The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-20


BLAcKBURN-TBR DIFFERENCE BETwEE,
THEN PRoNTLr SETTLED Br sEssEs
HkNPTOx AND CARLrsI.E-THE PARTIE
TALKED TIE MATTER OVER TODAY AMIGA
BLY, AND kKE E0w AS GOOD FRIENDS A
EVER - Personal NEWS ITEMS BRIL-
ITEMS.
lFrem Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-The sensation 70
day was the reported duel between Genera
Cerro Gordo Williams and Colonel jos
Blackburn. and all publications in regarC
10 il were eagerly read. 4 kentnckiar
who is warm personal friend Of both seD-
at0r Williams and Representative Black.
burn gives me tonight the following in re.
gard 20 the misunderstanding between
them: During the present session OF Con-
gress senator Williams introduced bil
for the erection Of a public build
ing at Frankfort, Nv, which passed
the Senate, and subsequently the House.
The Frankfort Teonan gave senator Beck
and Mr.. Blackburn credit for the passage
81 the bin. and made no mention Of Gene
raj Williams. About the time this paper
reached Washington General Williams re-
ceiyed a private letter from Judge Hord,
Of Frankfort, which. however, contained
no reference 70 this matter. In a post
script 70 his reply be referred 10 the fact
that while Beck and Blackburn had both
voted for the bin he had introduced il, and
Vet the l'e0mqn. while mentioning them,
had failed 10 name him in connection
with Il. soon afterwards, however,
the TcOmdn gave General Williams
proper credit for his action in
regard % the bill. Shortly after this publ
cation Mr.. Blackburn, having heard Of the
letter 81 General Williams 10 Judge Hord,
wrote the General 10 know If he had writ
ten such a letter. General Williams re-
Piled. denying Mr.. Blackburn's night to
question him about his private correspond
ence Mr.. Blackburn fhereupon wrote
another note. in which he showed some
feeling. Here General Williams referred
the whole matter 70 Senator Hampton, and
Mr.. Carlisle, 8 friend Of both parties. came
over from the House a. the friend Of Mr..
Blackburn. There were no indications
and no intention Of duel. These two
decided that all the correspondence be-
tween Messrs. Williams and blackburn
must Doe Withdrawn. This was done YES
terday, and to-day Messrs. Blackburn and
Williams met in the cloak-room Of the
senate and talked over the whole matter in
spirit. They parted on good terms
and win be a. good friends - Of yore.
Both regret that the affair reached the pub
be. The Kentuckians all say that the affair
was so trivial that II did not prevent any
one Of them from going 10 the races and
enjoying the sport. Ny informant added:
d. Joe Blackburn Is the soul Of honor and
the prince Of good fellows. and General
Williams as kind-hear1ed and as chivalrous
u any MN on the continent. The day for
70 fight duels about trivial
matters has passed"
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
senator Mitchell has gone 10 Pennsylva-
MIA 10 look after the progress OF the wM,
and his friends say that before leaving he
received a great many encouraging letters
not only from Pennsylvania, but from
prominent Republican sympathizers in
other States. There is a growing feeling, l
hear. in Republican circles that Mr. Houck,
Of Tennessee. Is not the man TO be al The
head Of the War-Claims Committee Of the
House. and would not l.e surprised Il this
leads 10 practical results. The bin granting
q pension 10 Jesse T. Pharcs, the West Viz
-iuia Federal scout. has become a law.
II las been before Congress Tor years. A
valley Rea6iuster informs me that Or. ".
J. Point. win Zoe q candidate Tor clerk q
the Court Of Appeals Of Virginia. Or.
Waing. who examined the White House.
was to-day before the committee on the Pc
tomac fats. he recommends q system Of
drainage, 80 as 10 carry Of
the excessive moisture, which causes mala-
ria. lie stated that the sewerage and drain
are in the fiat portions Of the city are now de-
iective. Mr.. Barbour has presented papers
70 the House relating 10 the claim Of Daniel
T. Dulaney and Isaac y. HOllingswOrth.
senator Malone to-day introduced bin TO
pay John Jet, Of Rappahannock county,
q .9G2 for hay, grain, &c, furnished the
Federal army in 1862. Jet states in his
petition that be was then. and has been
ever since, loyal TO the United States. The
Republicans viii endeavor tomorrow TO
take up the South Carolina case. and the
Democrats win filibuster. Senators Ne
Pherson and salisbury were at the White
House to-day.
BEIET NEWS ITEMS.
The State Department j. informed that
the President Of Guatemala viii soon visit
the United States.
The Republican senators held a caucus
this morning, and agreed upon Senator
Mitchell a. chairman OF the Pensions Com
Inittee and Van Wyck a. chairman Of the
Mississippi River Committee.
II i an amusing feature Of the coming
campaign IN Virginia that syphax has an
nounced himself a candidate for congress-
Secretary Chandler viii appoint a super
iutendent Of the National Observatory,
Paymasier-General os the Navy, and q
member Of the Lighthouse Board next
week.
Government receipts to-day; Customs,
Ss0a,647; internal revenue, S54e, 072; bank
notes for redemption, $3.50, 900.
Hon. +. NJ. Braxton and sons, OF Frede
ricksburg, were here to-day.
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