, 1879-11-15
The London Editors FracaS.

Here Is an account the famous hight be-
tween the two London editors It is a more
graphic description than that given by Mr.
la5ouUhere himself:
In the road before me was a man IN the
act OF hailinI a cab. Suddenly second
person rushed forward from behind, and
raising his stick i'll the air, brought 1t down
on the hat of the first man with such force
as to lam the Lincoln / Bennett right over
his eyes. For the neyt minute or two No.
looked like Elymas the SG-cerer IN Raphaels
cartoon, while No. 2'S antics bore q marked
resemblance to those of Farini's Zulus in a
knobkerry fgh, All the while the pair
were utteriug volume OF mcorherent ex-
pletives whiea would have driven Cato"
Ill terror trcm the scene. Suddenly No,
having succeeded in getting off his hat.
lodged the stick, and closed with his antago-
nist. Ii seemed useless To interfere with the
cambatants, who were now helaborlng each
other as violently as men could vino were
locked IN close embrace. y little Knot OF
spectators looked On at a respectful distance
Go 1t fatty Get his mob into chancery,
Hit him III the bread basket, and variety
of other encouraging eyciamatIons urged
them on. At last both rolled together into
the gutter, and 1t would he hard to say
which Was uppermost. Two bystanders
who volunteered to act IS seconds, now
pulled them apart, and then began such a
var of words rs is seldom heard out Of Bal
luasrate or Seven o.als. 'Gopd heavens,
did vou ever hear such ayfGl words sad .
cah5y to me. rs perfectly disgusting; anu
them icillrs in the Ie,tgyrat talks about us
usIng 4 bad laagwIdse. They ought TO read
what Cato SAYS about such bicoiIln' lang
widre as that lie was proceeding to make
further continents, hut the angry shouts ci
the two antagonists drOWned his voice, At
this renewed vollcy of abuse hasgard young
woman blu>icd through the thick pant on
Eer face aud turned Z way in horror from the
scene Suddenly the man nrst attacked
iroke loose, and letting out straight from
the shoulder, landed on the prominent pro-
hoseis OF his foe with such force that the
.ruby' flowed freely. There was cheer
from the bysJauderS, but the next moment
the other got homc M his antagonists night
eve, and Iur few minutes there was a re-
eular diug-dong set-to. Then, Ill spite OF
the protests Of the male Spectators, two or
three soiled doves cCUrageouaiy threw them
selves ItLHCc.i Jbc COiiliLlldHlN W i'm SosiA-
luz and entreatles and even geGtle force they
kept the two men apart. 1t was I touching
sight. Here We're two persons III the garb OF
gentlemen So lost to all sense of dignity as
TO engage H. a violent street b-awl, and they
were parted, not by personal friends, nor
by manly onioukers, nor by the official guar
dams of the peace, but by these fallen daugh-
ters of Eve over whose unhappy lot the
Daily TT graph has so often shed its moud-
iin tears of affected compassion. Blessed
are the peacemakers. Who can tell, bad 1t
not been for Their timely interference,
whether London might not have lost two of
the most widely known representatives OF
metropolitan journalism. Il was not till the
battle was over that was aware OF the rank
of the belligerents. As one OF them retired
to lave his face In one OF the neighborlng
fountains and the other turned into house
to apply raw bee.steak to his damaged
optic, | inquired who they were. From HIM
learned that they were the editors OF the
Daily Telegraph and Truth.