
To this Henry responded with a
i threw up the
HowaD'efeei The latter
shot which
the dirt right at
r then adv
deliberate
then advanced
s aim.
steo, and **^*rit del
pulled uie triggerjweiug that Henry
wae done for, Howell’s second rushed up
and threw up Joe’s pistol with hia hana.
The shot flew away up in the air, that
certainly would then and there have killed
MToO-r side having cried ‘stop,"
according to agreement m case of either
party being badly wounded, uttered
shrift erica of “Foul, foulf** and immedi
ately whipped out their revolvers. Then
fMfamed aaeraeof eoafoaioo, and for a
tone it looked asU a wholesale duel
long ti
would
_ m excited
aad vociferous, and cxpretmil the abso-
hrie certaixity of his eonvictioa that ho
eroidd kill hia enemy. He stripped Liaw
eelf to the wrist, absolutely unde, end
Ms rstallis threw off his suet. As the
second called out, “Gfentfeman, are you
ready?* Allen answered “no,” gwd pro-
eeoded to explain to the second how the
word shouldbe g
to unnerve MareteUer, who,
follow: but the crowd interfered “ u ' 1
wmtUwl IKa tiflrhi Thri wonnflrfvi bcakle ter
WasHDraroif, June 8.—President
Cleveland and his-bride returned to the
White House this evening, after their six
day* aojoum at Deer Park. As ft writ
generally understood that the Presideni
would arrive at the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad station at half-past 6 o’clock a
large crowd was aaaembled at the station
to greet the happy couple. The clock
in the steeple of St Aloysios’ Church
had just rung a quarter after 7 o’clock,
when one of the small boys in the crowd
at the depot shouted “Here she comes!”
and a minute later Hie Presidential train
glided in under the shed and 'stopped.
An ample force of police was on hand to
regulate the crowd, but their serviced
were not called into requisition, for all
present stood back a respectful distance
and allowed a good wide space on the
platform for the dnsty and tusd travel
ers. The train was made up of the same
cars which took the party to Deer Park
—first, the baggage oar, followed by two
parlor can, “BritUDore” and “Delaware.”
As all of the window curtains in the
“Behimore” were pulled down, it was at
first supposed that the Presidential party
were in it, but while the eyes of the
crowd were riveted on the “Baltimore,” ol
the Preaidsnt surprised them by stepping
from the rear platform of the “Dala-
wala." The party consisted of Mr. and
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Mr. mal Mrs.
Lamont, a white maid and the colored
steward, St Clair. The President wore
a silk hat Which showed signs of having
been brushed the wrong way in vicious
probably the work of his wife,
not yet mastered the art of
a pmg hat; it black PrCnee
Albert coat cloaely buttoned, dark trous
ers, turned-down collar and brisk Beck
tie. Tho'duat of sever*! hours’ travel re
a railway had gathered upon his
shoulders sod hand*, and exposure
flw sun on the mountaina gave hia coca
plexion a more ruddy hue than he hml
when ha left the banquet hall it the Et
eeutive Mansion last
Mrs. Cleveland was attired in a
suit of gray, white and black
goods, a briek straw bat trimmed with
black velvet and a dovoV wing set upon
her head most gracefully, giving her m
exceedingly stylish air. In her gloved
hands she earned a bunch of dames and.
fans, and aa she walkad
MCIOBNTS
r-% ^uMntua
Ks'tse. % ~ I'l* feA iriidirU i
i«e says Hia
bride hartok brown hairi gray* eyes and
a very lovely expreaaaou ot nee.
i i thk imuvrxa'H dun. s* red);
, The Bev. Dr. Hundm-laad received a
fee of flOfi for performing the Pfepi
ently l>een in circuWtlon. It was banded
to the Doptor by ColoM
diatdy after the Preside
The Doctor
the bin, and she will hrift Hr sa a
mento of the oocaaigu,
■rdl
W HX U^RLAgp WMABSIWT.
A brief cull was made
correspondent on Attorney ^.
land, ofi Thursday afternoon, to find out
why he had been absent from the ’%ed-
“Wlty, I haven't attended n
in twenty yaare,” he
spondent, and, agreeable
pri^gaveW ’
The ^
of this monument hagt>ng been; .
Nmia
■ »» > jsa]
ey General Gfer-
1’resident kindly accepted fity ,
and qay absence had. up siguifleauc*
After some general eouvenritou fhe
“These isn't a
the wlmle
tub: rnaasjip*. T ^ 1
Dmv Larpont, tha PresKfectfe. ptf
oretary, is .something or a nomoi
e said to a reporter in Waahington
— "a ■
secretary,
He said
other da'
1867 a W
fenbsd by ladies in this andwtlfet jkmth-
smBfetea bat issidiillli jg TNrehua.
A considerable amount of fundswaa
raised ^y this association in
private robscriptiona, and ~
.the General Assembly of
facilitate
but no
preprinted by the
An Act was pa
Mosument
from that of the ladies. '
* Infeed a
ret some UtU *
Oapito^ndding. A.prize lor tie bestf
maiel ofriTneral Lee waa awarded to the
occasion has al
ii by the board of man-
etaan upon whom the
iOoL CfairisslfemfeaU,
of Gen.
Hafe
L and <l)«npier of one fl? them;
i far as pfillB sMRitffcn* fogtrding
i can be ascertained, none of there
models will be acceptable, though all tare.’’ i
.(ferei. aa before sUfed m the ltd . 0
are mmtonoua, and some of them nigh^.
^ ^
Muehtl
_ rtlre saridltyef
> hrekfen. and otbres aeri
• fgufi :Hycbferi is to do
tobai
oflfes
v ore»«urvxwnuT w
ntnisnre'~ , ~
of Her Majesty.” re>4rire mm-
UmpsmsntstHiirouril amf
asked * reporter of (M^SdrSw^'
ut the wtlrer day. n y,
’The nanwa will not be i
UwuUfui
given. The object i
l howei
iiPJsptiSjtt* and wejfed.
could be transported to the city.
PrefeMfe the most celebrated duel that
waa ever fought iff the Bouth waa the
Ffeanm-Foote duet of dnnfe In l&a
these two were pitted agahud each otiur
in a law suit, during the eoupe of which
Vaptfi. who waa a very wasp, flung some
taunt at Prentiss. The latter retorted
with »blow that knocked Fqote down.
The latter then challenged Prentlre Buf
exchwnged. r **
Her face wae also a
to the sum. 1
on the rift ride of her
husband and did not appear the Itvfet
disturbed by the presence of the large
and motley crowd which peered into her
face. On the contrary, she looked pleas
ant and
in-the-U
fully walked
ifer i
oTh
voted
been i
«*•» ....
of ooune,
consolidate should Jfety
dined to dwn
(km
ha teftim
■ufthal
‘ ll " li A)f Jk im rei nmrenl
in the )■
will be for
L that ami
SCI
. mi ef'rfl
Mtaa owkVSJ. vim’s ry»«. w |
’» the contrary, she looked pleas- When the Fserileath
dked from the depot without brih Cls«riuX^s_ A
be
for the i
B*t
one sjgA'
Prentiaa, who
w*m an naarruMf ■
hiH intention befcre going upon the field
ol not firing at Foote. Wien the
o: so neariy together at the word obc. m ooickly that
till it rose and dfeoloaed
[ each
| aiienoe
le two figures
at eadx
astonish-
was not
ing the duel and there i
hi.hre' ‘ ijfa
upon the
ie, bad leaned upon his oane dur-
ss some talk of
Booh an impu-
twood to the proud apuit
jm>4 faja lestlem imagination
believe
thim
he
=Ths
Whind Mile
by Bt Clair and the maid. There w*s
no demonstnition of any character, aigd
the I'reaidential party entered the Exec
utive carriage, driven by the veteran
Hfwkins, and quietly rolled away toward
the White House. At the latter point a
Urge eraxd waa..also assembkii; Mr-s.
('loverind stepped from the carriage first
and stood for an instant on the portioo,
looking up at the grand old mansion,
her furore home, with an earnest and
thoughtful expression. The doors
thrown open and the President
house. Miss Cleveland, Mrs. Hoyt and
Jtev. Dr. Cleveland, who were wfeA
iste a cordial welcome
.corridor. ’ *»
train arrived
as to wheru
to drop its
walkt .
score oil
wsrsnot^
mere of I
of the
the feytyn pf. tly
Igriherod ’
or MisaJPorium, i
my of IW Prare
he'did sty. anffVft uuai
wturii be did npt wish to ,
mqsDSnot, have you any objection l
columns of the Her-
! ml
on i
•a I ootfid.
edf^*
the Lee menc
hniagi
Before the
there was some i
the train would i
Date in the affeneo* aa <
and his wife drove up Jo.
House in a (JiUpidated red i
stopped in front of the hottae aM <
ont to a policeman shfeihi|
porpb. Then jiis wife bfed’
market'
m vv’
h, no,** said the Govcnfcr, *5 am Whd twrostved there
rto sgywe are mrednv eoa^wro bseihh thtt Way. 1
• tewiM efiOumgMtefee^to vredra krishfe amd I
rat Lie iatl^city. f fihv -MfTri* baad, and raised his
■
iwhferiiwd
giorefeltook
two or
MI
a
were
the <
room
iwei
i was
i friends Ud
at Natchez b odder to'
\>+4
reUR
' Orieaoe, tetninds me
bwell and Heurf d
duel
one named.
honor o( f
a little '
tkl
J**,
[’when
; flutter.
o^tyufeflvs
whoototJwtMnved from
the Pieridew eamageftbe
riage, end the steward’s wagon dso
within one block of the depot, and
I round
'ci ArovW^ufiTf.
A
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m
nnmt
i)i
iwpiiji
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11 ofiaftosJkW vf *\*ax rafefc <li—_-*»#
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and
, not! only
the Md
list
in
m
several)
tree, aomewl
m- -vh
which
Wai
WWV a|W • WS xxJ
fi mamiaT
uuapmgio am ms i
waited’for shout
the three Bgrontive
way again and' Aros
cwrityerpaUed mFi
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took
did net like
•did so./
'teg the!
VMSsm;,
a tree to prove I
. fl HI
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to I
toil
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m
informed
dent’s can
ggg ^^fis um^RP
laughed
mwa*
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, with thei
h
Baoek,
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