, 1870-05-28
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White Feather Somewhere.
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The publication in to-day's Herald Of the
Particulars OF an sbo1tiye duel between Colonel
l. r. c. Washington, OF Virginia, and Major
Benjamin T. Hutchins, OF Georgia. has pro-
dncsd very lively comments in this city to-
night. The comic side Of the affair is brought
into broad view, and both parties have new AZ
sertions OF additional particulars to furnish.
According to the friends OF Washington, Maior
Hutchins neve- alluded to Senator Mo1ton's
speech 1t al, and complimentary references to
the remarks of The Indiana Senator lad moth
ing TO do with the onpleasantneas." The
Washington pattisans declare that Hutchins
gives that coloting to the affair simply because
he {Hutchins1 has some political Office to obtain
IN Georgia and is anxious to get into tha favor OF
the potent Morton BY representing himself As
semi-nartyr for Ncrton's sake Washineton'a
friends likewise declare that no regular ehal-
1enge Was ever sent by Hutchina , that the lat
ter bad no second who would serve ont the en-
tire difficulty for his sake, and that therefore.
according to the approved rules Of the duel no
fight could occur under such circumstances. It
seems that two gentlemen cannot shoot at or
cut each other 70 pieces, according 10 the duel
ling etiquette, without the recognized adjuncts
commonly called seconds therefore, say tho
WaRhingtonites- otherwise the FeHyites-thss
no hostile meeting could occur, Hutchins be-
ING unable to procure his second The Wash
ingsonites further c1iticise Hutchins' course bv
asking what tho gallant Najor could nave
meant BY going over to Aexandria to write
challenge, in order to evade the strict laws Of
the District on the subject. md After
wards coming to Washington and laying
ss tase o, bfeoss ELL won5 th the
demand the W.sh1gtonites, be eyading
the District Law? Was not that the most n
c0mon style OF astutentsH. Hutchlns, the
challenger in this case, is q man Of lil1i-
putian stature, scarcely four feet high whom
ton boots- He wAs formerly i newspaper
man, and, during the wA1, saryed in the Union
arm with more or less distinction. He seemed
an1ious and wiling for fight, and his friends
outside Of this city aso urging him forward to
bloody deeds which viii chaatise rebel inso-
lence and arrogance Colonel Washington is
at present the correspondent Of the London
Telegraph, and, also, OF some American pa-
gels q, Ho Was on the Confederate side during
t1nt part in the War OF Treasury Department
of the ConfedeEacy. He is said to bs vstu
personal friend Of both Sldell and benjamin,
Washington has already fought two duels,
md it is said that Hutchins il equally fa-
=" nous r9;I. IN that Sc gssntlssmanly aud eliya1oua
mas mixed up IN q dihculty rith .
BaltimoEean at White sulpur Springs, Va, but
the anair Has amicably arranged tefore hos
tile meeting occurred. Washington il nearly
six feet high, and therefore IN case Of re-
aewal Of the difficulty, Hutchins would have
decidedly the shooting advantage. To obvists
his inequality and give Washington fair
ahow, i: 10 proposed to chalk out On Washing
toms body figure tho size Of Hutckins, aud
That every shot outside thereof ahAn not
count. It ia also suggested that good plau
would b to fight with broad-swords 1t twenty
PAGES distance, JOHNNY Coyle weeping15 de-
clares that Ito was not one OF Huschins' Sec
onds, but only friend interpreting for tbs
sake OF peace. It il not believed that any
further steps will be taken to draw blood il
the present Affair.
In my account Of tho Washingto
difficulty in to-dsy's paper the telegraph makes
NO Say that General Ames WAS one Of the Sec
onds Of Hutchins. It ought to have been
General 4. C. Jones.