The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-01
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Inc Duel Between MeSsrS. Beirne
and Elan Fought Yesterday.
TWO SHOTSAT EIGHT PAGES.
tlam Slightly Wounded in the Thigh al
the Second Fire---Beime Unhut
NOTES And INCIDENTS OF THE MEETING.


NOTES And INCIDENTS OF THE MEETING.
Mr.. Richard F. Beirne, editor OF the
State, and Mr.. William G. Elan, editor OF
the Wing, fought duel near Waynesbero',
In Augusta county, yesterday morning. AT
the first fire neither was struck. At the
second Mr.. Elan received fesh-wound in
the thigh, and the meeting was brought to
close, Mr., Beirne having received the
satisfaction he demanded.
The affair was the outgrowth Of politics,
and resulted from disputation that had
been going on between the two papers for
a good while.
Wednesday evening one week ago Mr..
Beirne published the following as part
OF bis leader:
"The Whig, which Is the organ OF Boss
Malone and his ail-fellows-well-inet from
among negro politicians and white rene
gades OF the same order, is forever ac-
cusing the Democrats Of raising the cry Of
'nigger.' That the Democrats have never
done. and the Whig knows it!
"The word 'nigger' is very offensive
one alike to respectable whites and respect
able colored men. 1t is used among low
and abusive white men and black men as
the most offensive OF epithets. II is not
surprising, therefore, to see the Boss,
through his organ and others whom he
may allow to speak for him, talking much
about 'niggeT,' and accusing Democrats
OF using that word which only fits the
mouth Of degraded Mahonete. Nobody
who knows anything OF the character of
the two corruptionists who misrepresent
Virginia In the United States Senate would
ever think Of their calling the word ne
gro anything else than 'nigger.' But the
peculiar device OF the Boss-his accusing
others Of what he does himself in order TO
| hide his own guilt--was never more plainly
exposed than in his charge that Democrats
call his bypocritically-named faithful al
lies 'nigger'-a vulgar name that might
seem to have been framed by his own
mind.
"In making this comment upon Boss
Malone we wish il TO be distinctly under
stood by all his corrupt henchmen that
what we say and have said Of him we mean
and have meant Of them, personally, indi-
vidually, collectively, or in any other sense
they may choose to feel A more vicious,
corrupt, and degraded gang never fol-
lowed any adventurer than those who hang
about the petty Boss. These fellows it Is,
who having never q scruple In promoting
mixed marriages and mixed schools and in
opposing honest white men--hoDest CO.
lored men, we trust-in the strong desire
| to turn aside so dire an evil, accuse their
opponents OF using their own offensive
word, 'nigger.'"
The next day the Whig, in its leader, re-
piled at some length to the State, and
closed as follows:
snow, we might be content with simply
giving the lie to all this, as we do general
! ly, for the Rekdjuster party, and specially
| in so far as its charges are meant TO apply
TO the Whig, or anybody connected with
the Whig in responsible WY; but we
wish further TO say that the whole article
from which we make these extracts Is q
tissue OF general denunciatiOn which would
| humiliate us ii 1t were not accompanied by
| lofty pretensions OF superiority in manners,
morals, and letters that are laughably ridi-
! culous, coming from source so pitiable In
all moral and intellectual resources; and we
wish further TO say that this denunciation Is
made with an air of such utter ferocity
that it might alarm us but for our recollec-
ton OF the fact that the hero (the Bombastes
Furioso) OF the State has tie singular repu'
tation OF having illustrated his untameC
tvalor only by going upon the. field-totth
OsH caps! while, on the other hand, the
humble parsonage who now, on this occa
sion, has the honor to represent the wing
its editorial corps, and the Readiustel
party, is at least reported to have been sc
rash, once upon a time, as not to have for
gotten the caps-falling before shot which
he met in full face.
"Consequently-unintimidated, and no
utterly crushed--we laugh at the States
vituperation and vaporing, and beg to re
mark that not only does the State lie, bu
its editor and owner lies, and the pool
creature who may have actually written thu
article in question also lies-all, Jointly ant
severally-deliberate knowingly, mali
ciously, and with the inevitable cowardic'
that Is always yoked with insolent bravo
do"
THE FIRST MEETING ARRANGED.
Promptly upon the appearance OF TIT
Whig'S editorial Mr.. Beirne challenged
Mr.. Elan. Mr.. Elan accepted. A poin
near Hanover Junction was named as tn
place, and 6 p. NJ. Of Friday, June 22d, a
the time for the meeting. Navy revolver
were designated as the weapons, eigh
PAGES as the distance, and after the secon(
exchange OF shots the parties were at lib
erty to fire at will and advance If the!
wished.
Mayor W. c. Darlington, having learned
that the duelling party had 0een seen nea
Hanover Junction, sent Officer Tomlinsol
thither, who succeeded in arresting Mr.
Beirne and his friends, Messrs. Page Nc
Carty Of Washington and Frank NJ. Wrigh
OF Petersburg, and two Of Mr.. Elam'
friends-Messrs. Wayerly N. Ragland an,
w. F. Pumphrey. Mr.. Elan was no
found. Mr.. Beire only was held as
prisoner in the hands Of Mr.. B. A. Taylor
acting deputy sLerif A magistrate wa
sent for to bail him, but before be arrives
(about midnight) Mr.. Beirne had escaped
had taken the west-boUnd train Of tn
Chesapeake and Ohio road, which passe,
Hanover Junction about HAS, and pro
eeeded to his old home, in Lewisburg, W
Va.
There attempts to arrest him were made
but Intellectually; and having through hi
friends here, McCarty and Royal (wh
were constantly communicating with hin
| in cipherl arranged another meeting, LEI
Lewisburg Tuesday. The day before, MI
| pIo,,, laft Richmond.