, 1875-12-02


Drspat'A to lHitadc'phia Times.
WILMINGTON, DOL, Nov 99.-Late this Atter-
noon ropoet was circulated that q duo lad
taken place Just outside tho city between two
ex-army olllcora. II was managed 10 quietly
that Tor como tins it VAS impognipio to asrortaln
evou tho names Ut tho uatllca Tfo arc supposed
to havo mo. in doadlY combat. Tho parties to
tho duel wore Col. James l.. Reagan. well tsno.n
aa np army correspondent duf1nN tho War, mud
Il. ". Baylor, OF Norfolk, W., who saxyed viii,
Moahy. It appears that. n in nost casoa. 80 iu
this, tcmiuin chat.ner, residing in PHILADELPHIA
hAva boon asalduons ii, their attonsIons and hays
grown 80 JEALOUS Of enc anothor thai passion
finally got the bostor Of renson, md 1t was 1n-
solved to notslo tho rnattcr IN tho opan fold,
Kecgan boins tho challenging party, Accord
ing'y tho two mon. III company With their sec.
ondH, troceoIcd to arrange tha dotalH, managing
tho atrar 10 coolly aud adsoitly that only QUE of
tho aeconds know there waH goipg to 10 fight
Until tha fold waa 1eachcd. heeBan Eelactea
s1r. George Henderson au h,s friend, aud Baslor
requested ]. ". Creighton, o Thllalolpbia friend.
tn accompany bin on little frolio to Wilmington.
Tho four mon loft Tho city about ten oc'ack iaet
evening", anu on arriving hero won't to Two tlf-
screps Aotol9 This morn!ng uaylor suggested II
rldc 10 tho nnburbe, which mas hgreca to by
Cnghton. When near Ei.noor about one mud
half mod out Of town, slie carriage "as loft iu
charge OF the drispr, while tho Two mon rctlreu
to secluded wooded spot, mud amused t!lou!-
selyos shooting at squirrels with Dayos's pistol.
pmall Colts revolver. ProBcntly KaeKau aud
| lionlsrson appeared cn loo prouad, AMI imme-
dlatey CraEhton Was requested TO atop otl tSenty
naccp. llo waa hinuxeti aud terribly frightened,
but bought oil explanation iu win. Henderson
| was requested to eiyo tho signn'. Daylor't
| "second" proteated, but again III vain. The two
| Wond.be comphtAnta were evidently determined
| 10 fight. ap.f immediately took post GUS. ataal-
| Ing sideways er0ct, firm. mud amazingly caln.
Brighton, no" thoroughly alarmed tooI refuge
beh,nd \ tree. that iO lnixht mt he *itnasH 10
Tho coming tragedy. Henderson, stopped . few
paces 70 one ailo. md 10 . molnelIt dropped
tanoous1y. keegan thre. up ILLS lott baud,
OF bis baek. An on amlnasion showed
that tue kntckles bud been only
AXIS tiomsndel auotllor shot. Criuhton and
iIandetaon protested, but tn vain, aud tho signal
wns again given. 10th Icyotyers aaze agalu dia-
clsargod ut the aanle moment. This tilne 1t WA
wheeled around like Top, and fell, Bis hap'ln
clasping Tho region OF the heart. At tho sama
time ho gAya a plorong CRY, and scanned to be
thoroughly persuaded that ho had received =
fatal wouud. uu examination i vas found tint
his antagonists shot had struck him 1uss below
lIlo lower rio, penetrating through hs unaef
coat mud voyt, aud tlou. passing through I'll &C.
count hook in hls yess Ispolet to tho ties. eaus.
ing slight flash wound. Both tho aea'aus
than interfered, and refoasd 70 resmst sny
further shots toing exchanged attof M.sieo ~
tho principals cordially eluurxcod sud seomea
ba hoartilY glad that tho affair had not ehaso
seroualg. Creighton says il was re nxGs. 1oa1s na
Of thu parties viii nyer be caught III such
ucr.pe agalu. Tbs laws Of Delaware orc sory
strict. " you are aware, and ha1 tns rasaoaEantt.
In tnis so.cal!ed " affair uf honor ocan oaaE!lt
thex could nut Layo eseapad tho sevoEest puu,sa-
meut. Ali concsruol would hAra boen on exhi.
bit.on Al tie whipping post and then rcmanded
to tho New CaAtto 1hl.
one OK tho usttias present, Or supposed to have
bean nresent. II IL but iA!r to tile publ Q u add
thai thete Ata doubts Expressed as to tho tru.l
Of the above ssa.omsnts Or AZ least all OF aoa,
| haye bpon actiu4 uudsr assumed name4. The
| four mon lett Wilmington asrIy tlis sssolng.