The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-08

Ou Tuesday afternoon the Oaks wsis tlis
soens of IA duel between ~ spirited reach
n.sn, well known III the second District.
O.te of them lie 40 other tAiR Ptul, the Ma
dresser, of kUyrI street. few doors from
she Oh fast-t1i,a, ana his aCseIsary, hT
Thomas i,ufano, Is youiG man, wetl EAowa
IN the cry.
About Iro weeks sec tnets gen tlemen re
n ICED To U5pEins plan tatlou AID fought I.
duei IN pistols. The cause Ci this hCs liz
meeting " az so .tTlfiing, that after the iIs
shots tGe seconds OF the challenger deciAtel
Themselves satisfied, and the Yric Iipai., lay
ing o.lly shak II b. hcs Icge:heI, caiue b Ci
to tG~ city unnGr.. l. seemed Gllis II ar was
Settled toreNei: bal how IL 'au-e 10 81 owe aIl-
f-reGtiy, Ne WI, not here STATE. Stfl 70 II 10
sQy, tn ~ fyr very ligut mo i've, Pau. though
IL NJ oidtDlr TO s@Hd II cu',l ieL sc ~ nuIias
wnv, te.pga very courageous man, acc-ptsi
IL nBhestttLagi, Seconds being canned on
both sides. Tie iva parties went ON Tues a. )
Afternoon 10 the OAKS, .rmsd with double
barr. led shot gus Faui'G seconds. Win
lad tue choice Of coAaltl0us, iAtoT mtd theII
opponents this unei .nonia bs fought al
tairty PAGES, thu /. tsioaLing that lh-y were
more iaar In earnest
AT the fir-t sh,,, Thomas putting his fore
finger on the tIit ger o; the ie1t barre, Wa icE
" an oaded, uid 10. fire bis secolt.
tuungat he fgHt v-Vntd stop there, pGt rs
the oti4eE Ir,y ezaet-d excuses, ii wa, deed
ed, attrr snort p'rirt, the principals
should .xchai g another nfe. No one WAS
hur. the second tame, alG the suns were
ioaded Tor hi d shot, Which proved al
tner ttuai IS the INST two,
Inc ,wo principals had behaved ia the
most adm g bl- matter. kOlh were cool
aud perr-c " elf Possessed, III cir eyes II tsh
ing with Resolution, while now and then Il
quiet smiie could be detected on their lips
What II Pity TWO such brave fellows sbou q
thus pat their lives ia jeopardy Tor au in9Io-
r,ousctuse Thomas ; 70, conds .enewsd their
enIeatirs. decl lring in q most EN- phailc
manner tnat lh-y hid obeyrd the code OF
honor Ia lie IA 'lrsG exteu'; but the others in
nd h4N .t,A- ,sal
Thomas wonid Offer excuses. As this was
out OF the question. !ke guns We're loaded
again.
This time either Paul attempted TO puil
the wrong trlggsr or n. did not come up TO
time pu ! whiIs he lost thai chance, the ba III
cfhi= Rdyers iry tore oil the upper buttCns OF
his skirts and very nearly oIoke his back
bone.
When the two priaci pals rec wed the guns
from their seconds IL lire + fifth time their
eaiurss expressed feelings OF an uuusua! so
iemntty, an among til 8 crowd OF lockers OF
who EhG CHE by one gathered on the ground
some gave vent to thsir oissahstac;ion
The word Of comnsnd vas gwen, however
and both Ered st the sime Tin, and as soon
as they aad fred. both whesled Il lit.ls 10
the IeIi, ana ipt lDtir Iight hands on their
left sho uldeis, wIingirglheir faces In most
painful manner. They yere both hit, and
singular coincidence-both hi: il tt left arm
Thomas, who dropped ais gun, SO eAcrucia:-
ingiy was bis pa:n. had Il h ole IN the arm. -
equal distance from The wrist and TIA 81, .
bow, ard the ne.h ~ his II shEar WAS lace
ra.ed; but, after all, has wound Is no a dan
Eerous one. >terdav morning he could
move without et'oe; every finger on the left
hsnG.
Unfortunately, wa cannot .av 50 much FIR
poor Paul. The bore OF his LETT ar NJ il bro.
ken ia pieces little rs low n she Il DER and
.he bail then psssia AK neir his sh Gu 6.r.biade
lodged itself IN the Ii2ht lung HIS CO, III. .
ton il & critical ore, and II he ever rrcoyers
II cannot be Ia any case without The loss OF
his arm.
Both wounded men vera carried by their
friends to Mr. Dubois, " no keeps the Beaure
gard Garden near by, and al er receiving
the first dressing from tha surgeon they had
brought with them, they were taken 10 the
city in carIi@ges, which were driven at a
flow pace and with ail possible care.-N O.
PicnyNns