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Show T ELEG RAMS. Shot CIiiiin niMl t'olt'co. Xew Orients A private din-tVoin din-tVoin Bay of St. Luuh, hLiUs tlmt u duel wits fought nenr iront-gonu'iy iront-gonu'iy stnt ion, this morning, l.n--tween ex-judge Yin. II. CVwley uml R. B. Hhelt, jr., of the Picayune, in which Coolev wits killed at the necond shot. The difhVuU-y grew out of im nrliele puhlishetl in UieVViVzinf, hend-ed, hend-ed, " Hnwkiiis vs. i'icaijunc,' nnd a reply from judge Cooley, published in thc'ZYwiMOi' the l27lh. Col. Khetl. wa not touched. It is uiuletntood! that Rhett vns the challeugiiiK parly. TheyTought with douhle barrelled shot guns, loaded with ball, at a distance of forty paew. The Times has a Rpeeial (rotu Jlontgomery slnlion, Misw., via. Bay St, Louis, July 1, which sa-ys in tho RhetUCooley duel judge Cooley was killed at the second fire. The parties arrived at this place on tho same train at 10 o'clock this morning. Uhett was accompanied hy Charles Roman and Dr. iiurm, and judge Cooley was attended ly Col. Geo. V. Carter and Maj. McRao Selph. Tlie weapons wercduubie bar-relkxl bar-relkxl shot guns,, one barrel loaded with a single hall. The distance was forty yarvls. Tho ground was. promptly prompt-ly Beleclal, the distance meaaurwl, and parties placed in position. At the first firo Rhctt'a shotrangetl liigli, and Cooley 'a to the rigid. Cooley delivered de-livered hia fire first. At the second lire both fired simultaneously, nnd Cooley fell mortally wounded hy a shot entering the left side and passing pass-ing apparently through the heart. He expired in six minutes without apparent ap-parent suffering, and only speaking the words to Dr. Holliday, "I am shut through the breast." The "cntlemen en traced in tire affair arranged the usual civilities after the second fire, and neparaUxl with expressions ex-pressions of mutual respect and consideration. |