A Bloodless Duel

A conpleof oolored gentlemen beoame invoived in a quarrel on Wednesday of last week, at Simkins' liverv stable. when Simkins snggested that they retire beyond the incorpórate limita and flght it out in accordance with the code. The suggestion was promptly acquiesced in, and in a few minutes all preliminaries were arranged for a terrible death struggle. The location selected was the grove west of Dr. Tavlor's residence ; Messrs. E. B. B. and"W. D. S. volunteered ttieir services as seconds ; Mr. J. F., provided with a carpenter's saw and rule, was selected as the surgeon ; Mr. J. L. was to próvido breech-loading rifles, and Mr. T. B. 8. was chiei director. The principáis were poste d, the seconds and surgeon assumed their respective stations, and the rifles, loaded with blank cartridges, were placed in the hands of the belligerents. Principal No. 1 was cool and determined, and evidently meant himself , but No. 2 was nervous and excited, and, when his ejes rested upon the glittering barrel of his gun, he exclaimed : "Look here, gommen, dis ere gun's too bright for me I" and attempted to leave the field. He was brought back and notifica that, unless he " stood np like a man," hisspcond would shoot him down, whereupon he dropped his gun, seized E. B. B. (his second) around the waist, and held him between himself and his antagonist. The barricade was speedily removed, when the courageous negro fled from the field like a race horse, thus preventing "murder most foul." Those who witnessed the burlesque on the code duello describe it as rich beyond description, and at least one of the principáis is cured of his braggiog proponsities. - Montieello (Ga.) Constüution. The three degrees ín medical trefitmont : Positive, ill ; comparativo, pill ; superlativo, bilí.- New York Medical Times, s