The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-14
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TELEGRAMS.
The Potter and Pryor Difficulty
WASHINGTON, April l3.-rhe following is be
lieved to be correct statement of the Pryor anc
Potter affair up to noon to-day: Immediately
after the occurrence in the House, Mr.. Pryor des
| patched through Mr.. Hindman, of Arkansas, q
note to Mr.. Potter, asking him to leave the Dis
trict to receive written communication. To thi;
| Mr.. Potter replied that as Mr.. Pryors note con
tempated avoiding the anti-duelling penalties in
| the District and that as his disqualification was
| contained in the Constitution of Wisconsin, he
could not leave the District; which Mr.. Cheese.
| man, a substitute for Mr.. Hindman, who was
obliged to leave for Arkansas, handed Mr.. Potter
| peremptory challenge from Mr.. Pryor, dating his
| note from Virginia. Colonel Lander, who had been
| designated by Mr.. Potter as his friend, handed,
after lapse of twelve hours, note to Mr.. Cheese
| man, accepting the challenge, and naming COM
| mon bOwie-knives as the weapons, to fight in the
open air, with two friends, each armed with Colts
| pistols
Mr.. Cheeseman protests against this form of wea
pom as absurd, barbarious, and vulgar, and offers
| to construe the code in the most liberal terms,
| provided other arms are suggested. Mr.. Potter
| authorizes Colonel Lander to decline any other
arms, and Colonel Lander offers to substitute him
self for Mr. Potter with other weapons, to both of
which propositions Mr.. Cheeseman, without consult
| inadmissable, and that while apprecating Colonel
Landers zeal for his friend, they have no cause of
| quarrel with him, apd consequently no demand to
make on him. Mr.. Pryor is still in Virginia, and
has not yet heard of his seconds action in the mat
! ter. The latter is believed to have acted after
consultation with Messrs. Miles, Keitt Mason and
Hammond. Mr.. Potter into the House at
halt:past 10 O'Clock to-day, and was greeted by a
number of his friends with whom he retired to a
cloakroOm.
SECOND DESPATCH
WASHINGTON, April l3-The former despatch
was based on information obtained in Democratic
circles. The following in relation to the same cor
respondence, is the version in Republican quarters
1t is understood that after MIR. Potter replied to
Mr.. Pryor's first note, that he would receive any
message that might be sent him in the District,
Mr.. Pryor asked him if he would accept a chal-
lenge, to which Mr.. Potter replied that he would
inform him whenever a challenge reached him.
Mr.. Pryor then sent him challenge, to which Mr.
Potter replied, referring him to Col. Lander to
make the necessary arrangements. The terms
as proposed by Col Lander to Mr.. T. Z.
Chisman, that Mr.. Potter, though disclaiming
allegiance to the code, would fight MIR. Pryor in any
place in doors or ont in the District of Columbia
with bOwie-knlves. This was declined on the
ground that the weapons barbarous and in
human and not usual among gentlemen To this
Col. Lander replied that Mr.. Potter detested the
whole system of duelling as barbarous and inhu-
man; but being called to account for the exercise
of free speech on the floor of the House. he consent
ed not being accustomed to the usual weapons of the
duest to meet him in way that would place them
on equal terms, and to name the time, place and
weapons. But as the weapons named by Mr. Potter
through Col. Lander were objected to, Col Ian
der, without Mr.. Petter's knowledge rendered him
self to Mr.. Pryor without restrictions, which was
also declined the ground that he had no quarrel
with Col. Lander. The correspondence between
the friends OF Messrs. Potter and Pryor did not
close till this morning, and it cannot be published
till Mr.. Chisman, who was Mr.. Pryor's principal
friend, can be seen and his consent obtained.
Arrival of the Isabel at Charleston--Later en-
from Havana--Further from Mexico--The
Raising of the Siege of Vera Cruz COnfrmed ID
CHARLESTON, April 12.-The steamer Isabel has
arrived. She left Havana and Key West on the
10th, and arrived at Savannah in A hours and at
this port in so hours from the Key, and 60 hours
from Havana. The United States steam soop-of
war Pocahontas left Kew West on the evening of
the 10th for Vera Cruz. All well. Sugar at Ha-
vana was quiet. Muscovado 1909 cents. Mo-
lasses is quiet. Exchange on London l21%9l31%
per cent premium; New York 219@3H.
correspondent of the Morning Neus furnishes
dates from Vera Cruz to the 1st inst. The raising
of the siege by Miramon is fully confirmed. Ow-
ing to a want of provisions and munitions of war
he was obliged to retire. He lost 1000 out of
5000 men. The loss in the city of Vera Cruz by
the bombardment was but trihng. In the CITY of
Mexico there was great feeling in favor of a war
with America The United States sloop- of-war
Brooklyn. with Minister Mclean on board, ar
rived at Vera Cruz on the 2Sth General Degol-
lduo ndu gone 10 1amplcO TO enter upon the cam
paign. 1t has been proposed by a house at BARGE
Iona, to lay submarine cable between St. Thomas
and Porto Rice.
From Washington
WASHINGTON, April l3.-The grounds on which
the Commissioner of Patents granted an extension
of the Morse patent of 1916 are, that the invention
original, novel, useful and patentabe: that
it is valuable and important to the public, and
that the invention has not been adequately remun-
eratlve for his time, ingenuity and expense in ORR
ginating and perfecting it.--Semi-o official advi-
from Chile state that peace entirely restored
and that the people prosperous. Mr.. Carva-
To- formerly Minister to the United States, has
been appointed in like capacity to France and Bel
um.--The Senate to-day confirmed about thir-
ty army appointments, captains and lower grades,
to fill the vacancies caused by death and resigna-
ton.
Indiana Constitutional Union Conventions
John Mclean Recommended for the Presi-
dency
INDrANApo11s, April 12.-The representatives of
the Constitutional Union party of Indiana assem-
bed here to-day. They appointed delegates to the
Baltimore convention and selected a Central Exec
utive Committee, and unanimously adopted the
following resolution: Resolved. That we present
choice John Mclean, of Ohio, for the Pres
dency, and that we will cordially support any con
servatlve national man who may be nominated by
the Baltimore convention, Richard w. Thomp-
son and John I. Hayden were appointed delegates
at large, and one delegate appointed from
each Congressional district to the Baltimore con-
vention.
From Utah and Jefferson.
ATCHIsoN, Kansas, April l2-The Central Over
land Mail and Pixies Peak Express arrived this
morning, bringing dates from Salt Lake to the oath
of March, and Denver City to the 9TH of April
with SIC, 900 in gold per express and $4,000 in the
hands of the passengers. The reports from the
mines are more favorable than Many
and rich discoveries have been made. The wea ther
very fine, and emigrants were arriving daily
OF
Rock on the 9th inst, at O'Clock, A. NJ. A shoot
ing affray occurred at Rocky Ridge on the 18th
ult. Lewis Hame and Joe Cady were killed, and
Bill Finley wounded. There is no news of import
ance from Camp Floyd
Kansas Republican Convention.
LEAvENwoRTH, K. T., April l2.-The Republican
Territorial Convention met on the 1lth inst
Messrs. A. g. Wilder, John A. Martin, W A.
Philips, w. W. Ross, G.. w. Proctor, and John ?.
Hatterscheidt, were appointed delegates to the
mously passed, declaring Hon. W. II. Seward the
first choice of the Republicans of Kansas for the
Presidency. The attendance was large and the
action harmonious.
Ship News
SAVANNAH, April l3.-The schooner r. T.. Fay,
cleared for Philadelphia with 235 bales of cotton,
caught fire this morning opposite the Lamaro
Press and was scutted. Only slight damage was
done, and she will be raised tomorrow and un-
loaded. The schoone. Alice, bound to Saint Tobias
with cargo of lumber, wrecked the 9th
on the coast of North Carolina. The captain and
crew were saved The vessel is a total loss.
Later from Mexico
New ORLEANS, April 12.-Very Cruz dates to
the lst instant have been received. Miramon had
not yet arrived at the capitol. The French Minis
ter had been instructed to cooperate with the
English Minister in bringing about armistice.-
The widest exctem mt prevailed at the capitol re-
garding the seizure of Marin's steamers by the
Americans. The sloop-ofwar Brooklyn arrived at
Vera Cruz on the 9th ult.
Missouri Politics.
ST. LOUIS, April 13.-The Democratic Conven-
ton of State have nominated nine Presidential
Electors, and eighteen delegates to the Charleston
Convention. The delegates are understood to be
divided follows: For Hunter IL; Douglas s.;
Dickinson and Breckenridge each.
Municipal Election.
HARRISBURG, April l3.-The first city municipal
election to-day resulted in the election of VIM.
Hepner, Mayor, by l30 majority.
CITY WTELLTGENGE
MILITARY PREsENrArGoN.-Last night the Batta /
ion Baltimore City Guard was the recipient of an
tha of ha nala