The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-01-27
GEBHARDTIN ST. LOUIS.
He is Challenged by Major Cunningham,
the Globe. Democrat's Reporter.

A special to the Cincinnati EnQuir-
er, from st. Louis, of Thursday last,
after giving an account Of the difficult
ty between Mr.. Gebhardt and Major
Cunningham, the reporter of the Globe
Democrat, which has already been an
nounced says:
To-day, after consultation in the
Globe Democrat Office with the editor,
Mr.. Cunningham selected the papers
dramatic critic, Mr.. John Jennings, to
represent him. Mr.. Jennings, whose
favorable criticisms of the Lily's act
ing have placed him on terms of tenn
porary intimacy with her, carried II
challenge to Gebt'ardt, which, unfnrtu
nately, he delivered at mumen.
when ne Was il company ~,'h %,
hIr en~taV"r, ~. n, q ~,nIn- .,,.t
instinct thr mature f ITS r,,ntents, D..
sisted upon See,na ,,, letter.
MI. G-bha'tt, J>r ,n"lin vt"
were all IN Ia" ,'ar .I.,. of ii :, ~
clined positively {" sur, 'ud-' "a. -,
ter, but the lady b.caui" nyst"r,c,
and he consented. Wiu n size read tt
letter, which contained AN invitation
to Gebhardt TO accompany Cunning
ham with seconds to the Indian Terri
tory, she regained her composure fully,
aud bent all her energies to securing
his promise not TO take any notice of
the challenge. She urged that ht
could decline to accept it on the ground
Of a difference in station between him
and the reporter; but Mr.. Jennings
sternly stated, which is true, that Gun
ningham is scion of one OF the Oldest
and most aristocratic families in Lou
isiana, and man of uuimpeachabie
character in the community. Finally
the perturbed fair one was forced to the
irresistible resource of asking Freddie
to ignore t'.e challenge for her sake.
After long struggle he consented to
pay no attention to the challenge, and
Mr.. Jennings withdrew, after having
clined, and that Mr.. Gebhar,lt had per-
haps spoken hastily; Il concession,
however, which is pronounced ut the
Gtobe-Denocrat office altogether insult
ficient 10 amend the insult of yester-
day. Unless ample apology is made
by Mr.. Gebhardt to Mr.. Cunningham,
the latter will adopt the Southern
method of posting him in a published
card IN the public papers as coward
which will throw upon the dashing
New Yorker the onus of seeking salts
faction. In tho meantime, however,
friends of both parties are seeking to
effect a reconciliation, and it is more
than likely that they will be success
full.
All this evening mysterious notes
have been passing between the South
ern Hotel, where Gebhardt is quarter
ed land the Globe-Dempcrat Office. Geb-
hardt has been out riding all after
noon, and all evening he has been at
thehotel. Cunningham is not at work |
and the hotel people are anticipating
call from him at any moment. The
mysterious correspondence is being
conducted by Cunningham's best
friend, John j. Jennings, dramatic
critic Of the Gtobe- Democrat, and |
Manager Schwab, who is apparently
acting for Gebhardt.
Mr.. Jennings was seen tonight and
asked what the prospects were for a
.neeting between Cunningham and
Gebhardt. Mr.. Jennings had Just come
from Langtry's side. She had sent for
him and begged him to use his intiu-
ence to bring about an adjustment IF
the diHculty existing between Fredui
and MIR. Cunningham. Mr.. Jeun,nss
told the lacy tina; his han,is wer, u,u
He is great admirer OF the L,,y. aud
while condsmning the Course pursued
by Cunningham, he was Still, in du,x
bound to stand by that gentleman.
having volunteered to act the part of a
friend.
"Why Is young man like kernel