, 1877-11-05

Ono OF tho funniest i11tts In all the history OF
pcrsoual encounters took rlacS OIL Thursday
wnrli-at the Turkish bath OF Seventh street.
Thu parties engaging were well-known bank
c.lstller and m equally welkHown physician,
tnd tic battle VIA not decided nItogotller In
favor Of either. tho issue heang very similar to
that Of tho latc fight about Plevna-ct,nstcrnbI
bloodstcd, with very littlo advantage to any,
body.
Tho story Of tho encounter, as nearly Us can
be learned, ts as follows: On Thursday after.
moon tho bank.caslacr atreadyrcfcrreI to visited
tho 1urk1s!, bath OF Dr. Adams, No. Oil North
Seventh street, and waa 6onti Asrobcd and
stretched u.n,n couch, cn)0y!ng tho pleasures
81 tho hottcst room Of all. At about tho sano
tMe tfsro entered ths bath thc we'll
other, was sonn rlotlnc In tho s.,mfort of IN cx-
tremeiy high temperature. They might lnyo
continued TO cnIoy tfctnsclyes II they hadn't
notstctl cach other; but tho cashier soo aaw tho
and tilen thcfe was trouble. Tic caslicr de-.
minded stcrnEy that the doctor should apollo
CLIO for q mysterious something ilI tho past,
antl tue doctor didn't scetn disposed to necom
motlate him. DR., Adams, thc. proprlctnr Of the
l,aths, catnu IN and informed tho hcllIgerenta
TINT they were not IN place where lrnwls wer0
allnwe.l, but tho Information produced no effect.
liarsh words hcea.no tarsher between the two,
and, finally, ono Of tho men said something nut
blow aud then desperate struggle.
The hottest room, ot tlls Turkish batl. Ia ono
where the tile Of tho n.,os is 90 heated TINT
baEe feet must le burned which come In cull-
.,. tact With T. a whefs sht.!ps t Thick CARPET
tho front Ut the row of couches IN the rom
heavy strip VI this carpGt rnE, aul hero 1t was
TINT tho battle WIS carried on. Tho doctor
struck lug opiA'tcnt III the face, cuttfng open
Of tho cashIcr with blood. At tho sums ttli,c
the caal[cr returned thu blow, aud, snatciling
hold upon tho DOCTORS I!owing beard, turu
out what "Con,'' Que Ut tho attendants, calls
~ doublo handful, be gob!" Al tno ea1.,u
broad strip Of carpet beneath them was
pushed aside BY their icct, and the next
tlIataut tho two nicu wcrc capcrtnG af,nut
uton tbs heated iloor. 1t WIS nj. astonls'ta.
succtacfa. The nun WIRE naked, they wcru
pcrsTddng violently, aiid they could not clutch
each other to rclata q hold. They could strike,
however, and they ,naula4 away, leApln9 up mud
dnwH In aUotiy u they dhl 50. No ltYrligr move
n'cnlt ever occurred ID all thu hissoryot tho
prxo-tlH9. lMArtnc two mctl uallcing afIullt
barciooted On otstering ioor ns,.t hitting at
ractl others faces IN u tInu trcuxyl Each mar,
torcc'l tho Gglti'G fur elrh frlt that something
laA Eut to t1 lnile quickly. luu duetvr ca.
sea, xEl tho ca.kler sec1ues! put Oil springs. It
WINS wilder aance than ever eanntblla hail
about u toastiaI; yietiu, fur hero t!u dancers
were thc toastcd. There WIS tho sans fAl,tasttc
acapt IL! LIS batale !Et fostu4!Gt anu ttlt Satlio
otloE Of roast Inrat III tile a!r II was Us Arcaai.
ful ~ nightmare from cabbage! It WIS wuTse
than thu " Daure uf Death," which lutte book
tella about! II Was awful
Meanwhile the attendants Ind rushed in, md
QUE svle1 the rash!er while another hch tho
dtNtur, and moment later tho two lurn were
dragged out a,l1 away from eacll otlIer. 4 buy
was sent ~ druggist, and he cuu.e hack With
lhiment aud other cuIs,forss Tor tho burned.
Ths eosnbatants wcn' found tu 1u very bIt!Iy
su,rcl,el, INDEED. From hi solcs Of tbs doc
bottom Of an old boot, and tbs cABties's In
iurtcs, though somewhat less IN tIlu WY III
bltus, wcrs numerous and laiDful. This ltnl.
lncnts and pou!ttec& wcfs applied, tho burned
feet wrapped w, unti taler the tHo gentlemen,
VINO tried to settle adltlicultY under such 1lA.
advantageous circumstances. hobblel away.
1t Is doubtful IL they eytrgo to war III Turk
1sh bath agaia. though II Is asserted by both
lucn that the cud ot tue trouble IL uot yet.