The New York herald., 1869-09-03
VIRGINIA..

Test Oath Being sct Aside-The Legislature
70 bs Conveued-Gevcrnor Wells to Resign
and Walker to be Instailed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. q 1859.
Adespatch from Richmond says Governor Walker
arrived there to-day from Washington. Some &C.
count Of his interview with the President here yes
terday was published in the Richmond evening
papers to-day, and Is said to have created some
what OF sensation. The news a. published was
very exhirating to the Walker men. while the
however was very reticent aud quite guarded IN his
speech with all who approached him. he visited
General CANDY and had long conversation a, Win
General nosr has given IN his opinion
exaction Of the test oath from members OF the
Legislature and the General Is hourly expecting an
ofica copy Of the document II is said that orders
the result OF the election is promulgated which viii
be In few Gays. and to inaugurste the new Gov
when convened, must be strictly confined to the
adoption or the fifteenth amendment and the cleo
aon OF v
and Will be the basis Of Canby's future action. This
intelligence has not yet been made public. But It s
the General that the whole question Of reconstruction
10 virtually settled In Virginia ana oil seem satisfied
revival of business ana the estaSisS%ens Of good
feeling among the people, who have so long been
divided and estranEed BY angry passions and con-
official character has transpired this II understood
to be substantially the result OF Governor walker
business with General canby to-day was to lay BE-
fore him the result as indicated In compliance
with oil OF the above Governor Wells has sgntned
his Intention OF resigning as soon as the ofcial an
nouncement Of the election 10 made. That will take
place In few days, and as consequence walker
must be installed at once.
The Wreck Of the Eliza Ann or NOrfolk-The
Ship Fast Going to Pieccs-A Young Mar
ried Woman Crushed to Death Mt Norfolk.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 1859.
The following has been received from Richmond
The schooner Magnolia, Of the wrecking firm OF
Baker Bros, Of Norfolk, arrived in that city ves
terday evening from tho wreck OF the ship Eliza
Ann from Liverpool, ashore ON Smiths Island. She
brought the officers and crew Of the wrecked vessel
who state that owing to the heavy sea then running
they were compelled to abandon the ship In the
they left the Eliza Ann was lying broadside to the
beach with her keel near the water mark, the sea
Is ss . o.
all PROBABILITY the vessel will be total loss. II Is
not known whether there Is any insurance on either
vessel or cargo the latter being consigned to Baltt
more. Every effort to ascertain the names OF the
two white men killed with young BAKER, OF the
AMrs. Conoy late OF Baltimore, and but recen tly
married. while visiting flour mill in Norfolk last
evening, was caught In the machinery OF the IN Ill
A Duelistic Farce ut White sulphur Springs.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2, 1889.
learn the following particulars relative to the
AFFAIR OF honor at the White sulphur Springs this
morning. between L. Q. Washington, late Of the
washington Intelli0encer, and W. W. Glenn. Of the
Baltimore Gazette. The trouble originated in letter
written about the Peabody ball on the 1lth ult
This letter used the Baltimore, and in fact all tho
Northern ladies there In manner tnat must have
been offensive to the chivary not only Of my Mary
land" but theOentire North. The following IL the
paragraph in the despatch which was the cause OF
the quarrel:-
- And now. home again. oh, how CAD Back among
Of The Cd They VICAR no costly Jewels for
sy The % the Do S SSn
arrayed n Jewels and silks all the
he sna
' The only they
Ts:y "a nS'
S Tney look on but have not ys ,.
1t transpired at the Springs after the appearance
OF the letter. that Mr.. L. O. Washington, recently OF
the National Intetlfgencer, was the author OF the
oonoxtous paragraph above quoted: Several news
papers upon the appearance Of the letter com.
mented severely upon 1t, and Mr.. W. W. Glenn, OF
the Baltimore Gazette. wrote % follows TO his paper
concerning it,
Whom newspapers employ correspondents incapable Of
Apprecating that beautiful and retiring refinement which
womans chicfest charm would expect at least
sonaly have exhibit OF bad taste, but when editors
allow their columns TO be used for the expression Of
Ssy are rsponseo oP Outrage
Washington, smarting under the direct insult con.
tanned In the above at once challenged Glenn, send.
ing the warlike message By Colonel Pickett Of Ken.
tucky, recently Confederate agent In Mexico. II was
received BY Glenn, who referred IL to his friend,
Lewis Conrad, OF Louisiana, son OF Hon. Charles M.
Conrad and meeting was agreed upon by the chosen
seconds. The friends Of Mr.. Washington attempte
to make q compromise before the meeting took
place. but their mediation was rejected by GleDn,
This morning the parties met near the Springs for
the purpose OF settling the dlflcuty according to
the rules OF the code. The weapons chosen were
pistols, and the distance agreed upon ten PAGES.
But shortly after their arrival basis OF settlemen,
presented by friends and accepted by both par.
ties. The hostile encounter was thereby prevented.
Mr.. Washington ON his part, made an apology, dc
carng that he intended no offence TO the ladies OF
Maryland in the letter complained OF, and thus the
affair terminated.
GEORGIA.