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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
Productions Of the United States.

The Patent Office report furnishes the
following important information:
Wheat, oats, rye, Indian corn, potatoes,
hay and tobacco, are raised in every State
and Territory 10 the Union.
Barley raised in all except Louisiana.
Buckwbeat raised in all except Louis
lana and Florida.
New England, New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and
Wisconsin, do not raise cotton.
The States that do not raise cotton, to-
gether with Maryland, Delaware and In
diana, do not raise rice.
Every State and Territory exceptIowa,
raises silk.
Every State except Delaware makes
sugar.
New York raises the most barley, viz:
1902 ,2S2 bushels.
New York raises the most potatoes,
viz: S4,907,555 bushels.
New York raises the most nav. viz:
1896, 1886 tons.
Ohio raises the most wheat, viz: TO-
7s6, 705 bushels.
Pennsylvania raises the most rye, viz:
S,429, 22G bushels.
Pennsylvania raises the most buck
wheat. viz: 6,40S, 500 bushels.
Tennessee raises the most corn, viz:
.67,73S.447 bushels.
Virginia raises the most fax and hemp,
viz: 3I,72G pounds.
Kentucky raises the most tobacco, viz:
72,322,5l3 pounds.
Georgia raisesthe most cotton, viz: las.
i75,126 pounds.
South Carolina raises the most rice, viz:
&c, 500, 3O7 pounds.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
IN FAIRFIELD
COMMON PLEAS.

Administrators Of Thomas
Macarthur ID deceased. IN FAIRFIELD
The Widow and Heirs Of COMMON PLEAS.
DY virtue of an order Of sale to us directed at
I'D the May Term, l847, Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas Aforesaid, we will on
Saturday the 10th day OF July next,
before the Court House door in said county, offer
at public vendue and cutlery, the following tracts
of Land situate in Fairfield County. to-wit:
lst. Lot No. 4, aud half Section Nos. 40 and As,
Township No. 16, Range 90, containing SO Acres
being that part of the Real Estate OF William Nor
rison set apart to Otto Van Schrdder, assignee OF
Frederick Van Schrader and Olivia his wife, and
daughter Of said William Morrison, under pro-
ceedings of partition in Franklin Common Pleas,
except 10 Acres off the South part Of said Lot.
End. The North half of half Section No. A. in
Township No. 16, and Range No. 90, being Lots
Nos. - and 10, of the Estate of William Morri-
son, set apart in the proceedings of partition afore-
said, to David Holman and Eliza L. his wife. con-
tanning l62 Acres, deducting however so Acres
taken off the South side OF said tract.
3rd The East half Of the Northeast Quarter
of Section No. 3, in Township No. IL, and Range
No. 90, containing 80 Acres.
4th. rs Acres more or less, being from OFT the
South side of the Northwest Quarter OF Section
No. ., in Township No. Is. and Range No. 90
5th. Sc Acres in tire Southwest corner OF the
Northwest Quarter Of Section, Township g. Range
last aforesaid, the two last tracts containing Ill
Acres and subject to an assignment OF dover in
favor of the widows dover therein, and the three
first free aud unincumbered Of any dover estate.
The above lands will be offered upon the terms
following, to-wit: One.tEird in hnnd-onethird in
one year, and the residue in two years, with in
terest from the day of sale, and to be sold at no,
less than two-thirds the appraised value thereof
The above lands were appraised as follows:
Tract MOL, containing 70 Acres, appraised at w.
q ..."....lO2.. ."....."... 1,02C
" 3,....".... O..."...-.."..... 1850
-" 4 and 5.... Ill subject to dover l,50t
JOHN T. MACARTHUR,
WILLIAM MACARTHUR,
Adm9ors of The Estate of..ThOmas McArthur,de'
June A, 1847. pt% 6w4
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

EXHAUSTION OF TALK.-How long tho
lamp of conversation holds out to burn,
between two persons only, is ~curiously
set down in the following passage from
Count Gonfallonier's account of his i'm
prisonmsnt:
II am an old III now; yet by fifteen
years nay soul is younger than my body!
Fifteen years | existed for did not live
it was not life-in the self same dun
geon ten feet square! During six years
| had a companion; during nine | was a
lone Inever could rightly distinguish
the face ofhim who shared my captivity
in the eternal twilight of our cell. The
irst year we talked necessarily together!
we related our past lives. our joys ferev-
er gone, over and over again. The next
year we communicated to each other our
thoughts and ideas on all subjects. The
third year, we had no ideas to communi-
cate; we were beginning to lose the pow
err of reflection The fourth, OF the in
teIval of a month or SO, we would open
our lips to ask each other if it were in
deed possible hat the world went on SO
gay and busting as when we formed a
portion humankind. The fifth we were
silent. The sixth he was taken away, !
never knew where, to execution or to lib.
erty; but 1 was glad when he was gone;
even solitude was better than the dim
vision of that palc vacant face. After
that l was alone, only one event broke in
upon nine years vacancy. One day, ii
must have been a year or W after my
companion left me, the dungeon door was
opened, and a voice-whcnce proceed
ing | knew not-uttered these words;
by orders ofhis imperial majesty, lin
innate to you that your wife died a yea
age" Then the door was shut, and ]
heard no more; they had but flung this
great agony in upon me, and left me a
lone with it again"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

OFF-HAND wIr.-There is a species Of
of.hand wit which is used to get out of
scrapes, and which the Irish people are
proverbial for possessing-Quizzle, at
our elbow, tells a good anecdote of this
kind of impudence and wit combined.
"Plase yer honor l have been pilot here
these twenty years." said a raw sOn of
Erin, as the skipper hesitated to surren-
der tho ship into his hunds. Pat had been
fishing in Narragansett bay, when YES
sci entered the mouth & struck a signal fur
a pilot; and a bright thought struck him
that he might earn a few dollars. he bold
ly ran aboard and pretended to be the re-
quired official. "But are you sure you
know the %riverl" replied the skipper as
Pat wenttothe helm. SAY, ay-starbeard
there" was the r~eply--'now ease her a
little-ay' yer honor, knew every sand.
bar, and channel, and rock in the ould
bay"-but at this instant. unfortunately
for the amateur pilot, bang went the YES
sci against a rock almost knocking. down
the skipper and Pat. But the latter, I'M
dismayed, finished his sentence, With
ftrue Irish wit,-"svery rock in the oula
bay, yer honor, and shUre there's one FEM
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
CARD.
ONO

@@W 0On@ HaRdlAa9e
The subscriber having returned from the Eastern
Cities, whittier she had gone to receive the Spring
fashions and purchase her Stock, can now
be found at her new establishment over the Store
Room formerly occupied by Ainsworth s. Wilcox
and just one door east Of Reber & Kutz.
She has on hand a beautiful assortment ofCrape,
Pearl Braid aud Palmetto Bonnets, Ribbons,
French flowers, all kinds of Bonnets and dress
Trimmings --latest styles) together with a great
varity Of Fancy articles for Ladies'. She is pre-
pared to make Dresses, Bonnets and trim the
same combining taste, beauty and fashion equal to
any eastern establishment.
Work promptly finished and furnished at the
time promised.
ELIZABETH MURPHY.
Lancaster, April IA, I847. 40
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

SPIRIT OF THE AGE.-The receipts of
benevolent societies, as reported during
the Anniversary week in New York,
were as follows: Board Of Missions ofthe
Presbyterian Church, S95 .62s; American
and Foreign Bible Society, s31, 739; Sea-
mans Friend Society. S17,515; American
Anti Slavery Society. Ss,797; American
and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Sl2,-
635; New York Colonization Society,
S5,s13; Foreign Evangelical Society.
S14,s2O; American Baptist Home Mis-
Society, 5000 Female Moral Reform
Society, S6,693; American Tract Society,
S160 ,130; American Home Missionary
Society, s119,453; American Bible Socie-
ty, S21O.3S6; Society for Relief of Jews.
Sc, 500; American Temperance Union,
1892; American Protestant Society,
$1,000.
Ofthe Annals ofMe Propaganda. 1877
900 are now printed: $4,000 in France;
1880 German; 1880 English; 1000
Spanish; 1890 Flemish; 10000 Italian;
$500 Portuguese, and 1,90O Dutch and
Polish.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

DID Yor SAY SouPl-We clip the:
following good thing from the N o. Delta
waiter" said a diner-out. in a down
town r~estaurat yesterday--"W aiter, bring
mo a plate of soup, quick"
"Say soup agaiHe stranger" SAID tan
Tennessee returned volunteer, who hap
pened to sit opposite to him. land III
give you a Cerro Gordo whipping, l viii.
| told the old General when / left him at
Jalappa, THAT when l came TO the States,
I'd lick the first man Id hea sayin' SOUP"
The Delta adds, that it was with great
difficulty the Tennessean could be salts
fed. Hereafter, gratitude and admira-
ton will alike compel US to dispose ofour
soup in silence.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
Value Of NeMsnaners.

We find the following gossip about the
value of different Northern ewspaper
establishments in the New York cores
~pondence Of the Charleston Courier:
Notwithstanding the many newspaper
failures which we have witnessed in this
city, the value of well established news
paper property. is very great. We had
a few years ago a prevailing mania for
types and paper, which, while it lasted,
used up. a considerable amount Of float
ing cash. 1t ven out a few years ago,
and the last new daily established was, l
think, the Telegraph. which lived about
two years. This mania has now run in
toSunday publishing, there being now FIVE
or six Sunday papers, The Atlas, Mercu-
ry, and Times. are doing well-the Atlas
probably divides $40 per week to each
ofits proprietors, and the Mercury near
ly as much. But l was led to speak of
the value Of ne wspaperproperty by hear
ing of the sale of one half the Boston
Atlas, by Mr.. Hayden, to Col. Schouler,
of the Lowell Courier, for about $50, 900.
The Atlas is one of the best papers in
Boston, and is literally ~patronised. but
probably the most profitable paper is the
Daily Advertiser, which has a very large
advertising patronage. 1t is considered
worth 100000, and S40,s0O it is said has
been refused for half of it. The Boston
Post is also a valuable paper, even the
wings not being able to resist the bon
hommie Of Col. Green, and give it a lib
eral support. Here the Courier es.
Enlistment is probably as valuable as any
although the Journal Of Commerce runs
it closely, and the Sun and Tribune prob.
ably make quite as much money. One
third of the Courier was sold a few
months since 10 one of the assistant edit.
ors for $4,000; and one quarter of the
Tribune, report says, was sold at SIS, 900
A portion of the Tribune could not be
bought for less than equal to $780, DOC
for the whole, and the Sun is held equal.
Iy high although sold originally to Beach
for $685. 900
IN. D. Our readers will bear in mind that thu
above are not Western papers.-ED.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
Sale ofReaIEstate bY Order ofCourt

ON the 18th day of July next, Mt Q o clock, in
Z the afternoon ut the Court House in the
city Of Columbus, will be sold to the highest bid
der, the following real estate, as the property Of
Moses NJ. Hunter, deceased, to wit: Lots No. l,
appraised at 5000 90, No. Q, at SIS 90, No. 8, at
$l36 66s, in Crawford's addition to the town of
Reynoldsburg, as the same is described and de.
liueated OH the recorded plat Of said town, Also,
the following: a part Of Sec. 8, east, township l6,
and range 90. Refugee lands beginning on the
north side OF the National Road, at a stake which
is opposite the N. L. corner Of the c~ulvert, which
is opposite Jacob Illusions house, thence from
said stake N. Al, west 100 feet to a corner, thence
s. $50, w. to the west line OF said McCullum's 4
acres; thence southwardly OH said line 100 feet to
the road, thence S. along said road 80 feet. more
or less to the beginning, appraised at 500 90.
Also, in the county OF Fairfield, and State OF Ohio,
parts of lots No. 8, 81 and So, in Section 90, in
township l6, range 90, of the Refugee track; lot
No. l containing GA 2-l00 acres, being part ofthe
subdivision of said land; appraised at $500 90.
Also, III Franklin county, and State aforesaid, the
following real estate to wit: commencing at the
S. T.. corner oflot No. 4, thence N. $50, east,
with the National Road Is poles to n stake, wit.
messed by a stone. thence north "a poles and l6
links TO a stone, thence south 81, west IL poles to
the N. T.. corner Of lot No. A, thence south with
the east line No. 4 to the beginning; being part Of
the Refugee track containg two acres; appraised
at $443 SO. Subject to the dover oftEe widow as
heretofore assigned. Terms of sale, one third
cash in hand, one-third in one year, and onethird
in two years. with interest from the day Of sale,
to be secured by mortgage OH the premises.
MARTIN s. GOULD, Adm'rs.
of Moses NJ. Hunter. deceased.
May 95, 1910. S. Journal 1915 4w4
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

The Administration Of Mr.. Polk.
1t is very manifest. from the efforts Of
his organ to build up a reputation for
him. that Mr. Polk is satisfied that his adj
ministration is unpopular, and that he. as
the chief oft. will retire to private life,
without the regret Of one good citizen.
There are many who believe him to be
perversely wrong headed and hard.head-
ed, and that the errors of bis administra-
ton have been willfully committed.--
Others believe him to be a vain, weak
man, who is swayed, for the time, by
those who share his counsel, upon whom
circumstance demand hat he should RELY
upon that he is capable of no deep
feeling, and is never moved by a strong
conviction. We readily acquit him Of
wilful error, but do not, we are aware,
pay him a high compliment when we a
gree that his errors are the result Of his
own weakness-that, in short, he is unfit
for the place he fills.
1t is this negative character of Mr.. Polk
that forbids all predictions as TO the prob
able end of the war with Mexico. That
he might end it, if he could he made to
feel the responsibility that demands he
should end it, is as certain, as that if he
had been able to appreciate the difficult.
ties and could understand the conse-
quences of engaging in a war with any
power, however feeble that power may
be, he would have exerted his authority
to have prevented the war.
All that has been said or may be said
about the prospects of peace is to be TAX
en- in come ction with the fact that Mr..
Folks weakness makes him Of such in.
firm purpose, that you may not rely upon
him to do to-moI row what he seems bent
upon doing to-day. If peace does take
place it will be by a happy accident. in
which the President will be kept suf-
fciently long from the control of the in
fluences which are exerted by those who
profit by the continuance Of the war
This happy accident may occur to-mor-
row-it probably will not occur during
the continuance of his..administration. Il
follows, then, that we cannot safely cal.
%culate that peace will be made on any
terms whilst Mr.. Polk continues to bt
Prosidcnt,-BdL. PdiykOf.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
YAXAOR XN G..
p. q. a +. q. DR1NKLE.

ID ESPECTFULLY inform the citizens Of Lam
caster and its vicinity, that they have open
ed a Tailor shop, in Councils Row. under the
Eagle Office, directly opposite the Post once,
where they can at all times be found ready TO
execute any work that may be entrusted to them
in tbs neatest and most fashionable manner-and
low for Cash or all kinds Of Country Produce.
They respectfully solicit a share of the public
patronage.
Lancaster, April 18th, 1s47' ly49.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

The DIVINITY OF THE GxLLows-Sir
Fitzroy Kelly of England, has stated,
that since the year 1900, no less than
IA persons have suffered death for crimes
in that country, for which it was after
wards clearly shown that they we're in
nOcent.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
JUSY
AND FOR SALE BY
a EORGE L N.

A FRESH SUPPLY of SUGAR, MOLASSES,
IN RICE and COFFEE.
Also, a large Stock of the FINEST LEMONS
and ORANGES, for sale cheap by the Box.
A large and general assortment Of DRUGS, OILS
PAINTS and D~YE-STUFFS.
EPrCall at the OLD DRUG STORE.
Lancaster, May 7, 1847 3m52
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

DA singing master, while teaching
his pupils, was visited by a brother ofthe
tuneful art. The visitor observing that
the chorister pitched the tune vocally
said, "Sir, do you use a pipe?" mo-"
said Semibrave, II CHEW"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

EA spruce looking Lieutenant. un,
der the ten regiment bill. asking a friend
what he would be taken for without his
~epnuletts, was answered that no would
he Tdken Ky Debt"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

"PoLK N Hrs GsNERALsg"-The
vicksburgh Wbig says that this new
work will shortly appear. The Princi-
nal Generals" sketched are Antonio Le-
de Santa Anna, Thomas Hart BEN
and Gideon Pillow. The Wing pre-
diets for it an immense--TEni
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
Public Sale by order Of COurt

Public Sale by order Of Court
DY virtue OF an order to me directed from the
- Court of Common Pleas for the County OF
Fairfield, and State o. folio. at its May Term. A.
D. 1847, l will offer and expose to sale by public
vendue and cutlery, to the highest and best bid
der, at the door Of the Court House, in Lancaster,
On Saturday the ard day OF July next,
between tho hours OF 10 o'clock, A. NJ. and 4
o'clock 2. NJ. Of that day, the following described
Real Estate, Of which Henry bubble died seized
and possessed, to wit: The North part Of Lot No.
40, In Carpenters addition to the Town Of Ian.
caster, Ohio, containing sixty-two (6o) feet front,
with the dwelling house and all buildings thereon
The above Real Estate is free of all incumbr'
ances, and the title is unquestionable. II is up
praised a: $4,000 and will be sold for not less
than two thirds the appraised value, on the terms
of one half in hand, and one half in six montht
with interest on the deferred payment. A good
bargain is offered to purchasers.
JACOB GRAYBlLL,
Administ,ato of The Estate Of Henry bubble
By MEDrLL g. WHITMAN, His Attorneys.
Lancaster, juno 3, 1847. $3pR So
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

POsTAGE.-FrOm a statement made by
the Post Office Department, that there is
an indication Of an increase of the reve-
u Of the department for the year 1S47,
over that Of 1916, of a little over II per
cent-a triumph of the low postage sys-
tenn.
We are gratifed at this. 1t shows al
so that there was no necessity for the cur
tailmsnt of free newspaper circulation.
The people for a short period enjoyed.
in the transmission of their papers 80
miles from the place of publication, free
Of postage, some Of the legitimate beno-
fits Of a liberal policy. The last Con-
gress, to their shame be itspOken. as ifa-
fraid that they had advanced in knowl-
edge a step too far, took this small boon
from the people, though they took good
care to be more liberal to themselves.
The public press should be heard up
on this subject. They are equally inter
ested with the people in the repeal ofthis
part of the law, as we'll as that ridicu-
Ions part which relates to the epbrmous
postage to be prepaid upon casual pa
pers. 1t has got to be pretty generally
understood now, that the Post Office Sys-
TEN, while it monopolizes the business, is
not to be a burden to the people. Our
law makers can square their conduct &C.
cordingly.-MdidAd Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
The War on Gen. Tayior.

Locofocoism has a special abhorrance
of all merit and high qualities except
those displayed by its own adherents.
Before long, a regular system Of warfare
upon Gen. TAYLoR's military character,
will be prosecuted by the minions of the
Locofoco party, the foundation of which
was laid last winter by the FIcKLINs
FARANs, THoMPsoNs and WIcKs, of Con-
gross. No one will be surprised at this,
who remembers hat the same class of
defamers pronounced Gen. HARRISON a
granny and a coward. But the upshot in
regard to Gen. TAYLOR will be the same
in 1S4S as in 1S40-a verdict by an i'm
mense majority of the honest. discerning
people of the country, that his hcartless,
s%oulless defamers are themselves desti-
tute alike of courage and truth.
The following is from CHAPMAN's In
dianopolis Sentinel efthe I'd inst:
1--WE will say and in good time will
produce the proof, which may be partly
found in Gen. Taylor's own official des-
patches, that he had very little to do in
fighting the battle Of Buena Vista. In
deed he was absent from the field at Sal.
tillo a good part of the time, with 4OC
men. This is the truth, and we are moi
afraid to say it, notwithstanding the pres,
ent general disposition to give Gen. Tay.
lor the entire credit ofthat terrible battle
1t is hardly necessary TO say that Chap
mans Sentinel is the leading organ ofLo-
cofocoism in Indiana.-Cin. Atlas.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

BLANK DEEDS AND MORTGAGES
DRINTED on fine paper, for sale at ths
Gazette and Express Office
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02

BThe following paragraph from the
Alexandria Gazette is appropriate and
pointed:
at continues to be believed by many,
that there was an understanding of some
sort or other between Mr.. Polk and his
friend Santa Anna, that the latter was to
grant us a peace, at some time or or some
contingency, not understood, or explain
ed. The series of defeats he has met
with, and his consequent loss of power
and influence, have deprived him of the
means of fulfilling his agreement. Where
Mr.. Polk is to find another traitor, with
whom to make a like bargain, is a puz-
cling question. We hope the Admins
tration will not condemn Gen. Taylor for
having failed to give Santa Anna the OPP
portunity' sought for at Buena Vista and
charge upon his obstinacy in refusing to
be Whipped the responsibility of a cOntin-
uance Of the war. In the meantime, ii
would be gratifying to the public curios,
i,y to know wkdt has become Of tie three
m~lltonS?"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-02
Agents for the Lancaster Gazctte.

.Mliersport: z. Vance Greenfield T; Walter McFar.
Men Salem: DR.. N D. Brock land Thomas Littlefeld
PlckeringtOn:' A. Bright, Jr Pleasant T.; r. P. Ashbrook
Jefferson: David Jenning East RHshpilc; David Baker
Lith0pois: Lewis Huber ". RushUiIe; n. d. Coulston
Canal WiRehester: Or. Potter Bremen; Beery y Asibaugh
L0ekuiHe: WIN. p. TenneRt .duburn r; J. Hall, D. Black
-dmand0: Nathan J. WorTali Bern 7: JRmes r. Pearce
R~OyaltOn: J. Clements, Jr. PERM. T0pn: Levi Friend
amanda TIP. VIM. Ashhrook Madison r. I. +. KoOn,z
Corroli; William r. Breck lCIearereek; Col.W. hamilton
Basil: Henry Leonard Granville: p. R. H~ageTman
Baltimore; A.. Nicely Somerset; David Hewitt
V. b. PALMER, Esq, General Agent for the Eastern Cities