The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-12
General o. Hinton.

General u. Hinton.
We saw a letter this morning from a
gentleman in Sacramento. and former
ly a resident of ZanesvIle, 10 one of
our citizens. stating that he had seen the
celebrated General o. Hinton, and had
been at the same diuner-table with him.
The writer states that Hinton looked as
" "natural as a basket of chips" and as
little like a drowned man as could any
where be met with lanes. COur.
New LINE TO CnAGREs. The steam
propellers VIM. Penn and Benz. Frank,
lin, of the Boston and Philadelphia line,
are to be Withdrawn. the enterprise not
paying. They are hereafter to run be
tween Philadelphia aud Chagres. The
Franklin will leave Philadelphia on the
14lh inst.
FRANCE AND THE SABBATH.-The Min
lister of Public Works has addressed
circular to the Prefeci, rene wing his in
structions of the 20,h March. lS49. that
workmen and laborers employed by his
department, shall not work On Sundays
and holidays; aud directing that clause
to that effect be inserted in all contracts
for public works.
Coop ADVICE. Bailey, OF the Ma
tional Era, says to his correspondence
"When you write for the press use black
ink, clear good paper, written on one
side only, letters large and plain enough
to be read like print, aud if you suspect
defec,sin style, grammar, or punctuation.
get friend to correct it, and do not call
upon tho editor To do it. He has no
time, aud it is not his business"
MIssrNG EMrGRANr VEssfLs.--Three
vessels, with nearly one thousand emi
grants. which left tho port If Dublin, for
New York. early in October last, have
not since been teard Of. and very serious
apprehensions prevail for her safety.
GREAT Loss oP SpEciE.-On Saturday
evening, keg, containing FIVE thousand
, Mexican dollars, burst while being hoist
, ed on board the Havre packet ship ST
: Nicolau, at New York, and the whole
: contents fell into the dock aud sunk IL
the bottom. depth Of twenty six feet
, Divers, clothed IN India rubber. have en-
deavored in vain lorecover the lost treas
ure. A mud machine is to be tried as a
i last resurt.
OLE Bull IN WAsuINnToN. 1t is sta
ted that Ole Bull the great Norwegian
artist, has gone to Washington to confer
. with tho proper Persons there as to q
T. scheme of emigration to this country
, entertained by several of his countrymen
|, in their far northern home
! (V At Tnwsnutown, near Baltimore
4 last week, Mrs. humphrey left the door
I, open while absent from the house. in
, which her infant child was left in the
: cradle. A large aud pet hog, observing
+ the door ajar, entered dragged the infant
i, from the cradle, aud commenced devnur
, Ing it, The screams of the child soor
= brought the mother to its assistance, bu
. not until the hog had eaten its hands en-
i lirely off, Que of its ears aud mangled tn,
it body.
. VJulge Alchison tells good stor,
. Of Keutuckian, who inquired of him
= on his way to Washington, who these
! Maguires Nogyars were, with WHOM
u Austria had so much trouble; adding
, without waiting for an answer, that i
b. they were the Mugures who left the
+ Green river country. few years ago. he
was not astnnshed that Austria had II
call on Russia to heI her put them down
} lYN While in England it is a matter o
ombttered dispute whether belief il
Jewish religion ought not wholly To dis
3 qualify a man to be legislator, we have
Just had striking evidence that in the
United States such intolerance is eXinc
and uuknnwn. Hon, j. p, BEN njamin, the
| newly elected Senator from Louisiana
I is Jew as well as n man Of ability all,
character. He will take his seat yea
. from March next, when the term of hi'
. predecessor, Mr.. Downs will expire.
:, CO Travellers aud newspapers are Gu
!, off from Hungary. Letters from Vennt
Il state that no passports are now granted
inl travel in that direction and no symp
tom of foreign journal allowed to be
d mailed. China and Japan have beef
i successfully cut off from progress" by
tho same system of iusoation.
Q I.RT" How do you cOntrive to pay you
renl2" said lazy tavern luuugcr to al
). Industrious, thriving farmer.
J. "Why sir" said the latter, II put the
|" plow Into the ground, aud after i, ia wei
Il broken up, l drop seed. and raise pora
II toes, wheat, corn. cabbage, and-M'
II rent"