The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-08-29
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The Washington "Star" of Saturday
says:
Last night information was given to the
police of this city that, from circumstances
of recent occurrance, there was reasons to
believe that arrangements were making or
were made for duel between the Hon.
Chas. j. Faulkner and Colonel Boteler, the
opposing candidates in the Harper's Fer
ry district, in the late Congressional elec-
ton in Virginia. The gentleman who
lodged the information is related to one
of the parties and the political friend of
the other. His statement was clear and
free from the least particle of prejudice for
or against either gentleman. Warrants
were Immediately issued, and Capt. Birch
of the Auxiliary Guard, J. Davis, Chief
of Police, with officers A lien, Handy and
Boss went in search of the parties. Col.
Boteler was found at the Kirkwood House
in company with his friends, Messrs Stout
er and Donnel; Mr.. Faulkner at Willard's
Hotel, where he has been stopping. They
were taken to the guard house where an
examination took place before Justice
Morsell; during which the principals were
separated; the one being in the retiring
room while the other was in the trial room.
Both appeared to be very much disap-
pointed at the interfer ence. The testi-
mony does not show that challenge was
rendered or accepted; that the suspicious
circumstances were considered sufficient to
require security of the parties that no duel
should take place. The sum demanded
by the Justice was $1,000 each. Col.
Alexander Provost became the security of
Mr.. Faulkner, and George Plant for Col
Boteler. The bond requires that they
shall not fight duel in this district nor
leave for that purpose.
The Search for Gold in Arkansas,
A letter from Fort Smith, dated the
30th ultimo, gives the latest intelligence
from the gold hunters in the Wichita
Mountains, as follows:
"We have just received letters from the
party of gold hunters that went out from
this town. They estimate their distance
from Fort Smith to be four hundred and
fifty miles, and in the neighborhood of the
Little Arkansas river, and found no gold,
but were determined to keep up the search
while longer. They were all well; the
Indians they had met were friendly. One
of the party, John Ruddisel, late of Flor
ida, became disgusted, and committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
heart. Mr.. Poole, the cause of this gold
fever, passed the Greek Agency with his
party last week, on their way home. They
had been lost on the plains; had travelled
over one thousand two hundred miles,
found no gold, and were used up generally.
Parties, chiefly of Missourians, are con-
stantly coming in, many of them had been
lost. and one company brought up at
Fort Arbuckle, some three hundred miles
southwest of this. The Fort Smith COM
pany will probably be the last to return,
and with that event will terminate the
humbug for this time.
The loss has been great to hundreds,
but this is the fourth or fifth time within
six or eight years people have deceived
themselves in this matter; and unless this
lesson proves more effectual than former
similar ones have done, a year or two will
witness like excitement and result"