Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-10-15

INCIDENTS OF THE LATEST CALIFoRSIA
DUEL.-The duel between George Penn
Johnston Clerk of he u 8. Circuit Court,
San Francisco, and WI Ferguson, Senator
for Sacramento, was fought at Angel Island
on the 2lst of August, in the presence of a.
boutene hundred friends and acquaintanees.
|. grex ostof political eantefing in the bar
roem OF the Bank Exchange in which the
name of Ms. Twin wife of Senator g., was
inieoduced by Ferguson, The fight came
of. nj the afternoon two days after the chaE
lee<e hrving been given by Johnston the
next xay. On the ground Johnston won
the UorJ and place, and had the wind IL his
favor, and Ferguson Won the choice OF pistols
Distance tea PAGES. Al the first fire both
p~istuIs were discharged Simultaneously, but
neither purity was hit. S'tond FIRE, distance
shortened 10 six pac-s. Il 9TH fired in a hur-
nv ami to- low, and the shots fell short
/ plouulling the ground. Ferguson pointing
to Johnsipn's sl,o.. jJcosely said, There y1u
ares ] huston replied, pointing TO both
..Poor sil.o,s-T am here and you are there"
Third fire Ferguson fired at the word, aud
missed. He then braced himself up To re-
ceive Johnston's shat. remarklng. .Pm a
t gone community" Johnston took deIoer-
ate aim, and fred at the word sstwo" grazing
/ Ferguson's whiskers. Ferguson felt the
| shot, and started as If he had realized the
fact Thai he was a .'goBe community" aud
! fell into his seconds extended arms John
sfoI, looked vexed at the incomplete result.
Terms of apology were now discussed, but
| could net be settled
Ferguson lost his temper, turned pale, and
instructed his second to inform the other
party that hey world oh ige HIN by co tn
uing to reload, and FIRE without interruption.
Fourth fire-Fergsssn's right thigh bone
broken, and Johnston bit on the left wrist,
and a button cut off of the front of his panta-
looms. After Johnston's wound was dressed
he hook hands with Ferguson, saying,'Uncle
! Ferg., I'm - sorry FOR you. and I'm
perfectly satisfied" Ferguson replied,
THAT'S all right" Johnston in walking a.
way, said, '.I'm sorry, very sorry, that's the
frozen TRUTH"
BRUTAL TREArmExr OF A DEsERFEH.-A
Texas correspondent Of the Louisville Jour
nat gives the following particulars of the
brutal treatment of q man named Harrington
a deserter from Camp Colorado, who had
| been re-captured. lie wasa native OF Louis
vile:
Young Huntington was eslisted FOR the
| Sacond Cavalry, but deserted, and was
brought back 10 Fort Smith. The citizen
who bro ught him back must have been more
of a 6end than human. He travelled a day
and night, and until ten O'Clock the next day
without giving him a mouihfulto eat.
Capt. N. G. Evans, of this regiment was
at the Fort al the time, and Harrington was
put in his company. and that day he had to
walk IL miles, haEdcuffed and dragging a
ball and chain, before he got any thing &c
eat. The second days march from fort
Smith was over a road called the IN arrows,'
the toughest that wagons ever travel. [ sup.
pose. The wagons in going over it, would
4 bounce and slide off from rocks four feet al
a time. On the morning of the second day
the captain ordered Harrington to be tied uF
by the hands close up to the taiE-gate Of the
wagon. AT that time his wrists and finger.
were so swollen that be could not bent
them.
The sentry who was put over him, say:
thai for m re than one hundred times the
ball which was attached to him by a chat
and placed in the feed boz, would, when til
wagon came out o; d hole or slide off a rock
jerk his feet from under him, and all hi
weight would come on his wrists, and bi
breast strike the feed=bex. The sentry win
saw that the man was almost dead, took TIL
responsibility to et4him get in the wagor
out of the sun and dust, ami gave him waite
tp drink. He began to enliven and feel bet
ter, when the sergeant OF the guard came u
and raised hi, and ln1de the sentry tie the
poor fellow up again. He did not go NOR
than three miles before the Sergeant, seem.
The man was almost dead, ordered him 4
be cut down; but before he reached tb
ground, be breathcd his last.
Il Harrington's breast was almost beat to
Jelly. and his back, from his chin down, wa
as biack as copld be. He told them in til
morning that if he han = walk that day tiej
to the wagon be would be a dead uan be
fore night. He begged and prayed them Il
shoot him, and put him out of his misery.
THE BuENING OF THE CRYsTA4 PALACE