The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-21

between two Virginia delegates, and pistol
meeting has been agreed upon. One of the
parties is supposed to be Mr.. Yost or Mr..
Moffatt, Douglas men. The name of the
other is unknown. The particulars are
carefully concealed, but it is known that
Mr. Pryor was sent for, as u friend of one Of
! the parties, and he arrived here to-day,
/ Rumor says that a meeting is arranged for
/ tomorrow, from the fact of the sudden ar
rival of Mr.. Pryor.
There is no hope of a compromise be-
/ tween the rival factions. Mr.. Douglas is
an insuperable obstacle to any adjustment,
and his friends will not permit him to with
draw even were he inclined, which he is
4 not, an explosion in the convention in some
/ form is inevitable, because the antagonism
can not be reconciled.
/ BALTIMORE, June 19th.--The committee
on credentials has been in session most of
the day. Their sessions are private, and
they allow each party claiming seats to pre-
| sent their case. The committee it is said
| have resolved to admit the Mississippi dele
gates who come regularly without contest
ants, and to reject Florida which is unac-
credited to the Convention, and Texas,
where no Convention has been held since the
| adjournment at the Charleston Convention.
| The Arkansas case was taken up and
presented by Col. Hindman of Helena for
! the Charleston delegates and by Mr.. Hooper
of Madison for the contestants.
During Col. Hindman's remarks he desig-
mated the Convention held at Madison when
| the Douglas contestants were appointed as
| a mass meeting, and said that not more than
| $50 persons were present, and they were
not all citizens of Arkansas.
In course of Mr.. Hooper's reply he point
| ed two or three times at Col. Hindman
with his finger, and alluded to him as that
man, in a manner in which Col. H. consid-
cred insulting, and he struck or threw the
hand of Mr.. Hooper away as it nearly reach
ed his head. Mr.. Hooper then proceeded to
| say that the statment made by that man
respecting the Madison meeting was false
-Inqualifedly false.
Col Hindman Immediately stepped in
| front of Mr.. Hooper and struck him in the
face, tolerably hard blow, and then step
ped back little and drew a pistol from his
pocket.
Mr.. Hooper also prepared to draw the
same weapon. But the friends of Col II. i'm
mediatcly surrounded him and told him he
had gone far enough, and prevented him
from firing the pistol. Mr.. Hindman apol-
Ogized for the violence he had been obliged
to use, and Mr.. Hooper gave no further in
dications of retaliation, apparently satisfied
| that the affair had been drawn to a point
where a hostile meeting must ensue, a
duel is expected between the parties as a
matter of course, but it will probably be
delayed until the convention adjourns.
BALTIMORE, June 2Oth.-Y esterday Mr..
Pugh and Mr.. Barry of Miss. had an inter
view, in which the Ohio Senator said if the
New York delegation voted for the uncon.
ditioual admission of the Seceders, then the
North west will secede. On the other hand
| MIR. Barry said, in behalf of himself and
his friends, that he would make no pledge
1t was then agreed on all hands that the
rupture cannot be healed and all hopes oil
harmony are at an end.
BALTIMORE, June 20, M.-Yet another
personal encounter occurred this morning
Last night before the committee on creden-
tials language of an exciting personal char
acter passed between Mr.. Whitley, Il seced :
ing delegate, and Mr.. Townsend, Douglas
contestant, both from the same State. This
morning Mr.. Whitley entered the Maltby
House where Mr.. Townsend is stopping, and
took a seat by the passage way leading tc
the Mushroom. About quarter past 5
o'clock, Mr.. Townsend came down stairs in
to the office, laid his cane on the counter anC
was walking into the wash-rOUm, having tC
pass Mr.. Whitley. Mr.. w. arose and a:
Mr. 7. passed struck him powerful blow
on the side of the head. Mr.. 4. was stagger-
ed by it but recovered Immediately anC
springing on Mr.. w. seized him by the from
of his shirt and neck, and ran him acros.
the Office. Both are very powerful men
and they kept striking rapidly at each other
until Mr.. w. fell. Mr. Townsend then shook
Mr.. w. somewhat and said, sir, | want ne
difficulty with you, and if you will promise
to behave yourself and let me alone, | viii
let you up.
Mr. W. replied harshly to this, refusing
to make any promises and still kept up the
struggle.
The landlord of the hotel, who alone wit
messed the encounter called for assistance
and separated the parties. When Mr.. W
arose he Immediately thrust his hand into
his vest pocket, as though feeling for some
thing.
Mr. T. said "Be CAREFUL" and looked
around him on the floor, when Mr.. 7
saw Mr.. w pistol lying at his feet. He
instantly seized it and putting it in hi
pocket, said, l will take of this for the
present Mr.. w. was then taken out o
the house and the affair has for the presen
terminated. 1t is supposed that Mr. I. will
not follow up the quarrel, not being Il du
elist but be will always be prepared to de
: fend himself from attacks.
Foreign Arrival.
FARTHER PoINT, G. E., June 2O.-Th,