The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-03
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PHlLAD9LpHlA, Dec. 80


SECOND DgsRATcH.
PHiLADGLPHIA. Dec. 80
At la o'clock. the FIRE in the Ledger buildings
was subdued. Several stOres were completely
burned tut. Tho basement. first and second stO
ries were greatly damaged. Whole loss esiima
ted at 100000, most OF which was insured.
BIsHoP HUGHEs IN EuRoPE.- Religious
liberation in Anaericd.--Archbishnp
Hughes arrived in Paris Oct. 25lb, from
London. in very good health. He meant
to pass five or six days in Paris The
French Catholic hierarchy hnlds him in
the highest estimation. We observe in
the London papers an abstract Of the
sermon which he delivered To crowded
conere CATION at the Catholic church in
Spanish Place. A sensation has been
produced in Paris. says the cnrrespnnd.
cut of the New York Journal of Com.
merce. by the following passage:
"In America, as here. the Catholic
Church is io"ked npou, if you will. with
suspicion and dread There is perhaps
as much prejudice there as here, but yel
the idea of meeting this an,agonistic
Church with any other arms than those oi
fair open argument never enters inin any
ones mind All is there free. And ifit
should be suggested by any one that any
measure should he taken by Congress To
stop the progress Of our religion there is
not man of any religion that would nol
stand up and say, Let the Catholic re
liginn prevail through the land, if it can
not be arrested by fair argnment--if il
cannot be stopped without having re
course to The force Of w. Asan instance
Of liberal feeling, | will just mention thai
a few days before left New York, some
Protestant clergyman waited upon me,
and congratulated me upon New York
being raised to metropolitan see, and
upon our having regular hierarchy, nc
cording tn the rules Of the Church. A.
another pront Of the real freedom of re.
ligion, the real liberality Of the people IN
America. will just mention that iew
years ago the Catholic bishop happening
tn he in Washington during the meeting
of Congress. was invited 10 preach be
FIRE II, aud the members nf all persuasinns
asse mbIed to hear him. On another &c
casinn ,hssame bishop. nj the time of the
wal with Mexico, was invited Ia the Cabi
ne, Councils ol the Ministers Of State, Ia
give his advice upon tho subject Of con
clndiug the war; aud had il M, speedily
terminated. he was to have been seut ol
depu,a,inn to Mexico. thinking TINT IL
his sacred character he might have inin
ence with the people Of Mexico, being oI
his own religion, aud thereby prevent the
further efiusion of blood"
THE ScRiPTUREs.-The mine of tn,
Scriptures is inexhaustible, aud from the
time al which it was first opened. till the
time when faith shall be changed fD
sight, not one labnrer who works therein
even from the most robust To the inos
feeble. will lrrmaiu unrewarded by par
ticipa:ion of ils wealth.
GROUND To DEATH.-The N O. Plea
yuue says negro woman. belonging L
Mess 3. Thibo,laux & Baiey, "flhe parisl
Of Terrebonne. was caught in the suga
mill few days ego aud was ground NJ
to the head-her body and limbs going
through the mill The death was hor
ribe 0ne. aud yet tho thought will ob
trude itself, who is To eat that sugari
MnRE OF TnE PAINE LIGuT,- PerPetaG
Motion Added. Nothing could have
been so fortunate for Mr.. Paine, Of by
dro electric gas renown, or for the won
der having portion Of the community al
the visit, which we referred Ia the "lhe
day, made by the editor Of the Boston
Chrnnolype To the mysterious inventor a
his retreat in Worcester.
The whole secret Of Mr. Paine, accnr
ding to the Chronolype, consists. essen
. TALLY. in the discovery of mode of gen
Grating magnetic electricity, with all il
: proper chemical aud a,tractive-or me
chanical--E,rces. in unlimited quantity
= by some cheap and simple--exceedingl
cheap aud simple modification of ap
paralus, extending to the he|ices aud cleo
: irodes used by him. The electricity i
9 first generated by mechanical force, IA
by turning winch with the hand.l an'
il produces mechanical force snme hun
dreds, thousands, or mhlions ut time
greater than that which generated itSe
!. and hence a portion of it may be snb'li
e ,uted for the o,igir al mechanical fore
required to set the apparatus in motion
: while the unlimited remainder is appl
cd, as decomposing force, To the rest
! luton of water into its gaseous element
hydrogen and oxygen.
\ ''tlere." says the Chrono,ype, lis pc
!. petual motion with witness-perpetu
i motion to all inteuts and purposes'''pe
9 pelual motion beyond tho most sangain
' dreams of its craziest pursuer. Her
the great element Of life is chained, tame
and subjected To the dominion of man
completely as the wind or the water ev'
b were. The consequences of this disco
cry are enough to upset the soundest u
tsllect. 1t must make revolution
science and society"
'e WThe citizens Of New York are i
IT. diguant at their councils Tor renewing
" contract for ls years with the gas COT
pany there. Ha -e