Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-01-27

WAAE1AE II. 80
hElDGEs ON THE OHSa The House
OF Representatives of Kentucky have
passed two bills Incorporating Companies.
TO buildbridges across the Ohio. one from
Coylngton and Newport to Cincinnati.
Inns company is allowed to raise a can't
tai OF $500, 900, in shares of $50 each !;
the other over, at or a little above Louis
ville-capital $500, 900 in shares of $50
each. The bridges are to be SO con-
structed as not to obstruct or impede the
navigation; and the State reserves the
right to provide remedies should the
Bridges prove injurious to the navigation,
at the expense of the companies-which
right extends even to their removal
4 lNsrITUTroN FOR THE BLIND. We
are informed, that an association has been
formed in Boston, for the purpose of estab-
lishing an Asylum for the Blind, similar to
those which exist in Europe. The nature
OF these establishments, and the course of
emPloyments pursued there, are we'll set
1or.n IN curious book, published and print
ea py the blind subjects of one of the French
institutions. tits expected that an appeal
IN favour of them will be made to the legis-
lature during the present session. We do
not knew what is the number of these unfor-
tunate beings, throughout the Stategshnt we
X should be inclined to think that itewM ex-
coed that ofth6 Deaf and Dumb. Salem Oh.
y CHARLEsTowN, JAN. IL. FIRE WITH
Lpss OF LIFE. A little before 2 o'clock
Yesterday morning, fire broke out in a
snail house, back in yard, on the south
size of Wentworth, between st. Philip
ami Coming-sts. The weather being ex-
trfnely cold, the citizens were rather tar
dyin assembling, and the fire had got
sud- start before the 6remen were fairly
at York, that three or four small frame
buildings were entirely destroyed. The
buildings consumed were the property of
St. Philips Church and Mrs. Horny.
theygere occupied by persons of colour,
and Ee are sorry to add, that negro wo-
MANTLE property Of Mr.. VIM. Swift, was
, burnd to death, and negro man her
husbAd, was also severely burned. The
fire isattributed 10 the negligence of the
womal who lost her life.-C0urier.
4 ANfHER Factory BURNT. We learn
$ verbal1, that large brick Factory in Fra
; minghA, belonging to the Saxon and Lei
cester Manufacturing Company, took FIRE
about II o'clock on Monday night, and was
totally Consumed, together with all the ma
chineryl The fire originated in the picking
q room bul in what manner, is not yet ascer-
e tanned. loss estimated at $3.50, 900, of which
g $25,O00 tere insured by two Companies in
State street. Another Factory, wooden
6 building, vas near, but sustained no injury.
: Two gentlemen went to birmingham on
Tuesday 10 1gasher further particulars of
this unfortunate EVENT. entinal.
. The DIUBLE MISTAKE. An English
/ man, travelling few weeks since in one
: of the northern mails in company with an
lrlshman, dlarged the latter with having
taken his handkerchief; but on afterwards
finding it this own hat where he himself
|. had placed /. he stammered out an apollo
: gg, and expfsssed a hope that no offencG
would betakin at what he had said the
Irishman answered, quite gaily-" Faith
an, as to that you may keep your mind
aisy |, Sur, was as far wrong as your
self; for you, you know, took me for a
: rogue, and |, 9otheration, took you for a
! gentleman"
!, Mr.. ADAMS CHARGES OF TREASON.
IA ic II thot asbo coll &c Soma &c tbaco
gentlemen implicated in the charge of a
reasonable conspiracy against the Union,
for the facts on which Mr.. Adams founded
t his assertions, has been promptly answer
!, red. 1t is rumoured that the correspon-
, dence is voluminous, and will be publish
/ led as soon as it comes to close.
From experiments, on model Of a
railway erected near Charleston, the re.
suit seems to be that horse will draw
ten tons. The distance from Columbia
| to Charleston is one hundred and twenty
miles and the toll for this distance on a
!, bale Of cotton is to be twenty-five cents
/ The present price of conveyance, by a
canal is one dollar and fifty cents.
Narrow ESCAPE. Mr.. d. H. Grant, Of
TemDleton, Mass. was passing through
Weathersfield with one horse and wagon
} on tile evening of the Doth ult.-his horse
: suddenly started and leaped off precipice
about fifteen or twenty feet, before they
struck thence one hundred feet farther
down steep bank, among rocks and stumps
The man and horse escaped without much
injary-the wagon was nearly dashed tc
: pieces.
For the last year the proceeds of the
marriage and tavern licences in Delaware
State, amounted to two thousand two hun
Idred and ten dollars. This is expended
upon the general system of education o.
that State.
| FARMINGToN CANAL. The city Of
New-Haven has subscribed 100000, to
the stock ofthe Pennington Canal. The
directors have obtained all act of incor-
poration from the State of New-Hamp-