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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

SIMPLICITY OF DREss.-Female lOvel-
ness never appears to so good advantage
as when set off with simplicity of dress.
No artist ever decks his angels with tow
ering feathers aud gaudy jeweIry; aud
our dear human angels. if they would
make their title good to that name, should
carefully avoid ornaments which proper
/ Iy belong to Indian squaws aud African
princes. These tnselries may serve tC
give effect nn the stage or upon bal
room floor, but in daily life there is uo
substitute for the charm ofsimpIicily. A
vulgar taste is not to be disguised by gold
aud diamonds. The absence of true
taste and real re einement or deIicacy eau
not be com mpensared for by the posses
sion of the most princely fortune.
Mind measures gold, but gold cannot
me asuro mind, Through dress the mind
may BIZ read, as through delicate Iet;ered
page. A modest woman will dress mod.
estly; really refined and intellectual
woman will bear the marks of careful Sc
lection and faullIess taste.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

DR. Thomas Diseases Of TIC
Treasury Department.-The Dayton Ga
zette relates pretty good anecdole rela
tive to Hon. Thomas Corwin having turn
ed physician. and his successful treat.
ment of disease called Incidence and
IPrOdg'Glity, that prevailed TO a most a
farming extent about the time he entered
upon the duties of his Department. The
prescription it appears produced salu.
tary influence upon the patients, as noue
have died and but fe'O resigned. The
Gazette says: .t:.l. BE-.
To a friend of ours wEo saw him the
other day at Lebanon, he gave a most a.
musing, and we doubt not, truthful &C.
count If the condition of things in the
Treasury Department when he entered
upon the duties ofSecretary. The Clerks
he estimated were sick. on an average
about half the time-bnt il struck him az
somewhat remark able that. much as the J
were sick, none Of them died. The Iacl
was apparent at glance, that they did
very little work for the public, and the
inference was irresistible, that something
must be done for them. Accordingly
the Secretary turned physician, and be
gan to prescribe fol the invalds. He is
sued an orders that all clerks who were
absent from their desks certain number
Of days, say Two, on account Of sickness
should submit To propo:tionate deduc
tion from their respective salaries; ard
that all who were absent louger, say one
week, would be required either to die o.
resign! sf -..,
The prescription worked like charm
and in a short time thele was not sick
clerk in the whole Department. A heal
thier set of men than they are now, Mr.
Corwin declares cannot be found any
where.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

The CRYSTAL PALACE.-A pamphlet
has been published in London, propos
ing TO let the Crystal Palace remain a
permanent structure, known as place
of resort amid fountains and statues, in
all kinds Of weather. and especially would
1t be Of invaluable service TO London
during much of the year which is mucky
and rainy. The author says that the
Palace will be paid for and about Sl4O,-
900 besides realized out of the Great
Exhibition. Thus London will make a
fair speculation. in obtaining PeIace
covering eighteen acres and costing ST.
100000, without the appropriation of a
single cent. and also loose change eoou3h
to keep it in order for the people fur Sc
veral years % come. .......
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24


OUR CANDIDATE EoR GovgRNoR.
Wherever Mr.. Vinton Is known. he is
spoken Of in the same manner as in the
snbjoined extract from the National In
reliigencer:
"Ihe Wings Of the great State Of 0
hio have, as far as we can see, been sing
ularIy fortunate in the selection Of their
candidates TO be placed before the peO.
pie for the higher Offices in the State Gov.
eminent. For the office of GoDernor, es.
lpeciaIiy. their candidate is man of large
experience aud strong intelligence, and
equally without fear and without re.
pfoach One might search the United
States throughout and not find his supe.
rior in all the qualities of a good citizen
aud of a wise and upright legislator. 1t
has made us happy to discover. IN this
selection, proof that the Wings of Ohio
understand The true Interests of their
State and Of the Union. and mean to sus
tain them"
This is high praise. but the besiowers
Of it have had peculiar facilities where.
from to form the opinions they have ex.
pressed opinions similar TO those Ell.
iertained by all who are acquainted with
the history Of the House OF Represen.
tatives, aud who have watched Mr. Vim
toms conduct while a member of that
body 1t is true we may search through
this broad and. aud not fnd superior To
Mr. Vinton in ak ihe attributes of good
citizen and an able and upright states
man. We wish not TO deny that we are
extremely pleased To see the opinions we
expressed Of Mr.. Vinton. Immediately
after his nomination, so heartily respond
ed 10 by those capable from their posi-.
Iion of judging calmly as well as correct
ily. By some. the praise bestowed upon
our candidate by the Wing press Of o
bio, might be regarded as the sterreo.
typed Consequences Of the relation which
it sustains to the person praised. But no
such quality can be imputed To such
remarks as we have quoted. They are
the unbiased tribute which willing us
uce gives to merit.
To that large class Of our fellnw citi
zens, who think and often say. that n the
selection of candidates. moral qualifica
tinns have much less weightthan poIiti
cal availability, we are certain that the
seleclionof Mr.. Vinton has given much
pleasure. In him they recognize man
against whose moral conduct The utmost
scrupulousness has nothing to object, aud
we cannnt be disappointed in expecting,
that when the opportunity is thus pre-
scented to them, the support which they
will give To such man will be both cor
dial and effective. ZantsuHe Courier.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

New YoRK Cry VALUATION The
real aud personal estate of New York
for the year 1851; shows an increase
over the year previousof S34 ,022 oil
The aggregate increase in real estate is
SIS, ,S67 ESQ, aud of personal estate, Sl4'.
1926 40. Ofthis increase S7,72l ,996-
95 was added by the assessors-the re
mainder by the tax commissioners The
rate of ,axationthis year is 81 cents aDd
ninety eight hundredlbs, Oh each Sioo'
The value OF Zeal Estate is put down at
1927, ,Ol3,S ,S56. and of Personal Property
at sos, ,O94, sol. Total $500, los, S,35S,s
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24


Most AMUSING SCENE.-A few weeks
since, while court was sitting in Paris,
Lamar county, Texas, and while the tav-
ern of Mr.. Tucker was filed with law
yers, 'liligants. witnesses, NC, robbery
was committed upon the premises, at
tended with most ludicr0us cIcumstan'
ces. Mr.. Tucker and his numerous guests
retired to their beds at the usual hour,
and after night of profound and undis
lurbed slumber awoke; every mothers
son of them coalless and pantaloonIess,
Some daring gibieftad entered their sleep
ing apartments, aud had abStracled and
carried off every rag of Clothing belong
ing to every souli the house. The Bon
ham Advertiser intimates that when the
fact was known and the thing understood,
series of ftabIeaar Uivants OF the most lu,
dicrously interesting nature were offered
by the garmenIless dodgers. the sufferers
themselves laughing long and hearty at
the ludicrous figures each olhey cut while
sbying and dodging about in search OF
their missing clothing, 1t was not long,
however, before the missing garments
were found stacked in the public square,
whilher the burglar had carried them;
and now came the serious feature Of the
business every pocket had been rummag
ed, every red cent taken-aIl were empty
Several emigrants had lost all their mon
ey, and the lawyers attending the court
were reduced 10 par with their clients
who the day before lined their pockets
for them. Some four hundred and ode
dollars was tho net profits Of that partic
ular lights work to the enterprislng pro
ljector, who got entirely of undetected.,
! ~ o. Pic. 5.r, au.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24
rg,The State debt ofPennsyIyania

TT The State debt ofPennsylyania is
forty millions Of dollars. This has been
created since 1921, and eccry dollar Of it
has been created under Locofoco. rule.
But six yoarsof Wing administration has
the State had since that period, three
wears of Gov, RIrNER, ana three of Gov.
JouNsoN. During the administration of
the present worthy and popular Govern
or, the State debt has been reduced over
|halfa million of dollars, 1t is well for
the people Of other States as well as
Pennsylvania, to think Of these things,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

HEART.ReNDING OCCURRENCE. On the
11lh inst, as a number of men we're en-
gagged at baymaking upon the farm OF
MI. Daniel Schneider, near Rehrersburg,
the youngest daughter of MIR, Schneider
sprang forward, unobserved, from, be-
hind, and was pierced TO the heart by
her brothers scythe. She lived only fif
teen minutes after the sad occurrence.
The grief of her parents, and brother in
particular, by whose hand she Yves thus
suddenly deprived of life, was deep and
heart rending. The child was in the
fourth year of her age.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

EXPENSES OF WEST POINT ACADEMY.
1T appears by the report of the Board
of Visitors on the financial condition of
the Military Academy at West Point,
that not regarding either the interest or
the principle of Government expendi-
lures at West Point for lands, buildings
and permanent Improvements, and con
side:ing that the officers, if not employed
here, might be usefully employed else
where in the service of the Government,
the annual expenses of the institution is
set down at $l63,9l2 sc, making the an
nual cost to the Government for each ca.
det $500 sc. .----
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

RAILROADS IN lSll.-lf we were to
say that man SO intelligent as the au
thor of the following letter entertained
the opinions he expresses of Railroads in
1911, it would sound as fabulous as the
picture, at that lime, of what this great
improvement now really is. Tho True
Democrat, says: '
"lmposslble!" is still word of thun-
dering sound and mighty influence in the
ears of some Of the most sensible people.
| 1t seems characteristic quality OF human
nature to think that each invention or i'm
Iprovement must of necessity be the last;
but if 1t be not so, how is it possible to
doubt, with The constant evidence ofprog-
ress eternalIy before uSl
As all Illustration, we copy letter re
Gently communicated 10 the National
/ Era, written by Robe. H. Livingston, ia
great nan in his day, and at one time
Chancellor of The State Of New York J
on the subject of projected railroad. 1t
contains a homily for progress. warn
! ing to the owlliko wisdom of ulra con
serva,ism, and a deal of amusement be
sides. Read it, ye who think the world
is finished, aud now ready for The final
! flames: ALBANY, March Ii, 1911.
{ "DEAR Sir: did not till yesterday re-
ceive yours of the 25h of February,
where it has oilered on the road am at
a loss to say, had before read of your
very ingenious proposition as to the rail
way communication ! fear however. on
mature reflection, they will be liable to
serious objection and ultimately more ex
ipenslve than a canal. They must be
d0uble so as to prevent the danger of two
such heavy bodies meeting, The wGHs
on which they are placed must be at least
four feet above the surface, and three be.
low, and must be clamped with iron; and
even then would hardIy sustain so heavy
weight as you propose moving at the
rate of four miles an hour on wheels, AS
to the wood, it would not last week.
They must be covered with iron, and tha;
too, very thick and strong. The means
of stopping these heavy carriages with
; out great shock, and Of preventing them
from running upon each other, for there
would be many on the road at once, would
be very difficult. In case of accidental
stops, orthe necessary stops TO lake wood
and water, &C., many accidents would
happen. The carriage of condensinl
water would be very troublesome. Upor
: the whole, | fear The expense would be
much greater than that Of canals, without
being so convenient"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24
LANcAsrER, JULY IS, ls5l.

"THE FoREsT CITY."-No wonder
that CIevelanders are so proud Of their
city. The praise that is bestowed upon
it by all visitors, is we'll deserved. The
citizens take pride in beautifying and a.
dorning it and pleasure IN exhibiting it
to strangers. We have never seen a
more beautiful place and seldom as clev-
er people as its citizens are, Although
in the very hottest part Of summer, we
could not but think of pleasant and a.
greeabe May
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

DECIDEDLY Cool. The following. with
but little variation, actually occurred a
few days since:-
Mr.. Smih.--Mr Jones, can you pay
that little bill you owe me!
Mr.. JOnes,--Not at present. Low
much is it!
Mr. Smith.--Ten dollars, and you
have already promised 10 pay it dozen
times. -
Mr.. Jones,--Ten dolars Why ii is
only one dollar and a half.
mr.. Smnh.--You are the meanest,
most contemplate mani ever saw. You
can keep the amount, | shall never ask
you for it again,
! Mr.. Jones.--Giue me a receipt then.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

ANOTHER "LoNE STAR"-The disun.
ionists of South Carolina have made them
selves a new flag. 1t is white ground,
with a lone star in the centre, and rat
tie snake, with his head erect, allhe foot of
q Palmetto tree, as if about to strike. 1t
mus, make CaroIiuian feel proud to
march urder such flag in preference to
the stars and stripes of our national ban
ner
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

" Let every body who ever had
friend anywhere; anybody who has them
everywhere; all sorts. siges, kinds, class
es, colors aud condition of people begin
to crite! WRITE! WRITER! write let
ters, pre- pay them, aud help Uncle Sam
to support cheap Postage. Write North,
South, East. West, and in all the inter
mediate directions; renew old friend
ships, ole loves, and begin new ones;
start the electric current of kindness, fra
ternily and good will against all quarters
of the compass. bind the Union more
friendly, and repenish The exchequer of
"Me Post" by the free contributions of a
wonderfully stimulated correspondence
Do it!
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

ACURToUs PTECE OF WoRKMANsuiP -
The Birmingham Journal says: A singu-
lar illustration of the ductilily and ,enac-
ily of iron has been produced at the os.
tabIishment of e. Downing, Esq, the
Brown Iron Works, Sme,hwick 1t is in
the form of book, the leaves of which
are of iron, rolled so fine that they are no
thicker than a piece OF paper. The
hook is neatly bound in red morocco, and
contains forty four of these iron leaves,
the whole being only The fifteenth of an
inch thick. This curious book is the
work of Charles Hood, who is in Mr..
Dowuing'S employment; was rolled up
in the ordinary shee, iron rolls, and is a
singular illustration of the extreme tenac.
ily of iron.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

PRoGREssIvE Democracy The 10
cofocn Board Of Public Works in Penn
sylvania have progressed so far as to fur.
nish the delegates of their party who
were appointed to attend their late State
Convention with free tickets to travel
over the canals and railroads. This is
one step in advance Of anything we have
heard Of before. The Wing papers gen.
orally and some of the Democratic UOterS
are overhauling them at sound rate for
il, as they should do, We hope our
Board have not yet progressed quite so
far.-ZancSyiWc Wc Courier.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

E. FOur Mr.. Allen returns his thanks
to Mr.. Pease, the gentlemanly conductor,
onthe Cleveland and Columbus Railroad, 4,
: for the many courtesies extended TO him,
while in the cars, on his late trip North.
Captain Stannard, of the splendid lake
steamer Buckeye State" will also ac-
cept Mr.. A.'s thanks for like courtesies.
-Scioto Gazette. a...
The Cleveland and Columbus road is
we'll managed and every attention is paid
by the Conductors to the comfort and
safety oftraveIers. That splendid steam
er mentioned above is one of the most
elegant, and comfortable boats we have
ever seen and glides over the waters of
Lake Erie most beautifully. Its Cap.
tain, just like all other Lake Captains, is
q perfect gentleman.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24
saturday Evem,ng,JuIy 10, 1851
A LARog YrELp.-Mr. Jacob Beck !

A LARGE YIELD.-Mr. Jacob Beck Of
this township. sold the past year and de.
Iivcred in this city. 1900 bushels of Corn.
2S0O bushels sbelled; and this ia addi
lion TO feeding large amount Of stock
The yield was far above the average in
this county. These facts are important
and should be used by our Agricultural
Society. Where is iil
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

WA Partisan correspondence Of the
New Orleans Advocate, says that Meth
odist church which he entered in Paris,
had little to remind him of Methodism as
it is practiced in the United States. The
Episcopal service was read. the gown
worn, aud there were the organ, the choir
and all the elements of manufacturing
music as practiced by the English church,
and that he was surprised and mortified
at the preciseness and formality with
which every Thing was conducted. ..
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

V By the earthquake which happen
ed at Valparaiso on the 2l of April last,
26O houses were destroyed, and if it had
lasted ten or fifteen seconds longer, il was
that it would have produced
the same disastrous consequences as the
great earthquake in 1929, when the city
was almost totally destroyed.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

HAMmToN COUNTY is about to build a
uew Court House and Jail, the cost Of
which will BIZ $695, ,253,34.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

The TEHAUNTEPEo RoUBLr.--The
New Orleans Bee of the 7th inst, says
with regard to the Mexican decree or
dering the Americans engaged in the Te'
huantepec survey to depart:
"These demonstrations do not in the
least alarm tho Company here. They
have advertised for FIVE hundred laborers
10 work ou the contemplated road; and
If the Mexicans persist in their insane
and iniquitous folly, the Company will
appeal TO the Government of the United
States for protection. Trouble isbrew-
ing. Mexico has learned nothing from
the past. If once again the lalons Of the
American Eagle should grasp that coun.
try wo may be well assured that she will
not escape as easily as bef"re. Whether
the stupid policy OF that sham republic
be the result Of her own absurd pride, or
Of the whisperings Of British diplomacy,
matters very little. II evei an Ameri.
can army marches again upon Mexico,
manifest destiny will make short work
Of il"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24
The HempftI1 RnlIroad.


In this age of progressive improve
meut, everything connected with the pro
gress of railroads in any part Of The coun'
try, is interesting to the public. The
New York and Erie railroad lately open-
ed is the longest continuous road in the
United States, and now forms most i'm
pouaut line Of communication by the
Lakes between the city of New York
aud the great West. .G
There is, however, another line Of
communication between the Atlantic cit,
les and the valIies of the Ohio and Miss.
ssippi, which from the shorlness and
directness of its route, is attracting a
great deal of attention aud which prom.
ises to be one of the most important thor.
oughfares ia the United States. 1t is
known that The great central road Of
Pennsylvania from the city Of Philadel,
/ pha to Pittsburgh, is in considerable
state Of fnrwardness and will ere long be
completed. Connected with this road
and diverging from it at Greensb1rg, in
USs'ln"Ildhu COuu'y, dOOut tHIlly hIes
east Of Pittsburgh, company has been
organized, called The Hempfeld Rail
road Company" to construct road di
rectly through Washington, in Washing
ton county, to the city of Wheeling,
where in its course west it will connect
with the central railroad of Ohio. which
passes through GAINESVILLE and Columbus,
in the direction Of Indianapolis, and will
extend through Terre Haute to the city
of St. Louis. From gainesville on the
line of this central railroad Of Ohio, a
company has been Incorporated to con,
struct a road through Lancaster, Circle.
vile and Wilmington directly to the city
of Cincinnati. An inspection of the map
will satisfy any inquirer that this route
will be by far the shortest route of any
now in progress or in contemplation be-
tween the CITY OF New York and Cincin
natl aud ST. Louis, and promises to Sc
cure to it an immense amount Of trade
and travel from the growing west.-A
merican Railroad Journal ....
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

THE REPrBLIC OF LBERIA.-A native
of the West Indies thus writes: s
"Can we not endorse the words of the
British Review, aud say: The Ameri
cans are successfully planting free ne
groes on the coast of Africa; a greater
event, probably, in its consequences. than
any that has occurred since Columbus set
sail for the New World.'" After warm
enloguium on the Republic Of Liberia
he adds, "TheWe Indians will emf
gate to Liberia. They will crowd your
steamers. They willtake with them in
telligence. wealth, and a perfect knowl
edge at once of the agriculture Of the
country. They will clothe the hill side
and the vale with fields upon fields of the
sugar cane, plant indigenous to Africa,
and where il grows most Iuxur'aully -
He describes the various burdens and
vex atoms still imposed upon the African
in the West Indies, and remarks that
thousands of families are sighng for the
vastly superior privileges Of the young
Republic of WesierR Africa.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

The DIPPERENcg.- From the telegraph.
ic despatch Of the European ne ws, by the
Baltic. we clip the following:
The trade reports from Manchester
are favorable. The mills were 10 full ac
tivity. The calico printers and dyers are
fully employed, aud the market unusual
ly buoyant."
Here, in America. The manufacturing
business is "unus0ally un-hUoyant." ="
Many factories stopped, others working
but half time, while the specie is carried
out to Europe by millions to pay for Man.
chester caicoes aud other fabrics. that
could be made at home. No wonder the
Manchester reports care favorable" Six
factories in New England report a loss
incurred during the past season Of S246.
900! But what oftbail Does not Sir
Robert Walkers Tariff'make things work
right at Manchester Huirah for that
far-reaching philanthropy that overshoots
Sclfshness and puts money in the purses
.ofthe Loom Lords of Manchester, Leeds,
Glasgow and Paisley. It's ugly not to be
generous = Guernsey Times.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-24

"WmAT's IN THE WINDl" The Dem
-ocratic Courier,of Noble county, is down
on one of the Board of Public Works in
this fashion:
"Our friend Miller is not only an effic-
lent and vigilant guardian of "the inter-
ests of the State" but he is also a genu-
inc, radical Democrat; which is more
than can be said Of Col. Manypenny a
member of the same Board. Miller we
should be glad TO SEE re-nominated and
re elected this fall. In Manypenny's
place, we want to see some good Demo
crat-one who hes moi opposed the issues
made by his party in the State, aud Gre
ated discort when union and harmony
was most needed"