Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-24
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BRASDoS. lst May, 1880.
! Gen,lemen-Yours Of the 9th u is received and IN
reply | can say nothing calculated 10 afford you ans
satisfaction The whole judiciary Of Mississippi is in
the most confused and disnrgan'zpd condition. Inc
collectors of money put at defiance and laughed TO
scorn: Circuit Judges are refusing 10 bold courts, and
when they do hold Them they quas the bonds and exc
culions that have been for the last year two maturing
Sheriff. openly refuse oSxecue the process of the law,
and The Brandon Bank has joined in The general Outrage
by procuring the sheriff of this county 10 receive lis paper
executions lis promise 10 redeem at court; but
our court is Just passed-,he s.eriifs Office is full
OF Brandon paper-und the Bank now has the effron-
Terry 10 say she has means TO redeem dollar Of it
But TO The subject Most Of The TO- Incoming bonds in
this county were by the Judge quasheG; and where they
were not uuashrd, Brandon money taken by the
Sheriff where any collections al all made. Some
of the bonds assigned you quashed and The Sc
cufi:es 10 them released giving TO the principal twelve
months longer 10 pay the debt this in many cases will
much endanseI t.:a collection Of The money Where
should have received thousands this COURT have not
collected dollar; do intend TO crafty this
and abandoned bank by taking s oui issues from
the Sherf"s hands.
know that these things grierous hardship on
creditors and especially such as have been as indugen
us YOU ha We been with -; but know Of no remedy
until we can obtain officers of sufficient irmness and
integrity 10 enforce the laws. ! showed - your
letter the subject Of commissions but could get lrcm
him | should like TO hear from you as 10
these things
very respectfully, yours, NC.
Cow. ELLIo1r-In conse quence of The rumo, that
Com. Elliott had protested against the proceedings of
the Court Of Enquiry in his case the following stale
men, has been published by The friends Of Commodore
Elliott:
The following is copy of The paper presented by
! Com E. TO The Court:
"The precep converting the Court e. Enquiry in this
case, authorizes them ~ inquire into cerllan specific
ompnints and charges preferred against Capt. jesse
D. Elliott which are set forth, land also 10 inquire into
the official conduct generally of the sad Capt Jesse
D. Elliott, while commanding the U S Naval forces in
the Mediterranean Sea in The years 1885. 1896 1857
1898. The letter Of the Secretary Of Tie Navy, Ct The
22d April 1889, extends this inquiry to his conduct
while commanding The Constitution in Hampton Roads :
"With great respect FOR the authority from which The
order organizing the Court emenaed, and proper diff
dence in his own judgment, Captain Elliott states that
this general form OF enquiry not IN accordance with
precedent authority; Jut he distinctly The oce.
lion thereto and desires that tr.ry ground Of complaint
may be Gutiy inquired into In order, however, TO pre-.
pare for his defence, lie requests specification Of The
charges and complaints intended 10 be exhibited and
preferred against him. under the general clause above
quoted as well as The names Of the (f any,
and Of the witnesses intended TO be respectively exa
mined upon sad charges"
Wien the paper presented The Judge Advocate
stated that he could not give any specification Of the
charges That it general enquiry into Ire official
conduct Of Com. Elliott and that every ground Of COM
plant must be enquired into should beeced from
the witnesses in the course Of examination The Cour,
/ "
the request OF Commodore Elliott, il would be great
convenience 10 all concerned, and promote economy Of
both lime and EXPENSE but The Judge Advocate could
not, from the nature of The enquiry comply with The
quest The Court would give Com. Elliott ample time 10
prepare for his defence The President or The Codr,
wished Com. Elliott file The first part OF the above re.
lave TO The form Of enquiry order that the attention
of the Navy Department nigh, be called its peculiar
character; but Com Elliott, fearing that The nature Of
the paper might be- misunderstood but par, were
published, declined and, al the suggestion Of The Ccsrt
with the concurrence Of The Judge Advocate the whole
paper was withdrawn.
MORE INDIAN MuRDEE.-The following letter, Civ
ing Of The murder of several persons on The
Apaachcola River by the Indians, received by our
postmaster yesterday morning, from the postmaster
Columbus, and politely handed for publication
The steamer Siren, arrived This evening from Ana.
lachcoa, brings information Of horrid massacre com.
med by party Of Indians Friday night las, on the
Apaachicola river, about fifty miles below The junction
of the Challahoochee and Flint rivers Seven or eight
individuals Of both murdered and their bodies
burned. The Siren stopped al The spot on Sunday and
The crew and passengers inferred The remains Of The
murdered"
Post Office, Columbus, Ca
HtdnfsSsY erening, Nay Is, 1889
Since the above Wss "a type, We have received The
Apslachicola Gazette of e ll,h inst, which gives the
following additional ifRc4Itgence
We received by the mail boat Commerce this evening
the following information:
party of Is or 90 Indians recognized 10 be Greeks
simultaneously attacked the settlement of Roberts, at
Stefannlgee and John and Nathan Smith s. Ricos Bluff
They burned Roberts houses, killed little boy and
wounded Roberts himself, who, with his wife, man
named Aidrch, and four children, escaped.
Al Smiths settlement it is supposed that NJ Smiths
three children, Mrs Richards and her five children
and man named White were murdered Nathan Smith.
with his wife, another woman, ard Two men, escaped
John Lamb severely wounded; be recognized the
Indians to be Creeks. Sixteen Of the fugves, men,
women and children, down on the mail boat and
completely destitute. Several Of the Indians were
seen the banks of the river the boat through
the Narrows, 7mes above Fort Gadsden.
augusta Consitutionaiist, May 49,
ST.. Louis, (Mo.) Wednesday, May Is.
Yesterday The last solemn rites were paid to The re-
mainsof Col Gentry Of the Missouri volunteers, and
Captain Van Swearengen and Lieu,s Brooke and Cen.
ter, Of the u s. Army (which had been sent from Flo
ii k,,g t,oip ,ix EciIo