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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

IsrHMUs RAILROAD STocK.-The New
York Express says:
ave observe demand for Panama Rail-
road stock for which l04 is offered and which
was not to be had at that price. This stock,
not a very long time since, was heavy at 10
per cent. and could hardly be sold. The
stocks of these companies owning the routes
between the two oceans and leading towards
California improved and are improving in
price. Nicaragua, which sold in February
last at 800 per share now readily commands
A, and has sold as high as 80 dollars"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06
Georgia Union Convention.

CHARLESTON, April l5th.-The Constitu-
tonal Union Convention of Georgia adjourn
ed on Friday. A resolution was adopted
authorising the President to call another
convention after the democratic and whig
conventions have been held, to take such
actions as may be deemed proper.
twas also resolved to support anyman
as candidate for the Presidency who does
dot regard the compromise as finalty.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

MARROW EscAPE.-A family consisting Of
thirteen persons, living near Mr. Dewey's
Wire Factory, seeing the stack of that fac
tory leaning from the effects of the flood,
left their house on Wednesday in skiff-
They had but just got seated in the skiff
when the stack fell and struck within about
three feet of them, upsetting the skiff, and
leaving them to the mercy of the waters
They were all rescued in an exhausted state
even to the babe-which the mothers
arm had instinctively clung to through the
whole trial. Wheeling Times.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

THE END OF FANATTcIsM AND Folly
The wife of Michael Catt,a resident of Deck
er township, in Indiana, was shot on Mon
day of last week by her son-in-law, a Mr..
Young, to whom she approached disguised as
an apparition. Mr.. Young had been previ-
ously conversing about the spiritual rappings,
ghosts, &C., and it is probable was much ex-
cited on supernatural subjects at the time.
Mrs. c., in mood of merriment, showed
herself to him, when he seized his gun and
fired at her. The ball passed through her
neck, and occasioned death in short time.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06
Gold Coming.

New York, April 2s.-Letters from San
francisco, announce e the coming of large a.
mounts of gold by the next two steamers.
The Cherokee will bring 81 800 900, and the
following arrival over $2,0O0,0OO Gold
dust is arriving in San Francisco in unpre-
ccdented quantities, and that the rains had
benefited older diggngs, and made them as
rich as anv new ones
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

THE USE OF ToBAcco.-Tobacco has
spoiled and utterly ruined thousand of boys,
inducing dangerous precocity, developing
the passons, softening and weakening the
bones, and injuring the spinal marrow, the
whole nervous fluid. A boy who early and
freely smokes, or otherwise largely uses to-
bacco, never is known to make man of
much energy. To people older, who are
naturally nervous, and particular to the
phlegmatic, tobacco may be comparatively
harmless, but even to these it is worse than
useless.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06
KOSsuth.

BosToN, April 2S,-Kossuth arrived here
to-day, and was received by both Houses of
the Legislature. In the Senate, President
Wilson welcomed him with expressions of
to which Kossuth eloquently re-
sponded. Afterwards he was received in the
House and made speech in reply to one Of
welcome from the Speaker. t.. .t....
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

MULTIPLICATION OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
LAw.-The Senate of Massachusetts has
passed bill which practically nullifes the
fugitive slave law, by taking from the Unit
ed States authorities the jurisdiction of a
class of questions arising exclusively under
law of the United States, by means of the
process of habeas corpus.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

KENTUCKY FEELING.-The Louisville Cour-
Ter speaks plainly and pointedy in disapprov-
al of the sectional course pursued by Mar
shall, the Wing member of Congress from
that district, in regard to General Scott, and
thrusting Compromise resolutions upon the
Wing Congressional caucus. 1t says:-
"Col. Marshall's course meets with the almost
unanimous disapproval of his constituents
They deprecate the agitation of the slavery
question, and they are grievedto see their rep
resentative doing as much as the veriest abo-
litionist or Secessionist to create bad feeling
by renewing the discussion of question al
ready settled, and which should be allowed to
rest 1t may be that Col Marshall is right,
butif he is, every other Wing Congressman
from Kentucky, together with Senator I'm
derwood, are wrong, as they oppose his
course"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06
ExDccted Outbreak i'm MexicO,

New ORLEANS, April 25.-Advices from
Tampico to April Sd state that revolution
ary outbreak was momentarilyi anticipated,
in consequence of the non-payment Of the
troops and the objectional portregulations.
The latter has had disastrous effect upon
the commerce, Of Tampico, and there were
no vessels in that port. d. .egrae sr.,a So.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

MINNESOTA WEATHER.-Thc past winter
was severe one up about st. Pauls, and
March had a few stingers. A record of the
weather for March kept at st. Pauls shows
that the morning Of the 18th the mercury
was below 0, the 18th, 8 below 0, and
the 10th, at 0. The Mississippi closed with
ice Nov. 9th, and broke up March 27th,
furnishing a safe and sound ice bridge for
four months. Ice intake Pepin obstructed
navigation of the river up to April 18th when
boats worked through.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

THE ELEcTioN IN IRELAND.-On Saturday
evening meeting was held at the Shak-
spere Hotel, in New York, to devise meas
ures and means to secure the election of
Charles Gavan Duffy, editor of the Dublin
Nation, as a member of the British Parlia-
ment from New Ross, in Ireland.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

0FPersons who go to New York to attend
the Anniversaries, will be taken from Cleve-
land to New York and back, for twelve dol
lars, on the Erie road and the steamboats,
running in connection with it. This is half
fare on the road and one-third on the boats.
Half-fare tickets will be furnished on the
line of the road, from Elmira and other points,
good from the 10th to the Gath May,-ROch.
Dem.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

A HARD HIT.-Mr.-, newly elected
township assessor, was summoned to attend
court as petit juror. Being anxious to COM
mence the discharge of the duties of his of
fee, he applied to the court to be excused
from serving on the jury. "Certainly, ," re-
piled Judge H., eve will excuse you. Any
man who would accept the Office of assessor
under the new tax law is unfit to serve upon
a jury. You can go."-Xenia Torch Ltght.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

OREGON WEATHER.-The weather cover
yonder" seems to be regulated this season by
the same clerk as down this way. The Or
egonian of March Sd says:-
"The weather for the last week has aston
ished even that celebrated parsonage, the
"oldest inhabitant,' by its unusual freaks of
rain, hail and snow, which has fallen at in
tervals, until the ground has become cover
ed with the "hoary appearance of winter"
while the atmosphere continues moderate
and comfortable. The quantity of snow
that has fallen was quite unexpected, after
the fine spring weather which preceded it
"The darkest hour precedeth day." so even
spring is "knocking at the door," albeit muf.
fled in the icy storm"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

DEATHS DoINGs.-Gen. Solomon Van
Rensselaer, is reported to have died at AL
bany, New York on Friday He won some
distinction in the last war, and for many
years was Postmaster at Albany.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

05-The Scioto Gazette very truly says that
the Wings of Washington can find better
business than in fixing up platforms for the
Wing party. When they are asked to un-
dertake the job it will be proper, but till that
time comes, their oficiousness is very OBJ
noxious, and is universally repudiated in
t0b;o
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

New PENNY PAPER.-We have received
the third number of penny paper recently
established in Cincinnati, called the Daily
Sun, and resembling in energy and ability
its namesake of the Monumental city. Itis
published every morning by Messrs. Stewart
g. Mccormick. 1t is mailed to subscribers
Mt four dollars per wear.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

,rChevalier Hulsemann, the Charge
of Austria, has, it is stated, received
leave of absence from Washington for an
indefinite period, and will shortly leave this
country for Europe. It is added, too, that the
chevalier will probably not return, his per-
sonal feeling towards Mr.. Webster being
such as to make longer official residence
at Washington anything but agreeable to
him.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

TEMPERAycE.-It is difficult from what in
formation we have, to guess with any degree
of exactness as to what will be the action of
the present Legislature upon the Temper
ance bills before them. We notice that the
House refused to postpone the consideration
of the subject by small majority. At the
same time, the Maine Law was rejected and
another bill introduced scarcely less strin-
gent. The time is so short that it is not
likely that any bill can now meet the sane
ton of both Houses.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

0<TIt is rumored that the whole family of
Mr.. Daniel Diehl, of Littlestown, Pa, s or
10 in number, were Thy one Of the late
western steamboat explosions. ,..,, ... ~.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

DEATH OF PRINCE ScHwARzENBERG.-W
have already recorded the sudden decease, by
apoplexy, of Prime Schwarzenberg, the
celebrated Austrian Prince Minister, which
occurred on the 9th of April at Vienna. He
was the most eminent man in the empire,
and has done more to strengthen it than any
other man living. Since Metternich's re-
tirement, Schwarzenberg has been the soul
Of the imperial government. Bold, courage
Gus, and devoted to absolutism, he has been
the most efficient instrument in the destruc-
ton of liberty on the continent of Europe
He was the leader of the reactionary move
ment that commenced in lS48, and it is to
his counsels, backed, as they were, by Rus
sia, that the defeat of Hungary is to be at
tributed. His death will prove a terrible
blow to the House of Hupsburg. The fol-
lowing not very complimentary record is
made OF his life:
'"Prince Felix Schwarzenbcrg was born
on the I'd of October, 1900. In early life
he evinced in social life the unscrupulous
libertinism that was afterwards evinced in
his political career. In London he seduced
and eloped with lady of rank, for which he
was prosecuted, and, failing to pay the dam
ages decreed, was declared an outlaw. Af-
terwards, in Naples, he continued his career
of criminal galantry, for which, in one in
stance, he was severely chastised by an in
jured husband He served under Radetzky
in lS4S, and was in November of that year
made Prime Minister, an Office he filled till
his death. In every relation private and
public, he has been man of intrigue, with
the boldness to venture every thing in pur-
suit of an object, and the skill to accomplish
all he undertook. He will live long in the
memory of all, for his vices, and his cruel
ties, and the bold, energetic courage which
he displayed in their exercise.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

CAPITAL PUNIsHMENT-In the Massachu-
sets Senate on Monday, the Boston Courier
says, a bill was adopted virtually abolishing
capital punishment for murder, and actually
abolishing it on all other crimes now punish
able by death, by such vote that there can
be no doubt that the bill will pass that branch
by very large majority.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

WING ExTRAvAGANcE,- present Wing
Administration, since it came into power, has
paid off ofthe national debt fraction under
seventeen millions ofdolldrs. The items are
given from official sources in late admira-
BILE speech of Mr., Brooks, of New York, on
the Deficiency bill.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

0rThe Senate and House have not yet
arrived at an agreement about paying the ex-
penses of Kossuth and his suite at the Neil
House.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

0TWhat will our honest democratic far
mers now say about the Chicken Tar? I'm
der the present locofoco tax law, they will
be guilty of perjury, in moral if not legal
sense, if they do not return every fowl that
struts in their barn-Yards. Cock-adoo-dLe.dOO!
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

GENERAL CAss.-The New York Sunday
Atlas, which advocates the election of Mr..
Buchanan, has the following:
"IVhat did he Manufactured Cass in his
letter accepting the nomination in l94S said
that mo circumstances can possibly arise
which will induce me again to be candidate
for the Presidency Whatdd he mean"
That is a hard question to answer. Per-
haps some light may be thrown upon it by an
anecdote which we find in the n. Y. Times,
retailed to General Cass by Sam Houston, du-
ring the exciting week preceding the Balti-
more Convention of'4S.
Sam, it will be remembered, then stood
pretty fair chance of being "Polk-ed" into
the nomination under the operation of the
two-third rule. Meeting the Senator from
Michigan on Pennsylvania Avenue one fine
morning, the hero of Sam Jacnto '.button'd'
him for brief comparison ofrival hopes:
"Well Gcneral!" said Sam, 81 suppose
You are prepared to start on the road towards
the White House!'
General Cass "Well, really, / must con-
fess it looks as though shonld be compelled
to turn face in that direction. am heartily
tired Of public life, and have no aspirations
for the Presidency. And, besides. you know
my wife is member of the church, and she
breads of the White House. But if the Con-
vention force the nomination on me, shan't
back out and desert the party, much as l
would prefer the selection Of any body else
who can successfully uphold the Democratic
banner"
Sam. "Ah! Yes! yes! General! You re-
mind me very Jorcibiy of boy down your
way, who went home one night awfully corn
ed. His doting mother, poor soul! was much
grieved at his condition, ,and, in tones Of deep
est concern, enquired show on airth he had
fallen in so bad habitr
'Wa-alnow," hccupped Bill, IL was (hic)
down at the cor c)-ner, and the poli-( (hic)-
ticans forced it on me.''
This was not sufficiently clear to Bills
mother, who, urging her son not to add false
hood to indiscreton, repeated her question.
z "Wa-al now, said Bill as array Of penitence
broke upon his clouded mental vision, "the
truth is, mo-(hic)-ther, Dick Jo-(hic)Jonea
forced the GUS [hic) )-sed stuff down my (hic)
throat, and ] took it (hic) d---d easy"
Just then GeneralCass started down street
leaving his button and Sam Houston behind
the latter's mouth spreading the while in
to 4 most indescribable grin.
PRIvATEERING ExPEDITIoS,--A letter re
ceved from Buenos Ayres, dated March %
says that the Brazilian Admiral has sent
, note to Commodore McKeever, of the Amer
, ican squadron, informing him that the Amer
, lean schooner Draco, which had started O
I an expedition to capture vessels ON the Brl
lillian coast, under a pretence Of having
o letter OF marque, had really no sush lett,
n and would be treated asa pirate.
dl 0yThe Portsmouth Despatch states tn
5, on Wednesday morning the New York Cor
l. pany's bridge across the scioto river At II
re place, gave way and fell with 4 tremendo
ne crash, the only part remaining being the Fl
section on the end this way
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

POPULATION OF CALIFoRNIA.-Hussey,
Bond g. Hale's circular contains the follow
ing:-
awe have no reliable official returns on
which to base an estimate of our present
population, butwe believe it to be from 2OO,-
900 to 100000, and that of Oregon, % 900 to
$4,000. Advices from Europe, from China,
and from Southern ports of this coast, speak
of large prospective immigration hither-
ward, and official reports state, that 5000 may
be expected from France during the coming
six months. There are now about % 900
French residents in the country, and 8 to
10000 Chinese. A statement of immigra-
ton for four months, ending March 10th,
shows balance of arrivals over departures,
(without counting the overlande migrants
from New Mexico,) of 6,O5l, one half of
which arrivals reached the country during
the last five weeks of the term
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

OUR New TYPE.-We obtained the new
type which we now use for our paper, from
the Cincinnati Type Foundry, and it must
be acknowledged upon all hands that it pre-
sents a clear and beautiful appearance. Re-
cent improvements have greatly improved
the quality and appearance of the type man.
ufactured in that establishment, and it must
receive generous support from the West
crn press.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

an6TA great meeting of the friends of Mr..
Fillmore Is to take place in Castle Garden,
New York in few days.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

PENNSYLVANIA CASAL.-A Despatch in the
GAINESVILLE Courier, dated April 27, TO N.
w. Graham e. Co., states that the Pennsyl-
vania Canal is all right again. This will
be good news to such of our merchants and
others who have shipped goods by this
line
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

EXCEPTION TO JAPAE.-Various rumOrs
have been put afeat by persons not ac-
quainted with the facts, relative to the OBJ
ject of the United States expedition to ia
pan. This has caused the publication of
Secretary Webster's letter of instructions to
the Commodore of the expedition. The
first object, if it can be accomplished, is to
obtain treaty of commerce and friendship
with the japanese Government, which for
about two centuries has refused to have any
connection with any other foreign power
than the Netherlands. If this cannot be
accomplished, then to obtain a promise of
protection to such of our citizens as may be
shipwrecked upon that coast; and also to
make some arrangements to have our ves-
sells supplied with mineral coal from that Is
land This is the whole of the matter, a.
bout which so much has been said, and it is
to be hoped that our squadron will be sue
cesslul. 1t is to us matter of high impor-
tance, as our trade is widely extending itself
in that quarter of the globe.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

NoTARIEs' CONFESSIONAL gentleman
who had Just received commission from
the Governor, under the new law, called
upon us yesterday to say that il is true that
the Governors Private Secretary practices
the ''dollar gouge," he having had to pay
that tribute for his commission. From five
to six thousand commissions, it is estimat-
ed, will be issued this year under the new
law, just passed for no other reason, apPar.
emily, than to afford the gentleman who
signs the Governors name a chance t.
make speculation, to the tune OF as many
dollars, without particle of legal authorit.
for the charge. ....y.
We refrain from any comment, except t
quote an observation made by the gentlema
alluded to, and who has heretofore acte
with the party ofwhich he spoke. Hesay
"After the Coup de Bridge, it is only neet
ed that the democratic party should hay
the responsibility of such petty swindle
this, to damn ii tetotaUy,n--SdndliSky Reg.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

A NEW MovE.-A company Of men COM
posed of mechanics, merchants, farmers and
professional men, with their families, form
ing part of the Western Farm and Village
Association of New York, passed through
our city yesterday for Cincinnati and St
Louis, on their way to form city (already
located on the Mississippi river in Mnneso-
ta The principle of their organization is
new, having originated with them, viz
Each member receives farm of 100 acres,
and town lot of four acres, in his own right,
The principle of association is based on the
securing to each the greatest good, without
encroaching on the person and right of any.
-Cieue. Dea. 20h. ..-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

Gran individual in Mansfield has be-
come such believer in spiritual manifesto
tions, that he is raving maniac and has
been necessarily confined in the county
;o;l
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

OTA new daily, a penny paper, has re-
Gently been started in Cleveland.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

0TThe Eagle need not fatter itself that
the Wings of this city, who for so many
years, in the midst of LocofOcoism, have
maintained their integrity, will at this late
date divide and be conquered. We have a
better opinion of them, and do not suppose
that the "spoils of Office" are needed TO hold
them together. 1t is the pride and glory Of
the Wing party that it has been held togeth-
er by the cohesive power of grand and en-
obling principle, and not until this bond of
union is broken, will the party be rent asun-
der. There is yet work for Us to do. The
enemy is divided, but not conquered; we
have stirring contest before us, and with
gallant leader, the Wings of this city will
lay aside all personal preferences and fight
with an unbroken front, for the cause of the
country It's only such men as can do this
/ that we desire in our ranks.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-06

The ABOLITION EXCITEMENT IN GRAYsoN
COUNTY, VA Court DispersedHa MOI
We mentioned few days ago that much ex-
citement existed in Grayson county, Va,
against certain parties suspected of being
abolitionists, and that Judge Brown was un-
able to hold the county court, in consequence
of the resignation Of the clerk, and his ina
bility to secure another. 1t now appears
the court was dissolved by mob violence, the
particulars of which are thus detailed in
letter from Carroll county to the Lynchburg
Yirginian:
"After the execution Of the negroes in that
county, some time ago, who had been excit-
ed to rebellion by certain Methodist preach
er by the name of Bacon, of which you have
heard, the citizens held meeting and insti-
tuted a sort OF ofinquisition, to find out, if pos
sible, who were the accomplces Of said Ba-
con. Suspicion soon rested upon man by
the name of Cornut, and on being charged
with being an accomplice, he acknowledged
the fact, and declared his intention of per-
severing in the cause: upon which he was
severely lynched. Cornut then instituted
suit against the parties, who afterwards held
meeting and passed resolutions, notifying
the court and lawyers not to undertake the
case upon pain of coat of tar and feathers.
The court, however, convened at the ap-
pointed time, and true to their promise, a
band of armed men marched around the court
house, fired their guns by platoons, and dis
persed the court in confusion. There was no
blood shed. This county and the county of
Wythe have held meetings and passed reso-
lutions sustaining the movement of the citi-
zens of GraysCn.r