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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
Changing their Tune.

The officeholders at the capital have
all at once discovered that they are now
Taylor men. The Washington corres.
pondent Of the Baltimore Clipper writes
as follows:
"There has been many changes in po-
litical sentiment within the last fifteen
hours, to judge from the enthusiastic ex.
pressions of clerks under Government,
who yesterday wero Cass and Butler me n.
How they could acquire the cheek to
huzza for Taylor, changing their former
tune, can be accounted for only on one
principle, viz: desire to hold on to their
situations. We would rather retain a
rabid, straight-out political opponen, in
office, than to favor one who was fright
ened to the other side by the first shout
of victory.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
K N e NJ IE g..

Alexander's Messenger gives the fol-
lowing wholesome advice. These pithy
paragraphs outweigh whole volumes at
times, and they are best charts for the
wise:-
"Have you enemiesl Go straight on,
and mind them not. Ifthey block up your
path, walk around them, and do your du-
ty regardless of their spite. A man who
has no enemies is seldom good for any
thing-he is made of that kind of mate
rial which is so easily worked that every
one has hand in it. A sterling charac-
,ter-One who thinks for himself and
speaks what he thinks, is always sure to
nave enemies. They are as necessary to
him as fresh air; they keep him alive and
active. A celebrated character who was
surrounded by enemies, used TO remark:-
They are sparks which, If you do
not blow; will 60 out themselves Let
this be your feeling, while endeavoring
to live down the scandal of those who
are bitter against you. IF you stop to
dispute, you do but as they desire, and
open the way for more abuse. Let the
poor fellows talk-there will be but re-
action. if you perform but your duty. and
hundreds who were once alienated from
you, will flock to you and acknowledge
their error"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
EXTRAORDINARY ELOPEMENr.


AN HEIREss MARRIED To HER COACHMAN.
The Cincinnati papcrs gives an account
of an extraordinary elopement, which has
just transpired in that city. The Non.
pareil says that young lady living on
Race, near Eighth, and the family's coach
man, young Irishman, are the parties.
The lady is daughter of the late Judge
Miller. The Gazette adds:
"About the fact is. that girls, when they
are old enough, desire to have husbands,
and they will have them, in "spite of my
lord cardinal" The case now under con.
sideration is one in no way dishonorable
to the parties; still it is curious and in
teresting. The lady in question belongs
to family worth million Of dollars, and
been denied, $50 the story goes, )herchoice
several times. She has, at length, hus-
band and she obtained him, her own way,
and that was silent one.
ut appears that the young hoiress, who
10 in sure expectation of some hundred
thousand, few days since, ordered her
coachman, a respectable young Irisbman,
to "bring out" the carriage, as she was
desirous of taking little exercise. The
young coachman obeyed. and away they
went. 1t is not known what direction
was taken, but sure it is that on We'd
nesday last. the parties who left as above
described. returned man and wjfc. The
coachman had actually married his young
mistress, and is now tho happy husband
of one Of the most interesting and beau
tiful ladies' of our city, one whose wealth
is immense. and whose standing is &C.
knowledged to be every way desirable. /"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
The TIIIrd PRT1y.

The result in Massachusetts and one or
two other States seems to proclaim our
LocOfoco friends the third party. Mr..
Van Buren leads Cass in these States.
Under these circumstances, it is thought
that the great LOcofoco party may be
disposed to sell out its capital in trade.
together with all its right and title to the
name of democrat" We understand
that such transfer is contemplated se.
riously here, in our very midst. If con
sumated, it will leave our Democratic
friends organizes. That is however of
little consequence. Old Zack having
knocked the party into cooked hat, it IS
not worth while to seek for seperate
maintenance. 1t may be little mortify-
ingto acknowledge the corn, and fall
back to secondary position, with new
leaders and new name. But fthere is
any chance Of bettering its reputation by
the operation, better agree to it. The
old party cognomen is cherished heir
loom and has worked like charm in
gathering votes among those who cared
more about names than things. Never
theless, Democrat" must be put off and
Free Sol" put on. The edict has gone
forth, and we are to have the mournful
satisfaction of writing the epitaph Of our
neighbor.
P. S.-Some of our Locofoco friends
seem little incredulous about the change
hinted at.-We give the facts as we get
them.--Akron Beacon.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
LnIcr from Mexico.

The suhioined extracts are from let.
ter in the New Orleans Picayune. dated
Cry OF Mexico, Nov. 13, I64S.
The present Government is not oflong
duration-the three millions have disap.
peared. Congress has, however author.
lied the Government to dispose of $780,.
900 ofthc next three millions. Tho loan
has not yet been effected. nor is il likely
either. on the terms allowed. Nobody
will lend tho government money on it's
own security, and it is matter of very
great doubt whether the present Govern.
nsnt has the power at all to hypothecate
my portion Of the next payment that 10
to he mado by the United States.
The depredations of the Indians in the
northern and midland States are becom-
ing every day more and more trouble.
some, especially in Michoacan; and not
all the Efforts that are being constantly
made to repel them can prevent the rob.
berries and murders of Mexicans by those
suvages. Indeed, the affair is assuming
q very alarming appearance.
Desertions in the arearmy also getting to
be frequent; so much so that circular
has been directed to the proprietors of
haciendas, instructing them to arrest all
deserlers whom they may find. and for.
ward information ofihe same.
There are not 80 many robberies al
present on the public roads. but more in
the cities than formerly. There is for
eign police now in the city; they are bet.
ter than tho native, but are far from efEec.
tive.
Tho renowned Riley, the Ieserter, is
o prisoner at Perote, the place where all
the most desperate are sent.
Mr.. Parrott, our consul at Mazatlan,
bearer Of dispatches to the legation. the
Pacific squadron. and California, arrived
in tho city on tho llth.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
A Modest Hero.

ut is true there were high and gallant
deeds done on the nights of Buena Vista;
and noble and precious blood drenched
the parched earth. and stained for many a
long step its craggy borders.-But gen.
tleman of the glory won there l have
never claimed more than soldiers share.
The honor to lead in the fight was high
one. and that fallered not in this duty,
in this watchful and responsible place,
was enough to satisfy my ambition.
Duty was the star of my attractions; and
to do it, l would bring at all times all
my strength to PROSTATE opposing bar
riers. In performing this duty. no small
portion Of glory has fallen on the army
under my command; then let it rest not
on me. Other men, with an equal heart
and purpose, doubtless could have done
as well as l. My comrads, in many Dat
ties, since have testified to this by their
skill and courage. and they, like myself,
know full we'll how much is due to the
subal,ern and in the rank and file."-
Gen Taylor.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
By Telsgrdph.---For The Ohio State Journal
CONGRESSIONAL.

OOnGp
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. 4, 1S4S.
Editors Ohio State Journal
In the absence of Mr.. Dallas, Vice
President, Mr.. Atchson, President pro
tenn, called the Senate to order at the
usual hour.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Sli.
Ger.
On motion the Secretary was instruc-
ted to inform the House that the Senate
had organized. and was ready to proceed
to business.
Mr.. Breese offered a resolution for the
appointment of joint committee from
both Houses. to wait upon the President
and inform him that the two Houses of
Congress had been organized, and were
ready to receive any communication
which he might please to make. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Douglass gave notice that he would
on future day ask leave to introduce a
bill to admit California and New Mexico
into the Union.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania. gave
notice that he would ON future day in.
troduce bill to provide for taking the
census of the United States.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House.. Mr.. Wilson presented
the credentials ofMr. Sibley. which. after
discussion, were referred to the standing
committee on Privileges and Elections.
The preliminaries being settled, the
House adjourned.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
LOcOfocO Election Frauds.

The game of fraud which our oppo-
nents so successfully played at Plaque
mines in Louisiana in 1874, was again
attempted this year, in Pennsylvania, at
the State Election in October. We have
heretofore alluded to the particulars of
the villainous plot, and now copy the fol-
lowing on the same point from the cor
respondenco of the New York Tribune:
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. Is. lS4S.
All the election officers implicated in
the Penn District fraud of October have
been bound over to answer at the next
Quarter Sessions. The evidence is con.
elusive that the names of persons actually
voting we're suppressed and hundreds
added to the tally lists which are entire.
ly fictitious, There has for years been
asystematic abuse of The elective fran
chise, which has given this State to Lo-
cotoco candidates when they were in an
actual minority. Indeed it has been
round ly asserted within the last week that
if the truth could be developed Francis
r. Skunk was never legally the Govern.
or ofthiO Commonwealth. Philadelphia,
Berks, and the northern counties of the
State have been the scenes oflhese frauds.
The uprising of the people for Johnson.
aud afterwards for Taylor and Fillmore,
has taken the power of harm from the
Locofocos, and we shall take good care
to keep them in subjection for the future.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

A NOVEL CHARITY.--About five hum
dred dollars were raised by voluntary
contribution by the Wings of Rochester,
and expended in purchasing and cooking
four hundred chicken pies. FIVE hundred
and fifty mince pies, FIVE hundred and
fifty large loaves of bread, forty or fifty
barrels of apples. one hundred and fifty
turkies, geese and chickens, besides a
necessary supply of biscuits, cakes, &c
They were distributed to about five hun
dred and fifty families at their houses, on
Thanksgiving day, without political dis,
tinction. the Ladies' Charitable Society
attending The operation.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

GTCoI. GENTEY, of Tennessee, is no.
says the Baltimore Sun, in favor of the
Wilmot prOvisO. as has been stated. He,
however, regards its abstract principle
as OfleSs e0iI than disunion. He does not
think slavery will ever be carried into
California or New Mexico, and therefore
should the PrOviso pass Congress. would
rather the President should sign it, than
add TO the destructive spirit Of Gisunion by
veto. This is most reasonable con.
clusion, and the New York Express web
says:
The North felt as badly about the an
nexation Of Texas, which extended sla-
very, as the South can feel about The fur
ther prohibition Of slavery. The North
learned to submit, and the South must
show the virtue Of acquiescence,"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

IVA French paper contains the fol.
loving notable fact: "Near the mouth
of the Siene was caught some days ago
an enormous sturgeon, in whose stomach
lay pocket-book with sundry papers in
a tolerable state of preservation. They
had been the property of captain who
was drowned during severe storm. One
ofthese papers was will leaving all the
captains property to apoor soldier who
once had the good fortune Of saving the
captains life. The paper adds thatit is
not aware that this method of preserving
wills has as yet been alluded to in any
code Of lave upon this subject extant."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
borious Iflatttrs..
Grcal Gnlc al RmGaIo
EIREs-DAnAss TO SurprSo-FLooD,
BuFFALo. NOv. 30-3 2. NJ.


BuFFaLo, Nov. 30-3 P. NJ.
Our city has heen visited with gale.
which for its disastrous consequences. is
without parallel. save the gale of 1914.
Added to the fears inspired by the wind
were the repeated cries of FIRE which oc-
cured since O'clock. We are gran6ed
Ia being able to announce but little dam
ages from FIRE. One wooden shanty oc-
cupied by Irish families just below the
Michigan street bridge, was burnt. The
machines found difficulty in getting there
the ground about being covered with wa
ter from the overfowing of the Creek.
Loss by fire trifling,
A three story brick building on Loyed
ST.. opposite Thomas Exchange, was com.
pletely unrooled. Loss $500 The roofs
blown distance of 100 feet. Bugbee's s
Elevator was partially snrooCed. Dam
age considerable. 1t is yet difficulty to
ascertain the damage to the shipping.
The schooner Pilgrim is on her beam
ends on bank in Kinnies Slip. The
Paragan is in the same. or worse pre-.
dicament. The schr. Eudora is out on a
bank in the same Slip.
The steamers New England. UAited
Ststes, Baltic, and Reeds new boat, the
Key Stone State. broke from their moor.
ings on the South side of the creek and
were driven over to the North side.
The States aud New England are high
and dry on the North side ofthe Creek.
The brig GIobe. steamer Hendrix
Hudson, schr. Com. Chancey. and two
other vessels broke from their moorngs,
and Chancey had her bulwarks stove in,
and was otherwise injured.
A canal boat is said to have sunk at
Touawanda, loaded with 1900 bushels of
wheat.
The steamerQ Queepe City. lying at the
foot of Commercial street. was run into
by schr. Virginia Purdy, which broke
from her moorlngs on the opposite side
ofthe creek, had one of her arches taken
of and two of her state rooms demolished
aud otherwise injured.
The steamer Lexington had her bull
warks, staunchions, and sails carried a.
way by the schr. Jesse Wood, which got
under her guards.
The schr. Queen Victoria, and the
Wood were considerably injured.
The propeller Charter Oak broke a.
drift and had part of hor upper works
carried of.
Tho schr. Hope was driven into port
with great force this morning, with little
or no damage.
A schooner, name not asce rtained. was
forced to seek harbor at Black Rock.
The water in the creek was at one
time 7 feet higher than the average water
mark, but it is now going down, and no
further damage is upprebended.
There will undoubtedly be great suf-
fering among the many poor families who
are driven from their homes by tho high
water. In fact we already hear of cases
of the must heart -eudinu descrintinu
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

TERRIBLE ExPLosIoN-L Loss OF LIFE
About twelve miles south of Springfield.
(Clark county, Ohio.) near the railroad
are situated number of powder mills,
on the Little Miami River. One ofthese,
belonging to the Messrs. Austin, was
blown up about year since, and a boy
killed. The same mill again exploded
on Thursday, the 23d inst, at o'clock
P. M.,-the report being distinctly heard
here. Two men, Irishmen, were killed
-one of them being blown through the
air some distance.-Repu6lic, Nov. 80.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
Tue HADLEH FALLS Dam DESTROYED.

TuE HADLET FALLS Dam DESTROYED.
This immense structure thrown across
the Connecticut at the New City" nine
miles north Of Springfield. Mass. was
forced from its foundation by the accu.
mulating waters, on Thursday the day of
it's completion. and the larger portion Of
it destroyed. The water had risen with.
in few feet Of The top. when it broke
through, and in few moments nothing
but huge wreck remained ofthe largest
structure of the kind ever erected in thit
country. 1t was over 1000 feet long. a,
bout 80 high, aud cost some $4,000. A
large manufacturing interest was depend.
ent on 1t for motive power. Though
many lives were endangered none were
lost.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

- Hog killing goes on with more than
usual vigor; large droves are constantly
arriving, and, notwithstanding the ar.
rangements for killing are more complete
in all the large establishments than in
any previous year, the pens are crowded
to access. There will doubtless be a
greater amount of Pork packing this sea-
son than there was ever before put up in
this City ofPork. Gin. Dispatch.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

VMr. Clifford. tho Minister Of the
United States in Mexico. arrived in
Washington on the gath ult. He will
resume tho duties of his station In the
city OF Mexico in January. being now
merely on visit to his family. Mr.. Kel.
iogg late acting consul at Mexico accom-.
panies him.-The Mexican minister, Sc.
nor do Ia Rosa, and suite, (sevsuteen in
number,) arrived at tho snme time.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
INTERESTING TO PATENT MEprcI,

INTERESTING TO PATENT MEDICINE
MEN.-Dr Edwards. of Ohio, chairman
of the select committee of the House re-.
ported the medicine bill passed at the last
session of Congress, contemplateS. the
Herald says, introducing bill into the
House at the coming session, for the pro-
lection Of The legitimate profession, by
requiring an ulysis Of all nostrums for
which patent may be asked, and de-
cision in their favor respectfully by com
petent medical men, according to the es-
iablished facts Of medical science.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
MuIrARY FAME AT HoME AND ARRoA,

MILITARY FAME AT HOWE AND ABROAD.
The French Presidential election, on
the 10th of next month, will be the first
instance in Europe of any considerable
body of the people electing, by voluntary
individual suffrage, the chief officer OF
their government. On that occasion thir-
ty.six millions will be so employed.
There, too, as in the United States, mill
tary fame, either individual or heraditory,
appears to be the recommended to
high ofice.-We had our Gen, Taylor and
our Gen. Cass, they have their Gen. Ca.
vaignac and the nephew of their great
military hero Napoleon. We doubt not,
however, that either will sufficiently di.
vest himself of military character in com.
ing to civil office.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
Shocking Outrage.

We learn from the Circleville Watch.
man, that an old gentleman by the name
Of Davis. of that town, was so horribly
beaten and kicked on tho 23d ult., by a
young man by the name of Birch, as to
cause his death on the following Sunday.
Here we have another of the sad and
woful consequences of intemperance!-
ancient MetroDOLis.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

Indian Payment.-The Ottowa tribe
oflndians Of Michigan. upon and near
Grand River were recently paid their
annuity at Grand Rapids. The amount
paid them was about $4,000. The
tribe consists of about l,72O persons, and
the whole number receive S22 500 this
year. i: :is stated that some few of the
tribe are in fair way to become civil.
zed. as they arc buying farms and ,illing
the soil - Cleveland Herald. o
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

THE SEA SERPENT.-A writer in the
London Times suggests that tho huge
marine animal. recently seen from on
board the frigate D0dalus. is not snake
but specimen Of the enormous reptile
whose fossil remains have been discover.
ed in various parts Of the world, and
which snppossdto to be extinct, has receiv.
cd from geoloSists the namc ofplosiosa~.
yWs
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
New ORIEANs. Nov "a

Gen. Taylor, the President elect, has
just arrived in our city. He is in fine
health and spirits. A large concourse Of
citizens assembled to give him welcome
He was received with due honors. He
appears the same Old Zack he was be-
fore his elevation 10 office of President.
He sojourns at the St. Charles.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
Friday NIOrning, December 3. Is4s
PRoPRIETOR,s NOTICE.

A large amount is due us, from sundry persons
for Advertising and JOB Work. To them SePer'
ately, il is small sum; bat to us individually, it
is no small item. We need the money to pay
our creditors. Probably our creditors owe some
one that owe our debtors. Thus by paying us,
they will be paying themselves. We trust this no.
tice will be sufficient without regular summons.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

and a call of the House was moved.
There not being quorum present, they
adjourned to this morning.
The Locofoco absquatulators sill main
tanned their old position, day and night, in
the Stale House.
All apprehensions of resort to force
are quelled for the present. Not much
prospect of Legislature.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
w EsTPHALLIA HAMS.

The receipt for curing the celebrated
Westphalian Hams, is the following:
In 100 parts Of water. dissolve 4 parts
Of salt. of brown sugar, l part of Bar.
BADGES tar, and part of spirits of wine.
After it has been we'll mixed and stood
for several days, 8 teaspoonfuI may be
mixed with the salt necessary to cover
an ordinary ham. This gives It tho taste
Of these so much admired hams.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

AGooD ONr.--The Indianapolis Jour-
nal states that a prominent locofoco of
that city. on hearing that Taylor was
elected, went home good deal chop.fal-
len. His wife to console him, remarked
THAT Taylor might die, as General Har-
rson did, and the administration might
thereby come into the hands of the De.
mocrats." Die. the deil,' replied her
husband, thunder couldntkill!"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
PLoueHs For CALIroRNIA. The steau

PLoUGHs FOR CALIFoRNiA.--T The Steam
er Saracen came down from Pittsburgh,
yesterday. with her hurricane deck COM
pletely covered with plantation wagons
and plantation ploughs-the latter article
goes to the wilds Of California, to assist
in sowing the seed of civilization, and
making splendid farms, where it is said
gold dust IS plenty.-Cin. Chonicle.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08
From lie Cincinnati Ga.eAe.
steamboat AccIdents--sO Lirss Lost.

SAINT LOUIS, Nov. 2S P. M.
The steamer Wyandoite was wrecked
above Vicksburg on the night of the 2lst
inst, and will prove a total loss. Thirty
ofthe passengers and crew perished.
The steamboat DeKalb was run into
by the Gutter, near Cumberland bar, and
was completely capsized. No lives lost.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

WGen. Kearney has left wife and
several children, with very little inheri-
tance save his illustrious name. Gen. X.
was taken prisoner at Queenstown, with
Gen. Scott. in 1912. 1t is stated that
before the death of Kearney the unfortu-
nate breach between the gallant officer.
and Col. Fremont was healed, Mrs. Fre-
mont acting as Mediator Gin. Despatch.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

u The Cincinnati Chronicle says that
Gen. Taylor has written to friend sta
ting that he will stay three days in shat
city on his way to Washington.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-08

The Point Coupe Echo, of the 25th
ult.. has the following announcement.
ConnW6ial Bhss.-Col. Bliss was uni.
ted in the bonds of matrimony to Miss
Betty Taylor, daughter Of the President
elect, on Thursday last, ct Baton Rouge.