Daily globe., 1883-07-09
SHARPEST ANT4GONTST PlUL
Dr1 C4SS4GN4C EYER HAD.

IT C4SS4GNAC EYER HID.
u. Paul de Cassagnac, the elito; of
La Pays, and who is undoubtedly the
most celebrated dueli-i hvir3, has htl
sixteen encounters on the field of honor,
and has been wounded slightly thrr''
times. He is said to have killed tSo O:
his antagonists. Now and then Cll>;i :
nae "swears off, promising never to
fight again, but the reso'u5iol /, | ke some
other plausible pledges, is easily brok"
When De Faure insulted him in lie
Chamber OF Deputies, in 1873, Cises :
nae said, savagely: elf [ hadn't pre- i
1sed not to go out again, I'd kill you FL
this. Cassagnac met his worst enemy.
M. Adrien de Montebello,' yesterday,
Nov. %. There has been for some tin,e
a bitter grudge between the two, which
was aggravated by NJ. de Montebe}iu',
attempt during the election to wrest the
constituency of Mariadne, original '
represented by NJ Granier de Cassagn,t.,,
from his son. The contest was keen,
but the Bonapartist triumphed never
theless. For some weeks there seems to
have been sort of truce, but NJ. Paul
de Cassagnac took offense at NJ de
Montebello congratulating NJ Clemen-
ceau on his attack on the Government,
and on the following day the Pays a.
peared with furious article against N.
Leon Says chief secretary fro IL its inn
petuous editors own pen. The Insult
was too gross to be passed over, and N.
Adrien de Montebello accordingly at
once dispatched two of his friends, TIC
Vicomte de Saint Pierre, Senator, and
NJ. Gassimir Perler, Deputy, to NJ. Paul
de Cassagnac for the purpose of az
ranging the preliminarles Of q hosti...
encounter. These gentlemen were
promptly joined by NJ. Georges Brame,
Deputy, and Commandant Blanc, acting
for NJ. de Cassagnac, and it was settled
that the duel should take place on Sat
urday afternoon at 1:30, ON II. Duloz's
estate, at Epinay sur Seine. Punctual
to the minute, principals and seconds
appeared at the trysting-place yesterday,
but it was soon perceived that the
ground selected would not suit, and an
hour WAS spent in search of better
arena. Finally a spot was found that
answered every requirement, and the
adversaries were soon face to face with
each other. It was a battle of giants.
N. de Cassagnac is big, heavy man,
rather over than under six feet in height.
but he Is small IN comparison to N. d.
Monticello, who actually towers above
him, though of very spare build. Both
are very strong and admirable fencers,
but the Bonapartist proved himself the
better man OF the two. After a pass or
two blue vest worn by N. de Monte
bello was pierced by his adversary s
sword, and he exclaimed that he thought
he was touched in the breast. The
doctor examined the place, but fonnd
no wound, and the combat was con-
tinued. 1t was at the fifth pass that NJ.
de MontebellO was wounded in the right
arm, NJ. de Cassagnac's weapon pene-
trating to the very bone. He dropped
his sword, and NJ. de Cassagnac, turn.
ing to his seconds, remarked that he
thought it was all over, as he felt thai
he had struck home. His prediction
proved correct, the doctor refusing tC
allow the combat to be continued. NJ
de Cassagnac declared that he had
never had such trouble with an adver
! sarv.- London Times.