Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-31

And hen at near o'clock P. NJ. the House ad
ourned. :,
w,su,ycIoy- Dec. 2s.-The Presidents House VII ':
sred ,s usual for the reception of visters on II
day the Is, Of January, between the hours
three o'clock. ,,,o~ raca;ve,
,h;s evsn;ng dated Nashville, Dec j., communicate
the following melancholy intelligence:
II have onv time to say that IN. ap7Eehens'ons iaS
been realizcd-Judge Grnndy no more. lie dso aoou
four o'clock this afternoon. '-1fooe.
Mo.r ArrocIors MrRuARs.-A most shocking cas'
of the deliberate murder of five persons, COMMITTED,
would seem for the sole purpose Of preventing the DIS
coverv of contemplated robbery, related in the Forts
month Va Times of the 10th inst. as follows:
From the Portsmouth fpaJ 7smes Dee To-
We learn that series OF most arocious murders wal
nerpetrated by mscreant in Southampton county, OF
Monday night An aged Quaker of the name OF Scott
residing not far from Jerusalem, his sister, also ageo
,ie rtrl about nine wears DID, named rretow, negro
woman and her child were succcssively buichefd y
further the design of robbery entertained oy 'ne oe
srover Six persons were on the premises it t.e t'c
and but one escaped This vas young negro gIF-
She relates we understand that residing III tie
nephborhood visited the house little alter sunset aa
spent the evening by the freside of Mr. Scott IN con
yersation with the family As he was about 10 Gu he
asked Mr. 5. walk with HIM to the gate, as ne nae
word to say 10 hun IN private. 10 lhis Inc
man consented.
The pirl saw no more of him. violent struggle
was next heard in the kitchen. The murderer armed
with short heavy dogwood pestlc, had seized The ne
gro woman, and beating out her brains, when tne
AGED sister of Mr. Scott attracted by the NOISE, az
peared and bcoqed him to desst I,.evocably bent
his design he instantly despatched the pos negro ana
seiznp the old ady teed her to the floor with bio"
of the pestle negro boy about nine years Old vas
then killed in the manner. tie next proceeded IN
search OF the little white girl and the young negiess
The latter made her escape unobserved The other
child was not so fortunate She caught the room
and murdered summary as the rest
Not seeing the negro girl, and resolved to leave no
clue to his fearful secret, the monster made careiu
search in the roops turning the beds and scam
every corner narrowly Convinced that one OF me
family had escaped, he seems 10 have gone OF IN
out consulnnatlng the robbery. The s,r fled mmtdi-
aely to the nearest neighbors and communicated VIVA,
had occurred IN her sight and hearing They repaired
the premises forthwith, and found the nelanshos
confirmation Of her story The murderer had tei and
the house was burning slowly Tn" fire was e1inenss-
ed before had deiaced the bodies, or done much N.Y.
~ to the building In the morning, among the sp.c'a'
Of the rht; bloody fruit, was the incSiSuai spo-
ken Of by the girl the actor IN tle scene he saFF
an instant contradiction TO her story. and referred u me
absence Of blood from his clothing proof OF ms m
nocence lie denied also, We learn, having been on
the premises fer fortnight Traces Of blood, however
il is said, found among his whskers, and n was
detained I'll search was made at ms house lars re-
suited, learn the discovery OF SUIT OF his cloth
ing excessively besmcared with blood ne was iolih
with apprehended
Mr. Scott was an old and esteemed resident of the
county, and was repu:ed 10 be wealthy The hope u
securing his money led 70 scheme 81 murder, a boldly
conceived and deliberately executed as any furnished
b. the annals of crime The escape Of The or alone
prevented the full execution OF the plan. II she had
fallen, all explanation of the mystery would have been
impossible. The house and bodies Of the slam wouit
have been consumed together, and the murderer would
have possessed in security the poor reward Of MS afro
cities, beyond the fear Of detection.
The same mail also brings Us tile account OF anohcr
murder committed under the influence OF jealousy.
The Southampton .NurdeTs-We learn that i least
$4,000 in silver have been found on the premises Of
Mr.. Scott the Quaker who was murdered, together
with five Of hi, household by miscreant who had m
raded the home Of a misery cid man under the I'M
pulses Of a diabolically criminal cupldi,y
From tie rlrgiRiG Star, Etc. !6.
A murder Of a most arccious character, We uncer-
stand, was committed in the county 81 DiHwjde, on
Sunday morning last, BY jeremiah CONWAY on the
person of Edward Lewis, young man, only obou. J.
years of age, who, al the time when the murder wos
committed, resided with Conway's family. J. appears
that Lewis had dressed himself with the intention OF
going Church, and was in the act OF stepping out OF
the porco, having his back turned towards Conway
chamber door, when G. advanced within few steps Of
him. thavng gun heavily charged with buckshot,l
and fred when Lewis fell, having received the entire
contents of the gun the neck and back part Of the
head The only snpposabe cause assigned for tie per
petrl,ion Of this dreadful act, jealousy ~ par
:" ,bo IL ue1 aiirr lie act sgas committed
CONWAY made effort 10 escape, and when questioned
relation 10 the murder, positively declared that ne
knew nothing about II. He has been committed 10 the
Jail of Dnwdde county, where he awaits his trial Tor
this outrageous act.
From FGonlpA-We learn from correspondent,
(a Fort Holmes, +. F. December l2ih, -io.l that on
the 10Th instant an express rider going from Fort Rus.
sell TO Patka, discovered two Indians within two or
three miles Of Fort Holmes, who attempted 10 cut him
of. BY dnt Of hard riding, he escaped them; and
upon his arrival at Fort Holmes reported the fact TO
Lieut. Mckinstry, who Immediately set out, accom-
panied BY Dr. Birdsall and thirty men, but signs OF
the Indians could be discovered. Tie neighborng
hammocks thoroughly examined.
~, is reported that Wild Cat (Co-a-coo-chee) and
Tiger Tail have had fight, and that Wild Cat was
killed in the atiray
RrcoGSITIoS OF TEAAs.-Great Britain has officially
rccogn srd the independence OF Texas. Arthur Akin
ESQ of London, who came out IN the Acadia has
brought dispatches announcing the fact from the British
government, and also the Dutch treaty 10 the same ef
feet. Belgium is about to follow the example.
General Hamilton had not concluded his negotia
tons for loan 10 the young republic when the Acadia
sailed.
Mr.. Akin arrived in the city yesterday and leaves
this morning for Texas.-.Ner York E1press.
THE PRrslpI>rIAL ELrcrlox.-We lay before our
readers statement Of the votes given for The Demo
cratic candidates the last four Presidential elections,
carefully coa,ed from the official returns. The I'M
mense superiority Of the vote Of Mr. Van Buren, IN
1910 over that Of any previous electon-a superiority
as great as the increased population III the country
could, upon the principle Of fair election, possibly
Justify, cannot fail 10 strike the reader.
We have also compared it with the results Of the
State elections in the several years since 1886, nclud
ing that Of le9 when the Democracy, after fierce
test carried three-ourths Of the States Of the Union,
and find that Mr. Van Buren's vote greatly transcends
also the Democratic either of those
There are also, particular portions Of the statement
which 90 to show the zeal and power with which the
Democracy have turned out at the recent election, in
defence Of their principles Whilst General Jackson
was elected i'll ISIS BY majority Of 37,e70-in le32
b. majority of 1877 ,524, appears that the Democrat
&c vote IN Si0 is very nearly equal to the combined
vote of Gen. Jackson in IL. and IN l-:2,
Again: Gen. Jacksons majority in Pennsylvania was
10000. Mr. Van Buren, loses the State, although his
vote in 1910 900 more than Gen Jacksons IL
le2S
Although Mr. Van Burens vote IS forty.fee thousand
sercn hundred and four than it was IN c36, when
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