The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-10
THE THREATENED DUEL
Origin of the Difficulty Between
Con. Burdbridge and Major
Blackburn.

! PHILADELPHIA. Dec. S0.-(ien. Burt,
rids., who figures in the contemplate,
duel with Congressman Blackburn, of Ken
lucky. IS an enploye in the posloffce il
this city. He was found ut his desk to
day, and while he preferred To say moth
! ing about the affair he submitted 10 an in
teEview.
Now, don't want 20 say word about
this MATER" said the general. This is .
very delicate afair-very delicate in il.
| present Stage. In few days when i, eau
Ne done with propriety the entirr matter
! will be explained"
Then the matter is coming 10 a point -
! Nest a.,uredly--to q poin, Of one kind
or another"
Are you ready to tell the story Of your
career IN kentucky"
Only thus ! never knew blackburn as
confederate soldier but il | had caught
him IN Kentucky doing what thD.e other
men were doing, ] should have broken his
meek, !ust - l dbl theirs. But ] don't
want anything published prema.urelv."
The h"itor, facts OF TIA. Git'icultia, Mere
learned from thu General associates. The
story "l tn. old icud ens.udcred during IN,
war L. veil knowr. Recently y poor sol
dies, Nr. plsiey, oI ShclbyyIIIr, in Rlark-
burn congressional district. came up Z,
Washington alter au office Mr.. Ot!sIev
had zen loyal during the sar and Na- 4
surgeon ~ the 'rmy. Ills poverty j. mad,.
h"Sv''t - -. Garden III large fanny.
hnpr ~ n. ~. rbridsc. hr went IT, hi,a
!ur T..'ur;',I"It Ihirkiu. 10 ai4
hIm T"i"' -! .-ly, Ten. HurbriG.r told
iac aprl .5;:1:' 10 - To- III, Congressman and
-: GIli 10 - tirng IN I-r>pn and make
'ne %l"i- a'I"r tor Cl,-rkship Il don't
pal - j. ,s;Dui!', said Burbrida-. but
tn'u+ y -aSsntlcmaT, a..i viii .lo y hat
- ri-Hl- Hir. p,.>icy h., at,i ON hear
inS NV. 49, B',rafi'i-r i.i,d: $40 h.
hin 'ri t''ii ai;'. III YOU; tell hiGi the
ii,.;- Or; he'll !" u ike g man"
Il irhen~-,nIr blackburn Mr. t)n,ley
1cc";"'usl! ~,nt, a.t 10 s,onsr had he
rc';c'..*' ils -rll' r.r. jhat tiru Burhridc,.
Vas = IN =! ~ ~ :, II had lent him ther..
than to toCIr, ->uaI broke.out:
- tf'n. Burbriig. endorse, Won.
'oni; that's enough Tor me-. Nv district
!, d"'ie't s'i over with tn sr;,,eS oi sol
Ter h'- murdered during The -sr. H.,
An"r- whst kentucky people think oi
nim. AMI hr d,-s uol dare come back To
me district
Irc'ubling With irigh, 4, the Ken
tucEianz yIUieut manner ansi fl,.r,, juSrc-
iisr, P,-.s Dc. OI~lcy hurried back % Bur
rgidce and tcld him What had h.rn said
h., general Immediately male DIR. Ouslev
write "ut iuil ststem-t; oil v hat han been
-sit hy roth ti1-,.li anal Blackburn. copied
letters from ti,.ns. Sherman
,'4'i Br'SiuTidse, referred IL his vtndir:-
ii"u III The old CONTROVERSY of 1867, and
cited many prominent men in kentucky.
" NO h,it rii'icr--i his conduct FIJI. mat
ter Trn. Burbridge enclosed in u letter to
Nj Blackburn. This itt;.r vas no chal-
lenee I" IN appeal to the iueIlo il simply
caliet Mr.. Biackburn's attention Ia the
facts, showed him that he VA. wrong. and
suggested what WIS the duty Of n gentle
man ua'ier the circumstances. II il not
likely that Mr. Blackburn can make anv
'n'~'r IN support OF his position