The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-26


fore decided to have no official conference
Until Red Cloud shall have arrived. In the
mean time he has provided good quarters
for them. General Parker expressed HIM
self to-day as confident that the Indian
troubles with Sioux and Chcyennes would
now be terminated, and that they would 60
to their respective reservations without fur
Their trouble.
Further Particulars OF the Almost
Duel
mentioned in these dispatches last night
arc that, in the heated conversation out of
which the warlike preparations grew, MIR.
Washington said to Hutchins: "God damn
you, sir, l don't know you; and, God
damn you, sir, l don't want to know you !;
and, God damn you, sir, if had my way 1
would hang every one Of you, SIR" These
were the offensive words, and to them
llutclins responded in a short note de-
handing retraction. 10 this note Mr..
Washington replied MS follows:
"FRoM WASHINGTON
May Is, 1870.
Sir,-Iour note bearing yesterdays date
was handed to me to-day by Mr.. L. L..
Crouasc. In reply have to state that
while was engaged in my usual duties in
the Senate gallery you, without possessing
any personal acquaintance with me what
even, expressed to me political opinions
which were to nc necessarily offensive.
had said nothing to you; had not looked
at you, and did not ever know your
mime or anything of you. Had your re-
marks been civil, though you were stran-
ger to me, / should have made no answer,
or a civil one; but they were irritating and
ofcnsiyc-tirst, in maintaining that a large
class in the South, to whom /
belong, ought to be shut out from
any post of honor or trust under
the National or State Governments !;
secondly, in holding up the people of
the South, and especially the people of
Georgia, as so lawless and violent rs to
make it necessary to quarter troops among
them. ! do not pretend to quote your pre-
else language, but the substance Of what l
understood you to say. AS southern man
l do not recognize the right Of any one,
and especially an utter stranger to me, as
YOU were, to address remarks to me which
necessarily reflect upon myself and the
southern people, and that, too, WITHOUT
any provocation. 1t was after and because
YOU had thus wantonly expressed to me Of
fensivc and irritating remarks that uttered
any response, and that response the one OF
which you complain az personal. l hope
that you are by this time sensible Of your
error in thus expressing disagreeable OPT
Mons to total stranger, and when you
shall have expressed regret for your own
aggression your request for an explanation
satisfactory to us both will have a better
basis than it now has.
lam your obedicnt servant,
rSicncdl cd. @. WASHINGTON"
TO this uutchins sent or delivered II note
in reply, but cot no answer from Washing
ton; so he dated a note at Alexandria,
which reads rs follows:
"FRoM ALEXANDRIA, VA, May %, 1870.
''7o Mr.. l.. Q. Washington
"Not having any reply to my second COM
munication, and not finding any suitable
friend to carry this message, leave this re-
quest on your table, asking for the third time
Il satisfactory explanation of your personal
remarks, OF else choose your own time,
place, weapons, etc, which is due to one
| gentleman from another.
[Signed] "BEN Il. 1IuTcHlNs."
AS already explained, the matter was
finally settled hy the intervention Of friends
WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-HouSc.-WcdncS-
tlav next was ASST gncd for the consideration
| of the business introduced by the banking
and Currency Committee.
| The bin for the revival of American Com
| mrrcc was resumed. No action was taken,
and il comes up again tomorrow.
The Pacific Railroad Committee reported
Senate bill for Il Northern Pacific railroad
| without amendment. 1t was Immediately
considered.
| A substitute to the American commerce
revival bill agreed upon by the commit
tee was offered by the chairman.
| The Northern Pacific Railroad bill was re-
ported back without amendment. Amend
nrntS were offered to protect the rights OF
actual settlers and TO exclude the conclu-
sion of IL guarantee of the bonds Of the
| COIIilIluS NV tllc tHittu
| After general discussion the main qucs-
| ton was ortlcrcd-ycas, 10I nays, 66.
| Several of the amendments were voted on
and rejected, but without diSpoSing Of them
all the House adjourned.
| Scnatc.-'rhc bill giving Wilberforce Col
lcgc Qor colorcd pcrsonS) 900 from the
Frccdmcn's Bureau Fund was passed.
| The conference committees report on the
enforcement of the fifteenth amendment
was adopted by a strict party vote of As to
| II.
The appropriation bill was resumed, and
Mr.. brakes amendment prohibiting the adj
mission of II pardon or amnesty Us evidence
III the Court OF Claims to establish the loyalty
of Il claimant was debated. 1t prohibits the
admission of pardon or amnesty as evidence
| in the Court of Claims to establish the loyalty
Of 4 claimant requires the proof of loyalty
specified in former acts of Congress, to he adj
hcrcd to irrespective of such pardon or am
ncsty, and directs all judgments heretofore
rendered in favor of claimants upon any
other proof to be reversed by the supreme
Court, and pending suits based upon such
| pardons to be dismissed.
| A telegram reciting the murder of State
Senator Stevens at Yanceyville, N. g., was
read.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The revenue re.
| ceiptS to-day were 100000.
| The bill incorporating the Corcoran Art
| Gallery has been signed by the President.
The report of the committee regarding
| the trade between Mexico and Texas alleges
| that from two to five millions dollars worth
| of merchandise has been struggled across
the line. 1t accuses the Mexican Govern
mcnt of favoring illicit trade, and asserts
that President JuareZ was " disloyal" dll-
| ring the rebellion by allowing contraband
| goods TO reach the ConfederateS through the