Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-01
The Bladensburg Duelling Ground.

of God come to insult nature and defy Heaven.
In 1851 Edward Hopkins was killed here
in duel This seemed to DC the first of
these fashionable murders on this ducllinc
ground
In 1919 A. II. Mason, United States Sen
ator from Virginia, fought with his sisters
husband, John McC~ =, here. NcCarty was
adverse to fighting, and thought there was no
necessity for it; but Mason would fight
McGarty naiHod muskcts, loaded with grape
Shots, and so near together that they would
hit heads, if they fell on their faces. This
was changed by the seconds to loading with
bullets and taking twelve feet as the distance
Mason was killed instantly, and McCarty had
his collar bone broken, and still lives with
Masons sister in Georgetown. His hair
turned white so soon after the fight, as 70
cause much comment He has been since
solicited to act as second in duel but re-
fused, in accordance with pledge he made to
his wife soon after killing her brother.
In 1920 Commodc' Decatur was killed in
duel here by Commodore Barron. At the
first fire both fell forward, with their heads
within ten feet OF each other, and as each sup
posed himself mortally wounded each fully
and freely torgavc the other, still lying on the
ground
In 1921 two strangers, named Lcga and
Sega appeared here, fought, and Sega was
instantly killed. The ncighbors only learned
this much of their names from the marks on
their gloves, left on the ground Lcga was
not hurt
In 1872 Midshipman Locke was killed here
by clerk of the Treasury Department, named
Gibson. The latter was not hurt
In 1926 Henry Clay fought (hs second du-
cD with John Randolph Just across the po-
tomac, as Ra lolph preferred to die, if at ALL
on Virginias lie received Clay's shot, and
then fired into the air. This was in accord
ancc with a declaration made to Mr.. Benton
who spoke to Randolph of calling, the eve
ming before, on Mrs Clay, and alluded to the
quiet sleep Of her child and Tic rcposc of the
mother. Randolph quickly replied
" shall do nothing to disturb the sleep of
the child er the rcposc of the mother"
General Jcssup, whose funeral | attended
las week. was Clay's second
When Randolph fired, he remarked:
" do not shoot ut you Mr.. Clay" and cx-
tending his hand advanced towards Mr..
Clay, who rushed to meet him. Randolph
showed Clay whore his ball struck his coat,
and said, facctiously, " Mr.. Clay, you owe nc
n coat
Clay replied
h'lh 'tod' tnc ucDt Is no greater. -
They were friends ever after
In 1882 Martin was killed by Carr. Their
first names arc not remembered They were
from the South
In 1888 Mr.. Key, son of Frank Key, and
brother to Barton Key, of Sicklcs notoricty
met Mr.. Shcrborn, and exchanged n shot
when Shcrborn said:
" Mr. Key, | have no desire to kill YOU"
% No - c,iI IL Il I
you"
E" Very we'll then" said Shorborn, "I will
kill YOU" Aud he did
In 1898, w j. Graves, of Kentucky, as
suming the quarrel Of james Watson Webb
with Jonathan Cillcy, of Maine, selected this
place for Cillcy's murder; but the parties
learning that Webb with two friends, Jackson
and Mcrrcll, were armed and in pursuit. for
the purpose of assassinating Cillcy, moved to.
ward the river, and nearer the city Their
pursuers moved toward the river, but missed
the parties, and then returned to the ctv. to
which they were soon followed by Graves
and the corpse of Cilley.
In lSl3 lawyer named Jones fought with
and killed Dr. johnson
In 1881 II. a. lloolc and g. j. Dallas had
hostile meeting here. Dallas was shot in
the shoulder, but recovered.
In 1892 Daniel and johnson, two Rich
mond editors, held harmless sct-to here,
which terminated in coffee
In 1854 Davis and Ridgwav fought here.
Rdgway allowed his antagons. TO fire without
returning the shot.-Ecchoagc Iapcr
SHARP PRAcrIcE.-.t week or two ago.
four creditors started from Boston in the same
tram OF cars, forth purpose of attaching the
property OF certain debtor in Pennington
Maine. He owed each one separately, and
they each were suspicious Of the obioctof tho
others, but dared not say word about it
So they rode, acquantnccs all, talking upon
everything except that which they had most
at heart When they arrived at the depot at
Farnngton, which was three miles from
where the debtor did business, they found no.
thing but solitary cab toward which thew aE
rushed Three got in and refused admittanoe
to the fourth, and the cab started. Tho
fourth ran after and mounted upon the outside
with the driver lie asked the driver if ho
wished to sell his horse. He replied that he
did not-that lie was not worth more than Sc.
ty dollars, but he would not sell him for that
lit asked him if lie would take $100 for him
F." Yes said he. The fourth man quickly
paid over the money, took the rcins and back
cd the cab up to bank, slipped it from the
harness, aud tipped it up so that the door
could not be opened, then jumped upon tho
horSos back and rode off, while the minsi-
ders were looking out of the window. He
rode tn lowvprS nnd ,,,t q ,u,;t ,,.l ,