The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-07
The Editorial f. r. V.'s at Their
Old Sports. 4
The Three-Handsd Duel Between the Rich.
mond Stay-at-HOmc Belligerents. (
3ditors in Yime Of war-Warrior,
In Time Of Pc ace.
Nobody Hurt, but Washington's Statue
Severely Wounded"

Our Richmond Correspondence
RrcHMosp. Va, Jan. s. 1896
new instance Of the condition OF public morals in
the Old Dominion was furnished the country to-day
within the walls Of the consecrated Capitol building
itself and well nigh presence OF both houses OF the
General Assembly, who were IN session at the moment
of the shooting The alteration took place shortly be-
fore o'clock this afternoon In the rotunda of the
Capitol which is situated directly between the Senate
and House of Delegates apartments and the centre Of
which stands Houdons celebrated statue Of washln ton
which was severely wounded the melee The parties
to he scene we're Mr. Nathaniel Tyler and Mr. Coleman
editors and proprietors Of the edmond Enquirer and
Mr. Henry Rives Pollard the editor and proprietor Of
the Richmond Examiner. II arose out of a dispute
relative TO the public printing question which s now
before the General Assembly upon the issue OF who to
be Public Printer the approaching election Ill the
existing vacancy.
The Examiner Of the 80 INST contained an editorial ar
tice rejecting severely and pontcdy upon the LroDre
tors of the Enquirer in reference the public mning
ISSUE Objectionable portion OF which follows
The Virgin printing at that time dst before The
wary not quite so heavy business Yet wno will be
lieve the records o. the ditor when they clare that
the legislative printing, at It's session before the war
the sess on Of 1850 the State. specie tuns
half OF all the xenses Of that bodyto wit: the enor
OF S67 IT'S? Thu. sum suficien; to have
supported tho University and all the colleges oil the state
sufficient have sustained system OF free schools
throughout the Commonwealth, was paid 70 one newspa
DER firm for printing few bills and reports bornd IN
with infinite number Of blank pages Of mean paper
in fact, the art oil making ny counts for printing be-
came the business 0. practised and skifui exert
There Is hut in theSate o. Virginia who Knows
how to certify public printers account TO the Auditor
in such manner obtain allowance of ten dollars
has been recently employed BY the Sraare, IN antc
patton Of It's p,opretors election as State printer The
possession OF such an individual Il consid red by the
'unqn ostionabie gnat' Of importance than the
pos session OF comieienS job Office for work. He
has not the Office and relics upon the credit Of the public
printing to bring tho Of procuring that AFTER eec
ton; but he has what bitter than the material, the
presses the oliice-he has who knows how ~
make ~ public pr,n tors. arcnunts 10 that dollar OF rn
service will produce tn dollars OF pay
TO which the Enquirer next day Responded as fol-
lows
We call upon the Examiner TO the 'gitled ind
dual it refers to- stand convicted OF deliberate
ctce 70 10 the public printing should be elected
that Office and the type, presses, &c now be seen
by any one who may desire TO i:srect them. So much
Indifferent to tho ISLANDERS would DO to tho
praises of the Eranne,, We notice these paragraphs
merely TO fy their utter falsehood upon that paper.
rHR pFrAIIs.
Mr. Tyler had been in the House Of Delegates some
thing like an hour previous to the adjournment
ing with the different members few minutes before
the usual hour Of adjournment Mr. Tyler lott the hall
tho House of Delegates and entorng The rotuda
confronted by Mr. Pollard, Of thc Esome who raised
his in threatening attitude, at tho amc tino
US ng some violent and offensive language, saying .Ycu
have branded liar, aud, God damn y,,q, you st
sarsr L. which induced MI Tyler show his ps.
| toll; VIII rcupon Mr. Pollard, Standing BY tho sncienl
stone presented 10 the General Assembly by George Ill
Of England. drew his pistol AT this instant MT Cole
man, also OF the Fsqu,er who yards distant,
seciur that the ARRAY about commence. Instantly
drew his weapon and ret upon Mr. Pollard, which shot
| Pollard AS instantly returned. lnstananeousiy after
I'M! .s me s''e so%Sa.anss afcnsssa tor or Ss
| shots. The ARRAY brought 10 an end
by the prompt interference Of the sergeant alarms and
his assistants By order OF Speaker Baldwin the parties
the House. explanations, in sLiea each parry
endeayorcd 10 vindcatc hmscl aud In which 1t ap-
pcircd Mr. Tyler did not FIRE nj M the beIgoreuts
| remandcd into custody and the House adjoarned
vHsnF rms arcrs FFTEtT.
The peculiar position q the statue o. Washington,
standing IL ds ia The centre OF ths rotunda rrobat y
prevented fatal conseg crccs 10 THIS enfoIrc Tires ~
the last four shots took effect in the wall facing the
library and niche set part for co ntereit ms-
sentiment 81 marble OF Presiicnt Madison, amt d'recy
opposite TO apertuics dedicated 10 President Non
roe and Ccner Lafayette.
wot sp>c .i.SIiM wAeinyGToy.
One OF The shots sruck tie statue Washngtsn ana
flancne from the per struck the asse OF Tho cahc
carrying away a fEgmcnt
| TIIE ~ 80 AxD scESE
The Senate had adjourned some time anterior TO ~
occurrence OF the ARRAY: hut at tho moment mary pc
| sons wcro passing IN tho irbby the memh r. Of III
House expressing .ieat Ind gnaIion at the gen raj '
lures of the at.ocipu4 ortrrse the dignity ~ z
body. Il h. thought that severe MEASURES VIII be aeoIt
on ,o-morrow punish the parties implicit ia the
affair Thcy are 10 appear al the bar OF the House al
! twelve O'Clock.
Al this writing the greatest excitement pre- mid
trong the city, the hotels being crowded and mem
beIS aud citizens soy anvnssng the elements nne
Ia.fft ... a~s..rc tg. n..tr4 flts.