The New York herald., 1851-10-19

Hon. John b. Weller, formerly Governor Of Ohio, and
who It wiz be reconected ct the head Of the
Boundary Conmssion, Win undoubtedly bs the leading
at the West Of success sisce the last legislative strug
gle for that oce much Of the prejudice against Colonel
mined service TO the party During the canvass he has
travelled through portions Of the State speaking at
meetings and rendering himself far more acceptable to
his party friends than when he entered the field at the
commencement Of Last session. The Senatorial fight,
therefore, will be confined to Mr. Weller and Mr. King
the choice depending almost entirely upon the political
San Francisco seems to have run duel mad. No less
code have taken place within ths past week The afst
resulted from the inprudent and loose exercise Of the
scuve cenency % Of Gov MCDOuE1 in psrdo1ns Charles
circles Of New York. who had been sentenced years
imprisonment for brutal attack upon member Of the
grand jury who had indicted him for another offence
The pardon called forth comments from the
editors Of the Alta California and the following evening
personal collision with Mr. H. O. Kemble 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 In the region OF the Pre-
sido but the affair having got nosed about so larsea
concourse of people assembled that the fight was post
poned A meeting was had again next morning, but
Sheriff Jack Hays the old Texan Ranger, upon the
ground and took the parties into custody Subsequently
Mr. Kemhe apologized the for the language
used and Col McDoug made the amende honorable for
throwing the glass Of pad rum Thus ended the first
sports Of the week the evening being spent cham
pagne bottle by the combatants and their friends.
The next affair Of honor between Capt Folsom the
agent and principal Of the great Leidersdord
tate, ana Mr.. Russell the editor Of the Epeng Pcdune
The latter who wns candidate on the whg ticket for
the Assembly, charged that Capt Folsom had offered to
spend $1,000 for election purposes, provided the waig
convention would nominate particular individual for
county judge and having failed in accomplishing the
purpose got up the independent movement, which re-
suited in the election OF the democratic candidate.
Capt Folsom denied the charge the Picayne substan
italy repeated it, Capt Folsom denounced the editor
u liar. in published card; Mr. Russell challenged him.
presldlo
Folsom was attended by Lieut.. Maynard Of the army
and Capt. Naglee, who came out in command of
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 amcably arranged. The charge was
withdrawn or varied to satisfy the Capt an Who IN
epthet and returned to his dollars and cents and the
editor to his quill and scissors.
The third conflict came of on Saturday evening caused
by broil in saloon the evening previous, between
Capt. Schater, formerly OF the u 5. Army, and Hon.
Jas. s Wethered member of the last legislature. The
former was the challenged party ADD having the choice
Of weapons, selected shot guns at fifteen pacs' the
batants to wheel and blaze away at the word fire" The
ground paced the guns loaded and the parties sta
toned. At the word they wheeled and both guns were
head at the same instaDscarcey perceptibe differ
erca in the reports When the smoke cleared away the
two hombyts stood unhsrmed AS each gun loaded
with nine buck shot the probaotyis that such the
haste CT each 10 plump his antagonist that the i'm
far less accurate than it woul have been had grizzly
bear been the marx Justice SIC 3owan, VIII ha quietly
looked on and permitted the preninares to be settled
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trouble journey and the qualification OF the forty
fifty bysanGer then interposed his authority and put
an end to further attempt to wipe out thu stain upon
the honor of the gentleman aggrieved The sport
ended for the day AID convivial party in the evening"
nd aching heaos next morning with empty champagne
bottles alone left perishable monuments of he
aot 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 more serious in It's consequences than any
which have yet recorded The readers Of the UER,LD
N Tlpfu nAarf 0f
street rencontre between George Frank Lemon,
lieutenant IN the New York regiment, and William II.
Grabs N, young lawyer rom Phadelphii, in which
the latter wounded in the and shot through the
cheek the pistol which inflicted the wound being placed
attack by Graham was the allegation that Lemon tad
induced him TO marry his mistress. Graham recovered
fom his WOUNDS after few weeks confinement, and ON
Saturday morning Gent Lemon challenge to fight him,
under the duel!o code The propoeiti5n accepted
ard thu prsiimnaries snged thuTh parties were
to be stationed az ten PAGES, with Colts five shooters
and fire until both fell the nve sho
expended when, II not yet satisfied the pistols to
be reloaded The battle ground selected vas Martinez
a little town opposite Vallejo the new State capits
TIE sacramento and the combatauts left on the tour
o'clock boat ON Saturday with deady intent each VOW.
ing TO fight until both had paid the forfeit which
alone will satisfy Yesterday morning (Sunisy), at an
hour when others were vending their way to places Of
public worship and the prayers Of the righteous
ascending high the deadly les met upon the bat
tie field Seven shots fred when Lemon received
sevre wound under the right shoudsr the ball loiy
rome Kind Of stipulation for peace for the present.
leaving the wounded honor satisfied only in part This
IS the second Graham has wounded IN dnel. Mr.
Walker Of the editors Of the Herald the f-st
upon whom he tried his hand, having taken up quar-
rel between the editor and r. N Morrson formerly Of
your city.
Thus your readers will that the duero code pre-
vnils to great extent in California Farcied or real
insults only be satisfied by resort to pistols
but the miserable arces which have been the results
Of the several contests within the past week, fast
bringing the code into disrtputc, aud week more
such sport would eectualy put end 70 pisols and
coffee for two" But have written f.r more about these
personal affairs than lntenced yet, as II Ia kind OF
information which the readers Of the NERALo will get
from other source the papers hero say little
thing the subject, IL will probably be read with in
teres recosd Of Of the extraordinary events Of
week in San Franeisco. The people run to one ex-
tTeme in executions week. and stand as targets
for each other the next The worlds history exhibits
parallel; its records will God forbid that it
should