The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-03

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The Zaneszille Courier thus speaks Of
the. contemplated Railroad frnm Ciuciu
natl to ZaResviIle. In our uropinion. there
will notbe the least difficulty in "btaining
funds f;,r the cnnstruction If this Road.
]if Baltimore city, gainesville and Cincin.
matt. which places are deeply interested
in this the shortest route, will do what
they can towards its construction. To
correct an error in the following article.
we will state lha; Dr., Griswold said it
would be from 80 To 40 miles the shortest
route. The Courier says: I'd
The lower branch Of the Ohio Legislature on
Saturday, last. passed Bill 10 Incorporate the
I"CiiIcinnati; Wilmington and Zanesyille Railroad
Company"
This is charter inr road direct from Zanes-
vile to Cincinnati. by why Of Lancaster. vii.
mington. &e II pnsses through region OF coun
try. the soil Of which is unsurpassed in prOdiIct-
yeneSs. and its nhnbit,nis nre among the wealth
lest in Ohio This route has alsn the advantage
nI being slnrer by some fifteen or eighteen miles
than my other between Cinciuuni aud Baltimore
and philadelphil,
This ism highly important movementfr Zanes.
vile. aud for the s0uih western pnrtinn of this
coupty-B rs well rs f'r The Counties 0f Perry, Fair
field. Pickswny aud the UtlIer counties on the
line of this Ruad."
PRNNsY.y .yANiA SrATE FlNANCEs.-A
sratemsn, Of The receipts and expendi
lures Of the Pennsylvania State govern.
nrnt, fnE the fiscal year closing IN The
3o,h Of November, exhibits the resour-
ces of that great cornrrinuweahh in
most favorable light. The actual receipts
Of the year rpac! he large sum Of ST..
43S, ,l9l;5l. and, after meeting all expen.
ses, there is ii the Treasury the hand
some available balance of 1854 ,252:51
AS much of the sdrplda gHes into the
sinking Fund, they have an encouraging
prospec, FOR she gradual hit certain ex.
linguishment Of ibeState debt.
WThe fllnwine affecting paragraph
is from the California Courier: '';s
We are often. panied 10 witness the i'm.
piled il not positive. hisrtspect shown TO.
wards the dead il this city. LISA mat.
ter of daily aud snmelimes hourly occur
renee, to see the hearse pass out Kearny
street. without single follower, or atten
dant-save the driver. Yesterday we
witnessed a sight that iuvolunta,ily
brought tears of sympathy Ia or eyes,
and nigh, mel, the most har1ehed heart.
II was the bear>e passing lhTnugh our
clnwdrd streets with two young bnys-
the eldest not more han welve. f2llnwing
a, the unly mourners and friends oFthe
drceased. Hand in hand, all alone = in.
sensible To all that was passing around
foods of tears rolling down their cheeks,
were those two poor boys. following all
thai remained of u fond parent To silent
tomb.
CnNFEsSIoN "F r ,BBsRY AND MuaDrR.--
The Hagerstnwn News has received a
pamphlet. purp'ring tn be the Confession
of one Charles Wallace. which gives an
account Of the robbery If Mr. John Funk
at Hagerstown. several years ago, com
milled by himself aud an accnmplice. na.
med Smelling. This confession was writ.
ten by Wallace, as he says, from memo
ry. and given by him IN the icev. Henry
Tracey at the stake where he was burned
! alive by NIB an the banks ri the MiSSis.
sirpi, on the Huh of August. 1850 He
confesses tn the murder of Miss Mary
Rogers, The beautiful cigar girl Of New
York and number of robberies aud 9th
er crimes. .- .....t.. ..-.
PREAcHING To The PniNr Passing a
long ~, "Wednesday ught--ior evening
al the South is 6,ir afierudun-in Mont
gomery. Ala, | stepped into the Presby
teriau lecture room, where slave was
preaching My brtdren,' said he, 'Gnd
bless your. souls. 'ligi"n is like the Ala.
hama river! In. spring come fresh. and
bring in all de "le logs. slabs and stick,
dat hsb been lying on de bank, aud carry
dem down in de current. Bymeby de
water GO down. den log catch here oh
dis lsIand. Den slab gifts colrhed on CO
SHIRE, aud dc sticks "6 de bushes, and
dare dey lay. Within uu dryin dll come
mother fresh. Jus 81, dare G''die viynl oi
Iigivn; dis ole sinna br"t in, dat ole back.
slider hrot back, aud an all de fke seems
cnmin on nifty good times, Butt. bred:
rem, GOD bress ydte ondlsi Bymeby vival't
gone; den dis ole sinna is stnc nll his ole
sin, den dat ole back slider Is cplch whaI
he was afore, on JUS such a rock; den WIN
after mother dat hab got ligipn lays,al
lnug de shnre. aud dare dey lay ill polh'
er vival Iieluvid hredreu. God bres:
yure souls. krcp in de current thought
his ilIgstralipn beautiful enough fnr 1
moro elegant dress, and too true. alasl q
Others than his own race. Christian
Herald. .at..
PENNSYLVANIA RAILRoAD.-At a recent
meeting of the Stockholders of lhe. Penn
syvania Railroad Company. (Hairisbure
10 Phtsburg,) it, was voted To increase
the capital from $500. 900 Ia SlO ,OOO..
600. A memorial is in circulation ia
Philadelphia. praying the city Councll'
lnmake an additional subscription "fSl.
100000. To The stock Of The. road. provid'
ed an. n.tdual aipoun, of 81 500 900 is oh