Indiana American., 1867-03-29


An affair ofIionor and how twas Settled:
The Indianapolis correspondent Of tbs
Cincinnati sComwerciaf gives the fsl!owips
amusing acepuut .of an lincidcrt sykleh,.
occurred during the lass Lcurs of .l,sa
Legislature ioqr ssi irsl sysi sfr .eisy
DR.. sberrodqof Oanee. Lad esfefal,y's
prepared, alot OF detopaiing resoluIiousr,
political in their uaipre, with which, he
fondly hoped to make record vhic1fi
wohld eternally damn the party in powers
Perhaps some Of your resders may renen-
Der him as. thegeutlemspw wlp'lnd fight
with old Bowles spue yesrs;ago--just a.
ter the Mexican wsr-growing out or
severe strictnres upon the great. ecnsyirs~
tors conduct at Buena' Vista. % gi'lidEtcIq
The Doctor had been snxiouslJ seeking
for q week past ap opporiuhliy 10 bnfl lis 4
grenade, but always met with prompt
strangulation wheneter he .hade aJdeinoh-
stration. On Monday. however, lie suc-o
ceeded in rstting read.pgse A jquoraSnti
was brestnt, for srwppdss, and the Doe<esu
thought he bad his Philislipe snemies on,
the hip, He spoke long, loud and elp-
quently in favor Of his resolutions, tss1
great, bull like voice resoandirr athf6Hgkf
the hall,ga the roar ioiq a mighty ltsihado,
his arms qesticulating wildly, aud his fssel
assuming,an .npopIectic tippe, .whl'c his,
forehead was headed with glcbules Of per-
SEPARATION. The Senate saw the iffnpk lsi5o
for them, aud srefnked 10 cJne. 20 sihs.i
scratch. a mvtion was made. to reisrx 10
the Committee on Federal Rela,ions.s
About this time,a yillaipoa, odor Of pistols
aud coffee pervaded the hail.. Bennet gof
sniff of il. aud foamed at the. mouth. X,
never saw little man more frantic in his,
esgerness to- fight lie, made soine pretty
broad insinuatiops as to ibe loyalty Of the
Democraticparty, and Sherred prehonni
ced his chsrges.as false as hell. 1T is rrIt
known thpt Shetrqd rscoguizes the eode,;,
and, as Beanett is also a hghiing eust,
people began 10 turn pale, while the news,
paper item gatherers picked up their. ears,
and sharpened their pencils. Mr, Tpher,.
of Davies County. came 10 the lelp OF
Sherrod, in furious speech. Mr.. Bennett
scorned Mr.. Turner'S bluster aud bulbing,,
Nj Turner, black ip the face with rnge,
denied the charge Of clustering aud bully.
ing. When he wanted 10 bully man lie
would go out Of the Senate to do IT, There
were some men, however, who we're great
bullies on the floor of the Senate, but srz
rant sheep outside of the capitol walls
With galsanic bound Mr. Bennett
sprang FIVE feet into the air, iii upon the
tocs.of his French caliskins, aud desired
to know if tliea peatleman meant hiinS
Mr.. Turner deciiued "a specific answer.
Mr. Bennett lraniicaly insisted on know.
ing it. the remarks were incnded for hiti.
lie Threatened. coaxed. whcedicd and if1d
plored Ar. TGrner.to speak. Did rs i6ts6
MIR. Bennett? Nr.Turner finally said that
his remarks were made in reply 10 Mr..
BENEFITS remarks, and Mr.. Bennett might
make any application he chose. Mr.. Btrc
neit's excitement Instantly gave rlsee 90 {
terrible a nd ominois calm. lie frequent
y closed his left eye. aud seemed 70. DO
drawing an imaginary bead ON vacancy;
while the index fuger OF his right hand
nertously contracted. ny ii closing on the
pistol trigger with which he infcuded lcts
ling daylight through tie carcass of Nj
Turner.
II seemed now tha, fight was ine,isa-
ble aud the must intense excitement pre-
vailed. The Senate adjour,ed fJr dfhnefl
and MIR. Turner saun,eled carily out Of
the State House yard, ond ,.wn TO tho
llousc Of Lords, where. by shassfy exc.
cuted left. flank movement he effected 81
entrance. Mr. Bennett followed, looking
as calm rs IL there were no such ff,ing ~
guapowder in this wicked world. AZ pre-
cisely tllc spot where Mr. Turner had dirS
appeared. aud by precisely similar mosaf
meat, iic s,ssV /, ,s,,ssisss. . L., -
pecting on entering, TO fnd tllem both
wcliering ia ;hcir gore. What was my.
surprise, however, TO sec fic two bloof-
thirsty wieichcs siandiug Side hs SIDE "
the counter. with heads thrown back, sni
iniently regarding the descriptive painting
Of Tom o Shanior's ride while ti,cy rlun~
ed two iuehes of soiid whisky INTO their
''innards."
IL has been some time since NV man
shot dead III dncl. and 4 confrss ta
slish helMg "a akappcintmcnt at thfs
ingorious climax 70 the prospective chrt,,f
foairamce As boN, rcItlemcu are NY
personal friends. howeycr. ! am iteuneaR
CD, on second thought.