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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

CAUSE OF the DANISH WAR Some
account uf The nrigin of the Danish war
may he desirable at this time. TO those
whu do not keep themselves sufficiently
"well posted" oh foreign sffiirs to pre-.
serve recollection ofoccurrences twelve
tiohlhs since in Europe. and observe
their connection with the present. The
Philadelphia Bulletin supplies the desi.
deratum as followsi
The lwo Southern provinces of Den
mark, Sleswig aud HoStein, are chiefly
populated by the German, instead of the
Scandinavian race, aud in this respect
d Her FROM the remainder of Denmark,
Holslein is almost entirely Inhabited by
GurnIans, and has been annexed To Den.
maxi at a comparatively late period Of
history. Ses&ig has large number Of
Danes 10 it. but is still German in It's
character, sympathy aud popnIation.-
When The reyoluliuu Of lS4S. broke ouI,
and was (ollnwcd by the general enihu'
siasm throughout Germany. in favor Of a
great German nation, the people 0f Sles'
Wig aiId Hulsieiu, with others descend
ed from the Teutbpic stock, desired 10
seceds from Denmark, aud join the new
confederation. In this wish they were
secretly upheld by Prussia, a power ev.
er ready to agsrahdise itself. or weakeu
neighbor Denmark. however, pro-
tested against parting with provinces
which had been ceded To her on the faith
Of treaties. aud prepared for war. Hos.
tiliiies have continued since, with varied
fortune. and in spite of numerous eff;us
on the part of neighboring powers to
make poace. Meantime, both races
have become mutually exasperated a.
ganst each other. rendering their living
together under one government more
difficult than ever Unless the Danes.
however. are checked by Prussia. the
revolled provinces will have to give in;
and If Prussia seriously interfere. Rus
sia will pl lobably assist Denmark.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

CENSUS OF OUR CIrX--A considerable
labor, we have unalyzed Ihs Census of
Chlllic,dht.; as enumerated by james
Mclean, Esq, deputy marshal, and have
ascertained the following act>:
Altogether, lhete are 1l00 souls -ex-
hhiing an increase Of 7S4 per cent, since
1910,
Of the present Inhabitants. 3407 are
males, 3693 fe'oaleS; 63l6 whites. 3Sl
blacks. ASS mulatInes There are l26t
persons Of German birth, 2S6 lriSRi Shd
l6S ofolher fnreign countries,
The marshal enumeraies 1900 house.
and the same number of families. b.,
The proportion of foreign u nati,s
bo IN residents is as l To 4a;-the whites
number about 9 to as compared with
the culnred.
The deputy has enumerated but 81
marriages, as having heen made here
within the last year, The largest holder
of real estate is listed at S2l0,000 = Sci
oto Gazette.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

TRIANGULAR Lows AFFAIR.--A young
lady Of New Orleans lately engaged hor.
self to gentleman who went 10 Califor.
mia to raise enough TO set up housekoep.
ing. During his absence another gentle.
man, Col, o., fell in love with her. but
was forbidden the house by her parents.
Nevertheless he got fiend Of his to
convey messages between him aad tho Ia.
dyr and had every hope Of succeeding in
his suit when the young lady eloped
with the ambassadOr, leaving Col. o., as
VIII as the California gentleman, to con.
sole themselves sihsy best can.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

WOODEN Factory. The main building
is now up, aud the roof on The tower
will soon lie completed and while the in
ternal works arc going on. tho stack,
boiler house &c. will be built. We un
lelstud that The directors have bought
another lot, moth nfthe one on which the
building stands, and that an eAnrt to in.
crease the capital stock $40 900, so as to
enable the company to put in machinery
for manufacturing cotton yarns &c. has
aleady resulted in obtaining subscriptions
to the amount of about 81 ,000.-, Only 49,.
600 more are wanted to make up the de.
sired amount aud we coDnot doubt that
this will be offered soon. 1t is desirable
that it should DO taken by our own cili.
zens LIST. because the stock will undoubt.
edly be profitable, and, I'd. because it is
desirable that tho entire control Of the
establishment shall be in the hands oi
pe"pIe of The county and inity...-Mn
yiefta ktciigeacer. .f
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

HARD MoNgY,-The Belmnn, Chroui
Gle Of Friday, says that Mr.. H. O'Donnell,
while uncovering hank OF coal on jug
Run. about mile from ST, Clairsvile. on
Tuesday last, came upon over pint Of
bogus quartet dollars, buried about two
feet deep. They appear tohave lain there
u long time. Mr.. O'Donnell thought at
frs, that he was the lucky finder Of the
real hard-but they turned ouI, like mod.
ern democracy-only bogus Steaben.
piHs Herald. .t..
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

The CRoPs.--The last Ohio COllivat.
or is nearly taken up with letters from
different parts of the State. All these
speak we'll of the late wheat cropj almost
everywhere in the State as with us, it
has been bountiful. Most other kinds of
crops, with here and there an exception.
look promising but after all it is the
wheat crop that adds most wealth to the
State, and we shall certainly have large
surplus.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

A DAvGERoUs INSTINCT. Tho heron
family possess very dangerous instinct.
i've faculty OF dsp,ivine their assailam of
oyo sight II wounded. they will allow
dog to approaeh, aud then. ,hough ap
parentIy insonsible, will. ia an instant
with uaerring aim. dart at its eye with a
force, fapidiiy, and certsin,y, which il Is
impossible 10 guard against.
We remember gentleman who mar.
rowly escaped. lie had ,as hc conceived,
killed biitetn. and deposited 1t in a
large pocket Of his shooting jacket, when
fortunately, as he wus walking m, hap.
pened 10 feel something insinuating itself
between his arm and shle. he. Just In
time to save his eye, eadeht sight Of the
beak OF the bittern. which had only been
wounded, aud wOs in the nc, II Iancine
itaelf, with full elastic jefk of its long
neck, towards his face. Thls faculty.
however, 10 not entirely confined TO either
the heron orthe bittern; il extends itself
to other species, as appears from the sim.
liar escape of a naval officer ~ the cc,ast
Of Africa. Il winged" says he. "a beau.
,ifnl white aigrette that was passing over
head and broughtit IN the ground. Whe,
1was 10 the act Of pisking il up, il sirucL
atmy eye with iis beak. and, had Il uoI
been tor my Elaases. would inevitabb
have redareah 10 perpetual darkdess."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

A TERRrnLE TRAGEDy.-A Daughter
Murdpredby her Father..--An awful trag.
edy occurred a: Philadelphia, Hancock
county. Indiana, on the evening of Thurs.
day, 9Th inst. The circumstances the
case are these: 4 man by The name of
Thomas Kennedy, has for years resided
in Hancock county. who. with his family,
have been considered disreputable mem
bers of society A difficulty had existed
between Kennedy and his wife for some
.time past. This difficulty had increased
10 such an extent that the authorities had
been compelled to interfere III order TO
'btotecl the wife from personal violence,
and the whole family from ejectment.
About month since, Kennedy was
brought before Justice charged by his
wife with threatening to kill her. aud he
was bound over in the sum of $400 to
keep the peace. On Thursday night Ken
nedy had been dri'hking freely. and, after
making a great disturbance ia The neigh
borhood of philadelphia. repaired to hrs
farm, situated sh6ft distance from the,
town, About midnight lhS heieliborhood
was alarmed by the discharge Of FIRE. arms
and the cry of MURDER and the terrible
announcement was mrde that Kennedy
had blown out his daughters braibs.
Medical aid was ofno use, for the brains
Of the young women were blown COM
pletely out of The skull. and she ceased to
exist. 1t is supposed Kennedy, in his
madness, had assaulted his wife and fam
;ly. and in doing so destroyed the life of
his best child. The unfortunate man is
in good circumstances. He was arrested
on Friday morning Cincianati Dispatch.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

ConREcrroN-Mr. EWing Of TsSnes-
see. Our telegraphic report of Saturday
made this gentleman say that the Presi
dents message was unfortunate in The
pre- Sc nj slate of the country and cslcula
ted TO add fuel 10 the fame already burn
lug. The same report has been publish.
ed in all the Western papers. The fol-
lnwipg abstract Of his remarks we find
in the Baltimore Sun. which we suppose
tu be more correct. 1t is proper to add
that Mr.. Ewing is democrat;
Mr.. Ewing. OF Tennessee, occupied the a ,or
All hour in tuyor Of the Texas boundary bill He
quoted from the Treaty with Mexico. tU sh,Iw
that there was no alternative left to the Execu-
live, hut to give protectiou. by all TIN means he
has the right under the Constitution 10 command
10 the people in New Mexico, as against the pre-.
tensions of TexHs. I he United States could not
keep its faith under the Treaty with Mexico, un.
less they did SO He saw no way OF the United
States getting out OF the dicilulty, aud keep its
faith to TexnS aud New Mexico, except by the
passage Of the bill of Mr., Pearce, now on the
Speakers table"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

"FREE BAENss."-The bankers Of Ohio. hav.
ing discovered their rreversible doom by the
people, have employed few democratic editors
to give the present system little ''grnpe," mud Ia
advocate. in it's stead. system Of free banking
bank power Of The State, II we do not have as be
yond doubt we SHALL State Constitution forbid
ing il, would be clamorous for free banking
which is another name for free stealing. .-A'h
land Union.
We rather imagine in that case. that
the editor the Union will 60 in strong
for Banking.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23
venting. August rs, 1850

TaE CHoLERA.--In Columbus. for the
"a hours ending to-day at II o'clock,
there were 8 deaths. Of which 9 were of
Cholera. 1t has spread over the city
and has stricken down some of its most
prudent citizens. So says the Statesman
Ofysstsrday "
In ChiIlicothe and Circleville. we he ar
Il Iias disappeared. From other places
We have no late reports.
In Cleveland. for the week ending Sa,nr'
day .there we're 80 interments. 22 of chill
dren under 5years of Oge. OF this last
number. t6 were of Summer complaint
and of Dysenlary. No new cases Of
cholera.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23
Tas EwKo FRAuD.--The following,
which we find ia an exchange. throws
........ .An lie Ewing claim;

TaE EwTNe FRAUD.-Ihe toilowings
which we find in an exchange. throws
some light on the Ewing claim;
eThe wonder mongers at Washington say that
Richsrdson in the course Of the examination OF
The ,,Evyins Fraud" committee, has recently as
csrtained from the testimony OF Col Timothy
Andrews. that four yeas since. when the owners
Of the Ewing claim were anxious to have i pro.
vided for in the PoItawotamie treaty. (negonated
by Col. A. on the part Of the United States) they
only asked some $4,000 principle aud interest
"There has subsequently, been paid upon n oy
he Department Of TIE Interior, f56 Ooo''
This same Ewing has been appointed United
States Senator by Gov Ford, and il the Gnlphin-
ties get majority in the next Legislature. he
will be elected for six years,an this event will he
taken as an endorsement by the people OF OHIO
Of the Galphln swndle Licking Herald.
We do not think the editor of the Her
aid fool by any means. nor deprived OF
that information which every editor ought
to possess. and yet The above article looks
very much like ignorance or fraud. In
the first place, il is wrong to make such
q charge upon the authority Of Washing
ton "wonder mongers;' in the next place,
it is wilfully malicious to charge Mr.. Ew-
ing with having anything TO do with the
allowance Of the Galpbip claim. when
the investigation did not implicate him al
all in the transactions; and in the third
place. it is decidedly mean to intimate
that the Ewing, an ludianageut,w VIII" held
claims against the Government, was the
United States Senator from Ohio. when
he is not even the most distant relative
bearing no other relation to him than that
Of name.
If the Editor Of the Herald is an hon
est man, as we hope he is, let him look
at this picture. Here are two charges
made. ia few lines, against the repu,a'
ton Of the Hon. Thomas Ewing. both O
which are wickedly and maliciousy false
The Herald man ought TO know this. II
he does not know il, he is not fiji to be
an Editors if he dnes knoW it, he is 6
vile libeler and not fit to associate will
honest men. Small charges of little con
sequence, coming from what source they
may. we can pass over in silence bu
when charges Of this character ale made
and intimstiOns thrown out, as is eviden
in this case, that the Hon. 7. Ewing
Secretary of the interior, has made al
allowance of a claim held by himself
we could not remain silent even if !h'
accused werea bitter enemy. This thiuJ
of attempting to destroy mans reputa
r tinn with false charges, is neither homes
nor honorable.
Our opinion Of the Edi,or's honest
and intelligence will depend much up"I
4 his explanation of the above article. A
b q matter of information to The reader, W
will add that this same Herald has erie
"Galphin" abou; as frequently as any pa
r per we know Of
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

FIvE HUNDRED EMIeRANTs DEAD.-A
letter from Bitter Water. 26 miles Yves;
of Fort Laramie. June l3, 1850. totho ST.
Louis Republican, says:
From the number ofgraves have
passed, the amount of sickness in trains
we have found lying by, aud from inior-
nation received at Fort Laramie, have
no doubt there has at least Ave hundred
emigran,s died between the Missouri
river and Fort Laramie since the LIST of
June, 1850. This side Of Fort Laramie
have lScppd bnsyery few eravos.'' es
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

FRoM SALT LAKE-Iateresting u True
The editor Of the New York Herald has
had talk" with Mr. Spencer Of the
Great Salt Lake settlement, aud has ob
tanned some truly wonderful information
The territory contains 90, 900 inhabitants
Of whom $4,000 live in tho chief city
Tbs soil is very productive aud easil,
cultivated. When snwn broadcast, z!
bushels Of wheat TO tho acre is an Urdina
ry vie Id; when drilled, single bushel o
wheat often produces 100 bushels. The
nights are too cold for Corn. Potatoet
and similar articles flourish abnudantly
The time to commence agricultural work
Is the Isl Of April There ia very Iit,le
taih aud the lands arc irrigated by means
Of canals At the base of the hills.
The climate is sOlubrnus and healthy
During the year ls49, out Of 10000 in.
habitonts only I died, All the settle.
Inents in the valley are in Aourishinp
condition. The story Of polygamy is all a
falschood, only Qua wife allowed, and nj
religions are tolerated
Tbisis truly wonderful news, and ou,
readero can place JUS, as much conf
dence In the statements Of Mr. Spcuce
as they think proper
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23
N motion the meeting adjourned.
JuHS D. MLRriS. See.

A SINGULAR EXPLOSION occurred on the
arrival oftho ak o'clock line from New
York Tor Philadelphia, a, Newark, MI,
on Thursday morning. A keg Of yeast
was put into the baggage crate, when i,
exploded with tremendous force, tearing
oGIhe top of tho crate, throwing the kee
OF least fifty feet into the air. 1t landed
ut the feet Of a bystander, having knock
ed one man down aud completely cover
cd him with froth. and scattered the con
tents IN tho passengers, giving them lu
diorouS appearance. No lives losll
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23
DrxGoods.

The wooden trade is very active. The
city is filed with buyers from the coun.
try, aud considerable sales are making Of
recent impoflaiiens. Blue aud brown
cloth are in especial demand, at full pri
ces. In Clulhipg there is siesdy and
regular demand for California. which
takes of monthly large Quantity bf made
up garments. aud the market is now very
active. Southern and western buyers
are in towu, and are free purchasers.
The fall auctions have commenced, aud
Messrs. Ausiens & Spicer's sale Of Sat
urdsy produced satisfactory prices, for
the qualities Of stufs offered Domestic
Cottons are the least active. Brown aud
bleached sheetiugs have but slowly i'm.
proved in demard. Printing cloths are
.only in limited demand for home con
sumption. @
Prints are in lessening demand. but the
production is beginning to accommodate
itself lo the demand to the benefit of pri-
ces. Mouseline de laines are quick of
sale. both for city aud country. Ginghams
heavy improved in demand Holders OF
drills are frmer. from Increased inquiry
for California. Stripes are IN good de.
maud for shipping and the clothing trade.
Ticks under 5 cents are scarce aud
wanted; over i2c there is better supply
and guod demand. The fnest sorts are
plenty and dnll. Cotton hanuels are dull.
Osna burgs are in request, but prices are
higher. Lnseys are in good demand,
with diminishing stock Flannes sell
quick, and with small stock, prices
tend upward. Satihets are not SO active
as they have been. but still with good
inquirY.-M Y. Evening Post Aug l3.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

GRAssHoPFERs EMlsRATINe.--A curl.
GUS phenomenon has been Witnessed here
for several days past. By keeping the
eye directed as nearly as possible to the
focus Of the sun. myriads of grasshoppers
could be seen on the wing at a distance
Of several hundred feet in The air, appar.
emily making their, way South TfSa''
bun lOhiol Wig. "A. ~.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

GENEROSITY or Mn. CLAY.-..It is repor
ted that on Mr.. Clay's arrival at Newport.
a ponr woman, who mingled in the crowd
to- see him. had her child knocked from
her arms by passing carriage, and kill
ed. Mr. Clay evinced deep sympathy
in her misfortune, aud sent her, next NOR.
ming, 500.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

OLDs ON BANKING IL have large amounts
due me from the people Of this county in
turn am largely in debt aud must depend upon
my customers getting plenty of money to pay mo-
that may be enabled 10 pay my debts ~ These
desirable objects eau only be obtained Ivy having
Sound Specie Paying Banks, DUNG a @ie and sui.
utary business; oaning their money to business
men. such as are engaged III buying and sending
off the produce of the Farmers aud lnhorers: aud
the very continuance of my business must depend
upon the ability Of my customers the Farmers
and Laborers. to get lair compensation for their
labor and produce"
II then AM deeply. vitality interested in hving
such Banking Sysrem. as will tend to make
money plenty aud good, and coudnce to the hest
interest of the Farmers aud Laborers - Ertraet
from an address Of Dr.. Oids. to Tie citizens Of
Pickapay county. I
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

EY-The Tcxns papers say that Majur Brooks
hnd issued orders fora campaign against the
Indians. who swarm the country in small gangs.
Rumors from Rel river counties report that ak
thousand Indians were assembled on that from
tier
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

ONO STATS FAiR-PostPoned.-The
Board of agriculture. owing to the pteva,
lence of so much sickness in Cincinnati
have postponed the time Of holding Ii.
Ohio Siete Fsir from the 9th, 10th an,
llth ofSeptember to the I'd. Sd. aud al
of October. Every one interested will
please take notice.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

BRISTUL But. sentenced tn the Yer.
mont State prison for eounterfeiiing. has
been lately AuQged twice by the warden
for making attemptsto escape aud insub
otdina,ion. A key fitting the door Of his
cell wus found upon him.. a. tR
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

Who DID T7-Mr. Chapel, Loco,
foco from Georgia, and formerly a mem.
Der of Congress from that State. in long
article upon the state of the Union, thus
praises the Democracy:
"The annexation Of Texas led 10 the Mexican
war. the Mexican war resulted in the acquisition
of New Mexico aud California. and this acquisi.
ton gnve rise to tie great TERRITORIAL quarrel
aokick nop agii0tss and threatens The Union. Tho
annexation of Texns. the Mexican war, aud the
acquisition of New Mexico und California. were
all emphalicAlly democratic measures. They
were, moreover. peculiarly and oninenty meaS.
ures ofthe Southern section Of The democratic par.
ty. II can never DO forgotten how 10th our north.
crn democratic brethren were TO launch the coun.
try on the stormy aud uncerhin ocean Of the first
Of this series OF measures mr. how stoutly the
whole body OF northern wings fought against It
lrum the frat To the last. The Northern democ.
raoy. however. yield to the urgency Of their
Southern political allies. and conquering their
own strong reluctance, embarked with US fully in
support OF the great opening measure, tho entering
wedge OF the SERIES the annexation Of Texas--n
measure which was undoubtedly the potent. pro.
duotve cause, the prolific parent Of all that FOL.
lowed They stood BY ua throughout, and by
their aid we trumphanty contaminated the whole
oI that Stupendous series Of measures, constitut.
ing maSa Of achievements which raised the char.
acter OF our country, prodigiously. boif ut home
mud abroad and Justly filed ths democratic par.
", and especially ths soatkerR portion oft, pith
boandisss pride aud emulation"
The reader win compare the two por.
tons in italics, It strikes US that /, is
rather sorry reason for 'boun1lsss pride
and exuhation" to have upon US "a great
territorial quarrel which now agita,es
and threatens the Union."--But then
thorsis no accounting for tastes aud Pro.
gtessive Democracy is queer thing.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

WThe one hundred and 6ftieth com.
tnenceinent of Yale College took place
at New Haven on Wednesday. The
proceedings commenced on Tuesday
evening, with Discourse by the Rev. B.
L. Swan. Of Liichfefd, CT, in tho Chap
ell ofthe COnscio ad CYeykm. On Wednes.
day morning the Alumpi met to bear
obituary notices Of graduates who have
died during the past year, including the
Hon. J c. Calhoun, and Cbas, Chauncey,
Esq, of Burlington, in thd, State. Two
Of the oldest graduates of the institution
were present Hnn. Moves Darling and
Jonathan Malby A discourse was af
terwards delivered by President Wool-
sey, of the University. Among the
speeches by the graduates, we notice
one upon Want"
~ Some queer chap says tha, grain
is treated like infanls-when the head
becomes heavy, il is Graded; and general.
|S Il 10 well tArdshea to make il 81 for
use. S.t, III.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23

U. S. AND PoRrDGAL.-Purtuea has
agreed To pay the claims against her, un'
der duress, claiming that she has not the
power to cope with the arms Of the Uni.
ted States.
Thus has The late Administration hn.
ished off itsfnreign policy, and who dare
now say ought against III In this res
pect, it flledup the measure of its glory.
Difficulties beset the country on every
side, and yet war was averted, the ma
tionaI character fully viudicated and ""r
national honor fully sustained. With
England. France, Spain ard Portugal
we had difficulties Of the most perplex.
ing kind, yet all these have been settled
without the shedding Of blood, without
the cost of national honor These are
the fruits Of a Wing Administrator
Where will the bitter enders attack next