Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-15
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About 4o'cIock Sunday morning Mf

ABOUT O'Clock sunday morning Mf.
Elan, accompanied by his second, Mr..
James b. sWalterw of the wig staff,
drove ina carriage to the place of meet
ing which had been agreed upon. They
were accompanied ny y surgeon on horse
back. ] Colonel Smith, lwitli his scc@id,
Mr.. Bernard p. Green, of Fahquier,
General SNym. II. Payne, aud Captain
Alexander, Payne, left the residence of
Mr.. VIM. I. RoyalI about the same hour
in buggies, and arrived on the ground
shortly after Mr.. Elamnpd Walters.
4A.-&AFTERiA BRIEF seoNrERRENcE
between the regular seconds, the ground
tforthe connict was selected abont three
fourtls OF 4 nile from The Place object
! ing. When within half mile Of the
field the surgeon halted to await any
summons that might be made for his
services. M - I'd
The carriage drverwas then ordered,
upon penalty of death, to remain at the
same spot. The principals and seconds
then proceeded to the, duellipg-ground, I,
e. ''''" NArTWELvE FACES. ~ ~ ~
Mr.. Walters requested that the dis
lance be not more than twelve PAGES, as
his principal was ncal-sighted, and any
greater space would place him at dis
advantage. This request was readily
acceded to. l1he combhtants then took
their stand twelve pages apart. At the
signal both fired almost simultaneously.
Mr.. Elan was seen to stagger and wheel
around to the left. As he was sinking
to the ground Mr., Walters sprang for
ward and cased him toa reclining posi-
ton. The other principal, who was un-
Injured, and his friends came PROMPTLY
to the assistance of the wounded man.
AFTER THE SHOT. 4.I at
Leaving him IN their charge, Mr.. Wal
tiers ran with all possible haste to sum-
mon the surgeon. When he returned
with that party Mr.. Elan was found
alone. The other principal and his
friends had, at thcFearnest solicitation
Of Mr.. Elan, fled from the field and
made their escape.
1t is understood that Col. Smith and
his friends drove to the White House,
from which place they walked to lester
Manor II is also reported that from
this point they expected to leave for Bal
timorc on n freight boat. Last night IN
wel-informed circles. however, II was
not believed that they had left the State.
THE WOUND. s''
Mr.. Elan was struck in The centre OF
the chin, the ball splitting the bone and
embedding itself under the tongucGThc
commensurate broke the iaw-houe on
the right side of the face. The ball
knocked out four teeth aud huricd,a por-
ton OF the rcard In The wound." The
ball was extracted ON the field, Mr..
Elan fninted several tineshcfote The ar
rival Of the surgeon. After receiving
proper attention Mr.. Elam was carried
to the residence of his friend Mr. james
Il. Walters, No. 500 North Sixth Street,
and DR.. Hugh NJ. Taylor calledin.
his CONDITION.
Yesterday the wounded man was vis-
tied by a large number of friends and
sympathizers. Last night the wound
was reported to be n dangerous one and
Mr.. Elan has suffered great pain. He
is unable to take any food except through
a glass tube. Although his injuries are
reported dangerous and painful, no scri-
Gus results are anticipated, although
some time will necessarily elapse before
he will be fully restored to health and
usefulness.
THE CASUs BELL.
The cause Of the hostile meeting is Mt
trbutcd to the closing paragraph of the
following extract from an editorial in
the Richmond Wing of June lat last, I'M
der the caption Of "Politlcal Pirates -
"rhc career of these political bucca-
neers has been marked by every perildy.
In 1860 they abandoned The National
Democracy in Its supreme hour Of trial
and plunged Virginia into secession,
revolution, and war TO promote their
own selfish purposes. Having thus pre-
cipitated US into n long and sAngulnary
struggle, they cngrossed for themselves
all the positions Of honor, profit, and
trust, land of salty IA well,) while the
masses Of the deceived people were sent
to slaughter and priyaion, Never for
one moment during the whole four years
Of strife did they forget the spolls; new
err for one moment did their parllsnny
yield TO Statcmanshlp or patriotism:
and the ConledcrNcy was left to drift to
ruin amidst their petty jealousy Of ADLER
aud better men who did not belong to
their faction, aud their own chickering's
aud differences over the plumber which
| they reserved for themselves, while The
people starved and the army was unpaid
and uusupplled Even In the fnal COLI
lapse and catastrophe these creatures
were true to the groyelllhg instincts Of
their natures, and the Confcdcracy, as a
civil and political existence, persisted
inlsembly as liz President, the Governor
Of Virginia, and The whole bomb-proof
corps grabbed the remaining sway and
sneaked away in humIllatlng disguise
aud shameful trcpidttlon." "'Ahi
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