The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-27
FAMOUS SOUTHERN DUELs.
Fighting on Horseback -Prentiss and Tom
Msrshnii-A Personal "Reminiscences.

To THE Enron or THE SIN Sir. THE SrN
hos roccr,Iv ruI,i,stod ao,no ,o,orcs,lng ram.
""S 'cV'h'y pupllshcu SONIC lh'cr'StihE run
inisccnccs Of noted ducs I'm the South. hut the
record IL by no means cxboustnd Far no n
from, mo ,oso,,,,a, IT, ....,'....,,,,,
'.oih hhe 10 "ythht any oi them are apocryphhl'
although the account Of the young MISSISSIPPI
plan. contained in Last sundays editinn boars
singular resemblance to the affair related Of
an English officer with noted Bonapaitist
bravo which is said to have occurred at the Cafe
roy curing 'ne Occupation oil iarls ny the allies
West hos made mo familiar with Tho h,s,or a' y,
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many OF thesc encounters ono OF the most
singular. which happened nj New Orleans was
fought between gentleman recently before the
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puohc' III sun 10 iha'h'n'h OF recover ms com
mission and emolumcnts in the United Statgs
ermv Giant Schomberp md n Mr. Cbevnlier
T,'n ~ ,''. '',', ,.e,' ..'.
ho co''p' 'ooh place. ~ 'he rue tr"ch he"r
New Orleans. on horseback with sabres
Schonhorg,a borso n ape animal vaa LiI.d
and beIIeyc ami WINS lar r,rht by III " owner TO-
Thy AMI hstyoo ~ v,nv rnn, nra, wns
2. Prcntiss Of Mississippl md eSetioy. Hcnry
crowd was uresnni md after one or Two harm
lces shots Ind boon exchanped Prrntiss with
ms inIml,aoie huncr called out TO some Young
care hnvs Tho Envnrnnr l. nring wopy wifi tn.
day Foote wns finally w"un1cd. Prentiss
was one Of TN" coolest md hrayesi M well ne
the most mapnanimous mon / over moi Uo
wna nno ~ r., nn,,nsaI tnr ttn Jt,, a,' g., ~
celebrated Wilkinson and Murdanyh trial Tor
mmrd"r in Kcminnkv Thn c"sm yas rnm ,a, ~
liurIoasuurg on account OF tlc pr'ludi"c
IIiiime nc"urred Wh'n t,ro,i,l n,.,i,I ~, ~
c,ait 1ousc en- bis vnv tn th corr, s s a. ,,,c
warned him ~ III, Lt,1r foniing in,, ,,o ~,
his clients ronnrkiut, nj tbn s1,nir Tina "'rh"v
will he hunting Won Mr. prentiss n thov ia
"ut ynu ar, In a., al, A. ~ Ell h ~ i,u
ing over the counter Tor his travelling bap and
taking ont n paIr Of pistols which h" nla"ci in
his pock"ts EW.l nm n bumter ,nvls.if u,h on ~,
there is game around No one inoisstei him
hownvnr ''
Tho ceebro,eJ Thomas Narahou ~ Kon
tueky fought several duels: I'M win "a
lanes Watson Wrhh IL familiar a. most 4 rtL
r oir NJ W. ~, - ,I ~ ,;,s. Hu, IL, i,
Wahi, nad no, .tnand ,.r,s.la,,,,,I MI iia H..
crrtrd Ills aim he would hay, Killed Rim. Tim
ne Ind inennt To- hive mother nrbf with him
hut tha Tni"n.i y,nn,iv IL In ,inl,,a ,' ~,
GOV Sew9rI kmnther ~ Tnn,s Gn"Is rvos win m
John Rowan ri Kentnakv n rrncL sbo, In, ~ 40
Of the most aminhle and gcntlrmanly of the old
'nrr nntnrs " irnm rnrnIvri 4, iuiiai in H., L.,
and rs Rowan who did not wish TO Kill him
ON lilo ,rpund rscI,imnd. uv ~" Wr Il ,,s
an. you shoot a fellow and Apologize Tor il with
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Cured in lsi5 wns unfori1nai"iv c"nnn,,D1
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d ny , ~ H., l 80 III "a, a., ~, nj SUI ~
unls Iyrr, pr t. If Unrr,,i si,iry anl nm
solIor IL. brothers.in. law. Ihe cause 81
,n.n,, ,vns fn,niIv ntf,ir r..i,lod IN I ~
invtnn at tho limo md was Induced To- intnr
ic.". in the interest OF peace. on brhaif Of Dr.
r. ,rho vas N s,rongol :" mo ar ee,nrni
dnvs' di.'.,ssi,n an Tho NM ~ fhn I,,,,rs
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vi"vs ~ thr nihrr nir1v I f'uil nm n,'in,i,i.
adjustment i,nnossihle and having Conc sn far
inSra ,vu. nn,htnv ls,, f,r mo In, ,m ,nrr" n
| rhulion,," irh' a7lsr Lr,th"r # ina n",t,'r
bimsaifnn ornineu, in v,vcr do ro,ber.in io,r ~
tLn ia,ter NH .Vcn III. ,,n.r,ll,, n,ottrr ,br
inst ~ stri'i urn'l'nr- ~ H.. cl',,rrh ~
/ consuI,ed hv mo bm, ,hc f.oiint. an,n,, tb,,,
ali WAS that their relative Ind boon grossly in.
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mi ,vns nr.V,.nt.l IA. ia, Minimizing ,.,,i 49,,
m"mh"r vii w. In2 n sl'nu"r ~ -, Ler,nd
/ their Jurisdiction and avoid arrest.
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