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Show BE.WETTJ1 AV4 They yivt. Fought and It's Couuudriiui. 1 hey Slay be Happy Vet. Their Ultcesll ous I'u impaired. Philadelphia, 9. The meeting between be-tween Bennett and May took place one mile from Maydrll, Marylaud,at 1 o'clock yesterday altrmoon. The party carried blankets, overcoats, two cases of pistols aud surgical iu-tru-; menu. Tney represent. J themselves as railroad u'tiicia-'s, May saying he was a director of the Pennsylvania : railroad, aud Bennett giving his ' name as Daniel Drew of New York, land slating that his mission was to I purchase the Maryland and Delaware railroad. They had with them also i maps ot the peninsula, and to several parlies tney reported themselves as i hunters on a gunning expedition, and such was tiie privacy of tbe whole I ailair that theso statements were believed be-lieved in the neighborhood. Ben-j Ben-j ueti'a face siiowetl a scar which was1 i much swollen probably by cold. The ! scene of tbo meeting was a short distance dis-tance from the line of the Maryland and Delaware railroad. Three shot? were fired without injury to either of the principals, alter which the entire partv left the grounds. The parties returned to Maydell separately. The Bennett party then secured a conveyance convey-ance to Clayton, Benne'-t himself appearing nervous uud depressed, and subsequently took a special train lor Wilmington and Philadelphia. May went to Slaughter's station, thence to Philadelphia in this morning's train. Mr. Tilghman was with May, but the names of the others present have not yet been ascertained. Tbe party paid liberally for all services rendered them and also for silence. It is believed both men are Eaiiufied, and there will bo no further hostile j meeting. Bennett and his friends will Inave for Now York at midnight. Baltimore, 9. The friends of Fred. May received dispatches this evening t-tating positively that he was unhurt. un-hurt. New York, 9. In the recent duel May was wounded in the right breast near the shoulder joint. The seconds wore men residing in other states than New York. Bennett will probably sail for Europe to morrow, or at the latest on Saturday. May has gone to Washington with his friends and will remain there until his wound hea'a. Bennett arrived this evening and went at once to his home. May's wound is not dangerous, and he was able to telegraph bis-family, "I am well enough yet and can write." Tho May family admitted receiving a dispatch from their boy stating that he waa slightly wounded. Beyond that they vouchsafed no information. in-formation. The Times' special from May dell, Maryland, gives tbe following account by an oye-witneas of the Benuolt-May Benuolt-May duel. A neighboring farmer who chanced to witness the arrival ol the duelling party, says: The gentlemen gentle-men walked leisurely aleng until they reached a stone supposed to mark the boundary line betweeu two states, and then stopped. Two gentlemen Btepped apart from the remaining company and walked about fifteen or twenty paces, when they suddenly hailed, and turning aboutono of thorn returned to tbe party. In a few Becouda two others of the party wero seen to lay ofi their overcoats, over-coats, take up position, one where the party remained after walking ofi' with his companion, and the other at a point to which tlB second gentleman had returned. The Becouds proceeded each to load a pistol, standing near ono another at the time. This was succeeded by. a short parley between the geatlemen, alter which they walked to. their principals and handed over their pistols, again withdrawing. One cf them called out "Are you. ready ?" in a tone which was distinctly audible lo tho countryman,, who saya he had.bjf i this time beeonie thoroughly lightened. light-ened. Whether the two principals responded oe not he ia unable to state, but be distinctly heard the same man who had propounded the j interrogation call out in a sullen tone, "One, two, three," and instantly a report, sharp and quick, rang out. He did not notice any smoke issue i I from the pistols, but aocounta for this' j by the tact that he waa watching to I see one oi both men fall and paid no! ,attion to the firearms. In this however, he was happily -disape pointed. This was repeated twic Alter the third shot neither of tiie principals moved from his posLirajn for a minute or two, and then there seemed to be a consultation which lasted eight or ten minutes,, at tho conclusion of which the enike party left the ground, and a party- of three (Mr. May's) walked backto a sleigh, while jYfr. Bennett's party hired a carriage at Slaughter's station above here. and drove to Clayton. May and j his friendB drove in the- direction af Dover. Neither of tlio- three uppeared to be in the least hurt, for oeich walked without any assistance from the others. Tho Times says the ridiculous termination ter-mination of the duel forma a fitting climax to the history of the affair. The parties met and exchanged three shots and separated, both more than satisfied with the result, and neither of them hurt as to life, or limb, or digestion. |