Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-12-01

at West Point. The act estahlish;nr =
lenltentlary has passed both houses. On
t1e Shh the Senate was organized into a
Go1rt Of impeachment for the trial of
.u1ge Williams. The charges substan-
TALLY accuse him of culpable neglect of
omlclal duty, in sleeping at different times
on the bench G. during the arguing of causes
being influenced by prejudice and par
tlailty IN his judicial decisions-and espec-
laiiy OF improper conduct in relation to
the private examination ola Mrs. Taul
respecting her signature to deed for the
conveyance Of a tract of land in Nash
vile. ~
Extract Of letter to one of the MEM
bers Of the legislature, dated, Pittsburgh.
Nov. 1929 -
Pittsburgh, the emporium of western
.raoe-the favourite seat of manufactures.
mas at last been permitted to enjoy the
dement's OF the Pennsylvania Canal.
Yesterday was probably day of more
enthuslastlck feeling than Pittsburgh ever
witnessed. The 10th ult. was fixed for
letting the waters in, to cross the acaue-
auct, but 1t was generally believed that
the exertions of men could scarcely be
directed so as-to effect it by that period.
The acting canal commissioner. with that
Promptitude and perseverance which dis.
tlnguishes his character, persisted in his
efforts, and to every petition for more time,
responded by requiring more force. The
men were in fine spirits, and went on
cheeringly during the night of Monday
and up to 10 o'clock on Tuesday. Five
minutes before the appointed hour the
water touched the Pittsburgh shore. In
halt an hour the canal was filed to the
tunnel, and three packet boats crossed in
fine style, hailed by ten thousand specta-
tors and under salute of los guns from
the artillery. The military crowned the
hill back Of the chapel, from whence they
could command the whole scene.
The tunnel hill is cut down to the rock,
and its opening is only necessary to effect
the intention of the legislatures con-
nexion of the Canal with the Steamboat
navigation. "-Reporter.
The last Philadelphia papers contain the
account ofthe death of Hon. Bustrod Wash
sngton, one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court OF the United States. He died at the
Mansion House Hotel about 2 o'clock on
Friday last, after an illness of somewhat less
than two months. He arrived at Philadel-
phla early IN October, on his way to Tren-
ton, to open the Circuit Court, and COM
Planned the morning following of being un-
well. He nevertheless went to New -Jer-
sey, and discharged the public duties with
his accustomed energy and ability. As soon
as the business was disposed of he hurried
back to Philadelphia, to avail himself of the
medical advice of his favourite physician,
Or. Chapman. The disorder increased rap
idly-and he seemed early impressed with
the belief that he should not overcame it.
The hope that he would be able to go thro'
the duties OF the recent session of the Cir
cult Court of the United States, was not en-
tirely, however, abandoned, until week of
the time had elapsed. Since then, he has
been occasionally thought better but was
never able to quit his chamber, and his
strength constantly diminished. For three
days previous to his death, no prospect of
recovery remained to cheer his friends. His
family fortunately reached him in time to
console his concluding hours, and to give to
the final departure from this world one of
the most important comforts of which it is
susceptible. He was in the fist year of his
age.-Courier.
In Amherst, N. H. ON the 9TH inst. Mr.
Adolph LANCE, native of Germany, in
the employ Of Messrs. Melendy g. David,
at their whip factory, went to the barn
and assembled the now to throw down fod-
der for the cattle. On descending, he
slipped down the side of the hay NOW,
when the handle of pitch fork, which
was standing against the NOW, entered
his body. passed up through the rectum,
parting two of his ribs and injured his
iungs-penetrating above ID inches into
his body. He fingered few days in great
distress and died.
No place in the interiour of the Union
can probably boast of such rapid rise and
progress in the same space of time as
Pottsville. 1t is but few years since it
was the safe retreat of the fleet stag and
the ferocious bear-the sporting field Of
the indefatigable huntsman, and his yell
ling hounds. Instead of the rebounding
echo of the huntsman's horn and the yells
Of his anxious pack in pursuit of the fly
ing game, you now encounter the noise
and hustle of busy and populous
borough. Property. which six years ago
could have been purchased at ten dollars
per acre, now sells readily for so many
thousands The Improvements which
have taken place within few years at
this place seems almost incredible. Potts
vile, even at this time. presents probably
a wider scope for SPECTATORS than any
other place of its size in the country.
Po1lson's Dai. .4du.
IMPROVED TRAVELLING. The Keene
N. H. Sentinel Of the Goth inst. contains
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