AN UNPRECENTED DUEL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1647, 15 October 1887, Page 4

AN UNPRECENTED DUEL.

A “duel without bloodshed.” of a painful character has been fought—if the expression is permissible—at Barrievil'e, Idaho, The combatants were Colond Sleetord, ex-editor of the Barrieville Trumpet, who is said to have resigned his post for the purpose <-f engaging in the combat, and John P. McArdle, a noted teetotaller of the district. The cause of dispute is described as “ literary in its origin,” The terms of the encounter were that the opponents shouhl be shut up in an unfurnished room with a constant supply of water and no other sort of nourishment. Neither was to touch the other or interfere with him, but only one was to leave the room alive, The fact that the Colonel was accustomed to alcoholic nourishment, and tiiat his opponent had taken nothing intoxicating for twenty Jour years, added to the interest taken locally in the result of the conflict. The chief difficu'ty in the negotiations turned upon whether or no the colonel shmjld be allowed to smoke. It was compromised by his being allowed three cigars a day, to be handed to him through the window ; and he was to preserve and return the whole of thrashes in order to show that he had nob taken an unfair advantage by eating his allowance of the weed. Even the* temperance party, it is alleged, allow that Colonel Sleel'ord honorably f'uU filled this part of the conditions. The result was that Dr. I anner’s record was lowered by both parties, the Colonel feebly calling for the door to be opened after aij.imprisonment which lasted forty-two days six hours and twenty one minutes, The emaciated remain-* of Mi McArdla bore .witness to the fact that no violence had been used —indeed, daring the last seven days of the encounter the Colonel was too weak to break the cond.turns if he had wished to do so. According to latest reports, it is greatly feared that the victor will follow his defeated enemy to the grave. All . Barrieville rings with praises of his gallantry and hopesfor his recovery, and the snap- use is described as unprecedented.