Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-08-26
From the Baltimore Patriot.

A rencounter of rather serious nature took
place in Baltimore on Sunday last Some diff
ference having occurred between tavern keep
er and hack driver, the former challenged the
latter to "mortal combat which was declined
by, the hero OF the whip, alleging his preference
OF settlement by hsticuffs, and the shopkeeper
not liking this dshonorabe mode of adjusting
affairs of honor between gentlemen, the parties
separated. The hack driver tn obtained
pistol, and meeting the other on the wharf, ask
ed him if he was ready This was rather {"
stumper;" as the hack driver had declined the
contest In this manner, the tavern keeper was
I" brought up all standing" and before he had
time to collect his scattered senses and muster
his courage the hero Of the whip--now of the
pistol--whose motto probably is, =" a word and
blow" had taken aim, and drawn the fatal
trigger! but il was only flash in the pan. The
tavern keeper was now in disagreeable guam
dary--much about the same as that in W hich the
drunken sailor found himself when holding to
post on the brink Of the wharf, on cold win
ter day." If let go, shall fall into the dock
and be drowned; if hold on | shall freeze to
death!'' If / run, said the tavern keeper, he
will shoot me with the other pistol; and if
shoot him, I shall be - However, he de-
cided upon the latter, drew his pistol and let
hy." The hero of the whip fell, with two wounds
in the feshy part of his arm, one of which di-
vided considerable artery. Surgical aid was
soon obtained, and when informed that he was
not dead, and the wounds were bound up, he
got up and went home; ADD the tavern keeper
was held TO bail in the sum Of five hundred dol
lars, for his appearance at Communicated
Presence of lNind.---Mr. Enos Kellogg, of Yer
mont, having occasion to cross Onion river,
with his wife, by some mistake in crossing at a
fordng place, got into deep water His horse
was good swimmer, and might have taken
them across unframed; but when the wagon be-
gan TO float, the body of the wagon became de.
tached from the other parts ofit. In this diem
ma, Mr.. Kellogg told his wife to cling to him
while he himself, holding on the reins, and fal
from the horse as possible, kept himself and
wife above water till the horse had drawn them
to the opposite bank. They were both over 62
years of age.
Whatever has tendency, to alleviate any
even the slightest, Of the thousand shocks
which flesh is heir to-" forms proper subject
for newspaper notice. We gave an account in
the Register, some weeks since, Of the wonder
full effect produced by the simple application OF
salt and water, to large wen or tumor, on The
neck ola citizen of this county, who had tried
without success the prescriptions Of various
physicians. We stated, as was the case, that
from the moment this solution was applied, the
wen decreased gradually in Size, and finally dis
appeared. We thought this remarkable cure
and published tive yesterday received com.
munication from respectable gentleman in
| Sampson county, who states, that being severe
ly afflicted with a large tumor of some kind un
der his eye, which was pronounced by mos,
persons to be cancer, he saw in this paper the
account above alluded to, and Immediately de-
termined to try the saline preparation, He
did so, and in six weeks, the tumor entirely
disappeared, and he adds that he is now per
fecuy well. This is SO simple remedy that
some may deride il, but we advise persons sim
ilarly afflicted to make the experiment.
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