Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-03

Duels In the Southwest.
Colonel 7. d. Thorpe draws upon his
long experiences in the Southwes, for some
interesting ststies about dufling, which
are Published in the August number Of
Hdy7er's Monthly He tells Of . descend
ant Of General Philip Schuyler. who. some
thirty years ago, while travelling in that
section, vas set upon by an OUTLAW. he
says:
The mans name was Gamble; he had
committed innumerable mursdrs, and de-
fled arrest or punishment. lie bad been
repeatedly warned by the constituted Al.
thorities Of his State, declared an OUTLAW,
and large reward was then offered for his
arrest Schuyler wssa stranger, and at
the time vas waiting at the village tavern
for the mail stage. To loiter awsy the
time. he WAS with . number Of villagers
sitting at : table, amusing himself With
convsrsa,ion and INDUCING At the same
time 10 dts Of laughter. Suddenly the
party wss interrupted BY yell almost %
loud % . steam thistle, which noise was
followed By = vollsy Of braggsdocio cps
thcts and the general inquiry. 'whet TIE
people round the table were making oil the
noise sboutr
"Tbe parties in the locality turned pale
~ thev recognized The redoubtabls Gamble,
for tbey saw there vas mischief in bis fran.
xied eve. The OUTLAW having delivered
himself Of the opinion that every man pres.
snt Was = sneak and q coward, ended with
deliberately discharging mouthful Of to-
bscco spittle upon the polished boots Of
Schuyler, who was the only person in the
room who could, by external appearances,
b, pronounced . gentleman. The rude
men who witnessed this congratulated
themselves that the blow had fallen upon 4
helpless traveller, and thatin the skirmisb.
ing and catastrophe that must follow they
could make their escape.
TO Schuyler this insult Was electrical,
and, rising with Indignation, he demanded
Of Gamble (of whose history At the time HI
know nothins):
"Die you Intentionally spit Upon my
bostr
"0anbls was spsschlsss with rage and
astooishment, and - soon 40 he could re-
cover tho use Of his tongue he thundsssd
out:
Eyes and RI do The same for ysur fac,
nsxt time
But. before he could carry bis disgusting
threat into execution, Sehnylss struck thu
outlaw such blow 10 the chest that thu
eu03ea vent rssling against The
wall. Ia another instant the parties clsssd
with each Other, and . rough and tumble
fight snsusd, In which each party attsnpr
I'd 10 vain to use their knives. The spccta
tors formed ring and looked % coolly OIL
- fit had been dog eight. II Ga,nbi,
Vas killed, the got clear Of the terror Of the
vicinity; fths stranger, what difsrsnce
did il make to thsmi The nght csatinusd
| without seeming damage, until both parties
| separated for moment from exhaustion
but a. they we're about to renew the contest
The landlord intsrisrsd, and suggested tbs,
both men bs shut up 10 dark room, each
armed with reviewer and . bowie knife,
aud Be thus lsfs IN . quiet way TO fight Il
out like gentlemen
The proposition vas received with
cheers, and Gamble especially endorsed ths
proposition. Schuyler wss silent, but
showed himself 10 Be 40 rssoluts and %
fearless - . tiger Wnsn the duslists wei
placed on the opposite sides Of the room BY
the landlord, and he was about to disap-
pear. the bravo said
"'Asjor, have julep ready for me in
Gfteen minutes. SCHUYLER said:
III fall, you will find on my person 4
'ilvsr watch and thirty dollars in New York
money; bury me decently. and keep what
remains above necessary expenses for your
| trouble"
"Ths landlord then retired and locked
the door, the barroom spectators hanging
around the outside. speculating on tho ~.
suit, Or betting drinks and ANAL sums oi
money TO back up their opinions Not 4
| person in that crowd believed that SCHUYLER
stood the lightest possible chance OF sscap
ing with his lite. These frontersmen
could not believe that . delicatsly built,
gsnilsmanly man. with sffsmn nate face and
fair hands, could DO equal TO such an en-.
counter.
"Many seconds elapsed before any nois,
was heard; then followed quick reports oil
the pistols. II was enident that . deadly
struggle was going on, and one Of the par.
~ seemed to have fallen on the Goer
Again scutfis ensusd, and smother body
fell.
1.-THE persons in the bar.room now join
cd those up-stairs, and headed By the land
lord, tho den was opened. A terrible
sight Of blood met the eyes Of these men,
Gamble was already dead, and Schuyler
lay on the floor insensihle from loss cl
blood
Nothing could exceed the care that
was bestowed upon Schuyler by his nov
enthusiastic frontier admirers. They 81
by his bedside und watched him % thci,
child. In few weeks he Was perfectly
restored to health, and ne people the ooun
try round came 10 thank him for his prov
ess. IL is further stated that by the advic,
OF His friend the landlord, who refused al
remuneration for his hospitality, Schuvlsl
vent to the capital Of the State and OBJ
tanned not only The the reward set uron thu
outlaws's life, but was also the recipient Of
= complimentary dinner from the Governor
and other high officials. lie even had l,i-
srat!vs and honorable inducements held
out to settle permanently in the commune
~. But his experiences 10 the back woods
were not agreeable, and he returned 70 his
native New York, considering its dangsrs
and temptations preferable to life in til,
pine forests Of the South"
Tss St Louis Repu1Iiesa, . paper the
never hazards rash statements, says tn,
prediction that Missouri will 20 Democrat
ic this year "msy Be relied on" II,
rudieals have no hope 81 carrying the slss
tion. except by . rigid enforcement Of III
registration acts, BY which they sxpss'
thousands and thousands Of legal vetss,
will 10 kept from the polls. But the 10
publican adds:
Even with the aid Of that Law they casno|
succeed. They are in . minority. Makinl
the disfranchissd lists - large % possible
- they can, they will still Be in minority
in the State. Their party has bsceml
sdious to Thousands Of its ewn msmbers
and 10 stencil in their nsstrils. They vii
cooperate With the Democracy, insurine
Democratic triumph 10 November.
We hnly believe that Missouri vill eas
ito electoral vsts for Seymour and Blair.
PnErrY Geop.-wAen the speaker, O
ordered BY the House. 80 about 70 swsa1
in thu earnaN 40 aamtopa f,om Alaha~e