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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02
River at a stand--Freight firm.

THE WEBSTER CAsE.-The Ho B. F
Copeland, the dissenting member of The
Governors Council, has published a
statement in The Boston papers. giving his
reasoos for dissenting from the decision
of the Executive and Committee ON Par
dons. AS regards one Of the law points
in the case, he says:--
"Undcr the law-as laid down in this
case by the Court-a jury is found 10
bring in verdict Of wilful murder in all
cases ofsecret homicide, unless the &C.
cuse1 can proce himself innocent lfa
man is attacked in any place where there
is no witness, and ID defending himself
kills his assailant, he is liable to be exc
cuted for murder; he may be able, to
prove his Innocence. but his chance for
doing so Is very small.
"The law ptesumes malice when the
homicide is proved. and thus is liable l..
create the crinie of wilful murder out of
justifiable homicide: Ii in this cqse Dr..
Purkmah had been the lggfessor not in
words only, but followed them with blows,
and il Professor Webster had in self de
fence killed him, the result w6tild have
been the same, the ability of Webster 10
prove the facts, and thereby establish his
innocence, would have been in no man
ner increased, and he would stand where
he now is with his life forfeited, for an
act which tho law would Justify if the
truth could be made to appear"
MIR. Copeland says if similar case
could have been made out for Pearson, he
should have been quite as strongly i'll fa.
vor Of committing his punishment.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

~ One of the Washington correspon
dents of the New York Tribune says il
is understood that Mr.. Crittonden has ac
tually accepted the appointment of Az
torney General. Mr.. c, will make an
aole law.officer of the government. as
we'll as popular member of the new
Cabinet. We look upon this appoint
ment as one of the very best that has
been made by President Fillmore. He
will rot go to Washington for several
weeks In consequence of other en-
gagements. private aud official 1t only
needs the acceptance of Mr.. Bales tc
make the Cabinet complete.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02
Cholera In 81, Loui,.

81. LOUIS, July 80.
Internents for "a hours ending yesteyilav 4 p
NJ. Cholera lO-other Diseases Is. The Board
OI Health announce total interments for past week,
III, 60 of which were Of oholera. Intermehta for
previous week, 395, of which 2O9 were of cholera.
Showing falling of in this week 276 of all dis,
eases, lao Of cholera
Mnrkets,-Littie produce on landing-business
dull-sales 1000 bu, wheat at 62i074c Down.
ward tendency-Corn dull-oats in demand, SOC
for new, sacks returned. Provisions-Notbine
doing. Hemp active Flour--ClIoice and extra
country, $4,5504,5O
River at a stdnd--Freight firm.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

hAbApALrhiAs Juty oUs
The funeral procession in honor of the late
President was Of the most imposing description.
Ihe procession was about twenty squares long
occupying when in line about one third of the
rou e, which was upwards OF sixty squares, or at
least FIVE miles in length. Tho cortege began to
move at IL o'clock, A. NJ. and did not reach
Christ church until after o'clock. P. M. thus ia.
king upwards of four hours to go over the route.
The column. was about m hour and half in pass.
ing given point, The whole number in tn 9
procession which started was about 10000. This
number had dwindled down to less than one half
before the route had been gone over, so intense
and oppressive was the heat. Had it not been
for the extreme hot weather, there would no
doubt have been at least 90 1000 in procession.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

INDM-A Terrific Erplosioa.- Twelut
Hundred Persons K,lled.-We have re.
ceived by express our usual dispatches
and papers in anticipation of the over.
land mail. The dates ofthis Intelligence
by this arrival are Calcutta. May 18th;
Bombay, May 25tb; and Alexandra, June
18Th.
A terrific explosion, at Benares, by
which upwards of 1000 lives were lost.
forms tho principal topic of the present
mail. A fleet of 35 boats containing gov.
ernment ordinance stores, among which
5000 barrels 1880, 900 lbs ofsunpowder,
arrived at Benares. en- route to the upper
provinces, on the afternoon Of the lst of
May, and we're moored off the Raj Chant,
tbe principal landing place of the city,
in the contre Of the town. A little after
10 p. NJ. one of these boats caught fire,
and Immediately after The whole explod-
cd, sinking all the boats near The landing
place. and destroying or injuriug every
one within certain range. By the lat.
est account the killed aud wounded d.
mounted to 1900. but more we're con.
tinually being disinterred by the 900
mon at work in removing tho ruins. The
Raj Ghaut Hotel, the Begum's Palace.
aud Mission House, are among the prin
ciPal buildings destroyed. and the mis-.
.ionary's wife and tho Begun and her
family, are among the victims. In addi
lion to the ordinance AotiIla, 40 other
boats, containing merchandise belonging
10 European or native merchants. were
sunk or destroyed; the ordinance Aotilla
was under the charge Of warrant off.
Ger, who was sbsent from tho boats at
The time of the cataStropt e. London
Times
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

u We see it stated that The amount
ot coal mined on the Ohio river and its
tributaries is annually 35. 900, 900 Of BUSH
els. A largeportion of this vast guam.
uty is dug in the State of Ohio. No
one can reflect upon the agricultural and
mineral wealth Of the Buckeye State
the development Of neither of which
has scarcely been commercially without
being impressed with The extent of her
capacity for sustaining an immense pop.
rilation. Some Of our railroads and ca.
nails now pass for miles upon miles in ex.
tent through uhbroken forests, whose va
rious and redundant growth shows how
well adapted is the soil to produce grains
and fruits 1t is not too much TO saw
that forty millions of human beings could
subsit in comfortS wealth and plenty, on
the territory of our great State, from her
own pioductions.-Sciot0 Gas.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02


Our dates from Oregon are as late as
May 30, The. Spectator, OF that date
says that the Legislature met on the 9th
The Governors message is published il
that paper. In it he relates at length hi;
proceeding to discover the murderers o
DR.. Whiteman and his party. Five o.
them were given up by the Cayuse lndi
ans, who, in their efforts to take them
killed several. The Judge of the Firs
District Court being absent. law was
passed, giving the I'd District Court juris
diction in the case, and calling session
of the same. which was held, the murder
ers convicted and sentenced to be hung
OH the I'd June. They confessed theil
guilt.
The Legislature adjourned May 25lh
In the Spectator Of The 10th of May, we
find the following proceedings of the
Legislative Assembly, which took place
on the 10Th.
Col King introduced a joint resolution
to inquire into 1.-The propriety of calling q
convention for the purpose Of framing a
State Constitution preparatory to admit
ting this Territory as State in the
Union"
This important and popular measure
was showed off the track by the adoption
of the following resolulion:-
Resolved, The council concurring there
in, that our Delegate in Congress be re
quested to use his influence to have the
organic law of this Territory so amended
that the Governor and Secretary may be
elected by the people,"
The deseuers 10 the number of thirty
two. have reached California in safety.
Coz. Lane and Rogue River Gold-
Gov. Lane has gone to the Rogue rive
to negotiate, if possible. a treaty with the
Indians in that region, preparatory t'
working the gold mines there. 1t is the
Governors intention to explore that sec
tion Of Oregon pretty thoroughly, will
reference to its mineral resources.
Price Of Labor in Oregon For the in
formation Of persons wishing TO omigratt
to Oregon, we will say that laborerS o
all kinds are much wanted here, Carpen
ters are receiving from IS to $l2 per day
Common day laborers 81 to S5 per day
Tailors charge $50 for making a dres
coat, and from SS TO $40 for vests ant
panialoons. School teachers are in very
great demand and at their own prices.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

The LAHORE DIAMOND. known as tho
Koh.i'noor, or Mountain of Light" one
ofthe prizes of,he Sikh war, has been
brought to England, and presented to
the Queen. Before it was cut 1t weighed
nearly 800 carats; but the unskillful lapi.
Diary cut it down to 279, which leaves it
still the largest diamond ever known.
The Pitt Diamond weighs 1870 caruts,
and the great Russian diamond about 600.
The value Of the Kob.i.noor is unknown,
buttwo millions sterling is mentioned as
approximatiug to it. ErcAange.
But the diamond has recently been
fused under intense heat. and the prac;i.
cal effect of this ought to BE- to enable
science to make tho diamond ofany re-.
quired size by adding one to another. If
this is so, the prestige Of the diamond is
gone. -Bah. Sun.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

NEWSPAPER CHANGE. The Cincinnati
DespGtch. hitherto neutral. has boisted
the Locofoeo flag and intimates that the
other organ Of Locofocoism in Hamilton
county does not represent the feelings
and wishes of q large portion oflhe party
The notorious DIR. Duncan is the editor
The editors, pToprieiors and printers
claim the privilege Of being candidates
for Office whenever they see proper
Look out for fight for spoiIs in Hamil.
Inn
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02
FROM WARRINGTON.
By TsitgrepA for tie Daily LaneGiIisr Gasslts
WAsuINoroS, July 90.

SEEArB.-Ths consideration of tho Omnibus
Bill was resumed. Mr. Dayton offered an amend
mont striking out Mr.. Bradbuy's amendment
aud authorizing Texas to institute suit in the
Suprsmu Court Of the United States, on the 1ues'
ton of New Mexico Mr.. Dayton Supported his
amendment in a short speech
MIR. Rusk denied the authority or the Court
and objected u throwing he scsponsibiliiy upon
Texas. ihs corrt would delay the ssttlsmeri o
the question for at least year.
Mr., Dayton rejoinod. and contcnied that III,
court was the Here the storm nterfered with tn,
working OF toe line and cut us short
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02
Tnesday evening. July 80. 1880

CHOLERA IN CoLUMBUs,-Ws learn by
the State Journal received this afternoon.
that there were Z deaths on Su nd and
z on yesterday, by cholera in that city
Private information received here state
the number Of deaths by cholera greater
than the accounts furnished by the prin.
ted reports the of Board of Health
We cannot say which is most to be re-
lied upon.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

GEN TAYLoR's PROPERTY We regret
TO see it stated in letter to the New
York Express tina, Gen. Taylor's family
are not likely to be as comfortable in a
pecuniary point of view,as was,generally
supposed. He left no will We subjoir
the following extract from the letter re-
ferred 10.
"When he left for Mexico, it is stated
that in three sealed letters. he left dilec
tions for the management of his property
in case of his death there, in which wat
suppos ID to be willard these three
letters were not opened till after his buri
al here. but no will was among them, and
the directions applied TO property
which is now almost wholly changed in
it's form.
"lndeed his family now have no home,
aud therefore, Mrs. Taylor. it is suppos.
ed, will not return to Louisiana. His
plantation on the Mississippi has been
sold since he came here to enable him to
purchase sugar plantation below, su
that home is lost. Previously. however,
he had purchased another, midway plan.
tation, but that has turned out to be a
very Improbable piece ofproporty, max
ing no crops. in consequence of beng
flooded repeatedly. Then the homestead
is gone to make one payment on sugar
plantation, on which something like
seventy or eighty thousand dollars must
now be due-and The middle plantation
is under water. Probably, some OF the
Presidential salary was relied upon to
moet the further payment on the suga:
plantation but that salary is gone. You
see from these general facts, that General
Taylor died in a very unfortunate time
for the interest Of his family He had
previously however TO Col, Bliss's mar
riage with his daughter. settled upon her
a considerable sum of money.
Mrs. Taylor was just beginning to like
Washington, and intended joining more
in sociely. this coming winter. She was
feeling at home. and had completed all
the household arrangements, which were
requisite to put the White House, in that
order, it now boasts Of, far superior to
what in furniture, and comfort it has ever
before been, under any administration.
Old Whitley and favorite dog, are
consigned to Capt, Boyce to-day, an in.
innate friend of the late President, living
on Georgetown Heights
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO SwIm.--
Every parent should teach bis children to
swim, We hear every day Of the fatal ac.
cidents to those who arc unskilled in this
important srt, Those who can swim are
sometimes lost; but those who cannot sci.
dom escape.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

MAKING Foot OF HlMsgLE.-Some
thirty years ago clothier, in the State of
New York. remarked to friend: "Look
at that young man, just passing; the best
workman in my shop. he iS going to make,
fool Of himself, By leaving a good trade.
to study law" That young man is now
President ofthe United States. "Wise
judges are we of each other"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

OHro UNlvGRsITx.--The annual com.
mencemen, will take place on the 7,h Au-
gust. The Alumni will be addressed by
Rev. d. v. Mclean. Of New Jersey. IA
native Of Ross county, Rev, William
Cox, Of Piqua, (lste Of Lancaster, !, will
mako speech 10 the Atbenian Society
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

ANOTHER CANADIAN BIsHoP. The Q ueer
Of England has authorised the found alton
ofa second Bisboprick in Lower Canada
and has nominated Rev. Mr.. Fulford as
Bishop Of Montreal" the present Bish'
op to be henceforth "Bishop Of Quebec,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02
NKw YORK. july 81

NkW IUKk, July On.
The Packet Snip Waterloo from Liverpool, AZ
rived and anchored offSandy Hook last night.
Garibuldi, the hero of the Roman Republic,
is on board. He is to have great public recep-
tion in this city.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

VTho wreck ofthe ship Elizabeth
is aScertOinod to have caused tho loss Of
ten lives, Two more than was at first re.
ported, Five Of them were passengers
and five Of Tho crew. Strong hopes are
entertained that Powers statue Of the
late John c. Calhoun, Of South Carolina.
will be saved, ~ Il was placed in the bo,
iommo" part of the vessel and may be- re-
covered from the sea, the ship having
gone to pieces.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

CONGRESSIONAL On Monday Mr., Clay
made his closing speech upon the Com,
promise Bill characterized with ardent
and impassioned patriotism, aud impnl.
sive aud resistless eloqueRce. never sur.
passed by him in his most palmy days.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
reports him as ridiculing the rhodomun.
tade OF the Southern disuniouists. As
to Southern Confederacy. he declared
II impracticabie, because the people re-
siding on the head waters of the Missis
sippi, and its tributary streams would
never consent that the mouth Of the riv.
or should be controlled by any foreign
power-any power alien to them. He
was terrific on the utras North and
South, and poured hot shells into South
Carolina and New Hampshire. into the
fanatics and disunionists North and South.
Speaking of the Southern Convention,
aud Mr. Rhett's speech Of South Caro-.
lima. he SAID he knew Mr.. Rhett and had
some respect for him; but if he had made
use Of the declarations imputed to him,
at the meeting in Charleston. he was a
traitor--and hope, said Mr., Clay. he
will meet with the fate of traitor!--
Loud applause. Mr.. Clay hoped that
the sentiments of disunion were confined
to South Carolina. There were men in
other States as gallant as the people Of
South Carolina. and he would answer to
Kentucky that thusands and tens ofthous.
ands of her noble sons would rush to
arms in support OF the standard Of the
Union against the rebels.
Mr.. Barnwell said there we're two ends
to a rope. A rebel might die honorably
in defence Of the right. He did not doubt
the gallantry Of other States, but South
Carolina would defend justice at the haz.
ard of saletv. Cin. Gazette.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

1It is said that Mr.. Macauly is at
present in Scotland visiting the battle
fields &C., which he will have to describe
in the forthcoming volume Of his history
of England.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

A SAM PArcH has appeared in Eng.
land, whose feats surpass those of his IL
lustrious predecessor This subaqueous
prodigy leaped into the water from an
elevation Of eighty feet. with pair Of
boots in his hand. which he succeeded in
getting on before he came to the surface.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

LYNcH LAWN the lower part oi
Culpepper county. Va, colored man by
the name Of Greyson was taken from jail
by about two hundred persons and hung.
He had been twice convicted Of murder;
but the court on account Of The Insult.
cheney Of tho evidence had each limo
granted new trial. The mob, it is said.
consisted Of justices Of the peace and
members Of christian churches" curl
ous' jusiicss and pretty christians. The
press in the neighborhood are calling up.
on the SuIhofilies to sPPreheud tho Iyuth.
ers, aud |, is supposed that some Of the
leaders will be apt to suffer.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

- Bishop Timon. of Buffalo, has ar
rived IN New York from Italy, having in
enarge. itissaid several Ursuline sisters,
from boulognesa part destined for a
convent IN Brown Co, Obio, and others
for Cleveland,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

HENRY N PAINE, the gas man, had his
arm broken, at Worches,er, Msssachu-
setts. a few days since, by catching i in
to the wheel ofa carriage, into which he
wss stepping.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

TsE MoTHER's MAGAZINE, for August,
ID a very creditable number and filed
with fine variety OF interesting and USE
ful reading.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

REASONABLE REoUEsT.-Judge Nc
Clure made very reasonable request of
the members Of the bar, at Pittsburgh
lately. He said. III hope gentlemen
engaged in divorce cases will no, allow
their clients to call upon me--the fe.
males especially They annoy me; and
besides their manner Of proceeding is
very improper"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02
LOUISVILLE, July 80

LOUISVILLE. July 80.
lnterments In last "a bours 9--None Of Cholera
from this city. Four OF them from The country, of
which two were OF Cholera. River on a stand
#. in. in tile channel Raining.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

1h ia predicted that the time will
como when mans perspira,ion will be
turned TO account ns steam, and drive
him up hill like a locomotive.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

GoLD IN OREeoN.-The Oregon Spec:
lator, of May 30lh, SAYS: While our cit.
ize0s are preparing To go to Hogue Riv.
er TO dig for gold this summer, they have
been aroused to unusual excitement bv
the discovery Of a rich mine in another
direction. The opinion is gaining cred.
it daily, that one Of the richest mines on
the shores Of the Pacific. has been dis.
covered in Spokan county, some 400
miles from this city. and up the CoIum.
bia' We are assured by Capt. N. Cros,
by, who saw il, that the sand which was
bfought from the Spokan. was in it's bulk
about one-quart gold. We have aIways
felt confident that there was gold ON Pow!
der and Burnt rivers, and this discovery
ON the Spokan, will still more fully con.
firm the fact that the middle region of
of Oregon is to become the grand El Do.
rado Of the day.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

VA SteN.-The Wings have goined
three members Of the Legislature. in the
recent special elections in Louisiana,
loosng fourth by but one 0ote only.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

1Sir Robert Peel's death is almost
universally iahented in Great Britain, by
both sides, in politics The Liverpool
Mail, however, carries is opposition be-
yond the grave, proposing the following
inscription for his monument: "T6 tie
Memory Of a Man [Callrd4 a Statesmam)
.Oho Sold Himself to Faction, and Ra-
ined his Co1nfrV.'
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

DRobert Pate, for the assassination
Of the Queens bonnet with an ounce
cane. has beon convicted of spoiling a
very pretty bonnet, aud transported for
seveN yeaIs.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

~ Letters of administration on Gen.
Taylor's personal property at Washing.
ton, amounting to $4,000, have been taken
out by Col. Bliss.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

EyA lady died suddenly from taking
ehiorofcrqriD New orIosns. on the 14l6,
for extracting a tooth
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

I One million two hundred and sixty
thousand Irish have emigrated to the U
S. since 1925.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02
Monday Evening. July 20. 1850


.CHoLERA.-I In Columbus. on Saturday,
there were deaths from Cholera--on
Sunday 10, as we understand from a pri.
vate source.
In Hamilton, Ohio. during the past
two weeks, there have been some twenty
cases. nearly half Of which proved fatal.
Itis also rsging in several parts of Ham
ihon,county.
!, In Washington, Jefforsonville, Boon.
Vile. New Albany and some other places
in Indiana, it has assumed threatening
form.
Minister. Ohio. German settlement,
whore il ragged SO fatally last year, hes
sgain been attacked.
These places are noticed additional to
those published few days since. In
many tits very violent and causes many
deaths.
TThe New York Tribune states that
the Funeral Procession Of General Tay.
lor, in that city, on the 23d., was seren
miles long.
The Tribune says the Procession was
precisely three hours and twenty minutes
in passing given point, and comprised
,at least 10000 persons. Altogether, it
was the most gorgeous and imposing fu-
neral pageant ever exhibited in the Uni
ted States.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02

PROE. WEBsrRR AND SUIcIDE.-Ths
Boston correspondent of the New York
Tribune says:
Prof Webster is in remarks ably vooa
health, is constant in his devotions. srd
appears like man who realizes tbe ~.
tul and ignomiUious fate which awsi,j
him. He is allowed the usual article a
his cell that he had before his decision n
mention this because some have ,borghi
it hattet Of surprise that he should /.
allowed d knife and fork, glass ware Sc ,
they beihg impressed with the ides tbat
he would commit suicide. He oncs
said, when spoken to upon that subiee,.
lam too mech ofG Christian to comm
saicide.' We shall sec. Bets run biOb ,h.;
he will never be hung=lhat he willtake n:
own life. Others are equally as fierce a
betting that he will be hung.
Prof w. is, according to the jail record
in The 55th year Of his age. andis five feel
two inches aud ] in height.