The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-11-09

THE - iRP ST ANrA60nx1r PAUL.
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= - = ,$i!s~agnac, the editor Of
f.tet't'aH iit%n.is undoubtedly the
.s4s5sss f49sgsss e5 ss~rt living, has had
xtFra ne i rs on tine field Of honor,
w. ii and slightly three
'iHle', lie lis sa'a, to have killed two Of
h'e : . Now and then Cassag-
~" ",:smg never to
'iii$Se's' Ra.4 ,..,- -5a alton. like some
DID, ...,. pie 3cs, rs easily broken.
Wh.-a iie Falre iusulted him in the
Clnla|cf OF Deputies, in 1878, Cassag-
nae SAID, savagely: elf hadn't PROM
ised not to go out again, I'd kill you for
this" Cassagnac met his worst enemy,
NJ. Adrien de Montebello, yesterday,
Nov. 26. There has been for some time
bitter grudge between the two, which
was aggravated by NJ. de Montebello's
attempt during the election to wrest the
constituency OF Mariadne, originally
represented by NJ. Granier de Cassagnac,
from his son. The contest was keen,
but the Bonapartist triumphed never
theless. For some weeks there seems to
have been a sort Of truce, but NJ. Paul
de Cassagnac took oifense at M. de
Montebello congratulating NJ. Clemen-
ceau on his attack on the Government,
and on the following day the Pays ap-
peared with furious article against NJ.
Leon Says chief secretary fro n its i'm
petuous editors own pen. The insult
was too gross to be passed over, and NJ.
Adrien de Montebello accordingly at
once dispatched two Of his friends, the
Vicomte de Saint Pierre, Senator, and
NJ. Gassimir Perler, Deputy, to NJ. Paul
de Cassagnac for the purpose Of ar
ranging the preliminarles Of a hostile
encounter. These gentlemen we're
promptly joined by NJ. Georges Brame,
Deputy, and Commandant Blanc, acting
for M. de Cssssgnac, and it was settled
that the duel should take place on Sat-
urday afternoon at 1:30, on NJ. Duloz's
estate, at Epinay sur Seine. Punctual
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appeared at the trysting- place yesterday,
but it was soon perceived that the
ground selected would moi suit, and an
hour was spent i'll search of better
arena. Finally spot was found that
answered every requirement, and the
adversaries were soon face to face with
each other. 1t was battle of giants
M. de Cassagnac is big, heavy man,
rather over than under six feet in height,
but he is small in comparison to NJ. de
Montebello, who actually towers above
him, though Of very spare build. Both
are very strong and admirable fencers,
but the Bonapartist proved himsvlf the
better man of the two. After pas ol
two a blue vest worn by NJ. de Moute-
bello was pierced by his adversary's
sword, and he exclaimed that he Thought
he was touched In the breast. ihe
doctor examined the place, but founi
no wound, and the combat Was, con-
tinued. It was at the fifth pass that NJ.
de Montebello was wounded in the right
arm, M. de Cassagnac's weapon pene-
trating to the very bone. He dropped
his sword, and M. de Cassagnac, turn
ing to his seconds, remarked that he
thought it was all over, as he felt that
he had struck home. His prediction
proved correct, the doctor refusing to
allow the combat to be continued. M.
de Cassagnac declared that he had
never had such trouble with an adver-
sary.-LondOn Times.