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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

EFFECT OF GUASo.--Mr Thomas Bodlden in
forms the editor fthe Cecil Wing that he guanoed
part of one of his wheat fields last fail, and that
OH that part Of it there will be three times as
much wheat, judging from present appearances,
as on the other part OF the field.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21
A wonderful Piece Of ,ieclia.i ism.

The Paris correspondent Of the ST. Louis
Republican gives the following account
OF wonderful clock invented by "a French
farmer:
A wonderful clock has just been inven'
ted by French farmer, which deserves
notice. He is young man, scarcely
twenty-five years Of age. with no Other
education than the children of country
peasant usually receive. The clock il
made of wood, and is called by the inven'
tor, the mOving calendar. 1t has several
dialS to mark the hours, the minutes. the
seconds, the days of the week, the length
Of the months, the number of months in
the year, the years and the centuries, the
rising and setting of the sun. the moon
ETC., aid all this works with an accuracy
and pfeCisiot truly remarkable.
The works. artistitslly placed behind
a glass. permit visiters to understand in a
short time. the finish of everything, and
the regularity Of all the movements. A
bove the dials and the wheel works on q
surface about yard long, runs beauti-
ful little gallery, with cells in the middle
and tower at Zach end.
When the hour is about I'd strike; The
door of a cell opens and Death appears
armed with his scy,he, and pursued by
Jesus Christ, with whip in his hand
who chases Death before him. pushes him
and shuts him up in ahothet cell. Al the
first stroke of the hour, little cock per-
ched on the cross which sdrmounts one
of the towers, flaps his wings and stretch.
es forth his neck as If he was about tu
crow. When the hour has finished stri.
king, Death and Christ return to their
respective cells and entering, shut the
door.
Three times day. at six III the NOR.
ning,a mid day, at six in the evening,by
means Ufingenious mechanism, the sound
of the Angelus is heard.-The Virgin Ma
ry then comes out of a cell, appears oh
the gallery, and kneels down in Iillle
oratory. At the same moment an ange
descends from tower. he agitates his
wing, land finally places himself at shorl
distance from the virgin; he incines him
self as ifto salute her She becomes
troubled and trembes, and seems evi.
IDENTIFY frightened. All this passes during
the first three strains the Angelus The
angel re ascends. and makes three saluta
tions while the virgin returns to her cell.
Al the wheel:wOrks Of this admirable
machine are Of wood or copper, and fin
ished in perfect manner. The inventor
has conceived every:hing,execu,ed every
thing himself; during the day he worked
in the fields, and at night, by the dim lght
of a amr, in one corner Of his garret, he
made his clock. 1t is now visited and
admired by persons from all parts of the
country, who, upon examining it are as
founded that it should have been made by
a man wholly unacquainted with the rules
Of mathematics and mechanics.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

GREAr TRorriNG MATcH.--A match came of
at the Centreville Course. Il, l., on Friday, A.
gainst time, Mr.. JOHN I'drdy having undertaken
TO drive mare one hundred miles within ten
hours, for 81 900 The feat was accomplished in
nine hours aud forty minutes aud three quarter
minutes, or ten minutes and quarter within the
stipulated time. This is said TO be the greatest
trotting feat ever performed in this country.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21
LANCASTER, JUNE 10, 1850,

The CoSvEsrioS. yesterday the subject of
Corporations occupied the time ofthe Contention.
Mr.. Archbold took occasion 10 give the ultras a
few happy hits.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

| The SOUTHERN CoEvEETIoN- Revolutions -
The first declares that the territories are the COM
mon property Of the people and that the citizens
have right to migiate to them with their prop
erty.
The Second declares that Congress has no right
to exclude any property lawfully belonging to cit
izens ofthe United States, from the territories.
The third declares it the duty of Congress to
provide governments for the territories
The fourth declares that whatever the States
recognize as property, The Federal Government is
bound to recognize and defend as SUCH and all
acts tending to dehatiOnaH=e property Is uncon
stitntional
The fifth resolves that ii is tie ddty of the Fed
eral Government to recognize and firmly main
tain the equal rights of the citizens OF the several
States in the territories, and to repudiate the
power to make distinction bel%eeh the propr.
etors of different species of property
The seventh declares that the performance Of
this duty isrequired by the fundamental law OfIhe
Union. m
The eighth supposes that such action would
prove valuable blessing and under it the terri
tories would become speedily populated
The ninth supposes it would end the difficulty
between the o. S, aud Texas in regard to the
boundary question .,
The tenth supposes the exercise of this power
by Congress would end all sectional disputes.
The eleventh declares it to be the sense of the
Convention, in the event Of the above power not
being exercised by Congress, that the line of So
deg 3Om, should divide the territory south OF that
for slave territory north for free territory. This
they consider an extreme concession.
The twelfth aud thirteenth we give iu full-
Resoi6ed That it is the opinion of this Conven-
ton, that this controversy should be ended, eth
er by the recognition Of the constitutional rights
of the Southern people, or by an equitable par
titon of the territories; that the spectacle ofa con-
lederacy of States involved in quarrels, over the
fruits of a war in which the American arms were
crowned with glory, is hdmilidthgi that the incor-
poratiou of the Wmot Proviso in the offer Of a
settlement OF IA proposition which fourteen States
regard as disparasing and dishonorable, is degrad
ing 10 the country; that termination Of this con.
troversy by disruption OF the cohtederacy. or
an abandonment OF the ter tories to prevent
such result. would be Il climax 10 tue shame
which attaches to the controversy which. it is
the paramount duty of Congress to avoid
ResolUed, That this Convention will not con.
cede that Congress will adjourn without making
AN adjustment Of this controversy, and in the CON
iiton in which the Convention finds tile ques-
ton to be before Congress. it does not feel at lib
erty to express the methods iur resistance TO
measures not yet adopted, which might involve
,lishonor to the Southern States.
The resolutions are cautiously worded and art
fully drawn; but as they will proi ibly be modi-
fed before the Convention adjourns. we content
ourselves with giving the above abstract. We
shall hereafter publish them in full
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21


PRusslA- The Assassinatiox Of the
Kmg.--A despatch from Berlin, dated
May %, gives the following account Of
the recent attempt to kill the Russian
KING
The King and Queen, having left
Charlottenburgh between ii and IL, ar
rived at the Potsdam station a few min
utes after the latter hour, and, quitting
their carriage, rested awhile in the roy
al waiting room, attended by the aide
de. camp On duty. The specialtrain hav-
ing been pushed forward, his Majesty;
giving his arm to the Queen. quilted the
waiting room, traversed The corridor. and
was in the act of descending the first Of
the three stone steps which lead from
the passage to the platform, where stood
the royal railway carriage, when his spur;
striking against the projecting rim of the
step, caused his Majesty to slip or stag
ger, and at the same time TO throw up
the right arm in an angular position; as d
counterpoise. At this instant man; in
the uniform Of sergeant of Artilleryi
who had been allowed to advance close
to the constabes and two sentries who
are usually posted on either side. pushed
through them and the few bystanders,
stopped, or half kneI, down. and, drawing
pistol rapidly from his bosom, fired up
wards, and with such deliberate aim that
the ball struck the lower inner part Of
the Kings forearm, traversed the flesh
bet veeu the skin and bone, without for
tuna'ely injuring the latter, and passed
out within an inch orso ofthe elbow. His
Majesty staggered. by slipping in the
first instant, and then, by the force ofthe
ball fired within three or four feet of his
person, lost his balance. but was imme-
dialely raised by Col. BONN and Count
Waldersee, aids.de-camp in waiting, we
believe, and was carried into an adjacent
room, where he became extremely faint
for few seconds, but quickly recovered.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

tY'A letter from Hiram Powers dated the 9th
May. received in Charleston, s'ys My Statue
ol Eve (fortulately usuretl) was lost in the West
on the codst of Spain, not long ago 1t has been
got out, but as the vessel lil been lull Of Putrd
water Tar II month Or more, of course in dam
nsed state, uipre or less. know not yet how
much"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

RAnRoADs.-The commissioners Of
Stark county have subscribed $50. 900 ad:
ditional stock to the Ohio and PennsylVa-
MIA Railroad, making the Stark county
subscription SlO5, 900. The Massilloh
News says this inshres the, immediate
completion of the road from PiusbHrgh I'd
MasslIon. and the editor anticipates 1
ride in the cars to the Iron City on the 4th
ofJuIy 1851.
The Pittsburgh American states that
most Of the difficulties as to the right
Of way for the Ohio and Pennsylvania rail
road between Pittsburgh and Beaver
haze been removed, and the contractors
are actively at work on their Jobs. Tho
Company have commenced and made
considerable progress in the over hill
road, in place Of the one along the mar
rows, and have upon it a large force
which will enstire Its early cohble,ion:
Nearly two miles oft are now complet;
ed Cieceland Herald.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

ELYRrA CouRIER Courier. after
a wild goose-c chase in politics. and getting
stuck IN Free Soilism, is on its Wing
legs again ready to do battle under Old
Rough and Ready. GEO G. WAsaBuRN,
Esq, Editor. and good one too
Cleveland Herald.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

YoUNa MoTHERs--It is not uncommon in Tex
as and Mexico that girl becomes mother at the
age of fourteen. In Galveston, Texas the wife
of merchant had her first child when she was
less than thirteen. ......
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

4 MONSTER PETRIFIED SNAKE.-A por-
ton of monster snake, that had become
petri6ed, was dug up short time since
on the line of the Ironton Railroad, by a
Mr.. Chamberlain, who was working on
the road. The part dug upby Mr.. c. re-
tains the spots, spine, and other eviden.
ces going to show it is part of a snake
at least twenty feet in length, and ten in
ches in circumference. The part dug up
has been secured by Mr.. T. C. Wright. of
Xeniai who has large and valuable col
lection of curiosilies Of all kinds, and of
all Kingdoms.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21
JunlspnUDrNcE- TIE Repon of II

JuRIsPRUDgNcE-the RcP0Tt " Me
Committee.-The following is the report
Of the Committee on jurisprudence:
The General Assembly, at its first ses.
sion after the adoption Of the Conslitu-
lion, shall appoint three commissioners,
whose duty /, shall be to revise, reform,
simplify and abrldge, the rules and prac.
tice, plesdings. forms and proceedings,
1f the courts OF record Of this State; aud
as far as practicable and expedient, they
shall provide for the abolition Of the dis.
tnct forms Of action at law now in use
aud that justice may be administered il
an uuifurm mode Of pleading. without re
ference to any distinction between Law
and equity. And the said commissioner
shall. from time TO time, when ,hereHn,c
required, report their proceedings to the
General Assembly subject to the actor
Of that body.
Provision shall be made by law at the
same session, for filing vacancies. regu
latng the tenure Of Office, and tie com
pensatiOn of said commissioners.
There will be strong opposition ic
the report in Convention and its edop.
lion is very doubtful.
The same committee reported adverse
ly to adopting any provision in the Con
sdtdiion in regard to the rights of married
women, leaving that subject to The con
sideration Of future Legislatures.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

wThe savans of Berlin, it seems were quite
excited at hearing the account OF Dr. Parhmans
murder, but they have not yet been able to settle
he question, whether the murderer is Daniel
Webster or the photographer.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

The HEN FEvER.-Few ore aware Of
the extent TO which the hen fever is now
raging among our amateur farmers. Tho
California fever sinks into oblivion when
compared with this. Choice hens are
now imported for breed. A few days
since. an invoice of 35 pounds sterling
came in the Rober; c. Winthrop, from
Liverpool. The merits of the Gulder.
land, the Dorking, or the Cochin China;
arc daily discussed in .he railroad cars,
and at our fashionable hotels. One young
farmer gentleman in our vicinity has
gone into the fowl business in good earn
est. and reduced it to a perfect system.
Eggs are taken in to hatch for so much q
head; the name of the owner of tho eggs
and the date Of their being laid, written
upon the outside. Hens are lei to those
who have eggs of choice kind, but who
have no hens TO hatch them. So and even
81 per dozen is by no means an uncom-
mon price for eggs Of choice kind.-Bos-
ton TIarelier.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

THE NUMBER Of licensed drinking
houses in New Orleans is twenty,three
hundred. and it placed in one line, they
would reach l3 miles. The amount an'
uually expended in that city for intoxicst-
ing drinks is estimated at $12, 10000
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

Tue GREAT Tunnel ON THE BsLTt-
MORE AND OHI0 RAILROAD, is one Of the
greatest works of civil engineering now
going on in the world. 1t is few miles
from Morgantown, West Virginia, and is
through mountain lfor railroad track.
a mile and quarter wide. There are
already sunk three shafts. some 20 by l6
feet, and from I75 to 1855 deep. Hun
dreds Of shantees are now reminding one
Of new town in California.
Z he shafts being now completed to the
perfect level of the road, large number
of hands are enabled TO 60 to work, tun-
neling through the rock-all of which has
TO be brought up through the shafts, ex-
cept al the two extremes or sides of the
mountain They work day and night
one set during the night, and the other
by day. The works of,he Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, in passing through West
cru Virginia aud the Ohio Valley, will be
amung the proudest of the age:-Ciere'
Herald.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

U The Pennsylvania Railroad is com
pleted as far West, as Huntington, aud
TIE cars running on it briskIy. The
Philadelphia editors, are expecting to
make trip on the cars to Pittsburgh in a
short time.
~A New Orleans religious newspa-
per requests that those professors of re-
ligion who come to that city for resi-.
dence, in the first place to bring their re-
commendations, and in the second place
their religion, with them.
~ The uniform of the Cuban invad
ers. who made the attack on Cardenss
consisted Of blue pants. red shirt and
cloth cap. The five men who were car
tured there by the Spanish, we're intox
Gated.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

UNRoLLING OF THE MUMMY Mr.. Gid
don was honored with much larger au,
dance on Wednesday. the second day of
the mummy opening, at Boston. The
swathing bandages were carefully unrol-
led, an operation that 6ecupied half an
hour, and resulted in the discovery of a
papyrus or book of the dead. such as was
usually deposited with corpses by the
Egyptians, and a scarabens or winged
beetle, which Professor Agassis pro.
uounced very perfect specimen. The
papyrus, ante-dating the period of the
sojourn of the IsraeIites in Egypt, was
no, in state To unroll, as to prevent its
crumbling in the operation. 1t must first
be Carefully mois,ened. After the band.
ages had been taken from the greater part
ofthe mummy. il was displayed to the
audience. But the mode of embalming
this specimen had been peculiar--being
dipping the body in boiling bitumen, SO
that The face looked as if carved out OF
anthracite coal. Some oftho learned med
ical gentlemen on the platform disputed
the sex Of the mummy, and for moment
doubt was thrown uPoh the accuracy of
Mr., Gliddon's reading of the hierogliphi-
cal inscription. Bat this doubt was soon
dispeled by one ofthe most distinguish
ed of our anatomical professors. who
very satisfactorily showed that the posi-
lion of the hand had led to the erroneo eous
suppostion invalidating Mr.. Gliddon's
statement. The Transcript says: "Du.
ring the operation of unfolding the linen
bandages, a fine resnous dust was raised,
which set many of The audience to sneez-
ing, The mummy having been unswathod
was placed, together with the articles
found OH the person, in glass case, for
the inspection of the curious"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

WA Western editor announces that
his better half had the previous day pre-
sented him with "a twelfth little respon-
sibili,y." and Immediately below makes
the following appeal, which we hope was
duly responded to:-"More subscribers
wanted at this Office"
u Lola Monies has invested 100000
francs in American stocks. Mr.. Green;
the American banker in Paris, is her a;
gent.
~ Another rathsrhatieal wonder has
sprung up in Pittsburgh, in d boy ten
years Of age, named Theodore Hartman
who win respond to the most difficult
arilhme,ical question with a few mometftI
mental operation
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

GEN. WooL's STABLES, at Troy. N.
Y, were burned on Thursday morning,
and two horses, carriages &C.. were de.
stroyed. One of the horses was the beau
tiful bay charger which the General rode
at Buena Vista. A black Mexican pony,
called "Santa Anna" presented to him
after the battle, by Don Manuel de Thar
ra, died only few days previous.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

DEsFERArE FldHr--The Go Gran de Sentinel
of the 25th ut., gives an account of an aifay be-
tween two gamblers, D. W. Shropshire and J..
Van Aston, at Rio Gtuule city. Both parties
were armed with pistols aud bowie knives, aud al
ter desperate fight Shropshire was killed.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

TQueen Victoria is good census
woman-adding seven to the population
ot her country in ten years.
u The luciIer match trade of the u
S. is said to amount TO more than 50 900,
900 q year.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

BosToHi June IL.
The argument in Webster's new trial case has
closed. The decision will be given in lew days!
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

That snug little sum would keep one whole
year in Lancaster, yet have enumerated only
three items. With the greatest economy. $500
will not defray my monthly expenses. A man
must make money fast, il he wishes to live in
California Yours, &c.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

MARRiED-fn Newport. Sd instant, by
the Rev DR.. Choulous, Mr. George H.
Darling. of this city, and Miss Maria A..
Sweet, Of Newport.
Sweet girl, and darling wife,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

A CALUMNY REFUTED.-It was report
ed in some of the papers, that certain
minister was keeping gambling house
in San francisco The Lowell Ameri.
can conlradicts this SANDER, and says
that the reverend gentleman is now in
Jail at Lockporl on a charge of bigamy.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

SPEAKING RIGHT OUT IN MEETIN.'--
Mr.. Robertson, formerly Mr.. Folks mar
shal for the State of Ohio, now member
of the Convention to form a new Consti-
tuition, a progressive, pot-metal, hard.tin
man, and clever fellow enough to boot,
in one of his speeches said
"And what has been the course of the
democracy in Ohiol For years they had
been dodgng about the State, avoiding
a manly and open attack, aud fighting a
sort of Indian skirmish from behind trees
and bushes, vainly trying to capture the
monopoly power, by what the French
call coup de man; by such contrivances
as 'ndio,duat liability, and pretended re,
striclions. But failing in these weak and
futile devices, the democratic party was
compelled to abandon them, and plant
itself upon the broad and solid foundation
of uncompromising hostility to the whole
paper money system"
True, Oh King! Just what the whig'
have said for long time.-O. s. Jour.
A Coon NATURED HUSBAND When
Haddix's wife kicked him out Of the bed
he said: "See here, now! you'd bette
not do that again. II you do, it will
cause a--coolnesS."
WThe bible. in quarto, has beef
printed and published in phonetic char
acters in London,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21
Friday Evening, June II. 1850

The CONVENT IN.-On yesterday, In
continuation of the discussion upon the
individual liability clause. several of the
dominant party took occasion to make
explanations and parry off personal at.
tacks. The fight was coufned aItogeth
er between the members oi the majori'y,
aud clearly exhibited a considerable dif.
ference of opinion.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21
NV HAyEN. June 70.

NEw HAVEN. June 10.
The Legislature Of Connecticut voted for U
S. Senator, After three unsuccessful ballotings
the matter was postponed till Wednesday next.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

Sweet girl, and a darling wife.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-17
Anf,.Rnnt Nominations,

Colnmbia.-Districs Attorney, Philip q. Bone.
ateedi Member OF Assembly, (raghhanc) John D.
Lapgdon Superintendent Of Poor, Adam D. Raltze.
Reasselaer-Aaaemby, 3. JON X. De Forrest,
GreenbuAh.
Delaparc-The special Equal Rights meeting
at Andes recently
Resoired. Plat nabmuch At Il have grievances To
complain or together Ia united phasnx ir
respective Of any other political organization until our
wrongs redreEed.
Resoird Ths, deem It The grestes, Injustice to cons
pei US ss pay netended Landlords lnass
much The Legislature Of the State bas Ter mature de%
liberation authorized the Attorney General To comEencd
the nRme The Peopo for he recovery OF The landa
we occupy
Resolrfd That heartily rejoice al the prospect OF the
public lands belonging TO The Ubied States being opened
Tree to actual seters which II carried into esc. will In
opinions give The death blow 10 land monopoly With
al lts concontisnt evils.
The albany Freebooter takes strong srOund ioE
tho Land Reform measures moro psgtlculArlY
Land Limitation, and expresses great satisfaction
wth the principles preached at she late State Cen
yension of Workingmen held at the capital
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-17
". WhIn No,ninntions

Id Distyict-OBADIAH BOWIE OF Richmond
Co, was Last evening nominated for Congress by
the Wings of Kings and Richmond. Tho Conven-
ton was harmonious, and the Wings OF that DIG
trct have no such word az fall in their vocabulary.
XVII Dish-CHARLgs II. TABER ia the Whig
andidafs for Congress in the District comDoaed Of
Wsren, Tomphins and Clinton Counties, and tho
north part OF Hamilton. Russell. hia opponent, Id
one Of the most inveterase Hunkers, and as truss
Mr. Taber has a fair chance 20 be 1t him
1HV1 Di't-Hon. WILLIAM A gAcKErr
has been unanimously re.nouinated for Q ngresu
by the Wigs Of Seneca sud Wayns CountIeg.
he has deserved a reelection, and we hope will
obtain il.
Extraordinarily, / PAUL KlsG.