The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

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The Northern newspapers are very
particular in telling US, among other
ihings. that the "Nighliugale's Nest" cost
ten thousand ,Inllais; aud every little act
If Miss Jenny, every triAlng word. is re-
corded. as though earth was never be
fore visited by az peerless daughter Of
Eve--nne'mnre free from the iuhrmities
which attach IN ponr humanity This
lady, no doubt. judging from what we eau
learn ,f ber true character. has some dit.
6culiy in suppressing the contempt which
she must feel for the seHseless Worship
pers at her shriue No man is censurable
frr searching dictionaries in various lau.
9uages. To ind words 10 express admira.
iion uf the sweet mites ofthe songsiress,
and for his ewu money for ticket. 1t
Is the bumbug of which we have heard
many complain But this is called a
free c,N rry, aud, iberef"re. people have
a rjgha;u make f'"ls uf themselves.
Did you ever hear talk -. the Ameii
can Miss DIxl She hss beeu in Wash
.ingIn repeatedly. Few, l.oweyer, have
ever seen her. Us sho dues not sing in
pnbic. The calm, soft tones nf her voice
viz never BE- heard IN Cast Garden. nr
m Ttipler Hall. or the Melodron. Ii is
ni hrr vocation; shc is mt gifted with
The Inngno ni the nightingale. Her or.
rand /, luve-mrrcy. Size has travelled
alone many thousand miles, and visited
aud inspected the dwelling PAGES ot the
lusanc; and IN lunumrr,bIe INSTANCES
size has pleaded successfully in having
the c0udltlun uT ibis unfortunate class ei
beings improved; and she came to Wash
ingtnn il funheiancS "I a design Ia pro
vide Ion the ndigsnt insane Throughout
the Uuiou. DuIlng the ne2t ses''Un UI
Cuneres, we believe that the bill repmt
cd for this purpose tsrsnilng lands the
proceeds Of which are Ia cursIl;He per.
inoncnl fund in each SIote) win becume
law; humanity will demand itS enact
ment, aud justice will reqIire that. amid
the proAlgacy of legislation, there shall
he one bright feature that for the relief
nf the distressed.
It is the way Of the world; Fashion aud
amusement lule the hour. The mind in
after years will occasionally revert ) the
immense crowds which listened 10 the
Swedish Nightingale. The voice ol
melody will have died away like the
chipping Of cricket, or The croak Of q
frog; bnl the result Of the employment oi
Miss Dix will be enduring. not like I
vapnr" andmapy wil"lise up aud call heI
blessed"
Tug RAILROAD VnrE IN JACKSON CoUN
TV.-rhe decided majority ia favor q
subscription To the s 4 H. V. Railroad
IN Jackson. is an evidence that her peopl,
feel much interested in the conslrut liol
of tho w"rk, knowing that it will he -
great advantage in developing her resour
evs. Aud 50 it will. The 500. 900 thu,
appropriated will soon b. realized in the
rise ofprnperty, aud tho value ot her min
eral productions. An enlightened peo
pie always 60 in for Keeping mp with the
improvc nlants nf the age. aud Jackson
has gwen abundant evidence that The
spirit Of progress is onward among heI
citizens. .-
The survey Of the road is nearly com
: pleteJ--ten days more, we learn, will fin
ish i,---aud il is the intention of tue Di
rec,ors to put the work under contract a
, soon thereafter as possible Tribune.
. VIRGINIA CoNsTlTuTIoNAL CoNvEN
r TON The convention for reforming th
;, Constitution Of Virginia, was orgauize'
' al Richmond on Monday. by the election
I of John Y. Mason as president, (he be
!. ing nomiuatcd by Henry A. Wise an'
u Stephen Decatur WbiltIe as Secretary
- | here was no opposition To Mr.. Mason
, aud Mr. White succeeded over his com
petilurs after several ballots. The Rich
mond Enquirer says:
. Every member but sesra, was pres
ent, aud the assemblugo presented a VI
ry dgniied and imposing appearance
We were struck with the number I,
!. young men. The Convention has Grove
Il ed our city with strangers"
: Tue CoADg WnrAT-In the early pa
o Of the summer, the National Intelligence
published notice of field of remal k
ble wheat, then ripcniug ou tho farm {
Edwin j, Coade, Of 81. Mury's county
Md. The wheat appears 10 attract greu
y attention. A letter from AIleghauy couu
|. ~, from II gentleman VINO had receive,
samples of il, says that il Is regarded viii
: greut iOvor Ihore, and that he has beer
offered five cents per grain for The speci
men he has. MIR. Coade has been oiiere,
$40 fol single bushel The lnteIllgeu
Ger says that Mr.Coude is making prepur
stions to seed large crnp this fall, aud
If Uo disaster hclalls the crop, he will b,
Oble To supply good mouy demands.
WHBAT AND FLoUR ExPoRrArIoNs. -
In n conversation with Mr., L + Osborn
the Superintendent nf the business uf ,h,
Madl,vr aud Lake Erie Railroad Com
pauy, wo learned that there had been, ~
: To Monday Of this week, some $50 00t
bushels of the present years crop o
wheui, transported iHlo Sandusky City
. that about 100000 of these we've in b,
tho Madriver Railroad; and some 200 OOt
hy the Sandusky und Mansfield Railroad
1 aud that the very free freighlage was sill
/ going on, That there have been som,
q 40 900 bbla oI llnur shiune1 into ib, ann,