The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03
THREE DuELs IN A DAY.

A MISSISSIPPI TOWN Nh RLY HAS A BIaoDH
DAK-THE AsIcABj sErrLBMRNr.
The Columbus Oils. } Index of the 9th
inst. contains the-felles ing chapter Of social
life among the young Rivalry: Sometime
ago we bad occasion D mention dissention
1Es-the hre department, growing out Ot the
aPpoiatment of assi5a 1t engineer. Tbs board
of mayor and al6ernes. appointed Mr.. Lucien
Crusoe, of the Heles les company, to the
position, and to tbs the Luxspaiiia com
pany objected, upea the ground that they
we're entitled TO the office. The LuzzPsiiIas
asked the boezatG reconsider the appoint
nent of Mr.. Crusoe, protesting at the same
time that they had no personal objections
to. hina, whom they regarded as In every
respect worthy oS the position, bat they
claimed that their company had a Right to a
larger representation upon what Is known,
as the fire board. The board Of mayor
and aldermen refrsed TO reconsider p
It's action, where1pon tire Lax
apalilss rsturDsd their engine4 and ap--
purtenancs 80 to the city, aud withdrew frem
the fire department, maintaining, however,
their orys ysaization. few of the Luxspehlss
Withdrew from the company and Joined
place of the old, and amongst tbs nrmber-
was Mr. Jeff ID. .Io-l.<n. Whe o. the petition
of the Iu,a.palilss respecting. the sPpoint,-
ling of assistant engineer was presented to-
fAlderman Il. Goss actively o2pQsed 4
the granting Of IL, and in the course Of ,the.,
dis cussiop made e.r remark which gave great
Oh ense TO the Luxapelilas. Since them
afJpirit Of bitterness has existed betweenu
the Old Euxapaliias and tn fire department.
| and this spirit came near eliminating iue
hlOodshed last week. fhisunfortunste tu-R
OF edairs occurred ON the night OF, the l7tk,
kwhen the nacaes OF I.Itcien Crnsce, Il
IGross and JEFF. d. Jordan were psesente6.Sk
fths Columbus Hop Club as canaidates-so
4 membership. They wers black balled, a. :,
4 forthwith sorae eight or dozen prom;ps q
members of The club resigned tLssir merab er
ship. Among those who remained ipu Tn
. club were Messrs. James T. Harrisoa, Jr
, Eernsndez w. Pope. president, and, n NO
IS. Sherman. prominent members Of tai al
Luxnpalila. company. On Monday. - el9t
inst, correspondence was begun - twee
/, Mr.. Crusoa's exclusion from the hs clui
On the following Wednesday nss ht. AZ
CI usoe Lsylted Mr.. Harrison to. apSS int
SOME szITABLE RLAOE
for the continuance of the correS ,ondenc
and at she same time similsr invitation
were extended by Mr.. Jsrdop - Mr. Pom.
: I and by Mr.. Gross TO Mr.. ShA man. NJ,
\ Sherman, however, declined b recoeniz
!. Mr.. Gross as gentleman, anGf amt Josep
i +. Leigh, chief engineer OF TN :. fire depart
o ment, representing Mr.. Car ossL subst
I, tuted himself in Mr.. Gross piace. a
l. IL O'Clock, Thursday mer ling. Ali tn
IS gentlemen with their suEG cons and iul
u naSohaeo nos OoeooA suo1 Lseives TO Ala
y Dama, IL rllSs iroAa Seluas Gus. BY night
h fall il had been agreed that three ana
{. should be fought on tho folIowino NOR
d ing. Messrs. Harrison and Crnsoe- an
d Sherman and Leigh, wer 10 use Isrre size
d dueling pistols, and Mos .srs. pope and Jo,
n con, aDe notIlole ~ srailleuse pistol
'e smith Messoh, uring the corres
IL pondsnce IA AiaDan a, quite a numbe
IS of mutual friends ere an the rim
* using the greatest eft Jrts 10 inducs The or
Is ponents 10 agree 10 a snicsble settier,en,
le bat the young gentf men on both sides vrey
IN determined aud wor I'D listen TO no overtnrl
BIT from outside par les. Finally. hoveye,
d. lupon the urgent suggestions OF ndvisio
n, friends about aylight Friday mornine
a the duelists agrs ed to submit their differ
a. ences TO the ar hitration OF Messrs. jaime
ID Sykes, G.. W. Al bert and v. A. Sims. rnutus
he friends OF both parties. These tire gentle
en- men had been working incesssrtly to secur
of an arbitration Of mat '.ers. and hsd persistei
re IN their Efforts durif 81 the whole OF Thurs
o. day night and il v Tas With the utmost dihi
he Guilty that they srlccseded, by O'Clock Ol
ne Friday Afternoon, in affecting al adjust
no, ment which we herewith append. We con
an graduated all parties upon the hcnorsbl
M settlement tfIus effected, and we hope tba
ad an enduring reconciliation viii thus
al brought a S0ut, ana that in the new an
Ter strengthened friendship of the future. thes
sly noble young men viii forever ferges CD
os- uinsfness OF the past,