Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-08

duel has all ended in smoke but not from the
burning of powder Read, and let thy soul
be instructed. We copy from the local col
umn of the Union of yesterday.
Fuss AND FEATHERS ado has been
made recently IN regard to a personal diff
Guilty between c. Gilman, Clerk of Assem-
bly, and Frank McCoppin, who, for a time,
held position under him rs journal Clerk
consequent on the retirement of the latter
from said position under circumstances of al
legged bad faith on the part of Gilman. A
personal collision ensued at the St George.
A mortal challenge passed from McCoppin to
Gilman, which the latter declined to accept,
aud very properly, not being disposed to vi.
oate the law which he had sworn to support
and, withal, having been born and bred in
the State of Maine. where personal grievances
are otherwise redressed-stating, however.
in his note, that if forced into collision, he
would be prepared to defend himself Nc.
Coppin, having copied the note, sent back a
reply to the effect that. as a deraier resort, he
would post him as a liar, coward and pol
troon, at the corner of Seventh and r streets,
and that he (McCoppin) would be on hand
from 81 to 81 p. NJ. Saturday, to defend it.
This reply, we understand, was handed to
Gilman as he was entering his boarding house
on Saturday morning McCoppin was on
the ground at q P. NJ precisely-perhaps ar
rived a few minutes previously-and, with
his knife, affixed the following to a board
erected at the intersection of the streets
above mentioned:
TO TIE PUBLIC.
1 hereby post and denounce G. Gilman as a LIAR, a
COWARD and PoLTRoeN and therefore unworthy Of
tha ofic orr of or Of
honor. FRANK MCOOPPIN.
MeCoppin was accompanied to the ground
or Joined while there. by Senator Gregory,
of Santa Cruz and Monterey; Tom Hayes, of
San Francisco; Pat. O'Rielly, Clerk in the
Controllels office; H. A. Caulhed, of Sacra.
mento, with small Paixhan gun or large
Colts revolver, slung to his back, and per-
haps several others deeply Interested who
were in attendance. pacing to and fro in the
vicinity, apparently as scouts, on the qui Uiye
to discover the approach of the enemy
There was one man particularly forlorn
hope of the regiment perhaps-who was
posted within gunshot southeast of the pla
card or poster, armed with double barrel
shot gun. Getting tired, he came up to
wagon in the field, which was being cleared
off by Caulfeld and others, and deposited
his weapon. Other guns were also on the
ground, and deposited in the same place, and
the whole finally wrapped up in blanket
and placed in the wagon. The time having
fully elapsed, McCoppin very deliberately
walked up to the placard or poster, with
drew his knife therefrom, affixed it with a
tack or nail. and wrote Gn penciD on the
margin above: "Time is up" and on the mar
gin below: IL left at 3:45 o'clock" Just
then, officer McClory, who had been secreted
watching maneuvers came up and took down
the poster. McCoppin inquired Of him why
he did it, and demanded it. McClory told
him he was an officer, diScharging his duty
and advised him and his friends to leave the
ground. McCoppin wished to obtain the
poster for the purpose of destroying it, but
upon McClory's assuring him that he inten.
9ed retaining it, bowed politely and with
Grew. Taking everything in connection
tae challenge, reply of Gilman, rejoinder Of
McCoppin, the apparent contemplated am
ouscade at the r street levee--and we las
must be our readers) are forcibly reminded
o. that memorable passage in "BombastsS
He who dares these boots disPaoe,
Must meet Bombastes face to face.