, 1880-05-21
PISTOL AND PRESS.
A Remarkable Collection of Editorial
Contests nntt Cot1tsiofas.
f3aatan Est.II6.

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Thc Killing OF NJ. De iotlhg IN san Fran.
cisco startles the East only bceausa tho East
has forgotten It's own very recent history.
Even 50 philauthropic an editor as tho lats
Horace q, ureulcy was constrained, by tho con
ho was In Congress, to carry = pistol. This
~ .c AI'en',o M o.a!es SUCH osla1 o"t pye. ,n,,,e
items MS this vera common: William
Smith, ex-doycrnor Of Virginia, and member
Of tho House OF Reprcsontatives. assafed aud
T., ~ io,J',, ~ t,,o Iio,,so;s ~ i'd. :. a.
u, ~ .an ionos VI ..o tioaise H., , ~ tl'''' 7,n
bert Rusk, member Of tue House ot Kep.
ss 1ssentsss , "i,a :" I'D md ss1t e s s"p ."
f,nrodrotn,v nftcr tho adio,,rnmrni nf Tho
1.ns ,,.soa.ssy .,s "tt '' ,r,,. '.' ats.en .o
1aousu yes.af%.y t1. dms e,'.os ,,s - , .ao
lrD't'e WI was . doraco feeley ~ ln'sc; ISr a..
V1ckshurr tsifss1 Scnftncl stood first for
tho fame Of It's editorial collisions anu ' con-.
early under the control Of n verltable lire
could swallow bullets ns complctcly as m
not sw'p@ ~ ILLS c 70 'n1e'a1n@ fnr w. 1,nSor ,,
fM.tiss. III MaEn psra IonGs taI o p n nf Ha
nce ~ stafs on mi isgss Wan n M a e,or o
vickSnrE Iphtg o et 5o5hn5i'st SLIT ot on rs
p9stly&G H. eae o S ~ nsScl @ M e gny VIZ, ri ~.
wtM TILT ilon H. tnG ,'Iaa ie, o unof o,voor rar
na.e'y ,nns Ine w" w 1a In Is", TX ,ats IL
tSSk # upon |nd1 himself e h. say Syonns sos
n9pieaSahs .ntIngS aooris IN mio coliH!,aIns ia ~
9, e. ing 5e'tthcs tconccfn1as ligas or, "Mge .Ys
Geor3e MaHS, T., f., o, yntFso S ,.Inf % IL " M'7
son II tie j. Tudss;; N|at{s;s | f. nIslt lays ~
turned out differently h1d Dr. !lagan llot I
happened 70 + be nnalmea m l! " te 11Lalg o. tno
sgt nsrso wien @ t tho butt Of pi5tI Il rescd In t
p!!m o. nls naila ls Rl9feu gy tt,a lacs eat n,,
Mnlle trase!lnK N no!anM he Mas W 9nHs ats, ~,
Moss., ~ n o III fres or % t,t II thc Viii.
tfae o ~ nr on" iGS Sar m sew HI III mnm.
imoMsiy m ana aistincliY eSnresseen contrm1S '
On the death Of D.: Magan hs tae sen!tnss I,,n!
ba;ae IN MH mH dcn II nne 81 s
ealtors James F fnls' f4hRne h oiqanSs a!aH
Iass tho t;, ~ nt,aa,, ws ..fa i,r
mi ana tic + sctet m Tux tere uSst had Ions S exs{ed
Gltter e;fmty: Co,. Oh, ahomns @ Fl II 1sS s.a ,dia a'
James a.. oowms wel9 hGxt leit lilo t9at.s H.
through c2llaslola ~ Ing GGldnf 9Wai.n e. tl'as
viz s&orty H afterwards ssh Succeeded to tiio
cdatoria charge ct IT, alot and mortallY
wolndcu one & Rr: MacR,t1, Whn had t aetGa u.s.
seeena f 70 f III "5 W liz I nsiai fc WE y,rs
ise ister "' IL Te*a,. Join in Lsvie, sui! %nothor
editor. was lMp5is9@,ed @ for tho violence ~ 9f
| MS artlclest ai9 Ila ouScessuls pHG NJ
JenklnS,. was kll}ed i, @ ti,o street a,a ny IL T.
e. s GEaoog lrtc T. tEe r. faia W." citnrini cbnIr
drowned hinlself one ,iay ana l, L may y'Io no
intereat,nE 10 state tlat AZ. Gfannc' t,so M,so
Ee4 JsmK'' snrn' VIZ Ia,o u rocar 1pu T
sile$ before wl'lc!} Ill.,, the 9, red star q e
2an Iintlc!sco pans; ~ ostu. ~ ~
Rntithg i 1a1.e Mesg t,e Mmo, httoro y
eael, d tl othur % wit coli'mns Of tux %fecSins typcS
uii antil iinalIy lie etitor of the forcr, Mr.
AtelSer GnrlneTi was lfd a iafo 9n n,r;nnPt,t
anei ar W., 0 aotec Eeo ownn.ce % n aur y
tue laiin. @ pape1 cGon oTcr ynG1 'Ie % tn ro,v
r%eyolysr % fpok c1 aInn1pea Ill., ~ stGK ni,a,;
wIencllng he ti Iev0iyer t,,o trm rr a1Gr nthcr
hands, slut htn tmfo.lgh sin o iIgnrt' ,ra n,,oMe5 t
esstes xe.s desRS1ass se aiif & if a s ty ase @ BE- b.
tween IT. !; lieMst9l e;I'or nf to Hatot,
member Or GonEreSs from LoatIs!nnn. .ooa aMe
tadzftc ina con5nteo t.t,,. aM naic!o nsias lsmsis
g woEa esS Whie ,, Ss'a9g S psseeo1
asiegSiloa fro9i Louisiana! IiT; ,i;;;, L!: y
psaicnc. eGG GaoCa, & hi'a 'i,,v ~
!tuHs PASlatFts1 '.ss'.S'. 's''.s i.
him BY 2 blow. OF course . duel folloWoti.
S oSs ea,@9a @sabG ca of tn %tc Mas
1s!31 rhg gentcnsn fought wtll' !, tlol'p!e, io H.
oor5GSa fM9'fb bca cand n wer fo@'ah @ IAe
two barrols 70 foniaNpefofe gsn nlor'ot tn, ~,
nry was IN tn!!cte ,5tj M sIp 11si t',romsl Inel
hls heart. nm, =. &o,,.u.,,ou ,eoo ,tu 11o,p,
" t1e 2th Of No'Gmoes' en- tots, IT, aiten!y
Qptnio,l3 = pancr of M Rlctmon'!. ". ,s'Is Wns
Slot gnd instantly ki!lcd by . young ~ MaI /
named James Grant for haylng published
the story Of The elonement Of Gra!'t's slster,
Grant was tried on tho @ charge r. muraer it;r
but nc0u!tted. On ttln lsth OF March. lSs'o
Charles Wallace, Of tho Warro,ton (GN!;,]
Clipper, was assaslnated by Or. g. w
Darden. Wallace had applied Tor admission
to THO Masonic Lodse q WaE,cnt,9n ald \.
had been backnal!ed " Dr.; nart.ei I9a Ill "
things Of the Doctor In tho columns Of tlis
Clipper. The Doctor procured Il RHO hald
! shot the editor through tho head. 1le Wa:
ad oGks * %P n a' n2o bFoks 5dc
|, tor bnrbnr0ttSlY murdered him III tho nrES