Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-26
Correspondence Of the Baltimore suo.
LrNcHErIG, Va, June 81.

LfNCEECEG, W., 5unc II.
Desperate ant Fatal -1.Gf"y -Amonq Filters.
Yesterday, about , p. ~, our community
| was thrown into 4 state Of intense excitement,
| occasioned by a rcncontrc between G.. ".
| Hardwicke and ". II. Eardwicke, Of the Re,
publican newspaper, and e.. ". Button, 10.
| scph Button, Robert Button and George But
ton, of the Eirginian. The proprictors Of those
two papers have not been on very good terms
for a long time, and the present difficulty,
| which resulted in the death Of Joseph Button,
(who died about I. p. NJ. yesterday. } and it is
feared the mortal wounling Of Robert Button,
as no hopes Of his recovery are entertained
this morning, grew out of ali article which ap-
pcarcd in the editorial columns OF the Virgin
ian, on Wednesday last, derogatorv TO and
charging f. II. Glass. political editor Of the
Republican, and post master in this city, with
dereliction of duty, Mr.. G. at the time being
absent ut the Baltimore Convention. On
Thursday morning a paragraph appeared in the
Republican dcnouncing c. W. Button, pro-
prictor Of the Firginian, rs Il coward, &c. This
brought "a card" from JOS. Button, local cdi-
tor OF the Nirginian, charging &. w. Hard
wiekc with cowsrdice, rejecting on him us
being the son Of a vagrant, whose father, nov~
dead, was sold in the streets Of I.ynchburg for
fifty cents.
The next morning another card appeared in
the Nirginian, in which Joseph Button cx.
pressed regret for having invaded the sanctuary
Of tho dead, but reiterating, or rather affirming,
that he had TO re;raction to make in relation 10
! what he had stated about q. ". Har1wickc.--
The parties met, rs above stated, when some
fifteen or twenty shots were exchanged, with
the result as given. The llardwicl;cs escaped
,,r;;,.o1 Iocn,h 1,,tfop ,r,r c1,nt 80, fl,o
abdominal regions, the ball passing entirely
through his body. Robert Button was shot in
the side, the ball lodging in the spinal regions.
Five-shootcrs were the weapons used, the
parties at the time Of the encounter being about
twenty PAGES apart. The IlardwickcS have
been committed. after 4 partial examination,
which was continued to await the resul. of the
injury. The unfortunate affair is the occasion
Of sincere regret.
The offices of both newspapers have been
closed for the present.
-.
a correspondent Of the Petersburg ''Ex.
press" writing from Sunsbury, Gates county,
n. c., says:
Our Quiet neighborhood was startled this
morning by the announcement, that Il negro
man, the property Of I. II. La<Sitcr, Esq, WAS
shot by Mr.. Robert Corbitt, while in the act Of
breaking in his s.noke.housc. Severa! unsnc-
ceSsful attempts at the same object, caused Mr.
| Corbitt to DC upon the qui eiee. He went up
to the negro while in the act Of forcing al en-
trance, and ordered him 90 leave. The negro
told him to $50 away, or he would knock him
in the head" Mr.. Corbitt stepped in his house,
seized his gun, and shot lim-at which the
negro advanced upon him when he shot him
the second time, killing him almost Instantly.
At the report Of the gun, . cart (Which was
standing in the road near the house WAS heard
to move off rapidly, which is supposed to have
been in the charge of some mesn white man
waiting for a load oil bacon. Some two years
ago this same negro was shot very badly By
his owner, in his hog pen at night. And some
twelve months ago the same smoke-housc was
entered at night, and robbed Of nearly all its
property"
For some time past the weather in this sec
ton has been so bad that the planters Of Edge
colnbe begin TO consider their cotton crops in
imminent danger. if not already seriously in
jurcd. Hopes, however, arc yet entertained
that a cheering sun will soon divest the tender
plants of their yellowish garb.-II ar1oro ~.
e. Mercury.