Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-15

Tbs Glowing paragraph, isoa ias Nse fosA III
5aae. ,os,a'l, ms upips, lmIuia'ions upou soma
.or Wlsfu. vsile, Intentional or not, Ne ars anabe
20 letsrnjue T,on the wei Known reputation ofthe
Tribune 10 an .asA maifp iuyohiag lhs character
fsm,hsfu gentlemen, We eansllsr IL Just and proper
% give ,hy .as,s "a ,hs case. siys "a Tdtunei
"some cy,n,s in tie life Of Mr. wigiali, tie |
new S,igt,T from Texas, who takes Gen, il0us-
tons scat, strikinely illustrate tho state ofSoulh
.rn society, aud tie haiar0us practices OF men
,dueatrd under the dueling sN.Ieln, Several years
,go Mr, Wisfsl WAS resident of South Caro-
ina, and a mrmlcF 1t the legislature Of that
state, \ difficulty arose heiwetn him and Mr..
Brooks tie father of the late Preston $, Brooks,
md Mr., Wiglall pasted Mr.. Brooks asa rascal
md coward, alter the Southern fashion, Mr.
bird, a ron Of tie then wife ol Mr.. brooks,
anne tO town about the lime, hut IN ignoriuca oil
The diliculty, called ON Nr. Wighll, with whom
rs was on friendly terms, and invited him u hls
hen approaching welding llla two gentlemen
were Proceeding ihTuulh tbs s'reet together,
when tho plar,rd Ia qd's''n'iaufae'el Mr., bird
attention. turning at ougo Ia Air. Niglall, he
,,led irh,, Mr., ~, Wl4itinn'hn' NJ, Wiglall
,.,.tud.l thai h' Was, Mr. EUd III u sud h.
,ni M tear IL down. Mr. Niein nrl ad, him
tls p,Iil, Mr B,rl. however, lilit A slm,t
rgailray immediately T. lowed, in which MIR. Bird
vac killed ly Mr. iglall, \ son OF Mr., Bfooks,
en-. took up tie quarrel and challenged Mr.,
WigGdl, They met MIR. Nighlf0Siyol Mr.
B0uks' tre unframed, and then tsAg,argcd his
pistol ia the air The duel WAS ~ this ppint ar
festcd. Immediately nlterwari Mr.. Nigmll ra-
'ci,cl second challenge from Preston S. Books,
known subsequently for his assault on Senator
sumner. This challenge Mr.. Wigihll declined to
tccept. The quarrel, however waS not allowed
n suhsidc ana "a ayuit further hlOOd'he Mr..
Wgull soon after withdrew from tie Slata and
removed 10 Texas, where lie has since resulted
From his seclusion thence he has now emerged
into the Senate of the United Suites"
The facts in the ease are the following. The com
mencemcn, OF the wigall and Brooks difficulty be-
tween h6m5crcs, both being quite yonng Mt he time
wigmTs challenge to Col. Whitfield 81 opks-pIeson
Brooks f,ther--grcw out Of that misunderstanding,
ne being the challenger in both instances Young
Bird. then student in College, and nephew Of Col
". Brooks, was then al home, in EdgeGell. during
vacation. and was of course convcrsant with every
thing connected with the affair, and renamed over
his time Of returning to Columbia, account Of the
pending difficulty lie was not with Col. Wghll at
the time he first saw the plncard, but with Col j. Cav
roll, (now Chancellor in EquiyO and uncle to Pres
ton S Brooks. Tom Bird tore down in part the post
ing that Col. wigG was guarding, when both drew
their pistols and irel; missed, and drew and fred
again, Bid falling, mortaly wounded, shot through
the neck-and lived only about twenty-four hours.
Col Carol made use Of some hnsty expressions for
which Wigfl challenged him, and they fought on
the Savannah liver. They 10th missed at the first
fire when the seconds ncrferel aud effected an ad-
iusment. After this cnsucd the duel with Preston S.
/ n NJ D,,.,a a. 81 %
Br ohs. and Gen. James Jones for Wigall. They
fought on mn island in the Savannah River, short
distance above August Doth missed the first
fire at the second, both were hit and severely
ded-Drooks on the Ilium Of the ght hip. the ball
gancing around the pelvis, beneath the skin, and
emerging at the opposite side over the crest of the #
Ilium, presenting the appearance of having passed
entirely through the pclvis. lie fell shot dead
Wigfall was shot through the feshy part Of both
thighs, just behind the bore. Tie, we're then laid
n hoot, in ,hc bow and the other in the stern,
and, with their seconds rowcd down to Angus
ta Wigfll amusing himself during the descent IF The
boat by throwing out in the wncr floating par tc
Of wood and ton, which returned to him by
! his f,yorite Newfoundland Dig. They renamed at
Augusta until they recovered when they returned
to their homes in Edgefell, 20 miles distant. Some
considerable time after the duel. it was discovered
that the wadling or patch of Wigf,lls pistol was
lodged near the spipe of Mr.. Brooks, keeping up
constant suppurat on, and cxhausng the patient 1t
was finally extracted ty Dr. i. Minis, and the wound
healed very soon. Thus ended the afiir, ard no
other challenge ever passed or threatened by
either party nor did any other difficulty occur he
tween them. They never spoke afterwards, although
they frequently met in company, both public and pi-
vate Wigf,lT, and not Bird, who was mere youth,
was engaged to be married at the time and was after
wards united to the present brilliant and accomplish
ed Mrs Wigfall so well known in Texas for her dig
nity of department and commanding talents. Col.
wigrall lived in Edgeleld two three years after
wards and then removed to Texas seek his fortunes
and not 10 apoif f Their JIooiei of which there was
but little danger, alter living each other so long
without second collision.
COL Whitfield Brooks and Col. Preston s. Brooks
father and son. are both Dead an their widows living
in Edge6ed District, S. C.,-both of them ladies of
the highest standing Preston S Brooks widow has
large family Of 81 all children, and was near rel
alive of Governor Means and was his second wife,
he having married cousins each time, and each of
them Miss Means
| The Elec. On of Gpealzer.
! The news has, at last reached that Speaker is
elected, and Congress organized. The election of
\ Sherman the endors,r of Hclpers infamous hook,