The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-11

come the fortunate daddy of one Of the
finest boys in the ten Territories, and, if
possible to avoid it, do not wish to take
the chances of leaving him fatherless yet
II, when you reply to this, you still insist,
and Messrs. Harris and Walker, your sur
viving references, will stand good for your
character, why so let it be. have already
had the small matter of three duels-in
two of which l came off victorious, and
in the third only lost leg; and though
withal | have not formed any particular
attachment to duelling, yet whenever a
man persistently demanded fight, have
always endeavored to accommodate him."
He concludes after this fashion:
"Permit me to say, in conclusion, my
friend, that think you are laboring under
the delusion that you have character to
lose.
"Finally, if your voice is still for war,
just bring along your impl ements, and the
beehive for your left lower member. I
scorn to take advantage of any man.
"Yours, very easy, NJ. A. NEyIN,
"Associate editor Rome Commercial"
Colonel Farrow did not reply to this
letter until several others from the same
source compelled him to answer it. He
declined fighting an associate editor on the
ground that he was "mere employee"
He deemed the chief editor the RESPONSE
bic person, and the chief editor had re-
tracted. That was all that he wanted. In
addition, he said:
81 have been informed by those who
have seen you, and who know something
of you, that from an unfortunate accident
when quite boy you lost the use Of your
left leg, and that from that day to this you
have gone upon crutches.
For me to demand Of you, in your Grip
pied condition, that satisfaction which is
due from one gentleman to another, would
justly damn me forever. Think, sir, for
moment, of the overwhelming and merited
infamy which would come down from an
outraged people upon me, and upon my
children after me, were | to challenge and
take the life Of cripple man. I recog-
nize the CODE and were it not for your
crippled condition you should not complain
of being ignored No, sir, no waiver on
your part can enable you to stand before
me- perfect man. And I say to you, in
the most positive, emphatic, unqualified
language, that under no circumstances, for
no language which it is possible for one
person to use toward another, could be
induced to commit so grave al error, to
commit an act SO violative Of this 'code,
so revolving to true manhood, as to chal-
lenge to the field of honor one who is sus-
pended between two crutches."
Mr.. Nevin at once replied to this las he
termed iD "lengthy and lachrymose cpl
sode." He accused the Colonel of hypo-
crisy and evasion, and therefore proposed
to close the correspondence. The Colonel
rejoined that he objected to closing it.
According to "the code" fifth section,
second division, first chapter, Wilson's)
Mr.. Nevin's second must tender himself in
his principals stead.
1t was Mr.. Nevin's turn to rest mo-
ment on his oars. In his next cOmmuni-
cation the following passage occurS:
"Your pretext is that I am 'cripple
and suspended between crutches.' To
one so convcrsant with the code as your
self, you must confess to such balderdash !!
Generals Hood and Ewell are both one
legged men, and each commanded corps
after their misfortune. Yet, under your
construction of the CODE you could not
and would not recognize these gentlemen
as being within the pale of honor because
suspended between crutches.' These
are the proper conclusions under the
CODE as I understand it; and though
you refuse positively, under any circum-
stances whatever to recognize me as
principal in this matter, and though forced
by your declarations and my duty to my
friend, Captain O'Connor, | withdraw in
favor of the latter, yet l do so under
solemn protest against any such interprc-
tation Of the CODE"
The unhappy second now appears upon
the scene in the following:
"ATLANTA, GA,
"Septcmber IL, 1S67-lO:30 o'clock.
&" Col. Ii. P. Ftrroc:
"Sir,-As you have seen fit to adopt a
strange subterfuge in order to avoid a
meeting with my friend Mr.. NJ. A. Nevin,
and intimatcd a willingness to receive a
challenge from me, have authorized my
friend Colonel r. A. Aston to make an
arrangement for an immediate meeting.
Respectfully, Thomas O'CoNNoR."
Colonel Farrow accepted this challenge
the same day, and proposed to fight the
next morning at sunrise.
The result of this remarkable quadri-
lateral quarrel is thus stated by the At
lanta papers:
"Captain Thomas O'Connor and Colonel
| II. P. Farrow met at sunrise on the 18th
instant, on the east bank Of the Savannah
river, and exchanged shots. After the
first fire the challenging party expressed
themselves satisfied, and the friends of the
parties declared the matter satisfactorily
and honorably adjusted. Captain O'Connor
fred little in advance Of the word. On
its announcement he promptly offered his
antagonist another shot, which he refused
to take advantage Of"
Thus endeth the history of how two
strangers to each other met in deadly com
bat because the senior editor, who was
challenged, retracted, and the associate
editor, who couldn't get challenged
wouldn't retract. It does not seem danger.
Gus to be on editor in Georgia, but there
is certainly great peril in knowing one.
| HUNNIcUTT AND UNDERWOOD IN ILL,
SoIs.-In Illinois there were some county
elections last Tuesday. To induce the
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