The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-24
RICHMOND, THURs sDA YsJULYT "a iS56' :

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maas 90 amdayit that from certsin puhiicss,s.:y,
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duals be has reason to believe that - ~.
% night duel had besu passod bstveen N-s.sS
Brooks and Buriuesns, Who ars min prs,,s =.
s.ons e ssns Y violation q The Psaes o. ihs Ds,
prayed that the parties be arrested snd prt No.
bondsa In pursuance Of this, Mr. Brooks wss 4
resied at 10 o'clock this morning and takan h.e.s
Jnstice Hollingshead, accompanied by bis friend'
Z. II Bsll: Of Texss and gave aecurisy I'm he
The police officers are in search Of Mr.. Buri,p.
ganr who left the District late last night OF early
this morning. ~ II supposed, to receive the chai
knge. Up 70 noon to-day his immediate friends
could net tell whether or not there has been .
injecting, though there fs rumor to that eject IN
circulation. There is much excitement among
Congressmen In regard to the matter.
Another, dated Tuesday afternoon, says:
Among the many reports In circulation. the
most reliable U, that Mr.. Brooks asked Mr. Burlin-
game, through friend. where note or challeuge
would reach him, and Mr. Bnrlingame replied, At
the Clifton House. Canada Mr.. Brooks, it IL
further stated. declines following him. preferrinS
. meeting IN this vicinity. Mr.. Burlingame's most
Intimate friends express their Ignorance Of his
A dispatch to the New York Tribune, Tnssday,
r No reliable facts can be ascertained, except
that Buringarie left town yesterday and returned
ss ten last night and again absented himself It
is supposed that his object was to procure rifle
Brooks was arrested this morning It is just
stated that meeting was arranged for early this
morning. but owing TO some Misunderstanding in
respect to location, 1t did not occur Hence all is
fog Mr.. Stuart, of Kentucky, the supposed Sec
ond OF Buriingame is here and says he did not At
tend him" ss1,1
1t appears that towards night the surmises Of
the correspondents proved incorrect and that no
duel was about to take place. Several of the Mas
sachusetts papers ridicule Mr.. Burlingame for ma
king in the first place the explanation he did In
pectaton in that State that be would fight ~ well
as talk. Soon after the delivery Of his speech he
visited Massachusetts, and received an address of
welcome IN which these words were used: &
u. wv thank you for your bold and eloquent vim.
dication Of Massachusetts,. And we are the more
gratified, because we know that You are ready to
back up bold words by bold deeds Renewed
cheering.J But you will have no occasion to do
that; for the Southern chivalry will not attack
men who are ready for them" lasa
A SAD CASE OF TREACHERY.- Y.-Alonzo W. Ad-
ams who served in the American army in Califor.
mia pnder Col Fremont, was arrested in New
York, on Saturday, charged with marrying Eliza
beth Moran in California, and afterwards marry.
ing Miss Catherine A.. Post in New York. While
in California he passed with the title of Captain
Adams" The following is an extract of letter
written by his FIRST wife to parties inquiring into
the affair: a..
"My mother died when was very young
child, and my father went north to Buena Ranch,
to live with my uncle.
My fathers business was at Sacramento, San
francisco, and he was much with my uncle, who
was never pleased with Adams calling him a
friend Of gamblers A great many gentlemen of
Mexico were very polite to the officer of the Amer
leans My father was their friend, SO Captain Ad.
ans made my acquaintancea Then ] was happy,
welt and rich enough! Es e2E
5. Captain Adams was very gallant to me; he was
much pleased with music; he said he would bring
his money and slaves, and live in this country like
q Hidalgo. Capt Adams spoke to my father about
my property; said he would be much pleased to
be my husband, II my property was in my own
hands, 20 nobody could make trouble with us My
uncle did not agree to the business, and would
never change his feelings after my father died. <
When i was married, Capt Adams proposed
that all my money should be vested In rich lands,
in my name, as all mine had become his as we'll
as mine agreed to this So he took me to Sac
ramento and San Francisco, where papers were
brought to the hotel for me to sign my name to,
but they never gave me time to read them 81
1 saw letters from his frends-yery great peo-l
pie of America--some fthem to borrow from me,
At very high interest," which would soon make
US very rich. At last he said he would live in this
city no longer, and departed North. A long time
passed. got no letters from him. ] determined
to send messenger on to him; one went but could
not find him. He never came back to me sent
letters to every body to know where he had gone,
: By and by came letter from Havana, in Cuba,
from friend of my husband, to tell me he was
gone f0rever-was killed in duel Ah, God
that said would 60 to Havana, and there
would / die. My father always said mo" but he
would learn soma facts; but NO one knew Don Al
phonzo Adams, aud some talked of his disreputa'
tion. -,,yss 4s4
j .Twanted my money very much, but none couldI
ind My father had to pay much money on mort
cages lands, papers, &c, for me-
We we're advised to advertise for the bad man;
no, neverl Iscorned to have my name in such
publications Nobody believed Capt. Adams dead,
opened my eyes to see only wrongs and tricks on
every side. s8sss.
All. it was much better that had died than all
this, When lost my father, my best friend, my
uncle was my friend no more. You know all the.
rest of my sorrows. Am all deceived Ii Capt
Adams is . living man, he is : cursed man.
lwould texr the bands that bind another victim
to be robbed and ruined. Yes, will &c to the east
If 1t will do any good"
: ODD FELLOWS VIsTT-The Monroe and Apo.
mattox Lodges of Odd Fellows, from Petersburg,
Va, arrived In New York Monday, and were es.
corted 70 the Union Hotel by committee OF the
the Eureka Lodge. At IL O'Clock, they went to
the Governors room At the City Hall, where they
were welcomed by Mayor Wood. They then visit
ed the Tombs, and after dinner at their hotel took
stages for the blind Asylum.
PosT OFFICE AFFAIRs-The Postmaster Gem
erai orders the following establishments:
At Sayres' Mil, Doddridge county, Va, Jacob
Smith to be postmaster, between the efices Of the
Wez Union and North Bend. At Marble Hill,
Prince Edward county, Va. George NJ. Eggleston,
postmaster. At Smyrna, Kent county, Deleware,
appoint Marion Green postmaster, vice y. ]. Colt,
resigned. !.
Z John Welsh hung himself ct Amherst Mass, on
Monday, because the lady he was engaged to In
sisted on putting of the nuptials until they were
in fit pecuufAry condition.
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