The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-22
VIRGINIA..
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

Unpleasaut circumstance In General Buf-
ler's visit-A Duel on the Tnpis-Buticr
Receives the Challenge, Crnwfishes and
Decamps-IIis Opponent After TIim-Pistois
and .COffee-Suit UndVt the Civil Rights
Bill-Common Carriers and Damages.
RICHMOND Va, JAN 10, 1853.
The sxuberant felicity of General Buffers visit this
city somewhat by the contempt and dsdain
with which the conservative gentlemen in tho Csnven-
ton treated him the oshng with which the people
generally regarded him but much by the receipt
OF challenge from radical member Of the Convention,
and former officer under Butler, upon whom Ben had
pracsed some Of his petty tyranny whiio dressed a
little "bricf authority"
This challenge camc from no less parsonage than
General D. b white, whom, for cause Butler had
expelled from Army OF the James, and which read
follows
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION,
RICHMOND, Va, July ID, 1868. \
Major General b. y. BurLrR:-
Sa--while you wore in command OF the Army OF me
James and having no mora rights than that of pri-
CITIZEN You undertook to insult denounce and send
fr your department For the first time since that
period stand upon an equal footing. We stand upon
the same coll ard occupy IN every respect the
rights before the Law and the powers that be- deem
this therefore, the proper occasion for vindcaon OF
my character before the country and demand OF
YOU that satisfaction that gentleman will always
w. - ~ D. b WHITE
White had spoken to friend to carry this missive to
coming at the appointed time and White learning that
Ben intended leaving town that night fastened
Ballard House and requested the clerk TO send the
to General Butler, which was done. Just at
this opporuns moment Ben was In consua-
ton with somo leading rads-a couple OF
groes giving sciat to the company-and tho friends
called around the bloody episte read sug.
gsstivs OF pistols and coffee for They all looked
aud heard aud wondered, and Ben hemmed and hawed,
and Bon crawhshed lie then sent q verbal message to
White that he would give him oil the satisfaction he
dcair hut 90 be del int
he tBen) had betaken himself TO more genial cmes.
Next day came, aud White received the but
nnding Ben gone ut Q loss how 10 get the much
desired satisfaction and no has written to Ben 1T the
national capital for an explanation but none has yet
Gcnaral White has obtained leave OF absence OF
days from the Convention, which looks very mseh az
Dutch Cap come 70 q the scratch
white has recently been brevet,sd for salanry during
caused q sensation among the members OF tho Conven-
on who we're In The secret and those outside 10 whom
suis under the c,vn Rights bill has been Instituted
In the Circuit Court Of the United states here for 800
damages against the fredericksburg Richmond and
wealthy coiorsd citizen Of Charleston, O. The alleged
cause for this that in september last the plaintiff
City 70 Charleston, and when coming over the absve
road she was stopped the platform OF the ladies'
,Sras. isso The coIorss esf and locked therein The
ticket plain 1st class one, was taken from her and
This Is sbs third time attempts have been made 70
MAKE this company fork over under similar crcum.
stancoa they once compromised BY paying . round
sum, but finding the game 20 be quito popular one
among the national "wards' they resolved TO meet the
issue In the courts
General William Sooy Smith, United States Army, 10
nov engaged sinking an iron Golfer dam OF immense
size, surrounding the wangoshanc Lake Mchigan)
lighthouse tower. for the purpose Of surrounding this
with permanent protecting wall Of nrst class
masonry eight feet In thickness 70 be composed Of
blocks Weighing from four 70 six tons each This Golfer
dam forty sish feet wide and sixtysix feet long,
made OF boiler plate three sghths Of inch hich and