New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-19
COL. TITUS IN THE CALABOOSE.

The Missouri, Democrat Of the 10th instant gives
the following account of the latest exploit Of the mo-
torous Col. Titus Of Kansas and Nicaragua memory,
who has latterly been carrying the lumber business
in Kapsas City. 1t is decidedly in character:
"The difficulty ia thus described BY the barheeper
and other gentlemen connected with the Pianten
House: Col Titus and or two OF bis friends were
star ding at the bar in the saloon talking about matters
In Nicaragua the colonel uslng quite emphssc Ian
guage and occasionally humping the counter with hs
tst. His excited manner caught the attention Of
maudln gentleman Who was citing py, saa wno' =,
defy the colonel He reeled up to tho counter, ana
while int. rruptipg the conversation, received ID
aud push from the colonel, which sent hun 70 the
floor He arose by the assistance OF those standing
by, end while again talking in his drunken phrase,
received a very severe blow across the side OF the
head from a cane in the hand Of the now enraeed
colonel A moment or two afterwNd, jim, the PCr'
ter Of the Planters House, came BY, and, seeing tne
ear, said it was d-n shame, and that no gentle
man would do such thing: The coloDsl said DC vas
the nan who did il. At this the porter hoNed ngot,
when the colonel put his hand around bis coat tail ana
drew a revolver, and was proceeding TO level Il
against the porter when sOine ore knocked his hand
down just in time " lodge the load Of the pistol IN tbs
floor not two inches from the coonePs own feet The
excit. MT great and several Jumped in TO seps-
rate the parties The colonel dragged tow Ard The
door when he again leveled his pistol but dld Dot
fire. The police soon came up, and marched ootn the
drunken man and The colonel On W VIC ICA-oP.
1.-The following account Of the difficulty gwen ~
a frierd Of the Colonels:
Col Titus was in the saloon Of the Planters
House copversng with some friends, when person
some what intoxicated came forward and made . re.
max offensive to the Colonel, at which he pushed hun
away causing him to fall. The man got up and again
spoEe TO Titus, when be struck bin with his cane, cut
trg bis ear The man then declared he meant no o.
feIse upon which the matter was made up, and the
parties drank together Shortly alter the porter Oh
the hotel seeing the condition Of the man. inquired Of
him how he got hurt. When be was told, rs came
forward al in most Insulting manner declared no
could whip the i'd scouLdrel who would 90 sa,n
. thing Titus then said he was the party, wnse
the po1ter rushed at him to strike him. Inc = PIG"
tueciatey drew his revolver 70 defend himself We'll
the bsrkeeper seized his arm, throwing down, M
cauIirg the discharge Of The pistol the BAL Io s iay
mas s.o through the floor. The firing caused IA
and A stampede. The porter seized a cns aE.sos-
II betyctn him and the Colonel while zoe ,asso;ef
LsTt !. "a Of the Coloneps arm 70 pfevgns aso" ~
a., We thew were so engaged the poics in ~ ~,
ar led Cci. Titus, ard committed n's 70 IN tie
"n,., ON A charge Of assault WIN ieEn. " IN.
tI'' ,s.rv,yd released, by friend giving "sh TOT
r. s,.nce before the Recorder
obe rnblic can eraw its own c2hclasioh ron .co
1T Inc in aU or suspend its judgment untl the
s,,tr /. investigated this morning before the Ne
oorder. H