Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-03
STRUCK WITH A CLUB.
Stops Ferry Comes to the Front
With Another Lively Shindig.
A DISPUTE OVER A LITTLE CHANGE
Results in Slight Mishap to Mr.. Charles
Daily in the Cleaning.
HE REFUSED TO FIGHT WITH A WOMAN

There seems to be something malignant in
the air about Stoops' Ferry these days, but
whether it is the vapor from the Italio-
Corsican vendetta or from something else is
not definitely known. There was another
battle down there the latter part of last
week which, like the murderous Italian
row, was long time getting to the surface.
1t seems likely to have much to do with un-
settl ing the structure of society ior some
time to come, and may get into both secular
and ecclesiastical courts ere long.
One morning last week woman named
Douglass had an alteration with the young
lady who sells tickets for the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie Railway Company. Mrs. Doug
lass, it seems, was not satisfied with the
change given her, and was giving her views
freely when Mr.. Charles A. Daily, Of
Sharon, interfered. and called her attention
to the fact that she spreventing the public
from being served. He suggested that she
had better state her grievance at head
quarters instead of wrangling with the girl.
THEY HAD A FEW WORDS.
It is alleged that some words passed be-
time, but on his part it left no serious i'm
preston. On Saturday night, however, in
the cleaning, as Mr.. Daily was vending
his way toward Sharon, he was called by a
woman. He says he thought it was Mrs.
Samuel Meanor, and he responded by going
into the yard of her residence or
thereabouts. When he came within reach
ing distance of the woman she let
fly at him with club about three feet long.
For an instant the milky way didn't seem
more than four feet from him, and it was
yariegated by rainbows and other pris-
matic-hued figures. He recovered almost
instantly, and before the woman could get
second blow at him, had thrown out skirm-
ishers and prevented further hostllities.
There were two men on the road awaiting
until his interview should close, but they
had not expected any row.
Mr.. Daily was glad. however, that they
were not far off. as he says he heard voices
in an outbuilding very close by, and sus-
pected that their owners were not there in
his interest
NO DESIRE TO FIGHT A WOMAN.
Mr.. Daily told the woman that he did not
care to fight woman, but that if she had
any men about there to support her, he
might talk to them. His gallantry revolted
at the species of combat offered him, but he
felt able to 'beard the lion in his den, the
Douglass in his hall" There was no fur
ther demonstration at the time, but Mr.. Daily
says he thinks Mrs. Douglass retinue was
there, either with intent to do him up, or to
serve as witnesses in the event of his strik-
ing Mrs. Douglass.
Since the date of the battle story has
been circulated to the effect that Mrs. Doug
lass had been promised new dress in case
she should ''do" Daily up. 1t is also insin-
uated that the battle may have grown out
of Mr.. Dally's opposition to the granting of
a liquor selling license to the only appli-
cant in Moon township. Mr.. Daily was at
first averse to talking about the matter, but
he finally said that if contest were forced
the pent-up limits of Stops Ferry would
not contain il.