New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-28
St. Charles Theatre.
SUMMIT IN GJIETUlE.
order Eieigns Again.

StO"E iATAS1ks -ttd-tLs
Tie difficulties that nave bose: the Gown
| Of Summit, Mississippi. :or the pas: three
weeks have been amicabiv arranged. and
| order reign- again there ROW.
| Colone! J. Q. Nixon, Of this "itv. ana Or
McGehee. OF Summit, IL UtuaI frenas Of
both parties. had consultation with J &c
Hurst jtle father OF tire two yoiinE men
who sent the challenges respectively 70 Or.
| Furguson and q son Of Colonel G;.r.and)
| and with Colonel Garland, which has re-
suited in i. withdrawal OF all the notes aris-
ing from ihe proposed ''aia:rs CT honor.
| ard everything promises 70 be serene again.
The Sum:nit Times OF Thursday SAYS
TIE trouble originally sprang tro,n dis
agreement between DR.. J. NJ. FllrguscE ard
| Mr.. II. =. Hurst. son of Judge D. w Hurst
| as long ago IA Saturday night, the seventh
instant. 1t has been hot ever since, cradIl
ally extending 10 the Hurst and Garland
dvnasties, all the while threatening 70 en-
large and involve others. Challenges have
passed and been accepted. Deadly wca pons
! and murderous proximity seem 70 te popu
lar with the belligerents. Disagreements
have arisen in the arrangements OF the ear
tel. Men have been denounced and posted
as towards, and the affair has been spiccd
with protusion OF awful rulnOrs.
The spectacle was presented or :2obb
street last Saturday morning OF four men.
armed with double-barrel shot guns. AZ
| raycd in deadly hostility % each ether. in
the very heart Of this populous 1owr, With
two or three hundred men as quiet specta
tors. The parties on one side, composed of
DR.. Furguson and his second, Major Thorpe.
of Memphis. formed {. line OF battle on the
elevation between the stores of Messrs.
Iiilborn e. Co. and Atkinson < Bro. They
were armed with stout double barrels and
maintained Il calm front without n G,liver or
IL finch Patiently they waited icc the
enemy.
Meantime some OF the citizens interested
themselves to have the battlefield. trans
ierred 20 the fair grounds. Pending these
negotiations, the two young iurs;s. with
similar arms, formed !. Inc on Railroad
avenue, directly in front OF Garner &. Ten
Nilsson store. There We're no signs OF finch
IN. on this side either. far as We could
see. The parties now stood face 70 face.
with the space of eighty OF one hundred
wards between them. The thought occurred
10 us torcihlv, what !. pity i: was that Gen
era. Zee. six years ago. did not have one
hundred thousand sucn men, spelling Tor a
tgL: - bad as they were. liz ina. case
these States would hav. u".I ::cc ..!.'. .nde-
pendent.
To do TIE parties simple ustirc. bon secs
displayed :. heroic chivalIy -. he field. and
the friends OF neither showed, any DISPOSE
ton toward tonl play. II w.l- T. ar iigi.,
so lar as we are abb. 70 it:dc. q: .ch :, o.;s.
The battle lasted i."l :tD.u: &. ir,.u.!.cs.
,lugin. which ;in.. 81. ne r.ar-e- in the
double barrels were exhausted. .E,. ."sor-
was had Z" Ii" sile arms.
The "ngagcInc,.. w@s II. :. 4" "" on"
Mr.. II. +. Hnrs. was -ligM,.v "cg:.,.e,: III
III. thigh. and WAS s,r'lc,s with !. ha.! II :hc
breast. bE. i failed :, :en't rat'. and .:l"r.-
fore id 70 serious damage. We WIS also
M "n he ana. ur. Furgu>on was pain
fully. though no: seriously. uoH.tsd n IL.
r.n: hand and :,'aiy i';y:, 81 Tie I.:; s:,ou
der. Tie bali entered b".we"u The second
.ut. ,',ir,i ,nyers and inbcldei .:>rlin near
,.e wrist. The phys: .ians nave TO. ye- .x-
.r..etctl either ball and lie is. 'o~ .l5r pres
emf mrs d. |rn.ta'. Neither ;iaioc '.horpe
No. ":r. 4. Hurst We're Ini!rod. n" 81. b,:l
les wn;IIr.. all ;;UOu. be- q; th",!.
Where were The c,,rsery.tors If II. i,acc
dlirin. .hc treuucn' and org continued,
rpen and .;,fia.l. violations If Tie ,.,ace and
dignity 81 the state Where Vas oGcnlyh:
policeman: or town marsha! hy day. Why
d;,i they 10. ares. these .,ar.ie. .n 10th
sides. and pyotcc: tili, community IroIa The
constant pending tcr,Gr ii an armed riot Of
mad,l.nc' men! We have seen these
able prumpti:udc. and ;a--l :. ever fail 70
arrest !. poor negro or non-.es. dent white
man whom they toun' violating. II" law or
disturbing the peace. A. thc public to
nuderStali that certain parties are Superior
TO the law Are there men in This com
nunity privileged to stalk these streets. in
the broad blaze OF day. with deadly weapons
and loud threats. with impuNitv. while
others are seized for the smalles. offences
ind Ia rtiic i.,Nl 4
that every man OF family must take care OF
himself or themselves! Were these officers.
vino were paid TO preserve peace and order
in this town. and whose plain duty il was
to nip this disturbance in the bud. SO far as
this corporation ls concerned. CfrGm 70 take
any steps IN the premises If SO. tliev are
not tit to be officers. and the Council has
acted with some degree OF wisdom IL
promptly Diminishing one of them and repii-
ina,ling the other. They should have dis
missed both Of them. They ought to do il
still. 1t is unfair to turn off one and retain
the other when both are guilty OF the same
dcreliction. 1t is unju,t to the people to
retain an officer who. from any cause, fails
to do his duty.
The Times adds:
Since the above was put in type We are
exceedingly gratiticd to learn that III" per
soEal Misunderstanding between the farni-
Judge Hurst and Colonel Garland. has heen
adjusted. and the parties have agreed I"
bury the hatchet as To each other. We SIN
cerely hope that this is the precursor of the
re;nrn OF; that general peace and Quic: for
which this town has heretofore been noted.
The Madison Jo,unai is exultant in the
following paragraph:
Nc understand that it is in contemplation
bv u gentleman long connected with Il large
machine shop in one Of our Western cities,
and thoroughly competent t" the manage
lleft "t. HE business. 10 establish. u foundry
and maci.in" chop at Delta We cannot
.!nr;ht that those intcIs Stcd III the improve
meat Of Delta will extend ali encourage
m"rt 30 an enterprise OF such Importance.
ii,i understands that a popular composer
is about 10 publish Il NV song. The Fish
erIlaIi's Chorus with !: c;t>;-..-uet accom-