The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-21
AFFRAY BETWEEN THOMAS FRANCIS MEA.
CHER AND ]. A. McMASTER

CHER AND J. A. McMASTER.
A personal rencontre took place yesterdsv ba.
tween Mr.. Thos. F. Meagher and "A McMaster
editor of the Frceman's Journal.
The difficulty had its origin in editorial article
which appeared in the Freemaa's Journal of last
week, rejecting severely upon Mr.. Meaeher. and
accusing him of cowardice and of a breach of his
parole in Van Diemans Land. Ii created great
sensation among Mr.. Meagher's friends, and that
gentleman repaired In person yesterday to McMas.
ter's office. to request retraction of the Offensive
passage. No satisfaction was afforded and as we
have received the story, McMaster did not vouch-
safe reply to Mr. Meagher's interrogations as to
whether he intended to act like man about IT,"
| &c. Failing to obtain any modification or retrac.
ton, after civiy requesting it, Mr.. Meaeher left
the office ofthe Freeman. and returned to his ode.
ings, where he remained for some hours
At later period of the afternoon, while walking
near McMasters residence in Sixth-street, near
First avenue, the parties again met Mr. Meapher
| approached McMaster with small riding whip
and struck him severely and repeatedly. Mr. Nc.
Master, who was armed with revolver, pulled
| tout of his breast and fired at Mr. Meag6er; the
| ball grazing the forehead and eyebrow and the
| powder discoloring Mr.. Meagher's face Mr.. Nc.
before he had succeeded, Mr.. Meagher wrenched
the pistol from his grasp, together with loaded
cane, with which also McMaster was provided
The weapons having finally been removed from
Mr.. Meagher succeeded in throwing his antago-
mist to the ground, where hel lay bleeding and pant
| Jog until the Police came up
Mr.. McMaster's injuries are supposed to be very
severe. -
At the conclusion of the affray, Mr. Meagher
went in search of policeman, and desired that both
himself and MeMaster might be taken into custody
They were accordingly arrested and taken before
Justice Wood, and were bound over to keep the
peace in the sum of $500 each.
nv. 2. Times, Wednesday.
The N. Y. Sun says:
Physically. the two gentlemen are not unequal
matches Mr. McMaster is taller than Mr.. Mea-
CHER, but not so stout IL would iftne vigor
OF MIR. Meaghers attack rather disconnected his
tagopist and prevented trsgical end to the fray
Mr.. Meagher certainly had narrow escape.
Madam Grsi the vocalist, it is said, is coming to-
this country at the end of the present month
Cyrus Gould, connected with the Boston city
government during the past six years. isdead.
Mrs. Emma Mason, late Wheatly, and in former
years actress of superior ability died at Oyster
Bay, L. l., on Sunday last.
Col Andrew Mack, an old resident in Detroit,
formerly collector OF the port, died at Matl's
Place, on river ST. Clair, lIh inst 81 #
Mr. Neafe, the actor, has concluded a negotia.
ton for professional expedition California hut
will not sail tor that region till after the lapse of
two or three months
Mr. Moses s. Phillips, well known comedian,
and who at one lime was a successful manager,
died near Albany last Tuesday. He was in the 59th
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year OF his age
FIRR AND FATAL AccIDENT.-On Friday last q
shoemakers shop, at Gorham, Maine, took fire, and
barrel of burning fluid, which was in the build
ing, exploded, iDjuring Deacon John Storges 80
badly as TO cause his death the same evening.
A cALrronNrA TrrLE-The following is said t,
be the best title to lot at San Francisco :7"A
shauty and yourself in it, with revolver II the
title needs confirmation, blow somebody's brains
out" s@
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INDIAN REMAINs-In digging for the foundation
OF barn In Great Darlington, Mass, says the.
Springfield Republican, the remains Of twenty.
seven Indians were exhumed, some of them In
very good preservation.
LARGE APPROPRIATIONS The House of Repre-
sentatives last week passed the Army bii atpro-
priating sic, 600 600; the General appropriation
bill. SIC 600 600; the River and Harbor blt 81.
5000 and the Light House bin, 81 ,250 coo. Te-
tal s25, 100000. 81 NJ
oarsrHoLoGY. .-sMy son" said the elder spie.
gcs to Spigelcs junior, thinking to enli2hen the
boy on propagation OF the hen species, .my son,
do YOU know that chickens comes out Of eggs sss
dDu aAey y replied Spiagies junior, as he licked
his plate. Il thought eggs come out OF chickcns'
THE RIGHT PLAs.-If you want To serve human.
iiy effectively, don't commence sendine tracts thss
are never read, and flannel shirts thaf are never
worn, to Africa but help The needy around you.
| II there are any old msids about, get them hus
| bands II widows, console them; II pretty Rirls
| please them; If pagans, preach the true word u
them, stir them up, twist, turn try, boil sle ", o,
| cook them into sonethiDg good Alter shst, lock
out for the heather and other folks In 'foreign
paris" asss,s
De DusK Oh DE- EBESIHo.--Thcre was quite an
excitement In Fleet street on Sunday evening
/ caused by q colored man cscorting = White Iady
through the street. They were followed BY large
crowd OF men and boys, when one more dari0i
i than the res. knocked the negro down. Alter be
ing rather roughly hasdisd. he negro nste hi'
nosite house.- Bostos Times, Tuesday.
simod.. the portia japan which isto bc opened
m onr commerce Immediately. y small iowa. bu
II 4 about - the latitude OF San Fraucsco Hoha
dsdc, the other place named, and which bcconael
aocessible tthe expiration OF year. y On the III
end Of Ycsso. the central ono Of the Japan Island
nrnnAr Il Il the socond fngen n sixA On III ialnrs