Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-30
Correspondence Of the Missouri Republican.
Cry OF JEFFERSON, Mo-, Sept. Is, ls43.

The Duplicate United States Court is
still in session here. The Grand Jury
found indictments against six persons for
the murder of Chaves. four of whom are
in custody and two have never been taken.
They have also indicted several persons for
larceny of the goods of Chaves, most of
whom are here in custody. An indictment
was also preferred against Abraham Shaffer,
clerk of Clay county, for knowing of the
larceny committed by M'Daniel, and failing
to give information thereof The evidence
against him is slight, and as he has always
sustained high character, it will probably
be failure. A demurrer was offered to
one of the indictments as soon as the Grand
Jury adjourned, and the court intimated
determination to sustain the demurer;
whereupon the District Attorney asked
and obtained a new Grand Jury, and all the
indictments were found anew, in differ
ent form. The trial of DR.. Prefontaine,
for larceny, is in progress. Watson, who
was charged with participating in the
Treasury Note robbery, was discharged for
want of evidence. Conrad, who was in
dicted for purloining money from the Post
Office at Jefferson City, died in Jail few
weeks ago. These trials will occupy much
time. and may possibly cause failure of
the United States Circuit Court at ST.
Louis in October. A petition is afoat to
remove the U. S. Circuit Court from St.
Louis to Jefferson City. This is upon the
principle of removing the court from the
place where the business is TO where it is
not. Centralism has immense influence.
In Bankruptcy, after hard trial, James
Sprigg, of the firm of Conn, Sprigg &
Green, gained the verdict of the jury and
obtained final discharge. The jury in
Conn's case are still hanging, and Green
is yet for trial. The appointment of your
Circuit Attorney still hangs in doubt, as
also the appointment of Circuit Attorney
in Platte circuit, TO supply the place Of
Peter Barnett, who went to Oregon. 1t is
rumored that the Governor is trying to
keep an aspirant in each county Of the
circuit on his political good behaviour, by
the prospect Of obtaining the office.
The propretors Of the penitentiary have
raised the walls seven feet higher; have
erected brick store-house outside the
walls, and brick hemp factory, and other
buildings, inside the walls. They are max
ing considerable quantity of rope and
bagging. Many of the convcts look as if
their health was bad. All the convicts who
escaped have been rc-taken except eleven;
that number are still at large.
A meeting was held here two weeks ago
to send delegates to convention at War
saw, to take into consideration the most
expedient mode of procuring the improve
ment Of the Usage River. Would it not
be well to send delegates to this convention
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There are number of persons here
from different parts of the State, and from
them we learn a little political gossip. The
central influence is exerting its energies most
powerfully to drag the Democratic party
into State Convention, in order that they
may parcel out among the members of the
clique all the Offices Of the State. The
object is TO have a packed State Conven.
ton, in which few central counties will
be fully represented, and in which the dist.
ant and extreme counties of the State will
be unrepresented; and thus to sustain the
domineering influence that has heret ofore
ruled the elections and appointments of
this State. 1t was by such influence as
this that Harrison and Jameson were nom.
mated in Galloway, Edwards in Cole, Rev
nolds in Howard, Marmaduke in Saline.
and Miller in Cooper, and by which promi.
nent men in the North. East, North. West.
SOUTHEAST and South West, have been ex.
Guided from nomination. Another object
of the leaders is TO suppress and strangle
the strong feeling that exists in many parts
of the State in favor of Col. Johnson, and
to compel the free democracy to swallow
Van Buren, whether they are willing to do
so or not. The great mass of voters in
the South West, in Clay and Jackson
counties. in the Platte country. and in the
Salt River country, 60 for Johnson in pref
erence to Van Buren,; and many persons