Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-14

When Last Heard From was Gravitating
Toward the Setting Sun.
As we were coming to our office Saturday
evening about half past six o'clock, as is our
daily custom, on passing down Gay street,
we were accosted at the corner of Gay and
Church, by James w. Wallace, the ostensi-
BILE editor of the Knoxville Tribune, who
sponsible for that piece in this friday
mornings CHRONICLE" No particular
s:piece" was mentioned, but We replied that
we were responsible for every thing" which
Thereupon the irate young man, who APP
peared to be writing under some irrepres-
sible grievance, hoarse with pent up wrath,
trembling with excitement commenced some
sort of formal denunciation, which he had
evidently been practicing for the occasion.
In order to assist the young man in his ex-
plosion, we struck him blow with small
cane about one-half an inch in diamater at the
larger end, about the neck, whereupon he
drew revolver and commenced firing. He
fired two shots, the first at such close
face was slightly burned with
powder. We retreated few feet be
hind one of the pillars in front of the store
of the Ross Brothers, when he fired again
the store, when We passed into the store,
but came out Immediately and stood on the
sidewalk. Then Jim went in a dog-trot
across Gay street to the Tribune Office, and
thus the curtain dropped on the first act
which was intended to be a thrilling trag-
edy.
He stopped but moment in his Office,
when he passed down Gay street to Main,
and when last heard from he was going in
the direction of Concord, at break neck
speed, making time that has not been ex-
celled nee the day that the celebrated John
Gilpin made his historic ride.
We learned from various sources, after
Jeemes executed his. remarkable markham
ship, (for, although not exceeding eight or
ten feet away he did not touch hair of our
head, and we think missed his mark the
length of barn door at each shot, that he
had been awaiting our, arrival for
the space of about an hour, and
as subsequent events proved, was fully arm
ed to carry out his bloody purposes. That
we owe our life to his bad workmanship
there is no doubt, and therefore we. have no
quarrel with him for being poor shot.
The fact that he postponed our proposed
leads us to believe that he was urged on to
do what he did, contrary to his betterGudg,
ment. Else why should he brood over il
| whole day before coming to conclusion
In the absence of any specific declaration
| fir ON Jeemes as to the particular ''piece" il
| the CHRONICLE at which he took umbrage
and for the responsibility of which he sc
anxiously inquired, we cannot tell just wha
| it is. The CHRONICLE of es
terday was particularly mild, but oul
readers may be able to infer what
| it was that excitel the young mans anger
| The editor of the CHRONICLE is not fight
! ing man. He does not desire to be under
stood as such in any sense. But as a jour
nalist he will write what he feels called upor
to write, regardless of the fact that he may
! be waylaid and assaulted with deadly weap
ons, on the street or elsewhere.
We regret to have been the innocent
| cause of SO much inconvenience
| to this young nan. His hurried
| departure for the home of his child
| hood, in the darknesstof the night on foot
leaving his editorial chair and his editoria
duties to be performed by others of less
ability, all because he couldn't hit mar
weighing one hundred and eighty, at a dis
lance of ten feet, is too too utterly bad.
And now that it is all over and - nobody
hurt on our side, Jet US talk to you, Jeemes
You cannot convince with pistols. The day
has passed by when the public can be infu-
enced that way. Had you succeeded in YOU
gained nothing by it. When your passions
had evaporated, you doubtless would have
regretted it. We will do you the credit to
say that we believe you would. As it is,
your respect for yourself is not enhanced,
and what you have done will not exercise
| the slightest influence upon our future
course.
! And there is another valuable lesson you
must learn. You must learn to live and lei
| live. You must know that people have
rights whether they agree with you or not.
1t is not impossible for one to differ with
you and still be honest. 4 man is ne,
necessarily a scallawag and one of the
rag tag and bob tail" of creation because
he happens to be a Republican. And
one other thing. If you live in
| a glass house and should provoke a quarrel
with your neighbor, don't be surprised if he
heaves boulder through your transparent
walls. The world will treat you right il
you treat the world right. Finally, Jeemes,
put away that pistol, and although you have
been naughty We will forgive you, and if
you will be virtuous, you may still be
| happy.
" move" said delegate in a Virginia
convention, that our chairman take dose
of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, he is SO hoarse
that l cannot understand him." That gen.
| tlannan had no dn11bt triad tho .,.n,,d