New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-12
ANOTHER DUEL-SoUTHERN CHIVALRY


An affair of threatening character which has been
brewing for some time past in the City came to safe
and happy termination yesterday, in which the spri
Of Southern Chivary was involved and creditably
vindicaed in the person of South Carolnan of high
breed and therefore fit only to represent the buster
inc courage of the Slave arstocracy. 1t is gratifying
to state by wav of immediate relief to the reader that
in the whole of this affair no one has been killed, and
but one man awfuy frightened. The Southerner re-
ferred to had been insisting in offensive manner on
various occasi ms that there never has been great
man in the world except John C. Calhoun, and there
Is No other State of any account in the Union except
South Carolina This on one occasion called ont some
iocose but not very iiatterng comments relative to
South Carolina ON the part of Northerner at which
the Southerner took oense. There were IN the party
several Northern and Southern gentlemen who aI-
peared to be rather amused at his manner anu To
garded the matter as one of humor
Nevertheless the Southemer sent challenge to the
Northerner-having been persuaded that he was "a
"clock-makng, woOden-nutmeg Yankee VINO did
not dare to fight To his surprise, however, the cha
lepce was accepted on Friday last and seconds were
chosen. But he backed out, leaving his second to
gb, his antagonist. This agreed to upon condi-
ton that he should pay all of the expenses which were
estimated rs follows:
oftbe Astor House Coaches drawn by four Horses
Hackney Coaches. *
Surgeon to attend %
Inci6er .............'
Itwas arranged that he should be at the Astor House
Yesterday at o'clock to furnish the funds. lie came
and at o'clock the prelimnaries having been fuiy
adjusted and money to the amount of about 500 hav
inc been furnished by him as agreed, the party started
for Woodlawn, above Bloomingdale, several miles
from the Astor House. Arriving there at about sun
down the patty of dueiss and friends numbering al
tcetber thirteen or fourteen persons, repaired to dell
in the reiphborhood Cd the bank OF the Hudson. The
distapee-twelve paces-was measured, and the
Nrtbcrner and Souheners second took their stations,
,ppearing az grave as possible under the circum-
stances Meantime the Souherner was in great state
of excitement which was greatly increased by the ap
pearance of another member of the party, who said
that he was deputized by the Sheriff; that he saw
preparatons there for hostile meeting; and raising
his hands, he commanded the peace and called
mon the citizens of the State of New-fsrk to
sn,nress the duel The Southerner was called upon
at this moment by bis second TO take that man the
officer off the ground which be did with the aid OF
others with great difficulty. The word was then
Given. "Fire-one, two, three" and both pistols
were discharged. The Southerner's second was
wounded in the right leg-at least bis pantaoons
were torn and other evidences Of wound appeared
The wounded second limped whereupon the courage
Gus souiherner rsD excessively frightened, and the
crowd after him. lie reached the public house where
the carriages were standing got into the wrong car
spe and ordered the driver to drive to the city with
all possible haste He then wished to hire horse as
he thought be might possibly reach the city sooner.
He was driven down TO the city in his carriage with all
speed. Tie remainder Of the party went into the
public house and had several drinks all around by
way of closing the scene and instead Of blood cham
payne flowed freely.
Meantime some person who had witnessed the shots
repaired with haste to the nearest Police station ana
notified the Police Of the duel, and shortly aerward
Sergeant with posse Of Police came to the ground,
and not finding them, telegraphed to the Third Ward
Police to arrest the parties upon their arrival at the
Aston House.
The dueling party retu ned to the Astor House al
about 10 O'Clock last night and dispersed without mo-
estation The Southener doubt is satisfied with his
yindcation of Southern Chivalry, and the remainder
of the party were also remarkably well satisfied with
the adventure.