The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-23
Incidents OF Two Senator's.

1he Washington correspondent of the
Augusta Chronicle and C5nstitutionoList
relates the following incidents in the
career of two distinguished Southern
Senators which will interest our readers:
Senator Lamar was knocked down, the
other day, by Coming into collision with
a carriage horse. The Senator ia giyen
to contemplative moods, and becomes in.
different to the hurly.burly around him,
but that is no reason why the driver
should exhibit such criminal negligence.
For o moment, after being prostrated.
Mr.. Lamar was stunned. Then speedily
reacting and getting upon his feet, he
offered considerable reward for the
Identification of the rude hackman. The
Senator says this is the second time he
was ever knocked down. The first event
is thus narrated: Years ago, when he
had just begun me political career that
has become 80 glorious, Lamar had dis
pute with q local celebrity, at Coyington,
named Zacharie, familiarly called "Uncle
Jimmy" This man was very powerful.
When the war of words came on he was
sitting in chair, and Lamar confronted
him erect. Knowing we'll enough that
his only safety was in intimidating his
gigantic antagonist, Lamar drew o pistol,
pointed it at the sitting man, and said:
"Uncle Jimmy, if you attempt TO rise
from that chair, will kill you f. Uncle
Jimmy concluded to obey, though with
ill.suppressed wrath and profuse prom.
ises of future settlement Not long
afterward, when Lamar was treating some
Democratic fellow-ctizens, at g corner
grocery to benzine or wine, he heard an
exultant voice cry out behind him "Lu-
cious, have got you nowI' Suiting the
action to the word, Uncle Jimmy let
drive his muscular arm and fist, which,
coming in contact with Lamar's hoad.
caused the body to stagger and fall.
Lamar rose and Uncle Jimmy precipi-
tated his huge bulk against him like a
catapult. Then the Democratic party
present thought the time had come to
interfere, and Uncle Jimmy was seized
by. sinewy grips and told to release his
hold. Not satisfied with his method of
doing so, he had second peremptory
adnonition. At this juncture he plain
lively squealed: ~ amt holding him,
he's holding me-" Sure enough, on ex-
animation it was found that Lamar had
Uncle Jimmy's finger in his mouth and
would not let it gol During the melee
Lamar had seized skillet and made
quite mess of his burly foeman's face
u'' heAu. i'ut tnIS WIS tn0 IlrSC lime ne
Lad ever been knocked down, aud the
last time until Thursday afternoon. So,
it seems that in the annals of Georgia,
l.. @. q. Lamar ante dated Mr.. Stephens
in "toting his skillet" with the difference,
however, that Stephens toted his own and
Lamar another mans.
Gen. Wade Hampton says he never
had but one fist fight, and that was with
a Columbia bully, who attempted to add
him to the number of his conquests. ~
was good boxer" said the South Caro-
lima Senator, "and every time the fellow
rushed at me Acored him. The last
lick l gave him broke his thumb. A
policeman came up and arrested me.
When Was pinioned, the man rose up,
drew q knife, and was about 10 rush upon
me. asked the officer to let me 20 and
give me his club. He did so. Armed
with that weapon, faced the desperate,
and warned him that though I did not
wish to kill him, would surely do so if
ne advanced step farther. He took
counsel of his fears, and prudently re-
tired. had not scratch, but the other
man was laid up for three weeks"