Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-10

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We extract the following articles from the Lynch
burg papers Of Monday morning which were printed
Saturday evening and were received by the Central
Railroad yesterday
From the Virginian.
With feelings of inexpresssibe grief we ann ounce
in the brIeiest possible manner that in street
ter, on Thursday morning last about O'Clock, in
paper, A. w. C. Terry, and James, ID. Saunders, re-
ceived wounds, deemed at the moment mortal in
both cases, and Of which Mr.. Saunders died about S
o'clock The same day. Mr.. Terry still lives though
in most precarous condition and with but a faint
prospect of recovery. We are grieved also to state
that in his praseworthy efforts separate the comba
tants, our excellent Police Officer, Mr. Biggers recev
ed wound in the leg and severer one in the right
arm --.,
The readers ofthis paper will have seen the disagree
able controversy which arose between Mr. Terry and
Dr. Saunders IN regard to the of the latter in the
Convention on the basis question. On the appearance
OF the Virginsn of Thursday morning, in which the
communication OF DR.. Saunders to The Republican was
copied and commented upon, Mr.. Ssun ers eldest son
OF the Doctor attacked MI Terry wit a cane, and
thus co mmenced rencounter which has ended thus
horribly.
La view of the deepest gloom which ever pervaded
TINS communicate the inconsolable grief of the family
and friends of him who is already gone, and the
~ less poignant anguish OF the family and friends Of
HIM who still survvesof all the sancttes of his hour
OF sorrow and sympathy-any detailed account OF the
affair, any reflections, ordinations would be entire
y out OF place. We content ourselves with the most
sucen announcement OF the deplorable catastrophe.
From The Republican.
MOST PAINFUL TRAGEDY.-On Thursday morning
last, there was enacted in the streets OF this town. the
most painful and fatal tragedy which has been
our msfortune'to chroucle-a tragedy that has cast
over this community The pfooundesl aud most universal
gloom we have witnessedone that has eausedthe
shedding Of mere tears, and wrun6 with deepest am
gutst more hearts. than any similar that has oc
| Cured perhaps in the country for many years.
70 many Of our readers, the circumstances which led
10 THIS painful occurrence, are sufficiently we'll known
out that the public generally may understand the it
Is proper to remark that, in last Mondays Republican
| there appeared a letter from DR.. James Saunders,
member in the State Reform Convention from this Dis
trlct critcisng the oflhe Vrgnan of this place
towards him in relation 10 the basis question. Thurs
day morning the Virginan contained reply the let
ter OF Dr. S., which led Immediately the rencontre
| which terminated SO sadly. About o'clock ON that
morning " lille Mr. Terry, editor OF the Virginian was
standing on the pavement Immediately in frcnt of the
| Market House. in conversation with gentleman, he
was approached by Mr. James D. Saunders eldest soa
of the doctor. After drawing Mr. IT'S attention to him
by touch upon the shoulder, and inquiry ii he were
right in supposng this Mr. t. (for the parties were un-
acqoalnted) Mr.. S. struck Mr.. T. over the head with
cane; whereupon the latter drew from his side pocket
one OF Colts five shooters, and fred at Mr.. S. In the
meantime, Mr. S. drew single barreled pistol and fir
| ed Also
| The firing then became general until some five shots
were exchanged between the partes-three by Mr.. T.
and two by Mr.. S.,-when they closed in upon each
other, and were in the of doing farther violence,
when they We're separated by bystanders. On the par
1 m neing released Mr. Il staggered back against the
Market House without falling giving evident signs Of
being severely wounded, when he taken by the
arm by Col. Brown, and led to the residence of DR..
blacktord about twenty PAGES distant where he now
lingering from the effects OF his wound. Mr.. S., with
out giving immediate signs of being badly wounded,
was led by friends about the distance 10 the law
office OF Mr.. Roane. 1t was soon found, however,
that he was MORALLY wounded having been shot about
the centre OF the stomach, the ball passing out at the
lett SIDE, Just above the hip BONE He died about 5
o'clock in the afternoon, in much pain and amid the
most heart rendng family scene even beheld. Mr..
cry was shot about the part OF the body the
ball passing, it is supposed, into the stomach At first
1t was thought that his wound more Immediately
fatal than that OF Mr. SIS, but he rallied somewhat
about o'clock Thursday night, and was considered
much better, until Saturday morning, when change
TOOK place tor the worse But faint hopes are now
entertained OF his recovery.
We regret to state further, that Capt. A. F. Bigeers
one OF our Oldest and best Police Officers having from
the best OF motives stepped in arrest the ARRAY re-
ceVed severe pistol shot in the leg, and
one IN the arm.the one IN the arm is supposed to
have been that first fired by Mr. Terry, and the one in
the leg the first fired by Mr. Saunders. Heis now ly-
Ing at his residence very severely though is hoped,
| mol dangerously wounded.
MIR. Saunders was young gentleman of about IS
years OF age generous, noble and chvalrous, and had
not an enemy presume upon the earth. In gallant.
~ laying down his life in vindcation of what he regar-
ded his fathers sacred honor he has left young and
interesting wife, to whom he had been married but six
weeks, and large and extensive family of relatives
and trends to mourn his unmey fate. MIR. Perry is
gentleman OF 50 years OF age, highly respected and
much beloved by all who know him, and has anna
bic wife and an interesting family of four children, to-
gether with large and resp cable family connection
is OF course not our province, even it it proper
to do to speak of the merits of the circumstances
| ended
less shall we attempt paint the nexpressibe anguish
OF The interesting family of him who has gone--ot that
young and lovely WIFE, but six weeks from The hymena
altar as she bends her marble like cheeks to the cold
lips and hugs in her the senseess form of her de-
parted husbando those fond sisters that doing moth
er-ihat loving father-oh language cannot express
nor Inauguration paint the deep anguish that is there
Nor can the grief of the family of him who still lives
De but little less poignant and deserving OF compass
sion.
"A gentleman who left Lynchburg Sunday
morning, informs us that at A, A. NJ, Mr.. Ter
rvs condition was thought to justify more hope
of his recovery.-Ifmes.
| The Republican states that, in consequence OF
the unfortunate occurrence on Thursday, the vote
OF the citizens upon the question of ipstructing
their delegates, in Convention, in regard to their
course on the basis of representation, was post
poned to Wednesday the 18th inst Tomorrow
The same paper says that on Saturday even
ing, the last sad rites were paid to the deceased
Mr. Saunders, by the Masons, Guards, Hose Com
pany and the citizens generally. All business
was suspended and universal gloom pervaded
the town.
The Natchez Courier publishes articles from each Of
the following papers, warmly approving the nominn-
tons of the Union party and evincing confident zeal in
the cause: Columbu. Democrat, Wilkin Wing,
Holly Springs Gazette, Yazoo City Wing, Brandon
Republican, Kinds County Gazette, Rose usko Chron-
iele, Lexington Advertiser, Vcksburg Wing, and Or
ford Union Star.
TERRIBLE ExPLo.loN-On the Sd inst, the powder
mill OF Mr.. Samuel M. Hobbs, in Barre, Mass, was