The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-23

huMoRED DuEL-A New York correspondent
o. tne Albany Argus says that Colonel Fremont
ns. ,enAlensed Toombs, Of Georgia, to duel
Another rumor confirms the above It Ia ru.
mored mat the arrangements for the meeting are
al complete and that the battle ground has been
selected Henry Ward Beecher, the Brooklyn
warrior WAIT and philanthropist is to be Fremonfs Sc
eona' ana Brooks, of South Carolina Is to be se
como for Toombs. Drs. II. Greeley and T. Weed,
whi be in attendance on Fremont-they having
pied him so frequently they understand his con.
suIauon The weapons viii be Sharpes rifles,
loaded by Beecher with Kansas gas The distance
VIII De four miles (by request of Fremont) and
the time midnight (by the request of Beecber) TIE
comoatants to wheel and fire like fury Toombs
thinks this Is the surest way to kill Fremont (scsre
s,m SIN 70 death and therefore consents to time and
distance. Brooks desired canes for yeanon. Tbo
ground selected is Kamsschatka (bv advice of Rur.
iingame) A boat will be chartered by Congress
70 take as many of Fremonts friends as desire to
oe In at the DEATH" with the understanding that
tuey are 10 remain there to keep slavery from
spreadng It's blight over that fertile country. Af.
ter the fight, Kamtschatka dog will give a howl
for rfreedom.-Lockport Adr
MAN KIrLED-S.ranee Coincideuce-on Thurs
oay night last, as the locomotive young Ameri-
ca, ID Hiser, engineer, was drawing a passenger
train from Rochester to Auburn, a man who resi-.
aed az victor, was discovered lying on the track,
Two miles west o the station. He was discovered
TOO late to save his life. The locomotive struck
MIN, passed over bis body and left scarcely
enough of 1t in its natural condition to enable IT TO
De recognized as that of a human being The en-.
gine was stopped as soon as possible and the re-
mains taken to Victor. The Rochester Union,
from which we learn the above, saws:
just one year ago, the same engine and same
engineer was passing eastward with the same
train, and was about the same place and hour of
niaht ran against the same man who was killed on
thursday night At that time he had his collar
Done broken, and was taken to Victor. The same
surgeon attended him then who came on Thurs
day night to the Victor station and identified the
remains of his former patient
EMANcfPATIoN DECIDED TO BE ILLEeAL.-It
WIN De perceived from the interesting decision of
the Supreme Court, delivered on Monday, 9Th of
december, by Justice Buchanan, and published
to-day, that the act of the legislature, approved
March ioth 1855, is declared to be void of consti
tuuonailty consequently. that the emancipation
OF slaves by the tribunals of this State is illegal
and unconstitutional, inasmuch as emancipation,
as the law stood before this decision, could be had
only under this act.-New Orleans Courier 1lM
tom MARSHALL" has been edifying the Ken.
tuckv Supreme Court with one of his hsppiest hits
It was case which the Vice President elect. Mr..
Breckenridge, and Garret Davis of Kentucky were
opposing counsel. Mr.. MsrshaIi's clients son had
been foRged by gentleman for tresspassng upon his
fish pond Major Breckenridge conterded that the
he had been subjected to in his juvenile days when
caught in mischief. Tom Marshall in reply said
that 0oth gentlemen had endeavored to magnify him
into great man-Keptuckys greatest lawyer and
orator. and both, in their political speeches. were in
the habit OF expressing great confidence in the sagac-
ity and intelligence of the people. Now he wished
to be informed how it that with sh great supe
riority of natural genius and acquiremens and with
the additional advantage of years least one of
his edversaries he remained plain Tom Marshall,
hammering miserable existence out of a few law
suits at the bar while 20 L." pointing to his oppo-
nent, John C. Breckenridge, .who were but tow.
headed shaver robbiug BIRDS rests and playipg
marbles, when the whole broad Commonwealth of
Kentucky was ringing from one end TO the other
with p ases of the sreat eloquence, vast learning
and prodigious ability of Tom Marshall, are now
Vice PresidesE of the United States? and you 9ar-
rit Davis, wanted to be, and almost persuaded some
very wea minded people to make you, President of
the United States? Now" proceeded Tom, our
Vice President says he used to be fogged in his boy
sh days for just such tricks my clients was
suffering any damage thereby, it was one of the
causes of his progress and advancement to his pre-
sent high position If my client had only known this
before and If he could be satisfied that his son
spanked on the same spot that my distin guished
friend was far from bringing this suit, he would
hsve acknowledged his profound gratitude to the de-
fendant for thus placing his scion the line of safe
precedents, and giving him strong claim on the
Vice Presidency. Doubtless the political misfor-
tunes and disasters Of my other distinguished friend
are attn butable to the fact that his spanking
neglected in boyhood he has to make up for it. BY re-
ceving nothing but political spanks ever since he
reached manhood" These palpable hits excited
much laughter among the lawyers and judges, in
par ,ipated.