Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-08-13

The announcement of yesterdays Republican of the
sudden departure of Miss Blount the night previous for
her home in Mobile, caused material affair that was
transpiring in midst She was the centre of attrac
ton to the whole affair and consequently her absence re-
duced the remainder of the proceedings to mere come
dy in which, however, large numbers continued to be
the interested witnesses for amusement than any
thing else They were well paid for their pains.
At ] o'clock the Magistrates Court consisting of
Justices Staey Connel Russell and Hart assembled the
bench and announced themselves ready The court room
was densely crowded, and large numbers remained out
side awaiting the arrival of the prisoner. Two hours
and halt elapsed and no prisoner prosecutor counsel
had appeared The court then despatched the County
Sheriff to the jail to ascertain the of delay but no
prisoner to be found Upon further inquiry it was
ascerained that Capt Rvere had been turned over by
City Sheriff Prendergast to Constable Galloway, and
that the whole party including prosecutor and the
sci on both Sides at the Pulaski House. in confer
upon terms for amcable adjustment of the knot
ty affair." At this their honors became vastly indignant
and considered their dignity vastly outraged issued
ders for the arrest of Sheriff Prendergast Constable
Galloway, Col Blount, and Capt. Riviere I'VE wonder
they did not include the counse, which according
carried out to the letter. and the parties conducted to
the court house to answer for contempt.
COL Blount being unprepared to sustain his allegation
set forth in the information moved through his
SELL that the whole proceedings be dismissed The Court
insisted upon the Coils swearing to the statement which
he did, and the matter was accordingly stricken from
the docket.
Sheriff Pendergast filed affidavit, stating that the
prisoner had been turned to Constable Galloway,
and that he had further of him. whereupon the
Sheriff was discharged.
Constable Galloway not so fortunate. Although
he alleged that parties in consultation fer settle
ment of the as his reason for not bringing in the
prisoner at the appointed hour something be done
to appease the offended dignity of the Court he was
accordingly fined 81, sentenced to pay costs and COM
mitted to Jail for the space of six hours.
This reminds us forciby of the story of the Dutch
Magistrates of New Amsterdam, so well told by Wash
ington Irwin having assembled and finding, to their
extreme notification no criminal case on The docket
they considered it beneath their dignity to adjourn with
out doing some official act and they accordingly sent the
Constable to jail!
The whole affair at the Court House was rich beyond
parallel and regret have not time to give
| it in detail.
We are authorized by the counsel of Colonel Blount
and Captain Riviere to state that their difficulty has
been honoraby and satisfactorily adjusted.
In opinion the Zouave Captain, notwithstanding
the unfavorable aspect of affairs in the beginning has
come out of the difficulty by no means second best
He will return to New York by the next steamer, and
Colonel and Mrs Blount will leave for Mobile, SO soon
as the latter shall have recovered from slight ndispo
sitiOn.- Savannah Republican, 18th.