Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-30
(From the New Orleans D.ltal
THE AVERTED DILL.

wus in conversation yesterday in 81, Charles
street with All acquaintance. The subject was
the Sub Treasury, TSeasury notes, s the finan
ces OF The general gosesnrrHnt. Nwhile> thus
engaged, aihird party cameN,p-A,e wh6Noy,
ously delish,eth IN a joke-and in a tone
winch bespoke deep concern. winking how
ever, Sslde, To him who was in company with
The non-iesistant, said-"This is badly
nessr'
Bad business-what's bad business the
refusal OF the New York banks 10 make loan
To Secretary Walker, chr
| NO, was the reply OF Joker, "but this du-
FL; and then the terms arc sd despente--so
bloody"
"What duel-what duel9" said Non Rests
| tant--" what termS1"
"Why there is Bill Brown who is going over
to Gretna to fight duel with John smith,
We say Brown and Smith because we do not
wish to give the real names of the parties who
were made the subject of the okcl The
weapons, understand, are revolving pistols
aud bowie knives. They are Ia stand twenty
PAGES aud advance iiring, and
What" sait the non. resistant. interrnptinp
MIN Brown Going ,ofght dueR Why he
Il my tcnant--he owes me three months rent
he has most helpless family. shalt go
thls instant AMI make affidavit of the fact
D'iore TIE Recorder, and have him arrested.
u he should be killed, | lose my tenant, and
pave ms family ON me for a burden into The
hIgaln ! shall have him arrested instantly. /"
on won resistant BUSTED, and Joker and
nis '''e"u DAD 'oud laugh at his expense " he n
ne Sot al snch distance that he could moi
near 'heD'- Joker chuckled at the idea OF set
lhS - good saw going. concluding that il
would bc some time before IL would STOP. lie
MAS right: II ran a considerable distance.
Non -Kesfstant hurried telor,, the. Recorder
,iaue "a'h That he had good reason To be-
neNe, and all that, that bill Brown and
Sohh Siui.h he names are the only things
nSuuous IN The story were about To fight a
que contrary 10 the constitution and the peace
and dignity OF the State of Louisiana. and
therefore, he prayed FOR the arrest of both of
'hem' or al least, oil the one, Brown" A war
Iant was drawn out and signed. and placed in
lhe hands oil one OF two police officers, who
were instructed where Brown was TO be found,
al us residence, AMI thjtbeI they went To ex-
ecute IL.
Now, il 30 happened that when ,bey reach.
ed the domicil OF Brown who was sc,,ully A.
boni to make business trip up to Natchez-
he was slowing away few shirts and other
"ixins iuto bis carpet bag.
iou are prisoner os the State" said one
OF uie oiucers. touching him on the shoulder.
IN whatg' said Brown, tuning round.
and partially elevathg has body, as hse did ~.
exposing revolver, which, sure enough IN.
had been just placing between two sbirts in
Hls carpet bag-ior although one Of the most
Pcaceably disposed men in Ih. world, he new
~ travelled without Betsy, as lac called the
revolver. y '''0
Seize him." said the police officer to 81.
'euow, AMI seize that pistol" The Order wa.
executed, 0nd amidst the couioipt and si,,,,l
ianeous cries of Poor Browns wife and chill
tren he was dragged OF between two mol ;ce
'ii'cr rs, one oi them carrying the revolver as
4 trophy OF The manner ia which tbey executed
their duty.
''Wha, Is all this forl" said Brown, rs soon
IS he caught brrath 10 utter a wonl-'sWhat
- all ihIs iOr! at whose instance am arrest |
,dl'
why, at the instance Oh, 10 b. sure.
epiied one of The police oifrors.
-, the hardened wTctchi' said Brown. "to
have me dragged from the midst OF my family |
20 ldA Tor hs petty three months rent, and |
wei able 10 pay him"
20, you arc pretty TELLER To sneak that way
OF your friend" said one oi the police officers:
hes the most huoanist man | ever seed. 4
Thought bed cried when lac was swearing a. |
gainst YOU"
70, The hypocrlte, said Brown, I'll he had
waited uh came down the river | should
have paid hlm my debt TO the last cent
20, that's all very likely" said one Of the
police officers, looking significantly at MS
conrade; "but as he thought that YOU might
ln the meantime pay the debt OF nature, he had
you arrested So
81 challenge the scoundrel, - said Brown In
deiSnantly, to say IL he ever knew me To give
MIN cause to suspect
All, there II IL, said the policeman. You
MIR d. IN
hn"w IL - a violation OF the Constitution Tn
DO 50; aud as for suspccting YOU 1 think ne had
strong grounds Tor his suspicion Did NOT |
arrest you myself with the pistol actually In
your lsnd--that pistol. !" said he, holding Il up
anu speaking IN mOralizing tone that pis-
'oi WIN winch YOU were about To seck To
TAKE The iiie OF fellow being. Oh. Brown.
you &c bad man--you'd Kill a fellow being
Spud leave your wife a widow, and your chill
dfen orphans--and all for wha1 Honor, There
amt no more honor ia this duelling bnsincs,
IMAM there rs in any other murder. only that
It's more gentcel--ihut's ALL"
hiS speech OF the police officer rather be-
wlidefed poor Brown. What could it meant
ne spoke OF taking the life OF human being"
ah tbat. Thus he thought, but before he could
OF widow and oTphans'- "duel. -" and
ma solution Tor the police officers enigma
teal speech he wasi a the presence Of tbs r..
coIaer. Here an Investigation OF the affair
was necessarily entered on and this disclosed
'he lact That II bad never entered into the
n'ind OF Brown 10 fight ducl-that il never
entered into the mind OF Non Resistant 10 have
DIM arrested Tor the r0nt, aud that the whole
m's'ahes oi the morning were attributable 10
Tue Hhscbievous representations Of Joker.
C-S- Baltus Stone, a riieman Of The Revo-
luton, died in Philadelphia on Thursiay