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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

STRAwBERRIEs ny The ToN.-Aboui
twenty. one tous and half Of strawber-
ries were brought to New York last week
over the Erie railroad.
TThe number Of deaths in the city
Of New York for the week ending on the
last Of June was 266.
TThere are at present ninety places
Of worship in Cincinnati, forty years ago
there were but three.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

Tue FLoRrDA INDIANs,--The unfavor.
able report Of Gen. Twiggs. with refer.
ence TO the peaccable removal ofthe rem.
nant Of the Indians in Florida. is con
frmed. After all tho labor aud money
expended, and the annuities offered, Ia
induce them 10 leave their old homes. on
ly 81 warriors have emigrated. Among
those who remain are Sam Jones and
Billy Bowlegs. who exort an Influence a
gainst removal, which Gen. Twiggs
seems TO think cannot be counteracted
There are still among The remnant in
Florida 9s warriors, aud the General OK.
presses the opinion that ifthe U. S Gov
ernment were to offer them $4,000 a
head, they would not go. Gen. 7. de-
Scribes the lands to which 'ney are thus
strongly attached. as 1.-The most sterile
portions of Florida" nearly oil Of them
being unfit for any agricultural purpose,
as coniraSIed with tho fertility OF soil Of
the residue Of the State"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12


Tng FALLING Of TABLE Rock. The
Buffalo 1drcytiScr ofthe 18Th lust, gives
tho following account of the falling OF
Table Rock at Niagara Falls:
This Rock, so memorable in the Guide
Books to the Falls. fell with "tremen.
dous crash," which shook all the region
round about" on Saturday afternoon.
Tho portion that fell was from $50 to 200
feet long and from 80 to 70 feet broad.
making an IRE sular semi circle, the gen.
erel conformation Of which is probably
we'll remembered by those who have
been on the sppt. Il was the favorite
point for observation. The noise occa.
stoned by the crash was heard at the dis
lance of three miles. though many in The
village on the American side heard nolh.
ing Of it. 1t was very fortunate cir
cumstanco that the event took place just
at dinner time when most Of tho visitors
were at the hotels. No lives wore lost.
A carriage from which the horses had
been detached stood upon the rock, and
boy was seated inside. He felt the
rock giving away and had barely limo tu
get out aud rush to the edge that did moi
fall, before the whole immense mass
fell.
A gentleman Mr.. Moshicr, nue oflhe
owners oflhe Empire State--with n lady
and the Guide. were under tho rock when
it commenced falling, A mass which
Mr. NJ Judged to weigh abou, atom, came
down. when they deemed it prudent tc
retire. The y had scarcely been out two
minutes before the whole was precipitat
cd into the chasm below.
There has been seam opening iol
some time past, and gradually widening
indicating the fall before the lapse of a
very long period, This gradual falIng
Of the rocks tends strongly to confirm the
theory that the cataract has worked its
way" up from the mountain ridge al
Lewistown to its present location. And
It may be that in "due course of time" il
will DO found ut the foot Of Lake Erie
With the progress" that it has made
within our recollection, however, it will
be some time first, aud our hopes Of liv'
ing to see such consummation are moi
very strong"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
SCffEI Mission.

WAsHlSoroS, July 8,
Capt. Goddard, tie efficient chief of the Anxil.
larry Gnnrds has been absent Ona secret mlssluIl
for The last three weeksani li1budy knows where
but he is surpassed to llaec bseu sent off by lle
Government on important police business
Rev Father Cuules. Priest ut Le6nardstown.
died suddenly last week. without previous Ill
ness, ..a..ff .....
Two fltnl cases, and numerous others who
have recovered. have occurred here, resembling
m ich the Asatc Cholera -rs
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
MAoNlrupr or wrsrERN conMrnoE.-

MAoNlTupE OF WESTERN CoMMERcE.-
The value Of the commerce ofthe Missis.
sippi ond tributaries, is estimated at
1856, ,93S. $50. aud the value orvessels en-
gagged in trade at $l8,66l.500. The a.
mount Of this trade alone is nearly $780,
OOo, 900 more than all our Foreign trade.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

THE ASIA AND EuRoPA.--The last out.
ward passage Of the Europa from New
York 10 Liverpool, was made in ten days
aud twenty hours, uuquestionubly the
shortest time ever made between the two
places, and beating by some four or Eve
hours tho late voyage Of tue Asia from
Liverpool to Boston. Tho Asia made
her outward voyage from Boston to Liv.
erpool in uine days aud eighteen hours,
which goes beyond anything that has
yet been accomplished.--M Y, Tribune
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

PURE WHleoERY,-Henry Stanbery made a
speech in the Convention on the 3Oth ult' IN
which he opposed he payment Of The State de6t,
and argued that we ought u leave 1t lor posterlty
to pay.-Ohio Eagle.
This is simply false. Mr.. Stanbery
did no such thing. He was in favor of
paying of the State debt as soon as prac.
ticable; but he agued that it was impo.
litic tn make a Constitutional provision
for the payment of fixed sum every
year. For instance, last year our farm.
ers had very poor wheat crop and
we're lily able 10 pay heavy taxes. This
year ii is different and this fall the peo-
pie of the State could better afford to
pay off $5OO.0Oo of the public debt
than 500 900 last year! Mr.. Stanbery
agued, and Justly. that the debt should
be paid at periods when it was most con-
venient to the ,ax.payers uf the State.
The Ea. le has poor opinion of it.
self, if we should judge from its com
ments upon 'misrepresenting a politTca
opponent"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

jenny LIND. Mr. Bnrnum has made
arrangements withIE, X Collins, &Co. To
bring over the Swedish Nightingale and
her suite in one of their splendid Uni.
ted States Mail Steamer, The party
will consist Of Jenny Lind and her(emale
companion, Mr. Julius Benedict, SignOI
Belletti, Secretary, attendants, &c.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

Carr. CHARLToN.--We regret to learn
that this gentleman, of the Boat Ohio
died of Cholera at Portsmouth, on Satur'
day last. His boat was loaded and he
was about leaving Cor this place, when he
was attacked and died in few hours.
Allwho had dealings with him held
him in high esteem.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

GALPHINIsM--A Ueyy Heavy Set-of.-.
We certainly have M desire to be per-
sonal, but an occasnna glance al the past
very frequently has an impurtant influ-
enCe upon the present. Just now. while
our Locofoco brelhteh are crying Gal
phin." "GaIphiu." it may do them good
and promote the ends of justice TO re-
mind them of transactions past, some,
times overlooked, but not entirely forgot
ten. The Secretary Of the Treasury, III
paying off ths heirs Of Galphin, did M
more in our opinion than was required
by the act of Congress which DIRECTED
him to pay "what was found due" aud
whatever may be said Of the impropriety
of Secretary of War acting as agent
for the claim, even Locofoco committee
do not pretend TO charge fraud" upon
the Treasury officers. Whether the
same cah be said Of the following list Of
pecuIations, which we find to hand in
the Harrisburgh Telegraph. is a matter
Of extreme douOt. The list is by no
means complete, but 1t will answer our
present purpose. 1t is the legacy of the
Jackson-Van Buren--Polk dynasty to
the American people, and serves as a
warning to them not to be ensnared by
the syren ngof the decever nor driven
from the support of an honest Admins,
tration by the cry of "Galphin." 1t
reaches from 1880 to 1S45, the principal
items being added under the reign of
Van Buren,. before the people had Set
the sealof condemnation upon this ptac-
lice Of peculnlion. by the overwhelming
defeat of the Locoioco party in lS4o.-
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

~ The Eagle accuses Us of falsehood
because we stated that Mr.. Robertson
called the Judiciary Wing report. -
The Eagle in its comments upon OUT
PARAGRAPH proves its own charge Id be
false If The democrats on that commit.
lee were "over.reached" by the Wings,
what else is it but Wing report, and
this the Eagle admits to be the founda'
.iiou of Mr. Robertson's attack.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

IT STATED in the Paris papers that
plo; was on foot to assassinate the Pope
on Holy Thursday, which ives probably
frustrated by the rain. thar prevented
him from taking part in an Intended
procession.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
ChoIcr:, I'm Cincinnati.

CiSctSNATI. July 8.
fhc Bodr1 Of Health report 81 deaths in the "a
hours ending this evening. 48 Of which we're Of
cholera.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
DR.. Wchslcr.s C:,se.

BosToE, July
Another hearing in behalf of DR.. Webster was
had to day before the Executive Council. Vari-
Gus petitions were presented praying ii commuta-
tou Of the sentence A final hearing takes place
on the 18th.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

IMPoRTANT DIscovERY. London
Chrome Thermalis, for June, announces
the discovery Of a substitute for the sui.
phsie Of quinine, which ia represented as
being even better medicine, and can be
bought for one,tenth the price. If wO
remember rightly. the French Academy
has offered o liberal reward for such q
discovery. w l.4
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
wheeling Bridge.

WAsHiNefoN, July 8.
Chancellor Walworth, TO whom the Wheeling
Bridge case was referred by the United States Sn.
preme Court has submitted to the Court that the
bridge is u nuisance. f
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

SMALL Pox.--We loarn verbally that
this disease Is prevailing toa considera'
Bile extent in CilcleviIle The town au'
thorities have adopted the most efficient
measures TO prevent It's increase.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

CHoLERA IN ST. LoUls.-The number
Of interments at ST. Louis for the week
ending on Monday, the LIST, was 1876, Of
which ca were Of cholera. The reports
show an increase this week ofthe NOR
,ali,y, by cholera aud other diseases, over
that Of the previous week.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12


The DELEGATE FROM FAIRFIELD.-ln
speaking of this gentleman, tho Eagle
says "he has forgoiten more than we ev.
er knew" and to make the case still
stronger. we might add. very consider.
able more than he knows himself.
We are happy to have the editor Of
that paper for once agreeing with us in
opinion. II is true that Mr.. Robertson
10 an inveterate reader, and it is on this
very account that he has "forgolten"
more than we ever knew. We make no
kind Of pretensions to the knowledge con-
tanned in the very many books, which the
delegate from Fairfield has perused.-
Ten of these authors oughtto know more
than one man, and what we claimed was
that Mr.. Robertson had forgotten what
he read in their works. We admit. for
once, that the editor Of the Eagle has
peuned one sensible sentence, and to-
confirm him in his opinion. we commend
to his careful consideration the follow.
ing:
Nothing makes q man SO stupid as too much
study. There are some persons who pile such
load Of books on their heads. that their brains
seem literally squaShed by them. In acquiring
the ideas Of olhers, they seem to doom them.
selves never to think; and while they know all
that Of which they might excusaby be ignorant,
they are ignorant Of everything they ought to
know, Hobbs, OF Malmsbury. used to say, IF
had read as many books as other persons,
should probably know as little"
We don't intend this as personal to
the editor Of the Eagle. and that our
readers may not thus construe il, we will
simply remark that some men are stupid
By nature. sl @
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
Tuesdny Evsnlng, Jnly ), 1850

CaoLERA.--h cincip,ia,i. for the "a
hours ending sunday evetiihg Tie Bdatd
of Health report 81 deaths. SO of which
were of Cholera. There was an errdr
in Saturdays report, published yes'er'
day. Whole number of deaths 93,-.-of
Cholera 65. {t ttf q
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

A Very violent storm and rain passed
over Pittsburgh on Sunday last, many Of
the hail stones are said to have been
nearly as large as pigeon'O eggs.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

PaoF. WEBsrER Extraordinary Con |
fessioa.--Dr. Webster has made con-
fession to his spiritual adviser andthrpugh
him To the Council Of Massachusetts, inI
which he coufesses that he killed DR..
Psrkman, but denies that it was premed-
itated. He denies that he had any inten.
tion Of numbering DR.. Parkman when he
requested all interview at tho Medical
College, his sole olject being to obtain
further lime for the payment of his mites
When DR.. Parkman made his appear.
ance, the Professor told him that he could
not pay him aud was about TO throw
himself upon his leniency. when the DR.
called him scnundrel, liar and threat
ened to turn him "ut Of his professor ship,
Being naturally "a quick tempered man
aud losing all control Of himself, the pro
Iessor seized billet Of wood lying by
and struck the doctor with il. killing him
Immediately. He lay over the body
ten minutes maNiug vain efforts to restore
life, aud when he found that impossible
lie turned his attention towards a con.
cealmeut of the body. The mauuer oI
doing this, as related by himself, does
not differ materially from the accounts
already published aud which were elicit
ed upon the trial.
The body was drawn into the sink and
dismembered. The only instrument
used for this purpose was the small knife
found in the tea chest. The watch he
threw over tic bridge while going to
Cambrdge. The notes. which DR.. Park.
man had in his hand ut the time, were
cancelled by the Professor aud put i'll his
pocket. He also states. as was testified
20, to the burning Of portions Of the body
and the disposition he made of the rest
A good portion of the confession is oc-
cupied with arguments aud facts, which
go tn shuw that the killing could not have
been premeditated.
Prof. Websterhad previously sent in o
petition in which he declared, before God
his Innocence, aud asked for pardon
This was withdrawn and the above con
lessiuu Was sent To- The Council in hope
Of communication Of the sentence.
We are not yet advised Of the action d
the Council upon this extraordinary pu
per, nor is Improbable that it will hav'
the effect Of inducing them to commute
his sentence to imprisonment for life.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

WIn Cincinnati for the twenty four
hours ending Saturday evening. there
were Ga deaths, 46 of which wete by
Cholera.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

"a NATIONAL CONVENTION Of HAND.
SOME MEN," is to assemble at Newport,
Rhode Island, some time this summer.
The delegates are to be elected by the
ladies' -Er.
I'VE are not candidate. We suggest
our beautiful contemporary of the Eagle
for the consideration ofthe ladies'.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
JosmuA R. GIpDINos.--A 0,r;o.,

JOSHUA R. GIDDMos. EerioGS
C1Grgs.-Last summer by fraud upod
the P. o. Department. "bogus" Wing
was appointed Deputy P. NJ. in Obsrlin,
Ohioi which gave great dissatisfaction.-
So sdda de the matter was placed in 4
proper light, The Department removed
the incuuibeht and placed more re-.
spsstaBle man III his place. Tie citizens
Of that vicinity spoke freely and the pa.
?ers were put On file in the department:
MIR. Giddihgs being greatly offended,
called and was pettfiiited to Examine Tho
dotumenis, The Following extract from
letter Of the Washington correspond:
dent of the Boston Atlas, will giys aii III:
sight into the question Of privilege rails:
ed by Mr.. Giddings on Friday last and
published in our Congressional report OF
yesterday:- s.&
"A few weeks after this. il was discovered that
portion of the papers, togetter with the brief
of the case were gone from the Department, and
were circulating among tno people OI Ooerhn.
The case Had excited much feeling in that com:
munits, hnd many who had thought proper To
addfeas the Department on the subject, had done
| S6 With great freedom. When. therefore, the
papers were found to be circulating among the
people Of oberlin. good deal of local disturb
ance was created, especially among The Wings.
So soon as this eDormity was known at the De-
partment. Col. Warren made full inquiry into
the matter, but could only learn that Immediate
y before the last appointment in the 0berlin Post
Office, tlie papers weie inspettEd by Geh. Gro.
well. of Ohio, the HIN. John w. Allen, formerly
Of the tHtelsnd District, and Immediately after
wirdS by the Hon. Joshua R. Giddinss. Since
then nobody had called for them or had access to
them Thus the matter rested until quite recent.
ly. when evidence was obtained that The abstract
ed papers were received at Oberlin under MIR.
GiIdinss frank"
This is rather serious charge. A
fraud has been practiced upon the De-
partment. and it will be seen in the Con-
gressional report to-day that an inveSti.
CATION will take place.
Had oul worthy contemporary of the
"Sri. Gaz." read the charge, when he
talked of "small potatoesl"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

NoTIcR TO OUR, T,--Our friend, the p
NJ, at hlillersporI, sends us the follow.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

Hook and Line, think to Iowa. You
had better stop his paper.
We think the P, NJ. is right
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

Tue CONSTITUTIONAL CONVE NTIoN--
Adjournment, ~ Yeslerday afternoon; af-
ter our papet had gone to press, We ~etS
taken all aback by a telegraPhic despatch,
announcing that the Convention had a.
greed to adjourn over. this morning, to
the frot Monday of December next. The
ustes;ble occasion for this, was fatal
case Of Cholera or two al the Capital and
several cases of summer. complaint, espec-
Tally among the members. This move
msm willhatdly be acceptable to the peo.
Pile, ii might have been made so by sine
die adjournment, as it begins 10 be pref.
ty generally cctisideted q hopeless case;
To expect an acceptable Constitution
from The members who compose The pres
ent Conventions; but as it is. various and
curious reasuns will be assigned for this
extraordinary measure. Somehow of
another, people will think and speak
what they think; and an occasional wag
will assign very curious motives TO tho
members.
1t has been gravely asserted that the
talking men have run out of wind and
words, and that they desire few months
TO recruit another supply. We hope this
is not tho case, as an idea had begun to
prevail among the people that the late
supply was well-uigh exhausted aud that
~e might expect a little work. But just
as these hopes begin to assume shape
and fnrm, here an adjournment takes
place, three or four months are allowed
Tor breathing spell, and the delegates
will return from their constituents, chuck
full of instructions and with few
hundred foolscap pages Of Consiitu.
tional eloquence. The debates of the
Convention, already unwieldy, will swell
TO an enormous size. and Scott 4 Bas.
tunr's Convention Reporter will raise
the price ot type, ink and paper. The
idea that has been suggested that, in case
uf %iifui murder. the telon shall be COM
pelled TO read the debates. instead of suf-
feriug capital punishment, will become
obsolete, as in this country torture is not
to be iufhcled upon any criminal, neither
as means to extOrt q confession nor as
punishment for crime.
! But the Convention has ad NGrned.
Last night the deFegateS from Adams.
Meigs. Athens and Hooking arrived in an
extra" and this morning they departed
home wards. Our friend Mccormick
looked well and hearty, and We took back
half that we said about him, for the very
decent lashing he gave the delegate
from Fair6eld--not over halflbougR, the
remainder is in reserve.
N. B. The Convention, before it ad.
journed, resolved itself into travelling
menagerie 1t adjourned to meet in
! Cincinnati.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

Grand Total. .-.... ..----. po,H5 oiS
To this mus, be added an endless num-
Der of Post Office defalcations, each
one small in amount, but in the aggre'
gate reaching very large sum.
Why so completely is this practice OF
plucking Uncle Sam, as public goose,
been interviewer into the very system OF
an Old Hunkor, that just lately old Fa-
ther Richie made an attemp, to get some
thirty aud odd thousand dollars out of
the Treasury, and his adherants through
cut the counlry,we mean the party press,
look on very compIacenlly. as if it was
matter of right. If they had. what
they profess, so holy horror of this sys'
TEN of public plundering, they would
hardly continue to recognize Father
Richie as The leader of the Locofoco
press.
Are not these pretty set of graceless
scampS TO be continually crying Gal
phin," even before that case is decided
upon2
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-02-23

Not only had he purchased the old
lands, ami rebuilt the old dwelling. lie
had preserved and extended an empire
He had founded prhcy. fIe hal adj
ministered government and waf with
more than the capacity of Richrllru;
and had patronized learning with the
judicious librraTity OF Cosmo. He had
been attacked by the most formidable
combination of enemies that ever sought
the destruction of single victim; and
over that combination, after struggle
often years, he had trinmphed He had
at length gone down to his grave in the
fulness OF age--in peace after so many
troubles; in honor, after so much oblo-
guy.
Those who look on his character with
out favor or lEalevolence, will pronounce
that in the two great elements OF all So
cial virtue in respect for the rights Of
others and III sympathy for the suffer
ings of others-he was deficient. His
principles were somewhat lax. His
henrt was somewhat hard. But while
we cannot with truth describe him, Ell
Their as righteous or as merciful ru-
Ter, ws cannot regard without admlra-
ton the amplitude and fertility Of his in
tellect-his rare talents for command. for
administration and for controversy his
danntless courage-his honorable power
ty-his fervent zeal for the interests of
the State-hls noble equanimity, tried by
both extremes of fortune. and never dis
turbed by either.-tMacau'eys MiscelIa-
MES.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-02-23
LATER FROM HUNGARY.-An order h

LATER FROM HuNGARY.-An order has
been issued by the Austrian Government,
requiring all persons. who were officers of
the Hungarian army, to be enrolled as
common soldiers, under the penalty of be-
ing treated as deserters. All persons
charged with political ofencea, the names
of whom are published in the Zeitung, are
required to appear in three months. This
order is intended to reach those who are
safe in America and elsewhere.
Among these are: Kossuth, ex-Presi-
dent, and Minister Szemere, ex-Ministers
Casimir Bathyany, Howurth, Vukovies
Eugene Beothi, and Ladislaus Madaraaz
--thetwo latter the most distinguished re-
publicans and orators of the late Hungari-
an House of Representatives; the others,
all OF them,l active agents, in the late at
tempted revolution.
A sullen stiffness reigns over the coun-
try, which is the precursor of a storm
Nlnety-fve Colonies OF the Hungarian ar.
my have lately been condemned to eigh.
teen years imprisonment in irons, and {
gr"at number of Majors to twelve years
confinement.
The above purports 10 be from private
accounts from Hungarian source iron
the N. Y. Herald.