The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-07
THE BOOMING CODE.
An Account of the -Sheahan
Duel by an Eye Witness.-Othe
affairs" Looming Up.
Editors IDduIgin@ i'm Hos
tile Correspondence
Possible Hoax.

NEW YORK, July ct is stated now that
promptly at 80 o'clock in the morning Col
Knox and his second left the the Dam hotel
where he was stopping, and after leaving
word that he would not return for "a hours,
they entered carriage and were driven rap
idly to the ferry at the foot of East Thirty
fourth street. The second carried a pistol
case under his arm Col Knox did not seem
to relish his position, and frequently looked
behind The Long Island railroad conveyed
the party to Far Rockaway, where Mr..
Sheahan and his party including surgeon,
were found at the United States hotel While
the combatants glared at each other in fear
and trepidation' the seconds approached and
held whispered conversation. The parties
then separated and took breakfast in private
rooms. At 10 O'Clock they emerged from the
hotel and strolled carelessly down to the
beach, and were soon lost to sight in the turn
of a sheltering cove Here a couple of boat
men were found and engaged to row them
| over to Fiddler's island.
| The island was soon reached and the entire
| party repaired to a secluded spot, where the
| final preparations for the blood-curdling scene
soon to follow were made The two seconds
then paced off eight PAGES and marked the
| spot.
Col Knox was assisted to remove his coat
| and vest but maintained outward composure.
Mr. Sheahan held up wonderfully while the
operation was being performed for him.
After he had mastered his emotion, the sec
onds handed each man his weapon, regula-
ton howitzer pistol and led him to his post,
then, taking up a safe position, exclaimed
| Are you readyl One, two, three, fires"
simultaneously both men fired, but without
any serious effect except to scatter the sand
in every direction
Il want another shot y exclaimed Mr Shea
han, when he found he was not hurt.
Il am willing" faltered Col. Knox.
| Cone two, three, fire" came the word
again Two reports rang out as one this time,
and both men were seen to fall The seconds
ran to their respective principals, ready to
take their ante-mortem statements Mr..
Sheahan had only stumbled, but the brave
colonel from the Lone-Star state was hit in
tine left shoulder.
When both men got up the seconds asked
Are you satisfied, gentlemensn
| Yes, sab; | an sab, came from the col
onel
80 am l." STAN nered the sculptor, Shea
han.
The surgeon then examined the colonel:
wound and found it only to be slight one
and not of dangerous character The flow
Of blood was stanched, the principals and
their seconds shook hands, and the entirt
party returned to the United States hotel and
ordered beer.
Mr. Sheahan telegraphed to his wife that
he was all right and later in the day left fol
Bridgeport
Col Knox left this city by express fol
Philadelphia, intending to stop at the Cont
mental hotel He will not return here, bu
continue on his homeward journey. Their
are trifiing discrepancies between the ac
count given above by Mr. Chase, who wa
Col Knox's second, and that of one of tn
principals, Mr.. Knox. They are worth pre-
| serving
A veTacious reporter discovered MI Kno,
in an out-of- -the-way place. He was engage,
in preparations for hasty departure "We'v
had it out" he said smilingly I'VE me
somewhere in New Jersey-where exactly
shall not for obvious reasons communicate
and burned considerable amount of am
munition When the second round was fire
Mr. Sheahan came SO near hitting me that
shudder when | think of it. At this point m
adversary concluded that the bloody wor
had proceeded far enough, and after a littl
parleying between the seconds an amicabl
settlement was reached, and the great sculE
tor and myself mingled our tears in renewa
of our friendship"
NOW THIS Is TOO BAD.
NEW YORK, July ct is reported nov
that the duel alleged 10. have been fought be
tween John Armory Knox, of the Texa
Siftings, and D. b Shaahan, the sculp ptor
and which resulted i'll the wounding of Knox
is hoax, and that the principals never let
the city Many are OF tife opinion that tn
whole thing is practical Joke, originated b
Knox in his own interest, ami it is CertaI
that he had no intention Of lighting. Neitha
of the men have shown themselves since til
first reported breach between them, and notL
ing definite is known in regard to their move
ments.
HOSTILE CORRESPONDENCE"
VICKsBURG, Miss, July G-There was
hostile correspondence in Jackson betwee
Mr.. Oscar H. johnson, editor of The Copia
Signal, printed at Hazelhurst Copiah county
and Mr. Joseph Jones, member of the boar
of supervisors of that county. The difficult
was caused by a publication in The Signs
rejecting upon Mr.. Jones and other count
officials, AID consequently the supervisor SCI
a note to the editor asking for meeting
The editor acceded to Mr.. Jones demand, an
agreed to meet the county legislator
Amite City, La, and there satisfy his Graz
ing for gore The officials of Jackson, hea
ing of the correspondence between the.
belligerents, had them arrested and place
under bonds of 81 900 each to keep the peae
Both parties left that city, and the impre
sion prevails there that the matter will end
bloodshed, some believing they will go out
the state and arrange for duel.
WORKING UP A FIGHT.
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, July CA lvel
newspaper war is being waged here wit
probabilities of serious elimination in Il
near future Mr. Cad Allard, well-knoW
journalist, once publisher of the Virgin
Gll) Gazette, has been for some time edit.
- and publisher of The Daily Horseshoe of til
city. The paper is owned by syndicate,
member of which, ex-Ald Frank Flynn |
name, who is under Indictment for the killir
of Editor Charles Matthews, of II
Daily Hornet, sought to have pu
] lished some editorial remarks denoun
ing Mr.. John Blanchard, edit
of the Monticello Qowa) Express, for stri
} lures on the manner of Matthews taking OF
Mr.. Allard refused to publish the articl
and steps were at once taken to depose hi
from any connection whatever with II
Horseshoe. Finally Mr.. Allard linked h
" fortunes with The Daily Hornet, which no
appears as The Peoples Hornet The Hors
shoe, Allards cid paper, is continued und
the usual name, and is edited by Maj. NJ [
Harris, formerly editor of the Hot Sprinl
Telegraph, of Confedefate-fag fame in tt
Last presidential contest Mr. Blanchard, Il
Iowa editor, is expected here soon, and it
anticipated that he will create merry war
retaliation for the legal steps taken again
him by Flynn while visiting here seyar
months ago.