The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.
From the Lynchburg News of Saturday.
Almost Shooting Afzafr...Mr. Rois.
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SS.eellclb was CtcaIett 10y u uiIilcuity between
Mr.. Robert p. Button and Mr.. John Rois.
| seau. The letter Of BoSseau to the Stntt
| Journal, published in the Nears. was also
published in the virginia.. of Yesterday,
accompanied by comments suggested hy
the character Of the letter referred to. MI
Rousseau, it appears, became enraped nj
| these comments, and determined to attack
Mr.. Charles w. Button, the editor of the
tngmGn, and in preparation for the an.
hcipated conflict he (BoisseaU armed him.
self with pistol, which he had freshly
Loaded at the gunsmith shop Of Mr.. Fisher
mus prepared, he went to the neighbor-
hood of the V1ryinian office, passing and
repassing 1t frequently, his manner indi-
| eating that be was bent upon mischief
Mr.. Buttons friends noticed Boisseau's
| movements, and suspected his intention,
and communicated their suspicious to Mr..
Charles Button, who had Just arisen. In
the mean time Mr.. Robert Button was in-
formed o. the matter, and instantly pre-
pared himself to meet Boisseau, ard passed
from his brothers. on Church street, to the
ItT9tnGn office. AT this time Boisseau was
seen in the rear alley of the Washington
House, whose entrance is on Eighth street,
and nearly opposite the Virgintdn office.
Mr.. Button soon came out of the office, and
returned to Church street, where he saw
BoiSSeau standing i'll front of the reading
room of the hotel. Immediately approach
ing him. Dir. Button inquired of Boisscall
if he was looking for his brother Charles
BoiSScau replied that he was; and Mr.
Button then quietly and in the most
determined manner informed him that
he was responsible for what appeared
in the F1rI'mdn; that his brother Charles
had wife and children, and he Robert)
and BoisSeau being unmarried. were on an
equal footing, and could settle the difficulty.
BoisSeau replied that he had no quarrel
with him. Other words passed, and Bots
Seau put his hand behind him as if to draw
4 weapon, when Mr.. Button anticipated
him, and before he could do it, had his le-
yelled, but before using it waited for further
hostile demonstrations from his antagonist.
At this juncturc several gentlemen who
were passing interfered and separated the
parties, thus preventing Il bloody collision.
Mr.. Button and Boisseau were then ar
rested, and subsequently Mr.. Charles But
ton was also arrested.
While the difficulty between Mr.. Robert
Button and BoisSeal was progressing, Mr..
Charles Button left his house to 90 to his
office, unaware of the action of his brother !;
but he had proceeded only a short distance
when he was met by friends who informed
him of the result, and he returned to his
home. The entire difficulty between Mr.
Robert Button and BoiSseau occupied but
very few moments.
The affair naturally caused much excite
ment, and when the case came up before
the Mayor the courtroom was crowded.
Several witnesses were examined whose
testimony accorded with the statement
above given. The MesSrs Button stated
that they acted, and should act wholly in
self-dclence. and entertained no hostile in
tcntions against Mr.. BOisSeau.
At the conclusion of the evidence the
Mayor promptly discharged the Messrs.
Button, and required Boisseau to give bail
in 5000 to keep the peace. Mr.. Salisbury,
Commonwealth Attorney, objected to the
small amount Of the bail, but the Mayor adj
hered to his decision, and Mr.. G. McIver en-
tered security for Boisseau, and he was re-
leased from custody.
1t is proper that we should add-that Mr..
Robert Buttons conduct throughout the
entire difficulty was marked by great cool
ness and forbearancc, rs he had his antagO-
mist completely in his power, and could mt
any moment have shot him had he been dis
posed to assume any other than defensive
attitude.
A Tissue OF LIES,-A letter purporting
to have been written by ga colored voter Of
Campbell" we find in the Richmond State
Journal, the organ of the Wells faction in
Virginia. 1t would be herculean task to
crowd more wilf'ul, deliberate, and malig-
nant t,lschoods into the same space than are
embodied in this letter. That any colorcd
man in the county is capable of manutactu-
ring such tissue of lies we do not for mo-
nent believe. They bear the plain ear
marks Of some malicious scalawag or carpet
Dagger. disappointed of the plumber which
he had fondly hoped to gorge himself with.
So palpably false are the charges contained
in the precious epistle that we shall only
notice one of them. The writer asserts that
atiidavts of Wells men, qualified to before
civil officers were rejected by the commits
Sioner. Now, we would like to know who
the '.ciyl officers" were who are referred
TO and as this writer and his Radical Sreth-
rem are not likely to answer the question, we
will do so for them
On the day of the election negroes appear
ed at several of the precincts i'll the city,
whose names were not on the register, with
aiiidayits qualified to before j. +. Wilson,
the Radical postmaster of the city, and
w. l.. Fernald, the Federal assessor for
this district, These parties had no more
right to qualify persons to attidavits than
the man in the moon, and all such votes
were unhcsitatingly rejected by the COM
missloners. Time and again was this I'M
blushin" zane attempted, and one commits
| sioner we have heard, himself a northern
man, was 50 annoyed by the persistence OF
| Wilson to shove in those votes, that he sent
| him (Wilsonl Il very curt message 'to attend
| to his little poSt-otlice, and he the commits
sioner) would attend to the election" All
voters whose a1iidapits Wero signed by Il
duly authorized person were received with
out hesitation. These facts we have from
one of the commissioners, and they will
satisfy any mind not absolutely distorted by
the most sordid prejudice Of the amount OF
truth contained in this charge made by " 4
Colored Voter Of Campbell"
We might 90 OIL and show that the re-
! naming charges brought against the COM
missioner and the Conservative party are as
completely destitute of truth as the above ;
but we have neither the time nor space TO
notice further this epistle. which eXcels
even Munchausen in his widest flights.
Lynchburg Nescs.
ACCIDENT by LIGHTNING. Yesterday at
| ternoon schooner on the "ways i" at the
Atlantic Iron Works was struck by light
ming. The fluid splintered portion Of the
foremost. There were five workmen em-
ployed on her hull, all of whom were
stricken down. Four of them recovered
| almost immediately, but one was severely
stunned, and was not restored to conscious
ness for nearly All hour. Though very much
shocked he received no material injury, ana
was able to go home.
One of the workmen WAS prying on some
old plank from the hull with an iron bar.
shoulder "id and, as it whirled over, struck
him severely on the back. His hand was
cramped double for ten minutes; after
which it resumed its shape.-NoJolE Jour-
| nal, 18th.
AFF1pAy1Ts FOR WHITTLEsEy.-Thed de-
fcated candidate for Congress III TINS als-
tu;nt ",IIS far otfidoyits of fraud and intimi-