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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

VB Bricks made o. glass, are now used
in the construction of buildings, for the
purposes of introducing light, without
essening tho strength Of the walls.
HThir,een Italian priests have es-
caped from the prisons Of the Inquisition
of Rome. They were confined for PolItl-
cal offences merely.
~ Pope Plus has prescribed Ave
works of religious character, which are
now in the hands of all Italians, aud
which relate to the Catholic religion.
~Dr Smith says: "Tbe tale-bea--
ar and the tale-hesrer should be bot
hanged up. back 10 back, only the one b.
the tongue and the other by the ear"
wThs is day in which great ma.
nv truths are uttered, which even the ut
tersr himself cares very little about.
gLamps will have a less dissgreea-
ble smell if you dip your wick yarn IN
strong hot vinegar aud dry it.
TSatire is a glass in which the be-
holder sees every body's face but his own.
~The most mischieyous liars are
those who keep on the verge of truth.
wIfit be wrong, don'i do il; ifuntrOs.
don't ssy it. Be this thy rule. rvs
TQusck doctors are the drivers Of
Tho last stdge Of consumption" n
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

CURR FOR HEADAcHEs....A work has
recently been published in Paris, by an
eminent physician in which he describes
a new remedy for headaches. He uses
mixture Of ice and salt, in the propor-
ton Of 2to as a cold mixture. and this
he applies, by means Of little pdrse Of
silk gauze. with rim of gutts percha, 10
limited spts on the forehead or other
parts Of The scalp *here rheumatic head
ache is felt. 1t gives instantaneous re-
lief The skin is subjected to the pro-
cess from half minute to one and half
minutes. and is rendered hard and white.
1t is good in erysipelas aud diseuses of
the skim Scirnt,fc AmeTican.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26


STRANGE CALCULATION Tons Of Meat
and Drink used up by one Man,-Some
genius has perpetrated the following cal
culation: ......... ....... ,s
ii have been married 80 years, during
which time | have received from the
hands of my wife three cups of coffee
each day, two in the morning and one at
night, making about S5,O40 cups of half
pint each, nearly 70 barrels of thirty gal
Ions each, weighing 1880 pounds or
nearly nine tons weight. Yet from that
period have scarcely varied in weight
myself from l60 pounds. 1t will there.
fore be seen that | have drank in coffee
aloue, 2lS times my own weight. am
not much ofa meat eater, yet presume
have consumed about Is ounces day
which makes 5,sO6 pounds, or 10 oxen
Of -four | have consumed in 32 years a,
bout SO barrels. For 20 years of this
time drank two wine glasses of brandy
each day, making 900 quarts. The Por
wine, Madeira, whiskey punch, &c, | an
not able to count. but they are not large
When we take INTO account all the vege
tables in addition, such as potatoes, peas
asparagus, Strawberries, cherries, pears
peaches, raisins, &C., the aniout cOnsum
ed by an individual is most enormous
Now, my body has been renewed more
than four times in 80 years; and, taking
il for granted that the water, Of which
have drank more, acts merely as dlIu
,ant. yet, taken together, / conclude
have consumed in 80 years, about the
weight of !, 100 men OF 26o pounds each
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
How Stands the legislature

This question meets US at every cor
ner, and at almost every click ofthe tele'
graph. We answer, then, that----
The Senate consists Of SO members; 16
ofwhom are wings, ,l6 Locofocos and four
Free Soil. The free soil men are Messrs
Swift, Beaver, Blake, and Randall--the
first of whom was LocofOco, and the
three latter Wings, before iuDoculated for
free soilry.--Upon the Hamilton county
question in the Senate, we think the vote
will be exclusive ofthe Hamilton mem.
ber) for recognizing the law, lS-for null
ification, IL. 18TH.
The House consists Of72 members; 81
of whom are Wings. S3 Loco!ocos, Free
Sellers, and two Independents. The
free soilers are Messrs. Krum and Ensign
from Ashtabula and Lake, Patton from
Clinton. Spelman from Summit, and Rid
die aud Hutchins from Geauga and
Trumbull. OF these. Messrs. Ensign
Patton, Spelman and Riddle. were wings
before taken Of free soilry, and Krum
and Hutchins were Locofocos. The Lo.
cofocos will Of feoUrse act after their for.
mer sympathies. There is no telling
how the Wings may act when once es.
tranged from course Of rectitude. The
Independents are Messrs. Johnson of M
roe, and Minister of Butler, of whose
predictions We know nothing, but pre-
sumo them locofocoish. We understand
that Messrs. Krum and Minister are
pledged to recognize the Apportionmenr
Law. There will undoubtedly be ma,
ority in the House favorable to amend.
ing the law so far as it divides Hamilton
county.-O. s. Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

FoREIGN OWNERS OF AMERICAN STocKs
The following statement is given, from
official sources, of the amount of fedora
stocks held abroad, nearly the whole OF
which is owned by foreigners. The a,
mount of the lS42 loan abroad is $7l0,'
313; 1s43, $466, 800; 1876, $512,7OO; 1S
AT, 5,310,35O; 1S4S, 1891 $50, and cou
pons, same date, $4,000 5000, 900
This last amount, estimated by 81, 500, 900
is positively known TO have gone. This
makes total of near $21 100000, or a
bout one third ofthe entire federal debt
which is 100000. .tU ...
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

MARRlAoEs.-. There may not be any
thing romantic; but there is something
very queer about the names of the fol-
lowing marriages published in the last
Gallipolis Journal, A darkee clOuded
syrens sackered aud carter pickled. all
in one week. '
On the 18th inst, in Patriot, by w. W
Cherington, Esq, Mr.. HENRY DARkEE to
Miss JULIA CLAUDY, both Of Gallia coun
ty. .,
- On the 11th inst, ia Green tr,, by
Robert Carter, Esq, Mr.. SAMPSON SY
RoNs, of Caleb county, Va, to Miss AL
vlKA SUCKER, Of this county.
On the 14th, by the same, Rev. HENRY
CARTER to Miss MAReARET ANN PICKLE
both Of this county.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

~ There are three hundred and sew
enty lawyers in Boston. upon which the
correspondent Of rhe Daily Advertiser
says:-Three hundred and seventy law
yers! hOryescO rsferns. When Peter the
Great visited Westminster Hall. he ask
ed who were all those men in wings aud
gowns. He was told that they were law
yers. "Are they all iawyersl" said he:
"why there are but two lawyers in all my
domiuions; and am going TO hang one of
them as soon as | get home" Is there
any unfortunate Peter Feebles ready to
exclaim--
q that the present honr would lend
Another despOt ofrhe kind!
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

TaE WORID's FAR.-lt is proposed
TO hold Great Exhibition of the Aria
aud Manufactures Of the World 10 Lon.
don. next year. Twenty. four thonsaud
dollars, in prizes. are to be distributed
to the most skillfnl Of all nations, by
Queen Victoria in person. Temporary
buildings in Hyde Park, II is said. are to
be erected on scale Of unparalleled Cd.
psciousness atd the workmen Of the
whole world are 10 be invited to decorate
the Guddess of Industry in London.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

SUICIDE STATIsTIcs.-A very curious
statement and calculation has been pub
lished in Paris by M. Paret, medical
professor. relative to the number of sui.
cides committed in France for thirty
years. From the records of the police
it appears that the total number of sui
cdes attempted to be committed were
67S2, and three fourths of the individuals
were unmarried. We subjoin the fig.
ures furnished to him by the police, show
ing the relative numbers of male and fe-
male suicides: Crossed in love, 81 males
l57 females; jealousy, 80 males, SO fe.
males; mortified pride, 81 males, 81 fe,
males; calumny and loss of reputation, 81
males, 2S females; remorse, 81 males, Il
females; disappointed ambition, 1lO
males, 12 females; reverse of fortune, 2SG
males, 80 females; gaming, 14l males, IA
females; other species of misconduct, 20S
males, 79 females; domestic chagrins
524 males. 260 females; misery, 81 l males
594 females; s;fanaticism, malel3 females
1t would, therefore, seem to follow thai
somewhere about five women died from
love for three men; that the ladies have
considerably the advantage, or rather the
disadvantage, in Jealousy; that in pride
they are on par with the lords of crea-
ton; that in calumny and loss of reputa-
tion they bear with three times the forti-
tude that men evince; that they feel only
about one.third of the remorse which
the other sex experience; and that to the
sorrows which flow from disappointed
ambition, reverse of fortune, and gaining
they are exposed in very slight degree
in comparison with their yoke-fellows
This calculation, it will be remembered
applies but to French ladies'. IN what
light a similar calculation would exhibit
our own fair countrywomen, We presume
not to conjecture. .......... ...-r.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
The LOcOfOcO Press-ThOmas Ewing


-, the scrip speculdting, widOw and orphan
cheating EWing.-OHIo STATESMAN.
The above scurrilous epithets are to be
found in late number of the Ohio States
man; and we notice them, not because
such scurility can, anytohere injure the
reputation of the distinguished individual
to whom they are applied; but simply to
call public attention to the reckless, des-
perate, satanic spirit and temper, which
preside over aud direct the organs of
Locofocoism. The ex-organ of the last
Administration, and the present selfstyl
ed "sole organ" of national Locofocosm,
is daily maligniug the President and his
Cabinet with a fend-like malignity of
purpose. and with language more de-
grading,scurulous, false and libelous than
ever disgraced the opposition press Of
any country.
AT home it is properly appreciated; it
can neither weaken the confidence, or
lessen the respect ofthe public, in the Ad.
ministration, or the individuals compos-
Ing it; but its tendency is to increase dis.
souteness and proaigacy, and encourage
the violations of all law and the proprie-
ties of good citizenship. If such pros
titution of the public press should be
countenanced by public opinion, how long
will "honest, faithful and capable men,
consent to become the servants of the
peoplel" The base scurrility of the
''sole organ" and its echoes. although i,
cannot injure the personal or official char.
acter Of the good men and true" com.
posing the present Administration, yet
every intelligent citizen cannot fail to
see, that it must lessen the respec, for
our national character abroad. If such
billingsgate abuse do not injure the indi
vidual whom the people have "chosen ia
rule over u.s." in the estimation of for.
eigners, it certainly must cause them to
place very low estimate upon the intel
ligence and love for decency, among that
same people, whom the late official or
gans of the State aud national govern
tnents seek to influence, solely, by such
loathesome and contemplate scurlity
"The scrip Speculating, aOidow ana
Orphan cheating Ewing."
If there be man in this Republic, who
Is emphaticaly the artifcer of his owr
fortune, that man is Thomas EWING. L
there be any merit in pre-eminent intel
lectual attainments, in life spent in un
tiring industry, and prominently distin
guished for its personal and official pur
ty and integrity, then that merit is due
in full measure to THOMAS EwING-fo
he is "selfmade man."
The intellectual superiority, never
doubted and ever-relable probity o
TnoMAs EwINo, have too long been hi
acknowledged attributes among the peo
pie of the State of Ohio, to be injurious
ly Affected by the ephithetical denuncia
tions ofthe Ohio Stdtesnsda.--Cin. Gaz
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

SOME OF THE PLEASURES OF THE OVER
LAND RoUTE,--A correspondent of the
N. Y. Sun. writing from California, says
this gold excitement has caused an i'm
mense amount of suffering A gentle.
man who has recently arrived overland
informs me that there is at least eight
Thousand teams, with four to each team,
on the road--32, 900 persons. His COM
pany started with eight wagons, only one
of which was brought through. For a
distance of one hundred miles they used
hams Jor fael--They started with $50 900
worth of property, but were obliged to
throw away $4,000 worth of it in order
to get along themselves and save their
lives.-r- They lost nearly all oftheir cattle
and mules for the want of grass. He
thinks that So 900, 900 would be low es-
innate for the loss in property, provisions
and animals on the overland route alone.
Gold should be abundant to defray such
losses. .r...t
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

THE BARBER.-CharIes Lamb. in his
essays of Ella, says Of a barber--"I hope
no other trade will take offence. or look
upon it as an inciviity done to them. il
say tha, in courtesy, humility, and all the
conversational and social gracss which
gladden. life,' | esteem no profession com
narable 10 his
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

DRILLED Wharf.-The Winchester
Yrgiuian says that the seeding done in
that neigborhood. principally by Pear
sons patent driIl, looks remarkably well.
aud greatly ahead of the wheat sewn
broadcast BY its side in the same fields.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

CIDER Here is receipt worth to
farmers The price of our paper for year.
Take pint of pulverized charcoal and
put ii into small cotton bag. then put it
in barrel Of new cider, aud the cider
will never foment-never contain suy in.
toxica,ing quality, aud the longer it is
kept the more pala,able it becomes"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

tbs CALIFORNIA CONVENTION AND SLA-
vRRY.-The correspondent at Monterey
of New York paper, who appears to be
generally well Informed. says there are
three parties on the slavery question in
the Convention--one in favor of posi-
tive prohibition in the Constitution, an
other in favor of allowing slavery under
certain limitations, and a third for letting
the subject alone.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

A PowDER DUEL.-Two young bloodS
of New York city. one having some pre-
tensions to dramatic fame, the other some.
what nf literary character. met on Mon
day afternoon at Hoboken, according to
the Mirror, to settle some little difficulty
with pistols. The parties after firing two
rounds, declared themselves satisfied.
Neither Of them were injured. for their
seconds, being very prudent men. were
careful not TO put any bullets in the pis'
tolls.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

SEIZURE AT New YoRK.--The Dry
Goods Reporter states that suspicious
have been entertained for some time that
parties in that city were defrauding the
government by fraudulent invoices in the
entry Of cloth. Officers have been ferret
ing out the roguery. and during the week
Sc veral invoices have been detained, and
abot $500 worth of cloths seized, which
were invoiced from 40 to 10 per cent be-
| low their valuation.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
DAsrARnl.y OuTRAGE AND

DAsrARDLy OUTRAGE AND FATAL RE-
suLr.-Early on Sunday morning, OFF
Ger Brady, Of the 18th ward, New York,
was assailed by gang of rowdies. who
Knocked him down with slug, and beat
and kicked until unable to move limb
Some persons conveyed him home, when
such was the sudden effect of his shock,
ing appearance upon Mrs. Brady. that
she swooned and Immediately expired.
The perpetralor of the diaboIical out
rage has been committed.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

SNAEE PoTATo. The Easton (Md.)
Star speaks Of new species Uf sweet po-
ialn raised in that vicinity. which is a
perfect resemblance in size. form aud
coil To the genuine piSoH critter.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

PEACHES FRuM Plum TREEs.--Mr.
VIM. d. Beach. of Livingston. N. Y, has
raised delicious specimen Of peaches,
taken from agrafted wild horse plum
tree, which is perfectly hardy. One
peach is ten inches in circumference
This is the second year The graft has pro-
duced peaches.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

MINNESOTA TERRITORY comprises 3O,-
600 square miles of what was formerly
embraced in the old Northwest Terrific
nv, and 1876, 900 of the old French terri
tory of Upper Louisiana, making a total
of l66 900 square miles.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

HEAVY Loss--The loss by the recent
FIRE at New Orleans, which destroyed
6ve sieamboats, is estimated at $3.50, 900.
The steamer Aarnn Hart and cargo alone,
is estimated at $l50,000. r
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

AccEPTANCE or Col. FREMoNT.-The
Washington Republic, of yesterday. pub
fishes the following extract of letter
from Colonel Fremont, dated at Puebla,
of San Jose, August, ls49, .
To the Hon. J, M. Clayton, Secretary Of
State. -t.ttr
II have had the honor to receive, by
the hands of Mr. Beale, U. S. Navy, your
letter comforting upon me the post Of
Commissioner of the United States for
the determination of our boundary line
with Mexico.
II feel much qualification in accepting
the appointment, and beg to offer,
through you, to the President my ac-
acknowledgements for the mark of conf
dence bestowed upon me, and which he
may be assured is fully appreciated, &c.
(Signed) ~. G. FREMONT"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

~ County Agricultural Societies should
remember to appoint each a delegate to
attend the annual meeting of the State
Board which takes place at Columbus, on
Wednesday the 9th of December. Five
new members of the Board are then to
be elected, (by the delegates,) in place
of Messts. Trimble, Sullivant, Medary,
Strickle aud Lapham, whose term ofser-
vice will then expire.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

Tue LAST FAsHIoN.-The fashion has
been introduced into New York, ofwesr
ing gentlemens' shirt hosoms of fine linen
cambric laid in broad plaits. and orna-
men,ed with three rows Of rich French
embr"idery. 1t is somewhat expensive,
each bosom costing from ten 10 twelve
loll,ra
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
Gbr Ganfaster Ga3rtte.
Lancaster Tuesday, Oct. "a, Is40,
~We publish to-day list of the

~ We publish to-day a list of the
members elect to the next General AS.
sembly OF the State Of Ohio. The list is
as correct as we shall be able to publish
before the session of the Legislature. at
which time the peculiar positions ofsome
of the members will be found out-not
before.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
WHOLE NO. 1857
CiNcINNArr, 20, '49.

AT o'clock this morning. a fire broke
out, on the cnrner If 9Th and Main sts.
which burned the Nonpsreil printing Of.
hce. Pettit's JOB "ffice. and damaged sew
eral dry'goods sinres beneath. The dam
age Is considerable, but partly insured.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

PRlEsNrrz, founder oflhe water cure
system in Germany. is said not to have
lost single patient in The numerous ca.
ses of cholera treated by him.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

wThe grading of the Panama Rail
road from Gorgona to Panama has been
contracted tor by Mr.. Totten of Philadel-
phia. brother of Gen. 1olten ofthe Army,
The price is in the neighborhood Of $780,
900. being within the estimate.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

THE TELEGRAPH.-Th line from Lam
caster to Columbus went into operation
late on last Thursday evening. We re-
ceived despatch of the foreign news, in
time for our edition of Friday morning;
too late, however, for the papers printed
on Thursday evening. Complimentary
messages were also sent by the press Of
the two towns.
The line works we'll, and our citizens
find it very convenient for quick work.
We shall make frequent use of it, it the
readers of the Gazette will sustain us in
the additional expense, by prompt pay
and less borrowing.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

VERMoNr.-..The Legislature of this
State met at Montpelier on Thursday last
VIM. C. Kitteridge was chosen Speaker
of the House by 81 majority. Wing Of
course. The Senate selected its Whig
officers by ID majority. The vote for
Governor was then counted, and Gov
Coolidge found to lack Mirty.siy of an
electionby the people whole number
32,S66). Gov. Coolidge was then elect.
ed on joint ballot Of the two Houses, by
81 majority. So with the other Whig
State officers. Lieut.. Gov. Pierpont had
81 majority. lss, * .,rs ,,',..r
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
S9,40O,0O0

The valuation Of the State for 1S4S. if
The increase of value in Boston and its
vicinity be any criterion, must exceed
S4je 900 600, and the annual accumula.
ton little short ofS22, 100000.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

~ Tennessee has at this time with.
in her limits AZ furnaces. and 80 bloomer-
les, forges, and .mills.--ln the manu-
factule Of iron she stands as the third
State in the Union.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

ATcHIsoN AND BENToN Senator A;ch-
ison, of Mo-, publishes a letter proclaim
ing undyiug hostility to Mr.. Benton, with
the view Of ousting him from the U. s.
Senate. 4'ai g. ~fe s''.'.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
Nav YoRk. Oct. go, M.

NV" hoRk, Oct. ~, M.
General Taylor. in letter To the May
or Of this city, positively promises to Visit
in this year.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

The CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NoRTu
CARoLINA.-- Words and Deeds. We
learn by the Raleigh Star. that at meet.
ing of the Internal Improvement Asso.
citation of Wake county, held on the Is,
inst, in Raleigh, addresses in behalf oil
the Central Railroad we're made by Ex.
Governor Morehead and Swain, aud 9th.
er gentlemen; and the following subscrip
tions to stock in the road we're made
Ex-Gov. Morehead, $4,000; Ex Gov
Swain, $4,000; G. l.. Hinton, $40, 900;
DR.. ]. o. Watson, $40, 600; VIM. Boylan
$4,000; John d. Hawkins, $4,000; 9th.
ers $1,000. Total $61,0O0.
AT meeting held in Lexington, Da.
wilson county, on the Cd inst, 100000
were subscribed to the same enterprise
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

Independent, . 81 SO 6
From the foregoing it will be seen
that the t0O parties proper, have each
16 Senators, and the Free Soil party
(orParty improper, )has four Senators. MI
Swift, though elected as a "free soiler,''
acted last year almost uniformly with
The locofocos, and might properly be
classed with them, thus giving them II
Senators,-Messrs. Blake, Beaver and
Randall, were in like manner elected as
free soilers, but acted in the main with
the Wings, to which party they were at
lached before the inventisn of the Buffalo
Platform by John Van Buren and Sal
mon Chase; and on all questions except
that ofSlavery, will probably be found &C
with the Whigs-and on that question
they must be allowed to take the lead
and the Wings will (as always heretofore
be found in the main acting with them
and that is about the amount of differe n &C
between them.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26
From he Ohio Stale Journal


We compile the following table, showing the
political complexion Of the next Legislature, from
The best materials at present in our possession:
r SENATOR'S. !
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-26

~ Austria has advertised for a new
loan of seven millions sterling. Subsrip-
tions for large amounts have been sent in
from commercial houses and public COM
panies. 1t is stated that the Emperor
of Russia will take two millions. The
peace party of England denounce this
loan, and Golden says public meeting
should be held on the subject. =