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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
LANoAsTER, April ~, Is5l.
Rich AND RAcY.--The richest and ra-

RIcH AND RACY.--The richest and ra-
eiest effort on the part of our Locofoc"
contemporaries that We have been called
upon to witness for long time, is their
attempt to prove ,ha: Mr.. Ewing is OPP
posed to the improvement of Rivers and
Harbors. 1t surpasses beyond our con.
sroversy their impolent labors to prove
Mr.. Wade an Abolilionist, and any can
not but smile at their simplicity.
What adds richness to the joke, is the
fact that this attempt is made by Editors
who have avowed themselves opposed to
improvements of this character, aud their
object cannot be clearly understood, un-
loss it is that they are making arrange.
ments for another step in progression. ln
such case. ere long they will he swear
ng stoutly that the Wings have been op'
posed to the improvements OF Rivers and
Harbors since the foundation Of the gov
erDment.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
Terrific storm at BostOn-- oss of Life

BOSTON, Aprl H.
Wewtre yesterday visited by most terrible
storm and gale. The wharves are mostly over.
flowed The cellars OF the Custom House aud
stores on Long wharf, are completely Inundated
and the destruction Of property thereby is i'm
mense The flats nj east aud south Boston were
cnvered will water, aud The rails in number ot
places. un tue HousaiUnnc Railroad, had been
washed und the embarkmeuts carried away
The track on the Worcester RLilrund was under
mined beyond the dan, and he Eastern Railroad
is also badly washed i'll many places. The new
Episcopal CIluch is 81 seriously dumased that IL
will have 10 be rebuilt. This is tie highest tide
ever known 10 have occurrr, in Boston. The
sleepe of the Baptist Church, ut Charleston. has
been blown down. Theodore Lock, passing al
the time, was kiiied. A schooner is reported tn
have been wrecked on Chelsen Beach, and all on
board are supposed 10 have persisted 1t is impos'
sbe at this time to give All estimate ot the IOss II
is very heavy.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
GAMBLING EXTRAORDINARY IN SA

GAMBLING EXTRAnRDINaRY IN SAN
FRANCIsCo.-lt has been found more
profitable of late by the skilfLI sporting
men Of San Francisco To play in private,
where merchants and mercantile agents
can participate in the excitement with
out exposing themselves to the censure
of those who are opposed To gaming. In
one of these private rooms, foreigner
commenced playing against Faro, and
after losing all he had. ("veI Ave hun
dred dollars) he proposed to the dealer
to pledge his vile for nnc hundred aud
fifty dollars worth Of checks. The deal
er SAID he would like first tn see the Sc
curiry for the stake; aud the man instant.
ly departed. and in about hall an hour at
terward, while the dealer was sitting a
lone smoking cigar, in walked the for
eigner with pleasing loo ing young wo-
man. whom he offered in pledge for the
amount before named. The checks were
dealt out. the game proceeded, and the
foreigner again lnst, on which he depart
ed leaving his wife in pawn fur the amount;
aud so she remained, for several days. un'
Ill her depraved partner raised the a
mount to redeem her.
The woman was either hnpelessly ig
norant of her rights and the laws of he
country protecting her sex, or as deprav
ed in her nature as her companiun.-
Stockton J0ur.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
Tic baltimore Murder.

BALTIrURE. April l6.
George Long. a negro hoy years old, was ar
rested To-day. and made ii iuII confession 1t the
murder OF the child of Mr.. Rumpl. He says that
young RumIf aud him had been spinning a top
together in the slaughter house; that little Rampi
lost his top cord, and that he struck lilm on the
head because he could not lind it He then hunt
ed for itagau and not finding it, he beat liim on
the head with II stone till lie was insenslble.-
The bruises on his arms were caused by his hold
lug up his hands to keep oil the blows. lie was
not dead when he left him. aud he heard him still
gruuuiug at late hour that ght. The doctors
Ihiuk little Rumpt had life i'll him twelve hours
after he wins fatally injured. The child was tut
live Years old.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

PoPPrNo THE QUEsTIoN.-'Sslly, don't
like youl
La. Jim, recon So
But don't you know it, Sally. Don't
ynu think I'd tear the eyes out of any
tom cat that dared to look at you Ior
secnndl'
i 'spect yon would
'Well the fact of it is Sally, L
oh. now don't Jim. you're too sud
den
And, Sally. | want you to
Don't say anything more will
But it must be done mmediately-l
want you to-
'Oh, hu,h don't say any more
! i want you to night to GET
What, so suoul Oh, no impossiblel
Father and mother would be angry with
me-
How he mad for doing me such fa-
vnr as Ia m
Yes; dear me! Oh. wha; feelirRP
But there is some mistake-tnr all |
wan, TO nave you do is TO mend my trOsO.
seyS|
Sally could hear no more. She threw
up her arms, aud screaming hystericaliy,
tainted away as dead as a hog.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

GEN. BRADY DEAD. A despatch from
Derruii, April 18th. says--"Geu BRADY
after lingering in great pain for the pasl
three ar four days. died fifteen minutes
To 8. A. NJ.
Gen. HUGH BRADY, saws the Buffalo
Cnurier, at the time of his death, was
Col of the 81 Regiment of Infantry.
Brigadier and Major General by brevet,
an in command of military Depart
menl ~ Division. Gen. Brady's commits
SION was the oldest in the service--bear-
ug date in 1902. when he entered the
army as lieutenant under Mad Anrhone
Wayne, with whuse command he mady
the celebrated Indian campaign which
restored OHIO and Kentucky to the whites
after the defeat of ST. Cloir. He was
distinguished for his galIantry in the late
war with Great Britain. aud in 1912 was
promoted Ia the Colunelcy of the 22d
regimen, of Infantry. When the army
was rduced in 1919, he was made Col Of
the 2d Infantry of which regiment Gen.
Bennett Riley was, until very recently,
| 1t. Col
Gen. Brady was at the battle of Lun
dy's Lane. where he was severely wound
ed in the groin. We have seen his sword
aud belt worn on that occasion, and VIZ
have counted thirteen marks upon then
of shot received in that action.
General Brady had been citizen u
De,r"i; for nearly twenty Ave years. AM
has by his urbanity, p"lileness. and uu
pretending genttmsnly conduct won hi
awy To the hearts aud good feelings of il
ciize"s.
He leaves four children Mr.. P. Bra
; dy, Merchant, Detroit; the wives judge
Whlihereli Detroit. Capt, Thomas. late
of The Army, aud Msj"r EIeetus Backn'
9Th lnfianly.
His death was sudden, but he was
doubtless prepared; Tor few years since
D when suffering illness. his physician III
, formed him that he had probably but
r,w hours To live" Weir said the vet
eran. "iet tie drums beat, my kndPsdck 4
sjung." He was 81 years OF age, but hi
, s,ep was firm and form erect.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
JEFFERSON. Ami! 5, 1851.

First, then, am Wing, always a
Wing, aud nothing else-a Wing. be
cause | believe the best interests uf our
country are connected with the success Of
that party; always too much devoted Ia
the party to see II lend iisrll la the fur.
therauce Of measuIrs which | cannot sp
pruve without an endeavur prevent its
81 Iolug. 1t shal be- my endeav"r truly
To represent this great State, aud not any
particular section of it. shall To the
best ot my ability, rebuke any attempted
Ieucrnachmeut at slavery into territory
NOW free. ur uny naughty aud Ins"leni at
! empt To overcome the free States by the
threats Of "dlssoiuiiun of the Union, ur
anv measures intended To insult northern
feeling. You know thai | am HUSTLE /"
| the "cumprumi ST measures" sn called.
aud especially the fugitive law but |
shall eudeavur To deal fairly with the
South. ] do not intend To he an agus-
tor, but while slavery will consent 10 re-
muin within her own States, without at
tempted aggression. | shall feel no dispo
silion to interfere with her; in that IN
tend "a be a true Wing. regret tn see
disposition in any part of this State Il"
rngrafi the compromise measures upon
the doctrines + the Wing party; the at
tempt to make these measures test ni
Whiggery would he tn destrny The party.
ou the Reserve at least. Whereas. II
the Wings nflhe South and Middle pnr
lions of the State could he made little
more tueran; upon this subject. we
should be able to act together next fall as
of old.
In this CONNECTION. we may as wei
j. publish an extract from communication
in the Cleveland True Democrat, the
leading Free Soil paper upon the Re
serve, in which the writer blames hl'
party for even attempting to be satisfied
with the election of Judge Wade:
IL do not question MIR Wade's aboli
linnisim as an abstraction hui he does
not aud never did make 1t political test
His Whiggery comes first. with his anti
unated notions of the tariff aud bank; |
10 the meantime liberty can be secured
| as an incident. he would have il So. Tha
5 he is honest IN his opiui"ns we admi;n"
does that help the matter. The question
is. does he hold the relatlnn | have sup
posed To the Wing gparry? If he does not
5 let us know it. II he does, please to ,eI
> Us what cause we have foI claiming hi
election as a victory"
Mr.. Wade answers these questions f.
himself We thought il due to our reat
ers and the Senator himself. to give win
Z reliable information we could obtain, all
!. especially was this necessary on accour
! of the efforts uf the LocofOco press
h prove him what he is not. We do u
9 know that we shall recurto the subje
), again, merely remarking that upon Il
subject Of slavery, there is no difftrenc
d as we can perceive, between Messr
Is Wade, Corwin aud Elk. Senator Allen.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
From, Washington


NA>HlNGToN, pTh i''
The Republic of this morning contlins list OF
the awards of the Commissioners ol The Mexican
Claims. The whole number OF memorials presen'
trd was 272 The number rejected us lus,llllcen'
WINS 40, The sum appropriated wus $32jO.OOO.
Tn. ,ug,euate of all the awards was $3,203 j23:
so there is the sum of $46 Az left to be pad back
to the Mexican Government. In the meantime II
may be stated that some oIthe large awards are
as iuIlowm Lewis Hargous. s53,G82;lDr' Cur
diner, So 200; Union Land Company S539oH.'
"a; Galveston Bay aud Texns Company, SooOoO;
Aaron higgett. $lO4OOOi W Parrot u 1900
The results, generally, are satisfactory TO The
claimants
TL. Euioa this morning seems to doubt wheth'
or auotar expedition against Cuba is on foot The
editor thinks that the report in circulation origl'
nuted with the agents Of the Spanish governme J.
whose interests are promoted by keeping up the
excitement
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

u The Albany State Register in re.
piyiug To al attach upon the National
Whie Administration, by the Rochester
Democ'at, pertinently aud truly remarks:
The abn>e assumption lhar he Admin.
israrinu and is friends approve the Flu.
gilve Slave Law, in aud 10y Itself. is
base aud malicious slsuder. They do
not and never have. TIE utmost extent
of their approval, is "nrquie,crnce in.
and determination IL adhere ro il as one
IF series Of measures constituting an
adjustment of dangerous aud difficult
questions, the best that cnuid he "Itained
under the circumstances. rlll lime and cir.
rumsiances shall demnnslI ate the neressi.
~ for amendments 10 prevent evssion aud
abuse"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
SENATOR WADg's PusITIoN, For the

SENATOR WADE's PusITON.- For the
benefit of all and singuar oI those per
sous who have laid of thei! spring and
summer work, for the purpose ufproving
Senator Wade an AboIitionist, we give
below the following extract from letter
written by him To citizen Of New Lis.
bon and published in the Palladium of
that place:
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

STRANGE AFFAIR "A case of seduc.
uon--e woman seducing an unsophisti-
Gated youth in the guise Of man--bas
turned up in Philadelphia. 1t was bro't
before Alderman Simpson al lat, hour
on Friday night al The instance uf The
tiIher"f The aRgleved party. who is Just
arrived al The age Of Is The charge
preferred was misdemeanur in seducing
The young man referred 20. Ii was prny-
ed that the defrudent had rented a room
III which she kept her victim the greater
part of the past winter.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

VmGINM DEM"CRAcY-Acfs for Sa.
rings Banks were passed by the Virginia
Legislature. anihnriziug the establish.
ment 0f"Sayings Institutions" at the fol
lowing places. viz: Norfolk. Portsmouth.
Trenton, in Mercer county, Wellsburg
Wappacomo. JefFrrsonvilc. Boydiou
ChIisiianSburg. Jacksonville. in Floyd
county, and Listou. 10 Bedford county
also the Roanoke Savings Bank in Char
l"te county. aud the Fsirfax Savings
Bank. in Fairfax.
These acts taken in connection with
several others for the establishment oI
Banking companies. show very conclu
Sively that the Virginia Democracy aud
Ohio Democracy differ as widely as Oh'u
Democracy and Jeifersonian Dcmoct
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

RlcHMoYD. Va. April l6
The Sdvannah AetcS, where the headquarters
Of the Cubans is said 10 be, speaks Of the Gu nn
Invasion as certain, and says there will lie revo-
luton in the Island within the coming monih.
whether they receive aid from abroad or noI; that
they invite lie friends Ol freedom tlir"ugh"ut the
world to assist them; that ii is well known the
people OF The Island are with difficulty restrained
irln conflict at the present time, and tnit Those
wlo are lulurmed ul their arrangements are san
uniue uI sllccesl.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

The News FROM EUROPE. The n. y
Tribune ublishes the news from Europe
by the Steamship Africa. in detail pro
uouncrs II "nothing startling" and adds:
1.-The Anti PapaI bill has passed 10
second reading in the House of Com
mons by a,FsY large maj"riry, and will
no doubt be al successlul on the final trial
Lord John Russell has brought in his bill
for the Reform of the Court Of Chaun.
cry, aud very faiut aud moderate re
fplm i: is. Nothing has been heard Of
the new Budget, and yet ii is proposed
that the usual Easter recess shall be pro
lunged to double the usual time. Evi.
denrIy the British Legislators are in no
hurry. In France n" important change
has happened; definite Ministry is not
yet organized, and it is reported that
Odillon Bsrrot replied To prnP"sal 10 ac-
cept the Premiership, lha, he would do
81 Oh the condition that Louis Napoleon
should agre. to leave his office al the end
Of his term, after The example uf Wash
iugtnn aud Jefferson This condition was
not agreed To. bat yet we fancy Louis
will have To do the thing when the time
comes ln Germany 10 new glimpse "f
hight diminshes the darkness oi the cha.
us. The impression seems that Austria
will have to relax somewhat of her ex
IRENE prprensious. This can lead To n,
other result than the restoration of The
nId Diet al Frankfort. In the other coun
tries there is nothing which calls for lie
mark"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

LOCATION PnsTP"NED.-W We are in.
formed thar lhs Directors of the BeIpre
and Cinrlnrari Railroad Company ~.re
To have determined. to-day. the Location
of their line on the eleven miles survey
ed east of ChilIicnhp, hut III rnnst quence
"f the absence IF Mrssrs. Ballard and
Walker the mailer was postponed indet-
initely.- .Anc,eHt Metropoits
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

CIrClNNATTI, April II
Jenny Lmds second concert was attended by
the largest audirucr ever before assembled in Gin.
cinnar Every seat in the house was filled, AMI
1t is surpassed Tia fully nne'hali the persons pre-
sent were strangers The gross receipts were
neal eighteen thousand dollars; being two th"n-
sank more than the first. The third cnncert will
take place this evening The fourth aud iiItn rld
positively the last, Monday aud Tuesday evenings
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

TnR PoTAT0 REWARD The reward
Of $40 600 offered ny the Legislature Of
Massachusetts for discovery Of cure
for the potato rot. has been claimed by
Mr.. Joshua r Hatch, Of Dorchester. His
remedy consists ofground cbarcoal mix
ed With sulphste Of lime.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

CHINESE EXPRESSION For Cor "A
letter from Bishop Boone dated Shaueai,
Jan 1st. infurms US that that the advo.
Gates ot the word Shin have had their
views strengthened by recent publica-
lion of one Of the most learned Chinese,
in which he invariably uses it 10 express
he Christian idea Of God.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
New York senate-AbsquatuiatIOn

The New York Senate has had flare up. The
Democratic Senators, with two exec ptnns, having
withdrawn form the Senate OH account OF The
whig determination to pass the Erie Canal enlarge
ment bill. The bill was then lost. there being n"
quorum present There was great excitement and
considerable rejoicing among the democrats The
session closes 10 morrow.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

YoUTH AND CRIME.--We find in the
Cleveland Herald, the following list of
persons who were tried and convicted al
the late term of the Cnult in that city aud
who are now in the Penitentiary:--
Nelson Clarke, a-ed 20; rative OF
Cleveland; A years for burglary and lar
ceny.
Warren Gilbert. aged 90; native of
State Of New York; S years for same.
Charlie. Hawes, aged 20; native of
Buffalo; l year, for grand larceny.
CHARLES Homer, aged Is; native Had'
sun. Ohio; year, for same.
Joseph Lamb. aged II; native Obi"
City; years for burglary aud larceny.
Johu Lynch, aged II, native Of Cleve'
land; 8 years, for burglery
John Garrahan, aged l6; native of
Ohio City; years, for burglary aud lar
ceny.
Philip Gibbons, aged IA; native of
Ohio City; 3 years, for same,
. james Murphy, aged 10; native OF
Nl6VGldUuj ID JCdlot l'i uio'''
Christopher Furest, aged 10; native OF
Cleveland; 3 years, for arson
We wish the parents in this Vicinlty,t"
notice the age Of these individuals. 1t
will read them lesson having more force
than anything we can say. H"w come
they thus depraved and guilty! The
Cleveland Herald answers--'The streets
the ducks, the grogshops, idleness. VIC
ious associates, night playing aud night
ranging, sleeping in barns aud outbulld,
ings, neglect to attend school, the want Of
proper restraining influence of parents
and of House for the correction of the
refractory, have done the work.
The Herald says. and the remarks are
peculiarly appropriate in many senses
here, that "the bad influences that bro
these youths to crime aud ign"miny. still
exist. Others have been trained for thu
leadership from which the law has JUS
removed so many. No Refuge has bee'
provided for the juvenile delinqnents VIII
still iufest the streets and haunts of in
iauily. Such must be cared for, restrain
ed. reformed. and trained to good habits
industry and usefulness by city benevc
lence and authority, or community mu'
suffer The severest penalty for continue
apathy aud criminal neglect"
Planness of speech in this matter ma
do much good The Peuitentiary is a tie
rible place for boys like these, and pj
rents must see and feel the force of ther
Examples.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

~ Michael Lynch was found guilty of
murder in the second degree, at Cincin.
nali ON Monday last. The NunpaIeil
says that this is singular verdict, lor the
prisoner was guilIy of the diabuIical act
of deliberately setting fire tc his wlfe'S
bed with the intent to burn her alive.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

CONFIRMATION 0P THE EGG SToaY.--It
viii be- re rmbered that VIZ nOlired some
time since the discovery on the island Of
Madagascar of some euornous fIssilepgs.
said to be Of the capacity of iwu gallnns.
We confess the story some what shocked
our credullty. but the distinguished nat.
uraIiI. 81 Hilaire, has made report
I" the Academic des Sciruces. pronnunc.
Ing The eggs the bona fdr productions If
a bird which he has termed Ep,Oynis.
hree "t the eggs snd some bones oi one
OF the birds have been taken TO France.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, hplI IOIH'
The Government has taken measures Ia sup
press the expedition asalnSt Cuba. Should the
invaders he caught ouSpauisl ground again which
is not expected they will not receive any cIen-
eucy from the authorities. |, is understood ord.
ers are under way tu the commanders of our Nd
val forces To be on the alert.
Mr. Corwin lIas given directions To pay the
Mexican claims awarded in specie Instead Of Uni
lad States siurS
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

" Mademoisele Logo has been Of
fered ten thousand dollars piece for two
of her horses The N. York Mirror says:
She has eight beautiful animals, which, it
is said, one hundred thousand dollars
could not buy.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
From Boston

BOsToN, April 18th.
Mr.. Webster will speak III Funeuil Hall on
Thursday.
The Transcript says that it is understood that
Marshal Devans has the free papers OF Shdhrhch
in his possession, und he will probably return t"
Boston and give evidence OH the triai OF the res
Cuers,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

CHEAP TRAVELLING Passengers are
now lcketed from Cincinnati to Buffalo,
via Columbus and Cleveland for ten dol
lars. After the 18th inst, the time be
tween Cincinnati and New York city
will be forty eight hours. When the Erie
road is finished to Dunkirk the time will
be still further reduced. and when the
South Shore Lake road is finished from
Cleveland To Dunkirk it will be about
down to the minimum point, not much
over twenty -four hours. So we go.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

NEw ORLEANs POISONING CAsE.-Vic
torine Rnusscl, the wife Of Charles Ruus
sci. whose romantic scuicide. at New Or.
leans, by drinking poison, we noticed
some days since, has been discharged -
1t appears that the husband mixed the
poison, and give her tum5er aud took a
lumber himself He drank his. aud she
took glass Of brandy aud water. He
was jealous Of her because she talked
about some one else in her sleep.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

A Prolific PEoPLE-The census mar.
shal If New Mexico cites, as all evidence
that the people of that reoi"n are pro.
life. thai Oh Caliehts jose Autnnio Pru.
eillo has twenty FIVE children living
thirteen sons aud twelve daughterS-by
one wife. Jnse and his wife were living,
in good health a, the venerable ages. re-
spectively, of 80 and sc years
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

ToRoNTu, o. c.. April 49,
riot between the Orangrmen sud CaiholiCs
lms taken place in Renlew county. Canadn West.
owing 10 the appointment Of Mr.. VIM. Harris
former editOroi the Bytorn PACKET 10 be crown
Lapd Agent There WIS some blood shed
VIM. Lyon Mckenzie has been returned 10
Parliament by the county Of H4dnmand.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

WISCONSIN WuEAT CRuP.-The Mil
waukie Free Democrat of the 5Ih iust.,
says:-"We regret 10 hear. from luther
and late advices. the most discoursging
accounts of the prospect of the wheat
crop throughout the State. II is win
ter killed in large quantities. aud the
ea,ly drouth has still further depressed
expectation of any thing like an average
WELD. Farmers win go largely into the
cultivation Of the spring crop" 'a
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

GREAT RISE IN PRoPERTY The Gin
cinnali Enquirer states that in 1888
German named Dennisburg. gardener
of Mr.. Longwnrth, purchased 24 acres of
ground at the west end of Eighth street,
aud paid for it 81 500. tie sold clay for
brick to the amount of several thousand
dollars; and on Friday las, sold the tract
to Judge Short a; $52 900