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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

SENsGTioN PRopUCED by HANGING -
An immense number of persons, recov-
cred from insensibility have recorded
their sensations, and agree that an easier
end could not be desired. An acquaintance
Of Lord Bacon's, who meant to hang him
self, was cut down in the last extremity,
and declared that he felt no pain; his only
sensation being that offre before his eyes,
which changed first to black, and then to
sky-blue. alfordng source of pleasure.
Ei0ntagnac, hanged in France during the
religious wars and rescued at the inter-
ccssion of Turenne, complained that,
having los: all pain on the instant, he had
been taken from light the charm of
which deked all description. Another.
who escaped by the breaking of The cord,
said that after Second ofsuferIng, hire
appeared, and arose in most beautiful
avenue Of trecs.-Henry w., Of France,
sent his Physician to question him, and
when a pardon was talked Of, the man
answered coldly that it was not worth
the asking. The uniformity OF the de-
scriptions renders it useless to multiply
instances. They Gil pages ofeveFy book
of medical jurisprudence. All agree
that the uneasiness is quite momentary,
that pIeasurable sensation Immediately
succeeds, colors of various hue start up
before the sight, and these having been
gazed on for a trivial space the rest IS
oblivion.-Qnarterly Rrv'eW.
| We publish the above for Iuforma'
Etion. We would not, however, advise
any of out friends to commit suicide or
Irun the risk of the gallows, merely to ex'
Inc, iepce the PLEASANT sensations.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

PRoGREss OF REFoRM.-A gentleman
now living in London, in letter addres.
sed to a friend in Washington, received
by the last steamer, says;
II am old enough to have witnessed
the burning of the Bastile, have also
witnessed occurrences in yown country,
In the year ITS, and (what | may nat have
told you when last | saw you, for fear
you might have thought me one of ma
ton of barbarians) | recollect the time
when people used to he burnt in London
by judicial sentenced True as am now
writing to you, on the 18th Of March,
1889, my fifteenth birthday, saw a per-
son walk up to the stake alive, faggots
put round him, and burnt; and for what
For coming, or, as it was called in the
law phrase OF the day, petty treason.
No wonder you Yankees disclaim us fol
your progenitors. But let me add, as {
salvo for my country. thatin the follow
ing session Of Parliament, 1870, this pun
lishment was abolished, so that prob
ably saw the last victim Of our then ha
name code. Hardly any body of the pres
ent day will believe me when [ tell then
this. Oar own L rd Chief Justice Den
man, when told of it some three or fou
months ago, would not believe it till h'
: had satisfied himself of the fact from th'
official record. And lest you, too, shonI'
be pricking up your ears, let me assur
you it is plain, unvarnished, veritabI'
tale"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

The PRESENT WINTER IN EURoPE.-
Mr.. Walsh, under date of January 10th,
writes from Paris as follows:-
"Throughout France the fall of snow
has been heavier than any the present
century has furnished; the case appears
to be The same in the middle and north
ern parts of the continent. The cold has
been intense in Italy and Spain. An A.
merican relative, who set out for Lyons
on the 1st instant, has written to me that
lie suffered more freezing in the dill
gence than he had done in the open A.
merican stages, in the days Of yore, in
the depth 8f winter"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

New MINISTER TO RUssIA.--The Tri-
bune says that Neil S. Brown, late Gov.
ernor of Tennessee, has been selected
BY the President for Minister PlenipG-
;entiary to Russia, vice Arthur P. Bag
by, of Alabama.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

SOLDIERS OF lSl2.--One hundred sol.
diers of the British war of 1919, held a
public meeting in Fayette county, (Pa)
court house, on the 2lst instant, at which
after an eloquent address by Hon. An,
drew Stewart, a preamble, series Of res
olutions, and memorials to Congress
were adopted, praying the same compen
sation for their services as is given TO the
soldiers of the Mexican War
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

18TH bill, providing for the election
of members of Congress and Presiden,
tial electors by plurality, after failure
to elect by a majority. passed TO a third
reading in the House Of Representatives
of Massachusetts, on Friday week last, by
vote of 14S to ia. There seems to
be some doubt of the passage of the bill
through the Senate.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

DAILY ANCIENT METRoPoLIs.--This
paper comes to us in an enlarged form
and now presents very respectable ap-
pearance among Dailles. BY the way,
in that story of the Forest Murder who
found out that Gray was murderer or
the manner of the murder, We believe
it is said TO be tale founded upon fact.
iY We had very pretty and a very
excellent article prepared upou Mr.
Clay's resolution declaring it inexpedi-
ent to abolish the slave trade in the Dis
trct of Columbia. Unfortunately, for
our article we mean, not for the country,
the resolution declares it erpedient to do
so. See the letter of our Washington
correspondent. 1t gives an excellent
synopsis of the resolutions.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

ReAn Irish boy who was trying to
get place denied that he was an Irish
boy. don't know what you mean by
not being an Irishman, said the man who
was about hiring him: but this / know,
that you we're born in Ireland. Ochyour
honor, that's all, said the boy, small blame
to that. Suppose Ihad been born in a
stable, would | have been a horsel
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

ANTI.SLAvERY IN PENNsvLvANIA'--Vn
the 10th. the House refused, ,46 TO 40, t"
take up a resolve ihstructing the mem
bers of Congress to resist all attempts
10 extend slavery.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

OFFlCR HOLDERS AT WAsHTNGToN.-A
Washington letter in the New York Tri-
bune says:
'Accordingto the Blue Book, there are
employed in the District Of Columbia,
in permanent situations, 7S0 men. with
salaries averaging from 81 500 TO 81 800
each; of this number Virginia has 1873,
Maryland 1874, and the District ofColum-
bia 81, making 254, or nearly one.hali
of the whole number. live were to add
to this, other officers in the District, with
salaries ftom $500 to 50, 900, who are Ell.
gagged in and about The public buildings
aud public grounds.with what are termed
Temporary Clerks in all the Depart
ments, we should have at least 600 met
under Government appointment and pa,
from the two States above mentioned
and this District.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

The TEHUANTEPE RoAD,-Ihe New
Orleans Crescent learns by the late in
teligence from Mexico, of the removal
of the obstacle which has hitherto been
in the way of the Mexican grant to Don
Jose de Garay, of the right of way across
The Tsthmus of Tehuautepec, in not hav'
ing port of eutry on the Gulf at the
mouth of Hausacaulcos. The Mexican
government have made Alvarado of Hau.
sacaulco, port of entry for the com
merce of the world. This is an impor-
tant step towards the completion of this
grand enterprise.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

SERvlA,-Thc reported insurrection in
this country is not confirmed, though il
appears that there ism much agitation there
and large bodies Of troops have been DIS
matched in that direction. 37
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

ANNEXATION OF CANADA.--tn the New
York Assembly on Friday, Mr.. Wheeler,
a member from St. Lawrence county, in
troduced resolutions in favor of the an
nexation of Canada to the United States,
when it can be peaceably accomplished,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
Total. $747 ,Ol

A gentleman by the name of Ogleshee
appeared before the Board at Columbus,
and stated that he was the representa-.
tive Of a responsible company of con
tractors, and that he was authorized to
say he and his associates would construct
the work (ready 10 receive the cars with
T rail, by Sc toe 0 lbs. TO the yard, at or
near Mr.. Webb's estimates. The Rail
road Company paying them $500, 900
the balance they would take in stock of
the Company. This may not be bis eX-
act language, but is cery near it,"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

WHon. Nathaniel Pope, Supreme
Tudpe Illinois District, died at St. Louis
on the 23d, in the Goth year of his age.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

WHIe STATE CoNvENTIoN. 1t will be
seen by the notice in another column that
the Wing State Convention vii be held
in Columbus on the 9Th day of May next.
The details ofthis call will be given here
after. The announcement is made now,
that our Wing friends may know the
time and prepare themselves according.
w. Ohio State Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

" The name of the Indian Mosquito
King, is George Frederick Augustus
Clarance Sambo Samosa. ....
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
Things had worked!-- Bnf. Coar

W"I hope you will be able to sup.
port me-" said ayoung lady while walk
ing out one evening with her intended
during a somewhat slippery state of the
sidewalk "Why yes" said the some
what besitaling swain, with little as
sistance from your father" There was
some confusion, and profound silence.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

CALIFORNIA GOLD AT ThE MINT.-The
amount of California gold received at the
Mint in Philadelphia, during the year
lS49, was $6,375 6l6;in the New Orleans
Mint, $4,000. The gold coinage a,
the Mint in Philadelphia city for the year,
was 81 ,9iS, ,332; silver coinage, 1922 $50;
copper. SAL 1874; total, SS,913,256. The
first California gold sent to the Mint was
in December, 1858, by Mr. Carter Of
Boston.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

nA-"With knowledge sorrow increas-
ss - as the chap said when he found out
ina, he had drawn a blank in nthe lottery
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

MARK OF PRoGRRss.-ln the Massa-
chusctts Legislature, an order has been
adopted, instructing the Committee or
Public Charitable Institutions, TO inquire
into the expediency of establishing an
asylum for rpersons, who are supposed to
be confirmed inebriates. The view OF
the mover intends,,to extend ultimately to
The abrogation of ell laws Furnishing in
Temperance as a crime.
1t would seem more natural that the
preventative measures, which are adopt
ed for the confirmed inebriate, should
partake of the nature of the asylum
rather than of the prison house.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

COULDN'T ALLOW lT,-A gentleman
tells us a good story of one of his domes,
tics. Having employed new female
servant, he sat down in the parlor. the
evening after, to "a civil game Of whist"
with his wife and a couple of neighbors.
The next morning "my lady," the help
observed that "the card playing must be
put stop to, OF she should be obliged to
leave-she ddn'tapprove of the practice
and ncper allo,oed a in families where she
lived p'.-. Boston Post. .. ... .s...
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

SLAVERY IN MARYLAND.-The House
of Representatives of the State Of Mary
land, by vote of &c TO 81, has repeal
ed the law of that State prohibiting the
importation of slaves. This is rather a
backward movement, and we notice that
some of the papers are very indignant
and look to the Senate to save the State
from the effects Of such a law.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

SucoINCr AND CoNcLusvE.--A ,cullud
pussun, in business at Milwaukee, whc
had left his affairs in the hands OF part,
ner, while he should take short trip East
recently telegraphed back from Detroit
in words following, to wit: "' i''
"How is things goingl" s-1 asg
The reply he received was
Things is workin'." s......
This was satisfactory. But when he
returned to Milwaukee the unfortunate
man found thathis partner had sold ouI
the stock appropriated the proceeds
and run away with his absent friend i
wife. fba
Things had worked!-- Buff Cour.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

L
ScfoTo AND HocKINo VALLEY RAIL
ROAD Letter from Mr.. C0NNay.-- The
Circleville Herald gives the following
extract Of letter written by Mr.. CON
way, one of the Directors Of The propos.
ed Road. What he says OF Pickaway
county, may also be said Of Fairfield.
The letter treats of matters of deep i'm.
pnrtance to the friends Of the Road
In speaking of the recent meeting of
the Directors, at Columbus, Mr.. Conway
addsi-L i-nig
"a resolution was passed authorizing
the President to employ Mr.. Webb 10
make survey and reconniosance from
Portsmouth, through. Jacksun county ;
thence to ChiIicothe, and so onward, =
The immense mineral resources of
Jackson county fully justifying such a
course; and from letters received from
Prof. Mather. no doubt is entertained
that route not exceeding l2 miles long
er can be obtained, embracing all this
mineral wealth. Ross cotinty by an am
icable arrangement with the Directors
of the Cincinnati and Be pre- Railroad
Company, asks the Legislature for per
mission 20 subscribe 100000; one half
to our road, the other half to the Cincin.
hati and Belpre road. Hence, when both
roads are completed, it will give Picka.
way county an outlet to the Lake on the
Norlh--Cincinnati on the West, aud
Portsmouth oh the South And should
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad be com
pleted through our State, Westward Hoi
you will tap at some point between your
place and Newark, giving you an outlet
to the eastern markets.
The calculations for stock to our road
is as follows:
Corporation of Portsmouth nou made$ 300 600
! Individual stock subscriJed actually. 900
Our county we suppose yW subscribe $4,000
Jackson county il we 60 through
there, (aOtiGSs) s).---...-.....-. 80 600
Ross county Observation-Disclosures. 100000
! Private subscriptions in Ross. (aciaoi) $4,000
Fairfield county aud town of Lancas-
ter. Observation-Disclosures. la5 600
(not less ................. $4,000
| Picknway comfy aud town Ut Circle.
vile, together with private Subcrp-
tions, we hope. ,OO0
Licking county, (being adened W til
north road). ...... 50 O0C
-
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

WEATHER AT New ORLEANs.-The
winter has been perfect failure in The
Crescent city. The Delta, of the lSth'
says;
at has been spring throughout, from
the lst Of November to tho middle OF
January; and even now, whilst we write
in our shirt sleeves with every window
up it is so warm and sultry that spring
would seem to be giving way TO sum-
mer,''
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

SMITHSONIAN INsTTuTIoN:-After the
the building for this establishment is com
pleted, it will have an income of $40, 900
LannIIallv -...-.---- ------ ---------.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

The health of NJ. Lamarline, accord
ing to the late news from France, is CON
siderably improved, and he is expected
soon TO take his seat in the National AS
Cau,hlv
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

New York Custom HoUsE.-DiSmis-
sal Of Clerks Collector Maxwell, under
authority from Washington, dismissed,
on last Saturday, about l2O clerks. This
act was rendered necessary by the law Of
Congress reducing the expenses of col
lecting tho revenue-the appropriation
being about 100000 less than was ex-
pended by Mr. Walker, and during his
time California had not to be provided
for. This will raise stir among the I'm.
porters, the clerks having already kicked
up considerable of dust.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

LocAL.-Our Marshall, last week, had
in charge three jailbird for various Of
fences Our"Clty Fathers should have
Getty reporter" f'..
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

"Mr. John Cradlebaugh, of Madison
township, brought to town, seven hogs
whose weight was 2,S0O."-La@. Gae
1t would appear. then, thatour fellow
citizens of Fairfield do not send all their
great hogs to the Legislature.-SciOtc
Daily Gazette.
Don't send any, gentlemen. We have
better use for them. Our "Lions" and
"Jackasses" 60 there.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
Saturday, February p, 1850.

News PROM CALIFoRNIA.-The Cbero-
kee will bring us the next accounts, and
may be expected in about two weeks.
Nothing from California is expected by
the Empire city. now due from Chagres.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

E% John Van Buren, son of EXPIRES
ident Van Buren,, was married on the
18th nlt
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

THANKED TO BE HANGED. "A chap in
England when sentenced to be hanged,
made his best bow to the Judge, and
said, THANK your worship kindly, lhad
intelrded tohang myself but your worship
has saved me the expense Of buying a
rope"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

wA Locofoco paper, out in Iowa
called the Despateh, is in great lribuIa-
ton because,Gen. Taylor did not incul.
cate any "maxims" in bis message.
1t is great pity the President didn't
turn schoolmaster, in his old days, and
try 10 beat some sense into that editors
Uranium.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

~ The Eagle appears to be in ter
rible "muss," whether about the reputa.
ton of Senator Whitman or for the fun of
the thing, it is hard totell! Ourcorrespon-
dent has accused the Honorable Senator
of profanity in the Senate Chamber, and
that creates the whule difficulty. Mr..
Whitman will not, over his own sigma
ture deny the charge. 1t is custom to
which he is unfortunately addicted, any
and everywhere. These excuses for
"side bar" remarks are really ridiculous.
II is all the same whether Mr.. Whitman
was in his seat at the time. or standing
by the fireplace. The remark was in.
tended for Mr.. Swift, and we have no
doubt but that he heard it.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

The American Tract Society has grant
ed, from the first of April, lS49, to the
first of January, 1850, to various purpos.
es, 1882, ,O39 pages of religious read
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

"a Henry Clay, Jr. is among the pass
engers on the Niagara just arrived from
| Europe.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

A SILLY QUEsrIoN.-The Washington
Union, in the simplicity Of the old la.
dy's soul, asks :-"What high.mlnded
and honorable man. would occupy the
position which Gen. Taylor occupies be-
fore the American people and the world
for all civil honors or military glories
which were ever won from the birth of
Adam down to the present. timep
The old lady has gone stark mad. -
Who wouldn't like to occupy Gen. Tay-
lor's position? t t..
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

GEN. JOSEPH LANE.-.-The Eagle is
out in favor of this gentleman for the
Presidency. He was at the Mexican
War, and lately was Governor of Ore
gon. Our neighbor thinks he would
make good run"
We havn't the least doubt of it.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
We havn't the least doubt of it.

Too TRUE.-'I say Pete, some id
loco stole halfmy pig last night How do
YOU know it was loco, Billl' Because
if it had been a whighe'd have stolen the
whole Of it.'-Edgle
We heard reward of twelve and a
half cents offered on yesterday to the
person, who could show the point of oul
neighbors wit. We greatly fear that
he has gone lhe "whole hog" this time to
nopurpuse.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

RAILROAD lrgM.-Our friends Of Ross
and SciOto, are becoming saugpine about
the success of The proposed Railroad.-
The citizens of Fairfield must wake up.
Their best interests demand that they
should cooperate.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
LANCASTER, FEBRUARY /, 1850.
AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.-The letter

AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.-The letter
of our Washington correspondent, pub
lished on yesterday called the attention
of onr readers to an important niatter'
one that demands the immediate action
.of all who are interested in the Agricultu-
raj affairs of the country, and who is nots
The people should call the attention OF
their Legislators to this matter and in
duce them to act. The most important
interest of the country should have dis
tinct and efficient department at Wash,
ington. An Agricultural Bureau will
prove of Infinite advantage TO the inter-
ests Of that branch of our National wealth,
and the good that will flow from it will be
of incalculable profit to Agricultural
nurslIitS
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
Monday, February A, 1850.

PATRrors.-Some spirited individuals,
who have great love for their country,
have called upon the Wings Of Franklin
and other parts Of the State, who may
happen to be in Columbus. to meeting
this evening. tomake an expression of
opinion especially upon Mt. Clay's resO-
Iniiohs. We hope they will have good
time Of 1t. and resolve TO go to bed and
take good nigbt'srest.
The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-12-12
NORTH CAROLINA.

In the Legislature Of north Carolina, SO
much ofthe Governors Message as relates
to Negro Slavery, and communications
from South Carolina and New Hampshire
was referred to a joint select committee Of
the two houses.
The Wilmington Commercial, a Wing
paper, has the following remarks upon the
same subject:
"In respect to our Federal Relations,
something ought TO be promulgated by off,
cial authority, that may serve as a platform
for The whole South, and on which cur cit
liens can rally irrespective Of party bias.
Our chief dread is that party influences
MY prevail at this important crisis, and
thus defeat the hopes Of the friends of Sou
them rights, as well as those Of the Union.
A temporising spirit will not suit the
times there should be some declaration Of
the determination OF our people in certain
contingencies which are likely to arise
Firm and decided action at the present time
may not only prevent disunion, but avert a
civil war al the South, We should tell our
sister States plainly, that if Southern
Rights are not secured, we will resort ID
the lawful remedy Of secession"
The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-12-12
SOUTH CAROLTNA.

From the New Orleans Bulletin Of the
7th We clip the following interesting iufor-
nation.
SoUrH CARoLINA.-On the 2Sth ult. a
resolution was offered in the Legislature Of
this State by Mr.. J. B. Perry, declaring
that no q. s. Senator should be elected 10
fill The vacancy now existing from that
State, and that TIE preseat Senator and the
Representatives be Instructed not 10 re-
sumo their seats in Congress until author
ized. Mr., Perry also submitted a pream-
bic and resolutions that the Legislature
heartily concur ii the proposition Or the
Nashville Convention 10 convene a South
ern Congress that the Committee 90 the
Judiciary DO directed 10 report a bill pro-
viding FOR the election Of Representatives,
aad that in case any Southern State refuse
Or neglect to appoial delegates TO said Con-
gscs-, i shall NJ The dufy of the Governor
q Dispatch delegates 70 such State OF
SITES p urae 'he people and Legislature
Is Lealslaufrs thereof. % mite with the
othti Southern Staiesia 4 Congress Of ths
whole South.
Al 7. ~ Keiit or ! q ! preamble ant
resolutions On the subjsct ~ our fedora
relations, declaring hat i secession b
the Southern Stases was the only cours
Tn them, consistent with safety and hon
81 and ra-sfifming and providing mean
Tor carrying outline re~sclutioos and recon
mvndai.ons Of tie Nashville Convention
These fvsoladeBs, oadsF The rules, wei
deferred.