The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-02-27

lease. He also expresses his desire Ia
come to the United States. Mr.. Web
.ler will reply favorably. The dispatches
from Kossuh were received by DR.. Tsy
lnr. Of Pennsylvania.
DISTRESSING CASUALTY "A little sun
"f Mr.. Jacob Wickard. If Cumberland,
Md. aged sixteen months, met with a
most distressing accident nn Friday last
The mulher had taken the tea kettle off
aud placed it ON the front plate of the
stove. aud resumed her tumesric duties;
the child Inhaled the steam from the spuut
of the kettle He fingered lnlil Saturday
morning. when death relieved his suffer
ings.
EP A Magnificent Gold Watch has
been received in Washington, az pre-
sent by Snme young men iu California. To
Senator Dnuglas. author ui the bill for the
admission of California into the Union
No person was allowed to subscribe
sum exceeding FIVE cenls towards the
object, and the subscription consisted Of
$500 The watch is hunting case. IN
one side of which are the arm of the State
nf lIlin0is-On the reverse those of Cali
fornia.
ExTRAnRDIN1RY LONGEVITY There is
now living in the town of Bruok6-lh.
Mass Israel Smith. now Sc years aud 4
months eld. He was married tn his pre-
srnl wife in May, 1878 They have
therefore lived together in The coniugal
relation n years and s mnnth>-an in
stance which we think will hardly find a
parable in this country.
EST A couple of abolition disuuonistS
named Walker aud Tiear. lately attempt
ed Ia preach their uefarious dncIriues al
Adrian. Their baud bill were headed
with the atrocious mnito--"E Em6ncipa
lion or diSsnulnn nf the Union, aud
seperate Northern Republic" One of
them commenced his harangue. bat did
not proceed far before The audience he
came 80 disguised with the rawlings Of the
speaker, that they decided by vote of
the meeting that it was beneath the
dignity uf an American cilizen To listen
To such reasonable sentiments. In a few
moments the room was vacated. aud the
speaker was left to talk to the wallis
Detroit Free Press. .
20 An ignorant fellow. who was about
To he married, resolved To make hmse I
pelie ct in the responses ot the marriage
service; but, by mistake. he committed
f the office of baptism for those of ripe
years, 81 wnen the clergyman asked hin
in the church:
"Wll thou have this woman to be Thy
. welded wife9" the bridegroom answered
in a very solemn tone:
> I'll reunuuce them all"
. The as,onished minister said. IL think
you are fool" To which he replied:
"AlI this steadfastIy believe"
u TuE WAY To THE WoRX House..
: The celebrated comedian, john Reeve
l. was once accosIed by an elderly female
y with "a bottle of gin in her hand: Pray
sir, beg your pardon, is this the way t.
e the work house2" Juhu gave her lnol
e of clerical dignity. and, painting to tn,
butte, gravely said" No, madam, bu
that is"
PENNSYLVANIA P0LITICs.--The Hon
= Judge Black declines being candidate
for Governor of Pennsylvania. A meet
l. ing held at Harrisbur passed strong re
solutions in favor of Hon. Jas. Buchanan
+ for the Presidency, aud Col. William
Bigler for Governor.
DAGUERREoTYPEs.- is estimated tha
. there are now in the United States Tel
t. thousand daguerrentypists, and iflee
i thousand persons connected with the arr
aud that the amount of materials annual
y consumed in the operations is s. ,OO0
i 600.
is A RELIc.--The veIitable gig whic
IT the late Stephen Girard used to driv
through the streets of Philadelphia. wa
~ sod at auction last week in that city fu
. thirly-fve dollars.
II SILvERED GLAsswARE.-The Bosto
Transcript states that Messrs. Sumner
of that city, have recently received fror
London new style of silvered glass
:. ware. which promises to take precedenc
of the Bohemian aud other fancy glasses
The sivering is ndestructble, being cnat
ed over with glass, and is nf "A vivid bril-
1t iancy that will never be furnished or i'm
= paired Dishes vases aud pitchers of lhi
ware make mnre brilliant display tha
the same articles of pure silver. howeve
- highly polished. The advantage, IN lh'
t. greater facility of keeping the hrme
e clean, must be obvious. The metallic ra
d dance of the new ware is beyond all tina
. art has yet attained.
- A REVOLUTION IN MExIcn.-The pc,
, pie at Monterey are reported To have I
risen and overpowered the militia. CT