The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-08

sand dollars to the Capital S uck Of the
Cincinnati, Wilmington and Zancsyillt
Rsilrnad Contrary. And, as il no, sat
i>icd with having pr mptly and maniulll
done their duty ot b, half "f the county
they each of theme thnugh not wealth,
men-fO0k ten SharcS apiccc al the srncL
Of said road, on tl,ejr avn individual nc
count. These gentlemen may rest as
Surcd Iha, such noble and generous acl.
will uut go unre warlrd bat the peop,,
e,cu now, 80 faras the fact is known
are, wilhuut a diss mting voice. crying
out in the sincerity of their heats, "WeI
dnue. good aud flithful se%rvanIs."- CIR
cicr'ie IFdthmdR
IHE RAILROAD C'"NSpIRAruRs.-W W,
are todd that Dr.. FIcu, The leader Of III,
gang 1t jrsprtadnes arrested in NJ CHI,
gan. Is a man of considerable talent. easy
msingarIug IN adilrss, aud commence,
his career Of deprnNily and erimr in com
sequence Of a difficulty With the Rail.
road Company 10 Guessing his premises
with their track. lie mrdirarrd wen
%geancc. declared thc cars never shout
run over his land with safety. aud thar
he would blow them up even If be knew
his own tarha aud mother were IN them!
Step 10y step he orgnnlz"d the gang, aud
becnme deeper aud deeper stccped IN
chine The Detroit Tribune gives Tie
Gullowing lraf in the history of the con
spiracy. Il shows a hue Of v%ilIaiuy Of
the darkrst.dyr.
At one Of The regular meetings, which
wey were in the habit Of holding prrind
icnIly At then place "f rendezvous. for the
puipuse uf consultation ~ To future
movr meurs, aud the division OF piuuIrr.
it was rrp"Itrd by some, in the order ol
business, that one Of thcirswurn number,
whose name was stated, had been he
iectrI in revealing so,nr Of the T. secrets
that should have been known only to the
irl.ntpd. SuspicIuus If herrayi II were
freely INDUCED IN, aud to the question,
as To how the guilty one should be ST..
fenced. one Of the concIaye made the sjg
uif ant remark, that 'dcad men tH m
tdicS!" Acting upon this hunt, it was II.
nnmmnusly agreed that the punishment
should be death; aud that the duty ri car
rying the pcuaIty into effect should be-
let out t" the lnwrst bidder l"r the job!
The FIRST offer was named at $3.50 far
assassination, aud the bidding went on
M the sum was Iuwcrcd lu 500 the
bidder resrrving the rghr Ia pur the We.
tim nut I'll the way IN his own place and
manner, and the time allnltrd not ~ tx
coed four days. This offer was The pricc
finally agreed upon, and the m"n"y was
counted om aud pald over to
the iipnd who had agreed to steep his
hand in the murder. The individual
complained of .nnd Thus singled out ~ The
Of their vengeance, ~ns one at the
two who fU' eighteen months had been
under pay Of the Central Railroad Com
pany for the purpose Of detecting aud
bringing 10 Justice this most a%bunduTed
gang ct Gesparadoes.
Fearing that he had become suspected
Ut lt~cachery. he had disguised himself,
and in the capacity Of one Of their more
western a compIices, had presented him
srlt ny the proper pass words, and was
present throughout this interesting C0un
cIl, where his life had becomr a price!
Al the first opportunity alter these inter
cStiAg prellmenafies had been settled.
''markrd man" withdrew from the