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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01
From Bu'nos Ayrcs

SALEM, Massachusetts. April 90
Bv the Bark Argentine. which arrived he = This
morning. we have nivirrs from Bucnus Ayres Ia
March ,. The resignation of Rosns has assumed
n dlsqni"ting prominence nmoUg the people nl
Bnenos AyrcS. The Confederation. of which he
isn Director, protest much against his resignation.
The opinion in well informed circles in Rio is
that there viii he var between Burnos Ayres
and Brazil, aud tln, prepnrnlinns ARE waking for
such m event. The Brazilian Government had
Issued It's Treasury warrants fur four millions.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01
The Cuban ExpehitiCn

WA'HINGTnN, April ~.
Some Of The q orgin nlvrnlurcrs in the Cnhnn
enterprise arrived here vest rliy on their way
North. They said tue expedition WINS on foot nnd
would not easily he Ir"stn'"d: aud That it pro-.
ceedcl from different ports. &c.
The Hume Squ,drou have been so disposed rs
To be- effective ngnin,tm expedition against Cuba,
aud the steamship Susqrchmmh i, 10 he kept IN
readiness Tor any service for which she may be
needed.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

EdY'A correspondent Of the N. Y. Her
old says that Capt, Parker II French,
who has figured 50 much in the papers
recently by his bold acts, is not YET dead
In the fight in which he " defeated
u Of his party (Norlh Yves, by uamcl
was killed, mud some four others badly
wounded, The captain himself received
q severe sabre cut across tho face, md wa,
otherwise badly wounded, The Who'll,
party are now in JUL in Durango await
ing their trial.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

TIE CRY Is sTILL TmEY CoME!-Two
thousand nine hundred aud eighty one
steerage passengers arrived at New York
in one day of last week. Of which mum
Der 2,64O were from Liverpool. The
total for the present month is 1919.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

VThe next meeting Of the American
Associations for the advancement If Sci.
ence will be held, in Cincinnati. com
mencing on Monday, May s, 1851, at
3 O'clock, p. NJ, and will continue through
the week. 1t is expected that most Of
the savants of the United States will be
present, as we'll as few Europeans
The occasion will be an Interesting one.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

Snow A~vALANCuEs IN Sw TZERLAND.
The Swiss journals aIe filed with de
tails of the numerous avalanches ucca.
stoned 10y the miidness Of the winter
Tho Gazette dc Schwitz inf1rms us tina.
at Schsacheulal, in the canton of Uri
u vast avalanche has overwhelmed "a for
esl, aud swept away FIVE houses, which
were fortunately uninhat tied. The Band
says that it is impossible 10 give any idet
of the mass If snow which tell from the
22l to the 23d of March on the road Ia
ST. Gulhard. The whole space between
Andermalt aud Hospitals full halflcaGue,
is covered by an avalanche which now
resembles a vast glacier, The snow in
many parts is twenty, thirty aud even six
~ feet deep.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

A ScENE.-Sunday morning while the
bells Of Trinity Church were ringing fnr
morning service, a German emigroml wo-
man, clearly dressed and leading by her
hand two fresh, healthy children, grl IL
bout five and boy about ton or elveu
years of age, turning into the open gate,
aud going into the main entrance, the rriu
knelt there, and were sonn lost in PRAYER.
1t was a touching sight, and artrn.ted Il
large crowd of gazers; but the woman,
with a hand on the head of either child,
and face upraised to heaven silently pour.
ed forth her prisons needless of the busy
hundreds passing, deaf to the noise Of
the rumbliug vehicles, aud unmindful, APP
parently, only of Him in whose sight all
are alike, ana to whom her prayers were
ascending.
1t was a scene such as w6 have never
before witnessed; and t. Judge from the
remarks Of many of those who observed
it, produced an impression not soon to be
forgotten,- COar, g. Eng.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

A RAILROAD PRoM ST. PgrERsnunGll
To WARsAw.-The Emperor of Russia.
we learn, having nearly completed the
Railroad from ST. Petcrshurgh To Mos
COW, (420 miles, is now about To begin
q Railroad from ST. Petersburgh To War
saw. between 7 aud 800 miles. The
Chief Engineer ofthis new Rpilmml will
be Major 7. S. Brown. WIN is nav en-
gagged on tho other Rad. aud whn was
late Engineer on the Erie Rdlmad.-N
Y. Erpress,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

RrThe Rochester folks have organ.
ised q company to construct line Of
Houses printing telegraph from Buffalo
to St. Louis, by the way of Columbus aud
Cincinnati. 1t is to be completed this
summer.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

COMPLETION OF THE ERIE RAILWAY
The great Erie Railway in The State OF
New York, is completed. a train has
passed over the whole line from the Hud,
SON River To tho Like Erie. The cars,
with the directors from New York city,
reuched Dunkirk on Tuesday evening, II
is understood that freight trains will forth.
with traverse the entire road; aud that
regular passenger trains, connecting with
boats on Lake Eric. will he organized
and put in operation early in May, Near.
ly nineteen years have past since the
company was organized, aud the road is
just completel at a cost u! about twenty
million Of dollars, Its length is 465 miles,
including tho Newburgh branch, all ui
which, with the exception ot SO miles.
has been constructed since 1915, Previ.
Gus to that time misfortune aud extrava.
gance had attended the enterprise; but "a
new directory then coming in, they have
malured an achievement which for mag.
nitudo aud commercial Importance has
no parallel in any similar enterprise yet
accomplished on this continent.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

VBarges are now used instead Of
flst.boats 10 transporting coal from Pitts
burg to Cincinnati, They can be- towed
back, and thus afford qnite saving To
the transporters.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

PALACE BURNT.-A fire at Cnnstanti.
nople, lately, destroyed a splendid win
ter palace belonging to Mehemet ALI
Pacha, brother.in. lawcf the Sultan. The
loss is calculated at $3.50, 900.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

Sr0AGE TRADE OF KEY WgsT.-Th,
sponge trade is creating quite a sensation
in our midst, A large number of GU,
citizens are engaged in procuring ii, AM
are reapiug u handsome reward for then
labor. The sponge is cured and brought
into market. aud sold tn our merchant,
for New York consumption. where they
are manufacturing II beautiful article of
clulh from it. The discovery was only
made some six months ago that it was val
uable for such "A purpose, and now the
article commands. in this market. from
ton To twelve cents per pound, aud u first
rate article, well cured aud attended To,
will bring even more. There is always
a demand for it. aud it would not surprise
US To see it., at no distant day, u of the
principal commodities Of our soction,-
hey West Gazette,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

'F '''h ''N
for caricatnring a Jew named Hart
Served Punch right.
LVSnme ofthe Florida planters are
turning their attention To the cultivation
of Wheat-thcy iud it pays well.
tV The merchant who spends three.
fnurihs of his income in fast horses aud
brandy smnshes, may truly be said to be
doing a d%ririRg business,
EV'Ex.Gnvernor Porter, of Pennsyl.
vnnia it viii be remembered, was famous
while in office for the great number Of
criminals ho pardoncd, Some one lrod
on his tues, aud turning to him said, II
ask your purdon sir" Cant grant i, sir.
I'm no longer Governor" was the quiet
reply Of "Old lion Gray"
IL Bowie knives are now made with
the following inscription upon them:
THE common law Of Arkansas" Rather
pointed isu't it!
EV Did you ever know a man with a
shocking bad hal, leaky boots and a rag.
ged coat, who could iud a respectable
hotel that was not fulll
CVTho married ladies' Of Fuirmounut,
N. j., have organized themselves into an
Independent Order of Old Ladies', in
order to be rcvengrd upon their Odd
Fellow husbands. Their lodge is kept
open half an h0u: longer at nights than
the Odd Fellows.
tV"hcnhey, the monk Of La Tiappe,
was So frightened by n crowd ut Chicago
M the 18th that he fired his pistol in The
az! Ito was protected by c~nnslables
"nd c%'l'zens. Bishop Van do Velde al.
v'Sed hrs congregations To keen away
from lbs lectures and Great no dis,ur.
hance.
10 Gen, John Henderson. lately ON
trial Tor participating in the Cuban expe.
ditinn, made n speech a few DAYS since.
in which he said that although No, in ia.
vor Of secession at tho preuent time, he
would be so were Cuba aud Tamaullpas
To knock at the door of the Union for ad
mission and be refused by the north.
Several other speakers advanced the Same
sentiments.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01
Destructive Fire.

PHrLADEbPnHA. Arril 26.
A destructive fire occurred ut Ilnneshnle last
night II broke out near the basin and continued
burning all night, reducing the principal part oi
the town 10 ashes. aud destroying property to the
amount Of two hundred thousand dollars.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

RoPE ENoUOm.-At a late disuui u
festival IN South Carolina. one of the
toasis drank was this: "A rope To every
northern Ab%olitioniSl." 4 Kentucky ed,
iiOr proposes Ia amend, 10y attaching a
Southern disunionist to the other end Of
the rope; and he thinks Kentucky will
furnish gratis oil the hemp necessary for
che whole operation.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

JESUIT REsroRATIoN At RoME.-The
Jesuits have obtained the restitution of
Borromean College. at Rome. Tho
minister of commerce, who Inhabited il
has been obliged to leave it in less than
decent haste, and retire to the custom
house buildings.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01
.HonosdaIe Fire-Bishop Meade

THILNntLPHIA AprlI 70.
The fire at Ilonesdnle, on Friday night, destroy
ed about Ioriy buildings IN the business part o.
the town. Loss cslimIlei at $3.50, 600,
Bishop Meade, Of Virginia, was At last dates ly'
ing dangerously i'll.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

BosroN, April 90.
The Governor aud Council have fixed on Mon.
day; May !Gth, Tor the election Of members uI
Congress Tor t. u Vacant districts.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

EYOne ofthe ST. Louis papers. speak.
ing of Jenny Limbs concerts. says that
"no sturdy Democrat would pay three
dollars for a promenade ticket" Presi.
dent Taylor was certainly a little more
liberal than Barnum, He gave a great
many sturdy Democrats promenade tick
cts, commonly called walking tickets,
without charging a farthing ,-LOG, Jour.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

EFThe Columbus Journal says that
arrangements have been made with the
celebrated john Wise. of Lancaster, Pa,
by which he will be in Columbus on the
4th of July, aud take a trip through tho
upper regions. The ascent will be made
from the State House Yard, and no
doubt thousands viii be there to see what
is to be seen.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

TAN BARK on SAW DUST FoR Fuel -
In noticing some of the manufactures OF
Buhnln, the journal of Cnmmerco speaks
of a steam engine Of 25 horse power
which supplies the motive puwer I" all
branches Of a mnnuiactory, aud is run
with cheap fuel. 1t says the boilers OF
this engine are heated by MnrSe's patent
%conical CRATES, which ure perforated in
all directions tn admit additional %,entila
lion. aud in which wet tan bark or saw.
dust can be used as fuel. by the uppIi'
cation Of tan bark To this purpose, the ex,
pen'e Of running the engine has been
reduced from an average Of $500 To II.
bout So, so per day,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

EYHThu great Union meeting at Mo.
bile, on tho l2jh inst, even repudiated
dissolution as u last resort. The reso.
I%urinus declare also that no grievance
could warrant such a rupture. Tue last
resolution sets forth that it is the deliber-
ate opinion of the meeting that on the
faithful execution of the fugitive slave
law depends the preservation Of our
much I"ved confederacy. They resolved
To support M man for the Presidency
who was not for tho Union, FIRST, last and
all the time. Three cheers for The great
Union meeting at Mobile!
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

SENATORIAL COMPLIMENTS. HALE
said n brother Senator to the Senatoria.
representative from New Hampshire, do
you know what Coss says Of youl' MOI
Tie says you are a Granite goose.' Just
tell the General for me, will you, that he
is a MichigaRder.'
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

To PRpvENT SNEEzlNG "A cores,
nondeutof tho London Medical Gazette
states, that To close the nostriIs with the
thumb aud iugel during expiration leav
ing them free during inspiration, will 10
lieve u Il, Of coughing in a short time. III
addition tn the above. we state from per
sonal knowledge, that To press The finger
on the upper lip jus, below the nose, will
make the severest premunilnry symptoms
of n snerze pass off harmless.
IY The Washington Telegraph OF
Tuesday says;.
The Cuban expedition now on foot, is
said To be headed by Gen. Mirabeau b
Lamar, of Georgia, aud a Senior G"uza
les, of Havanna. 1t is said. also, that Gov.
Towns, of Georgia, is identified with the
enterprise which has tor its object the
| comforting ofliberty on the Cubans,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01
Gold A. ohIn.


F. w. II. Mnseley, writing to the
Springfield GaseHe. from Spring Valley,
Greene county, saysi
The excitement still continues, especi.
ally as the Intelligence spreads fiom the
centre. Our immediate n~eighborhood
are quiet To some extent, being on tie
well satisfied that ours is q Geld Region.
There are individuals constantly search
ing for new places, where it is supposed
thar gold exists. Within a circuit ofthree
or four miles of me, gold is FOND more
or less. Time eau tell, and | am candid.
ly of opinion thatthe excilementhas bare.
" begun, and am prepared To believe
that capital aud labuI TO a large extent
will be applied to mining in our district
within another year.
tits no longer a mooted question as tn
there being considerable quantities OF
gold here. All who are judges pronounce
my mine a good one; best Judges think
from two To five dullars Ia The hand can
be made with proper working. | am anx.
inus to 60 nn aud test il, and will, to en-
able me To do so, sell a fourth of nv
property, AZ acres, full half of which is
discovered To contain gold for a moder.
ate sum. | want an energetic business
man. will give my personal attention
To the mining, aud furnish three fourths
the capital to support the enterprise. |
have partially secured a most efficient
California miner. Of offers, | have a
number, out they do moi suit me.
We are building a washer, hut | fearil
will not he a perfect one. Every addi
%lional examination proves that the gold
is abundant IN my property. Many fine
large particles have been found, varying
from one mill to fifty cen,s in value. You
may often see fifty individuals (mere Wis.
lt"rs) at a lime on the ground, aud al
who attempt To wash the gold No one
ever gels less than a particle or two
some twenty or more, and the q|uantit,
OF dirt washed at a time is from Que quar-
to half "A gallon, in small wash pans, bake
pans, pie pans, etc. The dirt is takel
generally from near the top of the ground
BY experiment we have proven beyonc
a doubt. that the gold PARTICLES are more
abundant, and larger as we gov deepe.
into the ground. To such individual
as may have a cash capital of "A lew hun
dred dollars, aud wish to engage in the
business, | extend an invitation To com,
ani see for themselves, and in ten min
uteS we can show the most scpDiical i'm
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01
TMesday EvenInr. Aprl 20. lssI
Tue RAnRoAD -Prirate Subscriptions.


Tue RArLRoAD-Prica Subscriptions
Verbal advices from the counties of
PIckaway, Fayette and Clinton. bring
US the intelligence that The citizens OF
these counties are piling up the subscrip,
tluns with a liberal hand. We would
j"yfuIly add that the citizens of Fairfield
are following the good example. but that
we cannot do. Our citizens must come
forward and subscribe more literally, of
what has already been gained in this en-
teri rise will be of no avail.
BY a notice in our paper il will be seen
that an FL ctinu for Directors is called
Inr the 18th Of May. and it is a matter or
some consequence that WI should be
properly represented. If IL citizens
will subscribe the requisite amount, the
county will then, with county and pri
vate subscriptions, have seven thousand
votes. The mount can be and should
he raised Immediately.
Cry M~ARsmAL.-It will be seen that
from the Ian &c list of candidates who were
before the Council. they have chosen
Samuel Cannon for City Marshal. Sew.
eral Of the candidates were well qualified
to I'll the past and each one had hi,
friends; bH after mature consideration
aud an interchange ofopinion. the Coun.
Gil have selected Mr., Cannon, ard we
have no doubt but that he will to the besl
Of his ability, labor 10 discharge the du.
ties Of his office. 1t isone ~O!importauce
and the incumbent should perform it,
duties without lear. favor ar Affection
A DUN.-We have considerable none,
70 raise Immediately, and we hope oul
town customers will supply US. OuI
promise is out and it must be kept-thi,
week.
RAILROAD STnCKs.- Massachusetts, ha.
done more in the railroad business, &C
cording to tine territory, than any other
State in the Union. The Boston ALA,
contains the following. which will show
the tendency of that kind of stock in the
market:
Below we present a stock table, will
the prices Of various descriptions of in.
vestments a year. since, and at the pres
ent time. from which the reader can draw
his own conclusion:
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

~ When the fugitive slave Simms was
placed M board the big Ac0yA 10 be car
ricd back Ia Georgia, it was stated that
the bells of several of tho churches in
Massachusetts would be tolled so soou
as it was known that tho act of extra.
dilion had been carried intoelfect. a
correspondent 0t the Boston Post writes
from Marblehead, that the only bell
that was lolled in that town upon the an
uonncement of simms' departure, belong.
cd Ia a church that has a clause IL ITS
decd, ~prohiditiag negroes from hiding
DecS an ~
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

VuLAINY.-The Cairo Sun says tha
a few days since " men in a wagon
when within a coupIcnf miles of Jaues
bore, Union county, Illinois, asked a farm
cr who was tho heaviest merchant IN tina
town. The farmer mentioned ONE an.
amung the number spoke Of a Mr.. Dish
on. They drove their wagon up To Dish
on's store, aud requested him to permi
them Ia place IA box which they had it
their wag"u) in his store for the night
After ur-ing some objection, Mr.. ID. Fl
nally consented to take the bnx in hi.
store roam The men pat up their hurs
rs for the night, and early on the follow
ing morning had their wagon at MIR. D.
store door Ia get Their box aud start ~
their journey. Mr.. ID. then missed a Dol
OF fine broad cloth from his counter. Hi,
suspicion being reused he examined hi,
desk and discovered that $500 had beer
stolen during the night. He then toI,
the men that the box must not be taker
from the store until examined. They
swore that he might 60 to hi. for they
would take their box, and as they rush
ed To take hold Of ii, Mr.. ID. stepped out
OF the door aud locked them in. Hav.
ing obtained assistance the door was
opened and the men taken. The lid
vas knUc,ed off, when "a stout daring
looking man sprang forth, aud the mis-
sing cloth, money, some silks. and a dark
lantern found in the bottom The fellow
pretended Ia turn States evidence
aud declared he had sought an opportu.
nifty to leave the other men; that To leave
them voluntarily would have brought
tnoir deadly vengeance upon h IN, that
he had never been detected before, he
remained with them only because he was
compelled to do 80 to preserve his lie;
that there were now over six hundred
men in the United States engaged in the
same business; and that the last time he
was at The general money depusi,e sta.
ton, the company had nver fifteen bWsheis
0fgOld ard SilcCr. He would not he put in
the same room with the two accnmpliccs,
fearing they would kill him, The two
men swore To the Ulcers that it was fol
ly tn put them in Jail, for they had money
and friends, it would take at least one
hundred well armed men u guard them,
and notified them that they could not
possibly be detainnd three weeks.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

TnE HUT OF the U. S. FRIGATE MIS-
soUnr.-lt is stated ia the New York Elk
press that :he parties in Boston who hive
contracted for the sum of $50 900 To re
move the hull uflhe United States steam
figale Missouri. which lies sunk IN the
harbnr of Gibraltar, will accomplish their
through the aid Of Bishops Pat.
Is nom Derrick. Wrecks lying in any
of water are raised, and carried
intn dry duck in an Incredible shorl
space of time.
TnE WuoDwnRTu PATENT CAse.-At
Phil .delphia, un Wednesday, in the U
5. Circuit Court, the jury in the case of
Slost VS. Spring. ct al, returned a yer
dict that VIM. Wounds worth was the in
%vent"r of The planning machine la 1928
that the re issuing of the patent in
1915 was for the same nc ine-amJ that
the machine used by the defendants is an
Infringement ofthe amended patent. The
question had heen uitd in every Circuit
Court in the Union. and had beru decid.
ed in each that Woodwork was the in.
%Ventnr Judge Grier hoped Ia hear ne
more opposition To it.
AN ExILED EDiTuR Senior Don r
Rafael. editor Of "EI UNIVERSAL If the
city of MpxIcn,h has arrived a. New York
under Punishment fran his nulive land
hy order of General AriSta, the Presi
dent. For sumo we'll told home thrusls,
bearing hard un some demonstrations
nets Of Arisla and patty, the editor is
now cXlled. He is nc. umpunicd by his
wife. who, we learn. is an American la
dy fi"m New jersey, where they Pr"Poae
Ia spend the period IF their punishment
Oa his relnrn To MexicO, Don Rafael
will take with him one of Hoes steam
printing presses.
A GWgAT RACE.-A great race took
place over the Metarie course, at New
Orleans, on the l2lh inst. The purse
$500, three mile heats, and the time the
onicke est ever made in the United States
There were four competitors, viz: Charm
or. Maria Hoods. Florin aud La Refine
The victory was awarded 10 Charmer
whn led in the 81 aud 81 heats. Time
5 $50, 5 80. 5 43t Florin won the first
heat, aud was distunced on the second,
and La Refine was dislanced on the first
BARNUM's ELEPHANTS. Mr.. Barnum,
sometime since, sent Mr., ) b June, ol
Wrstchester county. New York, TO Asa,
To secure for him an immense caravan Of
Wild beasts. Finding that he could not
purchase them, Mr.. June went into the
interior aud employed party of natives
who proceeded To hunt for elephants. III
one night they succeeded in capturing If
teen, by driving them into "A pen. One
monster was 81 severely wounded tina
he died. but he succeeded in bringing
thirteen ofthem Ia Port Gahei and write.
that they are safely on board Of a vessel
aud that he has a party out in search o
more. The Newark Daily Advertiser
says that the cars aud ixturcs for this
greattraveIing exhibition and monagerie
which is also 10 include an extensive mu.
scum Of curiosities. are being built in that
city Tom Thumb is also to accompany
the exhibition. with the Wisconsin giant
Nellis, the man without arms, and Mr.
Pierce, the lion tanner.