Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-26
First Duel in Kansas.

The Kansas correspondent of the st. Louis
Democrat gives the following account Ut duel
which it wss apPehended was about 10 take pace
between Col. Lane and Sir. Lowry, The case was
noticed in the Convention while in session on the
30th uIt., under the following circumstances:
Air. -Koltz, OF Pawnee. Immediately rose, and
asked the attention Of the House for few mo-
pents. previous 10 aaoring resolution that con-
tanned matter OF vital Importance 10 this House.
He offered it, because he thought his duty mpeEa-
lively demanded that hs shou., do So He had as
ccrtanetl from good authority that challenge had
passed betwt en- leading member of this House
and al outsider. and that an encounter appeared
invltable. PARTIES had just elt ale Convention TO
make arrangements for the meeting. Members Of
this Convention, he regretted TO say, were engaged
in ii as seconds.
lie hop IL tie resolution he had TO offer would
be adopted by unamous consent, without a mo
meni'S Ielay-aS delay might defeat tie object il
inteEed ~ effect frzs
He then read the following I, solution:
Whereas, Rumors are about in the community,
that prominent members of this Convention aie
arranging the prelimiIaueS for hostile meeting
of two gentlemen, one OF whom being memoeI Of
this body, which, if true5 ale c'cuated 10 iniuTe
tie chsracterOf this Convention: therefore,
Resolved, That a select comIaiitee of three be
elected, whose duty it shall be 10 enquire into
the facts Of the and report 10 this Cunventio
as soon aS convenient.
Messrs. Smith and Schuyler snpportsd The
resolutions. committee was inluedi tely
gan'zed. need hardly add that it was soon found,
after they left the Tnou, that there was net quo
rum present.
The facts Of the case, as nearly as can ascer-
tain, ATE correctly stated in the paragraphs sub
joined.
Sir. G. P. Lowry was II e private Secretary of
Governor Reeder. NIr. l. me Is the most prolni-
ment member Of The Free State party. Perhaps,
there btsn iittIt. fet.ln I,ptu-EEu
the (rlendS OF tile tlval gentlemen.
Mr.. Lowry came VI here two days ago. His
friends say that he incde ntaIY mentioned IN con-
verSatOnS circumstances OF public nutOriely at
Lawrence, which al + calculated to injuIe Mr.
Lanes character with the public. The friends OF
Nh Liant, on the o:h4r hand, state that Mt. Low
~ was inSillOuSlY circulating ross, false and
gentIemanIy statements respecting Mr. Lane, IN
order 10 iniure his reputation US man Ot honor
and courage-represeltimg lin in nnmislakeable
language, as SeducerS demasogue, and coward
and endeavoring 10 cocenl his agency in dong so,
Oy attempting to thrTE around his statements the
cloak of confidential Intercourse.
Certain Statements of Mr.. Lowry, it appears,
came lothe of Ar. Lane, who Immediately
sent to hun, through AF. PaTrOtt, OF LeavenwUrlI
the following unconditional challenge:
ToPEKA, Mon'!aY, Ort, 20, 1855.
Sn:-Fou have putrn circulation i'll this city
false and SlandeTous sidrles calculated and intend
ed TO iniurs me. The duurse pnrsed leaves me no
other alternative than p demand, at your hands,
iumed ale satisfaction.
My friend, MI. PauO,f, is AUTHORIZED to arrange
the preii "imarIes with any Trend you may select.
Respectfully, J.. II. LANE.
C. P. Lowry, Present.
To this nole Mr.. Lowry, through Doctor Rob
inson. of Lawrence, t transmitted the following
reply:
SIR: ! an not aware OF having circulated with
reference to YOU, any 'fatse slanderous stories
nor do understand what particular kind of sails
faction you desire. #}E!
My friend, Or. Charles Robinson, is, however,
prepared to make all ntctssnIy arrangements iUr
such satisfaction as may be agreed upon.
Withhespr ct,