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day morning a duel took place on farm, about two miles from the city, on the line of the Central railroad, between Mr. John M. Daniel, of the Richmond Examiner, and Mr. E. C. Elmore, Treasurer of the Confederate States. The weapons used were the orcond, a surgeon, and another advisory friends. Mr. H. Rives Pollard, of the Examiner, acted as the immediate friend of Mr. Daniel, and Lieutenant Thomas Taylor, of South Carolina, held the same position towards Mr. Elmore. At the first fire neither of the combatants were hurt, whereupon Mr. Elmore demanded another shot, which put an end to the hostile meeting, Mr. Daniel being struck in the calf of the right leg, a few inches below the knee. In the opinion of his surgeon, the wound is not con Elmore was based upon the ground that there was strong reason on his part to believe that he (Mr. E.) had already shot Mr. Daniel. Mr. Pollard was arrested and bailed, not because of the part he had sustained in the affair which took place between t