New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-18

bloody ARRAY were excited; boueb, having % sAse
knowedge Of tho parties, hoped that tho nssAa
would result at vors. eniy sfer Tho Nor,lers r.aassr
a blow with The Iesh-a knock down. Gov kicks
nuiually e1changed-s halloo enough"-spd q 500
srs,ion BY friends. Capt. wrigb, was walking no
and down the bar-room near the Mercer-s. side, and
nj prccis.ly ., minutes past o'clock joined BY
Mr.. Dean.
They halted about the center OF The room, and 40
ponred 10 be conversirg in mild and friendly tone.
There was no violent gesaculatop, and posi-.
treiy no loud talking. Had | no, been expecting
n difficulty, certainly, there was nothing in their
manner 10 lead me to the belief ths. any bat the
uo,t friendly relations existed between them. In
deed. apo,i er friend of mne entirely unscquainted
with the parties, 70 whom had communicated my
fenrs s.epped TO the dcsk for cigar and returning,
parsed within four feet OF them and could not discover
a word Of angry meaning or beAgeren, ineot.
Not more than twenty persons were in the barrocm
a, the time and unless they had received information
Of the probable result OF the meeting, no one OF them
could possbl, have gained suspicion Of il from the
manner OF the parties or tone OF their conversation.
Az :; o'clock Capt. Wright suddenly drew from his
breast a cowhide. which be apple i without spparcnt
great ygor of muscle 20 tho right check of Mr.. Dean
Immediately below the eye. Instantly and before
another blow could be stuck, Mr.. Deans dagger
glesmed in the gssligbt and sprineiUg toward Capt
Wright. whose arm was upGtted with the 'hife, the
two blows fell simul'aueouSy-the cowhide on the ef
cheek and nose of Mr. Dean; the dagger - the ht III
the left side Of Capt Wright
Atthis moment gentlemen around the room sprsng
TO separate the combatsnts. The cowhde tell from
Can't. Wrichts grasp; the blood spouted from his
wound; he scarcely moved. The hand of Mr.. Dean
wss not OF could not be stayed he buried the dagger
again in the body of his antagonist The tight ceased
Cent Wright wicked tow ard the wssh-room, the bbod
a'rly cush NJ IN streams from his WOUNDS. He re
marked that his injuries not fsa, and that the
less of few gallons OF blood should excite no alarm.
Mr. Dean regained bis coolness immediately after the
ARRAY and spoke Of his course as the only one 10 pur-
sue under the crcums ances. Capt. Wight sank
rom the loss of b God and pain of his wounds He
was carried to his room and physicians called to
dress bis wounds Doubtless be will be carried
thence ct an early day to occupy that earthly room
the final tenement of mortality. Mr. Dean IL IN The
HANDS Of the offended law His wound, selfnhcted,
is slight 1t will heal. The stain of the cowhide he
has probably wiped out with the blood o; his adver
ssry Bis satisfaction s complete, but the price OF It
il awful for future contemplation; il cost the e-biood
of his former FRIEND it the Wild agony Of fond
and loving sister Il cost the despair OF an afecuonate
wife: il threw gloom over large circle of relatives
snd frie nds il shocked society bus after oil cHds-
cat,d Southern honor.
Mr.. Dean is spoken Of by those ~bo know him a.
gentleman possessing many manly qualities, and h's
appesrance certainly confirms their report. Az least,
a great msfo. tune has beialen him. VEmrAs.
Nsr York. Sept. II, 1861