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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
Dreadful Accident and los, of


oHNEu'' hI'h . q 1 ="
As the british steamer Comet, having onn iull
head of steam, pr, pared 10 leave this port, her
boilers exploded, tearing out the centre OF the
bont, thriving her smuke.pipes overheard. and
her so severely that she sunk i'll live min
utrs.
Second engineer. carpenter and one deck hand
are missing supposed to be drowned. First Gu
gineor and five deck hmndS badly scaIded The
Carpenter was on deck, aud was thrown below.
but slightly injured,
The boat nav lies a perfect wreck in nine feet
water. The body Of one Of the hands hns just
been taken from the hold, but is not yet recog-
nized.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
For the Lancaster GaSette.
The New Constitution.
NEw SALEM, April q, 1851.

New SALEM, April 81, 1851.
Mr.. E%DIToR:- The new Constitution
seems to be the theme of political Strife
at piesent, aud indeed it should attract,
aud does call for the attention of every
citizen in this free and enlightened State.
We are about to act upon a question OF
greater moment TO the people Of Ohio,
tt,an any other that we have beeR called
TO act upon since ii has been a Stale
Among the questions to be decided are:
Shall the suvereigns of the land, the
independent voters of Ohio. yield up the
rights and privileges secured To them by
their forefatheIs2 Shall we give up the
Constitution under which we have lived
SD long, and which has made US a State
second u n0ne in our glorious Uni0nf-
Shall we yield the right of the governed
To direci their own sffaits2 Shall we
basely yield the right of The State To lend
her aid to the betlering of the condition
of tnuse from whom she derives her
strength aud puwerl No! hope not, /
have too much respect for the intellect Of
my native State and felluw.cOuntrymeU
to believe it, The first object ofhuman
associations is the improvement OF the
condition of the associated. Roads and
Canals aud Railroads ale amongthe most
essential means of improving the condi-
ton of Nations; aud a people which
should deliberately, by the organization
of its authorized power, deprive itself Of
the faculty of multiplying its " bles-
! sings, would be as unwise as a Creator
5 who should undertake To constitute q hui
, man being without a heart. But how
are the Democrats to reconcile their
Constitution with Mr.. Cass' assertions
made on the fourth Of July 1913, at the
5 completion Of the Wabash and Erie Ca.
nal. This work he said is another liga-
ament which binds together this great
G cnnftderated Republic. Still it is not to
be disguised that. from the very Consti-
$ teton of human nature, causes may &C.
a casionally exist ,tendingto weaken though
e they cannot sever the bonds which unite
us; aud happy is it thatthese causes may
be couuteracted by means now in pro-
gress. Oar Railroads and Canals are
penetrating every section of gu: country.
o They are embracing in their folds the
Ocean and the Lake frontier. Once let
e this work be completed, aud We are
d bound together by cords which no strength
} can sunder. | want some of my Loco
~cofoco brethren to try and see if they
have not got ahead of their leader, who
e is the very paragon Of perfection and
consistency. | wait for an answer from
d them. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

Is BLACK REALLY WnrrE}--The N.
Y. Tribune aud the Courier aud Enqnir
err, are at daggers points respecting Hun
gary. Col. Webb,the editor of the Cour'
Ter, has undertaken To convince his read
ers and the public generally, that Aus
tria has been scandalously maligned, and
that it is Merlernich. Windischgratz.
Haynau. il i'll INNS genus, VIII" have act
ed. during the late commissions. the part
Of Iiberalists. On this the Tribune has
pouuced upou the Courier; and for three
days The war has gone bravely on" The
case is So clenr, however, that Greeley
has no difficulty in getting the better Of
Webb. Even that tory p%eri"dical, Black
wood. tells a different story from the
Courier & Enquirer, SD that. in fact, the
%lattcr's argument has really not a leg To
stand on. Mr.. Bowen of The North A
mencan Review tried the same game as
! Colonel Webb; but was most soundly
whipped by IA woman. Mrs. Putnam Of
New York. The love Of paradox some.
times loads people lnt" strange assertions
aud in this way only We can explain the
odd position ass umed by Mr.. Webb, |
would be easier To prove black to be
white, than To establish. in the face o
facts. that the Austrian Emperor is tn
liberal, aud Kossuth the despot. Fran
els Joseph, we fear, cannot be wsshe'
clean, oven by Col. Webb philadelphia,
Bulletin.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

A MARVELLOUS WoRLD's FAIR DlFFt.
cULrY,-A new difficulty has arisen in
the glass palace tor the Worlds Fair
Du'iagA violent shower many panes OF
glass Nere broken, and all the Sparrows
IN Hyde Park. and st, james Park a.
vailed themselves of the opportunity to
enter. 1t is estimated that there are at
least three hundred thousand Of these
birds in the building, and much alarm is
entertained lest tn y should damage the
goods aud annoy visitors. To get rid Of
them IS no easy matter. To shoot them
would be destruction To the glass, aud
the Council of Supervision have sent to
Edinburgh for thirty of the best falcon
ers who will come tn London ia their ia.
tinual costume. The chase is to com.
mence some days before the exhibition.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

EV'Said n bed bug to a mosquito whom
he CHANGED To meet. How is it you ex'
lrac, so much more Of lifu's current than
myself, when | can bite as severely as
youl H"w can yon explain in" For
particulars see small bills!" quoted the
mosquito with dignity.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

BAD sPEcrLArIoN,-A gentleman in
Madison. Ia, bought of Mr.. Balnum the
proceeds of the Lind coucett there for
$ 5000. The receipts fell short about
ST, 500. Tickets were sold as low as so
aud 81.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

PANAMA RAILROAD.-A letter from j.
l.. Stephens. Esq President OF the Pa
mama Railroad. dated at Navy Bay. A
priI 2, says that there arc 900 men now
at work upon the road, aud that there is
4 prospect Of completing it from Navy
Bay TO Gorgona, 26 miles, by the LIST OF
July next, When this is done, the dis
lance between the two oceans eau DO ac'
complished in one day. Moreover the
dangers and toll Of Cbagres river will be
entirely avoided. For several miles
from the Atlantic depot, tho rails are al
ready laid. This depot is situated on
ManzanilIa Island in Navy Bay, which is
connected with the mainland by a cause
way built for the purpose. The cars will
receive passengers and freight directly
from tho wharf. 10 which vessels drawing
90 feet water will 1907 be- able 10 come
up. There is but littls sickness among
the workmen.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

IVA fellow was doubling whether or
not he should v~oluuteer..to fight the Next
cans, One of the flags waving before
his eyes, bearing the inscription Victory
~ Death somewhat troubled him.
Victory is n very good thing" said he,
"but why put it victory or deathl Just
put" said he, victory ol cripple, and III
90 that"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
New York Legislature

ALBANY, April ~,
The election for Senators in the place Of the 10
who resigned, ia tn take place May Goth.
. A mass meeting ol tho citizens in favor Of the
enlargement of the Erie canal will be held at the
Capital on Wednesday evening.
The Governor has ordered an extra session OF
the Legislature to convene on the tenth Of June,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

.Eg A young lady lately appeared in male
attire at ST. Louis. Her Disguise was so
peiE ct, that a friend Of ours writes us
tha; ifshe had had a little more m"dcsly
she might have pass d as a man.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

EB"A cobbler in Mobile. who also pro,
%fessrs To teach music, has tho following
sign over his door:
"Delightrul task To mend The tender boot,
And teach the young iiea how To flute.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
Jenny Linh,s CONCERTS

CINCINNATI, ApriI ~,
Jenny Lind's concert last night was again full;
every seat being occupied. The receipts were
over SIS. 900 which was larger than either of the
proceeding concerts. Tickets, at auction, this
morning. nre selling 81 10 70, so. premium.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

ES'A clerk in a mercantile establish
mcnt writes Ia his friends al home. 'plaguy
easy times now days = very little work
to do-our firm don't adrcrtisc."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

ImE Moral INFLUENCES of ONIONS "A
Paris correspondent Of the journal ut
Commerce suggests that the low condition
Of morals nmonglhe French is attributed
To the rational tondness for and use ut
Onions. This vegetable contains more
than any other an amnnnt ct sulphur aud
phosphorus. The writer contends that a
people moving in an atmosphere ct sui
phur. an atmosphere in which the great
father of evil is supposed to be most at
home. cannot DO as susceptible To moral
impressions as others. just think ut the
morals of tho community rising and fall
ing with the price Of Onions, aud the
milder and higher graces of humanity
growing out of a short crop of those in
%iernal bulbs! Imagine the mistake of a
steak with Onions! Think of slipping
sin with soup!
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
Mo Q Folly


PHiLADELPHIA, April y.
The excitement among the Wings here in re-
gard to the dismissal Of the charges against Col
lector Lewis und Surveyor Norris increases. An
ind s%natiun meeting Is on foot. The murmurs n
aOinst the Secretary Of the Treasury are frequent
aud loud,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

70 Georgia papers, especially those
of Savannah. express great qualification
at The triumph of law and order in Bos,
ton in the recent {. gitive slave case.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

AN E~NLIvENING SCENE AT SeA.-Mr.
Clay received "a fine compliment from a
u s.. Frigate while on his passage from
Havana To New Orleans. Tho steamer
Ohio, on which he was q passenger. hav.
ing overloaded the steam frigate Saran-
ac, late in the evening, The latter was il
Illuminated with large battle lights fore
and aft, aud during the passage Of the
Ohio fired a salute of thirteen guns and
four volleys of mushets in honor of Hen
ry Clay. The firing of rockets and the
burning If blue lights ST illuminated the
ships that the people could DO distinctly
recognized from the decks nf each YES
sci. Three cheers were given by the
passengers Of the Ohio, which was an
swered by the crew of the Saranac. The
stiffness Of the night aud the calmness Of
the water lent enchantment To the scene,
which is represented to have been one
uf the most magnificent ever seen at sea.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

EXPLOITATION OF SPEcIE,-The export
If specie to Europe appears To be steadi-
ly on the increase. For some time buck
it has ranged from 81, 500, 900 to So, 000,-
900 per mantle, but is now far beyond that
amount. During last ~ee& the precious
metals exported from the port of New
York amounted To 81, l9l, 029. The ne
ccssjty of this drain. in consequence OF
tho heavy imports, is made the more APP.
parent from the fact that the present ship
tneuls are not in silver, which commands
a premium in Europe; but, the supply of
that metal being nearly exhausted, or
the premium Of it being driven u too
high in consequence ofthc large demand,
tho whole Of tho amount now go
ing forth stu gold. And the larger por-
ton in American cuin.-N Nat. Int.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

LR'Thc report is current that the city
IF ChilIicothe, at tho last municipal cleo.
ton, voted against a subscription To the
capital stock of the Brlpre u Cincinnati
Railroad Company Lancaster Gasftte'
Why didn't thee tell them better,friend
George, iuasmuch as thou gettest the
ChiIIicothe papers.and knew all about the
mattell- Sc3o. GaS.
The report was told us, and we sup
posed the best way Of eliciting the truth
was to publish it. How was ii?
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

BARNUM VS.. BENNETr.-The Mirror
says that a telegraphic despatch was re.
in New Y0 k fium Barnum. a few
days ago, authorizing his attorney to
prosecute the Herald vigorously for IL
bel.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
Great Fire.

VlcKsBuRG. April 10.
More thnn half The town of Grand Gulf is de-
stroyrd by iire-supp' sed TO have been commute
nicaled by sparks from ii sleamer-lOOO bales I'll
COTTON we're DESTROYED
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

E9A little boy, the son ofMr. A Nor
rison Of Portsmouth, was drowned in a
b,ick yard pond in that city on Thursday
last.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
Tuesday evening, April % 1881
TMponrANr DGcIsIoN- TViry Sab

IMPORTANT DECISION Vary SUB
Scli6eys Take NOtice.-In the Philadel-
phia Court Of Common Pleas onWednes
day last, says the Lancaster Union, an
important cuse was decided. 1t was a
suit pending between Philip Il. Freos VS..
jacob Haas, 10 recover the subscription
price of the Germantown Telegraph fI
~ years. The paper was left al a public
mouse in the vicinity of the defendants
stall, in CollowhiIl street, (thc defendant
being a butcher at the time, al the ex-
press direction of Mr.. Haus, where il
wss continued to he left for the space ct
time mentioned. The defence was twO-
fnld-lst, the statute of limitations; aud
I'd, that the paper should have been lefl
At the residence of the defendant. as II
was known To the plaintiff. Judge Kelly
chafged the Jury that where ii person sub
scribes for a paper, and gives directions
where it shall be left, he is bound to pay
+ tor it, unless he prescriOes the time f"'
! which il shall he left. If Il subscribe
wishes To discontinue his paper, it is hi
I duty to square his account aud then Civ
notice for disc0ntiuuance. If a pape
is sent 10 a person through the Post VI
fee, aud he TAI rs it out, he is bound t
pay for it. If IA subscriber changes hi
: residence, it does o follow that the cal
= rier must take notice Of it, aud a deIiN
0 cry of the paper where he was first d
= = rec;ed 10 carry it, is a delivery [ q the sui
scriber, unless the publisher receives NJ
is tice to discontinue or send 1t to anotht
place.
IT The statute IF limitations dill not a
fact the case, as tine defendant had pal
something on account in June, 1874
Verdict for p'antif, S22;5O
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

GV'rhe following unique sign appears
over The door Of Restaurant in San
Francisco:
WIN in this she'll where Yankees dwell
We keep the hest OF liquor,
II yon nre dry, stop in aud buy.
For Wlceu crnts-u nipper.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
monday Eycmi"s, April .l, 1854
CIorIous V.ctoryI

The City of Lancasleris Wing! The
Centre is right! The election to day re-
sulted in the choice of the entire v h'g
ticket. We have barely time 10 anno"nce
the result.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

Tue UNITED STATES SENATOR BUrLER,
ct South Carolina, has been d%ampening
The ardor fm separate secession. In a
speech lately made at Edgeield CONT
House, he denounced the tyranny that he
ALLEGES tho Union is iuaIcting upon the
South, and pronounced the Federal Gov
eminent but another nume for despotism'
vet, in reference to the action nf South
Carolina, he Is convinced that secession
will not be opposed by any act of war ON
the part Of the Government at Washing
ton. We quite further from the Edge
field Advertiser. as follows:
"He has come to the conclusion that
the State will be permitted 10 secede
peaceably. This he considers by far tho
most formidable danger that lies in our
path. Were wal a consequent OF nur ac'
tron,he would not dread the step as much
as he does.-Blt he looks with alarm to
the Indications. which are becoming pal
pable, that we will be permitted To de
part without mnlestalIon. His %apptehen
sions of evil from this course of mastery
inactivity, are based upon the disSenslon
which. he fears, will spring up among our
people, from the strong opposition "t the
commercial interest in our midst, aud
Irom the annoyance which Federal gold
may bride the surrounding States to in
hict upon us. He Tears this may render
our action u failure. But he firmly be.
lieves that il South Carroll a were united,
she could safely and certainly dissolve
the Union at once"
~ The damage caused by the late
storm a, Boston aud vicinity is estimated
at half u million ofdOllars.
RTThe last reason why Jenny Lind
will not sing at Pittsburgh, says the
Wheeling Gazette, is That her rcputa.
ton is so high she can't get under the
bridge"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

BALTIMORE, April 20.
Archbishop Eccleston, to-day is very low, He
is gradually sinking.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

AWFUL EPPECrs OF lNrEMprRANce.-
The police at New York, On WeGues
DAWN a miserable hoycl Go3 Sixth street.
found q boy about . years old lying in a
dying condition near his dead mother,
while his father. insensibly drunk was
lying in a stupori in another corner-"ne
Of the mcs, shocking exhibitions of The
effects orintemperonce recorded ina LONG
while. The ia ther was conveyed 10 the
station house. the boy 10 the hospital
willis the coroner was sent for to hold aU
inquest on the mother.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

SECTIONAL II 'srnJTY.-Hon. Robert
B. Rhett, Of South Carolina, whose son
has been a member ofthe present senior
class at Harvard University has removed
him from college, III account of the anti
slavery agitation in Massachusetts, and
the college faculty have voted as a spec.
isl favor that a degree shall be granted
to the yong man.
~ Through the press, discoveries aud
theories. ono the monopoly Of philoso.
pliers, have become the property Ct the
mullitudes.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
Fox Cry CoUNcII..

First Wayd.--Juhn McClelland ITO;
FL. Boviug 1923; VIM. L.. Jefrries 73i A.
Julian 81.
Second Ward john B. Reed II;
Philip Bope 70; Virgil E. Shaw 81; Geo.
J. Wygum 81.
Third Ward -Kimbali Hall 62; VIM,
NJ. Kinkoad 81; NJ. A. D~augherty 3lj
F. Lilly 81.
Fourth Ward.-Juhn Lyons II; John
C. Weaver 6S; f. A. Sleek IS; L. PerrJ
At.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

CVA careless compositor lately dis
solved the Union by transpOsing TWO lot.
tiers. whereby the United States became
the United States.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

TINS KyNr Hor,ry Macon. W.
-" . "
"u '"e t""'"'S 'e'eeraPh'c uesPa'0"
III the Baltimore SH" ielatlye to the muir.
der ofthe Cosden family in Maryland:
"It will be remembered that IA man,
named Thomas Drummond, was arrested
in Cecil county, about the first OF March,
on suspicion of having been connected
with the murder, aud lolgedinjail, where
he has remained ever since, The evi
dence against him was, that ON WedneS.
day evening 26th uIt., the day of the
massacre, he disappeared from the neigh
bu:hood suddenly, aud without assigning
any cause for his departure, and could
give no satisfactory account of his move
menls duling the interval.
He alleged that he lodged at the house
of a man by the name of Ford (wh" lives
in the neighborhnnd of Black Bird on
the night of the murder, which declare
ton Ford ~corroborated, but stated ina
Drummond did not arrive at his house
until "a late hour Of the night. One o
Inc pockets Oh MS Pan'aio"nS p'"e "'
distinct impression OF a oln"dy mana
Murphy, tho man arrested here to-day
came forward aud testified That he an'
Drummoud were out together ON the at
leruoon aud night ct the murder hu"l'ni
muskrats.
Drummond, notwithstanding TINS 'estl
mony, was still held for further exam'na
lion, and has now confessed dtc'a''''
that Murphy. Shelton, Ford, Sllls' an
, Taylor, are the parties wh" commute
the bloody outrage. They have ailhee
arrested except Shelton ana Tue "'h'e'
are in pursuit Of him This is not tn
: same Shelton, the miller, VINO was
mong the first arrested, Ford IS In
!, same man who testified at the exam'n'
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

The CUBAN MOVEMENT Wore R@
morS.-We have heard a great deal re
Gently about expedit ons being in course
of formation in different parts Of the
Southern States, for the purpose of max
ing auolher attempt To invade the Island
of Cuba. The New York correspond.
ent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer writing
IN Thursday says:
''If the inf rmaiion which | received
to-day. from Il gentlemen who knew all
about Lopez's MT vemenls, in connection
with the expedition to Cardenas, is to be
relied upon, there is a great deal of re-
ality in these rumors, aud another eMpe-
dillon is on foot.
"lie informs me- that the arrangement,
have been made for expeditions to start
for Yucatan. New OrIears, Apalochic"la
Mobile. aud other places on the same day
, aud which are tn concentrate at a%certaIt
point; and from there To sail for Cubt
direct. He says that the city of New
York will furnish three hundred men
and that the bulk of the expedition wi,
be composed Of Southern men. He ale'
Informed me that some of the principa
men connected With the movement, sail
ed from here yesterday for New Orlean
in the steamship Union, | assume IL
know nothing Of these matters personally
and tive you the information just as
received it,
A New York letter to the Philadel
phia Ledger also says:
There is a story IN town, whethe
true or false, | an unable To say, that
large body of armed men have been drill
ing at II Rendezvous, in Water street, will
IA view it is supposed IF embarkimg ii
MatCuba expedition, Of which the new
papers have 50 much to say, Just now.-
The government officials, however, al
ON the alert. aud will see to it that moth
ing is doGe here, compromising our treat
with Spain. or any other foreign govern
mrnt."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

LUcUsTs Tho HagcrsIown Herald Of
Freedom was shown, the other day, sew.
eral half grown l%ocusts, which had been
dug up in spading ground under apple
trees. As this is what is termed tho "l0.
Gust year" they will be with us in large
numbers in the course Of mouth, They
arc approaching tho surface Of the earth,
and will soon emerge from it and mount
the trees. rendering tho forest vocal with
their peculiar melody while they strip it
OF It's verdure.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

HEMpFIELD RAILRoAD,-The cilizens
Of Washington county, Pennsylvania, are
rejoicing that the supplement To the
Hempfeld Railroad charter, finally pas
sed the Legislature of tina. State, at its
late session. They have now obtained
oil they asked, both ofVirginia aud Penn
sylvania. The road will be located this
spring, and no doubt will DO put under
contract at an early day. The only n
mend rent made To tho bill. is putting u
tax on freight aud passengers, the same
as on tho Cenlral RaiIrnaA.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
FOn MAyuR.

lstW NV. 3'W ih W. Total
J. ~ n al I+Ssd s. S 80 81 81 rs
Creed's Majority 1871.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24

[V'A young lady, whose name was
Maydea. having married u gentleman
called M4dd. gave rise to the iollowing;
Lots vic. It's said in days of old,
For one rebellinus halt.
Was turned rs We were plainly told,
Into II lump Of salt.
The same propensity Of change
Still runs IN wounu's bloodi
For here we sea n case as strunge-
A hayden turued 10 MRdd.