The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-09

Slanu. On wednesday eVculHB IL was |
thought the bridges would stand. The |
Bridge over the Columbia is slightly injured.
Plantations below Augusta suffered severe
ly. All minor crops ruined, and a number
of negroes drowned Brown, chief engin-
eer Of the Greensville Railroad, in company
with three others, was upset III a car and |
drowned. Crops on the water utterly des-
troyed. River at Camden higher than for
90 years.
From Havana.
New YORK, Sep. .3,-Empire City, from
Havana on the 29th, arrived with 10 passcn-
gers. Freghts have improved. Passengers
by the Empire City say that the authorities
Of Havana have seized the press Voice Of The
People and arrested the publishers. Other
arrests occur daily. Cholera and small
pox have abated. Yellow fever raging.
DRowNED.--Sad and DistreSSiay.-
Thomas Clark, with three children, went to
of s-brother-in-law, Mr. Griffith. On their
return, after night, as is supposed, the buggy
was backed or upset into the canal, just Ae-
low IIudson's Lock, one mile south OF town,
and all were drowned Yesterday orning
the bodies were recovered and brought down
The children were: Minerva, aged about
l3: Mary Ann, aged II ; and Joseph, aged
wears. Mr.. Clark was an upright, indus
trious and esteemed citizen. His loss will
be much felt He was native of England,
has resided here about Is years; aged AZ.
The widow, then mourning the decease of II
brother, so suddenly bereft Of husband and
children, has the warmest sympathies OF all.
-Defance Democrat.
0CPThe Journal of Commerce says the
Collins line of steamships has thus far made
fifty voyages, or crossed the Ocean one hun
dred times. They have averaged about 80
passengers a trip, making in all 5000, among
whom no loss of life or injury to person has
occurred.
TIE ORLEANS FAMILY have resigned, it is
said, the hope of ever returning to France
with the exception Of the Duchess of Or
leans. The Prince de Joinville is exceed
ingly depressed; his hearing is affected, and
he suffers from disease of the liver. The
Duke d'Aumale spends his time in literary
work.
Hon. RuFUs CHoATE.-The Boston Atlas
denies the assertion made by Mr.. Winslow
at Il meeting of the friends of of Mr.. Web
ster in that city on Tuesday evening, to the
effect that the Hon. Rufus Choate had sale
that "he would not 90 for Scott, but woult
vote for Webster" Itslys Mr.. Choate viii
support Gen. Scott. .5s f
RAILROADS. IN MIssoURI-The principal
if not the only business of the extra session
of the Legislature of Missouri, about to as
semble, will be to take such measures as will
secure to the Pacific and the Hannibal and
ST. Joseph Railroads the use of the, lands
donated by the Federal Government, at the
present session, to assist in the building o.
those roads.
ScoTT BANNER3.-The Detroit Adverti'
ser NOTICES that the Fotwarders there are
Ainging "Scott, Grahafh, Hifrbors and Rivers
flags from fiagstaffs erected on their ware.
houses. Messrs. Bissell & Armstrong, ant
Mr.. F., M. Backus run up the Scott flag
few days ago, and the Advertiser says
"Seyeral other houses are getting ready t
=. do the same thing. The vessels in the har
bor have flags at their mast-heads with thu
same motto on them. Everything looks righ
here" t
: ARGUMESTATIvE ENvELoPs. TEN
perance men of Maine have adopted new
method Of disseminating the principles
, their cause. They use letter envelops, ol
which are printed extracts from speeche
and arguments by distinguished men, witt
various statistics, in favor of temperance
and thus distribute the most powerful ap
peals, by hundreds and thousands, to ever,
! quarter. g+re
A DISTRESSING AcclDEYT.-Three littl
toys, children Of Mr. Edwards, living nea
keystone furnace, Ross county, Ohio, wer
Q killed on Friday last, by bank caving o.
s them. There were FIVE digging iron ore q
e the time, and it is a miracle how the tw
: escaped. This makes four children that Mf
: e. has lost within week.
a
!, "CAS / yoTnps5 We were told Of an in
' cident which occurred in the Democru
: office, whichlwlll 90 peat
h An honest H 5ibemian happened in ther
! this morning and ia tho coutse ofhis inqui
4 ries asked.
r"Can Ivote9f'
8 "Certainly, certainly 2 replied the majC
= domo in attendanco.
swell be jabers thin,its myself that's gls
l Of that, want to putin wan vote for Oul
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