Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-04-07
MI1RnERoI1s AEFRAY


The correspondent of the ". Y. Courier and
EnquireI gives the following account of san
culinary tragedy which occurred in New Or
leans on the 18th of March, at MONDAY.
"A most unfortunate renconlre took place
yesterday at the City Hotel, (iong known as
Bishops Hotel) between a Mr. Naylor, oil
Donaldsonvlle In this State, and Mr. Brou.
naugh, ofthis CITY, II seems that the former
gave the latter, several days since, a note oil
$4,000 to negotiate for him. The latter, or
Brounaugh, il seems, kept the note beyond
the specified time at which the note or the
money was TO be returned to lkeowner MIR
Naylor. The latter had called on him for
one or the other, without success. 1t so hap
pened, that Brounaugh absented himself in
some way, so that the opposite party could
not see him for two or three days; where
upon, Naylor posted him as siciadier and
scoundrei Soon afterwards, or the next day,
Brounaugh appeared and pulled down the
handbills, and posted up Naylor as a id
liar and scoundret Yesterday about three
O'clock they met in the bar-room Of Bishops
Hotel, amidst a crowd Of people. Some an
CRY words ensued, when they both drew pis-
tolls and fired, being only three or four PAGES
apart. Two balls entered the side Of the
chest of Naylor, one OF which pasxd through
his heart; he fell and expired a flew mo-
lor's bali in his groin, and while En- the act
Of falling he received another Ball from a
third pistol, fired by friend 81 MAYORS,
which passed through Brounaugh's body,
who tainted and fell, and was thought TO be
dead Naylor only spoke eoi two words
after he fell Some one exclaimed as Brou-
naugh fell, "he Is dead" "Who is dead?"
faultered Naylor. "Brounaugh." replied
spectator. "Huzza huzza" feebly articu-
lated Naylor who expired in ten minutes al.
forwards Brounaugh's life is despaired Of.
If he is not already dead. Ofhim know
little or nothing. Noylor was tall, fine
looking young man, twenty.six years Of age,
and full six feet high, native OF Missouri,
but for some years past deputy surveyor Of
the State His friends represent his charac-
ter as without bemish They say he was
a young man of high and noble feelings, a
warm and sincere friend and brave and
courageous disposition. He was much be-
loved and respected by his friends a large
concourse of people attended his funeral to-
day. | went 10 see his corpse after il was
laid out and never beheld more calm and
placid countenancc exhibited before in a
corpse. He looked for all the world like
man in a calm sleep. His friends said his
manner was exceedingly polite and urbane
while living. This tragical event has pro-
duced considerable excitement and talk in
New Orleans"
SLAVE TRADE-Extract Of letter from
his Majesty brigantine Buzzard, dated Ser-
ra Leone. Dec Is, 1856
THE most recent captures OF slave vessels
are two which have just arrived here. made
by the Rolla under the new treaty. aid two
by the Vestal, from the West Indiss The |
slave trade is carried on to greater extent
than ever, and all under the Portuguese flag. |
There have been sent into this harbor in the |
year 1886, "a slavers, A of which are actu-
ally condemned. The Columbine has cap
tured the Veloz, a large brig with sos slaves;
she has arrived. The new Portuguese tea
ty will do little towards extrpating the slave
trade; the only effective mode would be to
declare it piracy. The slavers now in the
rivers, where they embark their cargoes,
have landed their slave decks. fittings and
irons, and will only ship them again when
the slaves are on the beach, and arrange.
ments have been already made with Ameri.
can vessels to bring these itments of a slave
vessel from the Havannah. or Rio de janet
70, so that the slave vessel may pass free into
The rivers again, for repeated cargoes OF hui
man beings. "-Hampshire England Tsle-
graph.
We were infinitely amused with story ,
hat was told us the other day-a story I'M
luestlonably true. All our readers know
with what extreme readiness and with how
title examination the Legislature granted
iivorces during its last session. Certain
Sags at Frankfort, it appears, took advant- 4,
,ge OF this easy disposition of the General
Assembly and played off practical Joke !
lpon that honorable body. They handed I
n an application for the divorce of certain !
ouple, and the bill, as usual, was passed i
without particular enquiry. Some days at. !
erwards, gentleman in the distant part of !
ne State, having read the columns of the
frankfort Commonwealth closed the paper :
surprise and hurried off to his neighbor, h
venerable old citizen, and exclaimed-- 4
Why, neighbor, am, asionished; nelA i
card OF any quarrel between you and ~ /
ME am lost in amazemenil" "A quar- 4
d between me and my wife |" calculated /
he old man-"what do you mean2" II
lean no offence, Sir" replied the first, "but a