The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-01-14
correspondence of the Baltimore American
Washington, Dec. Is.
A CRASH IN THE HOUSE.
Falling Of fhe Chandelier.

Falling of the Chandelier.
Instead of sending you a report of pro-
ceedings in the House of Representatives,
] am called upon 10 send an account of a
narrow escape of life and limb, occasion.
ed by the falling Of the new Chandelier
in the Hall of the House of Representa-.
tives. The accident occurred at ten o.
clock or Whereabouts, and the fall was the
weight of seven thousand five hundred
pounds of brass, and lead, and glass, al
the distance of some fifteen feet. The
fall was tremendous one, and the crash
like the noise of a falling house,-,he
echo of the Hall giving an increased noise
to the fallen mass. Had the House been
in session and the members in their seats,
some dozen members must have been
MANNED or killed.
The weight Of the Chandelier fell in
the centre of the Hall,-a part of it for
cling breach in the aperture intended
for the furnace. The desks in the vi.
entity were broken to pieces,-fortunate-
ly the only damage done, beyond the
destruction Of the Chandelier.
The Chandelier was lighted last night
for the first time since Congress was in
session. 1t was beautiful piece Of
work, two gorgeous, perhaps, and GER
tainly too expensive, the cost being about
five thousand dollars. There were seven
ty-eight lamps in it, holding a quart of
oil each, and emitting a soft and beauti.
full light. But the light is out, and it
seems in good time, for an escape Sc
marvellous in such wreck is wonder
full.
TENNESSEE SENATOR Mr. Grundy's
death, of which a notice will be found in
this paper, will make it incumbent upon
Gov. Polk to supply the vacancy withou,
delay. Who will he select! Will i,
be political friend Or will he recog-
nize the will of the people, as expressed
at the late election-and appoint MI
Foster, or some other person likely to
harmonize with the new administration
If we mistake not, no Legislature meets
in Tennessee until next winter. The
members of the House are yet to be
elected. But in the interim, important
measures are to be acted upon. The re.
mainder of the present. and probably a
called session of more than usual length,
would seem TO require the presence OF a
Senator who is in truth just exponent
of the peoples will. Will Gov. Polk
appoint such an one We shall see.-
st. Louis Era.
A Good Humored Cmadidate.-The
following paragraphs are from the editor
of the Boston Post, the defeated candidate
for Mayor of that city:
1t is more important to have good
Editor than a good Mayor, decided the
people Of Boston, on Monday, and we
modestly acquiesce.
9. 1t is no trouble at all to be a candi
date for office when you have so little
time to stand as we did at the last e
off,
Another q. s. Senator in a Quanda
ry.-It is on record that the Hon. Rue
Williams, U. S. Senator from Maine
made the following pledge to several
members of the Legislature that elected
him.
Il regard the elected as the agent Q
the electors. By the election conf
dence is reposed in the agent, and HI
is to act in the absence Of instructions
according to his best judgment and dis
erection; when instructed. he is To vote
the will of his constituents, if he cal
conscientiously-if not, to resign hi
trust. and thereby put it into the powe
Of those who gave him power, to cause
their will to be obeyed.'
An investigation into the affairs Of thu
Wolf borough, N. H., Bank, shows de
posite of SO in specie, and about 81
in the bills of other banks, to redeem |
circulation Of e3O,706 with.