Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-01-16
From the National IntelIigcnoer, Jan. s.

The Senate did not sit on Saturday.
The House Of Representatives met at
the usual hour, when Mr.. Southland, of
ew-Jersey, announced the decease Of
his colleague, the late Mr.. LINN.
Mr.. Southland also moved The customary
resolu,ions--to attend the funeral Of the
deceased al o'clock of the sa;ue d ay to
wear mourning Grape one mouth, as tes-
timony Of respect for his memory !; and,
lastly, to adjourn--all which were uuaui-
mously agreed to; and after the appoint
ment Of the remaining members of the
New-Jersey Delegation as managers OF
the s;i:era! arrangements, the House adj
journed.
Divine service was performed at two
o'clock ia the Hall Of the House Of Rep
Iresentatives, whittier the body Of the de-
ceased was carried, after which the funeral
took place at the appointed hour. The
following gentlemen acted as Pail Bear
ers Mr.. Hendricks, Mr.. Fuller, Mr..
Darlington, Mr.. Williams, Of Va. Mr..
Settle. and Mr.. Meigs.
The occurrence Of four deaths amongst
the members of Congress, being unexam-
pied in one session, is well calculated to
produce anxiety in the friends Of the
members, generally, at home and we
we're about to make remark or two, with
the view Of removing unreasonable appre-
tensions at distance, when the following
appropriate observations met our eye in
the Gazette of this city, which suit our
purpose as well as any thing we could say,
and we therefore copy them.
During no previous session do We
recollect that we have ever been SO unfor.
tunate in the loss Of our National Repre-
sentatives however, as 10 the general
health Of our city, we again repeat, a
fact speaks for itself, our resident citizens
enjoy their usual share Of good health as
the official bill of mortality. for Decem-
Der, which we have published, will testify !;
% adults and A children are the total
number Of deaths for thirty-one days, in
the most Indictment and cllangable season
Of the year; aud that, in a population Of
about $4,000 souls. These remarks are
submitted merely with view to meet, al
the threshold, imputalions, from any quar-
ter that may operate against the charac.
ter of our city, for its usual good health,
and its salubrious atmosphere"
We would add TO the above single
remark that, when we consider the
number Of persons Of which the National
Legislature is composed, being about $50
assembling here and residing during
the most Indictment months of the year
when we consider also, the great change
Of habits which many Of them undergo, as
to exercise, irregular meals, confinement
in boarding houses, &c. and remember,
moreover, that many OF them are men
far advanced in li(e-when we consider
these circumstances, we ought rather to
feel surprise, that deaths in this body
have heretofore been so rare.
Bear Hunt.-On the nth ult. Bear
was chased into the mountains, near the
town Of PlattekiIl, in Ulster county. He
was pursued by two hunters, Messrs Wat
kins and Williams, Of PlaitekiIl, to small
cave or den 10 the Shawangunk mountains;
and was there shot through the body, and
otherwise injured in the fore leg. Before
the hunters had reloaded their pieces, the
bear issued from his retreat, and made a
formidable attack on them with great Wig
our they endeavouredto save themselves
by climbing small saplings. In this Mr..
Williams was successful, but Mr.. Watkins
was caught, bit some, and thrown down
between two rocks, in such position as to
prevent the bear from good opportunity
Of doing him harm he grasped the bear,
and Rugged him so close as to prevent his