Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-08-26
BELLIGERENT EDITORS.
Murat Halstead Offers John r. Nc
Loan Satisfaction on the Field
OF Honor. Which He
Promptly Declined.

Roger A. Pryor. the Noted Duelist of tho
| South, Acts for Mclean, and Colonel WIG.
| All Responsibility for the Onense Charged
| IT. q. Campbell Assumes tho Authorship
| OF the Offensive Article.
| NEW YORK, Aug I9-IBeforc leaving Gin
cinnati last week Murat Halstead cornmuui.
| Gated with Colonel W. @. Terrell. of Washing
| ton aud requested his presence I'm Ne York.
| On the arrival OF Terrell he was requested 10y
| Halstead TO proceed to the Saratoga residence
OF J. H. Mclean on the mission Indicated in
| the following note of authorization:
| NEW YORK OFFICE
| CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL,
| August II. lAS6.
Colonel w. G. Terrell Is authorized 10 rep
resent me in the matter OF settlement with
'G IneI S in ths was the following note nd.
dressed TO Mclean, to be used AT the discro-
ton OF Colonel Torroll
| NEw York orrrcK
CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL.
| NEW YORK, Aug. H. 1855
o1o', ~, nc hans An eVoning paper OF I'm
Gently asserted in your behalf certain ro-
sponsibilities. and Colonel W G. Terrell, OF
| Kentucky Colonel Tcrrcl's former homCl. is
INFORMED, as far AS is nccdful To action, of
details and authorized to act for me.
sARArooA. N. v, Aug. IA. 1885.
| JoHN II. MCLEAS-Dodr Sir: l am here nc
OF BUSINESS for Murat Halstcad. OF Cincin-
natl. which concerns you. aud wish to com
municste with YOU as to particulars. ! will
| - 500 " "'',i .i'ih Sph p'iNoh"hS VI
W. @. TERRELL.
SARATOGA, Aug. ~, 1883.
W. q. TERRELL. ESQ.-Dcdr Sir: Your noto
OF this morning received. As can not CON
ceive OF any business that can be arranged
| 10y the intervention of yourself or any one
else between Halstoad and myself | beg
leave To decline the request OF your motto
above referred toto meet you personally or
| through any one. j. X. MCLEAN.
SARATOGA. August 10, 1886.
SIR: Your note OF this date received. I
not be pNplieit than Ia TINT
the business referred tn in my note of yestcr-
day relates to your personal differences with
NJ. Halstead, in the settlement of which, as
proposed 10y him, am empowered To act ON
his behalf. with this explanation, further
a answer to my former nstc Is required. Ro-
w. - ,, sARAToGA, Aug. ID. 1854.
yesterday received. Being here without
confidential friend, / have been compelled to
send for one; He win he here within thirty
j. IL. MCLEAN.
WINDSOR HoTEI, SARATOGA,
john II. MCLEAN, Eso.-Sir: Yours OF this
date Just received. will go TO Now York
~ go p m. and can then be addressed Mt the
" I'm Mo,; Van am, etc. re, W; q: TrnakLI.
from Hastesd memorandum, saying:
$50 far as Mclean as public man and
conductor or newspaper is concerned
claim TO be even with him and more in the
Commercidi, but fnd him quo ted by enemies
who assert certain responsibilities for him.
and IL is of these l speak and that have es,
planned 10 Terrell. ms my friend. and Mclean
well knows precisely what they arc and why
ne is called for On his return to Saratoga
Terrell received the following from Mr. Me-
Lean.
SARATOGA. Aug. is, 1886
WIN. g. TERRELL, ESQ. Dir: The bearer.
General Roger A. Pryor, is fully accredited
and authorized on my behalf TO receive and
discuss any communication from you with a
Wow to "A settlement OF the differences be-
tween Halstead and myself.
Respectfully, j. n. MCLEAN.
SARATOGA Springs, Aug. Is, 1856.
GENERAL Roo.R A. PRYoR-Au Dear Sir:
Referring to Mr.. McLean's note of this date,
Delivered TO me 10y you. and To our subse-
quent conversation in connection Herewith.
l have this to say: Mr.. Halstcad does not com.
plain OF any thing said of him personally in
tho columns of the Cincinnati Enquirer. He
admits that he has rctaliated i'm kind. aud
mat ne is satisfied on that account. But
| ne do's complain that newspaper
printed IN Cincinnati, and understood
10 he partially owned by Mclean and pub.
lshcd IN his interest, has attacked him in
manner so offensive rs to require other no.
tice than that he has usually prescribed for
hllnsCli in controversies. These attacks wan.
tonly, grntuhously and falsely affect limo.
cent persons dependent upon him for pro.
| lection. To this he will not submit He ex.
poets from Mclean absolute disavowal of his
knowledge OF, and his responsibility for
these publications.. and his assurance Tint
they shall not be repeated.
W. G. TERRELL.
UNITED STATES HoTEI.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug :. 1886.
MY DEAR SIR; Your note of this date
nave exhibited to Mr.. Mclean. aud in reply
ne authorizes me 90 say that lac neither ow ma
nor is connected with. nor in any sense con.
trols, the paper to which You refer; that ho
neither tnsugated nor authorized the puhli-
cation of which Halstead complaints; that
indeed, he knew nothing of the publication
until nc saw 10 in print, aud that thereupon
ne immediately telegraphod n message OF
which copy Is herewith enclosed and that
II, IN !nstHe TO himself, no less than TO others.
tne earliest opportunc occasion TO disclaim
all responsibility for the publication and TO
avow indignant resentment nj the uuwar-
rantahle connection of his name to IT, have
RoGER x. Pryor.
This was accompanied Ivy y certified copy of
the telegram OF tho date OF August H. nd.
dressed to Edward Wisnowski of the Cinciu.
psti Enquirer, by John x. Mclean, directing
| him To deny on behalf of Mclean TO the pnr.
ties concerned in the publications ali rcspon-
sihiliiy ascribed to him in the matter declar-
charges rs had been asserted, dcnouncing tho
use OF his name in that connection and de-
mSnding that u should bo done no more
WINDSOR HOTEL, SARATOGA SPRINGS.
Aug. Is, 1886.
GENERAL ROGER A. PRYOR.: Your note ~
thls date, Just handed me, Is accepted rs sat-
| sfactory on the part OF HHlstcRd have the
honor TO De- ETC. your o6edient servant,
| CINCINNATI. Aug. 1a-The cause OF tb.
/ above interesting correspondence was tha
| appearance OF a series of articles in the
lowing appeared in that paper August 4.
| There Is widespread wish that Mclean
hhu nhirl'tu Wouiu meet in a dark room
with dirks, and thus settle their quarrel
The public Is sick of both OF
them. August appeared an article
| IN which the following extract occurs
You should thankfully have embraced The
| opportunity we gave you. What other decent
avenue was open when he described Won ms n
| cuckoldY None. Now the opportunity is not
totally lost There yet is time. Meet Mel can
/ man. Ike man. He has az least thirty more
years or reasonable expectation of lifo than
| you nave. The advantage a. all with YOU
houhavo Tor years hccn regarded as "a blust.
/ eriug coward. Now. for the honor of tho Inn
/ man FAMILY and iu tho numc OF the great d !.
honor hcnpcd upOn you, screw your cour.
hre 70 the sucking point or forever stand
branded as a shameless. soldering aIandc--
/ Gus coward Colonel n. C. Campbell
/ and Honorable j X. Thompsop. of
/ me It'fDdm, left FOR Saratoga
/ 70 night Mr.. Thompson going ne Mr. Camp-
| beil right hand man. " De- understood that
! iucr mission 3 10 make good the dociars.
| uou- in lhe IffGidH, ar. Campbell avorriug
/ inst he rs the author or the statcrneuta 10
winch ". Halsfcad objects. N NJ Unistced
| wants satisfaction nc has gone Fast Ia Viye IN
/ ~ MIN iu any shape he wants it-with or
| without gore. "
"A Virginia paper reports eulory
! pronounced on % deceased member of
the Texas Legislature. "While IL il
| true, cried the obituary orator, that
| the deceased member Colonel -. of
---, could not satisfactorily explain
| the disappearance Of the fund, of the
/ First National Rank of 81 ,ttf.t