The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-25

rhe Jos1ysG ana hon. ] NJ Eli H." In which old
eeainst Prentice reiterated The following extracts
contain the offensive sentencos:-
Tho edor OF the Journal Is an imported wooden nut
meg Yankee who edited abolition paper In Connecticut
before emigr sung 70 Kentucky.
The Plug Ugly editor who makes them is notorious
We, our elves, have him on the public streets
ssoa on sac side sappos him, he'd Is mucn a. the"
could DO 70 enable him 70 navigate homeward SIS only
short tins since that while gopg leourng tour In
diana, be was 80 deeply In liquor that endeavoring
walk psk from the ferry boat shore hs fell into
che river he was 6ahed up and taken to the hotel
seS.I sa;s, where he was put to ped until he became
And he now supporting for Congress- in this district,
much more of his the drinking saloons ant gam
bling halls # Washington than his seat the door or
he fees IKE t-whch is not by any means unf ,eauen,
and who ut the last May election for magistrate, was
Knocked down and whipped st Frank inion Henry county
for insulting man while he (Aarshall) was drunk.
THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN raK BELLIoRRENTs
II. ON toe Louis yle Jo1rual. July q
YESTERDAY morning an editorial article very coarsely
foefsoaa toward appeared in the editorial f
the Louisville Courier. Thereupon the following CORES
poldance ensueo:-
No. l.
b. DUsRxrr ESQ. IL tad me paragraph above (he
sGers.ve this mornings Louisville Courier,
are ns sao Ss ss
II you ere, heher you r do me the justice to Withdraw
i N nS ~ % Gf % : Ts' w ps
author ized 70 receive your reply
LoUrsyuiK, July y, 1867. GEO. ID. PRENTICE.
No. 2.
LOUISVILLE, July 81. 1857.
Gro D. FssSIscE ESQ IL have your note of this morning
relative q editorial the Courier do think, my
dear Sir you have any rig nterrogate
ehe author OF any article in the Courier until you
my the head editor II you Will
make youf wishes known through the proper channel
and thus fsl 90 get satisfaction, Is possible that
sstsfy yop have the honor to DC, yours respectfully,
No. 3.
& I. DyERErT, ESQ Your note Is just received You
shs proper haDnel My only ~ish present is to know
whether y ere the author OF the paragraph that en-
10 the o. yer of to morning do know of
any proper channel for making tns wish kno wn than
Caps s. F. MIR Yours respectfully, :. : = ',,S
LoUsyEIiz, July Il, 1857. GEO. D. PRENTICE.
No. 4.
LOUISVILLE, July q, 1857.
Gro. D. PsgsucE, ESQ., II have your second of
This morning edit ,risi in The Courier. l
refer you my answer your first the most 6t
ting repy ,aa, I Gao give to your seconi have the
|ao0cr to be- years respectfully, r. I. DuRRErf
No s.
z. I. DrsEsTT Esq Il have twice Hke1 you whether
you the Of par graph that enclosed you,
aad you bave Twice declined serng Once more put
the question you and will answer it IL you not
re+pec,faiy Gso. D. PRENTICE.
LoUrsyuIz, Jolly Il, 1867.
LOUISVILLE, July 81, 1867
Geo D. PsKsrcs Esq II have your third note of this
morning relative to An editorial In tue Couir. Again,
impairment enough put question that could be
properly addressed TO the editor OF the Courier alone
not . coward | will answer your question, and
that you aTe not willing to believe me to be
pimen and tay TIA, sm IN sins to believe you to be
coward lol know very well who wrote the article in
you would have parsued dtisren; course have the
Aooor 70 be ours very respectfully, ,..,...
No. 7.
r HzTT Il
shall denoDrce you your the first time you
upon the street shall DO upon Third C-oss
IN hall an bow or less and hope .na no. hsve look
oopssaa ,as note to ant sss p Miller a. soon a.
We received Mr. Durretts note ana Capt Miller used all
diligence 10 hnd MIR. Durre1, The following Captain
Muer's stAielo emit
A12H o'clock called at rne Courier Office, where |
had ms, Mr. Dlrrett on two %reviow c,ssons In the
would DO In 10 ave mipu'es rsiied hour and he
did come. then 10 his house In company with
hls brother, A. fsied 10 ind hin at hume was told
previously by brother that be would be at the oo~tr
oHce nj O'CLOCK After gong TO hts house 81 o'clock,
0Ssse- ca,e, and no, andnd him there, cor.
cluded 10 wal, until o'cl,cx 10 meet him at tho
s. n c Sn aoue sewsss fsur,S and s
sreets, heard pistol shots, and, coming out found
crowd collected front OF Andrew donroe's ofice-Af
Prentice on toe pavement and Mr. Durre not 10 be
pce the cscuy honroes cfce ha 'e called 1T the
Cb-sv Office ,Eiee, a Mr.. Dlrr,us residence once aud
Mt COL HnA7's oice, next door to MI Monroes once,
where the difficulty occurred, foy the purpose OF
delivering no,e from George D. Prentice requesting
another msc,lZ. THIS meeting was requested oy Mr.
Prentice 80 AZ half pact four O'Clock and the
written at ha past three o'clock But before stated,
could not ind Mr.. Ourrett sILAS =. MILLER.
Tue note vti:h entrusted TO Captain Muller, and
which he cosd not nnd opportunity OF delivering, was
~ follows
TT DvRrtIr, EQ ;-Sis- From your depormsni tais
afternooa have doabs GU coward / hippo you
mo hai at four Tits eveaug, tho corner Of Third
and jefferson. Yours, &c .,...-....
JvLr q, 1857. GEO ID PkENTlOL-
No. 10.
Iha2pensd be In View o. tbs doors Of Goo d. Hinslc
and Andrew Monroe when the dghi commenced between
Geo D. Prea'ice and r barrett As Durrct. ascendeA
Che steps Husle 0here basement under his onlce)
Mr.. Prentice from the doorstep Of honroet ohce
he ssid Durrea drew pistol from hi. poke, aud ared
Mr. Prentice ibel drew two pistol. Ia succession from his
Ans he had He then stepped 70 Monroes door, ~hen
pistol handed him, and ne fred twice more,
having arod twice previously think Mr. Darrcn a,ed
nrrt Gre be fetreatcd into the door Of N HnSes Office
and aer gc the door he fred twice, his arm only
extending fogn door, and Is neuly closed. Afor the
rng oessed ana considerable crowd had collected Col
Harrison ana Col Boone demanded tna, the police should
ospere the crowd said 10 them that Mr.. Prentice
desirous that Mr. Durrctt should forth and show
himself they replied that he not In the house aud
ece went 10 Mr. Preniice, Ia Monroc's Office aud told
Gin, and be afterwards left W. X. THOMAS
We entirety willing 10 present the facts without one
word Of comment Let the public judge
The Louisville Courier publishes the following version
OF the Array
About thres O'Clock, r. g. Durrca, Erq, az no was en-
Serlns the office OF q. u. Hinkie Esq, Jefferson
street, between Fourth aud Flfth very unexpecedy
attacked oy Geo d. Prentice Esq, who loaded dossd
sh deodir sapos Several shots passed bctween thcm,
resulting, understand In Sir. Prentice being slightly
wounded In the leg. Mr. Hnkie, who Was in his Office,
was severely wounded in the leg, above the an,le, by
shos from Mr.. Prentces pistol We hear that the sur.
goons unable 10 extract the ball. which was barred
nmopg the small bones.
Mr. Durret entirely alone when attacked, while Mr.
Prentice surrounded By crowd OF his friends who
thot-s
whom very noisy aud their demopstra
lions Immediately subsequent 20 the difficulty when he
made attack, infsrmed that Mr.. Prentice vas
yery uch.ln,oxicaiCd
The Origin Of the difficulty article in the opvio