The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-11-26

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Jackson settled in Nashville between the
years 1870, and 1900, andlbegan the practice Of
law. Dickinson was already there, follow
ing the same profession. Hea was q great
duelist, having killed several in duels, ana al
most certain to kill the first fire. His n,0de
OF firing was very uncommon. Instead Of rai-
sing his pistol from his side to FIRE ati;ths
word, he would bring it down from above un-
I'll he, got it tothe proper level, and then fred.
All the merchants in Nashville had Dickinson
retained in their behalf, aad he being the only
lawyer there until Gen. Jsekspns came, no re-
dress could be obtained 4sky the opposite
side. Gen, Jackson refused to be retained By
these merchants to the exclusion Of all other
parties. The consequence was that he issaed
fifty writs to the first term Of the Court Of
Nashville. sEz seaf5 s.lHs1 qtsesssalsQ ssfs
He issued writs against the merchants, who,
antl then, had gone sect freei This irritatsd
them, and they being sesirous of getting Gen.
Jackson out of the way, melted Diekinsento
provoke duel. He beganby acting on trials
Extensively to the General. roft
He demonstrated with Dickinson, and plain
ly informed him that he would not submists 10
such disrespectful treatment. 3o lftags .soH
Dickinson persisted, and Gen Jackson chsl-
enged him. The time and place of combat
were fixed upon, and the news spread abroad.
There were at least 200 people on the ground,
and bets were made as il it were horse race.
Dickinson himself bet that he would xiii
Jackson on the first fire.. Dickinson fired first,
and bis ball hit Gen. jackson on the right pap
and peeled his breast He had q callous lump
there until the day Of his death. As soon as
the smoke Of Dickinson's pistol cleared away,
and he saw Gen. Jackson still standing, he
exclaimed: "Hay'nt killed the d---d ras-
cal?" Gen. Jackson told Gen. Eator that an,
til then he meant TO give him his life, but on
hearing these words he raised his pistol, fred,
and killed him instantly. glut .a 80 ts 81
A Hiding Place OF Robepierre.
curious discovery has lately been made,
| while repairing the house formerly occupied
by the Jacobin Club during the great revofi-
ton, and now known as the Hotel de Londres,
in the Rue st. Hsciathe, ST. Honore. The
Club which guided the destinies Of the revolu-
tion during some few years had often boasted
Of allowing the ambition Of Robespierre and
other leaders to progress so far and no farther,
and the members by vote had passed a Law
which entitled the majority TO exclude from
any particular sednce any particular member
whose interests might lead him to sway the
opinions of the club. Robespierre, whose am
bitlon had rendered him an object Of suspicion,
had often been voted out Of the assembly, and
it has been matter Of surprise to the histori.
an of The time, that he could so long have
maintained his influence in spite Of the NO
lenee Of the opposition thus permitted. The
secret is now revealed: A small room--a hi
ding place in the thickness Of the wall-has
just been discovered, opering BY a trap door
into the very hall where the deliberations
were being carried on, and whence he could
listen to the measures to be taken against him,
and. thus forearmed, have power to defeat
them. II is evident that this hiding place
must have been occupied by Robespierfe, and
when first entered by the workmen, the traces
( Of his presence were still visible in the jour.
nal which lay upon the table, and the writing
paper, from which had been torn small por-
tion, as If for the purpose Of making 4 nemo-
randum. The only book which was found il
the place was a volume Of Florain, open at the
second chapter Of Claudine. It was covered
with snuff, which had evidently been shaken
/ from the readers shirt-frill, and bore testimo.
ny to the truth Of history which records the
simplicity Of the literary tastes Of Robe.pierre
His presence seemed still to hang about that
small. space, as though he had Quilted It but
the moment before; and, singular enough, the
marks Of his feet, as though he had recently
trodden thFpagha TIE mud, were still visible
on the tiles with which the flooring ,s com.
posed, NJ fse,s.,.. ...., -. :.