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

FATAL DUEL IN CALIFoRNIA-- BSsfsd state
esMato KlfFsa-The telegraph this morning
announces the fact that Hon. David Rrodertck
United States Senator from California was
killed on the morning Of the l3th nit. near
San Francisco, In q dnel with judge Terry, Of
the California Supreme Court The parties
had attempted a meeting few days before,
but were arrested and put under bonds to keep
the peace. Mr.. Broderick was native Of
New York, and emigrated to California shortly
after IL became q State. Judge Terry q MAJ
tive Of Virginia letter from San Francisco
gives the following statement Of the cause Of
the fatal meeting:
In June last soon after the meeting OF the
Democratic State Convention, Mr.. Frederick,
while sitting at public table at the Interna-
tionai Hotel, in this city, got into controversy
friend Of Judge Terry, BY harsh remarks con-
cerning the latter, who, In speech before the
Convention, had spoken disparagingly of the
Senator in his present attitude of hostility to
the Democratic party. Mr.. Broderick, at the
time, told Perley that Unexpected him to carry
his remarks to the Judge, and intimated his
readiness to hold himself responsible for his
language.
Out Of this transaction a correspondence oc-
CURED between Perley and Broderick, OF which
gave you an account at the time. You will
remember that Broderick declined Perley's
challenge, assigning as reason that he, UNI
ted States Senator, could not have such an Is
sue with the party challenging, but intimating
that after the pending canvass was over, ne
would accept an invitation from Judge Terry
himself. 1t appears that on Thursday last
soon as the result of the election was ascer-
tanned, Terry sent challenge to Frederick
but up to this hour the entire affair has been
conducted with so much secrecy that nobody
can give us any reliable particulars.
1t is known, however, that the acting
seconds are--for MIR. Broderck, Hon. Jos. u
MeKibben, and for Mr.. Terry. Calhoun Ben
ham, Esq These, and other confidential
friends. have been laboring in vain to effect
reconciliation; but the Judge will accept no
terms of settlement other than an uncondi-
tional withdrawal of the offensive remarks
made by Mr. Broderick, and an apology there
for. IT is well known that the Judge some
time since determined to pursue this matter 70
the bitter end, as the time arrived to
which Mr. Broderick had postponed the adj
justment of these personal matters, and 1t is
presumed that he will not yield.
Among the rumors of the warning, which
seem to come from probably informed sources,
is one to the effect that MIR. Brodericks friends
sought last night to change the ISSUE and set
some other party than Terry TO meet the Sem
ator upon the field. Who that other party is
we do not hear, but the impression is that it
may be Perley. The frien DIS of the principals
in this affair are filed with the liveliest ap-
prehensions as to the result. Broderick has
courage, and ut the present time his defeat, in
the campaign just closed, has converted his
general condition of misanthropy to that of
desperation and recklessness of life. On the
other hand, Judge Terry is a man of great
GOODNESS, steadiness of nerve and decision.