Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-03

tiiiO' OOV. Dell is candidate tor
reelection, and he is opposed by the late
Goy. Pierce. The supporters ofthe former
support the following ticket for members
OF Congress, viz. Hon. Langley Board
man, David Barker, Jr. Ezekiel Webster.
John Wallace, Jr. lothian Lord, and Jo-
sseph Bell, Esq'rs. The Jackson Ticket
tor members of Congress consists Of Hon.
John Broadhead, Jonathan Harvey, JOS
eph Hammons, Thomas Chandler, Henry
Hubbard, and John w. Weeks, Esqrs.
LEATHER STocKING. Simeon Kendall,
OF Ohio, who is represented as the proto-
type OF Coopers inimitable Leather Stock
ing, has applied to Congress for a pension,
and the House have directed that bill
be reported in his favour. He is said to
De one OF the most extraordinary and in-
terestlng men now living. He entered
Kentucky in l76l, and continued there
through all the struggles with the Indians,
sustaining his position after Boon and his
companions had fled. The anecdotes re-
lated of his adventures are said to be al
most incredible. On one occasion. when
watching the frontiers, he saved the infant
settlements from the Indians, by running
sixty miles in one day and night, and
spreading the alarm. Kendall headed the
whites, and with extraordinary skill and
courage, defeated the savages. He never
held any military rank, but was always Sc
lected as leader in excursions against
the Indians. At one time he was taken
prisoner, and the Indians had placed fag-
gots around him to burn him alive, when
he was released by the Intervention of a
Frenchman. He afterwards saved the life
of his delverer. In 1918, his military ar
dour was by no means subdued, and he
rendered himself formidable to the enemy
during the war, by his long rifle, though
attached to no regular corps. He has
always been strictly temperate, but is now
in penury, extremely old, and surrounded
by large family.-American.
RAILROAD. On Monday the Legis-
lature agreed to the Resolutions of Mr.
Sedgewick, disclosing the sentiments of a
majority of the Legislature to be that it is
expedient for the State to aid and encour-
age the construction of Railroads by its
funds. These resolutions have been ma
turely considered and ably debated, pro
and con. by Messrs. Sedgewick, White,
Deane, and Willard in support, and by
Mr.. Phillips against them. Although no
specific step will be taken on the BUSH
ness this session, yet the passage Of these
resolutions are cheering indication of
what may be expected at future session
of the Northumberland.
The ordination of Mr.. Moses G. Thorn
as,of Sterling from the Theological School
at Cambridge, over the Second Congrega-
tional Society, Concord, N. Fl, took place
on Wednesday, the 25th instant.
PROVIDENCE, FEB. 90. The snow COM
menced falling at noon on Friday, and con-
tinued through that day and night. During
the storm the wind blew from nearly every
point of the compass, but chiefly from East
TO North West. On Saturday morning an
embargo was laid ON us all, for our front
and back doors were completely barricado-
ed with snow, which in many places had
drifted to the height of eight or ten feet.
No mail arrived on Saturday, except the
Boston mail, which was brought on horse
back and reached here about 5 o'clock.
The mails due from ew-York, Kingston,
Newport, New Bedford, Worcester, &c.
: had not arrived last evening. The Hart
ford mail left this town at eight o'clock on
Friday evening, but was obliged to stop
three miles out, and returned on Saturday.
The Boston mail left at eight o'clock on
Saturday morning, but was obliged to re-
turn; it again left at noon. It is supposed
the snow fell from Is to "a inches on a
level.
We regret to learn that little boy four
years old, the son of widow Allen, stray
ed from home on Friday afternoon, and it is
feared he persisted in the storm.-Journal.
There was ball at Providence on the
evening of Friday last, when the great
snow storm commenced, and as the mu-
sick and dancing continued till late hour
on the succeeding morning, when the
drifts were heaped up mountain high, the
gentleman were obliged to perform that
daty which could not be done by horses
and carriages. The ladies were mounted
on the back Of their gallants, and pic
ture was presented not unlike that des-
cribed in one of the dreams of Addison's
Spectator, where the females came out of
a beseiged city Juggling upon their shout
ders whatever they were most anxious to
preserve from ruin. The lovers, tits said,
were often obliged TO put down their prec-
ious little burdens in the snow-banks, that
they might I" take them up better"
Best. ID. Adc.
MARCH MEETING. The Annual Meet
ing for the choice of Town Officers. &c.
was held in this town yesterday, Scion
Whiting, Esq. moderator. The following
gentlemen were elected =
iSelectmen-Jacob Fisher. Jr. John
Thurston Jr. and Anthony Lane.
Assessors-Silas Thurston Jr. Scion