New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-09-29

The Flag Of the Union Of the 18th instant,
published at Henderson,, Rusk county, Texas,
has the following paragraphs:
The DUEL.-Most Of our readers, we presume,
are aware of the fact that o very angry and
personal newspaper controversy had sprung up
between William Henry Parsons, Esq, editor Of
the Tyler Telegraph, and Judge Grinsted, late
editor Of the Jefferson Herald. Theconsequence
was challenge on the part of Grinsted, and
its acceptance by Parsons. We learn from the
Caddo Gazette that on the 9th instant the par
ties met'near the line between Louisiana and
Texas, ON the Louisiana side. Mr.. Parsons
weapons. Mr.. Crump, the friend Of Judge
Grinsted, expressed an unwillingness to fight
with rifles, and addressed note to the second
Of Mr. Parsons, asking delay of two weeks to
procure rifle, and give his principal an oppor-
tunity to practice with that weapon. To these
terms Mr.. Parsons would not aocede, but told
them he should be on the ground next morning,
and they could obtain rifle in the mean time.
Parsons appeared next morning, but no opponent
was there.
We consider this very foolish way of settling
difficulties, and would prefer doing as the Irish
man who was challenged at New York by a
Yankee. When they went to the fighting spot,
the Yankee being lame, and the place selected q
turnpike road, requested that the Irishman
should permit him to lean against mile stone
while shooting at him. This request the Irish
man granted--but on condition that he should
lean against the next milestone while the Yam
kee was shooting at him. This sally of humor
and wit appeased the wrath of the Yankee, who
said he would not shoot SO clever man under
any circumstances. a rgSa 1Gl
KILLED.-James r. Sartin, of this county,
was found dead on the night of the 9th inst,
between his own house and that of his son-in-
law, John Graham, and about $50 yards from
the dwelling Of the latter. His dead body was
found by Thomas BROMLEY and Mr.. Rountree,
who were hunting. The sheriff and several of
the citizens of this town went the next morning
to the scene of the unfortunate occurrence, where
they met John Graham, who acknowledged that
he had shot Sarrin on the evening before. His
confession was, that Sartin had called at his
house on thoevening of the 9th, and, after in
quiring who lived there, and how his daughter
was. he went into the house and called Graham,
saying that he should not wait on his daughter
any longer; that his time had come that Gra-
ham and Sartin rushed together and took hold
of Graham's gun; that Graham, having hold of
the muzzle and Sartin the breech, pulled Sartin
to the door, where there was an ak; that Ora
ham took hold of the ak, holding the gun with
one hand, and struck Sartin several blows on
the back Of his head; that he let go the gun,
and struck him IN the back ; that he fell-he
arose-called for water, and having bled great
deal, went out got on his horse and started for
his home that Graham asked if he would inter-
rupt him any more; that Sartin replied he
would see about it; that Graham said he would
see about it, too; that he took his gun and fol-
lowed Sartin ten PAGES from the house and shot
him. There was great deal of rebutting tes-
timony introduced on the part of the State, be-
fore Justices Bennett Smith and W. W. Baker.
The Courut of Inquiry, consisting of these two
gentlemen, commenced on Wednesday, the It'll
inst, and terminated on last Tuesday. The
prisoner, Graham, was ordered to Jail without
bail, to await his final trial at the next term of
the District Court