The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-31
WITH BLOOD IN HIS EYE,

And wrath in His Heart, the Bust.
ness Manager of the Republic
Invades the Sanctum of the
Chronicle. WhereupOu Ink nnJ
Blood Flow Freely; This IN Fol-
lowed Up by Threats of Cowhiding
and Counter Threats of Shooting.
Once moro the peace and tranquility OF
Washington journalism has beon shaken up
by an earthquake, and an editors sanctum
been made the scene OF n hand.to-hand on.
counter as exciting in Its details, though not
as tragic In Its consequences as the Barton.
soteldo afrair. Tho ofnco OF the Sunday Chron-
ieie was the battle-ground, and the following
article, which appeared In yesterdays Chront-
Gle, the cause;
Departmental Advertising.
"when high officers OF tho Government
violate plain statutes In order that they may
confer patronage upon personal fayoritos,
what can DO expected Of public servants occu.
plying subordinate positions under the Govern
ment2 The PostmasterGenoralo OF tho United
states-Howo by name.though his attention
in violation OF special statute of tho United
States regulating the advertising OF his De-
partment. Said statute provides that the ad.
vertIsing shall be awarded newspapers of q GER
tain class, but to crafty n personal favorite,
Howe awards 1.-THE postoflce advertising to
magazine. In order that no may have pro-
text for this violation OF law, Howe claims to
make the award to publicationsTof any kind
having the largest circulation, and tho maya
zine In question having made oath to a clrcu.
lation OF over 5000, when, in fact IL has not
1000, therefore, forsooth, the violation OF tho
law Is justiHablei"
Tho above refers to the Washington Republic,
q weekly journal, and to tho managers OF said
Journal the article had anything but sooth-
ing effect
tho editor, proprietor, publisher and business
manager of tho Chronicle, was sitting quietly at
his desk in tho ofIlce when MFR. Thos. II. Heath,
business manager Of tho Republic, stalked Into
Pale and Agitated,
and spreading a copy Of tho Chronicle upon the
desk, inquired who wrote the Objectionable ar
ticle. Mr.. Hickman responded that he was
not In tho habit OF furnishing the names OF
contributors, but he guessed he was response
BILE. Heath replied
cit Is On Lie,
and know you wrote It ~ and approaching
Hackman, who still remained seated, struck
him on the cheek, innicting two long scratches.
Hickman, taken at disadvantage, uvailed
himself CT q convenient inkstand, and both
men were delugcd from head to foot with Ink.
The fight then began in earnest and ragged
for several minutes, In which both men were
roughly handled, but Heath is said to have re.
The whole Of Darby's force, with stray cIti.
zens, police, printers, newspaper men and
small boys separated the combatants and car
ried the pupilistic Heath out into the entry to
Heath Didn't Cool OFT Worth Cent,
and before he left told Hickman that he In.
tended to return with q cowhido and whip him
soundly.
Hickman responded, 81 warn you before all
these witnesses that II you venture to attack
me again will be armed and Will shoot you
dead"
Heath withdrew and Hickman sought O
neighboring barber-shop, where the Ink and
goro were removed as well as possible. At this
period CRITIC man, on hand as usual me
Mr.. Hickman and inquired whether he was
going to procure warrant for his assailant.
"No," he responded, al am going to
Procure u Pistol for Him.
and the scribe and the fighting editor pro
ceeded TO O'Meara's, whore q deadly weapon
was procured and duly pocketed. sMr Hack
man has prepared to give his visitor warn
reception, and II Heath's "voice Is still fol
war;" sensational developments may be OK
pected.