The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-06-11
STRANGE DOINGS IN GEORGIA.
The following extract of letter is pub
lished in the Charleston Courier:

PERRY, (GA) May o, lS42.
'The times are becoming appaling-really
alarming. We have just returned from
Sumpter Superior Court. Its first days
session was ,his day week We took all
our plain verdicts entered up our judgments
attached the. notes-put them back in the
clerks efice that night. Some fiends it
was not ascertained who, bu, some six or
eight must have been concerned, entered
the Court House, carried of clerks desks
docket, record book, &c pertaining to the
Office, and consumed the whels by fire.
There was nothing saved except the few
casss the members Of the bar happened to
have in their hats and pockets. We lest
every case but two, where judgment had
| been taken. Notes are gone also. No trace
left behind.
| The next day being Sheriff sales day
and great deal Of property advertised, the
court proceeded on with such cases as the
bar had out, until sale hour arrived wnen
| it suspended for the salss-and as soon as
the Deputy Sheriff commenced, he was in.
siantly seized by three ruffians and carried
of to an adjacent swamp'-The Judge re-.
paired,o the court room, made an address
TO the populace, commanded the principal
Sheriff to summon the posse and pursue,
bring back The deputy, and the men who
carried him of.-The sheriff lead tho way
commanding the crowd Of at least $50, 10
| follow and aid him-lhe crowd went cut
dispersed over the town. and not half a
dezen would 60. The Sheriff and three or
four approached TO near the place where,
the outlaws wero, and fellow came OIL,
with double barrelled gun, aHd told the
Sheriff that there were twenty five or thirty
men in the swamp well armed-,hat he
might advance, il he did he would do i. al
his peril-.hat fifty milliens of armed men
could not capture the outlaws.
The Sheriff had no arms and could gel
none TO put in the hands of the friends oi
the law. We trsmble for the country, fol
the perpetuity, Of the goveImenl.-Mob
ocracy stalks abroai in noon day sun, with
impunity,, and without a blush. Goo
save the country and destroy The piriis o
mCbsm''
Destructive Fire in NeW York.-Ou
rageoas Act Of Incendiarism.---Ea Early OF
Wednesday morning, fire was discovered
in the fifth story Of the extensive publish
ing establishment Of the Messrs. Harper
: which resulted in the destruction of abou
T, 100000 worth of property, including al
edition of 20,65o copies Of James new
, novel, Morley Erenslein. OF this larg
sum. $45, ,00e was isured in several Office
{ among the rest, the Spring Garden Insu
+. rance Company. There appears TO be n
G doubt tina, the FIRE was the work of an in
o cendlary and The principal caase was tn
o securing of one or two sets Of James move
G Morlery Ernslein, and the destruction of til
S remainder of the edition. II appears tn;
d the Hapers, by paying very large sums
1t James and Bulwer, get a manuscript cop
II Of their novels. They had this new nov,
). all printed, bound, aud ready TO be packe
Is and sent into the country on the followiu
Y day. |, appears also that several publish
ers had offered The Harpers large sums Fl
The privilege of publishing it simulian
ously with them. but they refused. and n
n. copy OF the work had lef. the bindery.
mother publishing house offered w
known printer &c., a very large premiu
es if he could procure copy by any mean
IS. All sorts OF means were resorled 10 by ee
ry tain persons TO obtain a copy Of the wo
,d but without avail, up to the night of I
- ERE.
70 Beunetts Herald says the ncendiar
whoever he was, broke in and then made