Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

that telegraphic dispatch had been received
from Richmond, Va by Captain baggot''
chief of Police, announcing that Messrs' hoger
PRYOR Of the Richmond Enquirer ana
R.vs,iv Botts, SON of John n. Bolts, had
lsft that cty for this vicinity, 1t was supposed
for the purpose of fighting duel.
The Mayor and the police department OF
,hi. citv were actively engaged yesterday in
taking measures to Illustrate the contemplated
duel. Officers were dispatched to meet Officer
Tyler of Richmond, who it had been tele-
ties) at the Southern boat on its arrival, in
order to afford him every facility; and during
the day officers were dispatched to the three
different points at which it was apprehended
the meeting might take place
Information, received st late hour last
night, led the officers to believe that the ar
rangements for a duel, at an early hour this
morning, had been completed. Accordingly,
at o'clock this morning, Officers Tyler Of
Richmond, and Officers Reese, Yeatman, and
Reynolds, of this city, started towards the
suspected point of meeting. By ruse, they
succeeded, without exciting suspicion, in keep
ing within sight Of the carriage of the surgeon
of one of the parties, who preceded them, in
the direction Of the pine woods in the vicinity
of Francis P. Blair's residence. Separating,
and surrounding these woods, the officers dis
covered, and, after something of chase, sue
ceeded in arresting, the friends Of Mr.. Pryor,
(who had arrived first on the ground,) aud,
finally, Mr.. Pryor himself, who for a time
succeeded in eluding the pursuit Of the officers.
Shortly before 7 o'clock (the hour at which
the duel was to have come off, hack drove
up with Mr.. Bolts and friends, who were also
arrested, and both parties were brought back
to this city ond taken before Justice Goddard,
where they bound themselves not to commit a
breach Of the peace in this District and to
deliver themselves in charge of Officer Tyler
at the Southern boat this evening
Mr.. T. p. Chismond acted as the second Of
Mr.. Pryor, ard Mr.. Francis j. Smith as the
second of Mr.. Bolts
"ofice-nothing but Office - Several days
ago We conclusiveIy proved the fact, that, if it
"NAS sieS wiz uCiN dtSo W luo IoCCuI w
National Convention were altogether untaint-
ed with Know Nothingism-as was NJ aintained
by the National Hteli,gencer and other
newspaper they would be excluded from
''aH political ofi;es' in the possible event
only Of Mr.. Filmore's election to the Presi-
dency, as the Know Nothing order lin the
third degree) requires its members to "vote
for and support for all political offices third
or Union degree members in preference to all
others"
The Richmond Wig has, with ravenous
appetite, soized upon the article of the Star,
and thereupOn comments in a manner which
shows its gastrOnOmic instincts The Wig
does not, however, deny the truth of our as.
sertion relative TO the exclusion of the Wings
from "ofice or preferment," were cit pose. BILE
for Mr.. Fillmore to be elected by hook or by
crook" or, We may now add, in any other
way.
The Richmond editor informs US of an i'm.
portant ruth-namely, that the Wings of Bal
timOre were engaged in ga great political
| canvass from motives purely unselfsh and
tuous Indignation expressed by our contem.
pOrary, we must place the Wig in the same
category; a position, however, which, it will
| now for the first time Occupyn'
Now, if these Wings are "purely unselfsh
and disinterested" more patriotic than their
neighbors-one would suppose that from their
number, in the possible event only to which
| we have above alluded, might be selected
safe advisers and altogether competent execu.
tive officers; but, according to the third or
Union degree, they could not be selected for
office so long as there were persons who had
subscribed to that degree, TO matter however
unworthy. for the ritual makes no distinc-
tiOn as to qualifications between individuals
1t is we'll for our Wig friend to have a good
opinion Of himself and bad one of those
against whom he and his party arc in hostile
array; hence his brief, but sweeping assertion,
so confidently paraded, that while the Demo.
Gratis are "Swiss and fight for plumber" the
Wings care patriots, ard battle for country
from love Of country" "The difference"
he remarks, els very material" and so it
"ONio 10 IL Iuo dsStTtlOu naQ It's fOunQa-
ton something moro reliable than the mere
dictum Of the Richmond editor,
The United States Ship Vandalia We
recently announced that this vessel, the rear.
guard Of the Japan squadron, had arrived at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after an absence
OF nearly four years. The New York Journal
~ Commerce says that nine months was the
longest consecutive period she remained at
any one port, and that was at Shanghai. She
was present at the bcmbardment, assault, and
capture of that celebrated city, and, during
the whole Of her stay there, maintained on
shore guard Of seamen and marines, to pre-.
serve the neutrality of the foreign settlement,
aad protect the persons and property Of Amor
loan residents from being injured in the
struggle thea waging between the Chinese i'm
perialists and insurgents.