The New York herald., 1851-10-19

Hon. John B. Weller formerly Governor Of Ohio. and
VINO It VIII be recolected came at the head Of the
candidate and with right smart chancs Is they say
at the West Of success Since the last legislative strug
gle 1or that ONCE much Of the prejudice against Colonel
mined service to the party During the canvass he
travelled through portions ofthe State speaking
his party friends than when he entered the field at the
commencement Of Last session. The Senatorial fight,
the choice depending almost entirely upon the political
preponderance in the Legislature
San Francisco seems to have run duel mad; No less
than four personal conflicts under this gentlemany"
code have taken place within the past week The rst
resulted from the ippruden and loose exercise Of the
ecutive cemency Of Gov McDougs in pardoning Charles
Duane alias Dutch Charley well in the sporting
circles Of New York who had been sentenced to years
grand jury who had indicted him for another offence.
The pardon called forth comments the
editors Of the Alta California and the following evening
Col George McDougal, brother of the Governor had e
personal collision with Mr.. II. c. Kembe one Of the ed-
tors Of that Journal and threw glass of brandy in his
face The result was challenge and the parties went
upon the usual battle ground in the region OF the Pre-
sdio but the affair having got nosed about so large
of people assembled that the fight post
poned meeting was had again next morning, but
Sheriff Jack Hays the old Texan Ranger, was upon the
Mr. Kembe apolozed to the Governor for the language
used and Col McDoug Il made the amende hoaoraBL for
throwing the glass Of pad rum Thus ended the first
payne bottle, BY the combatants and their friends.
The next affair Of honor between Capt Folsom the
tate ana Mr. Russell the editor Of the Epenng Pcayune
The latter, who vns can idate the whg ticket for
the Assembly charged that Capt Folsom had offered to
spend $1,000 for election purposes provided the wag
convention would nominate particular individual for
county Judge, and having failed in accomplishing the
purpose got up the independent movement, which
suited in the election OF the democratic candidate.
Capt Folsom denied the charge the Picayne substan.
TALLY repested It, Capt Folsom denounced the editor
a. liar in published card Mr. Russell challenged nim
The Preside was chosen as the battle ground Capt
Folsom was attended by Lieut. Maynard of the army
a
pany in the New York Regiment Mr.. Russell by Capt
brooks and Capt Marcy son of ex Governor Marcy OF
New York. The parties met, exchanged two shots with
out damaging either when mutual friends interfered
and the affair amicaby arranged. The charge was
return made his cha Of falsehood Pickwickian"
epthet and returned TO his dollars and cents and the
editor to his quill and scissors
The third conflict off Saturday venipg caused
by brou in a saloon the evening previous, between
Jas s. Wethered member of the last l.. .ssature The
former the challenged party ADD having the choice
Of weapons selected shot guns at hteen pacs' the
batsDs to wheel and blaze away at the word ce" The
ground paced, the guns loaded and the parties sta
toned. At the word they wheeled and both guns
head at the instant-scarcely perceptble differ
in the reports When the smoke cleared away the
two hombTts stood uphsrmed AS each gun 10 Idci
with buck shot the probaotyis that such was the
haste Ct each plump his antagonist that the am
far less accurate than it woull have been had grizzly
bear been the max Justice Mc jowan, VIII ha quietly
looked on and permitted the pTenlinares TO be settled
il his presence and the parties 20 have for their
trouble End Journey aud the qualification OF the forty
bysanCers then luterrcsed his authority and
an end to further attempt to wipe out the stain upon
the honor Of the gentleman a2grieved. The sport
ended for the day snd convivia party in the evening"
ind aching heaos next morning with empty champagne
bottles alone left perishable monuments sf he
sot that two Of Gods images had made themselves tar
gets because they had not the courage to refuse TO
fight.
The fourth sport Of the kind characteristic of the
week proved ore serious in It's than any
which have vet recorded The readers of the UsN,,D
will recoiect account your correspondent gave Of
street rencontre bstween George Frank Lemon,
lsfItsY ant IN he Norkr anI 4
Grabs N, young lawyer rom PHILADELPHIA in which
the latter wounded in the and shot through the
cheek the pistol which inflicted the wound being placed
e. his mouth as he lay his back. The Of the
attack by Graham was the allegation that Lemon ! ID
induced him TO marry his mistress Graham recovered
ffom his WOUNDS after few weeks confinement, and
saturda. morning Gent Lemon n challenge to fight him.
under the dss.o code The proposition was asceptsd
20 be stationed ~ ten PAGES, with Colts five shooters
and 70 fire until one both fell the ave shots
expended when, II not yet satisfied the pistols were 70
be reloaded The battle GROUND selected Martinez
little town opposite Vallejo, the State capitel
TIE Sacramento and the combatants left the tour
o'clock boat Saturday with dc ady iutsnt each
Ing 20 fight until one or both had paid the forfeit which
alone will satisfy Yesterday morning (suutsyl, atan
hour when others vending their way 20 places Of
public worship and the prayers Of the righteous
ascending high the dsady les met upon the bat
tie tcld. Seven shots fred when Lemon received
wound under the right shouldsr the ball lody
pg under the shoulder blade The parties tnen signed
.vSps tbs vounsas Sanop s,tissas only IN rs Tbis
IS the second Graham has wounded IN dnsl. Mr.
Walker ore Of the editors Of the Hruh was the f-'t
upon whom be tried his hand. having tsksa up quar-
rel between the editor and r. n. Morrsor formerly Of
your city.
Thus your readers will zee that the duro code pre-
vni.s 10 great extent in California Farcied real
insults only be satisfied by a resort TO pistols
but the miserable farces which have been the results
Of the several contests within the past week fast
bringing the code into disrtyutc, aud weeks
such sport would eectualy put end 20 pistos aud
coffee for twoh But have written fr more about these
personal affairs than inen6ed yet, as IL IA kind Of
information which the readers Of the UERALo viii get
from other the papers here say little
thing the subject, It will probably be read with In
teres reco.d Of Of the extraordinary events Of
week in san Francsco The people run to one
In executions week and stand up targets
for each other the The worlds history exhibits
parallel; its records will God forbid that IL
ever should.