The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-19

insrepresenied mud ie lncis incorrectly stated By
correspondents, which might tend to do iuinstice
To one, ut least. IL not both parties engaged tnke
the liberty-not being regular correspondent Of
your pnper-tU state tie facts precisely as they
occurred us near as possible Ior the sun as being
tie paper OF the most extensive circulation u
this part Of the country.
The Hon. Sennnr. in his remarks opposing the
resolution ior printing the returns of the seventh
census, took 0ccasiOm 10 auimadvrrl upon the pro-
priey and utility Of the Superintendent furnish
ing inr the volume Of census returns Of Maryland
cert6in MEDICAL statistics. he not being proficient
in medical science himself.
few moments alier the Senate ndinurned--
Grr shall he brief, md come to the immediate
issne 1T once-Air Kennedy being in the cham
her ai the time, walked inside the bar and com
menced conversation with u senaiur. 1t happen.
ed that Senator b was seated nearly in trout Of
Tue senator in conversation with Mr. X . not in
his avn seat, but on the opposite side Of the
chamber. @
Mr. X approached him in gentIemany man.
ntr. as all agree who we're in the immediate vi
cny. md emdeav0red to ex lain that the nedi.
cal statistics alluded To were prepared by tue aid
nf more than one eminent and scientific medical
man, perfectly conversant with the subject matter
of the report which was presented.
The Hon Senatur repulspd him in a mnuner
IN which in the opinion of these standing and sit
tlug around amounted to rudeuess; aud said lie
did not wish To be instructed nu HAT subject Mr.
X replied that it was not his intention To instruct
&c hut simply 10 explain MS 10 the msapprehen
sion lie was under with regard 10 the authority of
The statistics. The response was about the same
IN the first, when Mr.. K turned 10 60 out. and
IN doing 20 remarked. in subsistence. that "wlere
inIrmatinn was needed il was not 81 apt 10 he
solicited Whereupou the Senator rose and dealt
n furious blnw with his fist into the side face oi
Mr.. X. hitting him Just nuder the right eye,
nearly Severing The bone Of the nnse. The H..
reference Of friends prevented further injury I"
both parties
The Hon. Senator, as is well known. is impul.
sive aud acts sometimes wilhou. sufficient rehec
ton. but his bearing generally. in private and in
public, is sentleman'y and lie has many warm
personal friends.
THE WHEELING BRIDog CASE DEcIsloS Our
readers are already apprised Of the decision by
the United States Supreme Court in the case nI
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania against the
Wheeling aud Belmont Bridge Company it being
adverse 10 the company, the mdjprity of the cOui
uding that the bridge is M obstruction tn the
river The formal aud iull length renort nr the
decision. which will he looked Inr with much in.
terest III This section aud the West has not vel
come 10 hand We have. however, some further
particulars correspondent Of the North Amer
lean says that he mai ,rity nl the cnnrt also hel,
that Pennsylvania. through her public works. ha
heen injured hecuust the navigation of the Obi
; has been obstruclrd; aud that. being So injured
Penn>y ylvnnla has a right 10 Gnim that Court Il
Chiucery shall order the abstraction to be re
moved in vindcaliun aud protection Of her rights
1t is further sci forth that the obstruction is clie
PItshurg and Cincinnati. whnse passage unde
the bridge. al few feet above the ordinary stag
Of water it seriously inlererrs with. ard some
5 times entirely prevents. These seven boats. on
| nt two hundred and thirty running between tn
p.,ints named carry half the freight aud three
louris Ol the passengers he opinion iurihe
dec ares that low ring chimney is ii hazarduu
aud expensive process. aud is, the"eilre. a tax uI
nu 0wuers; ami that shortening The chimney
= would rctard the speed Of the boats aud So sui
/, ject the owners To severe annual loss The cnui
decree that the bridge m,Isl he e'evutrd to til
height of a hundred aud eleven feet. instead
ninrty Nv" feet as AT present. with span nf 4
u least three hnutlrrr feet Mr. johnson. who is
c"mISel Tor the Bridge Company moved II molii
:, CATION OF the decree 81 as 10 allow draw IL Ii
" inserted, which, hr argued would obvate the "l
II strucin. This application will probnhly l.
/ accomplish the same object Should il not h.
,i legislation will probably be reSurel 10, to dele
the decree Bat. Sun.
!. Railroad Meeting,-This afternoon, the Cou
If House was crowded with citizens Of this al
eS Perry counties. 10 hear the report of the En-
.. neer relative To the comparative advantages IA
Is cost Of the different routes which lave been s
veyed between this city and Zanesvil'e. II
understood the report rightly. the Somerset ro
" being the shortest would cust $50 .00O, the
Joseph's 500 oOO, The Lexington $749 600. I
umcrset route is 80 miles in length. the
Joseph's 40 miles tile lexington a. miles !
fractions in eauh case we leave off. There
other considerations Of guhes, curvatures. &
which cannot be explained except by puhcal
Of the report We understand that the St, JOSEF
4, route is deemed the best:butahe means necess
g.. Ia construct the rcad will have considerable
A., fnence in the location,
l.. The route through this city has not yet h
deterrlned upon. The estimates shnw Iav0ro
to the South lut depend 10 great extent II
re the location east Should either Of the Soutl
10 routes he adopted, there is wide ditfrrenc
Seu favor Of the'locaon South through the city
tx we learn that the location will be made will
les waiting for the other ....
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,.d Ma CLAY's health is said 10 he daily imp
., ing, He feels very uneasy. however about
P'' wife, who is failing rapidly aud it is supposed
wilt leave lnr Ashland, where she is, as 500
,,,. he regaius sufficient strength
"'o
Mr., tP'What are you looking after my dear.
very atle,tionae mother 10 her only daust
The daughter turned round, and thus repllc
bus "Lonking after snn in.law Tor father"
dar. GOV. UJgAz 5 DAUGHTERS. ~ hn are h
lion e,lucate,l, and were raised in the most refined
ciety il il said, may he seen daily AT work i'll
cornlield with hoe, on their iarm at New Is
n the Iowa.
sew ,-saM I,.,, II;,,LL or I nnsvilla ia
rHr ~ W. " '. II. ,,,.,.L, al -,
avC. oluest PRIMER III Tue Wes' "d'''o ""'S" -
aud business Tor 63 ears.
Il, nv. n" EY@The Tennessee House nf Delegates lla
ns so proptnled $3.50 900 additional Tor the comPl'
rely ur the new capital of that State
uhsp. ....
und tYeThe Rhode Island Senate has passed
b II majority Of three. u bill for abnishmg the pn
',y ony ment of misunderstanding Imprisonment
ltler life.
'died itAJ-The democruts of franklin conniy
huVr Nominated Senator Douglas lor Preside
inel. incl ETrhe Secretary Of the Navy, Mr. Gra
,m'gg has been so i'll for some days, that lie has
q pair uIlnbie to transact puhllc DuSIhess'
H. hnt Il ...,,J;
B At Massillon. a y"'ns Ia'y Nmeni
l. will o. ,r.s,ad for causing rappngs in church DIT
ton, a.: = 80:
them, uIVlhe seINioe' s..., :.
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