Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-06-18
NfTOM jhe NeW UrIeana Bee, June I'd
DUEL EXTRAORDINARY.


morning, which, for the singuIarity of its de-
neuement, is perhaps unparalleled in the an
mails Of single combat. A well known gen
tleman III this community, whom we shall
call Mr.. A, feeling himself aggrieved by the
conduct of another gentleman, whom we shall
designate as Mr.. B., sent him a challenge,
which was capted-weapons, pistols; dis
tance, twelve PAGES time six o'clock in the
morning. The usual preliminaries were set
tied; at the word fire" both pistols exploded.
At the same instant 3. was seen to stagger.
The seconds rushed up, when 1t was found
that the ball had struck the outer case of his
hunting watch, from which it had glanced at
nearly right angle passing through the lap
pei of his coat. The watch was worn in the
vest pocket, and was almost directly on the
heart The case was found to be considera-
bly, battered, but otherwise the watch had
sustained no injury, although it had gained
about three hours in as many minutes. The
hands, which a moment before had stood ~+
20 minutes past six, now marked half past
nine,
But perhaps the most curious part of our
story is to come. On looking round to see
what had become Of A., the seconds discQy-
cred him leaning over in the act Of picking.
up something from the ground, and aa ap-
preaching nearer, discovered to their aston
ishment, that one of his whiskers, which he.
wore unusually large and heavy, had been
shorn completely from his face aud that with
as much precision as Though IL had been ac-
complished by the most skillful barber. 1t
was thought that soma popularity in the bore
| Of AS pistol had communicated to the ball
a rotary motion, which combined with its
great velocity could necessarily produce an
effect similar to that caused by some sharp
cutting instrument. The result Of the duel,
so far had been SO utterly singular. that it
precluded all thoughts of pushing it to fur
ther, and perhaps more disastrous issue. The
seconds interposed and reconciled their
| principals and in couple of hours thereat-
| ter the whole party were toasting each other,
| in a certain fashionable restaurant below
| Canal street.
EXCITEMENT IN SAN ANTONIA, TEX
| AS.
! Desperate Fight acuh Rob6ers.-The San
Antonia (Texas) papers of the Both ult., are
| filled with the most exciting accounts of a
recent dreadful encounter with band OF rpi-
| fans in that city, during which five persons
| were killed and one wounded. As our read
ers we'll know, there has been, for long time
past, desperate gang of thieves. robbers and
! house breakers hanging about San Antonia,
whose repeated villainies we have almost
weekly recorded. On the night of the 29th,
it seems, horrible murder was committed
| but few miles below the town. The wife of
one Mr.. Garza was killed in her own house
by some seven or eight assassins, and the
| house then robbed Of money and yaluables.
4 reward of $500 was offered next morning
for the apprehension of the murderers, and
Sheriff Henry, with posse, FASTENED to the
place of the bloody scene. The Texan adds:
About II o'clock gang of some dozen
desperadoes had collected in the city or the
west side of the river, many of them IN
darkened room, as sort of resort for the
moment. Here the shooting commenced oe-
tween the desperadoes and some three or four
citizens Fieldstrap killed one of the despe'
radoes, and was shot through the head BY
another. At this juncture, Jim Taylor, than
whom braver man never lived, gave orders
TO some three of his comrades to follow HIM,
and at the same moment ne broke through