The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-03
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The Trait d. Union remarks that Aris.
Ia's administration, 50 far, has not realized
the bright anticipalions that were formed
at its commencement. Doubts are ex
pressed of his irmness.
An order from the Minister of War,
prohibits officers and employees of Gov.
ernment to murmur, or in any way speak
i'll of the existing authority or of the Gov
ernment He proposes besides to de.
prive the army Of all civil rights.
AT the last dates Congress was still IN
session.
A bill in the Chamber Of Deputies,
taking away from Government the pow
er to Danish foreigners, has been lost.
By an act of Congress, three of the
order of priesthood. it is conGdeutaIy
stated, have been abolished.
Congress has declared unconsttution.
al an act of the Legislature OF Quereta.
70, Introducing the Jesuts in that State.
The city of Mexicoswarms with thieves
A journalist of Puebla, prosecuted for
expressing his opinions too fully, has
been condemned to six months imprison.
ment and Costs.
Congress has allowed the Ex Presi.
dent Herrera to retire from public life,
and has voted him life pension of So
500.
The State of Durango is in great dis
tress, with Indians IN poss ession of the
mines and the treasury empty.
A bill has passed Congress allowing
-four to be imported into the interior thro'
Tampico, where there was great distress,
New HAMPsHTRE.-The state Of par.
ties in the Legislature, just elected, will,
according to the Concord Patriot, be as
follows: Democrats 1877; wings aud free
soilers 1870; Atwood democia ats 49, The
balance Of power-whch means gen
orally the ability to prevent rather than
promote Legislation will thus be in the
hands of what are called the Atwood
democrats.
MELANCHoLY.--The Worcester [ NJ ass. J
Triblne learns tn at on Friday morning
last, at an early hour, the house Of Mr.
Phillips. in N. Woonsocket, was destroy.
ed by fire aud three of his children burnt
to death by the devouring element. and
another severely injured. Mr.. p, while
endeavering, with true paternal love. to
save one ofthe children, had his ten toes
completely burnt off, His wife barely
scared uninjured.
20 John Adams tells the following good
story in his Diary:
10. SUNrAY.-Dined at DR.. Putnam's,
with Col Putnam aud lady. and two
young gentlemen, nephews uflhe DR.. and
Col. -nnd Mrs. Scooley. Putnam
told story of an ludiau upon Connect
cut river, who called al tavern. in the
fall of the year. for dram. The land
lord asked him two coppers for it. The
next spring, happening at the same
house, he called for another, aud had
three cents to pay for it. "How is this
landlord" says he, last fall you asked
me two cents for glass Of rum, now you
! want three oh" said the landlord
"it costs me a good deal to keep rum oveI
winter. 1t is as expensive tO keep a
hogshead of rum over winter as horse.
"Ah," says the Indian. II can't see
through that; he no eat so much hay; may
be he drink as much Dater" This was
shee: wit, pure satire, and true humor
Humor, wit and satire, in one very short
repartee.
Benz INA DUEL-The following &C
count of duel between Bem aud young
Polish officer, is given in the last British
Quarterly Re0ie'o:
"Bem again visited England in lS47
Weak and emaciated by a wound receiv.
ed thirty one years before, he was now st
lame that he could hardly move even with
crutches. When young man, a quar-
rel with \ Polish officer of artillery had
ended in a meeting with pistols. For
tune gave the officer the first fire. and
Bem fell, wounded in tho thigh. The
officer raised his hat and wished him good
morning. Stop cried Bem, its my
turn now and leaning on his elbow, he
cody took his aim and sent ball through
his antagonist $ heart Bem's wound, al.
though the ball had never been extrica'
ted, did not, for many years, prevent him
from following the active life we have
described. In Paris, however, it caused
him so much suffering tnat he submitted
To an operation at the hands of the cele.
brated Dupuytren. After an hours ago
ny, Dupuytren declared that the ball was
in such a position embedded in bone
that it required other instruments to ex
tract it than those he had brought with
him, and that he must return and finish
: the operation next day. BEN told hin
to do what he liked with him then, bu
that he would not hear to second expe
' riment On this Dupuyren said nnthins
further could be effected, and the bal
was left where it was.
a VIRGINIA DIsTANcED. While they cal
5 only boast standing army of $4,000 a
j dults in Virginia who cannot read o
D write, the young State of Indiana ha
. l75,017 persons over II years of age i
0 the same interesting situation. Som
hope for Virginia yet
It PoTAToEs. Several arrivals froI
a, Fronoa ,t d;Harant mario an nnrta n n U