Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-05-19
From the New-England Palladium.

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From the New-England Palladium.
CHIvALRY. Lieut.. Webb, senior ed
itor of the N.York Courier, has publish
ed, in that paper,a circumstantial account
OF his recent demonstration upon Duff
Green. lie avows the object ofhis Wis
it to Washington to have been the inhic-
ton ofpersonal chastisement upon Green.
He, at first resolved to make the Ro-
tunda " the theatre of his disgrace" and
there watched for his entrance. But the
Members of Congress, "attracted by his
position," and "seeing his object" beg
ged him "to select another place. y
Webb complies, and seeing Green ap-
proach the Capitol, met him at the
Threshold of the Western entrance
Webb eXclaims, Well nett was
seeking you" Green stepped back a
few PAGES, drew from his pocket and pre-
sented ga pistol, about 8 inches long,
with percussion lock and half cap, and
having mahogany stock" This was
'the work Of moment, and in mo-
mcnt, the Lieutcnant's chivalry was dis
sipated. Instead of "chastising" Green,
he makes him aspecch, "placing his cane
under his arm and leaning against the
south jamb of the door" But neither
the impressive attitude or the indignant
eloquence of the New-York editor could
persuade Green "to throw aside his pis-
tol;" although he pledged his honor that,
if he would comply with this reasonable
request, he would "only pull his nose and
box his ears!' After some moments,
Webb determines "to return up stairs
and proclaim to every member of Con-
gress Green's co,rardly conduct. y
There the matter ended. The following
is an eXtact from Green's account of the
affair, in a letter to the editor of the
N. Y. Mercantile Advertiser
WASHINGTON, May I. 1880.
Dear Sir: Your "Senior Editor" is
here. | yesterday, passing up to the
Capitol, met him at the wesr front, ! had
been advised by letter from New York
that he was on his way, for the purpose
of carrying into execution his threat of
"personal chastisemcnt;" and friend
had given me a pocket pistol. When l
met, him l halted Oh the platform; he
raised his cane; | then drew my pistol;
he then for the first time spoke, and said:
"Throw away your pistol and l will
throw away my cane, and give you a
damned whipping" To this l replied:
81 do not intend to be whipped by you;
nor will | put myself in position to in
vite attack from you" He then said
care you not a coward to draw pistol
on an una,med man. TO this replied,
"I have not time to waste with you, so
you must march out ofmy path" He
said 'T will go back" every vel, ,"said
l; "you may go backward or forward las
you like, but march out ofmy path. -
He then turned through the door, r,and ran
up a flight of step into the Rotunda and
from thence passed into the Hall of the
House of Representatives.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT
The Nashville Republican ofthe 9th ult
contains the following announcement of
a fifth steam boat disaster.
On Friday last as the steamboat Tally
Ho, Turner, master, was proceeding
down the Cumberland, near Dover, one
of her boilers burstcd, killing sailor, ,and
a negro, and so terribly burning the En-
ginecr, Mr.. Sturdevant, that he died a
few hours after.
We understand the boat had Just re-
ceived supply of wood, was in the act of
putting of, and the engineer about to let
the steam upon the engine, when the cap
of the boiler, 'ctich appears to hare been
re,y impertectly made, was forced of, pro-
jecting the boiler to the rear where it
confined the engineer, burning him fa-
tally.
This accident appears to have been
caused solely by an orr ginal defect in a
part of the boiler; and no blame can at
tach to any manager ofthe boat.
The Tally-Ho, which is not materially
injured, is new boat, and the property
of Mcssrs. Nichol s. Hill, of this place.
Mr.. Sturdevant, the engineer, was a
citizen of Nashville and worthy man;
he has ietl a family which wW not be for
gotten BY those IN ,chose employment he was
unfortunately killed."
The Cincinnati American of the Sd
inst says that intelligence of this acci-
dent had been received there, and ac-
cording to the report five men had been
killed.
"Thc engineer, who was mortally
wounded, declared, previous to his death,
that the accident was beyond his control,