The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-12-30
Cleveland Market.


! per the steamer Africa show only one shiI.
ling ster!ing per Dbl. advance on flour, and
one TO two ponce on wheat per bushel Of 10
, lbs.
The report published showing the advance
brought by the Africa TO be one shilling and
six pence to two shillings on -four, and two
to iour pence on wheat, gives a wrong i'm
presslon--it embraces the eHtira advance
brought by the two last steamers, the Arctic
and Africa.
I The news has no effect here other than to
sustain former prices OF wheat and -four
Good strait brands -four may be quoted at
S4l BY the quantity, at which price about
100 bbls have changed hands since the ar
rival Of the last steamer.
ln Wheat no important transactions
white may be quoted as nominal at SOC;
mixed S5@S6; for spring delivery 2@3c per
bush more is offered, as the buyer would
thereby save the expense Of winter storage
and insurance.
WASHINGTON GossIP.-The House Is still
oppressed with the anticipated burden Of a
surplus revenue oftwenty millions. 1t sets
upon them like a night-m but will be
found TO be Hare's-nest There viii be no
such Surplus, aud nothing like it. The a.
mount ofthe surplus revenue,alter providing
for the appropriations for the last three quar-
tiers Of the fiscal year ending June 3Oth,
1853, made by former vote of fCongress, will
be only seven or eight millions, instead of
twenty, as has been represented in the de-
debates OF the House.
The agents Of the French claims now
will show the House how they can proftably
dispose Of u portion of the surplus. The
Texan debt, assumed by the Generate Govern-
ment, must also be paid. A member of the
House also reminded Us. in speech the
other day, that we owe Mexico twenty mil
lions, more or less, under the Ilth article
of the treaty OF Gaudaloups. A more lib
eral appropriation for Notifications and err
dinsnce than has been estimated will also
be advisable, sad sss
The Pacific Railroad is now beginning
to attract universal opinion, and we may,
indeed, expect some kind OF expression in
regard to it from The present Congress. Va,
rious plans are entertained in regard to it.
and most of the leading Senators will each
submit one Of their own. Messrs. Gwin,
Rusk, Douglass, TO say nothing Of Col. Ben
ton, have their projects, but if Legislation is
TO be suspended till all of these different
schemes can be made to agree, great deal
of valuable time will be lost to the country.
In the meanwhile, it would be well to re-
member ihat Pacific Railroad, connecting
the Atlantic with the west coast, would be-
the very best fertilization Of all that coast,
and an iron clamp which would for ever u
mite the WestWiih the Eastern portion Of
the Union.
There may be something more serious
than has been supposed in regard to the
French occupancy Of Sonora. Coloniza-
ton grants, confirmed by the Central Gov
ernment of Mexico, were made year or two
ago, to French agents, covering largo ter
lritory in Sonora.
Mr.. Bennett. the father Of the land distri-
button scheme. is out in the Republic in re-
ply to Senator Dodge and Col. Benton; but
this can only seal the fate of his bill in the
Senate. twill never pass thct BODY in the
world. H
Among the candidates for place in the
Cabinet of Gen. Pierce, hear some Penn
sylyanians strongly press Gov. Bigler.- Cor.
Bah. Sun