Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1842-02-05
BALTIMORE, Feb. 4, 1872.
Duel Lntelie ence Gossip, &c.


Ma. EDIroR g
The rumor noticed the other day Of duel, in
which certain parties then UNDERWOOD to be con-
serned in it, has assumed another, and it 10 be-
Leved, n more fearful, though earnest shape.
There wss-aye, there was a.dusl-but the bellige-
rents were not the gentlsmen rumor pointed at. A
mark % formidable as the Great Dnke," was not
in the field, but another Of the skinny order, more
like unto John Of Roanoke. A. the thing has now
assumed more authentic form, l may, therefore,
be justi6ablc in giving an account of it. The gen.
tlsmen who went to blow out each others brains
are an officer Of the General Government, who in
his day and generation, has been celebrated for
eating certain dinners, and drinking brandies Of
peculiar bead for the which, one was the richer
BY reason Of any thing paid for them. He 10 the
parsonage, who disting aIshed himself by running
at-ac not at, but from the battle 81 North Point,
when he was attached, which nag was suisse
quently found 10 be perforated with balls, though
II was wrapped round the body Of the running en-
sign at the time, and yet the body escaped! Ger
his physical man was 20 lean, that il came of
unperforated. This description will tell your Balt
woe readers, who was one of the parties in the
lac duel The other man Of honor, 10 q very quiet
soft ieshed gentleman who. if mistake not, some
time since, emigrated from the sell Of Virginia,
and who j. on terms OF pecuniary intimacy with
various brokers-which latter circumstance,
caused another gentleman to be mistaken for him.
The origin of the duel goes back as far ~ the APP
pointmsnt Of the aforesaid running ensign to the
Office he now holds, when the soft aeshed gentle
took decided stand against him, and was
one Of the most active in getting up memorial
against his1a appointment, which memorial, BY the
way, was sgned by nearly every merchant in the
city The parties were then ON the eve of coming
to fight, but the natter, it il said hushed up.
Within q few weeks since, report has been insti.
tuted Ut Washington, in relation to the running
ensign, In consequences Of story e. hne ons) get
ting afsat, that he being no Washingtonian, had
ly fuddled" On this re-opposition to him, he was
started anew, and the memo rial business revived.
The thing Of his being "fuddled" was circulated,
and the snsig. waxing wrathy determined to''drnk
were wont to do He said he had traced the thing
in eonnexion with other matters, to his ancient
enemy aforesaid; after several stiff pulls at the
wosld hardly be believed; but the fact is, the ehal
lssge was actually accepted. leng negotiation BY
friends" was then entered upon in which coed
deal of ink was wasted, and much old ~ ." drank
At lengh the parties betook themselves to
Warrington, with their seconds and surgeons,
we'll prepared with sho citing irons, Geoley's bit
tiers, Hooks panaeea, and supplements for plugging
mp bullet holes. At the time vengeance was about
esiag dealt out, negotiation was renewed By the
interpretation Of the Oldest duelist in the city who
hiss been present, either az principal second in
thirty or forty honorable encounters, and at this
day Is wearied BY ups and dswns," in eon,e-
quence thereof. By mutual consent Of all hands,
the matter was referred this old and tried ve,e-
ran, and il report be correct, he was well fesced
GU both sides to keep of the fight. For "a week he
kept them hung on both tenter hooks, now pretend
Ing to have discovered that there cause for
afght, and now doubling if the combat be showed
with honor, ~ Julia in the Hunchback has It, II
was glorious time for tho old fellow, and well did
he use it to feed and travel It 10 some years
since be had such . case. and there is ne telling
when he would have decided the point Of honor
had not there been certain indications that the in
inference ofthe magistraey was about to be invo-
ked It was decided, that the parties must
fight. Away they went to Washington and theace
to Virginia. What took place there No one knows
P:.st.vsy Tor whilst .eSs cay they had a. their
sign susained his title to the adjective running, and
shs best Informed parties hint blank cartridge
would not kill, though may produce much fright.
The men Of honor have retired to the city as Il is
said but as the runner has not been in his old
haunts, it Is suspected that, like the man with the
cork leg, he 10 still going on and when he will stop
heaven only knows. Yours, TWIST.