Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-06
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DEPkRTMEN L OF STATE, March a

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, March 81, 1921.
Notice IS hereby given TO all whom may concern, that
communication has been received this department. from
the Baron Hyde d. Melville, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Flenipotentary from Franc, extraordinary
duties upon vessels of the United States imposed by ,l.
ordinance of His Most Christian Majesty 26l Of july
last, will be RENTED, and all obligations given for the
pa,mentof such duties. will be cancelled, all vessels Of
the United States which entered the ports France before
the 18th Of December last.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Two persons have within a
few days been committed prison this city OH suspcion
of being concerned in orries the
II is understood that the Of these persons are henry
Wright who ssupposed be Of Simpson county Kentucky
and Rober, Smith, believed TO be from Tennessee.
The evidence appearing against the accused is not per-
haps suc, as would convict them before jury bu, was
sufficiently strong make the dufy Of the Psvmss,er
General Colonel To"scn Ito whose vigilance the detection
is ovng) TO apply for their arrest such as 10 induce
Judge IhrustoB, after aborious examination 10 con,r,
them for trial. In tbs time, measures we presume
will tie taken by the proper astLor;ties TO obtain fn-hc
information.
Among the papers found in possession of these er.o
several certificates and seals OF Clerks of Cosr,, of
:trent states relative magsates signatures, appareny
geiine but given sheets OF paper blank where,
'e certificate " written and which itisappTeheneJ were
inieded To be affixed sucl documents as the holders nigh,
think proper So loose practice the part Clerks
believe, III establishing Claims of all descrptios must ne
cssary afford the greatest facilities to persons di,posed n
practise imposition the government. Ind, ed unless the
Clerks OF Courts refuse grant certificates except ATTACHED
10 documents known TO be grnune and before the
certificate is given, niormed, that il VIII be utterly
impossible detect sureptitous TO aude Pc
uiie claims on the governments without causing great DELAY
and trouble, and qucty sesao. TO hone st claimants
lNdt. Int.
IsJ has hos oil faI G
Congress iIUm Ihe Third Congressional Dis.
tiict OF Vermont. MI. Il. had ID majority OF 10
VOTES over The other candidates.
SOMERSET, (Ohio) March 24.-We are
sorry TO Iea.D That Charles X. Sherman.
the Collector Of The Revenue aud ln,es-
nal duties, for the United States. in ,li.,
district, isa public defauIier 10 yery
large amount. Ii is said something Like
S 30, 600 will be the amount OF the defi.,
cheney. How much The government will
eventually lose by this failure, we arc
unable TO divine, but We are told that lie
makes 10 calculation OF ever satisfying
the demand. Whether this failure is 10
be attributed To misfortune or fault. we
know not, but we think both are Charge
able With proportions. Western World.
Ldu Case.-On Monday last in the Supreme
JhhiSioi OouIt IOf tDtB county, was tried the
case OF DIR. Niles rs. Major Russell, tor libel.
Ihe alleged libel consisted OF d paragraph
published IN the Centinel in October last. i'm
putting the decease OF a young maU, who died
about that time, TO the uDskilful practice Of
physician, understood TO be the plaintiff. Tie
cause Occupied the court the whole dsy. and
the jury yesterday morning brought IN a YER
dict for the plaintiff. with six huudred dollars
damages. MessTs. Hooper and Webster con-
Quoted the cause for the plaintiff, and VI essrs.
>. l.. Knapp and Bigelow Tor the defendant.
Chief Justice Parker sat in the cause.
Boston Daily Ado.
NORFOLK, April On Friday last Court
OF Examination was held IN this Borough on
the case OF Casfiiah0 asd Garcia, who were
committed 10 prison TOR the IRur der of Peter
Laguddette.- CastIlano was put to the bar,
aud the testimony OF The different WITNESSES
having been given, (lhe substance OF which
has already been stated 10 this papeT the
Court unanimously decided that he should be
reminded tor trial AZ the approac hing term Of
tbe superior Court Tor Norfolk County. He
was ihefeupon led back T. Jail, and Gaicia,
the other prisoner, brought into court, against
whom Tie evidence was u,afIy the same 90
is the first case. and he also was renauded