The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-01-12

" Tue IQtu W Ue OF the pro-
%duceiof the west was demonstrated by the
vast amount of all articles ihathad accUmu-
lated at Erie, Gleseland and other points on
the line'west Of Erie.
Mr.. jewstt gave what be rememberedsa as
the history OF the construction Of the road
from the Ohio line to the city ofErie. This
road was built upon a charter called The
Ffankiin Canal Company. When the off,
Ger 0 fthe Goyernnent applied 10 the Judg-
es OF pennsylvania for an ipjnnction 10 stop
hecoastructioH Of il, the Judges said they
had no doubt about the illegality Of building
the road under that charter, but that the law
required an Injunction bond, which the
State could not give, and could not be en-
forced, II given, and hence the injunction
was not gtanted. The Senate Of Ohio
should not say any thing that will seem to
dictate to Pennsylvania a construction Of
Us law upon this subject.
Mr., Foot said the trouble was not on the
road west Of Erie. That was now run to
the town. lt was upon the road east OF the
town and about the charter Of which there
sno doubt. It is built under a charter from
that State; and upon this part, which, is pro.
tected by an injunction from the Supreme
Court oft United States, the violence is
now continued. For eight miles east of
Erie, in defiance Of this injunction, the
track is torn up and bridges destroyed
Hercis where the rsmedy4is askedandneed-
ed. e wye
After some further discussion, the Sena'e
adopted the two resolutions recommended
blythe committee g, and the whole, after some
Eslight amendments, were passed by a
imous vote
The Secretary Of State sentin bis answer
to the Senate resolutions relative to the de-
lay in printing aud binding the Supreme.
Court Reports. lie said the printing was
done as fast as the copy was furnished to
the printers, that II was all printed by the.
30th of November, that since that time they
have been in the hands Of the binders, Smith.
and Cox. and that up to this time only 200
copies had been delivered to the Secretary
of State. The Secretary says he knows
nothing about extra copies being printed
for the use of the printers farther than is ru-
mored. He attached to his report a letter
from Judge BARLEY, who states that the
printing of the reports had been delayed by
sending the proof-sheets to SteubenVille to
the Reporter, and also by sending the proof
sheets to he Judges in various parts Of the
State. The Judge thinks there was n 10 un-
necessary delay on the part of the printers.
The Secretary of State also sent in a re-.
port in answer to the questions about the
delay in printing the laws, journals, &c.
The reasons assigned were that the clerk of
the last House refused to deliver copy,t to
the printer, that the contractor failedt to fuIn-
ISL paper, and that new contracts were re.
quired to be. made, &c. These reports of
abn Gao..lo., arad M he pripfAI -
They lay the foundation Tor some future ac-
tion, that will mako disturbance in some
body's-camp. 1t is our Impression that the
Statesman, up to this time, has not made ex-
penses in the attack upon Osgood 81 Blake,
on the part they have acted. We don't in
tend to convey the idea that iii as it shoGld
be, but that the faculty of giving a good
plausible excuse for delays and violations Of
contracts, &C., has been SO thoroughly re-
duced to a science, that a very common
sort Of mind can DO it with entire success
II the Senate really desire to get at the bot
tom of this business they must appoint a
Special Committee, with power to examine
witnesses, send for papers, &c. If the
game be worth the powder, this is the only
way to bag it. AL, of whichtis respectfully
submitted.
The Senate adjourned till Monday morn
ing. The House at its morning session yes
terday, adjourned to the Same time.-O., s.
Journal.
THE DAYTON CALAMITT.-Thc Empire,
of the 9th, has the following particulars o
the late dreadful accident at Dayton: g
Just at IL o'clock to-day the large three
cfory hu;lJ;,o ~, Trbird etraat onc,, "A L.,
E. Brown g. Son, as an iron store, and NJ.
s.. Lockwood d Co., as a stove store, fell in
with a tremendous crash, burying in the ru-
ms some five of six persons connected with
the building, and it is though several Others,
among whom were two ladies' in the stove-
store. The stock Of iron, stoves and groce-
ries. which was immensely large,r as well as
the building, are a total wreck. Amin
mense concourse Of people Immediately as
sembled and put forth every effortto rescue
the sufferers from their awful situation.-
The first one taken out was a man blythe
uame Of Pollock. He was badly bruised,
but not fatally injured. Mr.. Wise, one of
the men employed in the house, succeeded
in eEtricating himself, and also a customer
who was in the store at the time. Another
man, whose name we did not learn, was
taken out with one Of his legs crushed off,
Mr.. Buck, one of the clerks, is still in the
ruins, and so is Mr.. Little, the b~ook-keeper,
but he has made himself heard to those out
side, and is not materially injured. Mr..
Boyer, another ofshe. clerks has been taken
out badly injured. The people are still at
work, removing the rubbish and making
every possible effort to rescue those who
are still in the ruins. Mr.. s.. Brown and Mr..
Lockwood, two of the proprietors, were not
in the building when itfell, as was at first
supposed.
McDanieps clothing store, pdjoining,was
partly crushed in, and Mr.. Withers, the
foreman, and some others, whose names we
could not learn, were buried in the ruins.
The Methodist church, also badly injur-
ed, the side wall and part of the roof being
crushed in. Z
p. S.-We have Just learned that Mr.. Lit
tie has been taken out seriously but not
dangerously. injured.
Mr.. John Styhawk, Of New Mt. Pleasant,
has also been taken out, seriously injured.
We are panied to state that Mr.. Jennings
and Mr.. Whithers, employee ed in Mr.. Nc,
Daniels store, have been taken from the
ruins dead.
The METEoRic CiRctEs.-M. Petit, di.
rector or the observatory of Toulouse, has
communicated the following note to the
tIiournnls of that nlace, fs4f elsAgr-