New Orleans Editors at War With Each
Other and Blood Likely to Flow.
Nf;\v Orleans, Jan. 28. —George AY.
Dupre, editor (if the States, met Maj. Na-
Burbank. Hie managing editor of the New
Orleans Pacayune, in the large bar room
under the St. Charles hotel; For several
days past Mr. Burbank has been publish
ing paragraphs in the Picayune severed
reflecting on the manhood of Dupre, be
cause he had refused to tight a duel with
the editor of the Item, after denouncing
the Item severely. Mr. Dupree had
said that he would give Fairfax
the Item editor. any satisfaction
he wanted, but would not dignify him by
fighting a duel. AA’hen Dupre saw Bur
bank yesterday he walked up to him with
the offensive paragraphs pasted on a sheet
of paper in his hand and slapped Burbank
three times in the face with his own para
graphs After the third blow, be pulled
bis pistol and called on Burbank to draw,
but Burbank threw up his hands and ex
claimed: "I am unarmed.'' Mr. Dupre
then put his pistol back in his pocket and
left the place. The affair created a great
deal of excitement.
Short in Ills Accounts.
AVausaf. AVis., Jan. 28. The books of
ex-Town Treasurer Wm. Hartman, of
Spencer, Alarathon county, were examined
the past few days by Holiert Schmidt, who
was appointed to conduct the same, as
sisted by G. E. Vandercook. It is alleged
that a deficiency of 83,215 was found. The
trial will come off at the next term of the
circuit court.
Saloon* in a No-License Town.
