Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-05-11
How it was done in Arkansas.

The recent brawls in the House at Wash
ington remind us of story we heard in Ar
kansas, several years since, which we have new
or seen in print. 1t is no disrespect to the pres
ent enlightened and genial State of Arkansas,
to say that in its incipient or territorial DAYS
it was rather rough" 1t was a very com
mon thing for a man to leave the bosom of
his family in sound health in the morning
and return dead at night. Cuttings, slash
ings and shootngs were Of daily occurrence
1t was dangerous to be out. The Legislature
was comoposed of bulies and blacklegs, and
the scenes enacted by them were often
very eccentric. A fight arose about some
thing in the House" one day The Hon. Mr..
Bangor, of Napoleon, called the Hon Mr.. SLAM
ger of Helena, a liar. The Hon. Slanger re-
torted with bullet which took off the Hon.
Dangers left ear. Both then sprang into the
center of the hall with drawn Bowie knives.
The Speaker said, "by Cd, we must have
fair play in this business /" and rushed out
into the floor with drawn pistol in one hand,
sand a tremendous. 9 toothpick" in the other,
commanded the Representatives to form a
ring
A ring was formed, and in the classics of
the times, the combatants "went in" They
cut each other frightfully, and for quite a
spell it was difficult to decide who was the
better man. But finally Bangor by an adroit
thrust, cut off Slanger's head The remains
being removed and order restored, Mr.. Ban
ger arose and said: " 1t is my painful du-
ty to announce to this House. the death of
the Hon. VIM. Slanger, of Helena He was
good at draw poker and faro, and handled
the toothpick beautiful. Wasn't of no ac-
count at legslatin'. He was middlin' on
hosscs. He put on too many scallops lie
had no family 'cepting his brother Bill, the
best poker player OH Red river.
move that resolutions of respect be pass
ed and for'arded to his brothor Bill
They were passed. = Gieoelond P2uindea1er.
DIPLOMATIC DREss.-The official correspon-
dcnce that followed Mr.. Marcy's celebrated
circular, about diplomatic dress, Is given in
the N. Y. Herald, and fills whole broadside.
Mr.. Marcy recommended that our diplomatic
representatives abroad should cut gold-lace,
&C., and appear at Court in the simple garb
of an American citizen" The correspon-
dencc is not particularly interesting in detail
although the question of "storc cloze' VS.
sojer's cloze" is discussed at great length
Our ministers in Europe generally wear court
costumes. The Herald comments thus or
the matter Of deciding what is "the simple
garb of an American citizen:'''
There was a good deal of difficulty about
deciding as to the simple dress Of an Ameri
can citizen. In California it is red shirt, 6
sombrero, and seedy trowsers tucked into
cowhide boots. In Georgia the Crackers usel
to wear shirt collar and a pair of spurs only
which was quite simple enough. In Wash
ington some of the representatives wear, il
the morning, black dress coat, black trow
sers, black satin waistcoat, and shirt viii
a tobacco stained front, In New Mexico
| there are American citizens who affect th
simple costume of Adam, and we have, il
| fact, every variety of dress that was eve
heard of. The diplomats, however, put OF
| evening dresses, looking like upper servants
and presented themselves at various polit
courts, where no objection was made, bu
where there must have been good deal O
sly fun poked at the representatives of iona
/ than