The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-15

TnE Arms FOR Souri, ARoLINA-The
Charleston Mercdry is authorized In say
that the statement ofthe Woonsocket Pa
lrioi To the effect that the order for small
arms by the State Of South Carniiua, ia
her military preparations, was I" be exc
culed at Milburg, Mass. by Messrs, Wa
rers, is utterly u%nfnunded. M arms of
any kind for South Carolina are 10 be-
manufactured north of the Potomac. and
the small arms will all DO constructed
Within the State. Offers in abundance
were made rr III the NnrIheru States for
that purpose, but the Board or Ordnance
were enabled to supply themselves more
advantagoouSly, aud made their contracts
accordingly.
FLORIDA lNDTANs.-The NJ q. Delta
%lrarns from an authentic source That me
Indians in Florida have all come H. ana
all their families have been lurced ny
their chiefs To- live south of the CAb"o'a
Hachee. They have also agreed I" hrlng
in the parties implicated inthe murder
Iof a wii,r boy, when they will be exc
cmeI by Inc Indians in presence ut the
whit IS.
Tine Pnsr OFFICE DEPARTMENT. We
understand. says the Mtchhgencer, that
rhr receipts Of the Post Office Depart
menl for the qnarter ending TN the 3lst
D"ccmbcr, 1850, amounted t" Sl.j3l,-
Ig5:9S; showing al Increase uf S2ll,
|S37:5S, or about Is 7 10Th pei cent. aver
the corresponding quarter of the previous
year.
The quarter ending IN the 3Oh Sep
iember, 1850. alsu showed an increase , !
more than II per cent. onrho correspond
ing quarter of the previnus yea'; and II
is pIublblG that the increase for the lis
cal year ending on the goth Of June next,
over the receipts of the proceeding year
will be II OF Is per cent.
WmMINGroN (DEL ELEcrIoN.-Tht
Wings in Wilmington elected u WINS
Mayor-Cnlumbas p, Evans, ESQ ,ofth,
Delowar Republican, wing city treas
urer, and a majority of three Wings GU
out Of five ON he council ticket. In th,
town of New Castle, Del Wing towr
commissioner has been elected the frs
Wing success there for many years.
Ia Within the next two years, I'll,
charters Of twenty one banks of the ol,
Safety fund ordered in the State of New
York, will expire. They have unitedl,
"A capital ofover 81, 900 900; aud q circu
Ialion Of Sc, 900 600. Most ofrhese bank
will wish To re organize under the pres
ent Banking law. This will reqIire sncI
an amount Of securities as to absoIb al
the safe stocks in market and keep NJ
their price. unless the new stock of til,
Erie Canal Eulargements if pasSrd by tl,'
Legislature. shall be cmnlnyrd for hi
object
Boys MARBLES There is somrthin
strange in tho manufacture of boys MAJ
hIes The greater part ofthem are mad,
ofhard STONE found near Cnbnurg. in Sax
nny. The stone i, first bruken with
hammer iuto small cuhical fragments, an,
about 100 To $50 of these are ground i
at Que lime in Il mill somewhat like
-four mill. The lower stone, which re
mains at rest. has several corcrntrlc cir
cular grooves or fnrruws: the upper srnn,
is of the same diameter as the lnNer, auc
is made to t%evnlve 10y water or Uthrr pow
rr. Minnie streams Of water are direct
ed into the furruwS Of the lower Stone
The pressure Of the runner IN the liilI,
pieces roll them over in all dlrrcriuuS
and in about u quarter of an hour III,
whole Of the rough fragments are rolnc
ed into nearly accurate spheres.
Shooting Under our lrlegraphic hrat
we published a despatch from Mnnmer
stating that George Stcrdmln shot George
WIber last evening, Slrclman has jas
returned from California, where Ir has
been for more than year past Dmins
his absence, Wllher has been living in
state of ad ultcrous i|n.crcouise with hi
wife, and we are informed has u child by
her. His friends have warned him "A
gainsl the return ofSleelmln, bat he ha,
given the warning M heed. II is repor
ted that Slcedman left Maumcc, with the
intention Of shooting his wife, but lhaI
means were Immediately sci N foot IL
prevent such a catastrophe, and To effect
his arrest. Such arc Sumo of the mrlan
choIy Consequences Of criminal induI,
gence. While we deeply depIore the ia
tai result To WlIbcr. we also deeply sym
palhiso with the injured husband, aud
can iiud no feeling in our nature which
entirely d%lsnpprnves ofthe means no em
played To revenge himself upon tho de
spoIIer of his happiness The law fails
tn punish the adultorer as he deserves aud
hence the bloody consequence oicdO
B'dde, Mugs.
DGnr.-Deb, IS perfect bore. How
it hauurs a man from pillar to post-Iurk
ing in his breakfast cup-poisnoing his
diuner- embiltcring his tea! -hoW it
stalks brfure him like u living. moving
skeleton, seeming Ia announce his pres.
enco by reuconntlng the total Of liza.
bililles. How ii roisons his domestic
Joys, 10y introducing his informal bal
lance INFO the calculation of Madam 10
speeding the price of new carpet or IA
new dress, How it hiuders dreamy plans
for speculalious aud denominations
Bmheratiuu! How it hampers useless en-
.ergies. crinples resulnllons too good u be