The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-02
BLOOD ON THE MOON.
THE CODE IN THE oLo DOMINION.
A hasl Between Page Mccarthy and Rildlsbsrr.r
Prooabls-Insultedby BY Mccarthy, Muhos.s nan
Contents Himself By Iaylns, "roa'rs Al.
otass"-Hlda'esergers ,cowardic..

RICHMOND, Va, December mo little
excitement has been created in this city
last evening by the publication in the
Eren'ng S'a'e, in its Washington CORES.
pondence, Of Il letter by Captain W. Page
Mccarthy, which shows that United States
Senator II. II. Riddleberger will have 10
fight duel with Captain Mccarthy, or
back down from his position Of upholder
Of the code as The medium Of settling dif.
lerences between gentlemen. Tho origin
oil this trouble is understood 10 DO as
follows: Some weeks since Captain Nc
Carthy in his Washington letter to the !
STATE, mentioned that Senator Riddleberper
had been whipped by Captain
cambridge, OF Winchester, on the
occasion Of a public speaking. a
lew Gays s'nSc Shenandoah weekly,
o. which Riddlcberger Is understood to lie
the owner and editor, commented editorial.
~ upon the letter In The STATE signed "M..n
and said they were written 6y CAPTAIN
Mccarthy. 1t averred that the statement
therein, to the effect that Danlridpe Ind
whipped Rddeberger, was untrue. and
proceeded to allude to Captain Mccarthy
as man Of duelling notoriety, specifyiny
his connection with the lainented M.
Carthy. Mordecgli duel Of some wears 400
IN which Captain Mccarthy WIS despernie.
ly wounded and his antagonist killed Tie
States Washington letter, published th;s
evening, written by CAPTAIN NTcf,ortLv
says: "Riddlabergcr, in imitation of liz
master, hes an organ, in which the aliercd
gamecock advcrtises himself and abnses
his enemies and he hus been
lately denying that Captain Dand.
ridge whipped him ut Winchester II
was not expected that after being denounc.
ed II poltroon and beaten to em6hns;sat tho
epithet, that Dir. Riddleberper Could Give
= purely dlslnterested account OF the al
iair: It was natural that he should be
preludlced; and his moral and intellec-
tqal optic was in us bad a condition rs his
physical when he proceeded in the
organ TO deny the statementsiu the news
papers, which represented him by his ac-
ceptted synonyms. Mr.. Ridtleberper seems
to be unaware Of the fact TINT honorable
men 90 not answer insults by abuse. and
that lie, after having boasted Of the chal-
lengcs. he has sent, has merely initiated the
cry OF tho street boys, who sav-
You are another when they quarrel over
marbles. His reference TO a dnol il nnfor. T
tunate, for it recalls his own brilliant
performance in challenging n centleman
and then taking advantage Of an accident
torun from the satisfaction he had demands
ed, and mike such ridiculous DISPLAY Of
his vaunted chivalry that Bob Acres was
cclipsed and a new exempar Of brapcart
and poltroonly established in the nersen n
Captain Harry Riddloberger, tie alleged
gamecock Of the Shenandoah. When hv
whisky and persuasion, he was gotten n
another field Of gore, his bcbayionr exc;ted
.he pity o. hts adversary, and the state
!neht ol iils luuicrous bearing, made by me
IN the editorial OF a Washington paper.
passed without contradiction or denial. Mr..
Riddleberger's imitation OF Gen, Malone
lacks two important features which prac-
tlce cannot possibly supply. General
Aiaiionc WAS brave soldier, and is man
OF brains. Ills little imitator and coat.tail
attachment has only the slouch Int" -
1t chances that Senator Riddlebcroer ;s
now in this city, and the State has tho iol.
lowing significant paragraph at tho head Of
its editorial column: '''
-. Captain Page Mccarthy is visiting a
i is surmised that Captain Mccarthy is
hid near the city in order to give Mr Kid.
dleberger every opportunity to get satis-
faction for The deep insult Captain Nc.
Carlhy has placed upon him in the letter,
and II duel is looked for. Mr.. Riddleber,
ger, a year ago, fought bloodIess duel
with Congressman George D. Wise, and
haa accepted challenge to fight Mr.. Il. +.
beirne, editor Of the STATE, on the same
Gay; put, owlpng to an accident by which
the caps were forgotten, the latter duel did
not luxe p!ace.Mr. Riddleberger declin-
1ng 70 Walt until they could be procured.
refers in his letter. Serious trouble is an
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