The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-08
A PRIZE RING CANDIDATE.
A New Antagonist for BostOn's Pet
Pugilist.
An Enterprising Sketch of Jack Fac
cheus, the ''NiObrara Triplet."
New York Sun.

DEADWooD, D T., Jan. 22.-Black Hills
sporting men are Il good deal interested
iust now IN Ii new candidate for pugilistic
glory, who halls from the head waters OF
the Niobrara. He has been known by rep
utaiion here for "a long time, bat not until
Saturday las did he consent to show him
self in DeadwoOd. His name is John
z tccheus, but ne calls himself the t'Nio
brara Triplet. for reasons which will APP
pear further on He is what is termed a
cowboy. His whole life ltis been spent on
the cattle ranges. He was born near the
site of old JuIesburg in 1850. and is there
fore aSout 33 years of age. His faith T, a
hunter and trapper. was d man of prodig-
ious size and strength, of English descent,
il is believed His mother Was Il large and
powerful woman. Some said she Vas
Mexican, and others that she was Indian
but il is probable that she was neither,
purely. The best judges pronounced her
a half breed.
When the old folks were both gone
John went on the cattle Ranges. He was IA
mere boy in years. but ii giant in size
He early established reputation as
fighter His fame spread To Deadwoud,
and many attempts were made to get him
to come up TO he mining regions to show
himself These were at length successful
He came into the town early on
Saturday morning, accompanied by
an old herder who has been
expatiating to the sports or Dead wood
increasingly almost on the merits of mis-
man. This herder's name is Pi got
Last night, in the bar room of the @ llIen
Horn varieties, She Suns CORES pendent
found Piggot in rather sociable frame of
mind. The mercury outside had gone
down into the bulb, but the genial warmth
impaired by the cord wood stove and sun
dry glasses of ardent spirits was reflected
on. PiggOts weather beaten face, aid shone
in his little round eyes.
John Zaccheus, said Plggot, SIS the
best man in the world for money. He's a
man killer my son. He's done it afore,
an he kin do it again You ought ter
been on the range and seen him paralyze
a society for the prevention of cattle steal
ing. That's how he kim by the title the
'Triplet of the Niobrara. Wonst he as
a modest sort o chap, bat year after
year when there was no one to fight as
could fight going kinder made him EGGS
tic. When the misunderstanding as
sociation held its meetings John got TO
thinking that he orter count for two
among EN-, for he ruther despised the
rest on EN-, We see, an ne wanted to vote
double on all big pints The other fel
lers looked foolish an got off one side
and talked it over. Some wuz for giving
him his way. while some others wuz dead
sot against it. After long debate they
TUX vote on it, and the majority SEE Jack
wuz only one man, and that he should
vote only ez one man, same eZ all the rest.
The feIers who WIZ in favo of lowing
Jack to double up knew there wuz troub-
lie ahead. Well, ez [ was saying when it
kim to the next vote jack SEE he would
vote twice so and so The chairman seq
that proposition had been ruled out and
by the society. BY which? SEE
Jack. By the majority of the .associa-
tiun seq the chairman. Where is the
majority2 .hoIlered JAG Well, !
then, about seven or
eight of ,em SEE. we is the majority