Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-26
= BOWIE KNIFE CONFLICT.

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!. p-ssl a BOWIE KNIFE CONFLICT. 4.
& While the fight was raging about Miser's
farm house on the ridge, on Fttday morn
ing, a soldier belonging to the. 25th Mis-
souri, and member of q Mississippi com
pany became separated from their COM
mands, and ,fonpd each other climbing. the
same feLce., The Rebel had one of those
long keiyes made of file, which the
South has SO extensively paraded, but SO
rarely used, and the Missonrian had one
also, having picked 1t up on the field.
The ReSel challenged his enemy to a
tair open combat with the knife, Intending
TO bully him, no doubt, and the challenge
was promptly accepted! The two removed
their coats, rolled up their sleeves and
began. The Mississippian had more
skill but his opponent more strength, and
consequently the latter could not strike
his enemy, whilel he received several
cuts oni;the head and breast, The blood
began triekling rapidly y-doWn the Union!
lists face, and running into his eyes, Ill
most blinded htuL The Union man be-
came desperate, for he saw the Secessionist
vas uphqrt. He made feint; the Rebel
leaned fo!rHaEdito arrest the blow, but en-
Ploying TOO much energy, be could not rel
~ OnGGs II ub NllS6OuEA0u
perceived. his advantage, and knew be
could not lose II. In Ave seconds more il
would be TOO late. His enemy rlared al
him like a wild beast; was on the eve Of
striking again. Another feint; another
fdodge on the Rebels part, and then the
heavy blade of the Missourianr hurtled
through the air. and7fella with tremendous
force upon the Missippinuis neck. The
blood spirited from, the throat, and The
head fell l'oVer, almost entirely severed from
thesbOdy.ii Ghastly sight; too CHASTITY even
for the doer of the deed. He tainted at
the spectacle, weakened byTthe loss Of bic
own blood aplsYasi soon after butchered
bya Seminole, who saw him sink to the
eartn. tanss naaiidur9f % iiee ir,-.,l !
T. bns lzOUAvE TACTICS sUOcBssRuL. s.,
One of the Texas soldiers was advancing
his bayouet upon aLieutenant of the 9th
Iowa, whose sword had been broken. The
officer saw his intention, avoided the thrust,
fell doWn'abhls fosmanls feetl;s caught hold
tiof his 1egsi threR him heavily to- the
ground, and before he could rise drew A
long knife from his Rdversury'si helt and
buried it in his bosom. fgl ,ii-.gse.r-
{; The. Texan, with dying grasp, seized the
Lieutenant by the hair, and sank down
lifeless, bathing the brown leaves with his
blood. SO firm was the hold of the nerve
less hand that It was necessary to cut the
hair from the head Of the officer before he
could be freed from the corpse of his Zoe.
iSHf ~ l-Etl .ss5..l-i l!tfiit ffasZ a :
Naval rams are as old as the seige Of
Troy. Every schoolboy knows that the
Greek aud Roman War-gallsys were armed
with rostra. When the use of them, was
discontinued Is not positively known, but
they we're 50 long and SO frequently en-
ployed that their abandonment must have
been cansed by experience Of their ineai-
ciency aud iinconseuience. The applica-
tioni Of steam 20 vessels the rosttum
Or beak much more seryiceabls than it
could hare been, eEen on a fye=banded
galley and theFel can be no reason why
any steamer or sailing ship should not be
so armed asfwsH asian itoatclad vessel,
Shortening or alteting the b6wspttt of the
sailing ship end Iatrepgth henIag the bows.
p, Whatis good for determining u niat's
weight The balance at his bankers