The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-04-01

likewise. we VIII VOucn Tor tDe suOscrlOer
ju lgment, good sense aud the soundness Of his
hdvice.
Township Election Next Monday, the town.
ship election comes off We suppose will be a
genera fight, neither party having agreed upon n
ticket nor do we know WHO the candidates are.
We might name some Of them. but this would lie
considered partial. We elenrn that the Democrat
ic euders have he!d several caucauses. but finally
agreed M, to form ticket. What may he done,
we are unable to say.
/ Escdpe.-We are advised that Jameson. who
since his arrest has been confined in the Snmer'
sett Jail, made his escape nbout o'clock yester'
day morning. Ii seems that the colored man
Flowers who was confined with him. opened the
door aud let him out but remained himself It
does seem 10 us that there is culpable carelessnes
among some Of our officials,
Arrcd.-Archibald Lytle, young man living
n this city. was arrested last evening. on the
charge Of aiding the prisoners to escape from tho
Fairfield county in He was bound over, the
Justice basing his decision upon the evidence Of
Madison Dean, one of the prisoners. wIlo it will
be remembered was arrested IA lew days since.
The implements used. we understand, were the
king bolt of a stage lille and knife. LytIe has
not yet given bail.
! Thanks.- We are indebted to Senator Chase,
Hon. S. D. Campbell aud Lieut.. Gov. Med for
valuable Invors.
| Dr. Miler-We refer onr friends in tue vi
ciniiy of Pleasanivil'e to the card of DR.. A. +.
Miller. He has just graduated at "ne n the best
medical colleges III the State. and from what we
know oi him he is well qualified to practice in
his profession.
VIRGINIA DgMnCRAcY-T The Demo
cratic State Convention of Virginia. re-
Gently in session at Richmond, adopted
the foIlowing platform:
1st. Re.asserts the principles emhodi-
ed IN the resolutions of 1898 and '09.
2d. Decl, res that Congress has u"
power directly or indrectylo alpr"p'i
ate the proceeds of the public lands.
81, Takes ground against Protective
Tariff
a. Denouuces the doctrine Of inter
ventinu, aud asserts that the Federal
Government should in foreign policy adj
here to the maxims at the Father Of His
Country aud the Father of Democracy.
5lh. Re.aifrms the resolutions Of the
Baltimore Convention of 1874 and lo4S
Sh. Recommends that the vote I"
Virginia in the National Convention ough
10 be given for the candidate VIII" car
command the greatest strength with the
democracy. aud whose principles are
known To confirm most strictly with the
cardinal principles of democratic repnh
lcanism.
Without putting firth any address The
Convention then adjourned.
Firm Old Virginia.! She still clings Il
the resolutions of '9S, as if there were
something in them, and flauers herseI
with the idea that they are still adhered
TO. How easy it is to deceive ones seIi
CANAL ToLLs.-The PiQua Rcg'SteI
"learns that the Board of Public Work
now permits Flour to be carried from
DAYTON to Cincinnati free of toll" W.
suppose they have at length discovered
tha, coup d'br,dges have but little inll
euce among free people. aud now in
E tenl to control the public works of lh
State in such manner as tn hrea dow
y private corporations. 1t is mnvemen
Z which will not be susl aimed by publ
D sentiment. What Democracy!
9 CAPITAL PUNIsuMENr- Public OP't
h on.-The State J0Uaal says that in tn
i case uf the State uf Ohio against Spence
$ for murder, out of panel at thiity 81
Jurors, about one half Of them declare
II that they had conscientious scruplrs
d regard To the infection of capital punlSl
ment. 1t is evident that there is gradu
,. change of public opinion going on in tn
:. respect.
At ONO RArLRoADs.-We notice in Il
g annual reports of the Railways Of Oh
a that, with scarcely an exception, all
is them are doing well, proving conclusiv
n. ly that the investment in this kind of sto
rr is paying one. The only exceplio
are a few branch roads.
is HUNGARY.-A circular has been iii
10 tributed in Hungary, which removes
is doubt as to the intentions of Governme
I'd with respect to the law of aviticitt
re 1t has decided to abolish it altogetht
as This will be heavy blow To the aucie
nobility. for uuder the avilicitat Ian
he ed estate could always be reclaimed
no line descendants, however remote.
~ the first owner.
Ior 70 The frost experienced here Il
Ier week extended as far South as Tuscu