Democratic banner., 1847-01-11

The Washington correspondent Of the
Ohio Statesman discredits the rumor that
Col. Benton is to be sent to the Mexican
frontier.
The Picayune of the 18th ult, says: sit
learned on the previous evening that Ger.
Scott was in the ship Union, coming upfrom
the mouth"
An expected duel between Mr.. Davis of
Ky. and Mr.. Bailey of Va. Both members
of Congress, was prevented On the 2sd,
ult. by the interference Of the marslal Of
the District. A correspondent of the Gin
%cinnatti Enquirer gives the following his
tory of the affair:
Washington, Friday night, Dec. %, 1876.
As this was Christmas day, and having a
propensity, acquired inmy boyhOod, TO par
take of its festivities. l had determined 10
make the usual apology of the press on such
occasions, and issue no paper to-day, but
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account of an expected duel between Mr..
Carrot Davis, of Ky, and Mr.. Bayly Of Va.
both members of Congress, l thought it best
to forego my determination, ard let your
readers know what is said here in reference
to this unpleasant affair.
On Wednesday evening, Senator Barrow
OLA, called upo1 MIR. Bayly, at the board
ing house of Mrs. Wise, and delivered him
a note, stating, at the time, that it was from
Mr.. Davis, that the duty was an un-
pleasant one, but one he owed TO his friend,
i&c. This was done and yaid in the presence
of Mrs. Bayly.
Mr. Bayly was informed by his friend, Mr..
Seldom, of Va. that his note to Mr.. Bavis
was not satisfactory, and that they would
proceed to Baltimore by the morning C; rS.
This was on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Bayly, as | am told informed Mrs.
Wise of her apprehension in relation TO Il
hostile meeting between her husband and
Mr.. Bavis, and Mrs. Wise caused her son
to inform the Marshal ofthe district Of the
matter.
Last night about midnight, the deputy
Marshal called at Mrs. Wise's and inqnir-
ed if Mr.. Bayly was afhome, and was told
"yes." As he was going up to BryIy's room
a friend of Mr.. Bayly's, WHO anticipated
the GRAND of the officer, told him Mr.. Payly
was not about the house; but Mrs. Bayly
made her appearance and told the officer
that Mr.. Bayly was in his room. The off
Ger then went to Mr.. Bayly's room, arcs
ted him; and bound him over to keep TIE
peace.
The ST. Louis Price Current speaking of
the scarcity of breadstuffs in Europe. and
the consequent rise of grain in the United
States, discourses as follows:
"1his unexpected foreign demauI fer
breudstuffS, which, so for, las afford, d such
immense Irliefio our agricultural interests,
coupled with the repeal Of the British Com
Laws, naturally engrosscs attention, end
all seem anxious for Tie solution Of tie
problem, whether we are to derive lcrIna-
nent benefit from the repeal of these laws,
or merely to be called on in times Of great
scarcity, TO supply the deficiency? Opin-
ions are, OF course, variant On TIC sui iect,
but we think the question resolves itself
into this-Can we supply the deficiency Of
Great Britain at a cheaper rate than she
: can get it elsewhere? If so. the II; tural laws
OF trade will ensure us her cuStom-iI not.
we cannot expect it. To enable those in
t~erested to understand the competition with
which they will have to contend, we sub
init the following table, compiled frcm
Parliamentary Reports, ~purpor,ing to be a
Statement of the Prices of Wheat, per
bushel, at four principal European rorts,
from 1880 TO 1913, inclusive, viz:
Dantzic. Hamburger. Antwerp. Odessa
1880 ri OF 90 95 6S
l103y 10 m