Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-26

n Ezekiel, of Richmond, va-For design for
trade mark
Abel Gray, of wappinger Falls. N. Y.-For de-
sign for back combs.
Birdsill Holly, Of Lockport, n. Y.-For design
Tor cistern pumps
Theodore w. Lillagore, of PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
ass.,g9or @ 70 savery Co, Of same pIace.-Fos de-
Henry g. Thompson of New York N " as
signor t. the Hartford Carpet Company.-For de-
signs for carpet patterns.
AdduiOnd! Inlpr0rsmfnfs Louis I.efevre of
New Orleans, La.-For improvement in furnaces
Tor evapOratng sugar juices
Edmond Queru, of New York, n Y-For i'm
provement in geatinizing oils
E2fsrSioH VIM Fosket of Neriden Conn -
For Improvement in machinery for making hat
bodies
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY N NEw ORLEANs.-A fear
1nl ana fatal ARRAY took place in the rotunda and
wine room of the St Charles Hotel, at New Or
leans, on the 18th instant, between Charles n.
Harris, of Millikens Bend La, and DR. w. II.
Peck, of Madison Parish. the representatives Of
that locality in the State Legislature The Bee
says: They had been friends but had quarrelled In
regard 10 the levee question. On Thursday they
had come TO blows but had been separated Har-
rs having been fined for breach of the peace
On Friday, as Harris was standing at the clerk :
desk being about to pay his bill and leave the
city, Peck came up. A few words Were exchanged
and then both parties drew their revolvers Harris
fired two shots, neither OF which hit the Doctor
DR. Peck fired five shots. three of which entered
the body or his antagonist. One ball entered the
breast second penetrated the Ii yer, and the third
struck the right shoulder, paralysing Harris arm
and causing his revolver to drop from his hand
Ii iris then turned and ran into the wine room
near by, where there is bar, Or. Peck firing his
other two shots at him, but not hitting him Har-
rls jumped over the counter and fell full length
inside Of it, cutting his right eye brow OIL tumbler
as he did so. DIR. Peck was Immediately behind
him, and jumped over the bar SO close that he fell
on top Of Harris. DR.. Peck then caught Harris
with his left hand and drew his bowie knife with
his right The knife caught in his suspenders,
and one of his fingers was nearly cut I'm two in his
endeavor to draw it. When he finally got the
knife free he inflicted three terrible lunges into
Harris body. One i'm his right shoulder
passing completely through the flesh and muscle;
another was in his left arm, and the third was in
his left side, entering between the fifth and sixth
ribs. penetrating the left lung.
Several friends of the parties now rushed into
the wine room ard cried out, 'For Gods sake,
Doctor, don't kill him.n DIR. Peck replied sIf
you will take possession of him, will let h m 90
but not otherwise" Two gentlemen then ran be-
hind the counter to hold Harris and prevent him
from renewing the fight. DIR. Peck rose to his
feet when it was at once observed that Harris was
dying He was carried into his room OIL the
lower floor, and breathed his last In about half an
nom The shot in his rig ut side and the stab in
ms LETT side were each mortal wounds and al
though physician was called in no earthly As
slStance could avail him then.