The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-09
Lively Times tn IsIchmond.--A ser,e.
OF ARRAYS.

OF AnEnyH-
1t appears that Saturday was a lively
day in Richmond, occasioned by a
series of street rencontres among news-
paper men connected with the press of
that city and the official reporter of the
Reconstruction Convention. The Dis.
patch has the following account of the
scenes:
Early on Saturday nJrning the po-
lice discovered upon csrtain walls and
fences in the business part of the ciIy "A
printed card, signed by f. Cuthbert, OF
the New ioJR Herald, as sailing. in ina
most SSuTrilOns manner, the character
q Or. j. b. Brock. OF the Enquirer and
EsrdRi1leE newspaper. The objection
aDle cards we're discovered, and the
ChieI OF Police, knowing that the
charges which they contained were of
a character likely TO provoke a hostile
meeting between .he gentlemen whose
names have been mentioned above.
caused DIR. Brock TO be bound over TO
keep the peace.
reporter OF the Examiner, and
a friend OF DR.. Brock, met Mr.. Cuthbert
on the corner Of Eleventh and Banl,
streets, when there was an Immediate
resort "a. blows. The parties were soon
separated, and shortly afterwards Mr..
Wiltz was arrested on warrant OBJ
tanned by Cuthbert, and recognized for
his appearance before the Mayor this
morning.
This affair created quite an excite
ment around the locality in which il oc-
Cured, but IL was soon eclipsed bY an
other eRIUte, in which nearly the whole
reportoriul corps of Richmond were
more or less involved.
a statement in the editorial column
nT thn IlLgnnfFh Of lgN f1g.r
tncidently that our reporter had obtain
ed his Information concerning the re-
pudlation OF Hunnicutt by Porter from
w. ID. Samuel, who does the steuo-
graphic reporting tor the convention
Feeling in some manner aggrieved by
this, immediately after the adjourn
ment of the convention, Mr.. Samuel
approached Mr.. James z. Cowardin, OF
this paper with the words, "Mr. Cow
ardin, you have not the first principles
of n gentleman"
MIR. CowHTdin attempted to resent the
insult by blow, but his arms were
seized and firmly held, and Samuel re-
marked that the difficulty could be set
tied elsewhere than on the floor OF the
convention.
An hour or two afterward Mr.. Sam
nel walked up Twelfth street, near the
Enquirer and Examiner Office in COM
pauy with several radical members of
the convention. Mr.. Cowardin met
him, and demanded retraction of the
remark uttered ut the capitol. The re-
traction being refused, MIR. Cowardin
raised his cane and struck Samuel
several heavy blows on the head The
latter drew pistols, and the parties
closed, when Leahy, of Brunswick, and
other members of the convention rush
ed TO the aid of Samuel, and Joined in
the attack upon Cowardin.
several bystanders belonging to the
Richmond press and to the convention
then rushed iu, and the affair began TO
look very much like free fight. The
police soon arrived, however, and the
following parties were arrested as i'm
plicated in the disturbance: Cowurliip
and Handy, of the Dispatch; James, of
the Enquirer; Leahy, of the conven.
ton and Samuel, OF Baltimore, steno-
graphic reporter. They were ali recog-
nized 10 appear before the Mayor this
morning. Mr.. Cownrdin was arrested
shortly after this affair for completely
IN the altagi upon Cuthbert, and gave
hs1ssl tes hifeIPssr rance upon Ehia charge