Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-04-22
From the Baltimore Patriot, April
A ROW AT HARRlSBUR


Letters from Harrisburg received yesterday,
detail the particulars of a most disgracefu
row at Harrisburg, between two Loco Focos.--A
letter from that place gives the following partc.
uiars:
disgraceful scene took place in the Hall of
the House. near the fire place, on the Speakers
left hand, between Mr.. MCGOWAN, member of
the Houss frsss tho uuu"ty Of udeiphia and J.
Is. Bratten, editor of the Estate Capitol Gasesc"
which threw the House into utter confusion, and
suspended all business, for a time. Mr.. McGo
wan was seen TO strike Mr.. Bratten and the lat
ter 10 return the blow, and fists, and chairs and
a DIRK were used between them, and there
blood shed, but believe no very serious injury
was done to ethev party--though Mr.. Bratien
escaped narrowly. The dirk used BY Mr.
McGowan, and Mr.. Bratten received a pretty g.
we're gasn on the left shoulder blade, just as he
reireated- Much excitement produced, and
the whole House was thrown into uproar.--
The weapon used by Mr.. MEG. was q scabbard
dirk, or e inches long and is considerably bent
at the point from the violence of the blow. And
the doctor says il would have killed him if the
blow had been received inch lower down.
As soon as order had been partially restored,
the subject before the House, was pos poned for
the present, and Mr.. Deford offered the following
resolution, viz:
"Resotred, That committee Of three mem.
bers be appointed, TO inquire and report TO the
House, the facts in relation to the assault and
battery which has just taken place between MIR
McGowan member of the House, and John B.
Bratten, In the presence of the House,
Which. on motion of Mr.. Morris, amended
so a to increase the proposed committee to five,
and to oenfor Thorn tho power to send for per.
sons and papers. And the resolution as amen.
ded, was agreed to; and the Cha appointe ed Mes
srs. Deford, Elwe, Morris, Ham, and Skinner,
said committee.
The affray, believe, was oceasioued by the
Appearance of the following article in the IS a 9
Capitol Gazet:e' of yesterday, to which Mr. Brat.
tens name appears as editor give the article,
CAPITALS and oil:
"YOU SHALL BOTH HAVE OFFICE IN
THE CUSTOM HOUSE. IF YOU VOTE FOR
THE TYLER CANDIDATE FOR STATE
PRINTER. as J. Porter Brawey said TO McGo-
wan and Bacon. "Agreed" was the response,
and they did vote for him sure enough. In our
next, we shall hold up TO the public gaze every
man who has been bribed'
Mr. MEG. had just read the article, and upon
being answered that he (Brat,en) was the author
Of is, Mr.. MEG. commenced the assault
The same paper abounds in charges and insn.
uations Of bribery. These are precious times for
the honor and dignity Of the Common W ealih.
Mr. MCGOWAN has been arrested and bound
in the sum of $1,000 to answer at next ses-
sions the charge of assault and battery. Wheth.
er he will be expelled not from bis seat, re-
mains TO be seen.
The House Of Representatives was, on Tues
day, the ll,h inst, engaged in the discussion of
resolution expelling MIR. MCGOWAN, " bo assaulted
Mr.. Brauen in the hall of the House few days
since "A substitute was offered censuTinp the
former, and prohibiting the latter from entering
the bar of the House.--[Bal,. Clipper.
STRANGE DISCOVERY young Medical /
student, of the name Of Mecedelia, Of VERONA. in
Italy has been making some Of the strange.t ex-
periments conceivable. They other than
tho petrifcation of the human body. A friend
has informed Us tina. the same discovery had been
made SIX years previously, but the arts, died sud-
denly without leaving any clue TO the secret. /,
IS we'll known that the king of Naples has IN his
palace a table entirely composed of diferent parts
Of the human body petriied. and polished precise.
~ as marble or any other kind of stone might be
A remarkable circumstance is, that all the natu-
raj coors OF the ekin, arteries, veins, muscles
bones, &C., and all the states Of disease causing
death are unalterably Preserved.--[Del. Rep.
OREGoN.-The Cincinnati Gazette says:-AIl
persons fond Of stirring adventures. and wilder
ness life. would do well obtain Farnham's ira
vels 10 the Oregon.
Ii is full of wild incident. From first TO last
We feel interested in the progress of the author.
Whether half starved hunting buffaloes, Sc.
cure in tho wilderness fort, dreading attacks |
from the Indians, 10 camp his way, amid
storm or sunshine, the attention never fage, SO
spirned-so truihful-is his narrative.
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