, 1861-02-13
indianapolis Correspondence.
Correspondence Chicago Tr1bune-1

lNnfANAroI1E Feb. II, 1EGl.
The principal topic Of conversation for the
last week has been duel, duel, duel! GoTlerc
you would, on the street or in the hotels, in
omnibus or car, in Office or State House, 1t has
been the one absorbing theme Of ofconversation
The parties, as yon hare learned by te1egraph,
are members of the House, viz: G. c. Moody
(Rep.) Of Jasper county, and Horace Met1ren
(Dem.) OF Washington county. They left here
On Thursday evening for Cincinnati, accompa-
MED by McElroy and Gordon, on the part of
Moody, and Col Walker and Col Prosser, on
the part of Gen. Hcfften. The belligcrents are
both natives of New York, and both 20 years
OF age. Both have been lawyers, but Mr.
Moody, on account Of i'll health, has abandon
ed the profession, aud for the last four years
has been farmer. Mr.. Moody is a geninl,
social man, about s feet s inches in height,
light hair and eyes, and weighs about 1s5
poundf. Heffren, On the other hand, is a tall
black brawny man, weighing about 2a5
pounds. He Is oyerbearing in his manners,
and shows disposition to override the weak
and detenceless.
The parties crossed over into Kentucky,
where we learn that they made arrangements
to fight on Friday morning last, Mr.. HefEten
insisting upon bowie knives rs the weapons.
Mr. Moody was on tue ground at the hour, II
O'Clock, Friday morning, but Mr.. 1Iefrcn was
not there, sending = note by his second, for
Mr. Moody and friends to como back to New
port for further conference. Since then we
have had various rumors, euch as they met
with rifles, and that Moody was killed; and
that HeiEren was killed; but at this writing, I
have no positive knowledge
il IA telegraph despatch In our columns YES
terday morning, announces that the differences
between the be1ligcrent gentlemen hare been
settled-ED. TRB.1
There are many things transpiring in the
Legislature, which can only interest the 1ndi-
ana portion Of your hundreds Of thousands Of
readers, therefore shall mention briefly but
few Of them. a proposition to abolish the
Courts Of Cancellation failed in the Senate. A
proposition to allow the citizens Of Evansville
to fill up that part Of the Wabash Canal run
ming through their city, failed in the House,
from the fear that 1t might make the State
some way responsible to the owners, and dcs-
troy the contract with the bond-holders,
whereby the Hooslers would be in for about
1000: 1t looks rs though the interest bill,
which makes 10 per cent. legal on contract, as
In your State, would pass, but the southern
part Of the state are almost a unit against it.
Another project Is On foot, md may become
law, to require the free banks of the State to
bunk alone on Indiana securities. If 1t be-
comes q Inv, 1t will have tendency to in
crease their value in the market to consider
able extent. The most perplexing question
before tho Legislature is the Military bill.
They have number, and 1t appcars that none
Of them sntt either party. It is difficult in
deed to make Law, which, while it Is efficient,
can be popular with the people in times Of
peace. If war should come, then anything
could bc endured, which would repe1 an in
yaling foe. : NoRruwEsr.