New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-17
gy THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
The whix Victory ia Georsia-Ano,her
Mysterious Disappearance m New-6f-
leans, anN runored ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
;,,,;on of Cot. johnson j n Kentucky
Street Duet in 81. Eonis.
oil ibe si'ou0S.
SALrts.oSs. Monday, 8. O'Clock, A. Il

street susi in 81. Louis.
Correspondence OF The Eiiouoe.
sArrlsloSE. Monday, 8. O'Clock, A. 81
The Wing victory in Georgia is even more decs.
.ive than the previous accounts promised it. Re
turns from SO Counties give ire following result:
Crawford, CIV iSSGs
Mc Dougald. q. F.).. .-.-------.-.'-i3 1901
rr,,vford's ulsjority ...---->...... 6.Q5s
There are ga Counties yet to be heard fsoa
which nav reduce this majority TO 1000.
There was general runor in New.O,leans on
-. 4,L and a,h inst. tha, defalcations had been
I;.coverea in the Canal and Banking Company
and rbAt Mr.. Ogden, It's late President had disar
reared. His account had been examined al the
Bank and reported 10 be correct Whether Tiers
i dealcs,ion is exceedingly doubtful, and il
,h.,r. ;s whether his absence has any connection
with it is also doubtful.
The Loco.Foco State Convention held at rsak.
fort Nv. on the 9th inst nominated Co. II. NJ
Jabpson for President, subject to the decision ofs
National Convention.
street duel took place in ST. Louis on the 9Th
inst, in which B. S Farr and Leon'das Walker
late Of the firm of Walker s Kennef, were The
actors. The difficulty grew out OF ball, OF which
Walker was manager, and IA such refused to
Farr ticket of admission. Mr.. + then called
for an explanation, which W. refused, alleging MS
superior standing. They met on Friday, the oh
inst a, the post-otiice, and Farr approached and
.,o., 70 Walker. aud then retrea,ed q few steps
pullsd out pistol and presented bat 1t snapped
Walker then pulled on; revolving pistol and DIS.
charged two of the barrels both OF The balls taking
effect, one entering the Jaw above the mouth and
the other the chest little below the nipple of the
left breast Farr. though thus wounded, was able
TO draw another pistol, and did so, and fred, but
without effect. AT he time al the fracas each Of
the principals was accompanied by friend;@
Walker with a Mr.. Mckinley, and Farr by Mr..
Eustace and it is said they took u shot NJ each
other in the excitement of the momeRt, but iotu,
na;ely without doing any harm to either.
Walker was taken before two Justices, and held
to bail in The sum OF $40, 000, which be gave and
was discharged They are both young men. Mr..
FAIR is member OF the bar, and Walker o mer.
chant. Mr.. Farr was not dead when the mail
left on The 9TH, hut no hopes were entertained Of
his living.
The steamer James Woods, (acarly new boat)
was run into by. the Mazeppa on the 9TH inst i've
miles below Plaquemine-sunk in two minutes over
her boiler-was lowed ashore by the Nlazeppa be-
fore she went down--furniture mostly saved--boat
total loss-cargo, consisting of cotton, tobacco,
pork, lard, &c. all lost.
The following letter, written at Springfield, Ill
on the 9th inst. centans information of interest,"
and especially your citizens:
1.-The Senate has concurrcd with the House III
the appointment OF u joint select committee 10 m
quire into the accounts of the late md presentund
commissioner. 1t happened most opportunity that
Mr.. Manchester, Of the firm OF Maca!ester& Steb
bins of New-York, is hero. lie is one of the hIm
whom Mr.. Whiteside so sgnnlly used up, By pro.
curing them 10 friends Of the Statein adyan.
cling certain amount OF money upon our bonus,
and for which they have never to this day beenre.
imbursed by Illinois.
az He will doubtless be called before the con.
mittee as witness, when the facts attending tia
hypotbecetion of,he $500 OG0 bonds with henby
the present fund commissioner, and the amount
the State has realized for them, will all be dis
closed.
" Tie examinations OF 10 Smith before the Circuit
Court of the United States upon tie habeGs corpus
by virtue of winch he was released from The cu.-
tody of the Sheriff of this County, was heard and
determined this morning, His Honor Judge
Pope, will give his opinion the openipg Of the
Court to-moIrew.