The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-26
From the LynchJurg Tirginian. !
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DEF LUNA DIE AtFAIR.
1t is known to the public that for several DAYS a
personal difficulty has been pending between the
editors of this paper and those of the Lynchburg
Republican. On Saturday afternoon it led to a
rencontre between the parties, which, We are
panied to state will in all probability result IA
tally to the life of one, it has in the serious
wounding of another Of them. As the Messrs.
Button were on their way to dinner on Saturday,
they encountered, at the corner of Church and
Twelfth streets, Messrs. George and William Hard
wicke, of the Republican, when the parties as if
by common consent, drew their pistols and com
menced firing. Two of the balls of the Hard
wickes took efect-one on the person of Mr..
Joseph Button, the assistant editor of the Vir-
ginidn, and the other on the person of Mr.. Robert
Button, younger brother, also connected with
this office. The former, it seems to be almost GER
tain, will prove fatal, having entered the abdomen
near the naval and passed, it is supposed, on into
the vitals. While we indulge the sincere hope
that the worst will not come, yet it seems to be
hoping almost against hope to anticipate favor
able issue.
The other wound, that of Robert Button, while
painful is not dangerous. The ball entered the
side, but passed around the body without entering
the cavity. He is not considered in much peril.
Mr.. Charles Button and another brother, George,
were al so on the ground and participated to some
extent in the conflict, but escaped without injury.
The Messrs. Hsrdwicke also escaped unscathed
through the firing, and left the ground without a
wound They have been sent to jail by the Mayor
TO await examination. The writer, acting in the
necessary and painful absence of the editors, for
bears comment on this deplorable affair. He has
endeavOred to state briefly the main facts of the
case, leaving an enlightened public sentiment and
the laws OF the land to pronounce their verdicts
respecting it.
p. S.-Since the above was penned, the worst
fears have been realized. Mr. Button is dead He
ceased to live about 7 O'Clock Saturday evening,
having survived his wound only about five hours.
In this hurried moment of gloom and sadness, all
we do is to make this brief and solemn an
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of paying fitting tribute TO the memory and worth
of the departed Conscious that he has lost val
ued and devoted friend, the writer lays down the
pen to spend in silence rather than eulogy these
first hours Of gloom and sorrow.
We regret to state also that the case OF Bobert
Button is not regarded favorably as it was ear
lier in the day. Opinions differ as to the direction
taken by the ball. The physicians have as yet
failed to extract it. Serious apprehensions are
felt for him.
1t appears that this sad affair grew out of an
article which appeared in the editorial columns of
the Vir9inian on Wednesday last, derogatory to
and charging r. II. Glass, the political editor of
the Republican and postmaster of the city, with de-
reelection ofduy. On the next morning, "a paragraph
appeared in the Republican, denouncng C. W. But
ton, the proprietor of the Virginian, as coward,
which brought out the following from Joseph But
ton, local editor of the Virginian.
A CARD.-An editorial in yesterdays Lynchburg
Republican,, denouncng the principal editor of this
paper for having made legitimate structures based
on respectable authority, respecting the conduct
of the Lynchburg Post Office. | have not read the
article and will not, but from its TENOR reported
to me, pronounce it a base and cowardy attempt
to play the bully, when no danger could be appre-
hended, from the fact that the subject of this low
vituperation was held in bonds. Whether the
author be George W. Hardwicke, the son of va
grant, who was sold in the streets of this city for
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submitted, without resistance, to street fogging
and afterwards to escape its repetition, had his
assalant bound over or an anonymous scribbler
denounce him as cowardly ruffan.
The next morning another card, as fellows, ap-
peared in the pirginidn:
A CARD.-Deeming it due to myself, and to that
enlightened public opinion, which makes the grave
sanctuary not ruthlessy to be invaded, have to
express regret, that in alluding yesterday to Geo.
w. Hardwicke, of the Lynchburg Republican,
whose assault upon the respectabiliy OF the editors
of this paper some time since, justified the infer
ence, that he was oblivious to bis own lineage-I
referred to the dead. have no restriction to make
of any remark applicable to the said Hardwicke
Jos. Burton.
News FROM SEBAsTAPoL.-A correspondent writes
from Constantinople to the London Times as fol.
lows:-"Un nder the impression that news from the
Crimea will still be interesting, | am induced to
trouble you with these few lines. | have lust re-
turned from sail to Sebastapol, and my reception
leads me to believe that time has quite oblierated
the sore feelings that the late war engendered.-
Most OF the sunken ships have been either blown
up under water or raised and hoated ashore and
broken up; there remains now but fourteen sunken
hulis, and these have eight fathoms water over
them. An American, under contract with the
Russian Government, has been engaged for the last
three years in thus clearing the harbor The town
remains much as it was left by the allies, except
that the rubbish has been cleared away, and a few
houses, necessary for the military residents. re-
built. new slip is also in progress, to facilitate
the repairs of the steam-vesses of the Russian
Trading Company. The town has but few inhabi-
tants, and the continuous roofess houses remind the
traveller of the desert streets of Pompe | made
it duty to visit all the English graveyards, and,
though some are in good repair, there are others
Win The walls much dilapidated, and the tomb
stones overturned. One is even now part of a
vineyard, and the vines are actually planted among
the slabs OF stone There are rumors, well founded
am afraid, that some of our dead have been dsin-
TERED and their bones left exposed The walls and
monuments were all left perfect when our army
vacated the Crimea, but the Russian Government
exercising no proper supervision, though | believe
pound by treaty to do so, the monuments soon got
out OF repair, gaps made to let the cattle in
to Craze, and these from their known propensity of
rubbing, soon upset the tombstones. Colonel Cow
en-, the gentleman mentioned above, has, since his
arrival, been unceasng in his endeavors to keen
the graves in order, and has spared neither trouble
nor expense in resettng the fallen tablets and re.
building the walls. Yet his efforts are constantly
frustrated by the country people, and saw some of
his very recent repairs again knocked down to let
the cattle in. l have great pleasure in bearing
testimony to the kind English feelings of our trans
atlantic cousin But the colonel will have finished
his contract in the next four months and then the
only guardian of our poor soldiers graves will
have left the Crimea.'
THE STEAM FRIGATE NGAGARA-Which is to con-
vey the japanese Embassy home, Is in a forward
state of preparation. The spacious cabins have
been luxuriously arranged, and one almost forgets
on looking around-taking in at glance the invi-
ting easy chairs, the yielding carpet, the elegant
upholstery, to say nothing of the comfortable
state rooms, swinging-berths and bedroom furni-
ture of the state-rooms-that he is upon salt water.
Everything that can conduce to the comfort of the
guests has been provided, and the
pleasure they will derive from their careful treat
ment on shlpboard will no doubt be satisfactory
termination Of their memorable journey to Ameri-
ca. Several of the Japanese have visited the Mia
CARA and expressed themselves highly pleased with
the arrangements. An immense amount of bag
gage belonging to the Embassy, which they have
here, is already. awaiting storage and
much more is likely to be added. Several casks of
elegant crockerv have likewise been sent aboard by
government for their use, and the presence of an
house, with other incidentals of a gastronOmc
character, indicate that the ''inner man. will not
be neglected during the voyage. Among the
presents to the Japanese by government is a barge
mounted with two superb brass guns which have
been manufactured expressly for the purpose. The
aI VI lne snip Is III perfect 0rder, and, eX-
cepting the finishing duties of the carpenters now
at work, she is ready to sail.-M Y Herald.
"THE LoCoMorAL TELEGRAPH. Rep,e,, -
When at Chillicothe, Ohio, few days since, [ ex-
amlned the large model of an improvement in cleo
trio telegraphs (paented to w. ID. Wesson in 1857
which the inventor denominates the 'locomotal
telegraph" The design of this invention is to
range any already RECONSTRUCTED telegraph line,
along a railroad, with a comparatively trihing ad
ditional expense, that every train itself
into circuit, at every station stopping place
road, without any manipulation of wires what
ever, and depart from the same, leaving the wires
closed as before entering it. A continuous locomo-
tai line (Which would, of course, involve much
in circuit, and thus insure constant telegraphic
communication between the trains themselves
while running, as well as between the trains and
the permanent station offices.
Mr.. Wesson has model consisting of a railway
track sixty feet in circumference, furnished with
cars and telegraphlc apparatus, demonstrating that
communication from distant point can be had
with his train on motion around his track. A por-
tion of the Cincinnati and Marietta railroad has
also been furnished with the apparatus sufficient to
prove its entire practicabilit y.-Cor. American
Rdttoay ReUieio, June Il.
TELEGRAPHIo COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EUROPE
AND AMERIcA.-O. S. Wood, one of the oldest and
most accomplished telegraphers in the country, and
who tor several years has had the management of
the Canadian line of telegraph, went to Europe
several months ago on business connected with his
profession. During his sojourn in London, Mr.. W.
made many inquiries touching the prospect of the
newly projected telegraph between England and
America, by way of Greenland and Iceland. The
results of these inquiries he sums up in the SUBJ
Joined paragraph, which is extracted from one of
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