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

Mr., Payne inquired if Mr.. DennisOn
wished to take up his Clay resOlutionsl
You know what hole the mail last night
made in them.
Mr.. Denuison thought it was too late
in the evening.
There has been hearty giggle through
out the Senate Chamber all day, at the
predicament in which Mr.. Dennison is
placed by the mistake of the telegraph
in substituting "inexpedieut" for "expe'
dient" in one of Mr.. Clay's resolutions
The old proverb is again exemPliied
The more haste, the less speed.
The lecture of Dr.. left, Of Cincin
natl, on the character and services o.
KossuTH, elicted the highest encomiums
RUSHCREEK.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
Further Details Of the Explosion.
New YoRK, Feb. 5.

NEW YORK, FeD. D.
Up to 12 o'clock to day, in all twenty.
two dead bodies and twenty one wound
ed were taken out. Workmen are still
engaged in digging.
1t is impossible to tell the cause OF the
explosion. There are various cunject'
ures.
Many persons perished by FIRE and
others by the cold of yesterday. The
thermometer stood at Is degrees below
zero. Many of tho unfortunate persons
could be heard imploring fo' assistance
others begging to be saved from the hire
which had attacked their limbs. fastened
immoveobly as they were; others pray
ing tina, the streams of water might be
stepped; and others still we're rapidly be
coming paralyzed by the severity OF the
cold.
The scenes in the vicinity of Hague
street and the Station House were har
rowing in the extreme. Women. IL
mournful anxiety as to the fate of those
most dear to them, crowded every ave
nue., and heart.lending were :he cries o
distress when the blackened corpse wa
found to he all that remained Of HUSBAND
and father.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
) C0NGRESsIONAL.
By Telegraph for he Daily Lancaster Gazette
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.


By Telegraph for he Daily Lancaster 0Hse"'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.
SENATE.-NumerOus petitions ana res
olutions of no general interest. were pre-
sented. After tome debate relative to
the precedence Of business, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the
Census bill.
Mr.. Davis took the Aoor and address
ed the Senate in explanation and sup
port of the bill.
HoUsE.-Mr. Root offered a resolution,
prohibiting slavery in California. twas
laid upon the table-ayes lis, nays 79.
He then offered another resolution,
declaring it TO be the duty of Congress
to secure equal rights to the people oi
all colors. II was laid upon the table
ayes lO4. nays SO.
Intellectual attempts were made Il
choose Doorkeeper.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

THE UNror.-lt is stated. In letter
in one of the journals. that DR.. Bethune,
of Philadelphia, delivered an eloquent
lecture in Washington, few evenings
since. in the course of which he gave q
glowing eulogy upon the value Of the
Union and wound up by the exclamation,
"God palsy the arm that shall be raised to
remOUe The first stOne Of this glorious
UaiOn!" For nearly FIVE minutes the
building shook with plaudits of his audi.
ence and for while it seeemed as if his
lecture must there end. Near him was
Mr.. Colcock. of South Carolina, who dis.
graced himselfby an inhammatory speech
during the earlier efforts to organize the
House. And " lie the cheeks of almost
every other person glowed with enthusi.
asm and appreciation at the sentiment so
elquenlly uttered by DR.. Bethune, his
alone paled with confusion and fear
Bostcn J0ar.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
Sr. LOUIS. Feb. 2-P. \

The Illinois river is open to Peoria,
the Mississippi to Quincy aud the Mis-
souri, tn Brunswick. At this point the
river is falling, with nine feet water in
the channel to Cairo. The weather is
cold and sleoty.
The younger brother Montesquieu has
been indicted for the murder Of Jones
and Barnum
Richard Dallam has arrived from Chi.
huOhua. which place he left on the 2Sth
Of December. He descended by the
Rio qrapds 10 its mouth. Allwas quiet
at cbiahuahuA and along the Rio Grande,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
In Fairfield Common Pleas.


Jacob g. Courtright, Daniel Smith, Samuel Smith,
Harriet Smith and Sarah Smith, heirs -at-law Of
Adam Smith and his wife Anna Smith, both deceas.
ed, Cemantha Smith and George W. Smith, heirs
at-law of Anna Smith, deceased, wife of Henry
Smith, Sarah Smith, heirs-at-law Of Sarah Smith,
deceased, late Sarah Curtz, wife of Henry Smith,
Henry Smith, Henry Coons, Lucinda Coons and
Sarah Coons
TINHE said Defendants are hereby notified that the
Il said Plaintiff has filed in the Clerks Office Of the
Court Of Common Pleas of Fairfield County, Ohio his
petition against said Defendants, stating that Henry
Lphart by his last WILL bequeathed to his six grand
children, later the death Of his wife Elizabeth) to.
witt Adam Smith and his wife Anna, Sarah Curtz Da-
vid Ewing (o whose interest the Plaintiff is the pur-
chaser,) Henry Coons, Lucinda Coons and Sarah
Coons onethrd of the Southeast Quarter of Section
No %, Township No. ID and Range No 20, being at
the Northeast corner Of said quarter Section thence
West along the North bounding line of said quarter
Section onethird the length of said line to the lands of
John Courright, purchased of John Slough and Mary
his wife thence South the whole distance across said
quarter to the southern line to stone in the road
thence East to the Southeast corner of said quarter
Section thence North the Section line to the place
of beginning, containing Fifty-Three and one-third
Acres and praying for partition of SAID land Which
partition will come on 10 be heard at the next Term
Of said Court to be holden in Lancaster in said Coun-
| ty. CHARLES +. SHAEFFER,
Solicitor of Demandant.
December %. S6,26 6w36
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
DtvoRcEs IN MARYLAND.-The grea

DtynRcEs IN MARYLAND.-The great
number Of petitions. which are present
cd to the Legislature of Maryland tor
the separalionof man and wife, has in
.duced a Mr.. Causin to introduce bill
which, - after reciting that these frequent
applications indicate that marriages,
whether made in haste or deliberately,
are speedily repenled of--ProvideS that
whenever any person wishes to dissolve
the hymenael tie, it shall not be necessa-
ry for him to apply either to the leglsla-
ture or courts for that purpose, but that
the tie shall be dissolved, upon the dec
laration Of such wish, privately made to
his or her partner in the bond.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
In Fairfield Common Pleas.
PETITION FOR PARTITION.

Elizabeth T. Smith VS.. Benjamin H. Smith, Nancy
Brown, Robert Smith, Daniel Smith and John b.
Smith, Mary C. Hudson, William Noyes and Eliza
beth Noyes his Wife, William A. Ritchie and Mary
Ritchie his Wife, Elizabeth Creed, Andrew Parks
Creed Mary Creed, John Creed and Charles Creed.
TTNHE above named Defendants will take notice, that
i the Plaintiff, this day, filed in the Office Of the
Clerk of the Court Of Common Pleas, her Petition
therein praying for partition Of the Second Lot Of the
partition of the South half of 0utLot No Four East
Of the town of Lancaster beginning at the Southwest
corner Sixty feet from the Cross Street running North
and South and thence East Seventywo feet stake;
thence North 1870 feet; thence West feet
thence South to the place Of beginning And that said
Petition will stand for hearing at the next Term of the
Court Of Common Pleas Of said Fairfield County Ohio.
H. H. HUNTER & SON, for Petitioner.
January l2, 1850 $3.50 6w37
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
From Cape IIayIiem.
Ngw YoRK. FsbruarY 4,

NEW 1oRA, FEBRUARY q.
The New York Herald has received a
letter from Cape Hay,ieu, of date tho
10th ult. A now tariff had been declar.
cd, removing the Coffee monopoly and
giving purchasers the right to buy wher.
ever they pleased aud at whatever price
they can.
At Port au Prince, Coffee advanced
from 90 to 60 dollars per 100 lbs, The
tarilfon Flour is so dollars per barrel, On
clear Pork A4O dollars per barrel. We
give this as we get il. We dOnot com
prehend these Hay,ian dollars marks.
En-
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

UNITING TOO MucH,--A green, good
na,ured. mpney-making, up country Jon
a,han, who said everything drily, got
things fixed" aud struck up bargain
for ma,rimony. Having no particular re.
gard for appearances, the parties agreed
to employ a greenhorn country justice to
put up the tackling, He commenced
the ceremony by remarking that. "it was
customary on such occasions to commence
with prayer, but he believed he would o.
nit tha,;" On tying the knot, he said, iii
was customary to give the married couple
some advice. but he believed he would
omi, that; it was customary to kiss the
bride. but he believed he would omit
that also" The ceremony being ended,
Jonathan took the squire by the button.
hole. and with knowing look, said,
esquire. it's customary to give the
magistrate Ave dollars-6Et l Dlece IN
omit ihah
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

MEANS of ARREsTING THE FATAL EF-
FEcrs OF CLoRoFoRM.--An eminent sur
geon of France relates two cases in which
the inh alation of chloroform proved near
" fatal. He. however. succeeded in re-
viving his patien,s, after all ordinary
means had failed, by placing his mouth
upon theirs, and forcibly insulating the
lungs by rapid aspirations and expira'
tons A medical practitioner in Paris
states that in two instances OF approach
ing dissolution by the inhalation Of chlo'
reform, he recalled life by thrusting two
fingers deep into the throat, down to the
larynx and esophagus; and sudden move
ment of expiration followed, and recove.
ry took place.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

tbs PREss-By Gen. Cdss,--"Pub.
lie opinion. embodied by the press, in the
daily journal it pours forth, is borne thro'
the civilized world. pronOuncing the judg-
ment Of the present day, and anticipa.
ting that of posteri,y. There is none so
high as to be beyond its censure--none
so low as not to be encouraged by its ap.
probation. The frontiers of country
may be armed at its approach, but it will
pass them. tis stronger than the bay.
onet, more vigilant than the suspicious
| Of despotism."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
New ROOk Store.

am just opening general stock of MISCELLAN.
E0US and SCHOOL BOOKS and stationery Of
every description To retail purchasers would say,
that can and will sell cheaper than Books have ever
been bought in Lancaster.
will be able to furnish Country Stores with small
lots Of School Books at prices that win obviate the ne.
cessity Of sending to the city for them.
Isha constantly be receiving fresh supplies ofnew
works, especially cheap miscellaneous publications,
such as NOVELS, &C.; and those who wish to pur-
chase Books, will save money by calling upon me.
SHOP, on Main Street. opposite the Drug Store of
G. G. Beck. H. SCOTT
Lancaster, January 4, 1850. 36
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

Rev. MR. STocKToN.-A Church Nth.
out a Creed.-The Presbyterian Of the
West, says:
1--WE understand that this gentleman,
late pastor of the Reformed Methodist
Church in Cincinnati, has resigned his
charge, and proposes to establish no.
creed church. With view to this, he
last Sabbath delivered his first lecture in
the Unitarian Church. We have not
learned the precise features of this new
church. During the last winter Mr..
Stockton preached several discourses, in
which he held that there is middle
place, called Paradise, in which the bet.
ter class of heathen. aud all who. having
some grace, die in state of imperfect
sanctifcatiou, are placed; that, uudor the
ministry of saints and angels, they may
be ft,ed for heaven, We presume his
present enterprise has reference to these
views"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

A CnvRcn Row.-The Pittsburgh Chror-
icle, contains an account Of meeting Of
tho members and pew holders Of the
Fifth Presbyterian Congregation in Pitts
burgh, held on the Gath, for the purpose
of discussing q proposition for reunion
with the old school division ofthe church.
and which, according to the reported
proceedings. was riotous and disgraceful
in tho extreme. The reunion was final.
" carried by large vote.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

WEATHER ATTBE S0UTH.-We noticed
the other day that the winter at New
orleans had proved complete failure.
Il has fizzled out IN other Southern places
No wonder the blood oflhe "Joneses" is
at boiling heat. The Charleston Merc&'
ry say"
"For week past we have had almost
the temperature Of summer. Fires have
been source of disgust, aud the thoughts
of men have fretted at flannel and sighed
for the consultations Office water aud straw
hats. The whole season has bcen ex
traordinarily mild. Indeed within the
CITY, water has not been frozen, nor mos.
auilues eradicated. Green peas have
been obtaiuable all winter, aud even
green corn Tomatoes have been sup
pled to the market in considerable qnan'
titles. The gardens are beautiful with
variety ofrich flowers, and the deciduouS
trees already look impatient of longer
hiding the treasures Of their buds We
have had no winter"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
Destructive Fire.

Indianapolis. Feb. 5.
A fire broke out this morning, on Main
street, Immediately below West Swan
which has al,eady destroyed three fine
stores. The fire is still raging-the en-
giues, owing to the extreme cold, being
rendered nearly useless-and it is at
present impossible to say whenthe flames
will bo subdued.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
COLUMBUS. February S

COLUMBUS, February S.
Mr.. EDIToE--I perceive from the
Gazette Of Saturday, that some one in
your quarter is denying the fact that Mr..
H. G. Whitman, member of the Ohio
Senate from the Fairfield district, used
the profane language that | attributed to
him on the occasion of the recognition
of Mr.. Broadwell. l feel assured that
it cannot have been Senator Whitman
himself, for he admitted the fact in the
presence of witnesses the next morning,
and besides | think | know him well
enough to say that he is not the man to
back out now. Whether he did or not,
it would be matter of no consequence,
for admission can not only be proved, but
one hundred witnesses whose credibiity
not even the popinjay of the Eagle"
would dispute, are ready to testify that
Mr.. Whitman made the remark, not soto
uocc, but in loud tone that was heard
over the whole chamber. AS TO its being
what is technically called side bar re-
mark, that is a subterfuge too contemp-
tible to need any notice. The whole
dialogue between the Speaker and Swift
in which Mr.. Whilman's remarks were
an interjecton. was rather side bar.
should not have stirred this matter
again, but for the intimaton in the Gaz-
cite. No person of credibiliry has ven
tured to deny that the report given in the
Journal was strictly correct. Judge Reu-
ben Hitchcock, Senator Olds, Mr.. Swift
and every other Senator Or outsider then
present, would on oath testify to its ac
curacy. .....
The nomination for President Judge
Of the Fairfield District, has at last fallel
upon the shoulders of Mr.. Whitman
soreIy To the disappointment mt of his dem
ocralc competitors.
The bill for tho sale of the Gainesville
and Maysville turnpike road, is as yet ii
the hands Of the printer. will keel
you advised of its progress.
The House of Representatives yes
terday took up the bill to provide 70
calling Convention. They refused, 2
to 81, to insert Mr. Gas,on's gerrymande
for the original bill, and after discussio
made it the special order for this after
noon. The bill contemplates the hold
ing of the election for delegates on ,h
- - first Monday in April. and the meetin
- of the Convention in May.
&. The Senate had under consideration
c. bill to prevent the banks from takin
y usurious interest. They also passed n
solutions requesting our Senators al
Representatives to use their influence
have special mission sent out to soliC
>" the release of Kossulh and his compati
" OTIS, now confined in the prisons of Tu
key, and bring them to the United State
Mr.. Dennison brought forward pr
:" amble and resolutions on the subject
- =, the Clay compromise, which were laid
- the table by an adjournment.
;" The meeting at the Court House Ia
= night was large and respectable. Gre
:" care was taken in the drafting of the re
y olutions to avoid anything like censu
- of Mr.. Clay, and to make that douh
@ sure, resolution was added by Il
ri meeting, commencing his wisdom al
). patriotism. The resolutions reiterat
the heretofore expressed opinions of t
,;U Wings Of Ohio, on the cardinal questio
- the day. in all it's branches.
~, RUSHCREEK.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
RUSHCREEK.
Columns, February 9.


Resolution 10 elect President Judge in
tie first District - Disagreement of The
Senate- Position Of Mr.. Randall
Trouble Of tie LOcofocos- An absqaat'
ulatioa rrepented- Unfortunate p'edic.
ament Of Mr.. DeanisOn-- Lecture Of
DR.. Te6t.
Mr.. EDIToR:.. The Senate to-day did
less than its usual complement Of bust
ness, and yet it was in session full six
hours. | cannot think of single item
but one of any interest. or that, anon.
The House in the morning passed a
joint resolution to go into the election
of President Judge of the 1st District,
to FIJI the place of Hart, resigned. 1t
came up to the Senate. Mr.. Whitman
made brief speech in favor ofits adop.
tion. He said that Court commenced on
Monday in Cincinnati. on the same day
Judge Harris resignation took effect /;
hence it was highly important that the e.
lection DO gone into.
Mr.. Dennison objected on the ground
that joint rules had not been agreed to
There were also other reasons.
Mr.. Whitman charged on the Wing
party that they had resolved in tin pan
that no elections should be gone into, IN.
Ill the Broadwell case was settled. This
ho charged to be terribly fac,ioos con
duct.
Mr.. Randall was opposed to 60 int
an election at this time. and until The
Hamilton case was decided. He hat
conceded enough, when he agreed tha
the Appropriation bill and Convention bill
should pass, prior to the settlement o
that case. In addition to this, he wa'
told that there was no pressing need 70
the election. The associates were yer.
capable men. If the other side woult
in,erpose no delay, the two bills he ha'
spoken Of could be passed next week
aud the Broad we'll case takenup.
The Locofocos came dO,Dn, and the res
olulion was rejected by tie vote.
They were quite crestfallen indee'
when they saw tho serious obstacle lha
was to be ,hrownin the way OF their ab
suuatulation. Mr. Whitman at ono
moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms be au
thorized 10 purchase Sc copies OF tn
Pickwick papers, illustrated, for the illu
mination of the Senators who have take
unfortunately, strong ground. Probabl
nothing could be more suitable to then
than careful perusal ofthe work spoke
} of.
Mr.. Randall deserves great credit ia
firmness on this occasion. 1t brought .
him the pop.guns of the Senators fror
the county of Butler, and the 0hole
Hamilton.
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RUSHCREEK.
CoLuMBus, Feb. 5, 1850.

Ma. EDIroR: less than forty
eight bills are awaiting the action Of the
Senate tomorrow in Committee Of the
Whole. The discussions Of the last four
days have allowed business to accumu-
late more than usual. The number will
be increased in the morning to over sixty
The afternoon session was well occu'
pied in Committee, on the Appropriation
billiu the Senate and on the Convention
bill in the House. The appropriation
bill was got through, not without diff
Guilty, and referred to the Committee on
Finance. The levy Of lS49 for the gen.
neral Fund, was one half mill on the hun.
dred dollars Of valuation. The amount
collected was sixty.6ve thousand dollars
less than the appropriations of the same
year. Consequently, to provide for this
and the expense Of the Convention, the
committee on Finance agreed to recon-
mend that thellevy for 1850, be four-6fths
of mill. The sum appropriated for the
Convention is forty thousand dollars. The
preparation for the new State House
is $4,000.
Nothing decisive on the Convention
bill was done by the House. 1t is made
the special order for tomorrow afternoon
The weather has moderated very sen
sibly to-day. RUSHCREEK.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08

ELoPEMgNr IN HIGH LIFE IN LOWELL.
The upper ten of the city of sPindleS
have been recently excited by the deveI-
opement of two elnpements among their
number. None of the parties are out OF
their teens aud manifested little of The
romantic. The boys we're aged 10 and
the girls l6 and 10. Both couple we're
successCtIl.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
TmesdIay, February 5, 1850

CoLD. Way. On yesterday morning
early, the Thermometer ranged IN the
nsighborhond of o. 1t was the coldest
weather uf the season.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-08
FROM COLUMBUS.
Correspondence eft1e Daily Lsneastsr Gazette

Correspondence cf the DAILY LGnedster 0dzeHe
CoLUMBUs, Feb. 2.
Ma. EDITOR; division Of Hamil'
ton county no longer exists, for Legisla'
tive purposes. The House yesterday a
greed to the Senate amendment of the
bill repeating it. and the repeal is law.
Now for the vindication Of the law Just
repealed.
The Committee on Privileges and E.
lections reported that Mr. Lewis Broad
we'll had received 2795 votes in the first
district Of Hamilton county. and VIM. f.
johnson l999.-"Your committee there.
fore report. that on the 9th day of Octo.
ber, A. ID. 1S49. at the annual State cleo
ton then held in the FIRST district Of Ham
ilton county, LEWIS BRoADwELL was duly
elected senator in the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Ohio, for said first dis
trict of Hamilton county. for the Consti-
tutional term of two years, and they re-
port for adoption the following resolu,
Ition:
Resolved, That the seat in this Senate
temporary occupied by VIM. F. John
son be and the same hereby is declared
vacant, and that Lewis Broadwell be ad
mitted to seat in this Senate as th'
Senator from the first district Of Hamil
ton county
The report which is lengthy, was OF
dered to be printed.
4 The Senate then considered certain
: resolutions offered by Mr.. Dennison, de
f claring the sense of the people Of Ohio
!. to be against the compromises offered b
= Mr.. Clay in the United States Senate o
Tuesday last. Mr. Blake offered fire.
g soil amendment. Six precious houI
:. we're spent by the Senate on this wor
out subject without reaching the fin
n vote.
a. Mr.. Whitman took up two Of them
the most twaddling speech he has mao
h this session. am afraid | shall have
/. modify my opinion of his political hol
"a esty, as it is very evident that he is
much of political gambler as any oih'
man. He speaks Of politics invariOb
as he would of game at cards. lndee
ho always uses the phrases of a gam
ster.
J. The Wing State Central Commit'
II have in obedience to the recommend
ton Of the Wing members OF the Leg
le lature, called Convention Of the Viii
t. Of Ohio on the 9th of May, to nOmina
candidate for Governor.
III The House did not get through wi
ne the orders of the day, They debated
Nv bill to increase the salaries of our Judg
MS The bill proposed to i've the Judges
e; the Supreme Court $4,000. That "
re cut down to 81, 900. -.and the section
ed creasing the salaries of the other JudG
~ was rejected. 1t was finally passed o.
be for another sitting.
'e' In consequence Of The Slavery re
he utions in the Senate, no local busin
was done whatever. hope it will
"e attended to. tomorrow.
ar. RUSHCREEK