New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-08

TIE DIFFICULTY AT PORrsmoUTH.-
Mr. Henry A. Wise has Issued card relative TO the d
fculty when occurred at Portsmouth. Va, last week,
between bimself and J. g. Holiday Esq from which
appears thai the ARRAY originated 10 consequence OF
enlargement 40 10 the terms sgraed upon for the Ole
cussion between himself and Ne Cunnsson. Mr..
Wise said the terms did not limit tho number Of rsp'tss
of each. Mr Holiday sad "ar. Wi,s" wtas tons
tone and manner "Mr mr ." without rsossLag
mr Holidays name, (he didn't remember his nans 81
the mOment,) addipg: expected 20 be treated ass
gentleman WREN came here 70 night" Mr.. Holiday
asked him what he said Mr. Vile repeated al On.
pected 20 be treated as gentleman when came here
tonight" Mr. Holiday replied "Mr Wise, you
what "a false" Mr.. Wiss Immediately suucf him 10
tho face. GeDtemsn Instantly separated the parties
before smother blow pa,sed and the meeting dspersed
Dir Wiss retired 10 MIR Coz 10 house, and from his
porch erhoried bis Democratic friends t6obsefys or
der and abstain from all exells meat By retiring 10
peace and repose for The night i, ws an accidental
and monen'ary OF assault which he hoped would
pass away " thout iuithsr occasion for ohense.
The LIQUOR LAW IN SALEM From the
ns,l credible testimony we learn thsI the Liquos
Law Is still working sut good results Ia salem lns
City Marshs 10 recsnt report 10 the Nly0f, states
that from the ed Of May 20 the 2sd Of June there we're
- arrests and commit nsb,s 10 ssism for dfunseonsss
and for crimes of which was directly or inofecuy
the cause; from tts 22d Of Jnne b The 22d " Iry.
there were ~ commitments; from Gf on jay ., "a
OF August ~ and from the I'D Augusf tn 20 cep'sm'
the 6r.t lao months Of 100 and for the Asttso monihs
Of IS; mskipg q difference Of llj Tnis s,assnent
,be va a dmit urion Of drum ksnbess, and crims OF
which rum was the cauie 10 the extent Vi more tna1
tire, foagfhs
The Harshsl also states that there is decided i'm
royemsn, In tie moral condition Of the poorss class OF
ire community. % the reduced number Ia the Aifns
House would indicate.
IL appears from equally reliable sourcs that thsrs
are fewer persons IN the salem Aims Houie 1w than
ttere have been at sly time r eight or teo years paa
Fever BY a considerable number The Marshal also
states that the Police have less frequent calls nov 70
eue drunken quarels and family bros than they had
Boston Traveller
LLoYD's LIST Century AGo.-Ths
oldess published Loyds LIS, 10 existence bssrs data
li5 and IN possession Of the committee Of Ll,yds
being somewhat more than q century old We ara
thus enabled TO draw tolerably accurate comparison
between the slipping operations Of the middle Of the
last century and the middle Of the present ceetury-
The old Loyds LIT appears 10 have been the last that
was published once IN the week |. Is printed on =
narrow slip Of paper about foot Ia length, sud besides
cor slpns the price Of bullion and the atoek gives the
rates Of exchange foreign sountyiss these are Oh
ride. On the reverse what thee termed the
Marine List" which gives Hat OF twsnty three arr.
walls and twelve departures at English pors, with thirty
four ships at anchor In the Do~ns There sre also NJ.
tces Of four arrivals 10 Ish and foreign ports, WIN "a
vice Of three British ships taken 81 the ereuys pm
vsteers. Turning from tbs document which gfves
weeAs news to one Of the year 1900 published osny
we find IL contains on an average notices ofsevsny I'VE
sbips This wss In time Of war; and, composing Ia
bers we find sh!ps noticed - ten 70 ono s<sn~ -
previous date Following ~ tho com psnson' sasn
to Lyds L for is:9-ons ., .ss e:s hoss ~
one Ssv sytus the names Of shout focr hrrcfe1 ana
,I-tv vesses bsirg ar unes tie number on those N
SOD ara ., pumsrous the Lets Of one entire Zssy
ice previous century. lDi'keass EoussscIa Wa'ss