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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

A SELECT PARTY.-A cotilon party came
off at Wilmington, Del, few nights ago,
which broke up in row. The "Blue Hens
Chicken" relates the following as one of the
incidents of the evcning:-"One man was
observed by the citizens to seize woman by
the back Of the neck, and carrying her down
stairs in that painful position, until he came
to the door, when he tumblcd her into the
street, struck her back of the head and gave
her sever'l severe kicks, s,ntcrspersedwith any
number of curses"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

A HARD MEDIUM.-The Scioto Gazette
says:-"It will be recoIlected that one Dr.
Edison D. Odds, formerly of Circleville, Ohio,
"died, for want of honest principles" some
wears since. The fact and the cause of his
death were conspicuously published in the
Columbus Statesman, at the time. We per-
ceive, however, that the Statesman of Sat
urday concludes speech, purporting to have
been made by said Doctor, March B, 1852
Thus has 'the colonel become a medium be-
tween the gentle spirit ofthe defunct Doctor
and the public"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

WATcHEs.-The Philadelphia Ledger
says that a new style of watches has been
recently imported in this country from Ge-
neva, Switzerland. They are so construct
ed as to be wound up, and the hands moved
backward and forward, without the aid OF
key, and without opening. This prevents
the dust from settling upon the works, OF
the oil from evaporating, and renders them
less liable to get out of order than ordinary
watches-at the same time the construc-
ton is so simple that any matchmaker car
set them in order without difficulty.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

SPIRITUAL TELEGRArHlNG.-T "Forest
City" says, that u very respectable gentle
man, of Monroe township, Ashtabula county
who has lately become mental spiritual me-
dium, wrote of discourse which the Rev.
Nr. Beach, Congregational Minister Of the
place. was to preach the following Sabbath.
Mr. Beach has been strong opposer ofthc
spiritual doctrine, and avows that no person
but himself, ever saw his intended discourse
The mediums copy was compared by severu
highly respectable citizens of the place, ant
found to agree, word for word.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

IS MiSSFsorA.--Gov. Ramsey has issued his
proclamation, giving official notice that the
Maine Liquor Law hnS been ratified BY the
people Of Minnesota, and went into effect ON
'ths 3D. ins'"s, The msjsrisy for /. was snly
ISL Y
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

THE New York CANAL ENLARGEMENT
The decision declaring the New York nine
million canal bill unconstitutional has Gre
ated no little excitement in that State, and
an extra session of the legislature will prob
ably be called letter says
"One of the results of the decision will be
the cancelling of the loans which the State
has negotiated, under the provisions OF the
bill Considerable amounts of these certiii-
Gates have been absorbed by the Free Banks
of the State, and deposited with the Depart
ment as a security for circulating notes The
State, of course, is bound to refund, 80 that
the banks will not lose anything"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

OrTIreland has sixty-threc agricultural
schools, Russia sixty-cight, France seventy
five, Bavaria thirty-fvc, Austria thirty-three,
Prussia thirty-two and Belgium one hun
dred. There are numerous others in differ
ent parts of Europe.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

CHARITY.-A kind hearted old lady was
once rcproved quite sharply by her friends
for giving money to stranger, who seemed
to be very poor, when he asked charity in
the streets of Boston. "Suppose he spent
the money for rum" said the censorious
and suspicious friend. The quick and no.
BILE answer was: "Ifyou must suppose at all,
why not suppose that he will spend the mon
ey for bread! Why suppose anything that
is eua about any one when you are at libcr-
ty to suppose that which is good and nOble?
That lady had the true Christian spirit.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20
Tuesdar evening May Ne, 1889

MORE OF THE CALIFORNIA BoYs.--We
have been permitted to peruse letter from
Mr.. Sturgeon, from which we gleana few
additional particulars.
The loss of the double-trees, lead-bars and
tongs will be fully covered by Insurance.
The provisions were not insured. About
q 200 lbs of Bacon was saved and with lit
tie repacking will not be damaged. The
Flour. Sugar and Coffee is lost. The delay
which is caused BY this accident, will be, as
Mr.. Julian stated, only few days, They
intended to replenish their stock of Provis-
ions at St. Josephs, where they expected to
be on the 3d. The letter is dated May I'd.
The company all enjoy good health, are
in good spirits, and are particularly fond o.
side meat and corn bread.
Instead of going to Council Bluff, they
expected to leave for the plains at For
Kearney, point about forty miles this side
of the former place.
This is probably the last news we shal
hear of them until they reach Salt Lake, un
less they meet train coming this way, b!
which they can send intelligence. Goo
luck speed them on their way over the plain
and good fortune attend their efforts!
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

SPIRIT OF THE Ono PREss.-The Lima
Argus (Loco) don't like the new tax law,
and the editor don't know any body that
does. Hear him talk:
"The new tax law, as published by us last
week, filed our paper entirely, and left us
no room for comment. Since then, the
assessors have been at work; and curses
loud and deep have been the result of their
peregrinations so far. These curses are
confined to no one party-if anything, the
Democracy here are little ahead of the
Wings. The bittercst thing We have heard
about 1t froma Wing, was that, after the
passage of such luw,if he We're a Demo-
crat he would butt his brains out "
Our opinion is that some of the Demo-
Gratis have done that very thing. s. Jour.
| The TEHuANTEPEc TREATY,--It Is said
dispatches received from Governor Letch-
or, our Minister at Mexico, discourage the
reasonable hope that the Tehuantepec treaty
or any arrangement contemplating con-
nection between the two oceans, in which
American capital and enterprise may be EN-
barked. can be consummated, in the prcsen
; state OF oPinion in that country.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

The FRosT of last winter has killed NOR,
han one thousand shade trees on the streetl
# Cincinnati; every "papcr mulberry"
SeAd
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

RAILROAD ITEM.--Our Pittsburgh and
Stubcnvile friends are pushing on their work
with energy, and with assurance OF means to
enable them to complete their line within
eighteen months. The Pittsburgh CONNER
cial speaks confidently of straight line con-
nection with this city. The road is under
contract from Pittsburgh to Stcubenville,
and from the latter city to Newark, and ar
rangements are in progress to extend the
line twenty -four miles farther to Lancaster.
The air line from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati,
the Journal says, measures two hundred and
pightv-fve miles. The railway line above
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

LEGAcIEs.-The Baltimore Methodist
Protestant states that Miss Mary Saun, late
of Carol County, Nd, has made the Su-
perannuated Fund Society of the NJ. p.
Church her residulry legatee, after the pay
ment of certain other legacies, and that the
amount which will accrue to the Society
will not be less than ten thousand dollars,
and perhaps considerably more.
The Charleston papers announce that
the very liberal sum of $1,000 has been
left by the late Edward Wright Esq, oi
Baltimore, toward the establishment of a
branch ofthe American Sunday School u
nion in that city.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

DREADFUL RAILROAD AccIDENT--A de-
spatch by Speeds line, in the Sandusky
Register of the llth, says that ut Niles, on
the Michigan Central Railroad, "as the En-
igrant train going west, was stopping here
for few moments, second train which left
Detroit about the same time, overlook and
ran into the Emigrant train, killing three
persons and severely injurying several 9TH
ers. Cause, carelessness of the Engineer u
Mr.. Wood, who was present informs us
that seven persons were instantly killed, and
ninety others injured, thirty seriously. He
says thatA man and woman, one holding
their child, were both killed, but the child
was unharmed. He also says that the loco.
motive of the second train ran entirely thro'
the hind Cur of the first train. The Detroit
papers the lth do not speak the disas'
ter, and we trust the injury done has been
much exaggerated.-Clew. Her.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

0TThe Lancaster Gazette, daily and
weekly, one of the best Whig papers in the
State, is enlarged, and printed on new type.
Logan Gazette.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

TSrEREsriso INciDENr,--A PHILADELPHIA
paper relates the following incident as hay-
ing occurred in that city:
A few days since a singular and pleasing
incident occurred at the Mint. A number
ofyoung females are employed there, one o
whom had beendeaf and dumb for ten years
an atlliction resulting from scarlet fever
While engaged in her occupation, Judge o
the surprise Of her companions to hear he
exciaim--"Oh, believe can speak!" s.
great was the astonishment that one Of tn,
ladies swooned and the most of them strange
ly affected. Since then the female has on
tirely recovered her speech.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

WINDOW GLAss.--0n Wednesday, a
house at Cleveland, Ohio, made contract
with the gllss works of Messrs. Stockton,
Bankcrd x Co, of Wheeling, Virginia, for
the supply ten thousand boxes of window
glass during the current year. This is one OF
the fruits of the railroad recently opened
from Cleveland to WellsvIlle, and which it
is proposed to extend to Wheeling.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

Political MEETINGS IN NEw YoRK.-The
Webster central committee in the city of N.
York, held meeting on Thursday evening,
and speeches were made by Hirum Ketchum,
Moses II. Grinnell and Mr.. Evarts. Letters
were read from persons in different sections
Of the Union, in favor Of Mr.. Wcbster's nom
ination. A meeting Of the general commit
tee of Scott mon, consisting of ave from each
ward, was also held, to mike arrangements
for grand Scott demonstration, and to pre-
pare for the primary meetings TO send dele
gates to Baltimore. Letters were read from
all parts Of the State of New York by the
corresponding committee, that the State Is
almost unanimous In favor Of Scots and as
for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, he has il
all his own way. The Southern States have
also been heard from, and the course of the
seccding members from the Congressional
caucus was not, it seems, sustained by their
constituents. In Kentucky the secession
movement was not well received, and in Ten
ncsace avery large majority of whig papers
condemned il.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

HYpRopuoBIA.-Ap pet dog, raised in the
fumily of Philip Ogsbury, of Cumberland,
Albany county, N. Y, lately bit three ofthe
sons Of that gentleman, and one of them has
since died. The other two haye recovered,
through proper attendance, A hog, which
was bitten by the same dog, has also died.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

LoNGEvITY.-The Bedford Mercury says
that there is a strip of land bordering on the
sea in South Dartmouth known as "Smiths
Neck" which is about one mile in width by
one and half miles in length. The inhab-
itants on this strip of land are mostly Quak-
ers, who number l45, the ages of twenty Of
whom average Sc years, and make an aggre-
gate 1923 years. Twelve of this number
have attained to from 80 to s. years, making
an aggregate of l,l34y years, ,and eight Others
(the comparatively middle agedD are now
from 10 to 49, years of age. This is an a.
mount of longevity not often paralleled.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

JENNY GoLDscHMIDT's CoNcrRT.--The net
proceeds of the concert given at Northamp-
ton, by Mrs. Jenny Lind Goldschmidt, were
$936,93, Of which she gave $500 to the
Young Mems Institute, to purchase STANDARD
works, and the balance she placed in tho
hands Of the Rev. DR.. Allen, to be distribut.
ed in charities.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

YoUNG MoNTEsQUIoU, the insane French
man, concerned in the terrible tragedy at st..
Louis, has been committing further violence
since his return to France, and has been
lodged in an Insane Asylum.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

WASHINGTON, May ls.-Mr. Clay 10 no
worse to-day, and hopes Of his recovery are
SOFftasnef.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

LOOKING ur-The Lancaster Gazette has
come out with an entire new dress. It pre-
sents avery neat appearance. We wish its
editor great success in every thing except his
whiggery, which is Of the moat federal kind.
-Circlepilie Wdtchmdn.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

! THE New YORK RELIGIOUS ANNIvERsA-
RIEs.-The Ssh annual meeting Of theAmeri-
canBible Society was hell on Thusday morn
ing, Hon. Theodore Frcinghuyscn in the
chair. 1t appears from the annual report that
there have been added to the Society, du-
ring the year, 73 life directors, l,l9O life
members and 63 auxliares, the receipts OF
tae year, fran all sources amount to $3OS,.
744 81; being an increuse of $3l ,o42 2o be-
yond those oil the previOns year: and $24, $50
81 more than was ever received before by
the society during any single year. Thc
number OF Bibles printed during the same
period is 239 900 and Testaments 476,5OO,
making total Of 100000 copies. The
number of Bibles distributed is 22l ,4j0; and
of Testaments 44f565, making total lor
the year of 666,Ol5. This is an increase oI
1888 over the issues Of the previous year
and makes an aggregate since the formation
of the society OF S,23S,9S2 Bibles and Tes-
taments.
The society has prepared royal octave
Bible in plea, for the use OF families, and lor
the aged who require larger letter; and u
New Testament in French and English, in
parallel columns. The Board has likewise
published the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth
l. Samuel, II. Samuel and |. Kings, in the
Choctaw tongue, under the direction the
Rev. Cyrus Byington, of the Choctaw Mis-
sion, and the Gospel of John in the Grebc
language, for the Protestant Episcopal Mis-
sion in Western A lrica. Thirty-onc agents
including one in Texas and two in Calior
MIA, have been employed most of the year
Besides increased grants of books by the so
ciety, the sum of $40, 300 has been granite,
by the board in money, to aid in publishing
the Scriptures in foreign lands, especially il
China, Northern and Southern India, and il
Turkey, France and Russia, under the direc
ton OF various missionary boards and Bibl,
organizations.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

FREE CoLoRED POPULATION IN MARYLAND.
"A bill is before the Maryland Legislature
which provides that all free negroes and mu-
lattoes who shall be born in that State, after
the first day of January, 1855, shall. upon
their arrival at the uge Of twenty-one years
be compelled to emigrate to Liberia, in Afri.
ca, or upon their remaining within the State
for more than twelve months thereafter
(unless in the hands of the Maryland State
Colonization Society,) shall be ordered to be
sold as slaves for term ofnot less than FIVE
nor more than ten years, and the proceeds
thereof shall be applied to the colonization
fund Of the city of Baltimore. The bill will
not probably be passed at this session.-Balt
Sun,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

Court ef Common Pleas.-Indiciments.-
The Grand Jury adjourned this morning, af-
ter session of only one day. Two indict-
ments were found, both for assault and bat
terry. This speaks well for the morals Of
I"Old Fairfield" The defendent in one of
these cases is named Woodring, the indi-
vidual who escaped from Jail with Jameson
and others, some time since. He has not
been heard of since. 1t was an aggravated
rasn
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

THE HOMESTEAD BILL.-We publish this
bill as it passed the House. We doubt very
much whether it will pass the Senate. We
do not think that it will meet with the appro-
baton of the people in its present shape.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

Wool TRApr.-Wool growers and wool
buyers are anxious to get all the information
they can, on the prospect Of this seasons
clip. Shearing will commence in few
weeks. The dealers at Philadelphia have
signed circular, pledgng themselves not to
send into the Western States any agents to
buy wool for them, provided, however, deal
ers in the Eastern States would come into
the arrangement. This would in measure
check speculation and ruinous competition;
hut whether it will be carried out or not a
few weeks will determine. From in(orma-
ton we receive from the West we believe
the seasons clip promises to be a fair one,
probably above the average There is no
wool that We hear of in our market at the
present time.-Bu6alO Com. ADJ.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

OETThc woods near Marshfeld, Mass, }
have been on fire for several days, and it is
estimated 100000 worth Of damage has
/ been done.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

LATER FROM SALT LAKE CITY.-The mail
from Salt Lake City reached Independence,
Mo-, on the lst instant. Everything seems
to be quiet in the valley, and the difficulties
so much apprehended in the fall, have all
disappeared The anxiety of the Mormons
to be considered orderly citizens of the Uni.
ted States is said to be every day more ap'
parent.
ILLINOIS. Iowa AND WIsCoNsIN.-A cor
respondent of the New York Tribune thus
defines the positions of the delegates to the
two National Couventio from these three
States:
In Illinois the Democratic delegation is
for Douglas as their first choice; Cass is the
second choice of nearly, if not quite all Of the
delegation. The Wing delegates are unan,
imous for Scott.
In Iowa the Democratic State Convention
large majority of the members were for Cass
and the delegates are all Cass men. The
Wing delegation stands two for Scott ant
one for Fillmore.
In Wisconsin the Democratic delegate,
are all Cass men. One Of them (Judge Bry
any may vote for Governor Dodge on the firs
ballot. These delegates were elected more
than year ago. An attempt has since beer
made by the anti-Cass men to have new del
egat elected, but the attempt has failed. -
The Wing delegation stands four for Scot
and one for Fillmore.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

OarCol. Richardson Of Illinois declines a
re-electionto Congress,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

Departure from an air line ID miles.
The grades West of Stcubenyille are eusy
of lines eight or ten miles without curvature
the minimum radius on the entire line being
1900 feet. The grades from Newark to Lam
caster do not exceed ten feet to the mile.
The distance from city to city being 300 miles
will be run in ten or twelve hours. Gin,
(,01
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

THE LANCASTER GAZETTE comes to us in
a new dress, and looks finely. We tender
friend Weaver the compliments of the sea-
son, and trust his paper will receive that lib
eral support it 80 Justly deserves Circleriue
Herald,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

Scorr IN KExrUcKY.-TheL Lexington Oh
ssrver and Reporter thus disposes of Humphrey
Marshalls assertion that Gen. Scott could
not carry Kentucky:
at is all sheer nonsense 1--WE mean no disre-
spcct to the member from the Louisville dis
trct)to talk about such Il Whig as Gen Scott,
with his brilliant military rcnown and his
great fund of political information, not being
able to carry the Whig State OF Kentucky.
We think he would run full up to the vote
given Gen. Taylor, or perhaps even that oil
Mr. Clay, The Wing voice of Kentucky
was announced at Frankfort for Millard Fill
more, not from any want of confidence in
General Scott, either as to his orthodoxy or
his availability, but from the profound con-
vction that the nomination was emincntly
due to statesman of 30 enlarged and com
prehensive views us Mr.. Fillmore has proved
himself to be. This is what we think was
meant by the Frankfort resolutions, and nc
more"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

UulCuJeU is US lOlluWS'
Pittsburgh to Steubenville
Stcubenville to Newark
Newark to Lancaster, say
Lancaster to Cincinnati
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

LAMENTABLE DELUsIoN.-A melancholy
evidence of halucination, caused by the spir-
itual rapping absurdites, is exhibited in a
long statement, prepared for the press by
Judge Edmonds, ofNew York, who has long
occupied prominent position in the political
affairs of that State, having been State Sen
ator, Judge of nearly or quite all the courts
of the State from the lowest to the highest
and who is now Judge of the Court OF
Appeal-the highest court of judicature in
the State. The Philadelphia Ledger says:
1t seems that the Judges mind has been
exercised of late upon spiritualism and by
dwelling upon the subject he found himself
become impressible as medium. In this
condition he has had interviews with the
ghosts of Franklin, William Penn, Sir Isaac
Newton and Swedenborg. What is very
curious, Sir Isaac was still engaged in con-
sidering the laws of gravitation, and Dr.
Franklin was explaining spiritual manlies-
tations by the "Odic Force" They were all
"bright and shining spirits" After all this
the medium had glance among the wicked
spirits, where he saw them undergoing pun
ishments, by fruitless efforts to crafty the
passions they had been most swayed by on
earth We can imagine no more melan,
choy spectacle, than once powerful minC
driven to the verge ofinsanity by such mis-
erably imposture. Are not those who fol-
low, as profitable calling, this business o.
deludng individuals, with spiritual raPPings
knockings, visions from the other world, ant
similar fraudulent exhibitions, indictable foI
obtaining money under false Pretences!
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-20

A MAJOR OF MILITIA in Pennsylvania,
who had recently been elected, and who
was not overburthened with brains, took it
into his head on the morning of the parade
to 90 out and exercise little by himself.
The field selected for the purpose was his
own tap. Placing himselfin Q military atti-
tude, with his sword drawn, he exclaimed
"Attention the whole! Rear rank, three pa
ces ,march!" and he tumbled down the cellar
His wife, hearing the noise occasioned IN
falling, came running out and asked
"My dear, have you killed yourself!"
"Go in the house, woman" saidsthe ma
jor, "what do you now about ,cdr'',
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