The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-11-08

Ma JAMES, the novelist. has not only
taken the necessary legal Steps towards
making Yankee of himself probably Ia
enable him to obtain copy right here
for his future publications, but he has
further shown his determination nf be
cunning "ne Of MS by sending one of his
sons Ia Yale College. aud putting anolh
er inl0 the law school of New Haven.
MEXICAN I)oUNpGRY COMMISSION : Let
ters from the Mexican Boundary Com
mission, dated at Sdu Antonio, Oct. 9th
states that Mr. Bartlett was to leave on
the Tuesday following, with about thirty
or his party, fr El Paso, with the expec
talion Of reaching that point in month
or less. He was tu take the northern
route. through Fredricksburg. The main
part of the expedition was 10 leave San
Autoniu IN a week or two. Turner, whO
killed Tenant. was in Jail awaiting his
trial.
WlTnoUT BIDLgs-It is said that oI
80. 900 families in New York city, recent
Iy visited by the New York Bible Society,
more than 5000 were found to be desll.
tute Of the Bible.
Tng TuBACco BUSINESS The Daily
Dispatch states that there are in opera.
ton at the present time in Richmond, Va.
forty.three Tobacco Factories, in which
are employed over $500 hands and which
produce in manufactured tobacco four
teen millions FIVE hundred thousand
pounds annually.
SuUTu CAROLINA MASTERING. Gov.
Seabrook has accepted the proiTered ser.
vices of the RichIand Light Drag"uns
aud the Governors Guards. The time
tur the invasion Of the United States is
not fixed.
GEN. LOPEZ The Charleston Courier
says that about thirty wealthy citizens of
Matanzas had arrived at that place. They
are suspected Of being Connected with
Gen Lopez.
y We notice shipment nf 100 bbs
Sour Krou,, by S. P. Brady. to California
This is a new article Of export. but large
profits are unticipaled,-Dct, Free Press
FUGiTIvg SLAVES. Columbian (Ps)
Spy thinks that over three hundred iugi-
tive slaves have left that place AMI Mari
eta for Canada, since the passage of,he
fugitive slave law.
FLORIDA ELECTION. NJ. Cabell. the
Wing candidate for Congress has 400 ma
jsrity. There is a majority ofone for the
democrats in each house Of tho Legisla
ture.
MINNESOTA. The official canvass ol
the votes for delegates in Congress at tho
late election, gives the following aggre,
gate. H. II, SibIey GAO; A. Nj Mitchell
$50. Whole number l.20s; Sibley'S ma
jorily 80. Judging from this vote, we
conclude that tho white population OF
Minnesota is about 10000. ...
CouNTERrRITs.-The Cincinnati Ga,
zette Of the 3lst ult. says:
"During the last few days, the city has
been hooded with counterfeit and mutt
lated notes upon the Stale Bank "f Ohio
aud tho Merchants and Mechanics Bank
If Wheeling. They are all five dollar
bills, and can bo readily distinguished by
omparison with the genuine issue--lhe
paper is dark and thin, aud the engraving
execrsbe. Almost every coffee house has
been victmized, aud one of our principal
hotels received yesterday about fifty dol
lars Of this spurious currency. The band
engaged in its circulation is evidently ex.
tensive aud well organized. and have sue
ceedeJ in duiug heavy business in The
last week"
LAWYERS IN ENGL AND. Sir John Jer-
Wis states that, at the present time, fUe
leading barristers in London make up
wards sf ell 900 year each, eight a
bove dES, ,000Ia year each, and t'centy fUe
make annually above $4,000 each. But
this is not equal To what Sir James Scar.
let used To dn.,he made ESQ. 900 a year.
CVr Immigrants continue 10 pour into
New York from abroad in great numbers.
The ship William Tell. which arrived
IN Wednesday from Havre, has 575 in
the steerage; the "Liverpool," from Liv-
erpool. the previous night. 426; the VIM.
Hitchcock, from the same port, 25l. and
the Waterloo 250,
TuR RELICS OF Sin JonN FRANKLIN.--
The British papers received by the Cau'
ada contain the official reports, publish
ed by the Admiralty. upon the relics
found At Cape Riley by Capt. Ommaney,
and carried to England by Captain For
sy,h in the Prince Albert. They consist
ed Of Beef, pork, mutton and other bones,
and pieces Of rope. canvass and wood,
which it was considered settled point by
tho reporters, among whom were Sir Ed