South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-04-25

Craig the Administration candidate is a
bout 700 ahead. Allegheny and Floyd
voted on Monday last. and ii is supposed
they would increase Croig's majority to,
about 1000 votes. Augusta votes on
Monday next.
Shenandoah. Congressional. Beale
s55. Senate-O,t SIT, VIM. NJ. Ro-
berlson 337. House of Delegates SIS.
Bare SAP, A. Rinker Sill, w. Gate.
wood 429, P. C. Jones l 81, J. Nj. See
ley 50. All hub men. For a Divi.
sion 468 No Division 298.
RusseN-Mr. lessee elected to the
H. OF Delegates. Politics not known.
A most atrocious outrage was lately
committed in Georgia. II will be re.
collected that certain OF the Indian
lands in that State we're short time
since divided into lots and disposed Of
by the State by lottery. BY law OF
the last Legislature Of Georgia, posses
sion is obtained ofthe lots by the draw
ers, or persons to whom they assign
their right, through agents appointed
by the Governor Of the State. A man
named Spencer Riley, whose veraciiy
is vouched for by the "Milledgeyille
Timesn and "Augusta Chronicle"
was boarding with Cherokee named
Yam, who lived in good brick house
on lot in Murray county. On the
2sd of February last, Mrs. Vann, in
the absence Of her husband, received
written notice 10 quit possession of the
lot from one William n. Bishop, an a.
gent Of the State appointed under the
new law. This notice was given with
out any request from The drawer Of thu
LOT, or any person holding or claiming
under him. % the I'd Of March,
Bishop, as agent, aeting under color
Of the States authority, summoned a.
bout twenty men, armed them With
muskets, and went at their head to
Vann's house. After some converse.
ton before the house between Yam &
Riley on the one side, and Bishop on
the other, as TO the legality Of the pro-
ceeding, Bishop rushed into it at the
heed Of his guard, asking "where is
that ID rascal Riley" Riley oc-
cupied room on the second floor, to-
wards which he retreated when they
came in, and called out from the head
of the stairs, that "there was no need
Of bloodshed, for If Bishop would ac.
knowledge that he had taken fofcible
possession Of him he might throw his
things out Of the window" Upon
this, Bishop cried out, shear therascal;
present arms, and march up stairs and
the frs, man who gets glimpse Of him
shoe, him down." The men advanc-
ed up the steps, aud some OF them fired
wi.hou, effect. Riley returned the fire;
dozen Of them fred up at him with
out touching him, he being protected
by the staircase. He put ont the bar.
rel Of his gun to deter their nearer APP
proach. One Of the men fred, and
the ball, splitting the gun, wounded XII
ley severely in the head with a splinter.
He called out, "Bear witness who shot
that rifle, for | have been severely
wounded" Bishop answered taun-
lingly, "The State Of Georgia fred that
gum" Riley called TO them that they
might come and take his arms and,
as soon as he showed himself, several
muskets were fred at him, woundiDg
| him in various places. During this
Outrage, Bishop frequently exclaimed,
skill the id rascal, we have no
use for nulIifers in this county" HI.
ley got to his bed and lay down; the
party of lawIess ruflians went into his
room, and after taking his papers and
desk, containing $40, they carried
him down, and, without dressing his
wounds, transported him As miles
through snow storm, and lodged him
in the dungeon Of the Jail in CsssvilIe.
Such is brief account Of this mon
s,rous transaction. The Times" and
"Chronicle" attribute it 10 The act Of
the last Assembly, an act (which pros
,rated the judiciary in the Cherokee
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