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Reyengel IT'S sweet; and I win have revenge !
Revenge III have it though it cost my life,
And ten-tod death Revenge Revenge
A multitude Of theories have been advan-
ced TO account for the burning Of the Griffith.
Some are Of opinion that it took fire from the
sparks that fell from its pipes upon the dry
deck; some contend that the owners we're in
fault, and that it took fire from the combusti-
bic material Of which it wasbuilt, and which
was allowed to come into contact with the
engine; while others assert with good deal
Of plausibility that the inaammable nature Of
the oil used about the machinery, caused the
awful catastrophe. These are all theories /;
and may, or may not be true and, with the
rest, beg leave to theorize.
was riding over the blue expanse Of Erie
The gallant steamer pulled along her rough
way beneath a cumbersome load, alive and
animated by their various motives and inter-
ests. The wind blew briskly upon her bows
dashing up the sparkling waves against her,
mad with foam; while her circling wheels
bufeted well against the opposition, and hurl-
ed a myriad Of sparkling gems around in all
directions beneath the soft beam Of courteous
moon. No human being on board seemed to
sympathizc with me, was a stranger to all,
and thoughts Of other scenes and other times,
not very congenial with sociability. came over
me and paced the deck in the indulgence
Of my own moody reflections till, becoming
weary, sat down upon bale Of goods, and
leaning over the railing gazed into the depths
Of the sparkling waves. / had not long thus
remained when | fell into an uneasy slumber,
and dreamed the substance Of what here
present. give it 70 the reader only as a
theoretical dream; yet venture to say It has
as much foundation as many more plausible
suppositions. -
Few more beautiful steamers have ever
sailed from the port Of Buffalo than was the
Griffith. Symmetrical in every part. she sat
upon the wave as if she possessed life and
animation and conscious pride in her own
beauty. Nor we're her cabins less attractive
than her external parts. Soft carpets, easy
chairs, AMI other convenience, rendered her
comfortable, while large mirrors reflected your
form in proud relief and on either side beau
tiful state.rooms and clean beds, invited you to
repose amid the soft richness that the painters
brush had delineated with bright luxurance.
And the epicurian feast before you spread to
tempt the appetite could not be idly passed.
The sun shone down in one broad and bril-
liant sheet that lay over the surface Of the
lake like cloud Of gold. and reflected upon
the rich green Of the distant hills clad in the
robes Of summer, with witching smile of fond
farewell; and the birds responded in mellow
song, and maidens carried their evening lays
70 departing Gay. The docks Of Buffalo
nlled with busy citizens intently persuing
Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-04-21

n The Metropolitan Hotel which IS
now going up in Broadway, in the city Of
New York, viii surpass all others for extent
and elegance. The Courier says:
"To give the reader an idea Of the magni-
tude Of the establishment, We may state that
il is six stories high, and contains over fyc
hundred rooms; that Of these over one hum
dred are suites Of rooms, leach suite embra-
cling parlor, bedroom, dressingroom, etc.,
each room being supplied with gas, and hot
and cold water The building contains one
mile Of elegantly painted halls and passages,
and more than FIRE miles Of pipe 70 convey
the gas, hot and cold water, and steam 10
warm the building) to every part Of the es-
tablishment.
The entire cost Of the building, indepon-
dent Of the furniture, etc, viii be about half
a million Of dollars-the plate-glass alone, for
the windows, costing $4,000. The furni-
ture, which is to be Of the richest and most
unique pattern, it is estimated. viii cost $780,
600. The silycr-ware has been ordered Of
Stebbins q Co., at an expense Of $4,000
Five hundred and fifty mirrors have been or
dered at a cost Of Sl5OO0-one hundred and
twenty Of which arc imported from Belgium.
Two Of the largest Of these are intended for
each end Of the great Dining Hall, and they
cover within fraction, Of one hundred
square feet each-being the largest ever i'm.
ported into the United States! Each Of the
Dining Hall windows is surrounded with or
namental captions.
Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-04-21

was the first time be ever was on a jury, and
will be the last. lie after leaving Court,
walked very fast for a few squares, muttering
to himself a congratulation to heaven for his
e,cape from what he supposed a murderers
den. lie is not "round" about Court house
like he used to was"
This joke, which is substantially true, Gre
ated much laughter.-Spt Times.
Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-04-21

II A letter from Havana to the New
York Herald says; II have heard that
new theory has sprung up among the wealthy
classes, and that is, that they viii strive, BY
every means in their power. to induce the
American government to purchase the island.
They have come to the conclusion that more
expeditions would only lead to civil war which
the negos would be the most likely parties
to derive advantage from. and 90 they are all
now for he sale Of Cuba 10 the United
States"
Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-04-21

NOBODY BUT JENNY LED.-In Cleveland,
man who had purchased a ticket to the
Black Swans concert. returned It to the agent
with the remark that he was not TO be hum
bupped. He had learned on "good authors
ty" that the woman called the Black
Swan was nobody but Jenny Lind blacked
up.
Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-04-21

70 If you wish to obtain aid from some
people. turn oannibal or become "areformed
drunknrd" Convicted murdorers used 10
draw, but they have become 80 plenty lately
that they begin to lose their attractivoness.
Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-04-21

"The horse is worth $50"
" And 50 on. until"
@Is the horse worth $40. or $50, or S251'
" Yes, we'd agreed yesterday, or the day
before, that he's worth S25; and sooner than
say on my oath that horse which could be
tied up in handkerchief, was worth more
than s25. I'd turn cannibal and eat up every
d-d juryman in the room! and then eat my
self"
No. u became serious, and gave in Il
Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-04-21
y \ v y 3 :
THE
BURNING STEAMER;
OR THE
MYSTERY OF THE GRIFFITH.

ny HENRY BARNES, A. NJ, NJ. u.
Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-04-21

Q. y became serious, and gave in. It
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11
IFrom ihn baltimore Sum. !

THE WnEELINe BRIDGE CAsE..--The
following are the leading facts Of this
important suit:
/. The Wheeling Bridge is nineiy.two
feet high. and has clear, span of one
thousand and ten feet. being built with
out piers,
2. The extreme foods in the Ohio,
which the court allow to be considered
in the cause, rise thirty feet high.
2. Boa;s, with chimneys not exceeding
sixty feet in height, eau pass under the
bridge ON the highest foods recognised
by the court.
4. There are Seren steamboats,, recently
built. which have raised their chimneys
to heights varying from seventy To eighty
five feet, aud which claim the right tC
pass the bridge. in every stage Of the wa
ter. without lowering their pipes.
5. To accommodate these seven boats
the Supreme Court has decided that thi
structure. which cost more than it0o han
tlrcd thousand dollars, must be- abated.
6 The plaus Of the bridge were pub
lished two years in advance Of its erec
tiou, aud no complaint or objection wa
made until after the Bridge Compan
had expended their entire capital.
CHAs. ELLET, Jr. CiUiI Engineer.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

EXTENSION OF THE CAPIroL.-Thns
U. Walter, Esq. architect for the exlen.
sion of the Capilul at Washington. re-
ports that the entire cost Of the improve
meut will be S2,675 900. Congress has
appropriated 100000 towards it, Of
which amount $SS.OS2 Sc has already
been expended, and some $4,000 are
now due. To GARY on the work $3.50.
900 will be required for the present, and
$3.50 900 for the next year; and if appro.
priatons are so made as to prevent any
suspension oft work, the entire build
ing will be finished in five years. 1t will
coutoin 10l fire proof rooms, exclusiv,
of the two legislative halls. The Sen
ale chamber will comfortably seat on
hundred Senators. with ample room f,
lobbies and Seats for distinguished visit
ers. The lobbies will hold | 200 pcrsonl
The floor o(Ihe House will accommodate
400 persons with separate desks; and tb
entire hall is lighted on thee sides b.
fifty windows Its dimensions are 13
feet from north to south. and 81 feet 1
inches from east to west. The presen
building covers 81 POI square feet. ant
the new wings and corridors will cove
9l,9ll square ieet.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11
TIE MrxlcAN BouNDARY CoMMlysIor

THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION
DEATH Of Gen C0nde-Mr.J J, r. Bart
lett, the Commissioner on the part Of the
United States. was at Mazatan on the
10th Of January, awaiting conveyance to
San Francisco Gen. Conde, the Mexi,
can Commissioner, died at Arispe, on the
10th of December. He accompanied
Mr.. Bartlett to Santa Cruz. a town Of
Sonora. late in November or early in
December, to procure provisions. and
being seized with illness, was removed
to Arispe. where he died. Mr.. Bartlett,
on his arrival at Mszatlan, learned tina:
soon after he left Santa Cruz about fifty
of the Mexican escort which had accom-
panied him and Gen. Conde thlher, had
been seized with illness.
Gen. Carrasco. who had been sent in
the summer by the Mexican Government
with force of four huVdred men, to re-
new the occupation Of town abandoned
to the Indians. and to keep the Apache'
IN check, had also died suddenly Of chol
era.
The latest date from Lieut.. Whipple'l
party at San Diego is February 1st; thai
branch is reported as having been re
duced in number. and was to start imme
diateiy back to El Paso.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

Two MILLIONS or DOLLARs OBTAINEr
FROM A BANK ny FuRGGRY! The Nation
al Bank at Buenos Ayres rocon.ly paid
out two millions Of dollars IN Grgel
order. Itappoars that late in tho even
ing man named Andres Villegns. Of q
respectable family, presented an order
purporling to be from the Governor, fnl
two millions of dollars, The forgery was
so admirably perpetrated that none Of the
officers for moment suspected it. aud
promptly paid him the money, Subse.
quenlly they sent word to the Governor
that thoy had cashed his order, when to
lhoir amazemen, they were told il was a
forgery. The police aud other suthor.
ties were Immediately called iu,o reouis.
ton and the whole city ransacked and on
the next day the forger was found at the
Globe Hotel. with the bank notes tsomo
Of which he had exchanged for UoidO in
his possession. The evidence orhis puill
was 80 overwhelming, that he made {
prompt confession. aud on next morning
ho was taken to the cour, yard of tn,
public prison, and summarily executed
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11
TFor the Baltimore SIM. I

Information for the One hundred and
Fifty Thousand Readers Of The Sun.--
Messrs. Editors: Please publish the fol.
lowing simple rule for expedliously cal
culating interest for any number of days
at 6 per cent. per annum. | learned ii
from a gentleman of this city more than
twelve years ago, aud have communica.
ted it to my friends, from time to time. as
opportunity has offered.
Divide the number Of days by 6 and
multiply the dollars by the dividend, the
result is The interest in docimals; cut of
the right hand figure and you have it in
dollars aud cents. Thus. What is the in
terest on 500 for 2l daysl 81 divided by
6 is 81; 100 multiplied by 81 is 35O-or
35 cents. Again what is the interest on
1878 for 90 daysl 93-6-l59; 37Sxl54
$3.50. or IS IS 90. Let book keep.
erS try this rule and they will find that it
is No HUMDUG.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

GRANT OF LAND To RAILROAD CoMPA-
NIEs-There are thir,y.one railroad pro-
jects in the West and South asking Con.
gress for grants Of sections of londs.-
These thirty one railroads measure up
wards of eight thousand three hundred
miles in extent. If they could all re-
ceive alternate sections of land six miles
in depth on either side of the track Of
each road, the aggregate number Of acres
would be upwards of thirty millions. A
tolerable large patch of Uncle Sans tor
ritory.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

MR. CLAY AND KossUTH. Hon. Henry
Clay, in answer TO an invitation to attend
the late Congressional banquet. thusr re
fers To Kossuth and his doctrines:
We have seen great principles laid
down by Washington for the administra.
tion ot this Government. especially in
regard to lis foreign policy. drawn in
questinn, his wisdom doubted, and seri.
Gus effnts made and making to subverl
those maxms ofpolicy by the conformily
to which this nation has risen to its pres.
ent unparalleled greatness.
We have seen serious attempts to in
duce the United States lo depart from hi'
great principles Of peace aud neutrality
of avoiding all entaugliug alliances witt
foreign powers, and Of confning ourselveI
to the growth, improvement and pros
perity Of our new country, and, in place
Of them. to plunge ourselves, by perilou
proceedings AMI insensible degrees, il
the wars Of Europe. Under such cit
, cumstances. it is right and proper, au'
useful To repair to the great fountain q
Washington's patriotism, and drink;n
= deep al it. to return refreshed aud invig
GRATED by the draught.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

LroUoR Law DECIsIoN.-In the Com.
mon Pleas. this morning, Judge GnEEN
overruled a demurrer, raised by counsel
which went To assert that there is now nc
law to restrain the evil ofliquor selling
The Judge gave the opiniun that the
Legislature. by tho act of March 10
1851. intended to restrain liquor selling
by the shops aud otherwise, for the pur
pose of being drunk IN the spot, and min
istering 10 intemperance; and that the
act in question was consistent with thai
clause Of the new Constitution which
took away the power to grant licenses
but cun!crs that Of restraining the eUiI u
liquor selling. Sci0tO Gazette.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

FRIGHTFUL MoRTALITY,-A disease
similar to the cold plague broke out il
the family of Rev. VIM. Reed, Of Wash
ington county. Tennessee, recently. o
which three of his children died within
few hours after they were attacked
At The same time his sister was lying &
corpse at a noighbor's. having died u
consumption. A fourth child wao at
tackled with this mysterious disease while
returning from the funeral, and died
shortly afterwards. Several other fam
lies had also been attacked aud many
deaths eusued,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

JuDoEs' SALARIEs.-The following is
the vote on last Friday in the Senate
upon the passage Of the bill fixing the
salaries Of the Supreme and District
Judges:
Yeas Messrs. Armstrong. Covey,
Cox. Finck. Hill. Johnson. Klbourn,
Mack, Mckinney, Moore, Pardee, Rice,
Riddle. Sherman, Smith, Taylor, Van
Buskirk. Waiter. Williams q. d Wilson
30.
Naw-Messrs. Award. Atkinson. era
dlebaugh, Ferguson, Fudge. GilIett
Hibben, Peppurd, Rex, Rich, Tod and
Walkup-l2.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11
Mr.. AND Mas, GoLDscnMIDT.-The
Northampton Courier says:

MR. AND Mas. GoLDscHMIDT.-The
Northampton Courier says:
"Mr. aud Mrs Goldschmidt are quiet
ly enjoying themselves at their comfor:a-
ble quarters on Round Hill. They have
been exceedingly annoyed by the letters
which numerous silly and soft headed
persons are constantly sending them.
Many letters left in the post Office in this
town are not taken out. One boorish
chap arrived in town on Salurday-qHar.
tered himself at the Mansion House, and
despatched the porter with letter to
Mrs. Goldschmidt. conveying the as.
founding intelligence that if she did not
Immediately send him ten thousand dol
lars, he should be obliged to go into in
sol0cncyi Another equally stupid but
more modest chap. informed her that his
grandmother bore the name Of Jenny
Lind in whole or in part, and requested
three or four thnusand dollars. And still
another, that relative wished to COM
mence business, but was short of funds
three Thousand dslIars would give him q
good start, and that little sum, a mere
drop in her pocket, was politely request
ed. Oher equally ridiculous requests
are doubtless made. 1t is pity people
will make TOOLS of themselves in this
| wavn .
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

INDIANA NoMINATToNs.--The Wing
State Convention made the following
nominations:
For GOrernor-Nicholas McCary.
For 1t Governor William Williams
For Sec'y Of State-J"hn Osborn.
For Auditor-D. Mcclure.
For Treasurer-Achilles Williams.
For S1pt Of Public Schools Aaron
Wood.
Judges ofS4preme COurt-H. c. Dew
ey. J. Mcdonald.
The Convention instructed the dele.
gates to the National Convention TO vote
for WINFIELD SCOTT, for President, and
JonN J. CRIrTENDEN, for Vice President
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

The VINES OF MIssoUm.-The whig,
Of Galway. Boone and Warren counties
Mo-, have adopted resolutions in favor oI
internal Improvements and protection tc
American labor and industry approving
Of the compromise measures as II fina
settlement of the questions to which they
rela,e-expressing adherence to the pol
icy of non. Intervention in foreign atfairs-
declaring perfect confidence in the exist
ing administrations and recommending
Mr.. Fillmore as the nominee foi the
Presidency.
Tue SPECIE ny the FRANKLIN,-There
was some surprise expressed that now
when we are constantly shipping specie
To England, there should have been re-.
ceived by the Franklin $4,000 in spe,
Gle, as reported by telegraph, The ex
p'anal'on is. that the specie received by
the Franklin was in Spanish doubloons
and that they were sent to New York, as
a speculation, to be used for remittance,
in the West ludia trade.
MRs. Commemorative Springfield
Mass.) Post states that Mrs, Jenny Linc
Goldschmidt has purchased farm il
Northampton, in that State. We hon
this is true. aud that she will make he
hume IN our country.
PUNCH IN DANGER.--lt is asked wi,
sumo concern, ifthe Legislature pass lh
Maine Liquor Law, will the periodics
ldealers be allowed to sell Punch?
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

UNFoRTUNATE ACcIDENT.-T Thos. Dun
eau (son of Alex. Duncan, ex.member Of
Congress of this district) while hunting
ducks on the Little Miami some eight
miles above the city on Tuesday, after
shooting one some distance out from tho
shore. stripped himself, and waded out
in the stream to get it. but not being able
to reach it without swimming, he swan
and caught it by the wing between his
teeth and in attempting to return to
shore, getting benumbed by the coldnecs
of the water. or cramped, he sank to the
bottom and was drowned. Several per.
sons were in the vicinity but could not
render assistance in time TO save him.
He was highly esteemed by all who knew
him. - Cia NOnp.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

LONDON GOLD MINING CoMPANrEs.--Ir
London there are thirteen Calforni5
Companies and eighteen Australian Com
panies. Thirty Of the companies have
an aggregate capital Of tf3,37O, ,000.--
The largest is the Colonial Mining Com
pany Of Australia, which wields capi.
tai Of tf500,0O0 The Rock Bar and the
Carson's Creek Companies of California
have each capital Of f2lO.O00. The
smallest California capital is ESQ ,OOO.--
With regard to the mining market the
Shipping Gazette says that the tone is
heavy, owing to the great numbers ot
new companies now in formation.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

CAN'T TAKE JuKE.-The New York
correspondent of the New Orleans Delta
is responsible for the following anecdote
of Judge Oakley, written during the
Forrest trial:
The presiding Judge-Chief Justice
Oakley-is a thorough lawyer, but he
cannot take joke. One Of the atlor-
neys in the case, during the recess, wag-
gshly proposed that for the summing up
an adjournment should be had at Me.
Iropnhtan Hall, where an admiltance of
81 might be tried-the proceeds to 60 to
the counsel. BY which method not only
popular curiosity and professional zeal
would be awarded, but professional pop.
ularmy estimated. He who took the
most money to be adjudged the best tel.
low. The Chief Justice took it in earn.
est. Says he. "rhe thing is unprece.
dcnted-l cannot consent to it, besides.
the Court have been in it,nere(in motion)
twice this term, and we must stay here!"
This reminds one of Mrs. Ellis, who, on
being told in a criticism in the Athene-
um, that she couldn't take a joke if it
was fired out of cannon" Rejoined,
show can Joke be fired from can
nonw
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

NoRwAY AND SwErEN.-A Religious
Revolution.- In Finmarck, which is tho
remotest northern region Of Norway. al
most lost in Arctic SHOWS. q revolution 10
now raging, which, although purely re-
ligious, is attended with all the disastrous
circumstances Of political troubles. The
inhabitants Of this desnlate region, per.
suaded by Missionaries Of some sect
whosc ienets have not transpired, have
repudialed Christianity. and especially
tie seventh commandment. banished tho
priests. and now adopt the Missionaries,
who profess To have received them d.
reclly from Heaven.
The Bishop of Drohtheim, in whose di.
ocese Finmarck is situated, Immediately
upon receipt OF the intelligence, despatch.
ed two OF his clergy to the scene Of ex-
cilemen,, who were instructed to show
the inhabitants into what errors they had
fallen. These gentlemen arrived, and
found that the report was less startling
than the actual state OF things. Univer-
sal detection reigned in Finmarck, la.
Dor was abandoned, the churches were
deserted and the pastors driven away. In
the streets and in the houses men, wo.
men and children lay upon the ground,
with their garments torn, their heads
strewu with ashes and bitterly lamenting
that until then they had lived in false
faith. ignoring the true God and meriting
eternal suffering. The ecclesiastics des-
patched by the Bishop apprised him that
the fanaticism was so obstinate and the
, confusion SO profound and universal that
: they saw no other means preserving
The peace Of the country and saving the
i, Inhabitants from their own fury, than the
+, Intervention of the military power. In
. consequence ofthese representations. the
# Governor of Drohtheim has despatched
: high officer of police and an armed
force to Finmarck. The result of the
r movement is not yet known.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

KEAN. THE AcToR,--From tho crowd
Of people at Kean's funeral. there was
difficulty in getting out Of tho church,
A comedian. WIN had been intimate
with him, whispered TO me as he went
out, while tear gIistened 10 his eye:--
This, then. is the end Of Keanl--pool
fellowl- but he dyew a crO,Oded house "a
Me ladi"
WOn Tuesday a petilion signed by
l4.241 ladies' Of PhiIudelphia. in favor oI
the Maine liquor law, was presented tC
the Pennsylvania Legislature.
TCassius NJ. Clay made speech ia
defence Of Kossuth and Hung 'Py, at Lex
inston. Ky, on the 95,h uhimo.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11

THr WINTER IN EUROPE. The winter,
which has been so severe here. has been
very spring.Iike in Europe. ln Paris,
at the beginning of February, roses. Ii
lOcs, und hyacinlhs filled the flower mar
kols. According to advices from the
North, a milder season has not been OK
perencej. even as far as Norway. since
the com mmencement Of the century.