Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-13

for twenty four hours past, over the prospect of
duel between Messrs. Pryor and Potter as all
know We never saw more intense curiosity
manifested than on the occasion-young and old,
male and female, white and black, all have talked
for twenty-four hours only over the affair
AS far as we are able to leafn none but the
parties to 1t and the friends they called in know
with certainty the details Of what transpired, or
upon what precise terms the matter has ended
We believe, however, that on the receipt ION
the day before Yesterday of MIR. Pryors note ask
ing him where, outside Of the District of Column
Ola, he would receive belligerent note from
him, Mr.. Potter answered nowhere ont of the
Dlstrlcf, 1t being rs much violation of the law
OF ms State-W isconsn-to receive such note to
such an end out of the District as in it,
Next, that Mr.. Pryor, again writing from Alex.
ahorla, asked whether he would accept a chal-
ienge II sent to him in the District and his second
having received an affirmative answer handed to
Mr.. Potter's friend the expected challenge And
Iurther, that 1t was accepted; and that bowie
knives were named as the weapons. the 8obt-
duel-to come of in room from which all
should be excluded but the principals seconds.
and the consulting friends; it being alleged on
MIR Potter's part that he was wholly unacauaint.
ed with the use of the usual weapons Of dueling.
Again, that on the part of Mr.. Pryor, the knives
WIZ oOtu Ou account OF the Oar OdrltV OF
their Use and the manifest physical disparity Of
the parties.
All the different accounts of the affair that we
have heard coincide up to that point. So we see
no reason to doubt their truth
1t is further said on the Avenue and around the
House hall, that Mr.. Potters party broke off the
affair at that point
Another version says that at that point Mr.. Pot
ter rendered choice of shot guns loaded with
ouck-shot, or rifles at seventy PAGES, or again
rifles at fifteen PAGES all Of which are alleged to
have been declined
Still another version adds TO that account that
Col Lander, the second of Mr. Potter, then offered
to take the place of Mr.. Potter and bit Mr. PRYOR
with pistols; and that that proposition was de-
cllned, on the ground that Mr.. Pryor had no cause
o1 quarrel with Col. L., and that there the nego-
tiations terminated.
we, however, caution the reader against placing
commence In either Of these versions of the affair
having no confidence oursef in their correctness
he mystery of its termination can only be fully
cleared up by the appearance of the usual publi-
cations from the parties: 1t is so far only posi-
lively known to the public that the parties have
had belligerent correspondence that has termi
mated without duel, and without a mutual
understanding OH the part of those engaged ON
both sides Of the affair
Messrs Miles and Keitt Of S c.. are said n
have been the advising friends of Mr. Pryor, and
MI Cheeseman, of Va, his second Who be-
sldes Col r. w. Lander, Of Mass, the second of
Mr.. Potter, were consulted by him, we have not
heard.
Notwithstanding the boasts of the
Douglastes in this quarter of the certainty that
douglas would have the Arkansas delegation in
fha hal
Tue Chdrlestoh convention. the Arkansas Demo-
cratic State Convention very recently held
daop'eo win great unanimity strong ant-squatter-
sovereignty resolutions and elected strong anti
douglas delegation. The fact is worthy of note.
only because 1t serves to illustrate the utter hol
lowness of the Dragging concerning the strength
OF Douglas at Charleston in which his partizans
continue TO indulge. He is very sure to receive
about IS votes there and will probably oct not
another one. We question seriously whether he
Will get single vote out of the whole eipbty-ave
from State now regarded as being certain for
the Democracy In the fall while three-fourths of
them VIII be from States certain to vote for the
nominee Of the Chicago Convention.
PosTMAsTERs CoNFIRMED-The following an.
Polntmene OF Postmasters have been confirmed
by the Senate Henry Hansickee, Shrieveport,
La; Landon Smith, Painsville, Ohio; T.
Plunkett, Lexington, Va. Thos. e. Smith, Par
kersburg, Va; f.. l.. Acker, Norristown, Pa.
Also, Hancock Jackson, United States Marshal
for Missouri; o P. Richardson, of La, Register
of the Land Office in New Mexico; Thomas
Walker, Register of the Land Office at Chilli
Gothic, Ohio, and J. P. Baldwin, Register of the
Land Office at Elba, Ala.
MoRsE's PATENT ExTENDED--The Commits
sioner of Patents has granted an extension of the
Morse patent for seven years from to-day; but has
not yet prepared written opinion.
The WEATHKR.-The following report Of tie
weather for the morning is made from the Amer
lean Consolidated Telegraph Line to the Smith
sonian Institution. The time of observation In
about Z o'clock.
APRIL 10, 1860