New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-22
THE FIRE AND FURY or MARTIN.
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT SENATOR RIDDLE
REHGER

fFEOM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rPIRTNr
WAsHINGTcN, Nov. 2l.-The atmospheric charged
with rumOrs of impending warfare and bloodshed
While the friends of tho Hon. J. Floyd King arc still
securing the town for the Louisiana statesman TO re-
strain his iGry and proven; his doing anything rash
aud Mr., Jones has resigned himself with the soicsm
born OF Indifference AMI despair 10 the tato which nc
conre with such rccklc4anc y there looms up in the
distance another q" affair OF honor" and again inter-
estcd poit clans the lia of Tho ob>cnred bv
blood. This time it is not Represent ativc bat
United states Senator who is involved. Tho d;!b-
eulty' tho orcoiIc of d -pondrnce somewhat
personal and bciqcr,nt ia character hotwecn Senator
Rilllcberger AMI Mr. Mlrl. who, ike the Senator,
l. Vwginian. Senator Rhdlabrrgcr Is the Editor OF
The shenandoah Herald" pa lli,hed at Wood.toc%,
Va Mr. Martin i, the Editor OF "Thc Vrgaian,'
published at the aa,no place. Like all Vrginana, Mr..
Rldlcbrrgcr knows good bor-o when he secs II, and
having one last ,Ihm'r Ac decided 10 buy IT, lie
concluded bargain with thc owner, had the heaet sent
- his stables aid after thinking the matter over de-
icrmucd call th1 horse Frjtz." III the course OF
the campaign just closed Mr. Maroon. with TIA CHARM
ing disregard for the amenities Of pIblic ho which
forms the dI,tug gushing feature of the Virginia Boar-
bon. minated 10 biz paper thai Mr.. Riddcbcrgers
Frt1" was present to The senator, given 20 him by
Del Gus W ho wished 20 influence IN, official actions, and
hg wound up his nrtto by categorctly demanding tn
know how Mr.. kd,llobcrprr got " triu' Mr.. hidd!c-
berger good naturcdy replied that Mr. McCalT'k OF
Norfolk, could probably furnish the dc9rfd iuio1na-
ton To tho latter Mr.. Martin forthwith wrote, ana
in rcply received tho information that senator Riddle
berger had bought the hot'e OF him tMcCarrick Mr..
Marin published thi. information in his paper but be
added that he had written 10 MoCormcS at Riddle
b.rq,cr, request" 10 this The Shenandoah
Herald replied
The word rcauestr :. lia The suggestions which
came hr.t vci" lies and could not have orGhat'd
with gentleman Mr.. Rudicb'r scrdoes norc-pond to
impairment inquiries from ict 'on'bc creatures VINO
ha,c no gard Tor truth or even deccncy.
That Vaa cnon IN 10 kindlc the blood OF Mr.. Martin.
IIo AT down N bi4 dc.k at and wrote Il letter
nemandin, 10 know who the author OF that article
was. Mr.. Rddcbrrgcr promptly responded, avowing
the authorship. But the Bonrbons blood Wa uD' and
hc followed his note with another asking senator Rid
dl.berser TO Indicate some ouo with whom can con-
Ter "a i, usual in such cases." The senator contenied
himself by answering
distinctly stated my note of hS a. m. that had
no more 10 ,ay. and say 80 again.
Tbs. il the controversy ~ !, stands. What VIII be
the outcome it is iii ncut to zee Martin has blood IN
h. eye, and cries aloud tor vengeance. lie las the
Code" At his fingers ends. and emit gh friends to
asst him in yi-i ing condlgn puni-hmtnt upon INC
lold Readiustcr S,nLtor. Mr.. IiddIcbrtgrr, on the
other hand will not accept nor pay nttcLtIon To an
inyi,a ION to step up and take look down the nulhle
of Mr Martin, pistol. Not that h' Lacks cnuidgc
lie pos-c-.- that in v marked degree. and has proved
IL on nioc than on occIsion But he has prejudice
against rsuring ~ th' mode suggested by Mr hnitn
of snttlng dispute. In common vi John : -. =
hc announced somr time ago that hr did not intend IN
tho irturc To- nght h'lt, hungh wlllmg at all times
10 Ir held responsible Tor hi+ acts aud Language"
senator Kidd, berger not without Justice. FONTS To
the tact that ~ tho %: the cutuc campaign he
made no uuproy okrd pcr'onal attacks upon any one"
AID that h. only u.cd personal tir' IN reply 10 "nJ>h
hablc personal attacks upon him.