New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-02
THE EXPECTED DUEL.


" There WAS challenge Vassed to-day lFridsyi from
Branch To Grow but the result is not yet known.
Mutual friends th;nk the of easy adjustment.
M Brsrch has bat 10 nv that he did NOT design 70
UIprr Hr. Grows conduct az Q Gentleman hut politi-
csly. as leader Of 81 great party This done, Hr.
Grow viii lie compelled IN re'r.ct bis offensive Ian
luatc and the matter wOnld he ndjrs'ed. Tbis will
probably be the tuu which h,irqs viii tale, hut up
to Ia late hour tonight the difficulty remains unAd-
justed."
Tie Ue.o1ds correspondent writes:
Nj Branch refr8ired from sen Ing message to
NJ Grow until after he Gloje i--ued, at about
oClocF. evidently snpuo-ir that NJ Grow might
sLvIres. Lis Language. TIE report WAS truthful.
" There Il cGreIt er"u tonight that shortly after
Tie Gjoic vas distributed IN tie House to-day, Mr.
Grow recei,c Cd challenge ard 5cce,:@d Il PROMPTLY
Tie psIes u,ticed during the afternoon 10 he in
different 10 The proceedings Of tie House aEd were
gagged d private c,nveraon wth friends, aud in
writing letters. THE strengthened the runor. The
rcce arc O. lie alert tonight and Efforts making
to arrest he principal TLey have not been fonud at
tter looms.
- have reason 20 believe that there il some truth in
the report. II Is further taxed thai Messrs Ket and
PRYOR arc lie frcr d. of Prgpch and Mr. Gddings Of
Teas and Mr.. FeIion. of Neg-York are the friends
If Air. Crow. l. is II. niGcaut fact that of tho
fUcrds az Nr. Branch is hr. K.tt Who h al dIicul
" with DIR. Grow. There is doubt that NJ. Branch
laf been urged this conflict If the-eoorts
HreIich and Grow are both rncky men and their
rierds knowing this doing their best 10 settle the
matter.
WAsHIHGTor Dec. 81, 1859.
Tie 6iircnlty between hesers. Grow and Branch
var cOti cd much stery last night, that II
utterly impossible arrive all the facis They
substantially az follows: About twelve O'Clock on
FRIDAY, The 3'th, Mr. Grow received a note from Mr.
Branch, bv the h8dds of Gov. Window If North
Carobra II was dated the ooh, and requested Mr.
Grow 10 inform Mr Branch where "A communication III
writing would reach him outside the District Of Co.
lumta. Mr. Grow ngop consultation with his friends,
on whose judgment he announced his intention TO rely
ne matter what their decision might be, at seven
O'Clock IN the evening req ed 10 the mole OF Nj.
Bgauch iusti'yiuy bis IN the HOUse, and
announcing IN plain AnVlo-Sa'oD language, that the
practice Of the code he violation of the PRINCIPLES
OF Christianity and considered crime under the laws
of his State, and b. the National legislature OF
" hich lie ard Mr.. Bran members he could not
recognize t. bnt would defend his personal rights and
The right Of tie freedom of debate under the Consti-
utiOn. wlene,eT assailed. This note WIS handed TO
Hon Reuben T.. leutcn st about eight O'Clock, to be
delivered 10 BIZ Branch. Two hours af'er the reoly
was forw aroed friend Of Mr.. Grow received note,
through Deuocrac source, that the police had OBJ
tame iutoI alton that there to lie mortal COM
bat. and We're IN search OF the principals; and not
wis ing 70 evade responsibility that might follow,
MIR. Grow evsded The police.
Between ~ and II o'clock last evening Mr. Branch
vas arrctted aud required give bonds in the Of
s. oOC 10 leep tie reace Mr. Grow was not arrested
until to-day, AZ - O'Clock, when he was required 20
give bord, in the amount, though he had declined
| The invitation 10 disturb The peace.
| NO tNlutlNt Ndr h'thftu W fuoN tudl NIL Nt'W
had violated the peace before the Justice. The charge
! was made BY Mr.. Thomas, upon what authority or
evidence nobody knOws-ceTtany not upon the facts.
All sors Of absurd rumors have been in circulation
TO-DAY in the metre polls about the affair, which have
10 -four datjon in truth has been minated that Mr..
| Branch would assault MIR. Grow upon the street.
Nothing has bapp ned to-day indicate such intention,
and il TO be hoped that tie good OF NJ Branch
will induce him 10 refrain from any further emonstra-
ton. Mr. Grow Las promenaded Pennsylvania avenue
/ without moderation.
The friends ofhoth rartee regret this occurrence.
have heard to-day that the friends Of the par
ties- Senator Wade AID r. L. Fenton the part Of
| Mr.. Grow and Gov. Wnsow, Mr.. Mcqueen and Mr..
Moore On tie part Of Mr. Branch would make anoth-
er effort to arrange The dtiulty. The community gen
eraily seem 20 condemn the course pursued by Mr..
Branch in sending challenge, on the ground thgt
there inst for IT, because he was the first
Sgeresscr in imPuenng the motives OF Mr. Grow The
relations heretofore existing between Mr.. Grow and
Mr. Branch have been of friendly character, and but
for the excitement consequent upon heated debate on
nice point at this peculiar time, there would not have
been any misunderstanding between them.