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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-10
THE GREATDUEL BLOODLESS

THREE SHOTS AND NO HARM DONE.
JOURNEY TO MARYLAND FOR A LITTLE PISTOL
PRAcrICE-THE DIFFICULTY ADJUSTED on PROP
OsIrONs MADE BY Mr.. BENNETT, TO THE GREAT
RELIEF BOTH Observation-Disclosures FROM
THE FIELD WITH ONLY A SINGLE SCAR
Inv TELEGRAPH To THE TRgBUNE.l
DOVER, Del. Jan. 9.-0n the early train
Monday James Gordon Bennett and Fred
erick May. accompanied by their respective
friends. left Philadelphia with the purpose
Of settling their quarrel with pistols. Their desti-
nation was Marydell, a small station on
the Delaware and Maryland Railroad and situated
partly in the State of Delaware and partly
in the State of Maryland. This place reached
about 100 o'clock. and the party left the train.
There WAS little or nothing in their appearance to
desi gnate their purpose. All the party were well
dressed and il was at supposed by the citizens
that they either inpursut of pleasure. or were
iourAeying along the road for the purpose
Of buying land Mr. Bennett and Mr. May had five
persons with them. OF these one left the train at
Slaughters, a station about three miles above Mary
de another staid at the Marydell depot, while the
rest passed on to the scene of what proved to DO
bloodless encounter.
The place of the duel is about one mile due south
from Maryde the left of the railroad on the lands
Of one Murray, lawyer. residing in New-York City.
After the arrival OF the train the gentlemen
engaged in the affair walked down the track
about one mile, and then turning TO the
left sought a glade that lies between the road and
the head of the ChOptank River. Here three shots
were exchanged at the distance of 10 yards, but
without wounding either of the duests The whole
matter was subsequently amicably arranged upon
propositions made by Mr. Bennett, and which were
deemed satisfactory to all persons concerned.
Mr.. Bennett and hs party were afterwari driven
to Clayton a station the Delaware Railroad.
From that place they were carried by special train
10 Philadelphia. Mr.. MAY and his friends went 10
Dover and spent the night leaving here on the
carly train this morning. 1t was the evident
purpose of the duelists to fight in
Delaware, but a mistake in their information
concerning the line caused the duel TO take place IN
Maryland. The party well supplied with maps,
blankets overcOats, shawls, &c, and evidently ex-
pected serleus work. The adjustment of the trouble
seemed TO be q great relet TO both of the duelIsts
Mr. Bennett in conversation with his friends. while
on the road Clayton asked them several times II
they thought that he had acted nightly in making
the preparations that be had made, to which they
answered that they thought that ii was better for
all concerned that the matter had been arranged "a
this way. Mr.. Bennett was easily distinguished by
the scar his nose, made by the cowhide of May.
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LATEST SHTP NEWS.
CFor other SHIN s.rs see Second Page


FOREIGN PORTS.
LONDON jan 9-sasd. LIZZIE Wright Arrived9th Bsted
viii.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
WILMINGTON, ". C., Jan 9--Ar1yed, bark Prcdig (Norl.
Andersen Gloucester. Cleared, schr Nellie Car NICK
b0sroS I'm sDCeared bark Acacia Anderson. sant:ago
Belle Bartlett, Matheson, for Hsyti Carrie Belle
PHIiADEiPHIA, Jan. s.--Arrived steamships onebec
Theatre, from Liverpool via Haax; j. I've man Pla.s
brig :. w. Merck, LDpncott for Maanzas lselow steam
ship Jsnisa from ays.Sah Msru ''A
VISFYAsD HAYES jan 9Arrivef John J. Marsh (of
neso1 3 dSy or 30 Se ons of Yarmoa
Mel CadZ rs days. for Gloucester shrs Hannah w. Buell.
Amboy for Portland Minnie 9 Taylor rom Portland Tor
.I YoI S ASns frye IRON a pr ssT
Amsden Viola Jay Helen Thompson Annls y. ~ DsSs
NEw.oGLEASs Jan s-Cieared, steamship Mediator for
ALA Alice Cooper, Frisco Ern for Lverpooi Vrinls FOE
LONDON Astronom for sremen Z, LOT "snoa ras s
Gloucester. Sailed. steamship B0russia.
Bslows rom iyerpool: STATE OF Texas Nickerson
New YORK harks Hector IalefsoD from -antder Nanhe
Bremen brigs RAMA Larsen. from cahz MnsryA rom
Bremen schrs Centen ia fr m Baltimore stampede I'm
Mobile Cleared. BARK Eliza OulioD for Liverpool hihe
B4iffaoRF jan s-Clesred ship sirno (Ger for
hsrks Bremn Corr DO; Mary Ann Br for Engiand BRIG
SAVANNAH Jan. 9-Arrived steamships Worcester from
Boston; Magnolia, from New York; ship Andrew from
Dublin barKs SIT from ST Thomas schiller. from Bremen
Ma borough f6r Universe Tor Bremen bsrks
byyna Tor Cork Lndoia lSr Charleston P ,yn op
for bark b. Hilton for Charleston on fybes
bark America tNOr.D
VINEYARD HAVEN Mass jan s1rhe bark Joseph Marss
repsrs Noy 49, on Cape st .mes9& and
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hhdg n: d; INA Ian 1yss nv ag TSe taamsSip
Dominion. for Philadelphia, sailed to-day
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THE COMMITTEE LIST COMPLETE.

SPEAKER SLOAN TO ANNOUNCE THE NAMES TO-DAY
MR.. Hustled BE CHAIRMAN OF THE WAYS
AND MEANS, MR.. BOWEN TO BE HEAD OF The
RAILROAD COMMITTEE, Mr.. sTRAHAS 10 BE
CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, Jan. 9.-Speaker Sloan looked nag
gard to-day while occupying his chair in the Assembly
Chamber in consequence his friends stated OF MS nav
ing worked throughout the night upon his list OF COM
mttees Rumor says that lac has been supecteu 10 so
much eptreaty on the part OF friends 10 put uli-
,erent men at the head OF the same CON-
rntttees that he il in some despair as 10 MS
ability 10 satisfy anybody by his list huinor also
saws that he has received the friendly advice 10 smut
bmself up in room alone make out the list ana place
II before the Assembly without further consultation with
any one regarding the disposition OF the chairmahshlps
NJ the chief committees. All reports from MT sloan
work room say that he has not disclosed the names Oh
any of the men To his most intimate friends hr I'LL
bert OF Franklin ia now named rs the probable
chairman OF the Committee on Commerce ana NaViga
tlop Mr. Bowen OF Clinton OF that OF Railways Mr.
Graham OF Orange Of that Of Insurance, Mr. Baker OF
Washington OF that Canals, Mr. Hustled OF that Oh
WAYS and Means, Judge Hogeboom OF Columbia Oh that
Of General Laws and Mr.. strahan OF Newforx OF tnat
OF Judiciary.
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mako known what he knew Of the afar he would tell
THR TRIBUNE any other paper with the greatest pleas
ure. DR. Phelps accompanied his denial with cheerful
smile that could have followed rng-
edy. Only once did he forget himself In admitting
that Mr. Bennett to his knowledge in Philadelphia
the night before, but recovered his caution immedl-
atey, and when asked If Mr. Bennett was in his com
pany refused DR.. Phelps out OF the city
Monday
There was little doubt that Mr. Bennett was In New
York evening The servants apparently we're ordered
say had returned. but an application 10 an
uninstruced at unguarded door disclosed the
the duelis not many miles away as ne
would have been II shot In the abdomen near Montreal
or dangerously wounded at Slaughter station.
There every to believe that Mr. Bennett was
within the house, and that Lawrence Jerome Johh "
Hecksher Cunning s. Bedford, and other friends, VINO
be found ut the Union Club. we're WIN hii
Very little news could be obtained last evening at the
Union Club Mr.. Oelrchs, gentleman related 70 inc
May family, and member Of the club, said at Late
hour that with the exception Of telegram received
day before yesterday. declaring that Fred was WE'LL
the family had received from the duellst ana ad
Obliged look TO the newspapers rs their chef source
Of information. dispatch had been received from Dr
May VI Baltimore, saying, Fred will wtite' from Which
they had concluded that he could not he badly wounded
but they disappointed in their expectation oil
letter for no communication had come from him. Mr.
Oelrichs confident that important news had been
received at the club during the day. Members had
asked him tdngs repeatedly but he had none TO give
them.
There was general feeling Of surprise In the city az
the strange halsecret Way in which the duel had Deeh
arranged and carried The friends Of the principals
were confidential uncommuuicatve by turns often
allowing the most absurd stories Ia appear, ana then
suddenly denying them and holding back the tru'h as
we'll To old-fashoued warriors the duel taken "a
whole was strange anomaly, and their comments on 1t
were any hng but favorable.
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CANAL TOLLS.

THE COMING REPORT or AUDITOR scHUYLER-Dis-
AsTRoUs EFFECT OF THE RAILROAD WAR ON
THE CANAIs-DECREAsE IN TRANSFORMATIONS.
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TEIBuss'l
ALBANY, Jan. 9.-Auditor Schuyler OF the
Canal Department at work preparing his report to the
Legislature Oh tolls trade and tonnage Of the canals
during the year 1876 will be OF much value. owing 10
its containing showing more clearly than dd
HIS annual report printed last week in THE TRIBUNE the
disastrous effect OF the late railway war on the canals
The following table shows the whole amount Of tolls col
tl.o I.,r, H.
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5uerldl y otless.


For sale or 10 Rent-A CABINET ORGAN, nearly new.
eight sfODs subba-s manual Good for home sunday
school viii month, sell FOR tlO0 worth
$3.50 Address ORGAN, Box Is, Tribune Once
Lung Protectors are tho best undergar
for securing lungs health and comfort sod every
Mailed 81 Isaac a SINGER, manufacturer IOi Bwy
Patents, Trademarks, &C.,
secured the United States and foreign countries by
ARTHUR Y. BRIEsEN'S PATENT AGENCY
25S broadway, NeT-YOTk.
Best references send Tor book Of instruction
Po-t-0ce Notcerhe iorelgn mails for the week ending
SATURDAY 49, 1871 VIII close az THIS ONCE on " ED
NESDAY 10 for Europe, by steamship Parhla, va
Queenstown: SArU kDAY at II a. m. fOr Europe by
City Richmond VIA queenstown correspond
ence for france and scotland and TO be forwarded
by this specially addreSse) and at IL a
NJ. for Scotland by steamship AnchOris via Gas-
ll0 a. Tor Germany, &c, by steamship II En-
manu. SOUTHAMPTON and Bremen correspondence Tor
Britain ard France To be forwarded by TINS steamer
must be snscav Addressed at IL for France direct
by steamship Amcrique via Hayre The steamships ldano.
Part City iichmcEd will take mails sor Des
mark sweden and Norway The mails for Nassau; n T.,
will leave NewY0rk Jan. O. The mails for the West In
dies VIA bermuda and Thomas Wi, leave Ne Y0rk Jan.
IL The China Japan viii leave san Francisco
&C. The mails for Aust ala &c. will leave san FRANCIS
20 Jan. 81. Il l. yAa e, r. m.
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GRIMES AND CAsuALrlEs-BY TELEGRAPH.

PoRT JERyIs, n. Y, Jan. "a safe in the post
ONCE at this place blown open by burglars last night and
robbed $50 cash package containing 500 worth
overlooked by the robbers but IL registered
letters carried away.
ST. LOUIS Mo-, Jan. 9.-The dredge-boat Murphy
belonging the CITY Of Jefferson reSas but being operated
I'm the Red the Government sunk yesterday few
miles below that city The loss is $4,000.
BosrON Jan. 9-SlOses W. George. residing at
Maiden Jumped overheard from ferryboaL " the Boston Re
vero Beach and Lynn Railroad las night was drowned
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GRAND OPERA HoUsE-pIvoRCE.


The comedy of Divorce long since made
hnAi 10 play goers the Fifth Avenue Tbeater now
onna IL lessons married persons from the stage OF
us Grand Opera House. where II revived on Mon
ay Mr. HaTkins. Mr.. Daydge, Mr. Edward Lamb Mr..
scorge D. We're. Mr.. Parkes, Miss May Nunez, Miss
hniy Kgl, Miss Mary Wells, and other competent play
err appear in IT, The attendance last night quite
good. and the comedy acted smoothly and forciby
hssrday Hunez La Ten Eyek shows the Improvement
NAT stage experience has wrought IN her talent and
sd More dignity OF manner and grace Of movement.
sd an entire Of expression might be sought
d would bettor the Improvisation but II 10 that
VII be remembered the credit Of this young
. las kgi made sprghtly impression the BRIDE of De
va and Mr.. Lamb played the divorce lawyer 10 Q
s"dy extrsyagan and comic The revival may
sarny DO said " have met with marked favor.
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Total go.
.Yl.34O.O75

Under the title of Products Of Vegetable Food" are
included the tolls from wheat, amounting to S249232
corn. $3.50 l69 barley, S37.733 oats, e27,7fo, and
-four 81 634 The title OF :" Products Of the Forest
included S341 49 for boards and scantlng Sl9364 for
timber, and 8.793 for other purposes The title OF
Other Articles included SIS 945 for anthracite COAL
S37 1874 for btuminous COAL 81 149 for lime and clay,
and SI2,22I for In the year 1873 the tolls
amounted to 81 $1,000 and in 1875 decreased, as
shown above to 81 340O In 1876 the toll was COM
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The modern competitions of trade impel some un-
prnopled and fraud In manufacture hut T.
babbtts Toilet Soap stands upryao In it legitimacy and
honesty may assured that cheat enters into mo
composition Of this unryaed vegetable compound quickly
does IL doesn't long the
perfection material and the skill OF ia MANUFACTURE for
Ks u unperfumed except " its own native fragrance
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NAVAL Orders.

WAsHINGToN Jan. 9.-Lieuts. John MarthOn and
Daniel NJ Davis ordered TO the Franklin NJ New York
on the February; EEslgn banner TO duty at tho
Annapolis Assistant Engineer
I;,s,rge COwle IT.. 10 the Alliance at Norfolk. Va
Thomas Nelson Is detached from the
FRANKLIN IT Of February and placed waiting
onies Lieut. Wells L. Fold from the FRANKLIN on the Sth
mat ana waiting orders Paymaster j. r. Taree
from the receiving ship Colorado the ls Of February next
and ordered to settle has accounts
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
INDICATIONS,

During Wednesday, in the South Atlantic
and Middle States, falling barometer, stationary or
slowly rising temperature northeast to southeast winds
ami cloudiness will prevail possibly succeeded
by light SHOWS in the northern portions OF both. -,
erly winds, stationary rising temperature, partly
cloudy weather and possibly followed by ght SHOWS III
he Northern portions.
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OTHER DETAILS OF THE MEETING.
THE STORIES TOLD To CONCEAL THE REAL INTEN-
TON OF THE PARrY-LIBERAL PAY FOR SILENCE
"A SPECIAL TRAIN FOR PHILADELPHIA.
GENERAL PRESS DGsPLTCH.l

TON OF THE PARrY-LIBERAL PAY FOR SILENCE
"A SPECIAL TRAIN FOR PHILADELPHIA.
GENERAL PRESS D!sPATCH.l
PHILADELPHIA Jan. 9.-The meeting between
Messrs Bennett and May took place one mile from
MarvdeU Maryland at l o'clock yesterday after
noon The party carried blankets. Overcoats, two
cases of pistols, and surgical Instruments They
represented themselves railroad officials, May
saving that he was a director of the pennsylvania
Railroad Company and Bennett giving his name as
Daniel Drew of New-YOrk and stating that his mis-
sion was the purchase of The Maryland and Della
ware Railroad. They had with them maps of the
Peninsula and to several parties they reported
themselves as hunters on a cunning expedition.
So great the privacy OF the whole aar that these
statements were believed in the snborhoOd. Nr.
Benefits face showed a scar which was much sWOi-
len, probably 10y the cold.
The scene Of the meeting was a short distance
from the line of the Maryland and Delaware Rail-
road Three shots were fired. without injury to
either of the principals after which the entire party
left the ground.
The men returned TO Marydel separately. The
Bennett party then secured a conveyance to Clay
ton, MIR Bennett himself appearing nervous and de-
pressed and subsequently took a special tram Tor
Wilmington and Philadelphia.
The May party went TO Slaughters Station, and
thence to Dover, and from there to Philadelphia on
this mornings train Mr.. Tilghman was with Mr..
MAY but the names Of the Others present at the duel
have not yet been ascertained.
The party paid literally for all services rendered
them. and also for silence. 1t is believed both men
are satisfied and that there will be further hos
tale meeting.
Mr.. Bennett and his friends will leave for New
York at midnight.
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90 THAT SOME PowER."-Adonis-Mi JONES'
do YOU think Brown 80 awfully ugly Mas J.-Ugly
No indeed Why all think him extremely nice look
ing Adoniswell. Twas talking to him on the stair Just
uyest man evet saw 20 And there was nobody there
bur him and me !-lLOndon Fun.
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Jan 10, l a. m.-The upward curve of ar-pressure
Yesterday indicated the change that Usually precedes
storm There marked feature in the range OF the
thermometer through temperatures below freezing point
average of the day decidedly low.
For this city and vicinity partly cloudy and gradu
ally threatening sky he expected, with slight rise
of temper!ture. Tomorrow will probably be occupied
with a snow storm ending in rain.
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The following testimonial. signed by the most emn

The following testimonial signed by the most eminent
srgeons aad dentists York. speaks vol
umes In favor of oxide gas anasthetic
NETWORK. November 1878.
The undersigned hereby certify that they more or less
familiar with the OF Nitrous Oxide Gas,
having experienced it, operation at the COTTON
DENTAL ASSOCIATION tho Cooper Institute When the Gas
is pure and properly administered suspends all conscious
ness OF PAIN and far has been attended
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from neglect the Hair turns Gray and Tails
Use PAkKEKs HAB BAlsAM and your har Wal recover
itsc colo and y1gDr.
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WILLARD PARKER NJ ID. F. n. HAMILTON NJ D. IL: d.
C;Ukpoy BUCK, NJ d. WILLIAM A. HAMMOND NJ ID.
&. +. CHANDLER VI. D. LEWIS a 5AfLh d. ~.
FORDYCR RARKER NJ. ID. IL y. SANDS NJ ID.
j. dAiION SIMS, NJ. ID. AUSTIN FLINT, " "
SMITH, NJ ID. 7. ITMARKOB VI. D.
g. r. AGSRw NJ ID. JAMES H. WOOD, ". D.
ALRX n. MOTT VI. D. ISAAC r. TAYLOR, N. ID.
L. A. EMMETT, NJ. ID. JAb KNIGHT M ID
A CROSBY NJ ID. ANDhEw Ii. SMITH, N. ID.
JOug ALLEN, ID. d. X. OGIRS DORENJs, II. ID.
A. l.. NORTHROP, ID. ID. 9. ALFRED g POST. ~ d.
ego. H. HAYNES ". ID. ELISHA HARRLs, NJ ID.
WILLIAM II. DWISELI. VI. o. JEROME G. SMITH, ". D.
J. SMITH DODGE IT,, M. D. W. A. BRONSON, NJ ID.
NORMAN w. KINGSLEY. ID. ID. S.WHLlAa n. ALLEs,
CHAUNCRY F. FITCH, NJ ID. j. = LArINRR D. ID.
CHARLES MERRITT EHRIl X PARMiEY.
. l.. CLOSE, ID. ID. 3. E. A BOGUE, ~ ID.
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posed as follows [.
Total. ....-----.......
......Sl,590,O3

The following table shows the rapid decrease III trans
nortaiinn by the canAl5 during the past Ave years
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rOkEGGS PORTS. .
osDoN jan g-Sailed LIZZIE Wright Arrived 9th Beited
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Patents. Trndena RI

Lung Protectors tho best undergo
ments for securing .und lungs health and comfort sold ever
where Mailed 81 Isaac a Singer manufacturer, lOi Bwa
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HEAVY POST OFFICE FRAUD.

HOW EDWIN D. GURNEE RIFLED MAILED PACK
AGES OF vALUABLEs-HIs CONFESSION OF
THE MoDUs oPERANDL
Yet another Post Ohice dcfaulter has fallen under
tho sys,ematizod tactics Of Special Superintendent
Sharrctts, designed TO cxerminatc all frauds and per-
petraors Of frauds on the institution whose repus
ton in that particular line has been ntrusted to his
vigilance For some time past the puroining OF valu-
abes, made up In packages and nruscd for safe de-
livery the Post Office authorities, has been carried
As many OF these packages reach the Post Office
here from distant cities for transmission TO distant
places beyond the city detection Of the cul-
prils was somewhat more than ordinarily dini-
cult. Mr.. Sharrctts' espionage, however, was re-
warded in tho detection OF one OF the employees IN
the newspaper aud package distribution department OF
the Post Office In this city. Tho suspicion OF the
superintendent had fallen upon man named
Edwin b. Gurnce, twenty-eight years OF age, who has
years IN that branch ot the Post Office.
jewery and valuables OF different kinds 10 tempt the
suspected party, If he should indeed prove to be the
liable at which he worked his hours being from twelve
ut night until eight in the morning Argus eyes
were ON the packages and the movements OF the
supposed puroiner throughout the night, and
was about leaving the building Tor his
home Snarretts lad his hands upon his shoulders and
told HIM to follow him. The sequel IS soon told. In
the Super Iendents room Gurnee was searched and
some OF the marked valuables were found upon his
person Confession and repentance followed Shar-
rctts did for the repentance II was full and
uncon dItiuual confession he demanded. Gurnee made
a clean breast OF it. He confessed he had been ut
work purloinng from packages he had handled Tor
over q year. His custom was to carry OIL small
packages TO his homo and then make
search OF their contcnts; II valuable
no would retain them, and aftcrward cautiously
sell some and pawn others; the less valuable no would
re- SEAL carry them ut night back TO his tabo and,
when unobservcd, place them among the other pack
ages IN lransitu aud send Incm on their way. When
arrested yesterday morning he had three packages
concealed under his heavy winter coat Two OF these
parties In this city, and the third was the Super
Int endents marked package Gurnce was subsequently
taken before United States Commissioner Shields,
who held him for examination. to come oil at three
O'Clock day, la default Of So, 900 ball. Gurnee Is
va ri cor