The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-28
BREvEr DRIs.-GEN DOW PIArT.
Lively Bioera rhicni sketch Of Nofcd
Journalist by Lady Admirer.

CoLrMBUs July 2i.-Thc Cincinnati En-
'Qvtrer 10 a lively paper and has lately en- loved
two lively correspondeHts, George Alfred Town
send and u mn piatt. Ilelmbold being asked
who was the craziest man in the country. an
swered, Geor e Alfred Townsend. lis opinion
Of Dom Piatt has not been recorded.
THE SUS sometimes copies extracts from
Donn's letters to the Enquirer; there was one
printed in that journal lately tht am sur
prised II did not copy. II is devoted TO cid man
Grant and his son, the Sitting Calf In this let
Ter Dom tells how sitting Calf and bis band
came TO take the warpath ind seek hts scalp.
Well, Dom is brilliant man aud knows how to
defend himself for he fought duel once some
thirty-lve years ago, when he was young man.
II was at Columbus, while he was acting az a
newspaper correspondent. He got into quar-
rel with some fellow and a duel. fought IN Nike
suliiyan's woods. four OF 1--WE miles west Of town,
was adjusted and the combsttants returned
safely to town. greatly to the regret OF the COM
onds III oueh some oversight bad negiected to
supply themselves with bullets, and had been
compelled to use cork pellets as substitute;
All were agreed. however. that Dom would
have hit his antagonist II II had not been
windy day.
first heard Of Dom In 1910 In that year be
was publisher and editor Of a little paper In West
Liberty, Logan county, Onto. 1t was devoted to
peacefully on the morning OF the day that Har-
rison " as elected. sam Ward. newspaper vii
OF Urbana, wrote It's OBITUARY. His next specu-
lation was building nsh pend. bur the enter
prise failed from n scarcity OF funds. He was
more successful In a mstfimonial venture, gain
ing the hand OF a lady who had rich father.
Dom Piatt Ia Of afistocratic blood. His father
was BeDjsmin Ptatt, his mother a Dick erson OF
New Jersey. VINO was n devoted Roman Catho-
lie. Their country seat was 10 Logan county, in
this state. where they lived for anv wears after
the old man retired from the practice OF the
law. lie was the owner of = small farm OF 900 or
500 acres of fine land. which he - said to have
received In payment for sOme legal advice which
he gave to a Mr. Enook, who owned a large tract
Of land there. son OF the latter, John Knock
stll owns some 2,UJC acre. Of the original tract.
Dom says he mas a brother-in-law whom he
calls u inning. lie once had another one VINO
was called Ralph r. Runkle, and was the father
OF Benz. 4. Runkle, who has been roughly char
acterized In some OF the newspaper. Dom
ought to be civil to Grant, from W nom his family
have received some signal favors inste ad OF out
ting upon Col. Fred such name as sitting Cali
Dom Is treat reader OF books, aud has a
very poor opinion Of those who are not, but
whether he can tell a good one from a bad one
have never learned. Probably he cannot, fur
recollect seeing him once when he was read NC
Views AfOot." his reminds me that Dom
ought To De a smarter man than bayard Taylor,
Tor his parents were heap smai ter than Day-
ards. Bayard s father was an ordinary farmer,
Pa, while Donn's father was u man OF learning
and lawyer
Donn's great fault Is that he likes to attack
lucky men, aud II be cannot mud anything else
to accuse them Of he will assail them with
charges of ignorance. Thus ~ Ia that he pokes
suspected OF reading book. Poor Slml Such
a charge coming from such a source m ust rem
der the leaaer Of the House excessively unhappy
and altogether miserable. TIP AND II.