The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-27
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The 9th number ofa new periodical de-
voted totIIk Various snljectssp spf fieldsSprl.
shooting. 6-hine, game protectipps ilsh
culture, aie tprf A., u before vs. III |tie
only periodfea, of the kind published b.
the South, and merits iiberiI support.
The South, with i wide feldior sport, and
with varied and vigor.,us cIiaracieriii
its pursuit AZ compared. with, The fewer
and tanner objecisof . long settlyd region
like Tile. North. will give -tl,is joprnals ss
the medium ofhunting chronicles, a zest
that will exl,ilirate the readers iittlls
branch Of literature. 4 81 yt az ~ /,
ItiS published by Goodwin a Rabbit,
%, comnIerciaE Place, New Oriralis, ,'ar
$3.50 year or 81. s2.Oosensi.nnnuaily ,sy.a
One article has interested US very MUCH.
II Is the tragic story through which
Bloody Island. opposite st. Louis. acquired
ITS III favored name. A duel fought py
Thomas Hart Benton. with Charles Luz
cas-, a young man Of 25, already dis
tingnished as alawyer, and ut the time Of
theduel, U. y. District Attorney, se,.dsa 10
the death ofIucas. There was sach.sayage
ferociiy and ,rrlsntiess purpose in the
conduct Of Benton That III after, years
he was desirous to conceal as klfs ais
possible all trace of the tragedy; ai,d'here.
in Benlon's birth place and the home Of
his early years, aud from which llIsafrer
career was watched with curious interest,
Il conversation with the older eebtlenrn
% the place, we find hat asIngle onelwiio
had ever heard oftlie' duel. and in,h his
memory, the incidents were indistinct.
We shall, ,,at another time republish ~
portion Of the Interesting narrative.
We take OCCASION here To notice 0ie
trait in Benton's character to sl,ow that
he was not the wholly bad n,an the in.
ci,lents Of the duel would lead one to be-
lie,e. Heswas susceptible oi asting graft.
tude and capable Of giving substantial
proof of IL. isE. s Mas sa,ss,a aa' \ 4
In his ioyhood. he, will, his brother
Jesse lived with their wislowed n,ther in
an humble log haaSe, now long since
crumi,l ed away, the fiel,is around, now
grown up in woods. being knawntor many
Subsequent years as Bonner's old iiehl.
On the east side &c the river an,ilear more
,iistan, on thr lands of the late .Cnl. Cad
Jones %, the, South side OF the railroad,
lived Mrs Walters, asiaughier Of General
James NIpre of revolutionary memory.
The Benton siamily was in cxtFenle
poveriy, and dtiie benevoicnt Mrs. Waters
was kii,d io them. arding tbsin ik many
ways: oftei with herownshmids, knitting
Tom and Jesse their winter supply OF
woolIen socks This 'kindiless Thomas
Isen:an never forget. Inafier years when
lie acquired fame and iiiilusgce Ne soaght
out his old Leneisctfe.ss She was then 4
widow, and reduced IN circumstances.
| Hs interested himself 20 have apelisIop
allowed for il,s services dr I,sG husband,
aud the first money drawn of ihs pvnsiol.
with true Benlos instinct. was draTH 5y
him personally, IN gold He made l'is
daughter. afterwards Mrs. Fremont sow
up encis ldree sspxrat.ly III cloth and tss
package was then sent BY mail. lie al@
procured fpr near relative of Mrs. Wal.
iers a commission at West Point; aud is
an protegee ef the faaily warrant In
The Navy. He also required his children
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