The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-29

TnR BENTON AND BUTLER DUEL The cores ,
pendent oil the Charleston Courier gives the fol-
lowing the facts Of the proposed duel = General
Foote, Of Mississippi first waited on MIR Benton with
a message from Mir. Butler. Air. Benton declined to
consider it, for the that he and Mr. Foote were
not on particularly friendly terms. Mr.. Reverdy
job nson Ms the friend OF Mr. Butler then waited on
Mr. Benton with similar messsse anS received no
he should report his principal that he Mr. Benton,
would refuse the challenge. direct challenge can
not be given accepted in this district Mr. Benton
was therefore justified in stating to Judge Dunlap
that no challenge had been sent him. MIR Benton
reylied that he did wish that to be given
But be would that he was not prepared ts re-
ply Immediately being much engaged in business con-
sequent the close of the session. and that he wished
time for elaboration do not, of course, answer for
words but have to believe this to be the sub
stance ofhe reply. Mr.. Reverdy Johnson, after
reply and further stating that If no reply should be
made, within q certain time. he should feel 1t re-
qusite to annou to the public, the friend Of
MIR Butler, that he Mr. Benton, had refused to fight
No answer made to this within the time, and Mr.
Butler has left the city The next thing will probably
be publication in the newspapers, from MIR. Buffers
friends | understand. further, that an effort was
made, in the first place, to bring about reconcilia
ton, which was an utter failure.
ANOTHER CASE OF SEDUcTIoN-MosT DAMNING
OUTRAGE.-We desire the community, far and
near, to become acquainted with the character OF
man named Dunlap, who until recently was employed
a clerk in the of DR. Odds at Crclevle. Some
months since this individual found himself engaged
to marry two young ladies OF that town both Of whose
affections he had by the strongest professions OF
love and regard One Of them an orphan girl who
had been brought from Virginia when child, and
raised by old lady of Circleville Dunlap finally
married the other telling Miss B (the orphan)
that he did against his willthat certain circum
loved her as dearly After practising various
devices to convince her Of the truth of all this he
finally succeeded and about two weeks since obtained
q promise from her to elope with him. 1t was planned
that she should start for Columbus where he would
join her at a time agreed upon. Having full conf
dence that he would faithful to all his promises
and m her " en hey w err
of his wife and the laws Of Ohio she made the journey
to Columbus, where he Joined her the next day He
then proposed to 90 to st. Louis where he said he
could get into business. Upon reaching Cincinnati,
the poor deuded creature prevailed upon to pass
his WIFE without going through the requisite forms
of the law. They started for St. Louis; and the
next day after their arrival there, he made some
remarks about business being dull, and proposed
to 60 to Pittsburgh. She did not know or did not
think, that this would be returning almost to the
point from whence they started and she assented
On this trip between here and St. Louis he by means
of fraud obtained all the letters from her trunk that
he had ever written her, and threw them overheard
When asked why he did this he told her that it
because he wished her to forget the past and live only
in happiness for the future His real motive was evil
IDENTIFY to destroy all written proofs of his baseness
They arrived here yesterday morning early and re-
paired to the City Hotel where he said they would take
breakfast and then proceed another boat to Pitts
burgh. They were shown room, and after breakfast
Dunlap went out telling her he would be back soon
He went edately into the stage office and entered
his for Crcleville According to his request the
stage called for him at the steamboat landing where
he went for his baggage which he left the boat in
the morning, and hour before his victim mstrusted
anything wrong, he his way to Crcleville leav
and without a cent of money. He also neglecto to
pay his bill at the hotel She is deeply sympathized
fact by every person about the hotel and will be well
cared for long she desires to remain, But what
is sympathy and kindness toa woman Of high moral
feeling and sense Of Toner, who thus finds herself
ruined by the h.eest devices Matched in hell
She is .most maniac, crying and sobbng inces-
sanity and refusing to eat OF sleep Cincinnati Des
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