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- Among recent duels, none has probably attracted more attention than that in which the Hon, B. G.. Tenny, of Louisiana, lost his life. Mir. Te,ny we lenrn from the Law Reporter for November, yst is- s,ed was native of Massachusetts ts ,aad was aadu- ated at Dartmouth College, in the same classwith the Hon, Rufus Choate, the present distinguished Senator from Massachusetts, with whom he ws room-Inate. Mir, Tenny went to Louisiana abosI the year lS23 and settled in Validia, where he pratsed law for many years with great success. For seeral years he represented the district in the State Sehte

 in October lS40, on the decease of Judge Davis he was elevated tn the bench, which office he filled with great credit; and to the general satisfaction of be citizens of the district decision of his in Jhe last, in a suit for a separate ntanance, brouht by-a Mrs. Rowley, being in her favor her husbad took umbrage, and sent Judge Tenny challenge r. The challenge was accepted and the parties met mar the line in Arkansas. correspondent of the Salm (NIass.) Gazette says: "The parties were placetat sixty paces, each armed with rife, pair of pipls and bowie knifei at the word they were to adv$ce

 towards each other and fire at disoretion--he rcs

 failing in effect resort was to be had to pisols-bth failing the bowie knives were to be used, Roaey

 advanced several paces towards the Judge, took dGb

 crate aim, and at his first fire the ball enleredhe

 Judges right sid immediately below the nipple nd

 passed through his body. He fell, and merely satto s. 5. Ptentiss. his second, 'Iam dyiag-good e. The Judges rifle was not raised, nor did he advane:

 he went to the ground with determination to ssfanIa shot' believing that if failed, Rowley would be st. isfed.'' The circumstances of Judge Tenny's deah receive additional interest from fact in the La, Reporter, which had not before been published. O, the day belre hs death he letter to hisbroth CT, in Charlestown, Mass in which he stated he wa, to fight duel the next day thathe had been pressed into the affair by circumstances beyond his control and that it was thing he could avoid, as he had already done every thing to satisfy his antagonist sistent with honor. He enclosed his will, and gave general directions 10 his brother in case of his death The next mail brought letter from his second, S. s. Prentss, containing the intelligence of his deah --tPhiladelphia Gazette. -"ar- '-'ni 'ii.