Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-19

Roads yesterday fOren0On. and upon coming IN
an anchor Of the Navy Hospital. fired sau,
which was answered from the Java, flag shin Of
the Navy Yard.
The VandaIia spoke of Havana 9th inst L.
States Schooner Purpose, Lit. Commdt McTu.
tosh, and ordered her to Pensacola. The P. had
several cases Of sickness on board.
Norfolk Beacon.
We mentioned dav or two since, the death
of Mr.. Yancev, edito - the Pete, ,buts InteIli.
gencer. Bv ,esteld. mail We lave anhounced
from different directions. thstleath Of two o,her
conductors Of the press,--Mr. Benjamin Fol.
! SON. editor and publisher of the Eastnort Srnti.
mel. EastpOrt, Mane;-and Mr. Charles Woost.
er. editor Of the Mississippi Journal. at Natehez,
Mississippi The brother of Mr.. Wooster, also
an editor Of the same paper, died few weeks be.
fore. Ball. finer.
The number Of deaths of the members of the
last two Congresses, occurring during the term
for which they were elected, was unusually great.
Without pretending to be accurate, we can reck.
on up eighteen deaths since the 18th of March,
1899 Of the Senate, we recOIIect Reed and
Adams, Of Mississippi; Mclean, Of Illinois:
Johnston, of Louisiana: and Buckner, Of Missis
sippi. And of the House Of Representatives.
MaIiary and Hunt, of Vermont; Power. and
Lent, of New York; Miller and Ramsay. of Penn.
svivania; Mitchell, of Maryland; Smyth, bod.
bridge, and Johnson. of Virginia; Shields, Of
Gnio; and Pettis, of Missouri. OF the forty eight
who were members OF the Senate of the United
States at the commencement Of the Slst Congress,
but twenty are members Of the next Congress-;
and IF that fUenty, eight only, viz: Webster,
Naudain. Chambers. Tyler, Forsyth, Hendricks,
Kane, and Benton, by re elections, during that
time. This shows frequency Of change in the
most permanent body Of the Legislature, which
was not anticipated at the time Of the adoption Of
| the Constitution, and which goes far to demon.
s;rate, by experience. the weakness Of some Of
the arguments against it.-bd.
The Editorial Convention at Columbus, Ohio,
was very thinly attended. A large proportion
Of the presses in the State was unrepresented,
only eleven newspaper editors and one master
printer being present They accordingly sepa.
rated without having regularly organized, with
the agreement to meet again early in December,
and in the mean time to confer with their profes.
sional brethren throughout the State. The Edi.
tor OF the Cincinnati Gazette offers as general
excuse tor the delinquency on this occasion, that
e" editors, like all other men, are less excited
when called to consider their Own interests than
when making themselves busy with the affairs Of
their neighbors, or with public concerns. Ibid.
In the Circuit Court Of the United States for
the South Carolina district, case in appeal was
recently decided by Judge Johnson. between two
vessels, pursuing the ssme route. and coming in.
to collision with each other, by which mutual da.
mage was done. The vessels were ship and
bsrque, both on the same tack, in fair wind,
and with plenty Of sea room, the barque some
distance ahead, from quarter to a half mile
The barque attempted 20 tack, and, while in
stays, was run foul Of by the ship; suit was
Brought and damages awarded in the court be.
low, which decision was reversed BY Judge joan
son io the Circuit Court. The evidence show
ed no bad faith nor malice on the part OF the
ship. The case was in part decided upon the
evidence on these points, but some rules of law
were laid down which are Of interest. 1t was
ruled by Judge Johnson, that if two vessels are
sailing in company, and there is no deficiency Of
sea room, neither has right to throw herself in.
TO the'way Of the other, 50 as 10 compel her Ell
Their to devia,e from her course, or manoeuvre to
avoid collision. This does not. strictly speaking.
give right to the vessel behind to run into the
other, for that the captain is bound to avoid on
considerations OF duty TO his owner, the safety
Of bis own crew, and the laws Of humanity aud
nature; but If, in case Of damage, doubt arises
TO the liability. the Judge says 1t must be " TO
the prejudice Of him that commits The first fault"
that 49, that obstructs the passage Of another yes
sci wilfuly. The leading vessel is considered
in the light of one who does the act, without
which the collision would not happen, under
no pressure nfnecessity, and, therefore, the party
prima facie liable.
The Granite Stafe-Among the laws passed
at the last session oi the New Hampshire LegisIa.
ture. ~as one to repea! a previous act granting a
bounty upon the destruction of crows. This re-
peal was render necessary in consequence .of
practice extensively prevalent. Of procuring
crows eggs and haiching them under hens, and
bringing forward the brood for the premium
1t was found that owing to this practice, the
bounty was calculated rather TO increase than di.
minish the robbers Of the corn fields. We shall
lay no stress upon the report, should any such
reachus. that Isaac Hill vas the originator OF
this practice. although it must be admitted that