The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-12

- relifornta D0el.. Furslser Pnsffenlars,
As san k1nnciSco Times Of the I4th ulf..
s.ses ne full IpaTsieu1ars 81 tho dusl bstween
sshasor brodsstck and Judge Terry. At 4 ouax.
ssr past six O'Clock he parties arrived an t6e
ground, attended by their second. and rf,v.i-
cans. The Hon. ,. q. NcKibhin ana Mr..
Coulter appeared FOR xr. I,rederick. ana
Messrs. Calhoun Benharn and Thom.. Nav.
aof udge Terry. A half-hour was occupiei
IN making the arrangements. The sn.,sts nee
q the account, as telegraphed from 81. 1.o.,.
Is as follows: - - - -''s :.
Ten PAGES having been marlpd an .,.--.
- paIs LOOK their positions, and their secan.t.
tnsns en s.r rnem q al articles presenting prom
nead tnrown slightly back. Iookino sn~.,.,.
nis antagonist Each held his r.IsfsI -. & tss re
Iignt hands pointed TO the ground. Roth vxa,s
aressea srsss ln black garments. Broderick stood
eIecr DutWith head rather down. 'S
Ferry maintained the position Of = nr.ct;,..,
seus gusins1 presenting only the edge aof his per
son, ana keeping his left hand and shonlJs,
-, WELL oenind. Frederick, though al nrst as.
% prefer careless and less constrained one
ana gradually presented more Of his bodv II
s. lne nre OF his antagonist, and held his nistol
rather awkwardly - f'-s WI
more practiced and motionless attitnrse ,vas 8
Mos one Jot more that of d man of iron nerve
tnan was Broderick At a Quarter hafnra + +
oe,oek 4 r Mr. Coulter pronounced the words.
in modsrateiv ,,, ene, two, nre!" followed
an.,, pistol, put had scarcely brought it to an
angie OF 45 degrees from its downward rosi.
tr;a, y men, owing TO the deIicacy of the hair
the ern !. was discharged, the bali entering
.'ie g ground four PAGES in advance Terry fired
Tna NV seconds later. taking deliberate aim
lug nnere was perceptible interval between the
TWO reports. s>N.s'-As - % % "oc4 uo uo
Rroderick
to his right breasl reeied sIosrIp 80 a. M.
ana before his seconds could reach him faI, 10
sle ground. Terry folded his arms hnt did
nus move broderick's seconds rnn 10 his Aid
1.u %nn.,a "a moenr commenced to staunch the
Mouno- Tne hulletentered Just forward Of tIe
nippie, ana lodged, as was supposed under fhe
.eis arm. He was soon after borne into tosru
el.n "a MS carriage. Previously Terry and his
ana .n .eta lne neid, driving rapidly into town.
= mas leheo 70 sacramento.
The New York Herald in sketch of the mar.
Ties to the duel, says:
senator Broderick and Judge Terry both
owed their positions in the cornmnnitv 10 =,
10 their political management of cancusas !
| pfiMary electlons than to any neepiiar ,nar;,
IN themselves or fitness tor their high Of; cas
DD!Iu.usIick, whose mother still resides in thu
Eighth ward of this CITY, was a na1iya IF M.
York, and was at one time foreman of T,s.s.
company No. "a. When the gold discoysr,a
IN California became known in the Eastar,
States, and produced such-a an immense emi
grafton to the Pacific, ne set out for that re
gion, and mas among the earliest of the adyen
| turers there. From his familiarity with IN
science of political maneuvring, he soon h.
came prominent in public life, and was. i
| 1857, elected by the Legislature of Californi
| to the Senate of the United States. In fha
| position he conducted himself honorably am
| high -mindedly, and showed degree of abilit
that was hardly to be expected from his aate
| cedents.
Judge Terry was also early in public life :
/ A native of one of the Southern States. an
| left an orphan AT an early age, he went /
| Texas and took part in the struggle for Texa
| independence. After his return he devote
himself to the study of the law, was admitte
/ to the bar, went to California with the earl
| est emigration there and was elected JustiS
! OF the Supreme Court when he was but thirty
| three years of age. Like Broderick, he was
| man of great resoluteness and DETERMINATION
| While he was In the hands of the Vigilant
Committee, and while his life was in imm
| nent danger, he was offered discharge if /
1 would consent to resign his position. H
/ wife urged him to do so, but he refused, an
issued an address to the people of the Stat
In which he expressed his determination th;
ne would not leave the prison alive in an
other position than as Judge of the Supfem
Court. lie was reputed to be a dead shot,
| This is the second Congressman from Cal
fornia that has had his term cut short by due
| Ing. The other was the Hon. Edwar
Gilbert, who was one of the first two mem
bers elected from that State The Hon. Jo
| McKibben, a member of the last House. ais
| got into personal difficulty during the car
vass, which led to hostile correspondence,
and ended in an apology; and Herbert mem
ber of the previous Congress, came near bell
hanged for the murder of a waiter at Viii
lard's Hotel in Washington.