The union Democrat., 1869-06-05
MBER So
AFaneas paIi Of the Nsae.

! Two hundred and ifty-six years ago this
month, Pocahontas, daughter Of Powhstan,
was married TO John Rolfe, at jamestown,
Va. She died in England in March. four
years after her marriage, leaving one son, who
returned to Virginia 10 reside. and there left
defendants among whom was John Randolph,
Of Roanoke, E,bert d. Randolph, cousin Of
J,hn, died at his residence on the corner ot
| Four-and-a-half and c streets. Washington,
on the morning of the 20th inst. at the age
offs. lie was the man who tsceaked the nose
Of Andrew jackson, Old Hickory being then
President Of the United Ststes.
The pulling took place In the cabin Of q
steamer which stopped at Alexandria on i,s
passage down the River. Randolph went
aboard. marched up to jackson, who supposed
he was confronted by friend till the thing
was done. Randolph got beyond the juris-
diction of the county police tefore process
could be issued, and escaped arrest. The
scene when Jackson found himself with =
pulled nose is described by those who saw it
as one of stupendous rage. The citizens Of
the District of Columbia were in foam over
the indignity, and the whole country, in fact,
was for time in tempest, the triumphant
Jackson party feeling that it's own nose had
been twisted bv this audacious descendant Of
Pocshontas. Gen. Van Ness, then Mayor
Of Washington, sent a solemn message to the
Councils on the event, and the Boards res
ponded in solemn resolution Of coincidence
and Indignation.
No wonder that Randolph had to dodge
from place 20 place for two years to avoid ar
rest Finally, it is reported that an officer
now living, was authorized to inform Ran
dolph that if he would apologize for his in
suit to the President, he would be reinstated.
| = II II \ i. As1 ~
ident had first apologized. 1t is hardly ne
cessary to say that no apology came. After
twenty-three years Of service in the navy, and
much property. and without profession was
turned adrift upon the world. During the
administration of James Buchanan, John b.
Floyd, then Secretary Of War. gave Ran
dolph the position of Superintendent of the
Armory in Washington; but he only held
the place short time, as Buchanan hearing
OF the appointment, ordered it to bo revoked
| for reasons best known to himself.
The origin of the trouble between Jackson
and Randolph was this: Some few yeSrs
ago. it will he remembered. a person named
Bouganini eoped from New York with tue pro-
perty and niece of his wife, whom he had then
recently married the forsaken wife was once
the wife Of General Eaton. Secretary of War
to General jackson and prior to that the
wife nf ore Timberlake. who died purser in
the United States navy On the death of
Timberlake, Randolph, who was then lieu
tenant in the navy, was appointed To act tenn
rorarily as purser in his place. He found
his accounts in n mixed condition and de-
ficiency existing against him. Before he had
chance to settle his accounts, Mrs. T. be-
came the wife of General Eaton. Secretary of
! War. who was also surety for her former
husband. 1t became apparently Of interest
to both that the deficiency charged should he
shifted to other shoulders than those Of the
dead rurser. An attempt was made to carry
out such a scheme, with Randolph as the
victim. Randolph asked for court If in
quirv, which being granted, he was cleared
of all suspicion by its report But, neverthe-
less, President Jackson ordered his dismissal
from the navy. Not long after this. while
Old Hickory was passing down the Potomac
on a steamer, in front Of Alexandria. and
during a pause of the boat at the place. Ran
delphi came on hoard and deliberately and
most effectually wrung the nose Of his Ex-
celencv.
Randolph entered the navy at about tho
age Of sixteen. and had command of u division
on the quarter deck ofthe frigate Constitution
under Decatur. in her action with and the CAP
ture Of the British Macedonian. He was al
30 in the President when that ship was CAP
.ured by the Endvmion and other British
vessels and was carried prisoner to London,
where he cowhided a British officer for using
contemptuous language concerning America.
A brother of his went down with the sloop
Wasp, which sunk at sea after her fight with
line-of-batte ship, the name of which e.
capes me. He was less than FIVE feet ten in
height, rather slim, had hair Of light color,
in youth. as shown by miniature taken in
New London soon after the capture of the
Macedonian his nose was slightly Roman.
and be bad eyes like an eagle in clearness
and power of expression. In his eyes and
nose alone were perceptble traces Of his In
dian origin. lie leaves a wife and four chill
dren, one a son.