Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-08
Duelling-To the Public.


l. Companys service. has the honor to inform Il. =,
gentlemen of San Francisco of his arrival from ra
cutta, and he offers them his professional servco.
a Duellist and Professor of the Code IF Honor "
From his great experience and skill in his n,o,.
sion having had the pleasure to be engaged in YES
four thousand affairs of HONOR, and to bava TSet
in personal combat, during the past thirty wear. '.
hundred and thirty gentlemen of high resrS"
liability, Major Gahegan hatters himself that h.
be able to give satisfaction to the chivary n SN
Francisco and to conduct their little "aairon HaG
unequaled eclat
munty, Major Gahegan has the honor 10 submit V I
following scale of fees which he has put at sns 'pe
exceedingly low figure. as to place a duel in an an
power of gentleman of the most limited means ue
For demanding apology, So ditto, an aN..,
ditto, So rs. '''
For letters on the subject of satisfaction, 49,,
81 rs. ''el'
For arranging and carrying through hostileu..,
ing, as follows:
With duelling pistols, ten steps, 500; ditto ~.
nshng PISTOLS ammunition, surgeon, and carrss..
5000. S'
With rifles, thirty steps, $3.50; ditto, with mn,
kets do. $3.50. 4U''
With Colts revolVers, six shots, 5000. do
Founders, field pieces. (artllery provided) $500 Ok
For settling satisfactorily difficulty, "wtbon.
prejudice to the honor of either party" as follow
Wnen the lie has been given, 500; when ,bs q,
preston id rascal has been used, SIS: do 4 ),
iackass, $50; when the nose has been pulled, sI50
when blow has been struck; $3.50; when kctb.5,
been given, SITS do. on or near the coatails S9ON
AS the line must be drs wn somehow, Major G, fo..
it his duty to announce that he will on no accnr
consent to serve in affair between persons of cO
and that his charges for conducting duel bstwesn
two taiIors will be nine times great as the ordinO
fees, the powerful tenacity life of those tadesms5
rendering this arrangement imperative.
A with a oentlanan,s profoes;o..
outrage by no means to be tolerated, Major Gabau,n
deems it his duty to inform all gentlemenI who nav
think proper to engage in an affair OF honor hereafter
whether as principal seconds, without his assist
ance, that he will hold them personally responsbj.
for 80 doing, in each and every instance.
Posting, as Liar, Coward. and Scoundrel, BY card
or placard, executed on the most reasonable fern,
and eligible lots in the Lone Mountain Cemetery nro
vded for the unfortunate, or steamer tickets furnished
the survivors for a small commission. Address MAJ
Goliah OGrady Gahagan, corner of Clay and Leavsn
worth street, up stairs.
NorIcE OF THE PRESS From the Bundelcund
Galaxy" June the 18th, 1854-"The fight yeste.
day between Major Gahagan and the Hon. Fitz Rov
Johnson, was one of The most beautiful conducted a.
fairs we ever had the pleasure of witnessing. With
five successive shots from Colts Revolver, the gallant
Major removed his adversary's five front teeth and
with the sixth took off, as cieanly as with scalpe
an inch and half from the end of his nose, the pro
dW combat TO- the nonce"
: Major Gahagan attended the honorable companys
ball in the evening, when we noticed him minging
in the mazes of the dance with Lady Emile Jobson
&C., sc.
, From the Calcutta " Evening Journal" Aug. 9th,
1854 The duel between the gallant Major Gaia.
gan and the Lord Bishop of Bengal, came of this
morning at daylight and resulted in the Bishops re.
ceving an ounce ball on the pit of the stomach
On learning the nature of his adversarys wound
the Major witty remarked that he much 10 be
pitted, adding that he would have winged the Bishop
but for the fear of making an angel of him prems
turey."
Hundreds of similar testimonials to the above may
be seen by applying to Major G. OG. G. at his Of
fce.-San Francisco EUening Journal
CATHOLICS AND THE PUBLIC OFFIcEs.-The Hon
John Keen, of New York, wrote letter TO his pob
cal friends in that city, who on Thursday evenln
celebrated the election of MIR. WISE from which "
quote the following passage, it sets forth som
facts not generally known:
" The supporters of the new movement the Know
Nothings) pretend to have great apprehenslons
the influence of Roman Catholics. What ground
there for this fear Have they monopolised th
government of the nation, or of this State? In TIL
- State of New York no Roman Catholic has held b
Office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or any
the State Offices at Albany. Not one has ever heD
= the Office of Mayor of this city.
&C In the general government not one of them iron
this State has ever held an Office the head of dc
partment; not one has been member of the SenHt
6 from this State, and but one of that ancient CEee
from this State has yet seen service as member
4 the House of Representatives. No collector, naV'
- officer surveyor in this city, has belonged
IS that church no foreign minister selected from h
State has been attached to that faith and yeti
= this State the most numerous body of the Roma
;" Catholic church in the Union is to be found. ho
Ir0n thora hn IN ohoro hat
undue influence when trace of their power
scarcely to be seen 2"
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" A KNoTTY TExT.-There was once itlneTal