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s.,. COLUMBUS, December 81, 1852.

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Mr.. EDITOR The brevity Of CDsar's ce +
ebrated despatch after the close oe an impor-
tant and victorious campaign, has long been
regarded as striking instance Of senten-
Ttious compression and literal condemnation
1t shows the fictitious advantage which even
a great event may derive from simplicity OF
narrative and absence Of ostentation. I'm
proving upon the example and ada ptiBg with
Ia. nice DISCRIMINATORY the pldnness Of the
speech which employ to the magnitude OF
the events witch describe, might SUN up
the substance ofthis Communication by sim
ply saying that THE Legislature met-the
Legislature talked-the Legislature adjourn
ed" ,,.
/. On Saturday, the Senate discussed for
some time a claim for damages against the
State presented by Mr. Joseph Walton Of
Tuscarawas county, for injuries sustained
by the construction of the Trenton feeder.
The amount claimed is as nearly as can
learn about eigh. thousand dollars and the
subject is now in the hands Of select com
mittee. The afternoon was consumed in the
discussion Of bill 10 provide for the partition
of real estate, introduced by Mr., ,Finck.-
The cbief subject of discussion was a motion
| by Mr.. Sherman to instruct the Judiciary
committee to 80 amend the bill 'as to pro-
vide tbatin all cases where either ofthe par
ties interested in the estate sought to be par
titioned shall not have had personal notice
of the pehdency Of the petition, and said es-
tate cannot be divided without injury to the
value thereof, as mentioned in section IL Of
the bill, the same shall be offered for sale, #,
and sell not for less than its appraised value,
unless one or more Of the parties shallelect
to take the same at its appraised value, the
other making no objection, having actual no.
/ tice as aforesaid"
The motion to instruct was finally lost
and the bill will probably pass inits present
shape. Its features will be noticed after its
passage. A question of privilege taken by
Mr.. Means on controversy between the
Journal and Statesman, relative to the re-
port of that gentleman's speech on the res
olution TO eXpel Medury occupied great
part OF the forenoon in the House. Mr., M.
is quite anxious to back out from the position
Ain which he placed himself and succeeded
very obviously in his attempt of Saturday,
His remarks were too well understood to be
so soon disowned and his loc0fuco brethren
promptly held him to the letter. The re-
mainder of the business session was passed
in committee of the whole on Judge Fudge's
bill forthe opening and regulating of roads
and highways. J .it .s,
Yesterday, both branches were exceed
ingy busy-talking. Mr.. Hawkins, the
newly elected Senator from the Washing
ton district in place OF Hon. C.. Convey, took
his seat. Mr..H was member of the Con-
stitutional COnyen,iun,--is said 10 be an in
veterate talker and will perhaps be one Of the
loading men in the Senate. The road bill
was discussed all day, but nothing effected.
: Medill has been absent since Thursday,
on visit to the Miami Valley. Wonder
what that has to do with the coming Conven-
ton Let the candidates for Governor keep
an eye to the COLONEL. EScoTnEEs.
IMPORTANT MISUNDERSTANDING DIS
CLOSURES. Yesterday at noon, the United
States Deputy Marshal arrested Mr.. kis-
sane, Of the firm Of Kissune and Smith,
Sap aud Candle msnufao oturers of this city,
who ID charged with lraudulcntly obtaining
a large sum OF money from insurance Offices
for goods alleged to have been shipped on
the steamer Martha Washington, which
boat, it will be remembered, was burnt OH
The Mississippi river in January last, while
on her way from this city to New Orleans.
This terrible disaster, by which some thirty
human beings lost their lives, is alleged to
have been brought about by Kissane, the
Chapns, and others, by means ofthe toulest
colusion with some officers Of the Martha
Washington.
A large quantity of goods-more than the
steamer could by any possibility carry
were insured at the magistrates; more than
two-thirds fthe freight on which insurance
was obtainedwere never shipped. When
the insurance money was collected, dray-
man was brought forward to swear as 10 the
number of dray loads hauled to the steamer;
this drayman has since turned States ev-
dence and confessed that he perjured him
self. ..-.t.. --.. ..e -...i,.
The Marshal who arrested Kissane, found
the latter at the Merchants Exchange where
the merchants of the city were assembled at
l2 O'clock. taFt4 ~ ~
Officer Bruen is now on the Arkansas
river, in pursuit Of an officer cf the steamer
who is implicated
We hear that arrests of suspected parties
were made yesterday in New Orleans. We
also hear that the brothers Chaplin, shoe
dealers, of this city, have been arrested as
concerned in the same affair, and that all
were taken to Columbus, by special train
yesterday afternoon.
1t is stated that one Insurance Office has
expended seven thoussnd dollars in ferret
ing out the parties to this stupendous fraud
and in procuring evidence of their guilt
Gin, Gacehe, Dec. 81.
A HAUL.-One of the carpenters at work
in the building on Main street, lately occu-
pied by Messrs Curtis g. Co., bankers. made