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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

The WAR AT Tng CAPE OF Coon HoPE.
The late accounts from the scene Of
the hathr war appear to have excited
considerable anxiety 10 England. The
London Times says:
"We receive each successive mail more
convincing assurance that what was per
haPs originally the cause of a fanatical
prophet or discontented chief is now
considered the cause ofthe culore1 races
of South Africa. The nondescript say.
ages ofthe Orange river are all IN fer
men,; the Hottentots. whom we have
trained and taught, are our deadliesl foes.
and it is feared that those who still profess
fidelity to their masters and instructors
are only remaining behind that they may
convey information 20 those who have
He'd. The strength and destination ol
every patrol appear to be accuratly
known. and our troops are waylaid ex.
ac,ly at that stage Of their march where
they can be taken at the greatest disad
Il
vantage. Kreli and Umhala. TWO pow
erful chiefs, are now said to be medtat
ing detection; and. though the cacophon
Gus heathens Of the sovereignty are no
actually upon US, their disposition is evi
IDENTIFY to participate in war which sup
plios an abundant source of plumber am
no insignificant subject of pride. Ifthi
system is pursued; if the KafFirs and thei
allies encamp in every defensible kloo
and drift; it they plant their platoons o
lurking marksmen in every bush; if the
maintain themselves by forays on nu
farms and homesteads, what is to be tn
end ofsuch a contestl 1t is possible lha
the arrival Of the Rifles and Light Hors
may furnish the means Of a more triumph
ant patrol, and make the savsges pa
somewhat more dearly for their audacity
but how can the course ofthe war be ma
terially effected if the Kafiirs still rang
the open country, and the British al
still kept in their fortsl"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

AMERICAN Iron. Experiments on the
Reading Railroad would seem to jndi
cate that American Railroad Iron wears
much longer than the English, and is
therefore the cheaper in the end. Tho
annual cost of repairing the portion
of that road laid with English iron is
three times as much as the cost of repair.
ing the portion laid with American iron.
The BRADY's Bend Works, in Armstrong
county. Pa, are making railroad iron Of
the best quality at $46 per ton, and can
turn out 5000 tons per annum. Taking
quality into account, this is cheaper than
English iron at S42 to S45.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

w"My dear" said an anxious father
to his bashful daughter, "I intend that
you shall be married, but do not intend
that you shall throw yourself away on
any of the wild, worthless boys of the
present day. You must marry man of
sober and matured age; one that can
charm you with wisdom and good advice,
rather than personal attraction. What
do you think of fine intelligent ma.
ture husband of ffty}"
The timid. meek. blue.eyed little
daughter looked in the mans face, and
with the slightest possible touch OF inter.
est in her voice, answered. II think two o
twenty-five would be better, pa"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

HoRRrBLE TRANsACTIoN.-The Albany
papers give the details of horrible trag.
edy that lately occurred within FIVE miles
of that city. 1t seems that man by the
name of John Moore and his wife. Eliz
abeth Moore. went to the city, each got
very drunk, returned home. quarreled,
the husband took his gun, blew out his
wife's braius, aud then shot himself thro'
the heart. The neighbours went to the
house IN the morning, and found there
two little girls one five, and the other
two years oId--in their nj ght clothes, cry
ing over their dead parents as If lheiI
little hearts would break. M person
witnessed the horribls tragedy, but every
indication showed, FIRST the murder and
then the suicide, and so the Coroner's in.
quest reported.
We have not seen or read any ofthe
doings of rum Of more startling and
heart rendiug character than this case;
Just imagine two little girls. offiVe and
two years ofage, alone in the house with
their dead parents. They awake in the
morning cold and comfoglless. ,.hey call
their parents, there is 20 response. They
get out of bed, they &pa their father and
mother on the floor dead, covered WITH
their own blood, They aaFe terrified; they
call for help, but there il no help, They
are orphans in o dreary world. What
could be more terrible or more touching?
What rum drinking. parent would desire
,o briqg his offspring 90 thisl It is an
awrdl lesson, and may its solemn warn
ings be heard and heeded.-O. s., JeUs.
.CI :a. AZ.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04
WHOLE NO. 1867

MYSTERIOUS CASE The National Iu-
telligencer Of yesterday has the following
in reference TO q reported death on the
Washington Railroad, which we have
before mentioned, and at the time doubt.
cd:
On Friday evening last, the passenger
train from Baltimore to Washington stop.
ped at the White Oak Bottom, about 90
miles east Of Washington. TO land q pass.
.enger. During the brief stoppage the
engineer cast his eye forward and OBJ
served some object lying on the cow
catcher. On further investigation this
was iourd To be the dead body of man
without a head. Naturally surprising
that the man had been killed BY the train.
some search was Immediately made for
the head, but without success. On the
following day further aud more thorough
search was made. bot ns yet, we believe.
il has not been found. This circumstance
naturally leads TO the belief that the de.
ceased came to his death otherwise than
by the train, and was probably placed
upon the line of road in order TO suggest
a plausible manner for his destruction.
From papers found in the pockets o! de.
ceased. he is ascertained to have been
man named Mcclure, and had been work.
ing at the mine. or ore banks, near the
, line of the railroad. We have not heard
whether any inquest has been held upon
the body. but suppose such to have been
the case. The affair is certainly very
horrible one.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

BLACK NosEs. The following joint
resolution has been introduced in the
Kentucky Legislature. The Flag sug-
gests as an ame ndment, that the Sheriff of
each county use the mixture 10 blacken
the noses of each delinquen, subscriber
to a newspaper, aud keep IL so until all
arreOrages are paid.
Be 1t Resolced By the General Assem-
6ly Of tie Communicable Of Kentucky.
That the keeper ofthe Penitentiary shall
procure suitable chemical dye, such as
will stain the cutcie or outer surface of
the skin permanently black. 50 that it
cannot be washed off, or in any way be
removed, until time shall wear it away.
and nature furnish new cutcle or sur
face; and that with this dye. he shall have
the nose of each male convict painted
thoroughly black, and renew the aPpli
cation as often as may be necessary to
Keep 1t so, until within one month of the
expiration of his senteLce, when it shall
be discontinued for the purpose Of per.
mittng nature to restore the feature to its
original hue, preparatory to the second
advent of its owner into the world. =
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

VIt is stated tha, Kossuth, having
been consigned to imprisonment for three
years, for disobeying the edicts of the
Austrian Government, he applied at the
end of ono year for the use Of books. He
was offered the choice of one, provided it
was not of political character. He
asked for thee. The request was grant
ed, and he selected the English Gram.
mar, Walkers ProDuncialing Dictionary
and Shakespeare. By attentive study Of
these volumes he mastered the English
language before the term Ofhis imprisOu-
ment expired.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

A New DIsEsSE.-A Paris correspon-
dent of the 81. Louis Republican. writes
thus of new disease which has made ito
appearance in Europe:
A terrible and singular disease has Just
broke out in Galicia, which defies all tho
efforts Of the medical faculty to explain
or cure. Ii is an epidemic, and has re-
ceived the name Of the sleeping feUer.
The victim is suddenly seized, without
any warning. with an irresistible desire
to sleep; and this sleep lasts without in
terruption, four, five and sometimes eight
days, during which time, the sleeper
gives no sign of suiering.-When he in-
ally awakes, fever commsnces-lastsf from
sixteen to twenty hours. and ends in
death. Two or three eminent French
physicians have just left for Poland, in
order to study this new disease.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

The MYsTERroUs RAILROAD ACCIDENT
We learn from the National Tntelligen-
Ger, that the death OF Mcclure, whose
headless body was found on the Wash
ington Railroad. OIL Friday night last,
was produced. not by murder as was
feared. but by being caught in the cow
catcher. while asleep, probably. on the
track. The head has been recovered,
but in most revolting condition Of mu.
tilatiOn. 1t seems that when taken from
the COW catcher, part Of his body was
below the points and part above, twisted
over, in which dreadful manner it had
been dragged about two miles, during
which his head was torn offl--BaA. San.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

KENrUcKY FLAG.-Pike, our readers
know him we'll is swimming in deep wa.
Ter. He has removed his paper from
Maysville to Newport, KY. and is now
publishing it daily and weekly. Itis print.
ed on new type aud presents beautiful
Ii is edited with a little
more than his usual vigor and energy,
which were always considerable. But
this was to be expected, as he has more
room 70 swim in
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

TA Dutchman was relating his mar
velous escape from drowning when thir-
teen of his companions were Loot by the
upsetting OF boat and he alone was saw
ed. "And how did you escape their
fate2" asked one OF the hearers. ii t;d'nt
90 in ter boat" was the placid answer.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

RA petition is in circulation through
out Pennsylvania, TO prohibit entirely
the. sale of intoxicating drinks ia-that-
State.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

'lTALY.-The official Milan Gazette of
the 9th ut. announces that cries of
"Kossuth foreverl the Republc forever,
viva Mazzina!" having been heard at Stra.
della on the occasion of ball being civ,
en- at a theatre, aud similar acts having
taken place at Moniio dc Gabbi judicial
proceedings have been commenced a.
gainst the persons supposed 10 be the
guilty parties.
Count AgoStino Guerrieri. for having
received an anonymous letter from a rev.
olutionist, and Baron Suit, who advised
him to burn it, had been sentenced to 10
years in fortress, but Radetzky had re.
duced the sentences to half their terms.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

BLUE RIDGE TuNNEL.-The Engineer
ofthe Blue Ridge railroad contradicls the
rumor that the work on that tunnel is to
be abandoned on account OF the hardness
of the rock. He writes to the Railroad
Journal "that, although the rock is of tho
hardest kind, being solid trap or green.
stone with veins of flint, yet we progress 8
at the rate Of about one hundred feet per
month from the two ends; it being i'm,
practicable to avail ourselves Of shafts at
the depth of70O feet below the Blue
Ridge, especially through so hard mate,
rials." The tunnel will be 4,260 feet
long, and the workmen have penetrated
500 feet already. 1t is approached on
the east side by rise of 70 feet to the
mile for IA miles, and desconds on the
west three miles at 70 feet per mile.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

ExECUTED.-Conklin, the incendiary,
was hung at Utica, New York,on Friday.
In his confession, made to the Rev. Mr..
Fowler, he traces his ruin to saloon.tip.
pling aud engine. house debauchery aud
eXhorts all To temperance.
Conklin was but twenty-seven years of
age at the time he committed the crime
for which he suffered the penalty of death.
He was six years ago married to the
daughter of w. L. Crosby, who then
kept the Westchester House, No. l6
Bowery, New York city. He leaves a
wife and three small children. In his
confession, he mentions the names of
some OF the most wealthy and respecta.
bic citizens of Utica, who furnished him
with money, and told him they would
stand by him in any trouble which he
might get into through them. Of fifty
four fires which occurred in that city du.
ring the past two years, he applied the
incendiary torch to the following places:
The First Baptist Church, James Sayer' S
house, Foster and Bickinsou's drug
store, Koyser's barn, Harrington's barn,
and other places. The confession af.
fects many of the most respectable men
in Utica.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

10 The following statistics are said to
be reliable; they are translated from
Lisbon Journal:
There are in Portugal 675 ,634 mar.
ried pair;--Gf wives who have left their
husbands, there are 1862; husbands who
have left their wives, 1851; couples vol
unfairly separated 1920; couples living
in state of war under the same roof,
132, ,O63; couples where the husband and
wife mutually detest each other, but con.
ceal their sentiments under show of
love, l62, 320; couples who live in u state
of marked indifference, sol. 1872; couples
reputed happy by the world, bu, who are
not strictly speaking, satisfied with their
felcity,l, ,l02; households that are happy
in comparison with those that are unhap-
py, l3l; couples really happy, 9.-Total,
S72,634."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

NoosED AT LAsT.-Among the mar.
riage notices, in one ofthe German Buff
falo papers. we notice that "Gottfried
Teufel German for devil) nit Katz
Kleunter."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

VINO GOT BTl-The Detroit AdVertis
er tells the following trick, by virtue of
which some Boarding House got slightly
taken in:
ID Takes Printer! "A jour printer in
this city who had just come from Ohio,
tells how he got away. He was hard up
and owed board bill, He lad nothing
about him but carpet bag with six shirts
and pair of pants. ...
The Landlord refused TO let him take
his baggage without paying. Perhaps y
said the Jour, "you will allow me to go
up stairs and change my shirt" Ger
tainly," said Boniface. JEFF went up
put on all the shirts, one over t'other, and
the pants, stuffed a pillow into the old
carpet-bag, came down stairs and depos
tied it in the bar, with special direction:
ITO take good care of it"-and left.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

STORM oN THE OHIO TNirty.eight
Poats aad T,rteeg Ljres Loa.-The
article which we copied from the Gin
clunati Commeycjai !ast week vas some
what exaggerated bn,,be result Of the
late storm on the Ohio is bad enough
Tie wind blew hurricane at times and
the darkness was intense. The Tribune
4 Clipper says thaf, a. far as ascertained.
there we're SO boats and l3 lives lost. A
man named J. Williams, who was lost
from one of the boats, had with him sew.
eral thousand dollars. to purchase land in
the WeGt The amount Of coal lost is
no; estimated.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

A COMPLIMENT Ohio LOcofocOism and
Joshua Il. Giddings.-During the recent
visit Of Mr.. Giddings to Massachusetts.
the Boston Alias. forgetting the results
of the coalition and contract between the
Locofocos and Free Soilers of Ohio 10
lS4S. cast the following "asPersions," as
Giddings hosit. upon our Slater
"In Ohio. by statute, a negro, mula,to
or Indian, is not competent witness in
civil cases, except where negroes, mu'at.
toes, or Indians alone are parties, nor in
cases ofthe State, except against negroes,
mulatoes or Indians.
In the act ofObio of 1929, for the sup.
port of common schools, the instruction in
them is declared 10 be for the &" White
youth"
No black or mulatto person can settle
or reside in Ohio, unless he has a certiH.
cate Of his actual freedom. and gives o
bond with two or more freehoIders as
sureties, in the sum Of $500 condition.
ed for his good behavior, and to pay for
his own support, if found unable to sup.
port himself"
Mr.. Giddings feeling aggrieved, pub.
lished the following reply
These assertions are unfounded. The
entire code Of Black Laws. which, under
Wing rule, had so long disgraced the
State. were repealed at the session of oul
Legislature, convened in December r.
1S46; and their repeal constituted one o
the glorious results of our Free Soil move
ment of that year. The reputation Of
those barba' Gus enactments marks the frs
step in the progress Of that political revo
lation no'0 going JorWard in that State
A black or mulattO person now enjoys III,
same liberty to settle in Ohio as Cal
SchoUler, and s0ould be listened to IN q
court Of justice there, soith The same re
lspect Yours, ]. R. GIDDlNGS.
The italics are ours, and we commend
the compliment with them to the Locofo
cos ofOhio. The repeal of the bacI
laws was zone ofthe glorious results" o
the coalition ofthat year, and "marks the
first step in the progress of that revolu
tion" which it seems Mr.. GiddingS, &
we'll as Locofocos. claims is now takn,
place. Another one of the results of tn,
bargain and sale" which was made tha
year, is that & "blacli" is now listened t.
in court Of justice with as latch re
spect" as white" mao. One readiu
the files of the Eagle in 1876 & l84t
would scarcely believe that the LocoHt
cos of Ohio would ever merit such CON
plmeut from one of the heads of the abo
) lition movement in this State and yet
is even so.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

road is now under contract; its advsntsg
es will be shown; our people have mani
Tested Willingness 10 construct it-and
ii rW be constructed. 1t will pay, and
pay veil. 1t will remuneraie the stock
holders aud beneG, the people. 1t will
form the most important link oflhe lhro'.
line railroad" in Ohio. and passengers
will seek that route whichi4 rhe'straight-
est. speediesl aud safest. as the one which
will carry them with the most comfort
aud the least danger. "Moin ,hat!"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

EUROPEAN lNTgRFgRENcR.-In speak
ing of the Interference Of the United
States with the sffsirs Of Europe, and in
reply to the qucstion-"what does it
meaul'-the ITimilto}p Telegraph says:
Extend our aid 10 the oppressed Of
the world until oar immense resources
are drained To the uttern0st fadhiDg."
Is the Eagle prepared to endorse that
measured We put the question to il and
spectfuily equsstsaS'A"swers Is it pre-
pared To fight the next Presidential cam.
paign upoa the issu., made by the Te'e.
gydPh?. Is it prepared tn drain this coun.
tryof all IT, resources in order to carry
out its doctrine Of interference with the
affairs ofiEurope2 Is it the duty of A.
merea TO impoyerish berself by fighting
the battles 0f Errope? This is an i'm
porlant Issue aud we would he glad t
see nuI neighbor take sidss ltis impor
tani that The people should understand il
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-08-24

veihants eeteas, que les percentages Gull nelra g scene ne mt n"llemcnt lis
torlnes. Pcut aHc ontis cxisf. Ihmis nous rignorons competemcnL ##
81 I'm ronan de mears deyaHt sre le tabIenu fiele dcs havcrs dc la socete, il
est inevitable que cdrtains caraceres pents par. raneur ne resembent pas ot
Dun c6h, soft dun aadre 4 tells indildus de yetrc% connaEsanrc. VA Hs#.s.
les vices sont Ter memes parout IT sont communist toH les homncs,a usi ben
d Ia Iouiiane Qua HI France. aC haanc descendant dAdan ct Eve en- ~
part; settlement chacun Gu plus on moins, ct chacua les met en- pradune ascr
quelques variantcs. suvant h pays quHhabte. 81 s@4s F.&e ar
III nest donc pas impossible que lie ectcur, C voyant les pcrsonnages imagi-
MARES dc ccte historic asor ccs mems stes,se figure parfois qnon a Voata re-
presenter Monieus, Madane o. Ma fcnroselle Unteh .s@
II est saHont DIES pcrsonHes qi- on tia albenreusc rage dc cherchcr DIES aln-
|aons nalseilantcs meme dams III phfase III pias innocente dun roman. CHI zeles
|cst pams 4 iefat dc nnononoalie. La flute admt, aIors retomber. snr tIcs
ct non sur fantenr gi nc pcnsail pas . naL. E3Ha I@fa4sEE sa#8H44 -at
fl Nous ne pouvons srcpoHser ftrop energquenents dc parefes Interpretations.
QaiI soft bn cniendu ane fMs Ponr tonte., que nous n'avons point Tntenhon dc
IMrc III moindre personnaiue blcssantc. Nous csayons8 senlcmcnt d. dIraire IT
de fare ic ecu qi nousfc ront Ihonncar dc nous lire. En- IN mot nous esqais-
sHons les vices q les traycrs commnns ! toute III pausre hnmanits ct qi par cette
srmson meme nappartunncnt a pcIsonnu. Ms.H al HAEa .8HF aH8 4f aHVNHsaa9
La nsgnss dn Daht. est Il nous ne nous trompons point e premier romantic
moeurs Inuiaianaies qm aurae etc public; ansi recnsonsUons avcc erainte ct de-
6anee8 &c nest qnua essai qi arsciames toute votre indulgence ct don't lie ssul
merite sea davoiro aveft une vote noatenc aux itdrateufs d. &c beau pays
Pardonneg ceAe diaressonM neccssaie ct ropreHons Ic6 de notre recH.N I.
La sale a manager e FH5el dc Ia tantco Forestne aNt loa a'sue des pins
luxneuses :: Une table tfesqu aasi nora que lar M trcaedUi In mMsons fthit
au nincn. soatcnuc sr route Ia longaeur par deux tretaux dinegalc hautcar. Tine
dzaine dc chancs fMsaeut. office dc fneuie; ienrs siges etaient en. peaax de
banG prveesdc lens pn par fenrs longs servioes er uaieHertf obses one naige
les iannre.s dc cdr d7s entrel, caicnt les hurea1x 6rnant rsncadfemet ct l.
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fifth in March 1885, and the remaining fifth
in March 1856.
The slaves payable in three Equal ms
'almcnts, one thirl in March 1852, one third
in March 1852. and the last third in March
1854.
The Horses, Mules, Horned Cattle, farm
ing utensils, Goods &c, payable all sums Of
ten dollars and under ten dollars. cash, and
Ill sums above ten dollars and up to fifty
dollars payable in March 1882, and all sums
above fifty dollars payable one haIfin Mar
ch 1859 and the other half in March 1853.
Purchasers 10 fourniscl their notes with
security IN soliAo at The sa:isin elton ofP. F.
HrIlnin, payable at the office Of THE Rccor-
der of this parish, with special mortgage on
the land and slaves until paid, and all sums
not punctnaily paid at maturity, to bear in
tercst from maturity at the rate of Eight per
cent per annllrn, until paid.
Parish of Assumption, August % 1851.
5l.] A.. +. HICKMAN
Sheriff.
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I'm vcriu dun wri, de Fl. fl. i moi ,drcYxti
par Honorable la snsdi,e Cour. dnns yat
Inirc ci. drsslA i1ititulde ct mime ro,tr ;',;
saisi c, IoiIrirai en- ven'c pubIiquc, a Ia mai
son de cour dc cctte parois>c, 10 Samedi 6u,o
jour du mois dc S%crlcmbre 1861, i onzs
hc'lrcs du matin, les PROPHECIES ci.apres de.
critics, SAVIOR:
Tn moroccan dc ttrrc situcc CD Cd cc,,,c p,-.
rdissr, sur Ia rive droi,o da Bayou de La.
toulchc, Il environ tIois miles au dfsso,,s dur
9illngc dt NaPolGohville mes,,r nj IN or.
pchf "tdrhai do face, sur quarainlee a.r arr 6
de hrof"ndeur, les Iisncs t%er,nant, bornee cni
haut par rs tehrrcs d.. Alfred Trostlair !, cu
has par la terri IL Joseph Reihnic It Ernilicn,
Wchrr.ensembleaTcc les b~;a,isscs It amelio-
ra'ions qui en- dependent.
Saisi pour satisfairc lc writ cii-drssn,,s Of
les fiais du process, avecle belnefte dD ras-
Condi.ians- Compliant.
Parois$c Assumption lc 3, A6nt isSi.
4s1 A. r. HICKMAN, Shlr