, 1874-01-11

Under date OF Dec. s, tue Paris correspondent
| Of the London Daily Telegraph writes to that
journal: ''Yne recent fatal duel has revived the
memory Of many similar sad occurrences, and
tue chlef subjccs OF conversation III general so-
! ccty is the DIa7a1line endemic; for there is =
fashion in dres as there is fashion in suicides.
! At the very time that Ghika was dyi-g from his
! wound, smother duel was taking place on the
] Belgian frontier between Couut and baron,
| whore names are we'll known. TO latter was
| hit i'll tile right lung. The death OF Ghiaa has
| reminded everybody Of the duel between II. do
| Grardin a1d Armand Carrel. who, like
| Giika, MAS mortaIly wounded III the
stomach. Gi1ardn was editor OF The
Pres$c, and Carrel of tEe Nntion0!. The
former had invented new press, which WAS ridi-
culsd by the latter. GirnrlIn retorted sharply;
duel was arranged. and Car1el chose pistols.
Tile comtata1ts fought IN the Bois dc Fiuceunes
ut the distance OF forty PAGES, each advancing
ten, Carrel etorped forward rapidly to the limit
marked out, fred, and struck his adversary in
tho thigh. Girardin had only advanced three
PAGES, Int. although wounded. ho flied from
where he stood, and hit Carrcl in the groin.
Both combatants suffered excruciating agony. but
they for2ave each other on the ground (;irar-
dns life was for long time despaircd Of and
Calrel succumbed. Two years before this, Gen.
Dugcaud, irritatcd by au observation made by
his colleague in the Chamber OF Deputies (Du-
lo.g), about the imprisonment Of the Dnchosse
de DerTi, challenged him. aud ahot him dead.
In 1870, Gen. Leyasseur allied at distance Of
only ten pace5 M Ar:igai, who had resigned
his commission ns commnndant for tho purpose
of fighting his superior officer. Tho killing Of
Dillon, the Journalist, by the Duke dc Gcamnont-
.Caderousse is still wall remembered ana tho
fatal duel between the Duke de Montpensior
and Don Enrioue Bourbon, bro:terof tda Queen
Of Spnin-s husband excited tho Parisian world,
although the encounter Its IF took place near
Madrid in tho spripg oi the yeac which Witnessed
tic breaking out Of the war with Prussia. The
list oi fatal duels is uuLapplly capable Of in
definite extension but .here is almost Us mich
material in the more agreeable enumeration ct
disputes that hayc had n comic termination.
ONO OF the funniest was that iu which Sainte-
Bo.,ve Was engaged. It began to raiu slightly
after le had taken up lis position, whercupon
lie cooily held his umbrella over bis head With the
left hand while holding the PISTOL III lis right.
Ilo expostulations Of his witnesses had Eo effect
,,Eon him. 1t il all very we'll to bo killed, said
tho famous essavist. but object to catching q
cold in NV held.' There is lrou story about
Pcrpignun Z literary Bohemian, having an en-
counter with Cha:ca Mau,icc at Eve PAGES. The
former having fred. aud having contriyed to
MICS, tho other, taking deliberate aln, said to
Ills aaiag agonist, 'WeE, now, before I send you
into the other world. tell mo what you nre th1ik
ing Of I'm thinking that If I were in your
place would cot fire. said Perpiguan aud he
owed his life to his presence Of mind. Then
there are several stories connected with II.
Thicrs' dues, from all OF which, tile future Pres
ioent Of the Republic came out scathoess.
There is q muc.,-quoted anccdoted Of 81 cncoun-
ter between dramatic author and his critic. the
latter of whom was q t1rst-rate shot. After the
author had fired end missed. the Journalist