Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-08-18
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mr. CSssA0SAC EvER nan.

DE '6NN6bNNN EYER HAD.
NJ. Paul de Cassagnac, the editor n
La PoUs. and who In undoubtedly the
mot celebrated duelist living, has had
slxteon encounters on the field Of honor.
aud has bcen wounded slightly three
times. He IL said 10 have killed two of
his antagonists. Nov and then Cassag-
nae "swears off," promising never 10
night ngnin, but the resolution, like some
other plausible pledges, IL easily broken.
VIII De Faure insulted him In the
Chamber OF Deputies, in 1873, Casing.
nae said, snvaRcly; "If ! hadn't prom
rcd not TO go out again, I'd kill you fer
this. CassagDnc met his worst enemy,
NJ. Adrien dc Montebello, yesterday.
Nov. 20. There has been for some tino
bitter grudPe between the two, which
was aggravated by H. de Moniebello's
attempt during the election TO wrest the
constituency of Marialne, originally
represented by NJ. Granier do Cassagnnc,
from his son. The contest was keen.
but the Bonapartist triumpbed never.
theiess. For some weeks there seems 10
have been sort Of truce, but NJ. Paul
de Cassagnac took oiTense at NJ de
MontebeHo congratulatiDg NJ. Clcmcn-
cenn on his attack on the Government.
and on tho following day the Pays ap-
pcared with furious article against NJ.
Leon Says chief secretary fro n its i'm
petuous editors own pen. The insult
was too gross 10 be passed over, and M.
Adrien de Montebello accordingly at
once dispatched two OF his friends, the
Vicomte de Saint Pierre, Senator, and
M. Gassimir Perler, Deputy, to NJ. Panl
de Cassagnac for the purpose Of ar
ranging the preliminaries Of hostile
encounter. These gentlemen were
promptly joined by NJ. Georges Brame,
Deputy, and Commandant Blanc, acting
for NJ. do Cassagnac, and IL was settled
that the duel should take place on Sat
urday afternoon at 100, on NJ. 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 moi suit, and an
hour was spent in search of a better
arena. Finally spot was found that
answered every requirement, and the
advcrsaries were soon face to face with
each other. 1t was battle OF giants.
M. de Cassagnac is a big, heavy man,
rather over than under six feet in height.
but he is small in comparison to M. de
Montebello, who actually towers above
him, though OF a very spare build. Both
are very strong aud admirable fencers.
bnt the Bonapartist proved himself the
better man Of the two. After pass or
two blue vest worn by NJ. de Monte
bello was pierced by his adversarys
sword, and he exclaimed that he Thought
lie 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 Monticello was wounded in the right
arm, NJ. de Cassagnac's weapon pene-
trating TO the very bone. He dropped
his sword, and M. de Cassagnnc, turn.
ing to his seconds, remarked that no
thought it was all over, as he felt that
he had struck home. His prediction
proved correct, the doctor refusing to
allow the combat to be continued. NJ.
do Cassagnac declared that he had
never had such trouble with al adver.
sary.- London Times.