Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-18
MESSAGE Of THE GOVERNOR OF OHIO

inst: the message oil Governor illihpic We "" ,
mitted on the Sih. 1t is of coinmendao'e orevi-
", and gives very favorable view of the co'iu'-
ton and prospects of this very important me'h-
Der OF the Confedcracv. The public works have
advanced with CELEBRITY; the credit OF the S'ate
continues to rise; the public dee. haze been
promptly paid; population rapidly Increases; ana
the operations Of the government are teit only Ia
their protecting influences. Some delay III the
administration of justice has been caused by an
arrangement as to the Supreme Court, maue III
the last session of the Legislature, which 1t Is
therefore recommended shall be altered.
The revenue for the current year has been adj
eouate to the claims against the state, which
amount to $500, COS, and a surplus of $4,000 re-
mains. The sum received from the sale of the
lands granted to the state to and the constfuc ton
of canals, amounts TO S65,O0O. ms, toSe'ner
with the canal tolls of the next year, VIII enaoie
the government to carry on Its operations VINE
out an increase of taxes. The last canal ioan
(of SOCIOLOGY has been obtained i'll New YORK
on favorable terms. The bill for the graduation
of the public lands, WILL it Is said, have BAD ell
feet on both the landed property in Ohio and the
State revenue. and it is urged that instructions
be given to the Ohio delegation in Congress TO
opposeit. ,,.r
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season. The tolls received for the last year,
ending the 18th November, amount to. S49,O 600;
the receipts of the year up to the last oil the pre-
sent month. may be safely estimated at 80. OGO-
giving an increase of fifty per cent. over the re-
ceip,s Of the preceding year. This result Is to
be attributed to the new impulse gwen to the
industry Of the couatry by this Improvement.
The same cause must continue TO operate iavora-
bv; but the ratio of the increasing profits, time
Iony can determine.
The Northern division of the Ohio Canal from
Cleaveland to Newark, was opened for boats
about the tenth of July last; but owing to acci-
denial circumstances incident to new canals.
the navigation was liable to irequcn, Interruptions
up to the middle Of August, since which time, an
active and profitable business has been done up
on this line The tolls received up to the 18th
November, amount to S24, $50. The receipt oil
the whole year ending on the 51st ut December.
NAV be computed at $4,000. The whole amount
# tolls arising from our canals up to the Slst,
December. il is believed, will be about $4,000
Although the navigation extended no further
south than Newark, the experiments oil the SEA
son demonstrate the fact, that when the work Is
completed, a vast amount of merchandise, des-
tined for the Western States will pass
through this channel to the OHIO river anu Ill re-
turn Il muCn heavier dtUOuut vi tonN.iSC VI thC
products OF the country will he borne upon Its bo-
som from the Ohio to the Lake.
The work on the southern division of this canal
has been carried on during the past season, with
unusual success. Another year equally favora-
BILE for such operations, will enable the contract
0rs to complete it; and as soon IN the following
spring as this section Can be filed with water.thc
Commissioners calculate on having the whole line,
from the Lake to the Om0 river, prepared tor ma
,iLation.''
These spirited public works have been carried
on with equal activity and economy. Between
them and similar ones. whether madeb separate
states or bv the nation, there is close and I'M
mutable alliance. The Governor takes this &C.
cason to state his conviction of the necessity oil
steadily adhering to the policy of Internal I'm
provements and 10 the Protective System; aud
to express his dsapprObation OF the Southern doc
trines on both points.
The number of children between the ages Of
four aud sixteen in the Common Schools Is be-
lieved to be not less than $4,000 The various
Academies and Colleges flourishng; the
academies for females are increasing. There
are $50 studednts AT the Medical College in Gin
cnnati; AID IS pupils in the Deaf and Dumb Asy-
Inn. TIL, Peni,en,iary operations have been in
terrupted BY fire in the workshops. The re-
pair has been postponed, in the hope that the
| Legislature would extend the buildings and al
ter the existing system, which answers " no one
of the objects it was designed to accomplish. -
The militia of the State amount TO l16,O Geo.
The Governor takes leave Of the Legislature,
his term Of Office being about to terminate.
BaI more american.
-ssssSease
| Human C0mbustion.-We extract the follow
luz singular case of spontaneous combustion
from Archives of Gen. de Medicinc:--A gentle
man of robust healthy constitution, y temperate
habits. "a years of age, extinguist,ed with his
hands the burning clothes of his brother. who
| had accidentally set fire to them with sulphur, 4
was immediately afterwards attacked with acute
pains in both hands. \ woman who came to his
succor observed that both hands were surround
cd BY blu" fame. This at first was supposed
to be occasioned by the phur adhering to them.
and an attempt was made to extlnguish the flame
with cold water, but without effect. The gentle
man ran down stairs to cutters shop. and plum
ged his hands into quantity of mud; from this
he derived very little relief After suffering in
this manner with torture for half an hour, he ran
to the house of MIR. r.. de Bras, by whom the