Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-02-14

The Io,c Duel The Louisville journal has giy-
EN- short biographical sketch Of Of the parties
in the late Congressional duel, Mr.. pancey, Which
may eXpain the determined spirit in which thattu-
-e was carried out The Journal describes shoot
ing affair." which took place in the pouch of his own
house, in Edgefeld distric, South Carolina The
person killed was Dr. Earle, the uncle of Yaacey's
wife. The parties discussing some political
subject, and during the discussion, DR.. Earle rave
the lie to Yancey. fancny drew pistol and de-
manded thai Earle should retract. Earle refused
TO do so, and Yancey fred andAilled him Yanccy
was tried on a charge for msrder and the attempt
was made to show, that, III the agitation Of the NO.
men,, he fired Internationally The Jury returned
a verdict OF lnanSaughter, aud the prisoner was
sentenced 20 a dine at fneen hundred dollars and
one years imprisonment. 4'he Governor remted
one thousand dollars Of the fine and niue months
Of the imprisonment
Deplorabie affair. One Of the most deplorable
affairs which occurred in this vicinity took
place at Tylcre, about ten miles freH &hs place
ON Thursday last. The circumstances us related "a
us by +. Mundy, Esq, who held the inquest, arc
briefly these=
Three young men, George Brown, aged a6, Leon
ard Hodge, about II, and Augustus Porter, owe
% years of age, had been out cunning. On thei
return and when about % TO 80 rods distant iron
the dwelling ef Simeon Oaks Ese. Of Tylerville
they saw Miss Jane NJ, the eldest 1ghter az Ma
o. leave the house Of her father and enter the pri
W. Brown kad rife, fred at the prigy deli6er
ately restsng his gun across log. The youn!
men then passed on, amused themselves awhile +
firing at mark, and returned to their bones Tn
shot was fred at the priVy at about O'clock p NJ
and at l-2 Miss Oaks was found dead and irozer
She must have died instantly. On eXamination
appeared that the ball took effect passing throug
the left arm little below the shoulder oint theme
directly through the lungs, percardem, SEVERN
the artery, and lodging on the right side, betwee
the ribs and muscle.
Miss Oaks was in the 18th gear of her age am
able, accomplished and the idol of her parents an
friends Her death has clothed neghborhood
sorrow, the mere so that il occurred under cncun
stances SO peculiarly heart repding,
Young Brown was examined on SATURDAY. befol
Judge Chittenden, and held to trial for manslau 81
ter. lie was admitted to bail in the sum of S 100
HGte'town ~ ~ Je6erSonian.
Mysterious Affair." An elderly gentleman, /
the name of Wilson, arrived at Baltimore, in chare
OF gentleman and his wife from the West il
appeared exceedingly feeble and debtated, re
nltlhg, as he ailedges, from forced confinement al
Ill treatment, but manifested no little 10Y at Il
prospect OF belng speedily restored to the society
his friends, from whom he has been scparated for
bout thirteen years. From what we can learn
Is, or was possessed of a large property Thai
was detained in confinement upon the ground of !;
sanity, but under what authority is unknown th
his absence continued mystery to his relatives n
ill recenty that, after considerable trouble bis