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Show A Fig lit to the Death. . St. Louis, September 29. Information comes here that a most desperate tragedy occurred oc-curred in the village of Cottonwood, a point in this State, Friday night. Two intoxicated strangers had a dispute, and then had a rough and tumble fight, over the weight of a bale of cotton, but they were separated by bystanders. Shortly after, however, the men renewed their fight and mutually agreed, in order that neither should have an advantage over the other, that they should clasp left hands together and fight only with their right hands. Thus arranged, each man with a revolver in his right hand began the bloody work. Seven shots were exchanged and one of the men fell dead with four bullets bul-lets in his" head and breast, while the other sank to the ground bleeding and dying from two or three desperate wounds. |