The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-11-15

THE DANyERs TRAGEDY From fur
ther Developments, there is not the
slight est groundtn belive that young Page
who was .hot at Danvers. Mass. last
week, by the watchman, under the sup.
p silion that he intended To rob the bank
had any such object in view. A country,
man, WIN was lying in his wagon near
the bank, Witnessed the whole scene, and
denies that there was any one IN company
with Page, or that any parties left in a
carriage after the shot was fired. He says
he drove bis wagon rffshollly after which
the watchman doubtless took for a car.
rage. Bateman. the watchman, acknow
edges that when he FIRST saw Page stop in
the front Of the bank he started to get his
gun. and made noise by striking his foot
against a coal hod. The countryman ties.
tifes that Page suddenly ran up to the
donr. enquiring who was there, shortly
after which the gun was fired. The prob.
ability. therefore, is that, hearing some
one in the bank al that unusual hour, he
thought there were robbers within, aud
approached the door to ascertain the fact
The watchman evidently was very hasty
n firing Brit. San.
POWDER MLL EXPLOSION AT CAMDEN,
Me-. The Portland Advertiser contains
a detailed account of the recent explo
sion of the powder mill of Sweet, Il Co,
at Camden, Me. II appears that Mr.
James W. Walker. Elijah Loveland, aud
Alexander Hopkins, were at work re-
pairing The press, when cross bur fell
to the ground. striking large stone
which supported the press. A spark
was engendered. which ignited the fine
powder aud dust about the press, and
communicated toa large quantity of dry
powder in the building. This exploded
with report heard tor several miles,
blowing the bIilding To atoms. The mag
azine, few rods from the mill contain.
ing 225 casks Of powder, then exploded.
the concussiou being felt at Bath, sixty
miles distant. All the buildings for a
quarter Of mile round were more or
Inss injured, some hc:ng nearly destroy.
ed
or the mill aid magazine, with the
exception of a few pieces Of timber.
there is not a vestige to bo found larger
than mau's hand. Stones weighing
two tons we're thrown to distance of
fifty rods, Hopk ns and l.oveland were
Instantly killed Walker lived long e.
nough To give an account Of the accident
hut SOON died.
ANOTHER FArAA CoLLIrRY ACcIDENT. -
In The latest English papers we find an
acGu1nI of annther of those terrible col.
liery accidents. 81 fatal To human life.
The accident occurred at the miues of
Oakham, England Portions of the roof
of the mines fell in. breaking the cause
coverings Of tine David Safety lamps with
which the miners were provided. The
carh"ret'edh hydrogen gas which filed the
mine Immediately tnok FIRE, and an ex.
p"sion Yves the consequence. Eleven
dead bodies had been taken out. and /,
was supposed that nine more remained
in the mines. ..a. ..
AGE OF SHEEP. The age Of sheep may
he know0by examining their front res,h.
They ere eight IN number, and appear
during the first year nf small size. IN
The SECOND ycar the two middle ones full
ont. aud their place is supplied by two
new teeth. which are easily distinguish,
ed hy being Of a larger size. In the third
yenr Two other small teeth. one from each
side. drnp nd,. and are replaced by two
large oneS 40 ihat there ere now fun
large Teeth ia the middle. and twa paint
ed ones On each side. ln The fourth year
the lorge teeth are ak IN number, and only
two small unss remain. nne OF each end
of the range. In tho 6fth year the remaid-
ing small teeth are loai. aud thSswhole
frons teeth are largo, In tho sisJh year
ne whole begin TO be broken. = Fanny
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