The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-02
'rhmrsday Evening, AHgi 80. 1854
RAILROAD NESTING % Important MoUementi

d.i RAILROAD MEETINe-4- Important Mocement;,
I "A very large number ofthe citizens ofthis
u city convened at the Court House, upon
o few hours notice, last evening, for the pur-
% nose of adopting measures to construct a
20 Railroad from Logan to Newark through this
city, being continuation Of the SeiOto and
Hooking Valley road. .g The meeting was
ably addressed by Hon. Thomas Ewing and
) M. A. Daugherty and Charles Borland, Esqs,
explaining the measures necessary to. pro-
/. cure the road and showing its important ad-
l,vautages to the city and county. Wehaye
neither room nor time to enter mto'a detailed
synopsis of these speeches, but as i will be
noticed, committee was appointed, who
( have already entered upon the discharge Of
their duties aAd who will be ablesin very
short time to lay such facts and Suggestions
before our people, as will enable all to .esti-
n mate the great benefits which must neces-
sarily accrue to them by the construction of
the proposed road. .,., b, d
We do not suppose. however, that any
One will doubt the advantages Of the connec-
tions at Cleveland and Sandusky, at Pitts
burgh and Portsmouth, with the first two
bringing us into communication with all the
great cities of the Lakes, with Pittshurg in
q communication with the manufacturing es-
Establishments of that city and with the large,
Eastern markets, with Portsmouth in COM,
munication with roads leading to Charleston,
Mobile and New Orleans, at the same time
crossing four or FIVE railroads passing from
West to East through the State and receiv-
ing large tributes from them. 1t thus opens
up to the people of this county. a large num-
Der of markets for their various productions,
which could not otherwise be reach ed except
by long distances and consequent delay, 1t
also affords people of other climates the
best opportunities of sending their produc-
tions to us. 1t is an iron band connecting
the North and the South in intimate rela-
tionship,. binding them together more firmly
In friendship and interest. 1t is a road which
all will readily admit, ought to be construct
ed.
But can itbe! We do no: know the ex-
act amount that will be required; butwe do
not doubt the ability of our people to raise
INV reasonable sum. For our great East
ern and Western connection, we raised over
$3.50 900, and so soon as that road is COM
pleted, this will prove, goodinyestmeDt, 1t
is neither grant, an annuity or a devise,
hut will prove most excellentland profita-
BILE means Of making money in more ways
than one. The proposed road is almost OF
equal importance; it will not only add to the
profits of the G. W., g. u. Railroad, but will
afford additional advantages--and yet, IT we
are correctly informed, not over half that
sum will be required to secure its construc-
ton. This, however, must all be raised'
under the new Constitution, by private sub
.scriptions, and we are confident that it can
be done, if our citizens become, impressed
with its Importance. twill require liberal
hearts and enterprizing heads it must be
pushed forward with energy, efficiency and
perseverance, but without these, no great
work was ever accomplished. -I
But do it, and the fortune of our city ant
county is made. Our natural advantages
are hardly surpassed; artificial means, bring
ing us, by means Of two great railways in
secting each other at this point, into com
munication with the North, the East, the
South and West, will assist in improving
these advantages, increasing our population
and resources, and making this one of tht
very best inland points for the home of al
industrious, enterprizing and prosperous pop
ula.ion. ...,, f.. ..s..,,,r,n
The Lock OF Mr.. HoBBs IN ENGLAND. The
Lon1on correspondent of the Philadelphi,
American states that Bramah's celebrates
prize lock has been withdrawn from public
view. 1t will berememberedt that Mr.. Hobbs
succeeded in picking this lock, and that ht
received reward of two. hundred guineal
fol, his skill, The Messrs. Bramah mads
some alterations and. improvements in th'
lock, and again placed it inthe window il
Piccadilly, with the original offer of, the re
ward appended to it, 1t remained in thei
window few days, when report reaches
the Messrs. Bramah that Mr.. Hobbs intend
ed to try his luck second time, The loci
was Immediately removed, and has not sine,
been seen The writer adds:
3aaHobbs' patent American lock is beins
manufactured at Birmingham, Sheffeld,W VOL
verhampton and in London, in large mum
bers, and ofall sizes, and at prices ranging
from six shillings to fifty pounds each. Il
few days the office Of "Hobbs' American
Lock Company will be opened in Cheap
side for the sale of these American locks
The Bankllocksprice fifty pounds, has alteea
dy-been placed on the vaults of the Bank o
England, the East India Company, and sev
erai private banking establishments in tn
city," ~ 8, 4H .,I
The ATL1NTic.--The steamer Atlantic
was built in lS4S, and cost $1,000. Sh
was owiiedby Messrs. Ward, and was no
insured for n dollar. A. portion of her mas
remained fabove water when the steame
Clinton reached the wreck, but before sh
could take the boat in tow every portion
disappearedaoT The Express Company ha
$30,0O0inthe safe on the boat. The Boa
$1,000. The Clerk had no opportunity t
save the books, paper or money as the waite
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