Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-10-30
Pans. IN. Oct. fI

We understand that singular occur
renee has taken place at Frankfort, in
the Court of Appeals. Judges 0wsley
and Mills, some time since, forwarded to
friend 10 Frankfort, letters to the Ex-
ecutive Department expressing an in-
tention to resign, and requesting the Go
vernon to accept their respective CON-
munications, and make them resigna-
tons of their respective offices. These
letters excited some seDsibility among
the members Of the bar, and other cti-
zens, who were anxious that these judg.
es should not then resign, especially as
there were many cases already argued,
and ready before them, for decision; and
the present term would be lost, and
swell the docket, which is already so
great, as to amount 10 q denial of JUS
tee. They accordingly denied those
letters, and prevented their reaching the
Governor, and united in pressing soIici-
tstions to the two Judges to take them
back. without their being presented -
These Judges, after some hesitation and
refusal, ultimately agreed to take back
these letters, and TO hold the next term
OF the Court On hearing this, Chief Jus.
tice Bib openly pronounced them no
Judges and that they bad resigned
aud that he would have no more to do
with them as Judges The Argus an.
nounced this fact Judge b. ultimately,
at The suggestion Of some person, that
ne was treating his associates contrary
to the rul os delicacy and decorum, by
his public talk. without communicating
to them bis difficulties, wrote to the other
two Judges apprizing them that he could
not recognize them without new COM
missions, and insisting that from the mo.
ment they signed and sent off their letters
of resignation, they were out of office,
whether the Governor ever saw or heard
of these letters. This communication
from Judge Bib, the other two received
shortly before they left their homes TO
bold the present term. They, however,
went. and on their arrival they proceed
ed cautiously, ard held no Court oE the
first day, with intention, if possible, to
ohviate the pretended scruples of Bibb,
who would take notice that they bad re.
signed, although the Governor, by de.
Ginning 10 fill the vacancies, woulI not
admit there was any. One or two per
scnal interviews were brought about, and
some written commune atiops made, be
tween the Chief justice ard the otbc;
members OF the Court, but all TO no pur
pose. The two Judges, on Tuesday,
finding all their efforts at reconciliation
unavailing, appointed ar hour at whicb
they would open Court; AID SEM re-
q 1est to TIE Chief Justice to attend and
resume bis station. But be would not
do So The Others have since been pro-
crossing with the business of the Court
as usual.
NEW YoRK, Oct. II.
,FyaatG on he Post OGce.-We have
understood that, for some months past,
gang of suspicious gentry has been
hanging around our Post Office, the FIX.
change, &c. We learn that an attempt
ives made Yesterday, to obtain posses
sion of funds transmitted through the
nlail to merchant Of this city. A clerk
to1he mercantile house alluded to, sp.
piled, in the course Of the morning, for
letters for bis employer, but not having
the change for the postage, retired to
procore it During the short period OF
his absence. an individual applied for the
letters, paid the postage, and received
them Shortly after the boy returned,
and ascertained that the letters bad dis.
appeared, of which fact he gave imme.
date notice TO his employers. One of
the letters contained draft for two
thousand dollars on the Mechanics Bank,
and information was Immediately given
at the Bank, with directions TO stop the
draft, AS also any person presenting it.
Scarcely had the information been CIV
en- when the draft was presented by a
person unknown, who was detained I'm.
Ill the true owners appeared. when he
was arrested, carried to the police office,
and fully committed Cor trial.
Gown ELLsvILLE, Indiana, Oct. II.
Ho,rid! II is our unpleasant duty, to
give On account Of one of the most deli
berate and cold bloeded murders that
has for some time occurred. On Satur-
day last, the 9Th instant. an election took