Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 4, 1881, Page 3

" VIRCINIA STUDIES. The Recent Duels and Their Associations. An Inner History of the Affairs of Honor Between ‘I'hree Men. Virginia Sentiment Concorning the Duello. Corvopondence Philade'pliia Pross CrartorTesviLLe, Va., October 28, —Coming down to this place from Southwestern Virginia I had a great number of interesting encounters, of which I shall speak hereafter. Char. lottesville is the capital of Albemarle county, and, I might say, of the charming Albemarle Valley. It is au old town with a history. The Univer- sity of Virginia, that great Southera educational institution from which so many distinguished men have gradu- ated, is located here, 1t is sull the most popular school in the South, This, too, was the home of Thomas Jefferson, and he lived and died with- in gunshot of this place and of the great school which he founded. T am not going to writeabout Charlottsville, Monticello, the Albemarie Valloy or Thomas Jofferson. Any one of these would bo a fruitfal subject in itself, and 1 shall write about them hereafter, Coming down on the train from Lynch- burg I had a queor companion, He told me an intcresting story, which 1 will repeat: “Did you ever fight a duel, or uct a8 a second in one?” asked this typical Virginian of me by way of introducing it. My questwner was a rather ploas- ant-looking man, with nothing heroic or loud in either his manner or his speech, and might easily have been mistaken fora Preshyterian deacon or a Methodist class leader. He had, nevertheless, fought no less than four duels, and carried a bullet in his leg from one of them, and had lost a picce of his lower jaw in another. T there fore felt interested in the tale he might unfold, and, pleading entire imexperi- ence in the matter, aid: “Why do you ask? ‘‘Because there is always a funny side to a duel, and I wondered if yon had ever seen it,” and then followed a story of Riddleberger, doubly inter- esting to me, as I had seen him o fow hours after he had calmly faced the muzzle of a pistol three tunes, and was willing to do so again. There was something almost inspiring in_evon a look at him. Fancy & man who chal- lenges two men to meet him in mortal combat, both within eight hours! Bat he looked every in o man brave enough to meet an enemy and cool enough to conquer He is rather above the medium height, with a well rounded frame, perfect physique, a face the very picture of mental and moral force, and a good head sur- mounted by coal black hair, combed straight back to covera bald head. His rather cold, gray eye seemed full of fireJas he stood arguing to a fow interested friends the politi- cal cause of which his heart is and out of which came the encounters with Congressman Wise and Mr. Bierne of the State, attended as they were with more ludicrous incidents than most duels can boast. OW THE DUELS WERK ARRANGED, ‘You see,” said 1ny informant, *‘these meetings were arranged on the spur of the moment. Riddloberger reached town about noon, and when the 2 o’clock edition of The State was issuod, with the objectionable edito- rial, he sent his friend to Mr. Bierne, and when the 4 o'clock edition of the same paper came out, with Congress- man Wise's card, Riddleberger sent the same friend to him. It was arranged between Bierne's second and Riddleberger's that Bierne should leave Ashlind, a town some cighteen miles distant from Richmond, and that Riddleberger shoulu leave Rich- mond at the same time by the ssme road. Thetwo were to drive toward each other, and the duel wes to take place where they met. The meeting etwoen Wise and Riddloberger was 16 be a few miles distant at 10 o'clock. Bierne and Wise left Richmond imme- diately after being challenged, and Riddleberger romained in the out- skirts of Richmond over night. His second engaged a colored man to drive a pair of horses and a carriage bo- longing to a well known livery stable kecper. The driver was told that thoy were going out to shoot birds, and wanted him to be at a certain place before daylight. He was on haud at the appointed time, and Rid- dlebe and his two seconds tock the carriage and were driven toward Ash- land. They had driven but a short distance when the driver learned from their conversation the object of their jonrney. Dismay seized him, and, turuing to the gentleman who had en- gagod him, he gasped: “Boss, 10’ God, 1 drive!” “ ‘Drive on, you black rascal!’ said the gentleman, and the click of the pistol close to the drivor's ear freight- ened him into obedience, from a mor- al standpoint, but very good for prac- tical purposcs. ““When the two partics met, about eleven miles from Richmond, the driver's terror conquerred his pride and he fled to the woods. ““As soon as possible the moconds began to arrange details, whilo the principals turned their backs to cach other, “‘Biernc's second, being young and inexperienced, suggoated that the de- tails of the agreement should be put down 1 black and white, ‘“ ‘We came here to fight, not to write,’ sharply answered Biddloborg- er's sccond, where upon the satchol containing the weapons and ammuni- tion wus produced, the articles pulled out oue by one, and the caps found missing. OFF FOR ANOTIIER ENCOUNTER, As it was six miles to the nearest placo where they could be procurred, Bierne's second asked for time, ‘We have another engagement and cannot wait long,” responded Riddlebergor's second,” ““Whose fault is it that the caps are missing?” ‘“‘As Bierno was the challenged party, and required, under the code, to furnish the wespons, the omission was his, “After waiting a time the Riddle- berger party started to keep their ap- pointment with Wise, one of the sec- can't make dis l onds driving, as the negro had not yet conquered his prejudices sufficiontly to return, “They drove to where Wiso and his party were to meot them to arrange details and sclect the ‘dark and bloody ground.’ Here Riddleborger wrapped his cloak around him and lay down under a treo Atlee's Station, to slecp. A cloak is well nigh indis pensible at a duel. Itis a good thing tosleep on while the arrangoments g made, and it makes a good shroud if a fellow is kil While they were waiting for the arrival of Wise and Ins purty the delinquent driver appeared, somewhat tired from his wix-muile walk. ““Whero were you, scoundrel?” demanded secouds, “‘Boss, T was up in de waods prayin’, 1 belongs to de chureh, and dis bus ness 't right, Don, dere's Massa Riddlebergor, T knowed ho's de friend of de cullud people, and 1 was prayin’ dat he mivht not git killed! and the poor fellow sat down on the steps of the carriage and nearly cried. “Whilo the duel was progressing, he stayed with the carriage, and his emotions may bo judged what he eaid to one of the scconds at the close of the encounter. As he saw the second coming e ran tomeet him, and cried: black of the you 1, 1 tinks dey w shootin' squirrels, dere was so man, shots! Is anybody hurt! T was prayin’ all de time dat no harm might s3, 'fo' G como to Massa Riddleberger, an’ 1 know de Lord has answered my pr i When told that uo one was lurt, he burst into a laugh, and said: ‘Well, is dat s0? I heard shots enongh to kill ecbery man on de ground, and to tink nobudy was hurt! Mighty bad shots dem fellahs!” WHY NO ONE WAS HURT, “Once on the ground, and the shooting in progress, ono loses sight for a time of anything funny. In this duel both were in earnest; but fancy two men facing each other at ten paces and firing three shots at each other with ‘malice aforethought,’ and then not only shaking hands, but having a virtual love-feast!"” ‘‘What was the weapons?” “Nothing, but the factis, both mon were bad shots. 1 suspect, however, that both came nearer death than they knew. “‘One of the seconds told me that Riddleberger’s last ball grazed the top of Wise's hat, and that Wise's shot came within six inches of Riddleber ger’s nose. But both men were ready for the fourth shot, when the seconds began to paricy for a settlement. “Riddleberger had complained to his second that the pistols shot too high. ‘Don’t talk. Tt is your busi- ness to shot, not talk!'said Lis second, and he walked back and began to load again, “ ‘Has not this business gone far onough?’ siid Wise's second. ‘“*Does that suggestion come from you or your principal? was the stern reply. ‘It is my own, but I will con- sult with Mr, Wise.’ ** ‘Riddleberger was told of the sug- gestion, aud _the motion of reconcilia- tion was made just as oue of the sur- geons lett his station and came up to protest against any further firing, “““ was fixing the piatols,’ ssid one of the seconds, “‘when I turned round to tind that the party had the whisky out aud were treating the reconcilia- tion to a drink. I said: ‘¢ ‘Great Cmsar gendemen, don't guzzle it ali! T think I have had trouble enough with this thing to be entitled to a drink!’ “Beirne, having finally got his ammunition, was staying around in the neighborhood of this meeting to fultill his engigement with Riddle- berger at its close, buv he was arrested and put under bouds not to fight be- fore the first real meeting was ended, 60 all parties got into their carringes and drove to Richmond. Riddle- berger, as calm and unrufliod as though nothing unususl had happened, ad- dressed a political mestiny in Rich- mond in behalf of the readjustors cause, while Wise spoke to a bourbon democratie mecting in another place,” VIRGINIA SENTIMENT, Tt scems stiange that in this on- lightened couutry there is a section where ducling is not ouly tolerated, but virtually demanded. A man who refused to fight in Virginia would sutfer business, social aud political annihilation. Public sentiment here ands that if & man is_insu'ted he challenge the one who insults him, and that the ehullongsd party fight, Public opinion is often far from either justico or policy, but it must bo obeyed. Idoubi if wo have at the north, tolerated by public opinion, as a folly us ducling, but we have many othors which, if not as repre- hensible, reem as absurd to the south- erncrs as dueling sesms to ue, The mun who related to me this story is a quecr charactor, but a pure typé of the old Virginia gentloman— a class of men who were the product of slavery and cannot thrive in an age whord free labor demauds practi- cal offort from every mun, Much as we may smiloat their ec- centricities, they have many excellent qualities of head and heart, They are full of kentiment, fight, and fre- quently of liquor. It is characteris- tic of the Virginia gentleman that he keepa tho bust of all these articles about him, The common southerner takes his whisky straight, but the gentleman loves 1t in toddies and juleps. T remember a fat old Virgin- 1an who weighed not an ounco less than three hundred pounds, Ho was a most intense sufferer from the heat, Teaw him only last summer, sitting upon his nicoly-shaded porch on a very hot day, “vigorously working a broad palm-leaf fan, and at the sume time moping from his faco and neck the perspiration, which stood upon them in great beads® A colored man, who had_been his body-servant in slavery times, still attended his wants, and overy little while tho jolly cld man would ghout; trouble with the © ‘“John, brivg me another one of them coolin’ powders o’ yourn!" “Yes, sah,” and John, knowing what his master wanted, would disap pear aud in a fow moments bring in a half-pint of mint julep in & large, sol- id silver mug, an {.u oom of the fam- ily, gorgeously decorated with fiowers, and hand to his master with wmuch pride, sayin, ‘““Here it is, sah; mighty good med- cine for the kind of weather." *“That's 80, Joha; good to keep you cool in summer and warm in winter,” and he would sip the jullep and mop the sweat which increased with every fresh one he took, 1 think that old man took a half. dozen of “them coolin’ powders” in the few hours I remained with him, and before night probably more than a dozen were under his amplo jacket, There aro many delightful things about a visit to an old southern home. There isa sort of open, gonerous hos- itality that is charming despite its occasional rudeness, It is not sur- rounded with the luxurious comforts of an eastern household, but its in mates aro impulsive and hoarty, and if you are willing to live upon the fruits of the frying pan, the flesh of the hog, and the product ¢f the cornfield, wented in their best shapes, your atay eannot well bo too long to piease your host OLD JURAL FARLY 1 saw old Jubal Early the other day, and among al the queer charac ters you meot in Virginia ho is, per- haps, the queerest. He was a Union man betore the war and fought seces- sion with bitterncss in keeping with his intonso traits of character. When the ordinance passed, in spite of his protest, he went home and raised a company for the war, and he has never yot learoed that the conflict is ended, Ele scoms to live entirely in the past and to find happiness only in personal conflicts and a revival of the animosi ties of the war. I saw him at his home in Lynch- burg, where ho carns his living by practicing law. T should judge his life is nc leasant one. Ho rooms by himse unsurrounded by tho comforts of & home and family, and boards ata hotol. He is bent and howed like & man of 90 years, and yot he has not reached three score years and ten He was a graduate of West Point, but did not remain in the army. Those who remember him just after his graduation speak of him as a splendid-looking young man, with almost a perfoct military air and car riage. To-day, his drooping shoul- ders, long, gray beard, flowing white hair, and powerful stafl upon which he leans for support, give him and ap- rance not unlike Jo. Jetferson's sentation of Rip Van Winkle; yet they tell me he presents much the same appearance as when ho was a lieutenant general in the confederato arwy, riding at the head of the sec- ond army corps, which he commanded. That he is still vigorous, notwithstand- ing his appearanco, and is full of fire, fight and vindicitiveness, is evident. WEARING THE GRAY. He wears the old regulation gray, the color still loved and respected by southerners, and thus preserves the memories of the past in his every-day appearance, as in his wordsand offorts, Hu is rather ubove the medium size, and hasa massively-molded frame, na- turally capable of great powers of on- durance. His fiiends say that his mind is still clear and vigorous and that he is by no means an old man, He seems to have no close friendships, but to live within himself and upon the recollections of the past. His recent assault upon Mahone seems to have revived interest in him all over the country, and it has brought him prom- inoutly before the people of the State where he was almost torgotten. The recently published correspondence be- tween him and Mahone in 1871, which is said to be the basis of his enmity for Mahone, has fallen compara- tively flat in Virginia, as in other sec- tions. They seem to look upon it here as a violstion of the code or hon- or, because the matter had previously beon settled by the interposition of friends. Tt will have no effect upon the political canvas, and Mahoue's card declaring that he will take ro further notice of Early is regarded as conelugive that there will be no hostile eting between them, I ment to have written something about politics in this letter, but here I aw at a point where it ought to con- cluded and have forgotten politics, so interested did I become in the story I was repeating, There is really noth- ing new, the result is uncertain. The campaign is relontlessly bittor, If the Bourbons do not buy the elec- tion officers or divert the colored vote with money, the Readjuster's tickoet will bo elected without™ doubt. Ma- hone will controls the Legislature, as all partics concede. No one can tell which of the parties will elect their Stato ticket until the ballots are counted. The chances are, however, all in favor of Mahone. F. A. B. — Palpitation of the Heart. J. M. Might, Syracuse, N. Y., writes: “‘When I tirst commenced using your Bur- dock Blood Bitters I was troubled with fluttering aud pulpitation of the heart. I felt weak and lnngu.d, with & numbness of the limbs. 8ince using, my heart has not troubled me and the numbing sens- tion is wll gone,” Price, 81; trial wize, 10 cents, 10-eodlw —— Buokiin's Arnioa Salve. The best sulve inthe world for euts, bruises, sorcs, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chillblaing, skin eruptions, This salve is guar anteod to give perfect matisfaction in ovory caso or monay rofunded, Price, 200 per box, Kor sale by Teu & McManoN, Omaha, GRAND OPENING! 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The unoqvaled Inducemonts offered by thin line o travolors and tourists aro ay follows: The FULLMAN (16-wheol) PALACF. SLEEPING CARS yun_only on this lins A & Q. PALACIE «RAWING KOOM CARS, with Horton's Reclining Chairs. No oxtia weats in Reclining Chairs, The fan Q. Palaco Dining Cars, Goy Gited with elogant high-backwd rattan revolvig chuirs, foF the" oxoluslve use of firut-clum paseu- orn. Btool Track and suporfor_equipmont combir a4 with thelr gieat through car arrangon this, above all others, tho favorite rou East, South and Southeast. Try it, and you will find’ traveling » Inxury o stoad of 'a discomfort, Through tickete vio this colebratod line for sale ab all ofticos in the United Htabes and Caivla. All Informatlon aLoub ratos of faro, Sloaping Car accommodations, Timo Tables, etc., will by choertully given by applying to PERCRVAL LOWELL, Pasmouger Agend, Chicago, T. J. POTTR Gounral Manavor Chicago, BYRON ANRD, uaWIRNED BYRON REED & CO. OLDANT BATABLIAHED Real Estate Agency IN NEBPASKA) Keep & comploto abstract of title to i Real Katate in Omahs and Douglas county. mayt! A. MARTIN, MERCHANT: TAILOR, 1220 Farnham 8t., OMAHA, - - NEB. Good Goods ! Latest 8tyles and Per- fect Fits, sdoridlm Ilend Routy!® direct, quickest, and “road, Rech Weet tor being the m stoet lino conniecting the great Motropolis, C111 ] tho EAstany, Norri-Easruy, Sovry | sod Soori-Easrars Laxwe, which terminate th ere, with Kansas Cree, Laay RNWORTH, ATOHINON, Cooxai Buoees and OMAIA, the CoMMRROTAL Cnrruns from which radiste EVERY LINE OF ROAD Ahat penatrates the Continent from the Missour! River to the Pacific Slope. The UHICAGO ROCK 1SLAND & PA. CIFIC RATLWAY 1s tho only line trom Chicago owning track Into Kanss, of which, by ita own road, reaches the points above namod. N NO MINAING CONNRCT lated or uncle od 1 roon upon Fuat Ky DAy Cans of unrivaled magnificence, PuLLMAN PALACK SLKRFING CARS, A o1F owh world. DIXIN CARA, non which moals are seryod of un surpassed excellonoo, at the low rato of Swvavry. FINK CANTH RACH, With amplo time for healthtul ment. ough Cars hotween Chicago, Peorln, Mil and Missourt River Pointa; and closs con nctions at all pointa of intorsection with other ronds, W Wwa huddling in {1l passonger s tekot (40 not forget thia) directly to every [ica of impartance i Kansas, Nebraskn, Blac lills, Wyoming, Utah, Idato, Novada, Culitornia, Oroyon, Wasliiugton Territory, Colorudo, Arieons and New Moxi An liboral arrangementa rogarding baggago aa any other lino, and rates of fare nlways asi ow a compotitors, who furnish but & titho of ‘the com. ort. Dogn and tackle of sportamion troo, Tickota, mapa and foldors at all principa oftices in the U nitod States and (winda, E. ST, JOIN, Gon, Tkt and Pass'r Ag Chioago. RAILROAID. THE SIOUX OCITY ROUTE Runa a Solid Train ‘1hrough trom Conncil Bluffs to st. Faul Without Change Time, Only IT Hours. e 1O MILES THE SHORTEST ROUTE, RO COUNCIL BLUFFS TO BT. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS DULUTH OR BISMARCK, sndall points in Northern Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota. " This line Is equipped with tho improved Waatinghouse Automatic Air-brake and Millor Platform Coupler and Buffer: and for BPEED, BAFETY AND COMFORT in unwurpassed. Pullman Palaco Sleeping Car run through WITHOUT CHANGE botweon Kan s City and St. Paul, via Council Bluffs and Sioux Uity. Traiug leave Union Pacific Transfer at Coun- cll Bluts, at 7:35 p. m. daily on arrival of Kansaa City, St. Joseph and_Couneil Bluffa train from i Arriving at Sioux City 11:35 p. m., at the Now Union Depot ot St. Paul at uoon, TEN HOURS IN ADVANCE OF ANY OTHER BOUTE. £4r Remomber In taking the Sioux City Routo yougot a ‘through Train. The Shortest Line, the Quickest Time and a Comfortably Kide n the Through ara between COUNCIL BLUFFS AND ST. PAUL. £3rSeo that your Tickobs read via the “Sloux C.ty and Pacific Rall,oad,” J.8. WATTLES, — J.R. BUCIIANAN, Superintendent. Qen'l Pass, Agent, P. E. ROUINSON, As's Gon'l Pase, Ag't , Mimourl Valley, lowa. J. IL O/BRYAN, Southwestern Agent, Council Blufty, Iowa 1880. SHORT LINE. 1880, KANSAS CITY, St. Joe & Council Bluffs RAILINRO.AXD Yus oLy Direct Line to ST. LOUIS AND TIIE EAST From Omaha and the West, No chango of cars betwoon Omaha and de. sculs, aud bus one betwoen OMAHA aad NEW_YORK, A s8I Daily PassengerTrains EASTERN AND WESTERN CITIES with LESS CHARGES and IN ADVANCE of ALL{ OTHER LINES, This entire line s mmpr\nl with Pullman's Palace Slooping Cars, Palaco Day Conches, Miller's Platforn and Coupler, and tho celebrated house Air-brake, 47500 that your ticked rexds VIA nANSAS CITY, §T. JOSEPI & COUNCIL BLUFFS Rail. rond, 'via BY. Joscph and 8¢, Louis, Tickete for sale at all coupon ststions In the Wost. . F. BALNARD, A<CDAWES, Gen, Supt., St. Jowoph, Gen. Pase, and Ticket Agt., St. Jou 1 ANDY BokukN, Ticke ity 1020 Farnham strect, A. B, BARNARD. Gonoral Agent, OMAHA,'NE HAWKEYE PLAINING MILL (0., Des Moines, lowa, Manufacturers of BASH, DOORS, BLINDS, BRACKETS, MOULDINGS, &C. Great reduction In Bank Counters, Plans fur. nirhed, wnd work furnishod in all kinds of hard e wood, Counters flnished in oil when (e Bholving of all kinds fi workmen are th d. o 8tairs, Newels and Balusters. Onr forwman in thin dopartment wis formerly with Fron atacturing Co, Ch 4 has dono sowe of tho Hiost Gt orthwust by il promptly attondod to, x20 w Black Diamond Boal Co, W, Il LOOM!'S, 4. 8. NEWELL, P HAC, AND TRHAS, g, L H. MILLER, Aewxr, HARD OR SOFT COAL In car lota or ln yuantitios to suit purchasers Ordom Solicited, Yard, Foot Farnham and Doug- las Sts., Omuha, AND ALL THANHACTION CONNMOTRD THRAWITH, Puy Taxes, Rent Houses, Hte, ¥ YOU WANT 70 KUY Ok BKLL Call a4 0o, Room 8, Grelghton. Llook, Omaha, The ”(}'fieig'lim'n “and Niobrara STAGE LIINE Runs daily, leaving Croighton on arrival of tralus at 6:30 p. w. Arrive st Niobrara, 12.30 a m, Leavos Nlobrara, 11:30 p. m. Arrives fat Crolghton at 6 a. .. {n tine for train. Fare, §2 octlo-lm GEORGE HEIRY, Yroprietor li McLAUGHLIN, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW And Notary Publio, Frouxier's Bleck, Oppesite Pest Office 1 Caretull Overallof its prineipal Iratns. 10is the ouly roa Ttls thoon'y road that rims Pallman Sle 1y 3,000 MILL. 18, nember to ask for Tlekets MARVIN nUGi HARRY P. DUEL, Tickot Agont ©, & N, W. Raflway, D. E. KIMBALL, Awsistant 3. BELL, Ticket Agent C. & N. W. lallws BAMES T, CLARK General Avent, THIS N"W AND CORRECT MAP w Froves seyond any reasonable quest®n that tha f ¢ road for you to take when traveling In either direction between CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN R" 38 by nllodas the § Lhicago and all of the Principal Points in the Wost, North and Noflhw"_,‘ 5§ road, oints. 2 CHIGAGO & N THE CHICACO & 108, TiHng each way W OF ROAD, ver & California SWinona, hraskin & Yankton Line,” “Chie; meport & Dubuiqie Lir ) 16, TT, Cen'l Manager, Chicago, ickot Agent Milwaukeo, Kets over this rond are sold by all Coupon Ticket Agents examine this Map, The Principal Cltles of the West and Northwest 17 Ite through tralng wake closs Counectous with Lhe trains of all NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY, i1y from two to four or more Fast 1t of Clicago that uses the By The Imperial Palace Dining Cars. epine Cars North or Northwest of Chlea Itba Tt forms tho follow s Tronk Liness O oA8% Mitinesota & Cent t, Paul and Miny via this road, bo sure they read over It,and take none othe: W. . 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