Washington sentinel., 1854-04-07

Bloody Rencontre.-At Charlottesville, Va,
on the I'd inst, very unfortunate and serious
rencontre occurred between Edgar Garth and David
w Flournoy. A slight difficulty had taken place
somesfew days since, between these two young
gentlemen, which it seems was not settled. The
parties met on the porch Of the Monticello house,
when fight commenced between them with
bowie-knives, after which pistols We're resorted
to. Garth was cut in three places-in the neck
slightly in the right breast, which penetrated into
the cavity; and more serious one in the abdo-
men, causing his intestines TO protrude. Flournoy
also received three cuts stabs on his arm, side,
and neck; that on his arm is the worst, but neither
of them are dangerous.
After this, Mr.. Garth fired at Mr.. Flournoy with
revolver, but his shot missed him the latter
threw rock or brick which struck Mr.. Garth,
who still continued firing, when Mr.. Flournoy re-
turned the fire from revolver and one of the
shots took effect in the breast Of Mr.. Garth.
Drs: Garter, Gooch, Lech, Hughes Briggs and
Cabell, examined and dressed the wounds Of Mr..
Garth. The pistol-ball has not been found, and it
probably followed one of the ribs, passed under
the skin, and lodged in his back. The intestines
were not cut or injured, and they Were replaced,
and the wounds made by the bowe-knfe sewed
up and closed 1t is thought Garth will recover.
A Monster Steamship.-The ways for laying
out an immense screw and paddle steamer for the
Eastern Steam Navigation Company are in the
course ofcompletion at the yard of Messrs. Scott
g. Russell, the extensive ship-builders at Milwall,
(Eng.,) where some hundreds of piles have been
driven in order TO support the huge fabric Many
hundreds of tons of iron for her keel ready TO
be put together, and the contracts have been sign
ed for the completion. and launching Of the ship
within two years of the present time The fol-
lowing are a few particulars of her dimensions
Extreme length on main deck 700 feet being $50
feet longer than the great Himalaya steamer; ex-
treme length of keel, ESQ feet extreme breadth
of BEAM SO feet; depth of hold, forming four
decks0 5s feet length Of principal saloon, so feet.
[Englsh paper.
Mississippi and the Nebraska Billion the
eve Of the adjournment Of the late legislature of
Mississippi, the following preamble and resolu-
ton were passed:
Whereas efforts being made in the Con-
gress Of the United States and elsewhere to pro-
hibit the introduction Of slavery into the Territory
of Nebraska, in manner not in accordance with
the spirit and intent of the federal Constitution
Therefore
Resoived, That the bills now pending before
Congress organizing territorial governments for
Nebraska and Kansas are in accordance with the
principles the Constitution ofthe United States,
and, in the opinion Of this Legislature just and pro-
per; and that our senator's in Congress are in
structed, and our representatives are reqnesed to
support said bills by all honorable means"
A Great Counterfeiter Arrested.-.Tobn A.
Bowman, who was arrested here last week for
passing counterfeit bills of the Wareham Bank on
board the steamer White, and was subsequently
discharged under writ Of habeas corpus, was re-
arrested on Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock, in
Kentucky, by posse of officers.
This man. Bowman is stated to have forfeited
heavy bail in Louisville, in case of counterfeit
ing, and is the rcputed signer Of the 500 coan-
terfeit bills of the Northern Bank Of Kentucky, Of
the S2Js of the State Bank OF Indiana, Slos OF the
State Bank Of Ohio, and S5s of the Wareham
Bank, and likewise TO have been concerned in
stealing the genuine plate of the State Bank of
Ohio--Cia,euanati Commercial, 30th.
Connecticut Election.--HARTFoRDA ApriI5-
The entire vote cast for governor is about 61 000
Of which Dutton (whg) received Is, 500; Ingham,
(democraD $4,000; Chapman, (temperance) 10, ,S00
Hooker, (ireesoil 2,700; making majority against
the democratic candidate Of about 5 600. Last
year, Seymour's (democraD majority for governor,
over all other candidates, was POS
The senate will stand, wings, IT; democrats 4.
The house ofdeegates, wings and freesoilers, 1872;
democrats, "a.
The Following Table, based on the census