The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-26
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WHAT sect do Sdaey or Lock, or Jefferson, or
Madison, think it to he trusted with legislative
power! How 10 this, too, in our neighhorng re-
puhcs! Do they thus ostracisc parti On the con-
rary, they ad the experiences Of the revolution
aid ihem-by the Catholic CAROLS and Lafdyettes
being moral and brave the most Pdrtanical,
and many others of that creed have fought side by
side with us since at Chippewa and Brdgewater,
and under the walls of Mexico, and shewn that
their creed is not deserving prescription. In short,
without gong into the question now, it seems TO
my mind, not only unjust to other sects, but not
reputable to US as a people, TO the age in which
welive, to retain this test longer.
The LATE MURDERoUs AFFRAY on THE ONO
RIyER.-The Pittsburgh Journal of the 10th inst,
gives the following version of the late bloody
aiiray on the Ohio river, from one who witnessed
il:-As the boat was leaving the wharf.ooat at
Cincinnati, we observed some halfdozeu drunken
young men pushing and sparring on the wharf boat,
but all apparently In good humor. Just as the boat
backed out, they scrambled on board one dragging
small dog, and went back into the deck room
Soon after the boat got under way man rushed
into the cabin, with his back covered with blood,
which was then gushing through his shirt, and
cried out, :" They are stabbng us down on deck F"
| He was very pale and weak, and appeared to be
| fainting pillow was procured, and the man
was laid down on the cabin floor. In a moment
another came up, also stabbed and bleeding terri
| bly,. He was also laid on the floor. Then came
another, and another; and it was finally ascer-
| tanned that three had been dangerously stabbed,
| two severely cut, aud slightly on the arm.
Five were cut in the side or back--and one, Mr..
Patrick Nancy, also had cut across eye
brow, and both blow and cut from some weapon,
| below the othereye. Meanwhile Capt. Devol had
gone into the room, collected his men. and pre-.
| pared to arrest the stabbing party. The boat
was then landed at Fulton, and Capt. Devol went
up to procure an officer to arrest tina rufiians, and
have them imprisoned. No officer could be found
willing to serve, and Capt ID. found it necessary 10
return on board and secure the lives of the deck
passe myers, by putting the gang ashore -Four were
| pointed out, whose names we ascerained TO be
Bill Kane, Charged with stabbing the mate of the
ASIA at house of ill fame here) Jim Little, But.
| Leonard, and Bill Bakely-all Pittsburgh boys"
as they sly led themselves. They were at once put
| ashore, and all appeared o be very drunk One
OF them, the first put OIL, went ashore with his bag
of bread, &c, and after staggering some minutes
came back to the boat and waded into the river,
| when Kane, his comrade, hit him on the back of
the head with wrench, and tumbled him into the
water. He got up, and probably dlsliking such
| company, waddled to the edge OF the bank. and
after much hard scramblng got to the top, and
of out of sight. The other three were now thrown
of the boat, by which time many of the Fultonites
| had collected on the shore, when Kane commenced
stoning the constable Of the town. la this game he
was decidedly worsted, however, for the constable
hit him a heavy blow on the back with stone, and
soon brought him to terms The boat then backed
out, leaving the ruians and the Fultonies in some
sort of ndcrous parley-the citizens declining
| close quarters-and we saw more of them. The
| wounded men were then attended TO, the captain
assigning them berths in the cabin, and intending
| to procure further medical attendance at New
| Richmond. Soon afterwards, it was reported that
the leader of the stabbng gang was still board,
and Captain DevOl determined 10 have justice done
him, at New Richmond. He landed at that place,
| procured an officer, and took the accused from
bunk in the deck room, where he was actually
! sleeping beside a coarse looking Dutch womln.
| A large bowie and dirk knife were found on him.
| He was taken before q magistrate, who held the
| leg nj ius i'm "A nd aftpra
very ludicrOus examination, the prisoner iden-
| tilted as one Of the active stabbers. He also
| taken before the wounded men, in a boat, but
! they would not say positively whether he had
| stabbed them, as they had been struck from be-
hind He Was then taken ashore, and required 70
| give bail IN 500, or go TO prison. We did not
| learn whether he found bail, as the physician
had finished dressing the wouded men, and
| Captain Devol having lost some four hours of
| time, was compelled 10 leave. The prsoaer re-
fused TO give his name, but we ascertained it to be
Ham Yeager, also OF this city. The boat being
now purged of all the gang, the remainder OF the
| trip was quiet could be desired. The wound
| ed men improved rapidly, and when we saw them
last evening were all entirely out of DANGER except
| one-James Harper, Of Allegheny CITY. who will
| also recover, it is hoped Dennis MQuaide, of
Williamsport, was horribly stabbed, and must ave
bled nearly half gallon. Patrick M aney also
BLEED terribly. He owns a coal bank above the
| third dam on the Monongahela. John Savage, Of
Wiiliamsgori, was severely cut; as also Adam
| the young man stabbed in the arm. Besides these,
| Mans Mason, of M Manchester, had both his eyes
blsckened in the aray, and several Of the stabbug
| gang had cuts or bruises in the face or hands We
| learned That the gang commenced the afray by
| asseulung young ship carpenter of Ezabethtown,
who had not given them the slightest offence aud
| when demonstrated with, made attack fret on
Mr. Nancy, and then on all others not OF their
| "crowd" Nancy says he was stabbed in the face
| while struggling with Yeager, but not by Yeager.
After he let leager go, the latter gave him the
stab in the side.
The CRY or WISNEBAeo The city Of Winnie
bago, situated upon the line of ship navigation be-
tween Lake Michigan and the Mississippi. has one
OF the most interesting and promising localities of
| the great West. We say line of ship navigation,
because such line is now under the patronage of
| the general government from the head of Green
| Bay up the Fox River to where il comes within
mile and half of the navigable waters of the Wis
cOnsin, enjoying into the Mississippi. The city of
| Winnebsgo, called on the maps fort Winnebago,
Is situated at the portage between the two rivers
| and where the ship canal connecting them enters
| the Wisconsin, running south TO the Mississippi
| We learn from the Wnnebago Tinies Of the Ih
inst, that the canal connecting the Fox and Wis.
consin rivers at this point is very nearly completed
The work of excavation is finished, and but a email
| portion remains TO be planked. The locks at each
end are nearly hnished-all, we believe, except
| the hanging of the gates. In addition To this i'm
| proyement levee or embankment is being erect
| ed by Messrs. Webb IL Bronson, (the enterprising
proPretors OF that part OF the land on which the
extending from the high land or bluff on the south
side Of the canal to the bluff the other side of
| the " Portage" This embauhment, when CON-
pleed, will entirely prevent the overlooking Of the
| Portage" Ii il ROW far advanced, and will cost
about $4,000. Messrs. w. S b. have also com
pletcd a turnpike road across tho Portage" from
Carpenters Hotel, the Wisconsin river, TO the old
Fort Winnebsgo the Fox river, at cost Of 700.
| Of the new city referred TO by the Times That
| paper SAYS the population of the new city. "a