The Wheeling daily register

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J previous Congresses or holding other

positions. Elections are yet to be held

i in 28 districts, in which u is believed

the division between sitting and new

I members will remain about as above

giren.

Don Piatt IinU<>njr?d to Ftffbt

On Thursday last a challenge was

gent be Clinton Rice, counsellor of tie

Haytien Legation, to Dot Piatt, the

correspondent of a western paper. The

cause of Rice's displeasure, was the

publication of a letter by Piatt, in re-

gard 10 the McGarraghan claim?, in

which Vera City was involved. Rice

concluded the only way to decided

the issue* was to challenge the

offending party. The time set for the af

fair of honor was Saturday morning

at six o'clock, and the place in the

neigh borhood of Bladensburg. But

Piatt could not be induced to risk hi*1

life- or reputation by accenting the chal

lenge, and so the duel could not take

place. The matter was kept secret on

the part of Piatt. Rice disclosing his

intentions and* putting the police on

their guard, a plan was laid for the

arrest of the ..first of the parties had

they attempted to fight The District

Superintendent of police, yesterday morn

ing sent for Rice and informed him that

he must consider himself under arrest on

a charge of having sent a challenge.

Finally he was released upon his parole

not to leave the District to participate

in a hostile meeting/

More Lljrlif,

The resolution of inquiry iutroducod

by Mr. Sumner on Friday calls for a

good many items of information, all of

which are understood to be accessible,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Wheeling daily register. (1870). Wheeling, W. Va., 1870-12-13. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026847/1870-12-13/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Wheeling daily register, 1870-12-13.