Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-29

,novledps Of the whole AFFAIR ~
Ano"ioos -sequeu.
aaVe oo'o' .Ast the public
,teemsr. bsf,,s Tho s.,,;r- -, .ho las,
GET ,,nI,od gin 4; ~, -. Il
led sound thrashing for his reward
whereupon c. sent a challenge, which was
brought to Kings house by two individuals,
| one Of whom had been indicted eighteen
months before by the grand jury, of which Mr..
King was the foreman, for population upon the
funds of the city of San Francisco, of which he
was functionary. We append below the
challenge and Mr.. Kings reply, which will
receive on this side of the Atlantic praise
equally as universal as in California, where
the public have become entirely disguised
with the sacrifice of the lives of good, true,
and valuable men, by the hands of DULLES and
worthless vagabonds, in obedience to the vi
tiated notions of propriety that have, up to
this time, ruled supreme there, without ques-
ton.
Every California newspaper whose comments
upon the affair we have seen, (and we have
read a dozen of them on the subject,) unite in
pronouncing the moral courage of Mr.. King,
as evinced in thus setting proper example to
that community on the subject of duelling, as
being as sublims as the example Of integrity
he set in saving his creditors by the sacrifice
Of all his property, when all those in business,
by whom he was surrounded, were seeking to
enrich or to save themselves by cheating theirs.
SAN Francisco, July IL, 1855.
To JAMES KING OF WIN -Sn:-I hereby
demand satisfaction from you for your conduct
towards me this afternoon.
1 refer you to my friend, John K. Hackett,
Esq.
Your obedient servant, A. A. COHEN.
SAN Francisco, July Is, 1855
Mr.. JOHN K. HACKET -Str:-I now Pro-
coed to give you my reply to the note you
anded me last night. And, first, waving
rrher insuperable objections to the mode in
dicated of settling such difficulties, could
not consent TO a hostile meeting with Mr. Co.
hen. The public have already been fully ad-
v;sed of my estimate Of his character.
The relative positions of Mr.. Cohen and my
self are entirely unequal in worldly fortune ard
i Dmestic relations He is understood to be
possessed of an abundant fortune. In the
event of his fall he would leave ample means
for the support of his wife and child. Recent
events have stripped me entirely Of what
orce possessed. Were to fall, should leave
large family without the means Of support.
Ny duties and obligations to my family have
much more weight with me than any desire
TO please Mr.. Cohen or his friends in the man
her proposed.
/ have ever been opposed to duelling on
moral grounds. Ny opinions were known to
Mr.. Cohen and when he addressed me the
noe which you had the impudence t. deliver,
nc was we'll aware that it would not be &C.
pied or answered afirmatively. That fact
Is suff lent Ia demonstrate his contemplate
cowardice in this silly attempt tc manufacture
.ur himself reputation for " chivairy.'
Whilst nothing could induce me to change
my principles upon the subject of duelling, my
con o;ence is perfectly easy as to my right, and
the propriety Of defending myself should DO
assaulted.
Do not fatter yourself, sir, that this COM
N Inication is made out of regard either to
yourself or to Mr.. Cohen. L write this for
publication in the newspapers. l avow princi-
Dies Of which / am not ashamed, and shall
abide the result. JAMES KING OF WV.
Accident and Death of q. s. Army Officers.
letter from Fort Mcintosh, Texas, states
that Col. W. W. Loring of the mounted rifles,
nad met with a severe accident In stepping
from his carriage he fell, broke one of his
arms, and sustained other injuries. A CORES
pendent informs the New Orleans Picayune
that Lieut.. Charles N. Underwood, LIST U. S.
infantry. died at Fort Duncan on the 9TH in
slant. He was much esteemed by his brother
cfficers. We also see il stated that Lieut..
JOHN Williams, 1st dragons, was murdered
by private Dunn, of the mounted rifles at
Fort Davis, Texas, on the Both ult. Capt.
James Smelling, of the army, who served gall
lantly in the Mexican war, died in Cincinnati
on Saturday last.-Bal. Sun, of thss morn
ing.
As ye. the War Department are entirely
without any advices whatever, concernin.
these reported melancholy occurrences.
Authentic from Fort Riley.-We have au.
thentic news, to-day, from Fort Riley, Kansas
Territory. From the dispatch, which bears
date at Fort Leavenworth, ON the 23d instant,
We learn that but eleven persons, in all, had
died Of cholera up to the very last advices re-
ceived there lat Leavenworth) from Fort Riley.
The dead were Major Ogden, Mrs. Major
Arm;stead, Mrs. Major Woods, her two chill
dren, and two servants, and five employees
and soldiers. The original report received in
this city was that the deaths at Fort Riley
from cholera averaged forty a day
Important Bounty Land Question Decided.
We understand that the Secretary of the In
terror to whom the question has been referred,
has decided that in computing the fourteen
days military service necessary to ontitle one
| to bounty land under the act of March 8, 1855,
travel cannot be estimated.
Many have applied for land under this act
who could not make out the fourteen days
service requisite without the time spent in
travel To such, lands cannot be accorded
| under the act of March 3, 1855.
United States Steamer Fulton.-Informa.
| ton has reached Washington, making it Ger
tain that the yellow fever is now, or has re-
Gently been, on this vessel. now at Pensacola
Fla. A case Of the fever has been removed
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