Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-09
A Louisiana Negro ssnasor and another
Darky Blass Away st Each Other.

Dafky blaEe Away ~ Escn otnofs
From the New Orleans Crescent, Sept. ~
The boulevard in the neighborhood Of
the Clay statue was yesterday afternoon,
about dark, made the scene OF an afrsy
which created for short time an excite
nsnt unequaled since the attempt OF the
Radicals TO intimidate Rollins. t,..
IL appears, from oil we can learn, that
PBS. S.Pinchback, colored man, who on
Monday was sworn into the Senate, IN the
place Of Mr.. T. l. jewell, on meeting, on
Canal street, on the neutral ground near
the starting point Of the Prytania street
cars, with s. c. Morgan, light mulatto,
without any words, drew pistol on him
and commenced firing. Morgan at once
returned the FIRE, and each Of the bel
ligerents fred Eve shots, no damage being
done except slightly wounding Morgan in
the head and the tearing of car cushion
by one Of the balls. This was alta dis
tance Of about fifteen PAGES; but, their
pistols emptied, the two champions ad-
vanced upon each other until when
within striking distance they commenced
vigorously to belabor each other on the
head with their pistols. No serious
damage resulted from this Interchange
of compliments, the African blood Of
either party making bis skull pistol
proof
At this stage Of the game the combat.
ants were interrupted by the rush forward
of the crowd, who, at the first report OF
the pistols, had surged toward the scene
of the ARRAY from every direction. Po-
licemen were non est inrentgs. So, in
their default, two young men, well known
in the city, arrested the disturbers of the
peace and dignity OF the State of Louisi-
ana. As soon as they we're safely in Gus.
tody, the guardians Of the city focked in
and an efficient escort to the station
house was at once provided. At this
writing these two hot blooded belligerents
are reposing within the classic precincts
of the calaboose, impatiently waiting the
coming Of their deliversnce, and medita-
ting, perhaps, upon how little children's
hands were not made to scratch out each
Others eyes out"
Before we close, we wish to call the at
tention of our Radical exchanges to the
fact that this ARRAY was purely Repub-
lican institution. No charge of rebel ="
can be brought against either party con-
cerned in it In view Of this, does not
the question obtrude itself: who are
the real disturbers Of the peace-the
Democrats, who never get into Difficult.
ties, or the Radicals, who shoot at each
other in the open street during broad
Daylight" Speak up, somebody.
Since writing the above we have seen
Morgan, one of the parties to the affrsy.
He told us, in the presence of Lieutenant
Manning and several police officers, that
the origin of the difficulty occurred last
January. He had occasion, the night Of
the 18th of that month, he says, to call at
Radical headquarters, IL Drysdes street,
opposite the Statehouse, when he was as
saulted on the steps from behind, terribly
beaten and left for dead. Removed and
taken charge of by good Ssmaritaus, be
fually recovered. On inquiry, he dis
covered that Warmoth and Sypher had
instigated Pinchback to assassinate him,
for the reason that, dissatisfied with the
nominations of the Republican party, be
had canvassed the State in favor of Tai
iaferro.
From that hour be cherished the
thought of vengeance, and, yesterday,
when he and Pinchback met on the Canal
street neutral ground, near the Camp and
Magazine car station, both drew stimuli
taneously. Morgan says it was the first
time he had ever fred pistol, and thst
his antagonist was far better shot; that
he himself fred Ave times and then ad-
vanced on Pinchback, striking him with
the pistol. Policeman Trower ran for
ward and seized him, when Morgan tarned
his pistol upon Trower, who found it me-
cesssry to use his club to prevent being
shot, and struck an ugly blow on the oc-
ciput of Morgan, which would have
Drained a. white man. The blow from
the club was more efficacious than any
and all of the pistol shots. Morgan sur
rendered incontinently; was taken to the
drugstore on the corner of Customhouse
and Royal streets, where his wounds were
dressed by DR.. Davis. They were all on
the head. and, of course, innocuous
Pinchback was not struck by any of the
shots, and was carried off by the police
to the First District station, accompanied
by a jubiant crowd of carpet-baggers
and negroes.