The Press., 1889-08-01
4 FAMOUS ENCOUNTER.

A FAMOUS ENCOUNTER.
 The Philadelphia Press thus tells the story of the famous duel in 1906, between dent of the United States, and Charles Dickinson, of Nashville. @
 Dickinson was dashing young blood of Nashville, and considered the best pistol shot in the state. He had fought several duels and always killed the opponent. The cause of the duel is immaterial here, but Jackson being the challenging party, pis- tols were of course named by Dickinson, and the distance eight paces.
 The dueling ground lay 8 good days journey from Nashville, and early upon the appointed day Dickinson set forth ac. |companied by chosen party of sporting friends, and was followed few hours later by Jackson and his second fafs 1s All during the long days travel the gen. eral was constantly regaled CD at the dit-. ferent inns and taverns upon the road with such evidences of @Dickinson's confidence in the result of the duel as strings hanging from tree boughs with papers attached saying that they had been cut by Dickin- sons bullets at eight paces. Just before reaching the ground he fired four balls, each at the word of command, into silver dollar at the same distance and tossed it to the landlord, as he rode away, with the re- quest that it be given to General Jackson
 when he arrived. The latter's revenge for
 these cruel taunts and contemptuous non Tchalance was even more fierce than poets dare to fancy, as the sequel will show.
 | The conditions of the duel were that the combatants should face each other at eight
 paces, thereby making the largest possible
 target of their bodies the pistols to be held downward until the word was given
 to fire, when each man was to shoot at vii. {.
 The chances of success thus lay entirely
 with the party who combined in the great
 est degree quickness and accuracy. Dick
 inson was not only marvellous shot ina state noted for it's good marksmen, but he
 required no aim, firing at sight, and 1t was
 in view of this that Jackson suddenly hor-
 rified his second with the announcement
 that he intended holding his fire until Dickinson had taken his shot and all ex. postulations failed to turn him from this suicidal course.
 The principals reached the ground and took their positions without evidence oi
 trepidation on the part of either. At this lstage of affairs bets were brutally made by
 the spectators on the result, as if they were at cooking main or a dog fight, great odds being placed on Dickinson, who pointed out to his friends certain button on Jack
 sons coat, over his heart, by the side oi
 which he proposed to place his bullet and, like his friends, eagerly bet in his oWr } favor. -.T E s'Are you ready P was asked of each
 Fire r and Dickinson raised his pisto and fired. A puff of dust was seen to ffJ {: from Jackson's coat and his left arm wal , raised and pressed across his breast, bu ) otherwise not muscle moved. His gaun ) face became as whitely set as chisselet z marble, and his eyes remained fixed on hi
 antagonist with g supernatural glare. .. T "My God r cried Dickinson, starting back and dropping his postol. ''have ! missed him !" ''Stand up to the mark I , !, shouted Jackson's second. drawing hispis tol. Jackson's pistol arm slowly rose with out tremor, and aiming deliberately h. : fired, Dickinson fell mortal wounded. Tn general immediately walked away, follow ed by his second and his surgeon. $ They had proceeded but short distance ? when the surgeon observed that one 0 Jackson's shoes was filled with blood Then nature gave way, but not until h , had demanded that all knowledge of tn ], wound be kept from the daring Dickinson , so deep was his revenge. At the time ( : the duel Jackson was dressed in loos U fitting frock coat, and being 8 very slende ,, man, Dickinson was deceived as to the e1 a3 act location of his heart. His aim, how Il ever, had been perfect, the ounce ball breal ing two ribs, shattering the breast bon.
 and infiicting wound from the effects (
 which Jackson eventually died twenty yeal ), later.