Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-05-18
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A DESPERATE DUEL.

remarkable, desperate and murderous duels
that ever took place in this or any other
country was fought in Vicksburg, Miss. One
of the parties was formerly New York boy,
who was graduate from one Of the Wall
street banks. After filling all of the desks of
that institution with singular ability, from,
collecting clerk up to the position OF first
teller, while still quite young man, he was
appointed cashier of bank in Vicksburg,
which gave offence and caused great jealousy
among the senior clerks of that institution,
and they took every opportunity to oppose
and insult him. This became so marked and
unbearable in its character that the President
finally told the cashier that he must resent it,
and that he would stand by him. f..
He had an occasion soon after to give one
of the tellers specimen Of his skill in the
art of self.defence. This resulted in a chal-
lenge for duel, which was accepted and was
fought after three days Of constant pistol
practice, resulting in the death of the teller.
He had numerous relatives that, one after
another, came forward to avenge his death,
until four duels were forced upon the cashier
from the natural consequences OF the first
duel, and "still there we're more Richmonds
in the field" A relative of the first victim,
an editor and successful duelist, gave out
threat that he was coming to town to avenge
the death of his cousin. His great courage
and desperate fighting qualities had been fire.
quently successfully tried, and were so we'll
known that something desperate must be done
to meet the emergency, and, if possible, stop
any and all future challenges. The editor ar
rived in town, and1ost no time in sending his
message, which was as promptly responded to.
Early in the morning Of the same day all of
the arrangements were made for meeting
at six o'clock the next morning.
After making some necessary arrangements
in case of death, the cashier went to bed, and
slept until A. NJ, having all this time for
got the almost worshipful love and devotion
Of his wife and only child, who were in pro-
found ignorance of his desperate enterprise.
He silently kissed them; and then the hus-
band and father stole away to the bloody bus
mess that he deemed imperative, according to
"the code of honor" and the loose morals Of
the inhabitants in that vicinity. He went
forth with firm determination "to conquer
or die" On arriving at the appointed rem
devious he found trench dug six feet deep,
two feet wide and twelve feet long. Into this
double grave the two principals descended,
each armed with six-shooting navy revolvers,
and having bowie knives, with instructions
to commence firing at the word, and advance
and finish the bloody work with their knives,
if the pistols failed to to'accomplish it. At the
first shot the editor was mortally wounded.
He drew his knife, and with the ferocity of
tiger sprung forward at his opponent just as
he had fired his second shot. He warded off
the blow with his pistol, which had deep cut
in it made by the heavy knife, showing what
desperate blow had been aimed at his life by
his adversary, who fell dead at his feet. The
cashiers mind was so much diseased that he
could not attend to business, and by the ad-
vice of his physician took vacation and
change of scene. He came to New York,
and died in lunatic asylum on the island
month after.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AS A LAwYER-Mr.
Leonard SWEET, of Chicago, gives this estimate
of President Lincoln's legal powers: GAS
trial lawyer, he had few equals and no supe-
riors. He was as hard a man to beat in a
closely contested case as I have ever met.
He was wise in knowing what to attempt and
what to let alone. He was fair to the court,
the jury, and his adversary, but candor com.
pels me to say that he, by practice, learned
there was no power in this. He was candid
and he was fair, but he knew how to make
lust the most of this. As he entered the trial,
where most lawyers object, he would say be
'reckoned it would be fair to let this in or
that, and sometimes, when his adversary could
not prove what Mr.. Lincoln knew to be the
truth, he would say he 'reckoned it would be
fair to admit the truth to be so and 30. When
he did object to the court, after he heard his
objection answered, he would often say:
We'll, I reckon must be wrong Now
about the time be had practiced this three
quarters through case, if his adversary didn't
understand him, he would wake up in few
moments finding that he had feared the Greeks
too late, and wake up to find himself beat.
He was as wise as serpent in the trial of
cause, but I tell you have got too many scars
from his blows to certify that he was as harm.
less as dove. When the whole thing is un-
raveled the adversary begins to see that what
he was 80 blandly giving away was simply
what he couldn't get and keep. By giving
away six points and carrying the seventh he
carried the case, and the whole case hanging
on the seventh, be traded everything off which
would give him the least aid in carrying that.
Any man who took Mr.. Lincoln for simple
minded man would very soon wake up on his
back, in ditch"
MEN AS LovERs.-I the first place it is an
imposition on any well.bred girl to keep her
up later than halfpast ten o'clock, when you
have the opportunity of seeing her often. If
you always leave her with the wish in her
heart that you had stayed longer, you gain so
much. Never run the risk of wearying her
with your presence. Be just as earnest and
straightforward as in your honorable dealing
with men. Impress your friends with the
worthiness and seriousness of your love, so
that vulgar and senseless bantering will ap-
pear to them as such. Love is religion-the
supremest happiness-wear it manfully and
proudly, but holly. Woo woman bravely.
If there is anything humiliatiug to woman,
it is to have lover, whom she wishes to hon.
or, weak and vapid, ever yielding and half
afraid of her. She longs to tell him to ''set
like man !" The man who conceals or de-
MES his love for fear Of being laughed at is a
coward. A love that has element of divinity
in it is not love, but passion, which Of itself
has nothing ennobling. That was beautiful
inscription on 81 engagement ring, each for
the other and both for God"