The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-23

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ttiflets there Tint Northern men slanl
understand N. AMI, while we ,lohi h,,ll
thrn responsible, y. arr mvrsly waiting
nuF opportunity. III said; "Mhy II
\ sun have nrvsr rs.nr into iiie R~rnh.
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le ury mnrh like girl going into
lHTnio to rfurta ,is occupants anil
hahisnes she not unls eonl,lnl ,lo tl..m
ant guel, but wotll lus whatever rpm.
tatlon she had liz said. My letter
~ acceptance was mt al empty form
III wnF,ir--I mean IL IN thr letter, AMI
| believe, AMI | always have H..
li'vel. that thu Intelligence ~ nns ronn.
try or any State ought to govern IT,"
saii. ~ understand yo,,.' That was
about what occurred. lie had some com.
pl.mentary things to sny oi Southern
white men; said they were brave and
generous, bns uvrl,earing; he nail he
hal always admired the Southern char.
nct.r, but thought the administration III
the South had not been good, an,l all
that sort oi thing.
Q.--DM yen say anything Ia him
about any act of l,ia that would bring
about a light between wLitc mon and
hlark mcni A, Yes. sir; had Hren
reported interview with him lii thu New
York lfsrdii, III which Id was reported
~ saying, on tho 18th ~ November, tlnt
he didn't care for himself ii he WIS lie.
fcatcd, but TINT hc t.id care for tho poor
rulored men ~ tl. South; mentioned
tina. article to him, nni hc sni,l, with
sonie emphasis: "rhcrc'H not the slight.
cst shadow " truth In Ii; have not anid
such thing 10 anybody; l have not
rccn anybody 10 say such thing ID. /
raii II was tclegraphed with some rnr.
ticnlatity, and he Haid: - simply never
said It; that is nll there IL about H."
A Memorable Duel.
Tho famous duel IN which forty or
NOR gentlemen were engaged, IN ls2s,
" nslll remembered hi Naschcx. unl
James Bowie, tho lannon's lighter and Iii.
ventor VI the knifn wl,ici bears lila
namc, used 10 spend u great deal Of his
time IN TINT city. liz was challenged
by gentleman from Alexandria, In,
whose friends. ~ the number u forty or
more. accompanied him to Natclrx 10
set fair play, knowing TINT Bowie VIVA
desperate man nna Ind lis own friends
ubnnt him. All parties went upon thu
field. Tho eombatants took their places
IN the center, separated from their
friends III the rear far enough not 10 en-.
danger them with their halls. Behold
the hnttlr array Thus. Twenty armed
LpuiaianinnH iiisy yards behind their
champion and hl1 seconds and surgeon,
and opposite them, ~ far behind Howl.
and his secuii,ln and surgeon, twenty
armed Mississippians Behold the
heights Of Natehez thfonged with sper.
Tutors, and a steamer la tllr river round
I'll ~, ils deck blnek with passengers
watching with deep interest TIN Sconc.
Tie plan ui fight wan ID exchange
shols twice with pistols, nild ID close
With knives. Bowie being armed with
lis own terrible weapon. Al the hrs.
tre 10th parties escaped. Asthr SECOND
the Lptsisianian wns too quick, and took
advantage ol Bowie, WHO waited the
word. AT this llowies n'eoud cried
" fonl play, an,l shot thu l.ouisianian
dead. The second oi the latter instant.
" killed the slayer ii his principal.
Duwie drove his klifr into this nun.
The surgeons now crossed blades,
while, with loud cries, eame ON the two
parties of fritnln, the light Il battle IN
their cyes. LII moment tho whole
number we're engaged In fearless con-
fiict. DrkS, pistols, nnl knives vrtu
nnel with fatal effect until onr p,rty
drove thu other from the field. ,lo
not know how many were killed and
wounded in all, hut il waa n dreadful
Alnnshtcr. liowle fought like lion,
hut fell covered with wounds. For
months hc fingered nj the Mayon House
before hc fully recovered. Norristunn
t1snn.) Gdsetts.
A lIiw Jump.
a number ri y0,ing men were hatli.
ing In tho Delaware nj tho old Navy.
Yard whan lust evening. and amused
themselves nnd quite gathering II
spectators IN iii. wharf by performing
different fcntN and hy jumping from or.
tain distances from iln hln si,.nrn losllt.
al upon thu wharf. Finally Il young
fellow stepped forward anh exclaimed
" Well, boys. II, sl,ow You something
worth neaing." lie then began 10 climb
up 10 tho top, and tllrn II became evi,
dent TINT he intended ~ leap intp thu
river. Tho spectators hecnmr mortified.
The distance ID The waters edge IL llD
feet. harh leap seemed to iuply IN.
htant death. 4 man was killed In New
ierk recently by jumping lcss than hall
thai distance. S,me III the spectators
called ~ thu yoilbg mall 10 come down.
II. refused, nnl suddenly nia,lc hap
out into tile river. liz want down feet
foremost, auh camn To thc surface nl
most immeIialcly. H. spnrtcd Aomn
water ont of hia montl,. smiled III lliunu
on the wharf. who expected that he lal
leen killed, and struck out lively Tor the
allore. liz complained ol feeling littln
exhausted. nnd wns given some whisky,