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Science Confirming the Bible.

The Rev. DR.. Cumming said, at the
ssnnaal me ling of the London Missionary
xo.isty. Another fact is that Sceace
3lssbeen lately coming TO its right mind
Some time ago, every man who had a
scattering oil science. discovered among
Us 'first axioms, that Genesis was a fable,
snd Christianis n dream. Some peer
M fool, using 4 very imperfect telescope,
,aseped into the sky, and saw vesriges' Of
.Sy.ryhody ia tho universe. but none Of
nod; Another dug into the bowels of
BE earth, aud ba'ough, up beautiful gems
slal speakling ores but upon none OF
iele gcns could any one discover The au
3,gsaph Of reyelation--cn noae Of the
Sees che beauty and glory Of him who
made 1t. Another person proved that
da.nkind have sons half dosen-or
5crhaDs twelve acknowledged parents.
aid lie notion Of our being. descended
ION Adam and Eve was PERFECT JOKE
,srH nyth, the vagary Of . doting per
IA ealIsd Moses. But what isthe fact
low y Lord sRosse, an Irish 4Hobleman,
N,.pairec,ed hiss.monstcr telescope, to
He stars, and the sestiges which he saw
sklcre,.w hichs Others supposed to % the
4esiges Of -eyeyy body. Aaseproved tc Dc
as,s footprints Of q present God
s:askhss has descended into The bowels
ri Tile earth and instead of geology Sbe-
sg found obe In dissonance with Chris
asanity, It proved to be one Of the strong
N$-s evidences Of its trSth. Olhers have
enstrated into the pyramids Of Egypt.
sndmamnies have como forth ftOmtheir
ls,,sss ofswo thousand years'; winged
Salt5 and monsters such AZ we had never
conceived. have been Dug up BY ths
sa,espfisiag sLagard. nom the ruins Q
.a:nsyehs !. scorched fragments Of ant'qpl
~ have come 70 Us from Hcreulaneum
sad al with one consent declare tina
S:od'si Word il true that the Bible ma
God for It's author. truth for its content
sRd everlasting happiness for its blesse,
la glorious object = I ~ a1nvps 81
IN. 4. Willis. Mr. Grinnell, and sgd
.asy Smith: Esq. Secretary % the Britisl
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In the convention of the 9th congress
sional district, New York, for the election
of Delegate to the wing National Con-
ven,ion. Edgar s. Van Wrinkle, Esq,
presided. VIM s Duke was chosen del
egate. aud Edgar 8 Van Wrinkle substi-
tute.
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A CORES pOndcnt OF the Alban!

A CORES POndent Of the Albany
Express. At La Va'a' Texas. April
as. writes follows -
"A character from our alma mattel
state, whose name to you il well re-
membered, 4. 2. Robinson, Of Ellen
Jewett noloiety, acquitted from a
capital punishment by o doubtful
Jaw in the pleading, fiourishes 10 the
eastern part of the State. He had
adopted the prefix Richard Parinlee
for his cognomen--has filed many
important positions il this country,
some Of judicial natufe-and has
GOOD standing, He is married and
has progeny When last ! saw him
| could not but moralize upon the
changes oflife. The patron of the
beau monde in 'S5, the exquisite
and foB, now changed into an awk-
ward, 'uncouth backwoodsman. Is
not truth stranger than fiction 2
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"A Bequest to Dogs. - On the sth OF
HAY 1906. Mr.. Busby. gentleman q
bridge. leaving by his will pension Of
~225 to four Of his dogs. He had been
fensrkabIe for his attachment TO the
saanine race. and when 1t wac remarked
% him that a portion Of the funds he
Expended upon them would b better
Employed in the relief of his fellow crea-
slres, he replied. /" Men have attempted
% deprive me of life /: a faithful dog has
5reserved it," MIR. Busby had in fact
dwed his safety to a dog when attacked
3y brigands during a tour in Italy, aud
.he,ifoas aaimaIs TO which he made the
5equest bad descended from that one.
1Aa deceased. feeling his last hours APP
u ,achiug, had the four dogs placed ON
HAIRS BY his bedside. received their last
:aresses. returned thsm with trembling
land, and died. I
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SENATE.
Thursday Morning. May 21th


PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Townsend.
Hon. MIR; Bill offered a resolution that
| 900 copies of the Comptroller's Report
DO printed for the use Of the General AS
semb!y. Passed,
On motion of Hon. Mr.. Pratt, Senate
took up the resolution directing the Com
mittee on Rail- oads to inquire whether
any combination has been entered into by
existing Railroads in this State, to prevent
the construction Of other Railroads. Mr..
Pratt thought this was very extraordin ina
ry resolution. 1t might be construed to
mean all our railroads, and still it was
supposed 10 refer to only two or three
near ut Homeland that was the Hart
ford and New Haven Railroad. the
| New York and New Haven Railroad.
and the Canal Railroad, 1t was an lndi'
rect charge upon solne railroads. tie obs
| jected to it also. because if it passed. il
| would lenglhen the session till next Sep>
temher al least.
| The resolution was supported by the
Hon. Messrs. Latham. A0lcotnb, aud
johnson. ~'t
II Hon. Mr.. Pratt rei;elnted his opposition
to the resolution. He believed we should
have had very differently constituted
an,n on railroads in tho House, had not the
Speaker been button hole0 C0 THO e4teni
he had been before the appointment. He
believed him 10 be an honest man, but he
had made ono committee of n character
that ought not to exist in this Legislature.
He was sorry to say it. Here he was
called to order by Hon. Mr.. Johnson. -
Mr.. P. apologized to the Senate. aud CON-
cluded his remarks.
Hon Mr.. johnson objected to this
course. We had had the resolution long
enough before US to act upon it. Motion
to lay on the table, lost.
Hon. Mr.. WEIGH then rose and stated the
reason why he should vote fof the resolu.
ton, after which. the question was taken
and the resolution passed.
[rhe above was very pleasant debate
our time una room allow us only to
glance ut i'll
Hon. Mr., Bill offered bill prescribing
the punishment of murder. arson. &c.
Read second time and referred to COM
miltoe on the abolition Of capital punish.
meni,
y The committee on tho School fund re-
ported favUrahly on the petition OF Wood. |
bridge School District; petition granted !
Also. favorabiy on the petition ofthe 9Th
School District Of Winchester: petition
granted. aH @
The Committee on the Sale Of Lands |
reported resolution granting the petition |
of Samuel Tomliuson. Of Roxbu!y: reso.
luton PASSED.
The Com. on the Judiciary. to whom |
was referreda bill increasing the fees OF
Town Clerks, in certain cases, reported |
that the same ought not to pass. Billlost.
The same Com. reported Against. tho I
hill allowing Juries to be polled. Bill lost. |
The same Com. reported against the |
bill allowing Juror TO be witness |
against another Juror for misdeineanor GU
trial. Bill lost.
Senate went into executive ssssion.
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SENATE.
Saturday Morning, May 29th,

Saturday Morning. May 29th,
The Senate met at 3 o'clock Prayer
was offered by the Rev. Mr.. O'Brien.-
After waiting some half an hour or more,
wit bout being able to muster quorum,
the Senate adjourned to 3 o'clock Mon
day af.erroon. ~--.,
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HOUSE.

Thursday morning, May 27.h.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. O'Brien. Journal
read. .-
Resolution allowing use Of this Hall to
Rev Chas. Spear to lecture on capital
punishment, passed, Resolution instruct
eOmlnitlee on Agriculture to Inquire as to
educating one or Two young men at the
Yale College School OF Philosophy and
Arts. a. the expense Of the State mot
passed. 4r Il.
Made order Of the day for next Wednes-
day to elect a School FaHd Commissioner.
Adjourned to 10 a. N. Tomorrow
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Tho Csnmiitso @ Rsafs sBd Bridges
reP9rtra q resulutiou ggamling The peiiliDa
Of Samuel Mead, cf nrOsk0sld, % discon,
tnUs turnpike road. Passed.
The Committee On Fiuaneo reported
against the reSOIation validating dOings Of
Assessors in tine town Of Pennington: lost.
The Committee on the Judiciary re,
ported bill repeating the law prohibiting
fsllinK ia the HOusatOnic river on Hatur>
days. Passed.
Il On Mir Phelps offered bill providing
for the appointment Of Board Of Rail-
nad Commissioners. This is an impOr-
rAnt bill, aud will undoubtedly be printed
in which case We shall give u synopsis Of
its provisions.
Tne Committee on Finance reported
against tho request Of the New Raven
County Commissioners to have the State
incur portion of the expense Of intro.
ducing gas into the State House. Report
accepted.
Hon Mr. Butler offered bill relating to
and corporations. Read
twice aud referred to Committee on Judi>
ciary
Adjourned to 9 o'clock, A N.
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FRoM UTAH.-Adsices have been re-
ceived from Salt Lake Valley to the 25th
Of March. Two grand festivals had
some Of in that region -one atypograph-
Gaffestival, at wh!ch a great many queer
yoasts were drunk, aud the other a
legislative festival, at which the chief
aignitaries of Utah and the Mormon
persaasion were present. The Governor
ssnf Legislative Assembly. with their
ladies, having convened at the territorial
house, the Hon. q. Snow, Justice Of
DE Supreme CoMt, JosephL Haywood
B'S Marshall, and Seth ". Blair. U s
District Attorney, With their ladies,
Joined The patty as guests, about two
Hundred IF whorn were present. The
ceremonies were opened With prayer BY
lohn Smith. the chaplain The Gov
ernor delivered an address IL. the supper
table, and at Q O'clock in the morning
the assembly was dismissed by the Hon
O Spencer. A number Of songs. as vel
as Scotch reels. jigs. DC. gave zest t
both ertainments, and. we've particl
pated in by Governor Young, Hon. II
g. Kimball aud o.hers. !
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-06-03

~ Charles o. Belden. Esq. of Mil
waukse. has been appointed Notary
Public BY Gov. Farwell, ....
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Rvu tks Bostos Post.
RWREl CRLaMETFl

lis our painful dUiy 10 record the
particulnrs Of another terrible coll eon'
rr.ul,inp from the wicked system oil al
lowing Railroads to c'oss highways or
= Are rane level. On this occasion almost
one whcle family are the vic'ems.
On Monday evening, about o 'clocE'
ss.he Hon. N illiam Sawyer, OF CharlsS,
uwr--w:tli his wife, three children ana a
mss named Ames.. were riding TOWARDS
RAston in carryall, the express tram
G6p Notwithstanding a: the rate oil
70 I,,;les an hour---struek the carriage al
,PIvmptou's Cross sing in West Cambridge
MI. Sawyer and Mr.. Anes were torn to
Dieces, and their dismembered bodies
Scattered along on the sck. Miss Saw
yer beautiful girl of 10 years. was also
almost iastantly killed. Mrs. Sawye,
saes tlrown on to the engine, and held
her place for the distance Of half mile
When taken up her skull was found to
Be fractured, aud her I'M uIies were sup
Posed to be mortal. 1t is surprising
tact, that child two and half years
old, which the mother held in her arms
I'll this time. was uninj ured, c'pt that
its face was scratched by failing from
The engine, Il was piiiable sight to
the spectators, when the! poor little
frightened thing burst into tears and
isped that it wanted to GO. home. The
other sad older child was also unhurt.
The mother was speechless Tor some
tifae after the accidext, but it was sup
posed from signs that she understood
some questions put to her.
Mr.. Sawyer was formerly Post Master
It Chartestown, end member Of the Lee
gislstarss,S and at tie time Of his death
Field the Office of Chairman Of the Board
Of Inspectors of the State Prison. He
was between 40 and so years old. and
was highly esteemed in this community.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-06-03

DEcIDEDLY CooL.-The inaugu-
ration of'President Taylor, as on all
suchoccasions, attracted an imme nse
crowd to the capitol, and Of course,
seats were at Il premium. A very
gentlemanIy looking attorney from
this city, being exceedingly anxious
to see all that was to be seen, and
hear all that was to be heard, taking
advantage of the confusion on open
ing the Representatives. hall, crow
ded in with the members and very
deliberately took his seat The hon
or was, however, destined to be short
for the argus eyes Of the door keeper
were early upon him and rather
unceromoniosly showed him the
door. But our friend was not to be
put down so easily; he deliberately
walked up to the door of the Senate
Chamber, aud taking hold OF the
knob, was about to walk in, when
he was politely informed that there
was no admittance
Attorney presume sir that the
same rules regarding privileged
strangers apply to both houses, at
least / have been so informed.
Door keeper. They do sir; your
information is correct. >'
Attorney-very we'll sir, | have
but this moment left Representatives
Hail.. *' s'', -. $4,000
Door- keeper-Excuse me, sir,
please to walk in.
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II. d. Willis. Mr. Grinnsll, and sgd.
.4sy Smith: Esq. Secretary 70 tAe British
,Sonsul 1t Havana, were il New Or.
.aan q the last dates.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-16
Arrival of The 1:nrona.

New YORK, Sept. l0.-Europa arrived at
hal-past eight. Cotton-an improved in
quiry, which was freely met without ds-
position to press sales; no qu9tab,e sale
since last Friday. ..-
Liverpool Corn Marhet-Weathcr fine
Markets dull. Prime -four being. scarce,
maintained Saturdays prices;inferior 3@6d
cheaper. Dennistown quotes western ca
nal at 20s CD; Baltimore 2Os GdG02 Is; Phla-
delphia POS jd012Os 9d; Ohio 2lsGl , ls6d.-
Wheat--whitc Is 6d@6s Sd; red and while
mixed IS ld@Gs 81. yellow corn 2Ss 6d@
POS; white 2gs 6d@ sos; mixed 2Ss@2Ss Cd
ProrisioRS-70 tons liuc lard sold ut 58s.
Beefqniet: no sales from first hands. Pork
quiet at COS. Bacon moving slowly at 4Ssle
5Os. Chcese-fne wantcd-i2s@ lis
Coffee in fair demand from trade.
London Mdriets- Corn market CLOSED
dull on Friday. Trade in manufacturing
districts very ilattering-1ll classes fully
enlloye at renumcri tive prices. Co nsul'
improved, $500 100; foreign suretics hardly
supported American skies. 1868, l0S tt
lUSJ; Ohio skies, 1900 1875, l04(d l05.
The Europa brought Is passengers. Gen
eral news utterly destitute of interest. Til,
( Times has a leader in favor of the Withdraw
al of grants in favor of the Cunard and Col
lins steamers, throwing open the champion
ship of the Atlantic TO free competition.
Mr.. Webster's letter on the subject o
the Lobos Islands, excited unlavorabie com
mcnt and lubored articles to prove that th
Islands belong to Peru, and consequent.
the revenue should be appropriated to liqli
date the claims of the English bondholders
4 Satisfactory. cyidenceis shown that the Is
lands were surveyed for the King Of Spail
in 1881, as laid down in map publishe
at Madrid in Is4S Agricultural report
from Scotland highly favorable. Also gen
orally so from England and Ireland TIL
potato disease was stayed Grain and gree
crops generally abundant.
FRANCE. Gen. Magean announces to th
General council that the President cOnten
plates establshnga strong military reserve
which, without compromising respect or dig
nifty, would enable him to effect that econC
nv which he desires to introduce in thC pull
lie taXation. n. -r"
!. Popular resolutions in favor Of an empiF
, continue. .5...H ....t,. ..-....tf ~.
= The, Sun says Mr.. Marsh examined II
- official papers relative to the matters of M
Kings imprisonment at Naples, and four
he had been fairly tried by the laws Of Cree
. which he was bound to respect. -. ,.. =.
: The Cunard company's screw steamsh
: line from Liverpool to New York ,and then
: to Chagrcs, commence running in Decel
: ber. The Andes sails in December, and t
Il Alps in Junhary. They leave Liverpool e
C ery fourth Wednesday. '.-'tl.i
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-16
rEIEeRApHIc INTELLIGENCE.
From Massachusetts.

FITcHpURG, Mass, Sept. 1.-The Demo-
cratic Stale Convention meets 70. morrow. (.
1t Is probable that Judge Bishop will be the
candidate for Governor. There will be no
opposition to the enforcement Of the Balti.
more Platform, but they may quarrel ON the
coalition With the Frcesolers. The Ma.
tioDal Democrats talk Of supporting Hon.
David Henshaw for Governor. 7' '''
FITcHBURGH, Sept. 2.-The Democratic
State Convention oil Massachusetts met here
to-day, and organized by calling Nathan
Wood to the chair. 81 -. .,....
A long debate ensued, attended with much
excitement, on resolution opposed TO the
coalition with FreesOilefs. Finally, those
opposed to the coalition retired to another
room and appointed s. D. Bramford tempo
rary Chairman, when twas decided to await
the acton Of the regular Convention in re-
gard to the coalition, - .-fg.. ....
The regularC invention was denscly crowd
ed-upwards of 1900 present. A resolu-
ton was adopted to proceed to ballot for
Gubernatorial candidates, when Henry w.
Bishop was nominated, having received S34
votes out of /, j 81. The balance were chief
ly for David Hanshaw and Pliney Merrick.
The committee appointed on a Platform,
reported Baltimore Platform and resoIu-
ton eulogising Presidential candidates.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Bradford, OPP
posing. the coalition, was reported by the
committee without comment for the action
of the Convention. Amid the greatest con-
fusion and excitement it was laid on the Ia
bic by Il decisive vote, whereupon some two
or three hundred Hunkers left the Hall.
Hon. j. b.. Thompson, of New Bedford
was then nOminatedf for Lieut.. Governor, and
Chas &. Green, of Boston and James Whit
ney, Of Conway, were chosen electors al
large. a.... ...... .r..+,...... s..
Aiter other business of an unimportant
character, the convention adjourned sine de-
The Seceders, or National Democrats, or.
ganized another Convention, appointed ]
ID. Bradford President, and large number
of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. A
State committee was appointed, and another
reported resolutions against the Coalution
which were adopted with applause. Speech
cs were made denouncing the Convention
The provision committee was empowered L
call convention Of the Democracy if cx
pedient. Itis thought the boilers will sup
port Pierce and King, and the Electors nom
mated by the other section party.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-16
From New York

ALBANY, N. Y. September 8 lin refer
ence to the Anti-Renters of Van Ranssel-
ear county, Judge Harris decided that Van
Ransselear's paper title to the manor Rams
scaer Wycke, was illegal. A Also, that lands
held 40 years under a title from Van Rams
seur was bar against the claim Of the State,
but that Van ,ReDsselaer's title to unocc-
upied lands was void in all cases. ,..., ..
SAUGEKTIEs, Sept. l0.---The Steamer
Reindeer burned this morning to the waters
edge. Nothing saved. Insured in New
York for $55,rOO. The work of incendi-
ary, This the Steamer that blowed up.]
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-16

THE LrQroa Law IN MiNSEsoTA.-Tbe
citizens Of Minnesota having adopted the
Maine liquor law, the first attempt to en-
force it, provisions was made by seizing up
on the lqnor of Dir. Constans, a grocer, of
St. Paul. Constans and his friends resisted
the proccss;-the sheriff called upon the
Governor forinstructions-the Governor di-
rected the sheriffto enroll a posse, the posse
was raised, new resistance was offered
speeches were made upon both sides from
/ the heads Of barrels, threats of personal vio-
hence were made, when compromise was
entered into, and the liquor placed IN the
hands Of third party, to stand SUIT nt law.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-16

kcIDESTsoF THE LAKE ERIE DISASTER. =
We find the following incidents connected
with the destructiOnof thea tlahtic, in the
Milwaukee Sent,nel: % -gie a.i. ss,rl,,
An interesting was given Of,
.l t.''ihe Faith that sav .ih. .......,. ...t s..
Hope, that every trial sveth,"
in the case of an aged couple, over seven
ty, who were drawn on the hurricane deck.
The man was frantic with despair, but his
wife, insthe most beautiful assurances Of u
heavenly trust brought him to composu ure
and submission.
A young married couple stood together,
calculating the chances of the wreck sink
ing before the propeller reached j.. "If it
d, es James, ,"said theyoung wife,unconscious
of any other ear, "be sure to keep fast hold Of
me, SO that we shall go down together" D." ~
One lady ywas seen by Mr.. Walbridge, TO
throw her infant into the water, and then to
leap after it. ,. n.. .. -a..
When the bow went down, the forward
cabin broke away from the boat, and hoated
ofwith those who were on it, and they were
rescued. 1t is possible that some who were
struggling in the water near the wreck,
might have been helped on to it by those
who could swim, but there we're two consid-
erations to hinder these efforts; the almost
certainty of being drawn under by those
clinching wildly at everything, and the cx-
pectation that they should all go down to-
gether, before help arrived. When the pro-
peller actually neared the wreck, and deliv-
eance seemed probable, the Inscriptions Of
praise aud thanks to God went up in loud
shouts from sincere hearts on bended knees
and hands raised to Heaven, The propel-
lcr came up, and the captain seeing that they
were about to rash, backed of, and said
"Now, ifyou do not preserve order, and keep
calm, ill paddle Off aud leave you" The
eject was instantaneous; silt nee was OBJ
tanned. Mr.. Osborne, in loud voice, direct
ed the men to let the women pass off first
to preserve order aud silence; the propeller
came uiongsdr-the women and children
were handed up first, and every one Of thai
large number were taken on board, without
one falling into the water.
The scenes on the propeller were heart.
rending. Danger over, dreadful realities
forced themselves ON the mind, and the
strongest sat down and wept One young
man was inconsoluble in his agony Of grief
81 have lost my two sisters,' said he in the
most touching accents, 81 could not fine
them in the dark" .... ~
- aa
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-16

FrRe.-A fire broke out last night, about
IL O'Clock, in the Grocery store and Bakery
of J. Scully, on Paint street, opposite the
uourt-yard, which destroyed that building
and three adjoining ones occup'd and owned
by Jacob Grim. Saddler. BilliSon g. 'Schold-
erer, Pinaers aud Stove Dealers, and Eli
Ketner, Merchant Tailor. The houses
were old frames and burned very rapidly;
their contents were mostly saved, we under
stand. ard the loss is nearly covered by in
surance in the Portage Mutual and the
Cleveland Washington Union Companies.
The entire loss may be reekoned at about
1000 do!!ars.-- CdjAieoihe Metropolis, Thurs
dHy ..--..
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-16
T1hn Fisheries.

BosToN, Sept, lo.---The correspondent
oil the Atlas, writes that the commander of
the English cutter Nelly, continues to an
noy A m erican fishermen. '"" 'iaf' t.a