The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

wise make grand and magnificent 0scen-
sion. He got off about 20 minutes past 4
O'Clock, and sailed nearly due East course
Previous to his departure, he made short
address, in which he expressed the most san
guine hope of being able at some future day
to succeed,in periectinga systsm oftraveling
In the air, adapted to the wants of man. He
also stated, that he had memoralized Con-
gress, and hoped for favorable action in re-
gard to the matter. He believes, that travel
ling in the air Is conducive to health, and ex-
pressed his firm conviction, that his health
had been improved by the frequent ascen-
sions he had made. We have not time to
say more. Such crowd of persons we sell
dom see in this city, as we witnessed to-day.
A COOP ONE.-Ludicrou blunders will
occasionally occur in cases where ignorant
persons attempt the use oflanguage about
which they know nothing, The following
is case point
"Not long since, while travelling from
specimens of the female sex came on board
of the boat at one of the landings, who, for
the sake Of distinction, we will call Mary
and Jane. Now Mary had cut her eye teeth
or, in other words, was acquanted with the
rules and regulations which govern genteel
society. Jane, the younger, had never mix
ed to any great extent, and was therefore in
blissful ignorance as to any of the rules
which govern more refined persons Her
language, too, was only such as she heard
among her rustic associates. Mary was
aware Of this fact, and had therefore caution
ed her to observe how she (Mary) acted, and
to govern herself accordingly. Jane prom
ised implicit obedience Shortly after, while
seated at the dinner table, the waiter asked
Mary what part of the fowl she would have
She informed him in very polite manner
that it was perfectly immaterial' He accor-
dinghy gave her piece, and then inquired
of Jane what part she would choose. The
simple minded girl replied, with all the self
assurance imaginable
81 believe I'll take a piece Of the immG-
terial, too"
"The scene that followed this declaration
is beyond our pen to describe. The assem-
bled company were compelled to give vent
to their surcharged feelings in peals of bois-
ferrous laughter; whilst the poor girl, her face
sufused with crimson bushes, left the table
declaring as she fed to the ladies' cabin, they
won't ketch me aboard one of these pesky
steamboats, soon agin'."
REMARKABLE SUIcIDE.-We learn that Z
little girl, only four or five years of age
attempted to drown herself, on Sunday last
in pond near the depot,on the first section
of the Pacific railroad, but was prevented by
laborer. 1t is supposed that she alter
wards succeeded in the second attempt, as
her clothes were found near the spot! This is
certainly most remarkable suicide. -
What knowledge could her young mind have
imbibcd of the battlefield upon which she
was advancing, or what could her little heart
have known Of sorrow, that should lead her,
ere existence had scarce begnn, thus to end
it! From our cradle to our graves, physical
ly and mentally, we are an unsolved enigma.
~. LoWiS SjgaaL
GA rare curiosity has just been shown
us by DR.. Wombaugh, of our city--a horned
frog with loR0 tail, taken on the American
Desert; the head, which very much rcsem-
bles that of a quail is crowned with four horns
near half an inch long; the jaws, neck, sides
of the body, (Which resembles the body the
common toad fore and hind legs, and tai
(Which is about two inches long) are covered
with sharp projecting spnes. Take it al
together il is rather formidable looking lit
tie animal Cincinnati Non.
(LHFThe citizens of Athens county residing
on the University lagds, where they hold b!
. lease, have called public meeting for thu
purpose of organizing legal resistance tt
the unconstitutional and unjust tax imposed
upon them by the Legislature. They are
clearly in the right, and SO the courts will
beside. The Taxpayers of the State, how
ever, will have the pleasures of footing a
large bill ofcosts
) STRING SPACE FOR CoMPosIToRs.-E. G
Harmon, of Troy, Miami county, Ohio, has
taken measures to secure patent for {
, spring space, to be used by printers wher
setting up type. The inventor is prin
J ter, and he employs the spring space fol
: facilitating the operation of forming spaces
between words and for spacing out" ant
) correcting proof. This is a subject for prin
ters.
AN EDITOR IN A FGx.-The editor of thu
Mercer (Pa.) Democrat says:-"Rain-rair
-drizzle--d -drizzle-splendid weather fol
ducks, geese, and umbrella makers, ant
, thunder-gust saw-mlls. This time last yeol
we were hoeing our potatoes; now we have
not even got them planted and what is worse
we have none to plant, and worse yet, We
can't get any Will some of our country
friends send us bushel or two!"
THE SCHOOL MISTRESS AT HoME.-"My
= dear boy" said kind-hearted school mis-
: tress to an unusually promising scholar
whose quarter was about up, "My dear boy
does your father wish you should tread the
intricate and thorny path of the profession
the straight and narrow way of the ministry
or reve amid the fowry fields of literature?
"No marm," replied the juvenile prodigy
"dud says he's going to set me to work il
the tater patch"
A FARMER of Liverpool, Medina county
informs us that on the Sd of May, he planted
sixteen acres of corn, which is now. knee
high, and looks finely. He attributes its grow
tn to the fact, that he three times rdged i
north and south without cross plowing, thus
protecting it from being drowned out from
the heavy ain.-CleaU. Rdrdtd,
Cs-'My son, what did you bite your broth.
err for! Now | shall have to whip you