The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-21

quantity of"Dark Otard" (brandy) was
pumped into ten gallon keg-the keg
hen packed with shavings in Hour bar
'el-the barrel headed up. aud marked
glass, this side up with care" 1t went
through safely, and was duly devoured'
II
EVThe Cleveland Herald says that
Gov. Wood has purchased a l"t in Ohio
City, aud intends erecting residence on
il for himself. 1t is presumed that after
his present term. when he has esigned
the cares Of State to Mr.. Vinton. Govern
or Wood will devote his leisure time To
his new residence aud urna.
menting his grounds.
TRorTINc MARCH, Lady Sg6clk IVm-
ner.-The Great tio,ting match between
Lady Suffolk aud ST. Lawrence, for a
purse of $500, took place on the Roches.
Ter IN. Y Union course on Friday after
noon. Mile heats, best three in five
Lady Suffolk was victorious, winning the
first, second and fourth heats. The time
was as follows: First heat 35, second,
2.37, third 2,36, fourth 2,36.
A LADY IN THE FiELD.-Gen Lopez
received intelligence that an accomplish
ed lady, friend and dsv"tee of Cuban
independence - D"na Martina Pierra dc
Aguero-had taken the field with the
patriots, dressed in the garb Of soldier,
aud mounted on splendid charger. en-,
coun,ering all the perils and f4tigues of
partiZan waIlale.
DREADFUL SnIPwRECK.- One Hundred
anil Sroeaty Fire L'CeS L0St The East
India mail recently received in England.
brings reports of large number of ship
wrecks. in one of which a large number
of lives were lost. The Alricl Rohoman
was wrecked on the Island of Kenery, on
the 18th Of June. She was bound To
BomUay from Jedda and Mocha, with
four hundred passengers and quantity
of treasure. coffee and salt On board Five
days preViours they had made Kenery,
and stood in for the harbor. Before sun
set the lighthouse was seen. Signals
were made, which were answered from
the outer light ship.
Shortly afterwards very heave squaIl
came on, and the Nacoda, finding his yes
sci drifting in shallow water, let 60 his
anchors. In the middle Of the night, The
ship lahoring and rolling very much, lost
her rudder, soon after this thr cable par.
ted aud she drove on to the Island of ke
nery. Daylight found the bottom Of the
ship gone, and the remains Of the wreck
driven up alongside tho fort walls; all the
boats broken or washed away. Many If
the passengers stepped from The vessel
on To the walls. but numbers were casI
into the sea aud drowned Nearly une
hundred aud seventy five arc missing
This is anulher instance of the awful sac.
rifce Of life occurring from a vessel be
ing lost for want Of sails, anchors. &c
and the absence Of efficient officers tn
manage her. The sails Of the Alict Rnh
oman were blown away, and lhero was M
others to replace them. and she appears
To have heen sadly deficient in anchors.
lNrRoDrCrION OF Coat INTO ENGLAND,
When this fuel was first introduced in.
to use in England. the prejudice against
it was 50 strong that the Commons peti
tiored the Crown to prohibit, the NIX
lous" fuel. A royal proclamation having
failed To abate the growing nuisance, a
commission was issued 10 ascertain who
burned coal within the city and its neigh
borhood, aud to punish them hy fine fol
tho first offence, and by demolition oI
their furnaces il they persisted in trans
gressinn. A law was at length passed
making it a capital offence 10 bum Goa
within the city of London, aud only per
hitting it to be used in the fnrges in the
vicinity. Among the records in tho Tow
er, Mr.. Astlc found a document import
ing that at the time Of Edward, a man
had been tried, convicted aud executed
for the crime of burning coal in Londou
1t took three centuries entirely II eIfic q
this prejudice.
| PAPER ROoFs.- We observe in one 0I
our exchanges that paper mill in Ge0r
gia is engaged in manufacturing an arti
clio of paper for roofing. which is believed
To be better and cheaper for that purpose
than almost any thing else. This paper
is made of the same material as common
wrapping paper. and is quarter of al
inch thick, 1t is securely nailed To a wei
seasoned covering oi boards. and lher
thoroughly tarred. and while the tar il
green. good coating ofsand silted upol
it, The roof then becomes as hard al
stone--entirely impervious To waler--
quite as proof against fire as any metallic
roof aud said to he more durable than
any other in use. We were not before a
ware that paper had ever been used iol
such purp0Se.-- Exchange.
A NATURAL BRIDGE IN ALABAMA.
Professor Tnomey, in his recent geo
graphical exploration of this State. found
u natural bridge in Walker county, a
, bout mile from the main road, which ri.
walls the celebrated one in Virginia. 1t
spans about one hundred and twenty feet
while its heighth is about seventy. |, i,
formed of massive and.stoue, and is very
symmetrical. The surrounding scenery is
very grand, and lofty beech and hemlock
trees growing on the bridge nearly shade
it from the rays of the sun and add to the
wild sublimily of the spot. A lengthy