Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-05-20

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Washington Correspondence Of tie n. Y. Sun.
Two hundred and fifty six years ago
this month Pocahontas, daughter OF
Powhatan, was married TO John Rolte
at jamestown, Va, She died in Eng
land, in March, tour years after her
marriage, leaving one son, who re-
turned to Virginia to reside, and there
left descendants, among whom was
John Randolph, OF Roanoke; Robert B.
Randolph, cousin of Johr, died at his
residence, corner of Four and.a-halt
and Z streets, Washington, on the
morning of the Goth inst, at the age
OF -, and was buried Yesterday lie
was the man who tpeaked the nose If
Andrew Jackson, Old Hickor. being
then President of the United States.
IT you search you. own city you
may be able to fnl the author OF this
trouble between Jackson aud Ran
dol lph--,rouhle which shidnwe,l tie
life OF the latter from early manhood
to the tomb. You will remember that
a very few years since person named
Bouganini, l think, eloped from New
York with the property and niece OF
his wife whom he had then recently
married; and that the torsaken wife
was once the wife of Gen. Eaton, Sec.
retary Of war to Gen. Jackson; and
prior to that the wife OF one Timber
lake, who died purser in the United
States navy. On the death of Timber
lake, Randolph, who was then a Lieu
tenant in the navy. was appointed to
act temporarily as purser in his place
He found his accounts in a mixed con
dition, and deficiency existing
against him. Before he had chance
to settle his accounts Mrs. I. became
the wife Of Gen. Eaton, Secretary OF
War who was also surety for her
former husband. 1t became appar-
emily Of interest to both that the de-
fic;ency charged should be shifted to
other shoulders than those OF the dead
purser. An attempt was made to
carry out such scheme, aud Randolph
was the victim
Randoll h asked for a court of in
quiry, which being granted, he was
c'ea,rd # all suspicion by its report.
Bat, rsve tt.."Ss, Presi6 ant Jackson
ordered lis lis nissal fron She navy.
Not long a:;er this, Old Hickory was
passing down tae Potomac on a steam.
er, in front o: Alexandria, and during
pause OF tha boat at that place, Ran
doiph came on beard and deliberately
and c!fcctuaily wrung the nose Of His
Exccilenc.. Let one imagine the an
gcr OF the h.ro Of New Orleans.
No wonder that Randolph lad to
dodge from place to place for years
to avoid arrest. Finally, it is reported,
All officer, now living. was authorized
to u.so,n. Randolph tha. Il le would
apologize to the President he woa,d
Re reins.a;ed. This Randolph refused
to DO ust; the Freshest hal first
apologized. l, is hardly necessary to
say that no apology came After
twenty-three years of service in the
navy, and much gallant conduct, Ran
dolph, without much property, and
without profession, was turned adrift
upon the world. During the admins
tration of James Buchanan, John b.
Floyd then Secretary Of War, gave
Randolph the position Of Superintend-
cnt Of the Armory in Washington.
but he held the place short time, as
Buchanan, hearin. Of the appointment,
ordered it revoked, for reasons best
known to himself.
Randolph entered the navy at about
the age OF sixteen, and had command
OF division on the quarter deck of
the frigate Constitution, in her action