Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-21
Lamar and Hampton.
The Story of the Only Fist Fights The
 Ever Engaged Tn.

The Story of the Only Fist Fights They Ever Engaged In.
 U. R. Randall in the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.] Senator Lamar was knocked down the other day by coming into collision with car riage horse. The Senator is given to con- templative moods and becomes indifferent to the hurly- burly around him, but that is no reason why 8 driver should exhibit such criminal negligence. For moment after being prostrated Mir. Lamar was stunned.
 Then speedily reacting and getting upon his feet he offered considerable re- ward for the Identification of the rude 1 hackman, The Senator said this is the second time he was ever knocked down. The 1 first event is thus narrated: Years ago. when he had just begun the political career ! that has become so glorious, Lamar had 8 ! dispute with local celebrity at Covington ! named zacharie, familiarly called "Uncle l Jimmy" This man was very powerful. When the of words came on he was sit- 1 ting in chair and Lamar confronted him erect. Knowing well enough that his only safety was in intimidating his gigantic antag- | onist, Lamar drew pistol, pointed it at the l sitting man, and said: Uncle Jimmy, if | you attempt to rise from that chair will kill I you !" Uncle Jimmy concluded to obey, I though with il-suppressed wrath and profuse promises of future settlement. Not long af- terward when Lamar was treating some Democratic fellow citizens at 8 corner grocery to benzine or wine, he heard an exultant voice cry out behind him "Lucius, have
 you now !'' Suiting the action to the word Uncle Jimmy let drive his muscular arm and fist, which, coming in contact with Lamar's l head, caused the body to stagger and fall. Lamar rose and Uncle Jimmy precipitated his huge bulk against him, like catapult. Then the Democratic party present thought the time had come to interfere, and Uncle Jim- my was seized by sinewy grips and told to release his hold. Not satisfied with his method of doing so he had a second per emptory admonition At this juncture he plaintively squealed: 'T ain't holding him, he's holding me-" Sure enough, on examination it was found that Lamar had Uncle Jimmys finger in
 his mouth and would not let it
 go. During the melee Lamar had seized
 8 skillet and made quite mess of his burly
 foeman's face and head. But this was the
 first time he had ever been knocked down,
 and the last time until Thursday afternoon.
 So it seems that in the annals of Georgia L. Q. c. Lamar antedated MT. Stephens in
 'toting his skillet" with the difference how
 ever, that Stephens toted his own, and Lamar
 another mans.
 General Wade Hampton says he never had
 but one fist fight: and that was with Co.,
 lumbia bully who attempted to add him to
 the number of his conquests. "I was good
 boxer" said the South Carolina Senator, land
 every time the fellow rushed at me I foored
 him. The last lick I gave him broke his
 thumb. A policeman came up and arrested
 me. When I was pinioned the man rose up,
 drew knife, and about to rush upon
 mo. I asked the officer to let me go and give
 me his club. He did Armed with that
 weapon I faced the desperado and warned
 him that though I d1d not wish to kill him,
 I would surely do so if he advanced step
 further He took counsel of his fears and
 prudently retired. I had not scratch, but
 the other man was laid up for three weeks