The south-western., 1869-04-28
Washington Correspondents.

Washington Correspondents.
They are very clever of Bohemians that cotere
of Washington etter-writers whose miscellaneous
iabors, reaching from written speeches for country
members Of Congress up to picturesque and pquant
descriptions of the social life of the capital, are so
eagerly sought after by our unwashed and gossping
democracy. But, primas inter pares, we place D. P,
correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial D. P
has found himself phiosophc man he ia, too-in a
sad muddle upon state Of facts which we give beow
in his own words:
REVOLVER LAW
We had case of sensational character at the rail-
road depot yesterday which illustrates the unsettled
state of the law affecting female chastity If man
seduces wife, or, if you WILL the wife seduces the
man, or they mutually seduce each othes the suffering
husband has two remedies. He can either shoot the
viain-the he villain l mean-on sight, or he can sue
for damages, and procure divorce. In the first case
the sympathy is with the husband and in the second
the interest is in all the parties.
Now, to man of philosophical turn, ike myself
there is mudd!e here 1t strikes me that the legal
punishment ought to correspond with the private ven
geance If villain is taken into court on a charge
of Grim. con-, and the verdict is against him. the rem
edy lies in damages, estimated in dollars and cents
The defendant is not condemned to DEATH But on the
other hand if the husband takes that complicated piece
OF lronmongery, that keeps going round and going off,
volver, and snufs out the miserable life of the viii
lain, the good public applaud and cry, "seryed him
right"
remady even hFiE w Hive hgfBe g ak p Falls S
amendment. Either the seducer ought to be hanged,
or the assassin ought to be hanged
The case Of yesterday illustrates this absurdty and
also the necessity the husband-the husband l mean
who is popularity called injured husbands under of
killing the villain the spot If he fails his injury
becomes ridiculous, and, instead Of sympathy be gets
abuse.
1t seems that Mr. E D. Etchson was sitting with his
daughter in the car about leaving for Philadelphia
when Colonel W. R. Lount, accompanied by Capt
John Nye, brother to Senator Nye-you it is an
affair of the utmost gentility-approached Mr.. f. D.
E, and introducing Captain Nye, requested Mr.. E. D.
E. to walk out as he had something to say to him.
Mr. E. D. E., being polite gentleman, but that mo-
ment introduced to Captain and the brother of Sem
ator, proceeded, in the most amiabe and courteous
manner, to comply. Now had the brother OF the Sen
ator been introduced General, Mr.. Etchson would
probably have hesitated, but Captain and brother
to the Senator was 100 much.
While going out Mr.. Z. happened to look over his
shoulder and that Captain Lount held in his hand
revolver From this gather that Captain Nye,
brother, NC, in front, and the skirmsh line,
it were, while his Colonel brought up the Dis
covering this, Mr.. E. suddenly turned on the rear,
seized the pistol and took it from the injured husband
but not before one barrel exploded, carrying away
finger of the injured husband, leaving that much less
10 De INJURED ana tnen Mr. L. proceeded TO puncn the
afflicted Benedict who loudly proclaimed his domestic
wrongs.
l learn from the report in the journals that the
crowd applauded Mr.. T., and perceive that the sym
pathes of the Journalistic reporters with the So
called seducer.
Now, had not Colonel Lount sought to separate Mr.
E. from his daughter and the crowd-and probably in
sigated by benevolent desire to know whether the
destroyer of his domestic peace had accident ticket
and his life insured, but shot him the spot that
crowd would have appauded the husband, aud
the Journalistic mind would have accorded him high
praise. Then we would have judges listening to
plea of insanity, urged by eloquent lawyers and t.
jury returning verdict of not guilty. amid the sym
pathetic cheers OF the gathered crowd. A spectacle
this enjoyed two several occasions in this blessed
capital, and frequently elsewhere in our free land OF
Liberty.
do not know the parties to this lively transaction.
gather the facts from the papers, and it may be as
serted that the lady in question is much-slandered
woman, ard her husband an absurd fellow-perhaps
drunk. But, can that had the Colonel shot his
friend on sight, waving the introduction and soctude
about accident tickets and life insurance. the dead
and the Colonel hero.
You mast excuse my commenting at such length on
this absurd affair. But Senator Sprague, in of
his little oraorca efforts, the political, financial,
statistical and social condition of country, said
No husband could close his door, it is well to have
the law of the revolver settled. l have noted, with
PAIN for some time past, and especially since my stay
in Washington, the loose condition of said door, and
Senator Sprague confirms my unhapppess on this sub
ject The Senator is gentleman OF high social posi-
ton, and has doubtlessy been making silent observa-
tons for time, and II feel mpeed to say,'
the Right Rev. Maxwell P. G. expresses it, that code
regulating the use of the revolver is called for
TOUCHING SCENE AT A FUSERAL--A rtsprd re-.
porter who attended the funeral of the four victims of
the Blackstone tragedy in Philadelphia writes: 'The
face of the man looked wonderfully natural Its life
color Was retained and peaceful, quiet expression
rested its motonless lips. 1t painful express
sion however. On his left cheek rested an mmortelle
The little boy was placed in coffin beside his father
Back from bis forehead was combed brgh faxen hair
which clustered beautifully around his handsome face
The two blood-red upon his upper and lower lips
all that told the sad story of his violent death
1t was sweet face which looked heayenward out of
the next coffin. No marks visible to indicate the
terrible blows which the fathers hand had dealt it, and
the little fragile girl reposed in its resting place if
sleep had suddenly overtaken it and soohed it into
most peaceful sumber. 1t of the three an
gels which the unhappy father had fearfully sent
to their account. With features wonderfully composed
in the next coffin lay the form of the wife and mother
Her face unlike that of her husband was exceedingly
pale II was, indeed, the face of death The pallor
and all the evidences of dissolution plainly
stamped upon it, yet, all these, rested sweet
ness even in death.7
A TERRIBLE DuEL.-A terrible duel took place Il
few days ago at Bologna. The Marquis Govanna
Mazzacorati and the Marquis Pizzardi, fired with pis-
tolls another at ten yards distance, with the priv
ilegc of approaching another and shooting at
pleasure. The Marquis Mazzacorat was instantly killed
by shot through the temple. strange incident
took place previous to the duel When the dnelists
and their seconds arrived at the grounds selected for
the combat Mazzacora,i arranged everything, and
chose hemp field for the duelists to take their stand
in Pizzard said sailingly to him: /" But it seems
to me shall njure NJ Menghetti by trnmping his
hemp under foot" "One Of US" replied Mazzacorati
with som5re expression, wil make up for the damage
by enriching the SOIL" A minute afterward he was
dead.
FRANCE AND misunderstanding the solution of the
railway difficulty between Belgium and France, the
official papers of both countries exhibit great uneas.
ness as to the prospect Of satisfactory agreement
The Belgian papers almost unanimous in stating
that the Cabinet Of Brussels will not allow its decision
to annul the contract between the great Luxembourg
and the French East India companies to be subjected
to any examination discussion, and that the subject
is not even to be broached. If the French Govern
ment harbor any idea of overriding the law Of Belgium