Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-14
Duel ExtraOrdinary---Wate substituted
for Powder and Lead.

On Thursday at Nevada, Mr.. L. O. Tomp-
kins challenged Mr.. A. b Carley The chal-
lenge was accepted by the latter, who, in ac-
cordance with the traditional customs of the
duello, selected time, place, and weapons as
/ follows: Three o'clock the time, Commercial
street the place, and the weapons % feet of
hose ] inch nozzle and 500 feet pressure. Mr.
Tower Of Wells Fargo d Co.'S Express, was
the second of Mr.. Tompkins, and Nat. P.
Brown, of the Transcript for Mr.. Carley.
In announcing this duel, the Transcript Of
Friday said "The parties are brave, and II
desperate fight may be anticipated" On Fri
day the affair" took place as arranged. We
take the following full report from yester-
days Transcripts;
What causes led to this aquatic encounter
whether Mr.. Carley spoke of Mr.. Tomp-
kins' sausages in a disparaging manner, or
whether Mr. Tompkins made some derogato-
ry remarks about Mr.. Carley's cocktails we
know not, for though Mr. Brown, of the
Transcript, ohieated as second to Mr. Carley,
the dripping and shivering condition in which
he returned home from the field, made it i'm
possible for us to comprehend his eXplana-
tions amid the chatter of his teeth, and his
wo-begone condition. generally
At the appointed time, o'clock, p. M, the
principals, attended by their seconds appear
ed on the ground, each holding in his hand a
piece of hose, about twenty-five feet long,
with / inch nozzle. Mr.. Carley wore red
shirt and plug hat, and Mr.. Tompkins blue
shirt and slouched hat. Mr. Tower, on the
! rc NJ, A.
arm which, viewed from Mayors q Co.'S
store, bore very strong resemblance to an
injector whilst Mr. Brown, on the part OF
Ar. Carley, was also armed with weapon of
similar appearance.
As the principals stood face to face, and
within twenty-five feet of each other, hold
ing in their hands their shooting implements
they presented daring and defiant attitude
At the word Fire" the water, which had
been turned on, shot out of the nozzles and
both com6attants were hit on the head with
n power which would have done an old by
draulic miner good to see Mr.. Carley's plug
was soon spurted off his head, Mr.. Tompkins
taking advantage Of this circumstance to aim
his fire right in his opponents face. Mr. Car
ley gave as good as he got, though his ex-
posed figure head gave his physiognomy the
expression of "A aX defying the lightning "
If he ever intends to send his portrait to his
sweetheart we advise him to have it taken
with different expression of physiognomy
than he wore with Mr.. Tompkin hose play
ing on his potato trap.
The order of light and left!' being given,
the combattants turned their weapons on the
crowd, causing universal stampede. Poor
Dr. McNaughton, in trying to escape, some
how or other got himself between the bellig-
erents, who Immediately directed their fires
on him, and the bewildered doctor, thus
placed between two repulsing forces, stood
still till he got such a shower bath as, we
dare say, he never had in his life before
MIR. Tower here took his principals place,
TO satisfy an old grudge he had against Car
ley, and fought herocally till his hose "bust-
ed" when the contest had to be given up.
Neither of the parties considers himself de-
feated, and we understand that the flight is
to be renewed in a very short time, with inch
noZZles