The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-12

THE DAILY GAZETTE,
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rnrTuuNnERER HOAXED.

nnon the London Times by a CORES
pondent, who processes TO give a pic
ture Of Georgian morals as exhibited
Nv an extraordinary series Of duele
mon one Of the railroads of that State
IN August last Not having room
f5r the narrative, we give the Times
summary oft, as follows
sbort Of miracle we never read
ANYTHING go simply stated YET so in
credible in substance Yet we are
t1l4tbat nothing but the terror which
possesses peaceful men in the States
prevents the publication OF more hor-
rogs OF this sort. TO use hackney
al term. the details are sickening 10
be repeated. aud when it comes 10 the
deliberate slaughter Of child in "a
crowded railway car, for persisting in
CRYING after its murdered father, there
are few who would not throw down
the narrative in horror or incredulity
So, not % repeat the details, we will
sam the results. Here is train con
listing Of one long passenger ear, and
a luggage car, with seats for smokers
It starts with twenty five passengers,
OCCASIONALLY taking up some and put
ting down some in the course OF the
journey. which begins at five O'Clock
in the afternoon and ends at three ami
half the next morning The pa
stngers know about as much OF one
another ct starting as passengers nsu
ally do, Three get into the train TO
getheF another is an acquaintance OF
theirs: another is the father of one OF
them two Others are friends, and
there are two fathers with their sons.-
In the course Of ten hours and halt
iu this select community, no larger
than Is sometimes assembled round
private dinner in this metropolis,
there are I've actual duels with fatal
results d sixth duel, which was ar
ranged but did not come of owing to
the death of the intended principal III
another duel a seventh duel, which
there was every reason to believe had
'aEen place, though the train went on
too soon for the result 70 transpre,
etghtly. a murder. OF the two dozen
passengers, fifteen are mentioned rs
entering more or leas into the action
ot the drama; twelve took direct
part in luels six were killed and
three were left on the way fighting --
toar of the duels were fought at con
yeRiant spots. the train stopping for
fhc purpose; one fought in the lug
lage car while the train was in mo.
ton; and the one with uncertain re-
suits was fought at regular stopping
place Three OF the dead bodies were
left behind: one was carried from the
scene Of the duel and deposited on the
luggage car; another was thrown out
On the roadside. Ofthc six killed two
we're fathers and two were their sons,
oua father killed while ayenging his
sou, and one child murdered for Ia
'1entiug his father. On the occasions
ii the first duel the train did not stay
[ ont. but the result followed by tele-
graph. At the second or fourth the
conductor, becoming keen in the sport
rsited and the survivors remoanted
the train but in the last instance the
gonductor seems to have felt qualm,
and he managed 70 leave one OF the
survivors on the road, while with the
aid Of the fireman, he boxed up the
other to prevent further slaughter
The time was generally night, the last
affair being at 3 in the morning, 1t
S stated that these are not uncommon
Incidents, and that scarce a week
passes without some fatal encounter
cl the road
This is rather rich, considering that
t forms part Of leader in the London
Tines.