The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-03-08

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III tssy~s timer hal tisr most aissasi nH.
GIN. While t,,ta Nuntsy wns I'm THIS
country SHE won thr ht-ss ari rum.
mandei the pnrse ~ mrn.a.f ffrm
Tennessee. named Folk. lila .l.vaiitsn
In tile fair frail ane ~aS Su marked that
, il hec ssae III. theme III common talk
among Congressman, from whom orli.
nary penea,iilltrs ~ The sntt scarcely
elected my censnrr. Mr.. Stanley,
from North Carolina. male the loves of
! Mr.. Polk the subject of pleasantly In
. one VI his public speeches, which
aroused the gentleman from Tennessee.
| A challenge was tile result, but, after
much talk aud great deal of ill.snp.
! pressed excitement, the principals III the
/ affair decided not IL kill each other.
i The anne Mr.. Stanley figured In M.
other affair III honor whose origin was
/. quite N nnconsoqncntial M thc Lola
Montcx quarrel. In the discussion al
1 the annna. River and Harbor hill, Mr..
3 Inge, Of Alabama, Democrat, or,linn.
D rily opposed 70 appropriations for pnr.
| poses Of internal improvements. made n
!, strong appeal for aid to improve the
|. hArbor Of Mobile. This wan too much
for Stanley, who. a. Wing, Ind Otter
i been made to suffer by the economic oh
jections Ingc. Hc charged the Ala
J. hama member with inconsistency AMI
o inlecenry, and the words ~ inr anl COW
q ard soon passed between them. The,
agreed that nothing but blood could hcn
D the wounded honor OH both sides, and
J. meeting was arranged To come or a
Silver Springs, n few miles ont Of towr
o ON the Maryland side. The weaponi
! we're pistols, and two shots were /. tn
Il ally fired when Frank blair arrived on
n tho scene, and ~ threatening and coax
" ing persuaded the combatants 10 dcsisI
4 uutil after they had partAkcn Of break
4 fast, which hc nj once ordered. a gen
il erous breakfast. seconded by the goo.
a enleAvors ot their host, restored har
ii mony, aud after a cordial handshakin,
L they returned to their ar,luous legisla
i. two duties.
Il These instances I'll what was of almoa
i. daily occurrence twcuty years ago Ii
d both houses of Congress may seem bu
d the idle vaporings of vninglorious Fal
]. statls. There IN no doubt that the mcl
y 81 that time we're ever ready 10 fight.
II II was not always that the quarrel
u among Congressman ended In the digni
i. tiel appeal 10 the code 81 homer. A duo
III Ill uitse uhSN WIN GOHblueIeu ntGul
IL honorable thing. bnt especially for III
N settlement OF diillcnlties between Ger
II tlemen. A common hanl.to.hand ri
a counter was esteemed dirgraccful, eve
l. among those gnarrelsome, law-brcakin
"a lawmakers. One oil these disgrnccf,
II fights took place between couple |
a Mississippi members. The quarrel WI
n ono Of trifling local Importance, hnt III
D. lie passed, when ono I'll them, q M,
II Wilcox, approached his ansagonis
IN whose name was Brown, and asked IL Ii
N intended that remark for him Wilcox
ii Brown replied that liz dill, when Wilcn
lg struck ont from the shoulder. The pal
,e ties cloncl,cd, and In the struggle oyel
4. turned n chair. and finally II
! u tho floor, Wilcox On top. The latte
i. then reached for his knife, but 1T thi
q jnncturc DIR. Fitch, Of Indiana, giant |
ne physical prowcsn, took Wilcox by iii
* collar, and. jerking him 10 his fee
=. brandished nh immense goll.hcnllc
ID cane over his head, with this timely b
y, II advice: You put up your knife, !
~ l will bent ont yonr brains with thi
Il: cane" Then Col. Savage. q membt
4. from Tennessee, gfnvely rose and ~
~ nonDccd TINT the difficulty between hi
1, friends had been amicably arrangct
whereat the whole House joined in
bointerons laugh.
Tn another occasion, Churchill nm
Gallon, two Tennessee members, had
VI difficultv whnn fhc former rave the In,