New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-18
THE TRIBUNE

u large majority, was defeated, on coming up for
lis final passage, by Senator Faulkner, in the
manner mentioned III the following extract from
the Livingston (Gencsco) Republican
We understand that the citizens OF Dansville have
connected the slip, constructed by them at their OWN
expense. with the main canal, that boats can no"
come nearly up to Main street, instead OF stopping
halt mile from. the village. 1t was political ia'of-
iism IN the first place which prevented the cana!
isom being continued to the village
The bill which was before the Legislature author
zng the citizens to connect the Slip with the canal
failed 10 pass the Senate. The means used TO DE-
feat IT, viii not be likely 10 add very largely to Nh
Senator faulkner's popularity IN his own village
The bill hadpassed the House and been ordered 10
third reading in the Senate by decided maJor!'
Near the close of the Session called up, wheh
Sir Faulkner tried various expedents 10 defeat II
but was unsuccessful. Finally lie called ier ,ie
reading OF all the petitions, RESPONSIVENESS ana 0Aei
documents relating 10 the matter. hS couiu ho'
be done without the loss OF other and perhaps itofc
important bills Bat Mr. i. lad the right 10 nave
all this mater r5ad the Senate was reiuc'ah' Co'
PEELED to lay tue bill on the table.
TIE public convenience requires the extension Of
tbe cannl. it has not and will not cost the State a
cent. bat Mr. Faulkner deeply interested III
keeping the termination on his own premises; ana
such were tae means he used TO effect X
The connection with the Slip having been made
we can hardly believe that any public iuncuonary
can be found who will be disposed TO interfere IN the
matter
The following is Loco Foco account OF open
ING the Slip, which pileSup the agony consider
ably:
Correspondence OF the Rocheste, Daily Advertise!
DAxvILLE. May II, 1Sii.
For several DAYS past. our village has been The
scene of excitement ard not. Some time ago re-
solutions were passed nj meetings held by an As
soslion of Individuals who were interested IN hav-
ING another termination o the Canal in this village,
ii,at il the Legislature did not pass bill for their
relief thev would dig through the banks OF the "a
tnl nj all haLnyds. GA Tuesday evening news ar-
rived that the bill had been laid the table III lie
iegisIaiiife and on the following morning large
crowd assembled aud commenced removing tie
banks oil the Canal. On Thursday, the Supenn-
tenden was sent for, and arrived during the even
ny When the ncHs arrived on Thursday that their
hill had not passed. al dark the Presbyterian Church
was entered and lorcibly kept possession OF, the
bell rung, and a large crowd assembled near The
Canal when they resolved TO let the water III at all
hazards
In the morning, they re-sssembled and renewed
operations and were ordered oil by the Superin-
lendcut, who commenced repairing tile injuries TO
the Canal The Superintendent left town during
the forenoon, having put the work IN charge oil
, subordinate Al soon as he had gone, the crowd
ia the number of a hundred or more, assembled
and ordered the State hands 10 desist operations
[ which they refusing, the mob tore up the p0nks
: used by the workmen, and by threats and personal
violence drove them oil the work, and renewed the
removal of the banks OF the Canci.
, After these had been lowered 10 the waters edge,
the rng-lcalcrs went 10 the ock-ienders and order
ed them to open the gates the upper level to draw
oil the water in the canal. This they refused TO do
and resisted nntl driven by force from their duty
when the lock cptes were opened, the guard gates
u closed and the water soon drawn out OF the upper
levels leaving several boats aground, and hudering
others from passing through the old channel oil thc
canal. la the evening the wafer was et into the new
sde-cu but owing 10 It's unfinished state, the hllIng
OF the short level occupied twen,yiour hours, 10 tie
!, injury aud delay of navigation. This morning the
State hands again cndeayored 10 repair the INJURY,
but the mob re-assemhlcda again drove them from
II their duty.
:, The captain of the State Scow, Mr.. James r..
" Clark OF Caledonia being determined 10 do his du-
" designed To continue his operations but agreed
Il To wait until the Superintendent could be sent for
On the arrival OF blr. Hooper, he immediately order
ed his to repair the INJURY. The bell was again
n rung-thc mob re-asscmbled, and by oaihs anu
threats o immediate personal violence, again drove
Of the State authorities from their duty, and mob
q law reisus triumphant i'll our village.
IN A CITIZEN OF DASsvILLE.
~ "SEcRErs OF THE Prison HOUSE. The follow
ins confession OF Sing Sing Prison Keeper, whcl
we copy from the Peekskill Republican, if be true
shows something OF the mature of Prison Discipline
n CONVICT uN the ndtlt III Npit WHO was
connected with Circus Company in this city, r.
Gently struck NJ Keeper who approached him toi
!. The purpose OF 1ogging him, with red hot bar o.
IRON iol which he was logged several hundred
iashes.
Mir. ELIridse, the Keeper whom Cole struck
according 10 the Peekskill paper, gave the following
explanation OF the reasons which induced Cole 10
strlkc ut HIM -
Itwas known that wren Cole struck al Eldridse
with the bar OF red hot iron, he said AT the time
m . O,,o NJ ,lun,
called upon 10 state what Cole meant bv that de-
claralon aud he proceeded i'll the bar-room and in
presence OF several gentlemen 10 explain ITS meaning.
He said that in the year 1851, Cole was IN tile
prison serving ont previous sentence, and ut The
same time hc (t.ldridge) was Deputy Keeper,
winch situation he subsequently, resigned, and that
Cole was in his gang. A difficulty arose between
Eldridge and Cole, which resulted III Eldndge :
striking an unsuccessful blow AT the convict WIT! II
bar OF IRON, which the convict barrel missed by dodg
ing out OF the door, which, had il hit, Edrdge sand
would have killed him on the spot, and the convict
throwing bar OF IRON al Eldrdge, which also missed
its aim. Cole, after resisting 10 the last moment
finally secured by other convlcts, and taken to
his cell.
And" continued Eldridge, Z" l gave him SOM
y 1 told Cole would KILL him, that l would leave
but single breath OF life in him. and tcds as soo0
= as my sc0rI took him that night to the bull rings
|, in the hall and then logged him. tie could then
tcaik to his cell. The next morning took him out
OF his cell and logged HIM agaln-he eouldn
|. stand up. | gave him more-he Jai.ted-wo threw
water on him 10 revive him. and gave him more
: he tainted again and gaSped fer breath-wc threw
more water him, and poured some into his mouth
which brought HIM io-dnd zee agar logged INN
! : As he was promised, but single 6ream Of hte
icaS Ati IN inn, aud don't believe he would have
survived halt dozen more strokes! Four convicts
carried him to the Hospital, trkere he remained
three .ceekS r'-Such is the statement made by FL
bridge himself as heard hy the writer in the peeks-
Kill paper. Now see the spirt OF revenge working
upon violent temper and broken down man,
Yhsrteea wears aiicrward Cole comes into prison
again aconvic and finds Eldridgc his keeper, and ia
The recent iracas the recollccon> ofhi> wrongs and
suherings swell ms breast and ncred his and
prompted him 10 the declaration, when aiming the
blow, - old jeAotc, / o,ce you one ~ III.
ASSOCIATION FOR TINE IMPROVEMENT or THE
CoNptrloN oE THE PooR.-Repou.-Durinc the
month OF April, the Association expended Sl,,s2i %
in contributing 10 tue relief OF eleven hundred and
seventy TWO families In making this report the
tuontG.rs may moi inaOnrOnriatsly remark that al