The New York herald., 1873-03-31
FIGHTING EDITORS.
Rival Knights Of. the Quill
Resort to the Pistol.
THE LAWS CHECK CHIvALRY.
Arrested by the Mayor-The Bloodthirsty vir-
ginians Likely to Have It Ost'
in tho Dismal Swamp.


RICHMOND, Va, March 80. 1873
me days OF cRrivalry fast going In Virginia,
which il the last stronghold Of the knghty institu
ton. duel now in the Old Dominion seems to be
m inter impessibiity. Several attempts have been
made in the aast few years to revive the defunct
-code but the law, supported by q sounder public
opinion has so inexoraby fixed and efiectualU en-
forced It's canOns against the duellO that it Is now
almost an impossibiity Tor those who are really
anxious TO settle their personal dinerences3n that
way to evade Offical vigilance and obtain meet
ing. The latest affair OF this kind Occurredin Nor
folk yesterday involving the editors OF the Journal
and the Viyyinian The difficulty really grew out
OF the present railroad war between Tom Scott OF
Pennsylvania, and BRg Malone, Of this State,
although the quarrel was Ostensibly OF o
political nature. Both papers conservative
in politics; bat while the Vfrytntan sup.
ports Mahone's interests, the Journal is partial
to Scott's schemes In recent editorial the Jour
saas accused certain papers aluding, OF course, to
the Malone Organs OF entering into conspiracy
to disrupt the conservative party in the event they
could not use 1t to further their own ends. This
the VfrOintdN took as aimed at itself and in Ian
guage not to ne mistaken denounced the charge TO
be 'simply a lie." While such remark in North
ern journal would attract very little attention,
and epithets OF that character are banded with
out causing any apprehension, the moment they
the public the Q,si uiUe for deadly encoun-
ter Therefore all were prepared to hear Of a
speedy meeting between the two Norfolk editors,
but were doomed to disappointment, as the law
again interpOsed to prevent the pious intentions
Of the Chivalric journalists.
On Friday evening Mr.. J. B. Walters, of the Jour-
nal, sent challenge TO Mr.. James Barron Hope,
Of the Vtrgtnian, which was duly accepted, and all
the prelminares were arranged. The meeting
was to take place in North Carolina, and the prn-
cipas' seconds and surgeons were on the eve OF
departure for the field when the Mayor OF the city
In person arrested Mr. walters at halfpast ten
O'Clock at night, under the Duelling act Walters
questioned the authority to arrest him, when the
Mayor produced warrant whereupcn that gen.
tleman gracefully submitted to the inevitable and
was placed under bonds in the sum OF $4,000 not to
night in the State out of 1t, commit any breach
Of the peace for twelve months In the morning
she Mayor arrested Mr.. Hope and placed him under
similar bonds, and so the matter rests at
present But they have already dis
franchsed themselves it is not unlikely that
they will follow the example of Hughes
and Cameron, and hight 1t out yet in the horrible
and uncomfortable recesses or the dismal swamp.
More interest than usual attaches to this difficulty
from the fact that James Barron Hope is a Htera-
teaw and poet OF some distinction, who belonged
the Old navy, and also to the Confederate Navy,
and Is grandson of Commodore Barron, who
killed the celebrated Commodore Decatur in the
memorable duel at Bladensburg. Hope also, many
years ago, fought duel at Hampton with a cousin
named Jenes, both belonging to the navy, and in
which each was wounded, Commodore Barron act
Ing as second. The pistols used in these dues are
In possession OF Captain Hope. and were to have
been used in the duel just prevented. Mr.. Wal
ters the challenging party, is a young journalist
who had recently taken charge OF the Journal