The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-20
The Bsnn.t.May Duel.


dell, Maryland, gives the following &C.
count by an eyewitness of the Bennett
May duel: A neighboripg farmer. who
CHANGED to witness the arrival of the
dusllin2 party, says: The gentlemen
walked leisurely along until they reached
the stone supposed to mark the boundary
line between the two States, and then
stopped. Two OF the gentlemen stepped
apart from the remaining company, and
walked about fifteen or twenty PAGES,
when they suddenly halted, and turning
about, one of them returned to the party
in few seconds. Two others of the
party were then seen to lay off their
overcoats and take up position. The
seconds then proceeded each to load the
pistols, standing near one another OF the
time. This was succeeded by u short
parley between the gentlemen, after
which they walked to their principals
and handed over their pistols. Again
Withdrawing, one Of them called out,
Are you ready?" in tone which was
distinctly audible to the countryman,
who said he had by this time become
thoroughly frightened. Whether the two
principals responded or not he is unable
to state, but he distinctly heard the same
man who propounded the interrogation,
call out 10 sullen tone, Zone, two,
three" and instantly report, sharp and
quick, rang out. He did not notice any
smoke issue from the pistol, but accounts
for this by the fact that he was watching
to see one or both men fall and paid no
attention to the firearms. In this, how
ever, he was happily disappointed. This
was repeated twice. After the third
shot neither of the principals moved
from his position for a minute or two,
and there seemed to be a consultation,
which lasted eight or ten minutes, ct the
conclusion of which the entire party left
the grounds. The party of three (Mays)
walked iback to the sleigh, while MIR.
Bsnnet's party hired carriage at
Slaughter's Station and drove to Clay
ton. May and his friends drove in the
direction Of Dover. Neither appeared to
be in the least hurt, for each walked
away without any assistance.
The Times says the ridiculous termi-
nation OF the duellforms fitting climax
to the history of the affair. The parties
met and exchanged three shots and sep
arated, both more than satisfied with the
result and neither hurt as to life or limb
or digestion.
THAT METEoB.-The most remarkable
meteor observed in recent years passed
over Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and In
diana on the night Of the 21st ultimo, at
$50, going northeastward. At Bloom
ington the aerolite presented disk three
times the apparent size Of full moon.
AT all places reported from, the roar
caused by the passage Of this great mass
OF matter through this dense atmosphere
Of the earth was alarmingly audible and
the tremendous friction to which the
surface parts were subjected caused con-
tinuous superficial disintegration, with
accompanying explosions, filling the air
with multifarious points of light, tinged
with every hue, and presenting very
beautiful phenomenon. At Mendoza and
Garrett, in Illinois, the inhabitants were
mystifed by sudden illumination OF
the atmosphere, accompanied. in the
latter place, by defamation louder and
sharper than an ordinary cannon. In
neither of these places was the meteor
visible, which would show Gas their ze-
NTH was the most highly illuminated)
that the strangers altitude was still
above the prevailing clouds, and its mo-
mentum sufficient to carry it perhaps
across the continent, although, suffering
constant deterioration in size, it would
attract far less attention from the deni-
zens CT the Eastern States.
y ANATURAL CURIOSITY. The "Ameri.
can Manufacture" says: In the great
valley between the North and South
mountains, in Pennsylvania, commonly
called the Eastern ridges. well was dug
some years since in Franklin, and an
other in Cumberland county, 80 or 40
miles from the former, which led to
discovery affording a subject for interest
ing speculation. After proceeding in
each instance to the depth Of about Sc
feet. the bottom Of these wells gave way
(but fortunately when the workmen had
retiredD and torrent OF water rushed
up. A lead was sunk with fifty fathoms
OF line without finding the least obstruc-
ton. They remained at. this untouched
and Of unknown depth. The presump-
ton il, that there is a subterranean lake
in that quarter, and how far it extends
under the base OF the vast primitive
mountains situated between the Susqus-
hanna and Pittsburgh, will never be as
certained, unless by some terrible con-
vulsion Of nature they should be pre-
ais I'D Co. H. 49,