Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-11

James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of
the New York Herald, was waylaid
and assaulted with rawhide, on the
streets of New York, one day last
week, by brother of the Miss May, to
whom it is conceded Mr.. Bennett was
engaged to be married. The reports of
the reason for the assault are conflict
ing. A New York special to the Gin
cinnati Commercial, concerning thedif-
ficulty, says; s.G.-54 -..- '4.--E
When asked as to the causes that led
to the assault, Mr.. May said that Mr..
Bennett had repeatedly, during the
past year, visited his sister while intox-
lCated, and had behaved outrageOusly
toward ber and the family. He had,
on one occasion, broken the mirror in
the parf0r while in his cups, and at
other times had smashed the furniture.
His conduct grew much worse. The
engagement broken. The proposed
Wedding was frequently postponed.
On Sunday night Bennett acted more
than before, and Miss
Mays father told him then and there
ne must quit the house and enter it no
more. Bennett reeled away, cursing
The entire family Ikea medman. Next
day he Was heard to say in apublic
place that he was tired of Miss Mays
society; supposed he must marry her,
but would give hundred thousand
dollars to any man who would take
her off his hands. 3rf Hu=
} Another story is, that Mr.. Bennett
at a dinner party said all the Mays
wanted him for was his money. s
Another is, that there was violent
scene ON New Years night, in the
course of which Mr.. Bennett used un-
becoming language both to DIR. and
Mrs. May, and that it was anger at
this, no doubt, unprecedented and un.
conscious rudeness to their mother,
THAT sent the sons out armed with
hips, in search of the offender.
The assault upon Mr.. Bennett brought
about hostile meeting, and duel
was fought ut Slaughter'5 Station, Del
aware, on Sunday. The n. Y. Times
gives all the particulars of the encoun
ter known, in dispatch as follows:
NEW YORK, Jan. 9-The Times says:
The May Bennett affair has ended in a
duel, the particulars of which are as yet
unknown IN this city, save TO q very
few friends of the principals, and up to
a late hour last night these gentle
men refused to state them. 1t was
learned from several friends of Ben
nett, however that May hal been se-
riously wounded, but Bennett escaped
unscathed. The first dispatch of an
authentic character relating to the
matter reached this city about o'clock
last evening, and was addressed to Mr..
August Belmont. 1t stated the facts
as above given. together with some ad-
9itiunal details, the nature of which
Bennett refused to make public. An
other friend OF Bennett was also the
recipient of dispatch of the same pur.
port. .-f sf-s 4. .t.g.f
LATER.-The ridiculous termination
Of the duel forms perhaps fitting eli
max to the history of the affair. The
parties met and exchanged three shots
and separated, both more than satisfied
with tSe result, and neither hurt rs TO
life or limb or digestion.
TiIden's Plan for Influencing
Congress.
Gen. Beynton, in special to the
Cincinnati Gazette last week, says:
A gentleman, in u position to know
of what he spoke, brings information
of a programme devised by Mr.. Tilden,
which Is now being carried out Ia VA.
riOus parts of the country. He has in