, 1874-08-20
d DOUBLE MURDER

| AAo peaulieS OF Emo code OF honor In tho Ennt1
have boon once moro e1omp1i1ed, and this ti1nk
III very summary manner. duel WIS fonehI
On tho 18th Inst, in st. James parisl Louiaiaua.
oos"eon Or. Gray, member OF tho Loaistaturo
end Mr. Richard, Deputy sAorifr. Two shots
were ftrod without result, but tho third vas fatal
to both tho combatants. Tho wretohod aniuosi-
ties Of tho parish politics provoked tho hostile
meeting between these two mon, wllo had been
lfe-loAg residents Of tho parish and warm per-
sonal friends for many JearH. The war botwsen
tho two factionH Of the Republican party in tho
| parish Ind been espousod by tho two mon. Thov
taunted each other With cowardico, and, because
two othor parties betwoon whom q cha]lenoo
had passed would not hgLt they won't out upon
tho hod to convince tho world tint they at least
"ore not towards, and shot each other, leaving
their families to look out for thomselvos and a
lifelong wrotchednoss rs souvenir to their
children. Tho duel occurred In locality which
Inns long been notorious for murders of t1iia
ltind,-murderH which hare inoroased 10 rapi1lv
OF Into TINT tho Governor Of Mississippi but q
short timo ago directed tho District ATTORNEYS tn
enforce tho laws Of the Btato agains, all dueiats
MILO came there from Louisiana, aud to put
thcm upon trial for murder. This healthy e,gn
OF improvement III public morality haa beon
Shown In many parts Of tho South, but In Louis
lana, and ospoclalyin tho vicinity of New Orleans,
dueiing is m atfair Of almost daily occurrence.
with moro or loss fatal results. No law ia nm.
forced against it, and tho survivor of tho dced
barely escapes canonization for his bloody work,
LII this case. thefo is no ono left to cauonfzo.
and 1t is highly probable, therefore, that tho |
duel will DO forgotten in q fow days, So far an |
the principals aro concerned, tho loss ia not M
great AZ to cause very general mourning In TIM
world at 1argo. 1t might Indeed be positiyo
bonofit to the stato II all tho radical politicians
carpet-baggors, and bummors OF that State
would pair of md shoot each other. We doubt
whethor any ono would object to it, 30 long
as 1t did not involve suffering for thoso
left bohlnd. THO Stato would bo we,,
rid OF precious sot of raacals, and there might
Ehon bo some hopes Of good mud orderly govern
nent In Louisiana. This ia tho only usoful pur-
poso which We can conceive would attach to
lueling In that Inflicted State. But thoro ia M
lopo that thls class of mon will provo 90 self
'aoriiloing as to offer themselves IN On the altar
II thosr States poaco or their own individual
'onor. It is rathor. remarkable that ovon two
honEd have boon found willing to take tie
bancoa OF forever yielding up tho opportunity {
i wrangltng over politics In Loillsian., Az thu
ntAorlttcs do not caro- to intcrpoao their
o"oF' thoro i' no roaaon to suppoao :
hat tlo Bangainary result Of this aaol
I'LL prevent other fools. oyorburdoniod With
ohor and ohivalry, from shooting at ono au- q
shes Tor absurd and imaginary alrrouts, Bo ,
ing aa tho anthortios, however, logaltzo asaas. y
nation, 1t sllowa a domoraIzol oonation ~ 2
oole1y which doos not promise worry well Tor !
oatlca' OF any othor kind ot wolfaro, {