The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-16
THE DUELs OF THE PAST YEAR.
Men who Met Or the Field Of Honor and
What thep Iuarreled About.

Men who: Mot Or the FIeld Of Honor and
What thep quarreled About.
Jan. la.--At the juActioh OF the A.
and g.. ahd 8. aud q. RIB three miles
from Savanna, between Walter A., Har-
ley, lawyer, and Robert Yishburn, ten
PAGES, Colts revolvers. Harley killed;
cause, politics, =. ,... e =.
:. Feb. ga. j. Nicolopulo and George
Villere fought with swords at Montsom-
cry station, on the N. o. and M. f. r. /;
Nicolopulo wounded in hand.
Feb: 26-In Charles City county, Va,
forty miles from Richmond, Thomas
Wilcox AMI Richard Walker, dispute
about lands adjoining; two shots fired
and Walker fell; Wilcox slightly wound
ed in the arm. Both parties were az
rested. After the first shot Wilcox said;
"Hold on, my pistol is out Of order and
won't fire." "All right; TIM not in q
hurry and I'll wait, )" was his opponents
reply. ~.... -.
March AT Panton, near Universe.
ty of Virginia, B. T. Johnson Jr., and
Mr.. Cockrell fought with bowie knives;
Cockrell called johnson liar over Q
game of billiards; the young men were
aged about twenty-five; neither party
hurt, -..-..
March 2s.-At Esstville, Va, Sidney
Pitts and A. P. Thomas fought with
pistols, to settle. q. quarrel about $40;
two rounds al six feet apart. Pitts was
killed, and Thomas fatally wounded.
July 4.-On Luxembourg frontier,
Jorres Cacedo, minister to Belgium from
San Salvador and Medira, minister
from Guatemala. Cacedo wounded in
ahoulder. 2. DR.. William, Aubery and
Adolph Flumfner; Colts si1s-shootipg
pistols; near Datonia Springs, Ken
tucky; one shot. DIR. Aubery wounded
in foot. Quarrel about lady; fifteen
PAGES.
July 14.-The Rev. DR.. Wade Hell,
Baptist, and Andrew Scroggins, son.in.
law, fought duel, ten PAGES, in Ru her.
ford county, n O.; Scroggint spanked
DR.. Heil's daughter and the doctor re-
proved him. a quarrel and fight en-.
sued, doctor coming out best Scrog-
gins challenged, the reverend declined.
Scroggins vowed revenge, if he poison
ed his coffee. The reverend was
armed. They met on horseback: Major
-" Ha, I've got you now" The rever.
end-"Keep COOL" Major" Ten min.
utes to say your prayers. The reyer'
end-"Weli, sir, I'm ready" drawing
derringer. Major-::'And SO am l
may the Lord have mercy on us both, !,
and fred, with no effect. The reverend
fired ana killed Scroggins. ''r'1 -,-
Aug. 1.-R, g.. Salisbury and J. 8.
Iverson Of Augusta, Ga, met on Caro.
lima side: OF river and exchanged shots
nobody hurt. ~l.lai ID. w. y q; j.
Sept. 14.-John Riley and unknown
man, at Catholic cemetery, San Francis.
o,ten PAGES and advance; Riley wound.
ed. refuses to. tell. .:.. III, -.sa.,
Paris, Nov. 21.-A duel with pistols
between M. Giambetta and M. de -Four.
ton, arising out of the passage in the
chamber of deputies on the 18th inst.
when the latter was unseated, was fought
to-day at Plesses Picquet They fought
at thirty-ave PAGES. Only one exchange
OF shots was had, and neither party was
hurt. 'sI.' '1's 80 u. - '''
Columbia, B. c., Jan. PA duel was
fought last Monday night neal, Bishop,
Vile, the principals being Mr.. Cantey,
of @ amden and MIR. Cash, Of Cash's De-
pot. Two shots were exchanged with
out effect. t.-Ctncinnati Commercial. =