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It Till-WEEKLY EDITfIONJ WINNSB3ORO, S. C.. SAT URDLAY, .JAINUAll-Y 25, 18r79 1 VO(L. 2.N. S MARK TWAIN AS A DUELIST. MEC SCR EWKM GAMRET T AISCOUR AGE TO E POINT. Proposes Axos but Compromises on Toy Pistols at Thirty-five Paces in a Dense Fog --Gambetta's Last Words. Mark Twain has written a bur. lesque account of the late duel between Gamibetta and Fourton, where the distinguished Frenchmen exchanged a single shot without effect at thirty-fivo paces in a dense fog, one of the principals being near sighted and the other mius an eye. When he had heard of the outbreak in the Assembly ho says that ho called on Gambetta, whom ho fonnd "steeped in a profound French calm." Mr. Twain, after being embraced, began the conver sation: I said I supposed he would wish me to act as his second, and he said, "Of course." I said I must be allowed to act under a French name, so that I might be shielded from obloquy in my country in case of fatal results. He winced here, probably at the suggestion that dueling was not rogarded with re spect in America. However, he agreed to my requirement. This accounts for the fact that in all the newspaper reports M. Gambetta's second was apparently. a French man. First, we drew up my prin cipal's will. I insisted upon this and stuck to my point. I said ' never heard of a man in his right mind going out to fight a duel without first making his will. He said he never hlard of a man in his right mind doing anything of the kind. When he had finished the will he wished to proceed to a choice of his "last words." He wanted to know how the following words, as a dying exclamation, struck me "I die for my God, for mny coun try, for freedom of speech, for progress and the universal brother hood of man! I objected that this would re quire too lingering a death ; it was a good speech for. a consumptive, but not suited to the exigencies of the field of honor. We wrangled over a good many ante-mortem outbursts, but I finally got him to cut his obituary down to this, which he copied into his memorandum book, proposing to get it by heart: "I die that France may live." I said that this remark seemed to lack relevancy; but he said relevancy was a matter of no con sequeneo in last words; what you wanted was thrill. I then wrote the following note and carried it to M. Fourtou's friend: 81a--M. Gambetta accepts M. Fourton's challenge, and authorizes me to propose Plessis Piquet as the place of meeting ; to-morrow morn ing at day break as the time; and axes as~ the weapons. I am, sir, wvith great respet, MARK TWAIN. M. Fourtou's friend read this note and aboddered. Then he turned to me, and said, with a sug gestion of severity in his tone : "Have you considere~h sir, what would be the inevitable result of such a meeting as thin ?" "Well, for instance, what would it be ?" "Bloodshed I" "That's about the size of it," I eaid. "Now, if it is a fair question, wvhat was your side proposing to shed ?" I. had him there; he saw he had made a blunder, so he hastened to explain it away. He said he had spoken jestingly. Then he added that he and his principal would enjoy axes, ahd indeed prefer them, but such weapons wore barred by the French code, and so I must change my proposal. After proposing Gatling guns, rifles, navy pistols and brick bats, I left the choice of wveapons to the other second, who flshta out of his vest pocket a couple of little things which I carried to the' light and discovered to be pistols. They were single.-barreled and silver mounted, and very dainty and pretty, I was not able. to~ speak for emotion. I silently huing one of them ogi my watch chain,' and rea turned the other.. M9y companion in erkne now unrolled a postaige stamp containn Aeteral 4,attridges and gave zne one of then4 dysged if he meant to signify by this' tifA our men wore to be allowed but one shot apieoo. Hie replied that the French code permitted no more. I then bogged him to go on and sug. gest a distance, for my mind was growing weak and confused under the strain put upon it. He sug gested sixty-five yards. I nearly lost my patience. I said: "Sixty-five yards with those in struments ? Pop guns would be deadlior at fifty. Consider my friend, you and I are banded to gether to destroy life, not mako it eternal." But with all my persuasions, all my arguments, I was only able to get him to reduce the distance to thirty-five yards; and even this concession he made with relunct ance, and said with a sigh: "I wash my hands of this slaugh ter; on your head be it." . There was nothing for me but to go home to my own lion-heart and tell my humiliating story. Whon I entered, M. Gainbotta was laying his last lock of hair upon the altar. Ho sprang towards me, exclaiming: "Tho weapon ; the weapon ! Quick I what is the weapon ?" "Thisl" and I displayed that silver-mounted thing. He caught but ono glimpse of it. then swooned ponderously to the floor. When he came too he said, mournfully: "'The unnatural calm to which I have subjected myself has told upon my nerves. But away with weak ness! I will confront my fate like a man and a Frenchman." Ho rose to his feet and assumed an attitude which for sublimity has never been approached by man and has soldon been surpassed by statues. After a long silenco, he asked: "Was nothing said about that man's family standing up with him, as an offset to my bulk? But, no matter ; I would not stoop to make such a suggestion; if he is not noble enough to suggest it himself he is welcome to this advantage, which no honorable man would take." "At what hour is the engagement to begin ?" "Half-past nine." At 9:30 in the morning the pro cession approached the field of Plossis Piquot in the following order: First came our carriage, nobody in it but M. Gambetta and myself; then a carriage containing M. Fourton and his second ; then a carriage containing two poet orators, who did not believe in God, and these had MS. funeral orations projecting from their breast pockets; then a carriage containing the head surgeons and their cases of instruments ; then eight private carriages containing consulting sur. geons; then a hack containing the coroner; then the two hearses ; then the carriage containing the head undertaker; then a train of assistants and mutes on foot; and after these came plodding through the fog a long procession of camp followers, police and citizens gen erally. It was a noble turnout, and would have made a fine display if we had had thinner weather. Trhe weather growing still opa. que, it was agreed between myself1 and the other second that before giving thme fatal signal we should each deliver a loud whoop, to enable the combatants to ascertain each other's whereabouts. I now return ed to my principal, who immediate~ ly stretched forth his hand and said : "I am myself again ; give me the weapon." I laid it, all lonely and forlorn, in the centre of the vast solitude of his palm. He gazed at it and shud-. dered. And still mournfully con templating it, he murmured in a broken voice : "Alas, it is not death I dread, but mutilation." I heartened him once more, and with such success that he presently said: Let the tragedy begin. Stand at my back ; do not desert me in this solemn hour, my friend." I gave him my ,promise. I now assisted him to point his pistol to wards the spot where I judged his adversary to be .standing, and cautioned him~ to listen wellI and furt~her guide himself by my fellow second's whoop. Then I propped myself against .M. Gambetta's back and raised a, rousing "Whoopee I" This was answered from out the far dietance of the fog, and I immedi ately shouted : "One-two-three-fire!1" Two little 'sounds like spit.! spit!i broke uponsmy ear, and in the same instant I was crushed to the earth under a mountain of flesh. Buried as I was, I'still Was ai~ e p atoh a faint acepnt 'from a$l effect:, "I Ali: for....for...,perditions tt14.lt, what is i1t I die for~ ....Oh, yes--France) Z die that France may livo 1" ThoSi CI1rBR DE SPATCHES. Uncle Sammy Demands an Investiga tion- -Hewitt Contrasts the Candidates. WASHINGTON, January 21.-Imineo diately after the reading of the jour nal Mr. Potter, of New York, called up for action the resolution prisent ed by hini yesterday, directing the commit toe on investigation of (elc tion frauds to inquiro into the cy plher dispatehos and appropriating $10,000 to defray the expouses of such inquiry. Potter opened the discussion on the resolution, saying that he offer ed it because he was instructed to do so. He spoke feelingly conceorn ing the imputations which had been attributed to him, that he desired to prevent an investigation of the cy pher telegrams. Butler, of Massa chusctts, opposed the resolution on the ground that Congress had uip jurisdiction ovor the private corro spondence of anybody, and should not take part in the slander of any public man to satisfy the curiosiy of anybody in the House or out df it. Halo, of Maine, supported the resolution. Now that the nachil had been started and sot in motio let it roll on and mako this inves gation into both sides of the que tion. Hewitt supported the resolutio He called the attention of Butler the fact that there were occasions life when there was soietnii higher than judge or mem bar Congress. It was when a sense of manhood struck into the hunaB heart. He stood here in that spirit of nzanhood, to invite the fullest in, vestigation of the telegrams ; thoeo which had been published and those ghich had not. Justice to Sanuel J. Tilden demanded that the invoh tigation should be mado ; justico to the great Democratic party demand ed it ; justice to the American people, who had elected him to the highest office in their gift demanded it. Let Mr. Tilden havo an oppoik tunity to confront his accusers afid traducers, and show the world that at least one of the candidates at, the late Presidential election was not a miserable trickster, willing to barb gain for the highest offico in the gift of the people. Hewitt concluded by saying "Let, then, Mr. Tilden have an op portunity to confront his accusers, his traducers, his inaligners, beforo a competent tribunal. Lot the man who of right should occupy to day the Executive chair go on the wit ness stand, if need be, and satisfy the American people and the world that one, at least, of the candidates of the two great parties whose ex istenco is essential to the mainton ance of free government is not a. niscrable trickster, willing to make bargains for the highest office in the gift of the people, every hour's wrongful occupation of which only intensifies the dishonor of its acqui sition and tie humiliation of its possession." The resolution. was adopted. A NEW POS-rAGE S'rAMP.--The Post Office Department has ordered a new postage stamp to be used on letters not propaid. Heretofore a stamp has been hold in tile office r~t which it was mailed. The post mast er at this oilice then writes to tho individual addressed, saying that such a letter has been held inl thlat office for him, tile postauge not hav ing been p~repaid. Tile new stamp whlich has just boon ordered under the new regulation is put . on tihe letter not prep~aid and sent to the1 postmaster at the office of its desti nation, whlo h~e is charged with the amlount due, and to collect the same from the person addressed on the delivery of tile letter. A new stamp hlas also been ordered to be put on the letter after it passes into thle hands of the carrier, wvho then becomes responsible for the collec tion of tile p)ostage. This newv stamp is intended as a check upon tihe carrier, whio is hereby prevented from pocketitng his collections. The new system ants somewhat similar to the boll-punch of the street car conductors.-BDoston Heorakl It is at great pity to see how many people allow a cough or cold to go unnoticed, and thus pave, the ;Way to an difitimnelf grave from thle eff'ects of consumption. A pleasant, safe, reliabl~e and cheap remedy is Dr. Ball's Cough Syrup. Price 25 eents~ -.. . -'..' on top 'Vf et with a back-cotnb, whereat the other seems quite 0ari ta.-..QrapMc. 1'! I oUH CO U d T'f1u' F rCJ AUit. Their Capture and Career of Crime Succossos and Mishaps. The secret service aglents report theo arrest in Now Jersey of two of tho kading counterfeiters in the United States. They are Charles Ulrich and Henry C. Colo, better kmown as Harry Colo. Ulrich was arrosted recently at his home in Fanwood, N. J., w'liio engagod in eligraving the Plates for a coun torfeit legal tendor note of the do nomination of $100. Upon his ar rest he gavo such information as to the future intentions of his employ or-to furnish the press, paper and other material to be used in the printing of the notes when the plate was completod-as in dueed the chief to hold him in close confine mont in his own house to await the arrival of his employer. Friday af tor noon Henry Cole, the employer, Put ill an appearalco. Ho had in his possession some of the expected articles, and was at once arrested. Ulrich is by birth a Prussian, of fino presenceo and genial manner. He is about 43 years old and has been in the United States about twenty years. lie has served two terms of imprisonment, one at Sing Sing and the other at Columbus, Ohio, ponitentiary, both for coun, terfeiting. In the latter place he was senteuced for twelve years, in Juno, 1868. He was pardoned in 1876, having served eight years of the time for which he was sentenced. Among the finely engraved coun. terfeits excented by him previous to his conviction in 1868 wore 100 dol-. lar counterfeits on the Central National Bank of New York city, S100 counterfeits on the First Na tional Bank of Boston, $100 coun terfeits on the Ohio National Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio. When arrested in Cincinnati, in 1867, he wn cnaged 1pon an1d 01md.1 nouLiy completod the b.ek plato for a $500 United States note. There were also found in his possossion unfinished plates for a $5 counterfeit. note. Since his roloaso, in 1876, he has been unusually ac tive in his nofarions businoss as a eoumterfeiter. He has ongraved plates and printed counterfeit is sues as follows : Fifty-dollar coun terfeit on the Contral National Bank, city of New York ; $50 on Third National Bank, Buifalo ; $5 on First National Biank, Tamaqua, Pa. ; $5 n tho First National Bank, Han over, Pa. ; $50 onNational Broad WayBlank, New York, and $50 on -'radesien's National Bank, New York. It will be remembered that thOe sounterfeit issues on the two latter banks found their way to Hamburg tnd o thor European ports, and were >assed upon emigrants leaving those [)orts for the United States. The vork of issuing counterfeit notes of bhe same denomination of different banks is greatly feilitated by what is known to the counterfeiter as skele ton or transfer plates, by means of vhich he can, by changing the title .nd location of the bank, together with tie signatures of the president ~na cashier, (thme work of a week,) produce a full set of plates, by wvhich the issues of any national bank in the same State can be conuterfeit The guiding spirit under whose lirection all the ischief wrought by Ciarles Ulhich was accomplished was Henry Cole. He is an old counterfeiter and an ex-conviet, ubont sixty four years of age. He has a large family, lives in good style in Philiadelphia, drives his horses and has a valuable farm a row miles out from the city. He served a term in the Clinton (N. Y.) penitentiary, and was pardoned by lovernor Hoffman early in 1871. In October of the same year he wvas igain arrestedl in New York, having few moments previous sold $5,000 in counterfeit ten and twenty dollar bank notes. He w~as admitted to bail in $10,000, and subsequently giving information in relation to the operations of an alleged coun terfeiter named Miner, a noll proe. vas ontered in his case. Immnedi toly after the roleaso' of Ulrich rrom the Columbus (0.) penitentiary [-arry Cole paid him a visit to in., nuo to again take up counterfeit ing. The result of his step is above. stated. Cole, being a mnan of some means, has controlled Ulrich's >perations5 from 1876 up to the time 2f his arrest. The relations betwoo'n bm were that of .employer and myl~oyeo. Cole regards the;.'send-. ng.of the counterfeit -fifty dollar rotes to Enui'ope as one of. ther most neccessful and profittble 'N~nturee >f hie life. The aimoiiWi th4 he sant ver' indedid466od~f't6 itnwar~y Ngrakts wae tpward8 'of $50,000. The sebret A dle had been for a long time lookIp the mpg whd uRIC-A - n:A c. There are two a's to spoll separate, but the wrong way is spolled with the moro O's.-Puck. Col. Fitzhugh, the biger man than old Grant, has been elected door keeper of the Texas Senate. "Set solid," as tho printor said when the chair he set down wasn't there, and lie landod on the floor. Uinceinnati Timnes. The writer who uses the weak ar gunents and strong opithets is like the landlady who gives weak toa and strong buttor.-New York Star. ."Whoro will it awl end ?" queried the shoemakor as he punchod the solo leather and resumed the thread of his argument.-New York News. They went to the theatroand then took in an ice croam saloon. When they camo out sho looked innocent and ho looked out 75 cents. "Life is what we make it," says the poet. But when we ninhe it spades and then got euchred, we all have ia fooling of questioning the poot.-Gowanda .interpr'ise. "What's your occupation ?,' asked a visitor at the capitol of a bright boy whom he met in the corridor. The boy happend to bo a page in the Iouso. "I'm running for Con~ gross," was the reply. We see that a in an in Connecticut was killed the oth or day, while try ing to "board a freight train." Thoro is reason in all those things. No doubt when the man took the freight train to board lie gave it salaratus biscuit, ryo coffee and strong butter for breakfast, and tough mutton three times a week for dinner, till, in a fit of dyspepsia, the freight train rose up and killed him. When Barry Sullivan was playing "Hamlet" at Liverpool, a few 'days ago, cat Came 1:p)Aen the stage in the middle of the scene where the ghost first appears, and insisted upon bor rubbing horself against tho ghost's legs. The house, of course, was convulsed, and the en tire act was ruined. "Your- daukhtor has treated me curt"-and the young man was lift ed by the parental hoof from the door of his girl's home to the horso car track. He arose as quick-as hb6 could, and mildly explained that he hadn't finished the word, which was "courteous," and Alphonso was taken under the unhospitable roof once more, had his pants mended, was done up in salvo, and theo sent home to his ma in a hack. Thus is true greatness rewarded, and im potuosity robukcd.-Boston Trav The mother's life is full of pros, From early dawn till daylight's close, But oft, amid her household caros, Some little poem unawares Is written down within her heart, And of her life becomes a part. Some loving words a child may say, A golden curl long put away, A half worn shoe upotn the floor, An outgrown dress the baby wore, A broken toy or faded flower, May touch the heart-string any hour. SIauaRa AcoIDENT.-The Kansas Pacific Times records the following curious occurrence to a passenger train on the Kansas Paciflo The train was nearing Topeka, and being a little late was making extra time. Suddenly the engineer felt -a jar and slacked up his engine slowly and finally stop~ped. On going back to see what the trouble was, he was surprised to find the sleeper and one paissonger coach .ploe tp the engine tender, and the mati) and baggage car tother with the other coach missing. Search . was at Qnce made, and the mnissing part of *tlio train was found a few hutidred yards back. . The passotiger coachi had stayed in its ordinary position run nling out of the prairie a short way. The baggage and mnail ears were somewhat tumbled up, but no par-. ticular damage done. No person was seriousl hurt except tlie iews agent, who. bad ..is nose broken' and face -badly. out. On examination of the track, about nino feet 'ofo ril was apissing, a. short distance".from where Balclidge. %rat felt '1bhimjar,. ai no doubt thitwas dotie u4he. ~nginoasinig oer, and benth~Ia. ag macl car' sa4 cpaoh 4It2e' 1t!I8 certsinly one-bf the re extraQrdinary incidon~s or aodidents