Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-08
From the Correspondence Of the Herald.
Duel arranged between n French Banker
and the French Consul.
SAN FRANCIsco. JuIY lib. lS5b

SAN FRAsorsco, July l6, 1858.
The events, since the sailing of the steamer of
the lst are numerous and interesting First in
order Is the Hermann Dillon affair and, OF its i'm.
portance, leave you TO Judge Mr. Patrick Dill
Ion Is the Consul Of France at this port He Is
shrewd and energetic, and withal entertains
bitter hatred Of everything American. He puts
ON all the airs oil ambassador; and since he
came In collision with the United States courts
about year ago, he has made himself particularly
obnoxious by his statements Of the punishment
which bis master, the Emperor, would give the
Americans for the indignity offered TO the person
Of the Consul.
In the European mail, arriving about fortnight
ago, came copy Of one Of Consul Dillon's letters
TO the French government, an extract Of which il
AZ follows
al have repeatedly called the attention Of the
Department 10 the receptions (nccomptes) to which
one is exposed in sending funds from France to
California in order TO seek there fruitful invest
m ent. have signazed the defective organization
Of the courts and the difficulty, amounting almost
TO an impossibility, Of meeting proprietor that
may not be menaced each day With seeing bis right
Of possession contested.
"All that have said on this occasion is the
most rigorous exactitude, and deserves to DO
brought to the knowledge Of the Partisan public
too much inclined, II is, to listen to the re-
ports that are transmitted from San Francisco.
AS have stated above, for several months
much property has been sold to Frenchmen domi-
cilcd at Paris. The Intermediates Of these opera
tons are young men Of good families, who write
TO their friends in Paris that they very wrong
70 keep their funds in France and that they ought
TO participate in the magnificent results which are
obtained In California Behind these young men
sre found some spectators and business agents Of
this place-Creoles from Louisiana for the most
part-who seek, by the aid Of these operations, TO
escape from the endorsements Of a seriously
threatened financial situation. / should have alb.
stained from revertng to the matter, which has al
ready been the subject Of observation on my part
If the operations In question did not tend to as
sumo each day greater extent"
The amount Of French capital invested in real
estate In this city Is between fifty and sixty mil
lions Of francs. II Is managed by agents residing
here, and among these agents Messrs. Samuel and
Lucien Hermann creoles of Louisiana, are quite
conspicuous. Considering himself aggreved by
the consul's course Mr. Samuel Hermann called
upon Mr.. Dillon, at Mr.. Davidson's banking house,
and, showing him the letter, requested an answer,
whether or not he was the author Of IL. The con-
sui had probably expected an attack from Mr..
Hermann, aud bad secured the protection Of q
couple OF police officers. He refused TO look at
the letter, and thereupon Mr.. Hermann gave him a
blow on the face with his opon hand Mr. Her
mann was arrested taken before the recorder and
fined cas-.
Mr. Dillon wears the ribbon Of the Legion OF
Honor, and his countrymen insisted that the Insult
which had been offered must be wiped out by
blood He sent challenge 10 Mr.. Hermann,
which was accepted. Mr.. Hermann expressed a
preference for swords, and Mr.. Dillon's seconds