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The daily union., 1852-12-02

That might be acquainted with his inward and spirit
ual naureihal might understand how this sovereign
master OF duty fulfilled the manifold Offices of his life
with ryaed activy-he has favored us with collec-
ton OF military aud administrative literature which
age and no country ever equal. And, fortunate IN
all things wellington found IN h@ lifetime historian
whose immortal page ranks with the classics OF that
land which Wellesley saved Sir, the Duke OF Yelling
ton has left TO his country great legaeygreaier even
than his fame lie has left 70 II the contemplation oil his
character will not say ol England that he has revived
here The sense Of dulylhat trust YVES never lost Bet
that he has made the sense Of public life more masculine
that he has rebuked BY his restless vanity and
regulated the morbid Susceptibility oi irregular egotsm
IS, think, no exaggerated praise do not believe that,
from The highest TO The lowest, that from those who
called on 10 incur the most serious responsibilities OF
Stale 10 those WHO exercise the humbesl duties OF
societyl do not believe there s one among who may
not experience moments Of doubt and depression when
The image OF Wellington will occur TO his memory,
and the sense of duty will sustain and support him
Although the Duke Of Wellington lives so much in
The minds and hearts OF the people Of Engand-al-
though at the end OF his long lac occupied the
most prominent position, filled The most august offices,
no one seemed 10 be conscious OF what space he
ped in the thoughts and feelings OF bs coontrymen
IA he died The influence of true greatness was
PERHAPS more completely asserted IN an age IN which The
peef IN intellectual equality haltes so nuch our sell
conpaeency Every one now acknowltdges lhai ihs
world has lost lis foremost man. In an age o. uhhy
The most busy and the most common sense people ID 'h'
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13
Arrival Of the Europa.

New YORK, May 6-P. M.-The Europa
arrived at 81 O'Clock. She brings 80 pas
sengers. General news Of little Importance.
Cotton closed on Friday firm; but not buoy
ant Breadstuffs in good demand. Money
plenty; rate of discount at Bank of England
per cent. Consols touching 99a.
Ship Futtah Sallafi left Madras Decem-
Der Sd, with 234 natives, emgrants for Maui
ritas, and during the gale Of the 23d, the
matches were battened down, and every one
perished of suffocation.
Western Canal, Philadelphia and Balti-
more flour 2Os Cd to 2ls; Ohio 2ls to 2ls Sd.
White corn 2ls Sd to 2ls Sd; yellow 30s to
3Os cd; which only advanced 3s. Gardner
quotes wheat advanced penny; flour Cd;
corn Cd to Is. He also quotes new beef Is
Cd to 5s higher.
Peruvian Legation in London cautions all
vessels against proceeding to the Islands of
Laborde TERRA for GuanO, without perfnis-
sion of the Peruvians, under penalty of con-
iscaton. Thursday, in the House of Com
nous, the subject of abolishing the stamp
on newspapers and duty on advertisements,
came up. Minor ellison made long speech
in favor of abolishing all taxes on knowl-
edge, and introduced resolution to that eff
feet. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
looked upon the question as one of revenue.
We could not afford to lose million and a
half per annum by this. At this suggestion
the question was postponed till Friday week.
]. Wentworth Bullen has written letter
to the London Times, denying that the Guanc
Islands of the Labordes belong to Peru, al
they were not enumerated among her pos
sessions when she declared her independ
ence.
f Ship Brilliant arrived in Downs fromA us
tralia, with gold to the amount of E2l7,0OO
She reports that the ship Statesman was t
sail in February with 5000 ounces, Tn
Orestes sloop of war captured Spanish sla
yer in the Mozambique Channel, after des
perate resistance.
A telegraPhic despatch from Vienna say
the prosecutions against the mother and sis
ter of Kossuth were stopped. They are t.
be allowed to come to America.
The cholera has again broke out in Per
/ sia.
| FRANcE--The Patrie announces official
= ly that the President has no intention O
= proclaiming an Empire.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

MORTALITY IN New YORK.-It appeara
from statistical report by one of the mun-
cipal officers Of New York, recently made
public, that the deaths in that city during
the year 1852 reached the enormous aggre-
gate Oftwenty thousand and twenty-four, an
increase Of five thousand and forty-six, or
nearly thirty per cent. over the number in
1850. The increase mortality took place
chiefly among children; the increase in adults
being l,264, and in children 3,782. The
number OF deaths from consumption during
the year was exceedingly large, but the.
greatest increase was in those classes of dis
ease which are prOpagated by contagiOn, and
have their causes in the impurity of the at.
mOsPhere. The deaths by tyPhus fever in
creased from 1876 to 977; by scarlet fever
from 3Il to 627; by dysentery from 1872 to.
1918; by diarrhea from ALB to 743; and by
cOlVulsions from 1888 to 1892. Compared
with London, the mortality in New York is.
as one in thrty-one to one in forty eight
The New York Courier says there is some
thing startling in these facts, and adds:-
"If there is any truth in official figures,
the fact is incontrovertible that in spite Of
increased wealth, improved medical skill,
and the introduction and almost universal
use Of that invaluable blessing the Croton
water, the active causes of disease and death
are increasing among us; and that the ae-
tual duration of life is yearly diminishing"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

d lRELASD.-The Galway Mercury states
that so great is the anxiety felt by the poor
laboring classes in that part of Connaughtto 10
escape from the "land that bore them," that
such Of them as have been fortunate enough
to obtain employment on drainage works,
have adopted the following novel and extra-
ordinary mode of enabling themselves to en-
igrate; 1t appears they are paid fortnightly,
and when the pay night arrives, about 400
Ofthem assemble and pay ON6 each to gen.
eral fund. A number oftickets, correspond.
ing with the number Of persons present, arc
then placed in hat, and on one of these the
word "America" is written, all the rest be-
ing blank. A ballot then takes place, and
the lucky drawer Of the prize ticket has his
passage TO America peid for him, and re-
ceiVes small sum to subsist him for some
time after his landing there. During the
week just closed, no less than six vessels
have set sail for Queenstown, laden with en-
igrants, bound respectively for Boston, Que
bee, New York, and 81: Johns. The gross
number amounted to 877 souls.
The drought, now so long prevalent, be.
gins TO excite no small alarm among the far
mers regarding its effect upon the crops
They are beginning to feel the want ofrain
for the last 20 years no such continued
drought is recollected at this season. It is
much apprehended that protracted contin-
uance Of it will seriously affect vegetation,
In other respects farming prospects appear
most promising. There is large compile
ment OF land under potato planting, consid.
cradle more than that of the last year. In
some places it has been found impossible tc
continue sowing the oats, from the hardnes,
of the soil.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

A NEwsPAPER.-The Boston Times says
that man eats up pound of sugar, and the
pleasure he has enjoyed is ended; but the in
formation he gets from a newspaper is treas
ured up in the mind to be enjoyed anew, and
to be used whenever occasion or inclination
calls for it. A newspaper is not the wisdom
of one man or two men; il is the wisdom of
the age and the past ages too. A family
without newspaper is always half an age
behind the times in general information, be-
sides they never find much to talk about
And then there are little ones growing up in
ignorance without any taste for reading
Besides all these evils, there's the wife, who
when her work is done, has to sit down witt
her hands in her lap and nothing to amuS'
her, or divert her mind from the trials an,
cares of domestic life. Who, then, would be
without newspaper!
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13
Ernnn WaSIlingtOn.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The House was
engaged to-day upon the homestead bill, and
the Senate upon the deficiency bill.
Several bills were reported, granting right
of way to Western and Southwestern States
for railroads.
The House will adjourn from the 18th to
the 18th of May, to have the Hall put in
summer trim.
The Michigan railroad bill passed the
Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-HOuSe. STAN
ton, of Kentucky, read long report from
the committee on Printing. Report states
that Boyd Hamilton, the contractor for the
public printing, had in no instance complied
with the terms of his contract. That com.
mittee had contracted with Donaldson &
Armstrong, of the Union, and Gideon ant
Co., of the Republic, for what work Hamil.
ton could not execute. He explained the
grounds of the action of the committee. The
House having instructed the committee t
let out the printing to the lowest bidder, they
report that it is illegal, and that they can
not comply with the requirements of the in
struction.
Report of committee after long debate
was postponed until Wednesday.
Senate.-Private calender postponed fol
the day in order to take up the deficiency
bill. Mr.. Cass advocated increasing aid t.
the Collins line, and continued up to ad
iournment.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13
HORRIBLE MASSACRE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.

HORRIBLE MASSACRE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
"A Maulmain paper contains an account of
shocking Massacres, and the destruction of
vessels, at one of the Nicobar Islands. A
crew of forty-fve persons belonging to a
Coringee craft, had been seized by the ma
tives, taken on shore, and all but one mas
sacred An English barque had also been
boarded, the captain, mate and two English
passengers murdered, and European lady
and her child, a little baby not two years
old, taken captive. For four days the lady
was the victim of their brutal abuse, when
death put an end to her sufferings; and she
was no sooner dead than they hacked the
child to pieces with their knives.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13
Friday Evening, May =, Issa
ArpnopRrArroS OF LAsDs.-The new Ia

APPROPRIATION or LAsDs.-The new law
for appropriating the lands Of citizens Ofthis
State for railroad or other purposes is pub
lisbed. II provides for trial by jury of
twelve men. The agent Of the company is
to make out description Of the property to
be appropriated and the names Of the own.
ers and file the statement with the Probate
Judge. He then has the Clerk and Sheriff.
select the jurors and these make actual view
of the premises. After their return to court,
witnesses may be examined, but If over
three are called, the party calling them pays
the fee Of the additional ones. The jury
then assess the damages, and the costs are
paid by the company. The Probate Judge
may, for good reason shown, grant a new
trial, or the case can be taken up to the
Court Of Common Pleas. In this case, the
party, at whose instance the writ Of certiorari
was issued, shall pay the costs, should the
judgment below be affirmed. In either case,
shOuld the assessment be increased, the cor
Poration pays the increased amount to the
owner ofthe property; and should il be de-
creased, the owner pays back the difference
to the company. These are the main fea-
lures ofthe law, which in some respects may
be suPeriOrto the old one; yet it seems to us
that in many instances unnecessary delay
will be created. Under the new COnstitu.
ton, the Courts, we thought, we're framed to
facilitate justice.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

QUICK PASSAGE OF AN AMERICAN SHIP.-
Quite a sensation has been created in the
English commercial world by the arrival o'
the American clipper ship switch Of the
Wave" at London, after run of ninety
days from Canton to the Downs-the short
est passage on record. Up to this period
the British have retained a nominal advan-
tage in the navigation of this route, one of
their traders having accomplished the dis
tance, in few days shorter time than any
American or other craft; but by this recent
achievement of one ofour clipper feet, their
last dream of fancied superiority has been
dispelled.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

EMIGRAKTs FOR LIBERIA.-The emigra-
tion to Liberia the present season under the
auspices ofthe American Colonization So
ciety will much exceed that previous years.
This successful establishment of the Repub-
lie of Liberia, the good government and good
country opened to the enjoyment of the free
colored race, and the good reports from the
residents therein, are doing much to aid the
Colonization cause. "a. -. ... q.
The Baltimore American states that the
barque Ralph Ross will sail from that pert
for Liberia in few days with some two hun.
dred emigrants, the largest number that has
sailed in one vessel since the origin of the
Colonization enterprise. t-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

New SIDE-SADDLE.-We have seen a
capital article, the invention of Disbrow,
at his riding-school, No 20 Fourth Avenue.
1t renders horsemanship perfectly safe to
the ladies', by an addition of a new support
to the outside Of the near crutch, against
which the knee Of the rider presses. At the
same time that part of the saddle which here
tofore rested upon the shoulders is cut out,
saving the animal from those painful excori-
ations so frequently witnessed. This sad
die holds the lady firmly in her seat, and she
may safely trust herself to a restive horse,
gallop, leap fences, and perform other feats
which would be attended with some risk to
an inexperienced rider occupying the COM
mon side-saddle. We are glad to see this
invention, and we doubt not the ladies will
hail it with much pleasure.-N. Y. Courier.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

THE HOMESTEAD Built is now stated,
upon reliable authority, that this bill cannot
become law and will therefore be tabled
by the present Congress. 1t has served the
purpose of those members of Congress who
desired to make speeches to the people and
not for the people, and having thus satisfied
themselves and wasted large portion of the
valuable time of Congress, the measure will
be permitted to rest in the hope that at some
future day it can be inscribed upon some
party banner and serve the purpose of catch.
ing votes. As much as the people ridicule
the Ohio Legislature; we do not know thai
the latter body greatly surpassed the former
in doing nothing.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

LATEST STREAK FROM THE SPIRIT WORLD.
We learn that the party who constitute a
esprit circle" in this city, had avery impor-
tant revelation on Saturday night last
They ascertained through the "medium," /"
that arevolution had broken out in France,
and that at the time ofmaking the announce
ment, the insurrectionists were cutting each
others throats in the streets of Paris. The
arrival of the next steamer will Of course be
looked for with considerable interest; anC
in the mean time it would be well for the in
credulous to "stick a pin there. ."-DdytO'
Empire.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

LAND WARRANTs.-A correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette asks what land war
rants can be bought for in that city, and the
answer is, "they are now very scarce in this
market, and but few are offered at any price.
Those having warrants are unwilling to sell
100 acre certificates for 500, and purchas-
ers refuse higher rates. Mr.. Dye informs
us that small advance will probably be Of
fered in few days" Holders generally
regard them as being worth more than buy
ers are willing to paw, we believe.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

GAMBLERs IN CLEvELAND.-The Herald
says, "the gambling brigade has departed
from our city. The power of public opinion
properly directed, has forced them to leave,
and we feel sure that if they dare again pur-
sue their disgraceful practices here, they will
suffer the severest penalties which the laws
inaict. Two or three yet remain, but they
are marked men, and the first attempt at
swindling will cOnsign them to the Peniten-
tiary."
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

FULTON AND THE NJ. L. RAILROAD.-The
sovereigns of Fulton, that interesting sub
urb of the Queen city, have resolved, in
town meeting assembled, to remove the IoD-
er end of the Little Miami railway out of town,
if the company owning said road do not an
ticipate them in one month. Taking cour-
age from the Board of Public Works, they
propose coming the coup de bridge over the
''over-grown monopoly" without whose fos-
tering care Fulton would, probably, be some
where in the capacious womb of Nowhere!
Great country, this!-and well fenced in a.
| bout Fulton!-SciO. Gdz
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13
Printers National Convention.

CINCINNATI, May 5.---A resolution recon-
mending the adjustment of Sunday work
was discussed and adopted unanimously.
The following was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we will not admit any Prin-
ter to membership in our respective Unions,
coming from any city or town in which may
be an association of printers at the time Of
his departure, without producing his certif-
cate of membership from his association, or
if there be no association, satisfactory evi-
dence of having served regular apprentice
shin,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

THE APPoRTfoNMEST BnL.-The Appor-
tionment Bill has passed the House and will
no doubt go through the Senate on the fast
line. 1t is an abominable thing! monster
ofiniquity! Athens, Meigs, vinton, Hook
ing, Fairfield and Perry compose Senator
Smiths Congressional District. Why did
he not take in Licking, Monroe and Guern-
sey, and then stride over into the Northwest
and attach Allen Van, Vert and few more
counties and thus make assurance doubly
sure" As it is it makes ours the largest
District in the State-sOme sixteen or seven
teen thousand above the ratio, and thirty:fue
thousand above one Of the Hamilton Districts!
But that makes no difference-Smith must GO
to Congress, or Government can't long sur
vive-hence the county of his residence must
be attached to a lubberly, overgown mon-
ster.
The Bill makes four Wing Districts, in
which the average Wing majorities will be
about 220O-thus swallowing up all the Whig
counties possible. This infamous transac-
ton will be heard of before the election
Mark that!-AthenS Messenger.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

PoLIrIcAL PRoFLIeAcY.-To pass an ap-
portionment law, disfranchising over one
half the Wing voters in Ohio, and give as
an excuse that the Wing party might have
done similar thing, had they been in pow
er. See the last Eagle: Ifany honest man
in the Democratic party can stand this, when
he once looks at it with desire to do right
we must confess that we know nothing O
human nature. None but tyrants and des
pots are guilty of rObbing the people Of thei
rights, and it is immaterial whether king o
majority do this, it is equally unjust an
despotic. --- ----
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

RAILRoADs.-The Railroad Journal, OF
April gath, quotes sales of 7per cent bonds
of the Columbus and Cleveland road at ST.
O4; on Cleveland and Pittsburgh at 81; on
Ohio and Pennsylvania at 994; on Ohio Gen.
tral at SO. ,....s ..t.. t-
Stock in the Columbus and Xenia roat
can now be sold here at 96; and in the Co
lumbus and Cleveland at 9S. It is wort
4 par really in both roads, and must soon com
Ito that.-COlumbus Journal.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

A GREAT Coal MIKE.-0n the steamer
Logan, that arrived here Thursday, there
were several specimens Of coal taken from
the mines seven miles back of CloVerport,
Ky. Each of the pieces weighs about 900
pounds, and were taken from the surface Of
the earth. The coal was in possession of J.
w. Johnson, one of company from New
York, who recently purchased the ground
embracing the range Of the coal.
This coal district was first sold for five
dollars per acre, some years since, and it was
subsequently purchased by speculator fol
the sum of $4,000. He has since sold out t.
the present owners for the handsome sum o.
100000. The mines have been worked
but very little, and are almost inexhaustible.
The coal burns like gas, and imparts great
heat, and is accompanied by no dirt whatev-
er. 1t will as readily ignite as a candle, and
the steamboatmen use it instead of pine
wood for torches.-LOuisuiile Courier.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

From RoME-Some Americans had been
arrested in Rome, about the 10th ultimo.
Mr.. Cass, the American charge d'affairs,
had taken the matter up. One of the per-
sons (probably Park Goodwin, of New York;
arrested was accused of publically addressing
the inhabitants and abusing the Papal gov
ernment. These matters would, however
it was presumed, be easily adjusted, as the
Papal authorities were on good terms both
with the United States Government and
their representative resident in the Eternal
City.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

6TThe Day Book intimatcs that New
York may be afflicted with another Forrest
trial. 1t says that Mrs. Forrest, or rather
Miss Sinclair, having offended some of the
witnesses who swore her through the perils
of the late trial, have turned against her,and
accused her gilmore crimes than those sworn
to by Ann Flowers. They have been to
Mr.. Van Buren and Mr.. Forrest, and inform
ed them of the indiscretion and lamiliarities
of their late patronesses,and stirred upOthel
10 to new trial.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13

COEGREss.-We have but little to report
of the doings Of this body. They are doing
scarcely anything. They occupy their time
in laboring to advance the pretensions of
candidates for the Presidency, and for this
receive eight dollars per day. Upon this
subject we extract the following from a
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, whose known proclivties towards the
the majority party will save him from being
charged with "slandering" the men who
have control in that body:
"COngress is too much absorbed in Pres
ident making to make much progress in
any of their appropriate business. OF all
the measures that were brought to the notice
of Congress in the Presidents Message, OF
proper subjects of legislation, not one hai
yet been acted upon, or even noticed. Th'
committees, il they have done anything, hav,
not had an opportunity to make reports o
what they have done. The evils of Con
gressional interference in President making
is beginning to be felt as the great evil o
the day, and either it must be abolished Of
the government itself must be destroyed"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-05-13
From Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, May 5.---The National Free
Soil Convention is to be held in Cleveland
on the 4th of August.
The steamer Susquehanna, receiving
freight at this port for Pittsburgh, took fire
in the hold. After several unsuccessful at
tempts to extinguish it, the boat was run or
Columbia bar, scuttled and sunk. 100 balei
of cotton and 100 hhds sugar were on board
Two-thirds of her cargo was fortunately ye
on the wharf.