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EXCHANGE HOTEL,


TT will he matter OF qualification 70 the c1ens ot Mont
j gomery, well as The travelling community through
that great commercial thoroughre, 10 learn that Mr.
Washington lilly, long and iayorably known as The
courteous and gentemnny proprietor Of Montgomery Han
will open the LIST November the above and ad
mrably arranged Hotel, under Mr. J, j. Stewart the pro
prieior In the accommodation for permanent boarders
and transient vsers, expense ns been spared by the
proprietor and the undersigned, 10 merit that
patronage which their experience and popularity merits
adapted suit the OF ravellefshe furniture mo
der The tables will be well supplied with every article
requisite for the astdous tastes, and the wines OF
superior brand The first session OF the Legislature viii
assemble in this city and upon this as upon every occa.
son. the MEMBERS well AS the public IN general, may
expect dmiIluton Of the attention they have 'hitherto
oct ) iy. ' 80 $3.50 WASHINGTON TILLY.
FRENCH TRANSATLANTIC STEAM
SHIP COMPANY. All
.aVN3N The ships Of this Company are appointed to
xlalAK sail as follows
= ---- FROM NEW YORK.
The UNION, Can't Herbert, sails the Dth Sept lSlT,
Z PHILADELPIfIl, Capt Besson, z 18th Oct
MISSOURI, Capt NORM, 3lst "
A." NEW YORK, Capt, Ferrand 18th NOV
FROM HAyRE.
The PHILADELPHiA sails on the lsih of Sept
{. M h4EyoS YORK q :. i s,a Oct
Passage from New York Havre, $50; wines not in
cuded, FAX .s .lA ~ f III q
Berths not secured until paid for
An experienced surgeon Ia attached to each ship
Thes. ships having been constructed for the French Roy
al Navy inferior vessel in all worthy qualities
Their cabins large, well furnished, and unusually
well ventilated, and their table Is unsurpassed.
Wines Of all kinds and Of the best quality are furnished
very low rates
For freight passage, apply to the Companys Agency,
No. ii broadway. .at oct ly'ai
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NEW LINE LIVERPOOL PACKETS.
o sail from New York 2lst, and from Liverpool 9th

These substantial fast sailing, first class ships, all but IN
the city of New York. commanded by men Of expe.
rence and ability, and viii be despatched punchiay on
The 2Ist Of each month"; .
Their cabins are elegant and commodous, and are fur
nished with whatever conduce to the and comfort
OF passengers, n.a . ga, IA
sponsbe any parcels packages sent by them, unless
regular bills Of laling signed therefor
For freight or passage apply 70 ",
Y WOODRUFF. a. MINTURNNS i
G 81 South street, New York
or to FIELDEN, BROTHERS d CO.,
oct Idly Liverpool
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BALTIMORE ADVERTISEMENTS.
LIFE INSURANCE.
NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
III, COkNHllI, LONDON, AND7i WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
CAPITAL, f501,010 STERLING, u.
$2.5OO,OOO.

Empowered by Act Of Parliament, victRoya Assent,
July -, lsI.
"a Sapings Bank for The Orphan and the Widois"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
Lnfe Grom NIexicO.

We have received but little news, during the
past week, from the seat ofWaI.
By telegraph to the Ohio State Journal, we
have the following items;
Ascouting party of Texans, commanded by
Capt. Baylor, % in all, were attacked by the
Mexicans and all killed but three.
The last train of wagons from Matamoras to
Camargo was attacked and from 80 to 40 pack
mules were cut of. 1t is said that 300 or 400 are
in ambush, on the Camargo road. waiting to cut
oil the train which left Matamoras on the lst. Au-
gust. -,
News had reached Vera Cruz that Gen. SCOTS
advanced guard had arrived at .Ayatta, 20 miles
from the Capital, on the 18th inst.
The reinforcement under Capt. Wells returned
to Vera Cruz, oil the 18th, after being repulsed
at the National Bridge, with the loss ofhis pack
mules. horses and most Of the baggage wagons.
Twelve dragons were despatched to make a
second reconnoitre Of the Bridge and have mo-
been heard Of since. Supposed to have fallen int
the hands of the g~uerillas.
1t wus reported at Vera Cruz that Gen. Scot
had been met by the enemy and was repulsed
with the loss of 800 men; but 10 reliance wa,
placed in the rumor. 1t is doubtless false. Blu
there appears to be no doubt that he has reached
Ayatta with his troops-4OOO left Pue5la on thu
10th August,
In a very short time, we shill probably receive
important intelligence.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
Foreign News.

The Caledonia has arrived. The political news
is of little importance-the commercial intelli-
genco is startling. Flour has maintained the
price, which it commanded at the time of sailing
of the last steamer; but the price of grain had
fallen. The money market is in a very depressed
condition. The Bank Of England had raised the
rates of discount which was followed by other
banks. Several very heavy houses had failed
and a large portion of the loss will fall upon A
merican creditors. On the Continent failures have
also taken place. They are all owing to the re
duced price of grain.
The Wheat harvest, it is said, will be the larg
est known for years and the potatoe crop will bc
abundant.
The Indebtedness ofthe firms, which have failed
it is said, will reach 60, 900, 900, nearly $4,000,
900.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
&I.1OI O6.

Inregard to the 81, lOl O6 "illeSally" retained
by the State Auditor, the Senior says that the light
has not yet been given to the public. Now this
is rich. The Eagle made two attempts, the Au'
ditor and Treasurer, each, one-and yet the mat
ter is not explained The Eagle gives another
chapter and still it says we must wait longer
What does all this meant 1.-THE facts are known
why are they not giyenl The truth Of the mat
ter is this, the three have made c%onsummate asses
ont of themselves, and they now see that they
cannot hide their ears. Think you a wise man
would give $ll0O to another whom he did
not owe, simply because that other would moi
"seHle wih him until The money ~as paid oUcr?'
This is the only excuse given by the Eagle for the
Treasurer paying over the money.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

caster Ohio Bank, and the balance 81,
s76 65 was loaned to the county.
MAY Is, 1s47.-Fairield county was
indebted to the Lancaster Ohio Bank in
the sum of $24,5l5 %, being principal
and interest on a mute made payable to
said Bank by the commissioners of said
county, dated May goth, 1912.
May 10. 1S47.-The sum of$23, 1925 81
of the above Indebtedness was paid by a
transfer of stock, by which arrangement
the county is saved from paying interest
on the same sum twice: Balance due
the Bank $l,1S9 81. Balance of stock
owned by the county in said Bank, esti-
mating it at par value, $l5,55O GA. 1t
will be observed that the amount of stock
held by the county in said Bank, does
not compare with the amount invested,
being less. S2,593 Sc.
This amount was paid as premium for
said stocks, at the time the investments
were made.
The county stands indebted atthis time,
to the "Ohio Life Insurance and Trust
Company" in the sum of $l1,6sS So
Bonds for which were given to said Com
pany, May 9th, 1914. and due May 9Th,
1854. The following is a statement of
payments which have been made on the
public debt of the county, since the first
day of March, A. ID. 1915.
April 10, 18l5.--Paid Henry Stanbery. Esq, on
Judgment in favor of the GAINESVILLE aud Maysyille
Turnpike Road Company ..--....... $4,000 90
May 81, l845-PaidJ j. B Hart, Esq,
on county Bond. 2O3 81
May 81. 1845-Paid 5. F. Maccracken
Esq, on county Bond, ...--....---. 268 80
January LIST, l846-Paid Henry STAN
berry. Esq, on judgment in favor Of
the gainesville and Maysville Turn
pike Road Company. 5000 OC
January y z, 1846--Paid S. F. Maccrack-
en-, Esq, on county bond, -......... 1872 OF
January 10, 1846-Paid same, ........ 39l OF
February s, l846-Paid Henry STAN
berry, Esq, balance in full Of judg-
ment in favor of the GAINESVILLE and
Maysville Turnpike Road Company, l,557 81
March 2nd, l846-Paid D.. W.. Desh-
Ter, ESD, on county bond, .--....... 223 3;
March 9Th, 1346-Paid John II. James
Esq, on county bonds, Urbana Debt 12, 0l8 81
September 80, %l846-Paid ]. Douthirt
on judgment, 100 o.
December 8, 18i6-Paid balance in full, 164 o.
December Is, 1846-Paid City Bank
of Columbus balance in full Of Ur-
bana debt. 1925 OF
December Is, Ie47-Paid j. B. Hart
on county bond in full, ........... 2,124 G.
March &c, l847-Paid the "OliO Life
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
For The Lancaste, Gazette.
A Model Teacher.

A young maj who had had some practice in
the way Of teaching, once called at my school.
room during the noon interval, and after some
time spent in conversation, happened to pick up
an English grammar, the pages of which he scam
ed for a few minutes, and then ventured to make
some inquiries in regard TO the name and nature OF
the science treated of in the volume; on which
points ! endeavored to satisfy him as wellas could.
lie then took up another book, and after n brief
inspection, wished to know tho title. told him
that the book was called a dictionary whereupon
he asked whether dironary was identical with
grammar or not. After had explained the diff
%erence, his eye caught a geography, which he
scrutinized with the same curiosity with which
he had examined the other books. Upon being
informed as to the name of the subject which the
book discussed, he finally inquired whether pe-
ography was any way allied with grammar and
diaOnary, or whether it was entirely different in
its nature from both! I!
This young man had, as a certified teacher.
taught one or two quarters in one of the most
prominent villages of Fairfield county!u
JOHN WILLIAMS.
The above occurrence took place several years
ago. 1t is presumable that some Improvement
has taken place since that time in the q~ualifica-
tons Of teachers. J,W.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
Scraps of Curious Information.
ny n nnnnIr-

Tho mercantile shipping, Of tho civil
lied world amounts to about 5000 900
tons; and nets. clear Of expense, interest
and insurance 10 per cent, or $24 GOO, 600
per aunum. The appropriation 10 the
British navy for the current year is $685.
$50, 200. Is not that a scrap Of curious
inlormation!"
The American Board of Foreign Mis-.
sions has become almost u wonder of the
world for its extensive operations of
Christian Philanthropy in Heather lands,
Since its institution it has received aud
disburscd moro than So, COO, 900 for the
PRONUNCIATION of tho gospel. The MIL.
itary Academy at West Point has re-
ceived from tho government more than
81, 900 ,000ll Is not that a scrap ofcu.
rious information
Tho officers Of the U, S. Navy receive
as salary over So, 900 900 por annum,
The ministers of tho Gospel receive an
average Of $500 each, Then tho pay of
our naval officers (l52li in number) equals
that received by moro than 1000 minis.
tors for all their labors of love, in season
and out of season.-Aud is not that u
scrap of curious information1'
From March 4th, 1899 10 June Both
1874, II government expended on the
War Department $663,43S,S5l. Fo'
civil purposes, comprehending the OK
penses of the executive, the Legislature
the judiciary the post office, lighthouses
and intercourse with foreign nations
S16l,120, la. A scrap of curious infor
nation to the curious trulyP
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
Financial Condition Of Fairfield
County.

We publish by request of Commissioners, the
Auditors Exhibit of the Financial Condition Of
Fairfield County" In submitting it TO the Peo-
pie, for whom it was originally designed, we de-
sire to attach TO it a small commentary.
1t is prepared in such a way that the casual
reader will moi Inlly understand the actual debt Of
the county. Afew years since, we received from
amounting to $43 ,3i6 80. All Of this amount
we still owe to the State. Mark that down-for
we pay "A yearly interest on it. amounting to $al67.
The assets of the county amount to $a3.55O Ga
so says the exhibit. The liabilities, according to
exhibit, amount to Sla,S77 81 aside from indebt-
edness to ~Staic-leaving $1O,672 SO to pay, i'll
part, that Indebtedness. Thus we find that. since
the county has come into possession o fSurplus
Revenue, she has spent over and above what she
| raised from taxes the sum of $50 ,674. Aud what
was this for! For the GAINESVILLE and Maysville
Turnpike in which the county owns stock to the
amont of $33, 400; so that the "high taxes" which
the Commissioners have levied, lave gone To pay
ofrille county debt to the amount of 1926. But
MS we said last week, we do not believe that the
Auditor has given us the full amount Of tho coun-
" liabilities. We cannot understand how the
county got $l3. $50 out of the Cincinnati Bank to
pay the Urbana Bank claim which is set down
in the exhibit at $l2,Ol8 50-in the Auditor and
Treasurer's Reports of Inst year at sl3.O8O-we
say we cannot conceive how the county got hold
oiihis amount unless they borrowed it & now owe
for it, for certain it is that there has been no fund:
to pay it. If the county owes for this, so mucl
more must he placed among the liabilities md So
much more added to what the county has paid
over and above what she collected from "bisl
taxes"
But again. We present TO the render the fol
lowing tables, showing the amount received, the
amount expended aud the amount paid on county
debt for the several years mentioned. The Au
ditor goes back to March l8l5-we go back to
June 1912. We give these tables to show VIVA
additional burdens have been taken from the tax
payers by this 'levy Of high taxes" which tn
Auditor speaks ofin his exhibit. We think thu
the tables show that the increase in the levy doe
not show u corresponding increase in the paymen
of the public debt-allowing for all incidental in
crease or decrease in ordinary county expense
~. Al. -.-I -,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
no one pcorlc OF TnirGcld County.

Having been called upon as an officer
of the county, to furnish an exhibit Of the
financial condition Of the county at the
present time, showing the amount of her
indebtedness, &c, and holding the doc.
trine to be correct, that public officers
are public servant, and therefore should
always hold themselves in readiness to
furnish any information, about the man.
agement of the affairs, which have been
entrusted to them as public officers. !
therefore cheerfully submit she following
statement for the inspection OF all who
may deemit worthy Of their attention.
Blythe apportionmento fthe "Surplus Re-
venue"F Fairfield county received fromthe
State, S43,346 80: $4l,470 II Of this
amount was invested in stock of the Ian.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
Death Of SiIas Wright.

The circumstances Of Mr.. Wright's
death hre thus stated by the OgdenSburgh
Republican:
about half-past eight O'Clock, A. NJ.
Mr.. Wright called at the Post Office, ap.
parently inhis usual health. While scat.
ed in a chair in the Post Office reading &
letter, a young man, clerk in the office.
who was alone, perceiving that he had
dropped the letter, and appeared as it
seized by sudden pain. He was alarm
cd, and inquired Of Mr.. Wright what
was Tho mntter? MIR. Wright, putting
his hand TO his heart, replied that he was
suffering extreme pain in his chest-that
he hadtwice before within the week felt
similar pain, and that upon sitting down
II passed away. But this was more Sc
we're; he felt it passing into his left arm
and 10 his neck. lie rose aud went to
the doorto 90 home, but returned to his
seat aud desired the young man to go or
send for Doctor Clark. The young man
zen for DR.. Clark, who soon came into
the office and gave Mr.. Wright some
medicine which seemed TO relieve him,
and Mr.. Wright, accompanied by the
Doctor, walked home, a few rods from
the office.
Tine DR.. r%cmaiped with Mr.. Wright
al his house some time, aud left him ly.
ing on bis bed 10 a gentle PRECIPITATION
surprising him To be better. Very soor
after he had left him a message reached
DIR. Clark that Mr.. Wright was dying
and before the Doctor reached the house
he was dead
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

Powder Mill BLOWN.

The powder mill of Messrs. Austin, on
the Little Miami, 6 miles above Xenia,
made a tremendous blow up of itself ON
the morning of Monday last, causing per
feet destruction Of the building, and a
greater part Of the machinery. James
kirkpatrick, a young mar employed in
the establishment, was Instantly killed.
Mr., George Linkhart had left the bull
ding two or three minutes before the ex-
plosion, aud would have returned to it "a
gain in two or three minutes after, with
two or three other persons. Narrow os-
cape that! What caused the powder To
ignite il not known; the machinery was
standing. and no fire was about the es.
tablishment. The editor of tho Torch
Light was within 400 yards at the
lime, and musing upon tho subject of an
explosion, when the thing was suddenly
demonstrated in all its reality. His Gu
riosily was probably satisfied for once!-
Notwithstanding this disaster, the Messrs,
Austin have a large quantity Of powde'
@ow ~ h0Hd, and no interruption Qf sup
plies need be appreheadcd By MeV rcgU-
iar Gust mcrS.-O. s. journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

The REAL AND THE IDEAL.-Baron
Rothschild, though immensely rich, is oc-
%casionally very witty. He was called
upon recently to give a good definition of
the Real and Ideal, when he answered /
cannot give you a more forcible example
than the following;-the Real is the cur
rem coin of Spain, and a Spanish bond,
which is supposed to represent it, is the
Ideal."-PuNch.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

EJ Mr.. Polk is to be pitied. Other
Presidents, when elected from office by
the voice of the nation, have had homes
to which they could retire as a refuge
But Mr.. Folks own State and his own
county and his own town and his own
precinct have condemned him in tones of
the severest rebuke, and when driven
from the position he now disgraces, his
own home, a home no longer, will be to
him the most uncomfortable corner Of all
the earth.-LouisuiUe Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

LAW AND EouTY,-"Pray my Lord"
said a gentleman IN a late respected
and rather whimsical Judge, what is the
distinction between Law and Equity
Courtsl" Very little in the end" re.
Piled his Lordship, "they only differ as
far as time is concerned. At common
law you are done for at once; in Equity
you are not so easily disposed of. The
former is a bullet, which is instantane-
ously and most charitably effective; the
latter is al anglers hook, which plays
with its victim before it kills it. The one
is prusslc acid. and the other laudanum.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
Gcn. HoustOn,s Letter.

Gen. Houston has written a letter in reply TO
one from Ex-President Tyler ON Texas annexation.
The General says that England aud France
never had any designs upon Texas and that the
idea of foreign interference was Matched up by
the Texans to humbug our Government into the
annexation scheme. He also says that this
scheme met with no favor from our Government
until Gen. Jackson's letters appeared, urging an
~nexation as beneficial to both countries. These
disclosures are rather startling and it seems to us
that they will make that great humbugged party,
the Locofocos, feel rather queer, We will Ell
deavor to find room for the letter next week.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

rS-The Cincinnati Times says, that a gentle
man in that city, has invented a species Of Rail
Road, which will not cost more than three times
us muchas the Telegraph, and which will carry
a man from that city to New York and allow him
to transact his business, in TIVE and a half hours.
He can transport from the one place TO the other
in ten hours, four hundred tons of Merchandise,
at a cost not exceeding the usual rates, and with.
out steam or horse power. We wait for further
adviees.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

ES-The Senior wishes to know what is to be
done with the money to be raised by Corporation
Taxes this present year. We are not advised; but
we think a ievy could be employed very profta-
bly, in procuring a dray 10 haul the Senior out as
a public nuisance.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

ES-Our friends will find US ready to Ito u what
JoB WonK they may want with n%eatness, cheap
ness and despatch.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

" Within the last two weeks, one of our
agents has sentus eighteen new subscribers. An
other has procured us six. We are under obi
cations to our friends, which we will endeavor to
requite at the earliest opportunity.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

DIED IN JAiL.-Freeman the negro
who murdered the Van Ness family, at
Auburn, died in the Jail at that village,
on Saturday last, a perfect IDIOT
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

A Novel IDEA.--A proposition has
been started in Philadelphia to have a
large iron tube, three feet in diameter, to
extend from Port Carbon to Philadelphia,
a distance of ninety miles, to convey coal
from the mines at Port Carbon to Phila-
delphia. The expense is estimated at
fourteen millions Of dollars, and there is
sufficient descent to make it practicable.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

fcy-In taking jaunt into the country the other
day, we cam across a farm, with this place for
SALE sticking above the door. One year ago the
same sign was there. Probably about one-twen-
tieth Of four population have seen it.
Had the owner paid "A dollar for advertising his
property, il indeed he wants to sell it, it is %altogetl-
er likely that it would have been sold long since,
and he would at this time have his money invested
according to his wishes. But for the sake of a
dollar he would keep that sign hanging there I'M
I'll his house rotted.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

U'They (the Corporate %oficers) paid
for printing last year, SIXTY DOL
LARS.-Though the Gazette only had
"thirty,"-it said so,-but that is as near
the truth, for it, as reasonable men could
ask.-Edglc.
They paid for printing! but they did not pay
for last gears printing, SIXTY DOLLARS.
They paid us about $l7, for printing up to the lst
January last From that time to the 18th of May
the end of our year, we charged about an equaI
amount. viii tho Eagle reotiIy this mistukel
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

SENATOR BERRIEN's AMENDMENT TO
IL THREE MILLION BLL.-That the re-
collection of our readers may be fully
refreshed as to the purport of the amend
ment offered by Mr.. BERRIEN to the bill
a%ppropriating three million dollars for ne
gotiating peace, we republish it, as fol-
lows:
provided, always, and it is hereby
declared to be the true intent and mean
ing of Congress in making this a%ppropri-
alton, that the war ought not to be prose-
cuted by this Government with any view
to the dismemberment of that republic
or to the acquisition, by conquest, of any
portion of her territory; that this Govern
mont, ever DESTROYS to maintain and pre-
serve peaceful and friendly relations with
all nations, and particularly with the
neighboring republic of Mexico, will al.
ways be ready to enter upon negotiations
with a view to terminate the present I'M
happy conflict on terms which shall Sc
cure the just rights and preserve inviol-
ate the national honor of the United
States and of Mexico; that it is especial
ly desirable, in order to maintain and
preserve those amicable relations which
ought always TO exist between n~eighbor-
ing republics, that the boundary of the
State of Texas should be definitively set
tied, and that provision be made by the
republic of Mexico for the prompt and
equitable adjustment of the just claims of
our citizens on that republic