The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-15
THE CODE.
From the Nashville Press and Times. !
ADCEL WITH RIFLES.

rom the Nashville Press and Times.
ADCEL WITH RIFLES.
From Overton county comes to US a
strange story, which we suppose has few
parallels in the annals of difficulties settled
after the code. The affair which we are
about to relate happened two weeks ago,
and the details were rehearsed to on Sat-
urday by an old miner, who has been pros
pecting in East enneSsee for a company Of
the North and who, on his way to this CITY,
passed through Fentress and Overton coun-
ties to reach Gainsb0ro, on the Cumberland.
Among the bold, savage mountains Of
| Fentress, and the lower or southern portion
of Overton counties, dwell race of hardy
men, tar-burners and wood-choppers, who,
separated, as it were. widely from the outer
world by the absence of railroads and tele-
graphs, develop among themselves strange
customs and stranger WAYS of thought.
Where the bold spurs Of 4 wild range de-
feet trife as they cross the boundary line
of Fentress and OvertOn. lived for many
years two families named Waldron and Jar
Wis. An unintelligible feud had married their
intercourse for time out Of mind, until about
a year ago, when the head of the last men
toned family died. After this occurrence
old troubles were apparently buried on both
SIDES, and friendly intercourse was estab |
lished between the old rivals. This con-
day night, when one Of the Jarvises, young !
man Of TWENTY-FIVE, and while intoxicated, |
made some sncerlng remarks about one of
the WaldronS, impeaching his courage. The |
member of the once rival family referred to |
heard of the others remarks. with many
additions and aggravations, and his ire was
of course great. Two days after, he sent
friend to young Jarvis, who was at work on
the branch near by, that as he (JarvIs) did |
not consider him a courageous man, he
might have the pleasure of testing his
bravery with any weapon he might choose.
Young Jarvis was too proud to ratract the
language which had been uttered while under
the influence Of liquor, and he accordingly
sent back word to the other that he would
meet him four DAYS from that time in what is
known the Run. where they could settle
the matter with rifles at one hundred and
if,v yards.
Both men had been in the rebe! army, and
we're accounted splendid marksmen and
lelghborlng wilds few could equal their sure
lin, or bring down the game at longer
ange.
Il was on a damp, cold, dreary Friday
morning that the two young men, each ac-
ompanied by friend, took their way to
he Run, straight, narrow valley, on one
ide Of which ran rapid stream, overhung
With wild, black cracs, with here and there
tubbOrn bushes shooting out, while above a
ark. gloomy forest surGed and moaned in I
he ftful gusts which now and then swept
yer the scene. A few rods from the banks
the torrent was a straight, unobstructed
iece of ground for five hundred feet. Here L
he two men were about to meet. driz-
ling rain had fallen for hours, and the
,ene through the valley and out over the
grounding hills with their wooded sides,
as dismal with clinsing mist and pat.ering
lin.
The seconds paced off the distance, the
20 msn were placed with their backs
ward each other, the pieces were loaded,
Id TO the shouted one, two. three, given by -
lie of the seconds standing upon high q
ok to one side and about midway between
e two combatants, they turned and fired.
rvis was wounded through the feshy par,
the left arm. while his bullet whistled saw
ely just above his antagonists head. sh
Are you satisfied" said the wounded man 5
cond TO the others friend. Waldron
nts another shot," the reply.
A stern, savage smile lighted up the fea-
'es Of young Jarvis as his arm was bound or
to stauTch the blood. but he said not
I'd. The rifles were loaded again, and
&c more to the shouted signal the two men
eeled and fred. The reports were almost
lultaneous. Waldron ran forward a few
pS, staggered, reeled and fell into the '
rs of his friend bleeding and senscless. :,
was shot through the heart. 2.
Jarvis went slowly bone, saddled his -
Sc, and, tel ling his family that he was
ng to Monticello, left the country. 7