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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29
wednesday Evenlng, Jan. as, 1857


TINS NEw STArG HoUsE.- From the
report Of the Commissioners. we learn
that S99. .SS3:55 has been expended on
the building Of the New Stale House the
past season. Ofthis amount. 800. .906:30
hes been paid by checks an the Treasnr
er and the balance from funds received
by the sale of surplus stone. &c. There
have been employed during the seas"n,
and now are, in The State House yaId.
over one hundred convicis and an aver
age free force of stone cutters Of over
thirty men, which it is designed to keep
employed during the present winter in
preparing materials fnr the building.
From the rep"rt Of the Architect. Mr..
West. we learn that The building the past
season has been raised about 90 feet, the
height of the exterior walls being now a.
bout 40 feet abuve the present surface Of
the ground. In addition to this, centres
have been framed aud put up; arches
turned over all tho rooms and halls of the
FIRST fuor; and about so Of the large
blocks for the columns. weighing in the
rough about ten tons each, are in the
yard, cut and ready tn go in their place.
The vaulting renders the rooms fur the
preservation oflhe public documents fire
proof.
Mr.. West is ofthe opinion that the per.
manent roof should go upon the building
as soon as the walls are ready 10 receive
it. to avoid the cost Of temporary GOV
ering and to give the walls aud arches as
long time to dry as possible bef1re oc-
cupied. He thinks an appropriation of
some $3.50 900 or $500, 900 is necessary
in order to accomplish what is needed To
carry on an advantageous prosecution Of
the work. The Capitol of Ohio, when fn.
ished. will be the largest in the Union.
and will bo most splendid piece of arch
itecture and an ornament To the State.
The Legislature. at this day, should be
as liberal as possible with their appropri
ations.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

GEoRGA-I InterventioA. The Leeis
latu'e of Georgia has passed by nearly
an unanimous vote, series ofstroug res
o'utl"ns against intervention.
" We notice tina, some of the papers in
other States are 'poking fun" at the OLio
intervention resolutions as expressing
something and meaning nothing.
UA destructive FIRE occurred in Ma
con, Georgia. on the 20lh lust, which
consumed II buildings. Loss abuui $50.
600, mostly covered by insurance. An
other occurred at Augusta.
u The widow Of the lateJ Fennimore
Cnoper died suddenly of asthma, at
Couperstown, on the 20ih inst.
~ The Lancaster Daily Gazette is re.
ceived, in Chillicothe, thirty six hours af
ter date, instead Of twelve, as it ought 10
be.-Scio GAG.
The Western mail sometimes leaves
here before We can get our paper ready
for mailing, but this we believe has hap
pened only twice. We willtry aud keep
you posted up as soon as we get Things
~ wnkin."
ERrThe Protection Insurance cnmpa
ny in Rome. N. Y. has failed owing to
recent heavy losses.
~ We are Indebted To Mr.. Baker Of
the House aud Mr.. Hihben ,,f The Sen
ate. fur valuable public documents.
V- The hn,el bill for Kossuth and his
suite, inWashing,"n City, was over $4,000,
aud was paid out of the Seua,e's cuntin
gent fund.
" Sir Henry Bnlwe ris strongly press
ed by the B'i,ishNlinislry to return tn this
cnuutTy. with view to the final settle.
ment of all our Central American diff
culiies. Ii is underslooJ that he wishes
To submit project fnl the basis of settle
ment, Ia he forwarded here for consider.
a,inn This plan is not satisfactory. as
Mr.. Webster prefers IN deal personally
on the subject. Mr.. w. will be quite
willing to treat with Mr. Champion ii the
latter should be properly empowered
ln case such authority should rot be- con.
ferred nn Mr.. Champion, the probabilities
are that, notwithstanding his precarious
health, Sir Henry will return.
q Washington county Pa. is we'll
known To he one nf the best woul grow.
ing districts in the United States. The
Commonwealth, published at the county
seat. tells of a sheep is years old. whose
average fleece is FIVE pounds, and which.
in lS45, graded at 65 cents in Lowell
Besides. she horne in that year. two
lambs. the me Of which. a buck. her own
or. suld for $40. aud for the other. q eve,
he was offered $50. She has. almos,
without exception, raised two lamhs
year for the last 12 or l3 years, and ap
pears as hearty and vigorous as ever
SciOto Gazette.
RIt is stated as a sinRlar fact, that
every steamer on the Western rivers
which has borne the namo Of Washington,
has been destroyed.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

TEMPERANCE CONUNDRUM.-The fol.
lowing conundrum was presented some
years since. at w. E. Burton's benefit
at the old Chestnut street theatre, Phiia.
delphia. Upon the occasion he offered
n silver cup for the best conundrum. A
little buy handed in The one below which
took the prize:
Why is W. E. Burton to night. like
liquor sellerl
Because he gives the cup that brings
lhousandsto the pit, while all above are
in tiers.
~ Mr.. Frog. tailor. who had left
Charleston at the commencement Of the
war. returned 'oon after the capitula,inn
and got acquainted with a certain J. w.
Gibbs. wh" was requested by Prog to
stand as godfather TO one of his children,
which was agreed to by Gibbs provided
he should have the naming of the chilli.
As they were going To church. the ia.
ther asked Gibbs if he had thought of a
name.
Yes" says q bbs. "what do you think
of our Lieutenant Governor Bull! we'll
name the child aftet him."
Very good" said The father, II ap.
prove of it very much"
The child was accordingly named Bull.
Frog did not Immediately think of the
drollery of the name. bnt when he did.
he could have killed Gibbs for such an
imposition. On his reliance and friend.
ship, he thought to have recourse To the
board Of police 10 get permission to re-
baptize the child; but when he saw
Lieutenant Governor Bull. then presid.
ing he thought il would be an affront TO
relate the story. therefore he postponed
the matter, and the child still remains un.
der the appellati"n Of Bull Frog. Conn.
Joarnalot' Fe6.l3th, 1888.
PnULTRV MANuRE. 1T is asserted that
this article is US gond as guano, which 10
imported in such large quantities by our
eastern ag ricultu,ists.
VOle Bull has again arrived in ,his
II is said that he will not give
any concerts.
THE following sign. on Western Row.
Gin cinnati, bears the impress of original.
ity:
'"Kaiks, Krackers, Kandes, Kenieck,
Holesale and Retale."
ga member Of the lazy society, fseI-
ing fly alight on bis jolly red nose, in
stead Of brushing il off peiiiionsd toCon'
gress TO have the insect removed,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

A MODEL HUsBAND.-Gouverneu ur
Morris. If we may judge by tho les,imo
ny afforded by his treatment Of his wife
in his will. must have truly beenlhe
"model husband" He was not one oi
your modern skin finls. who cut of a
wife's Inheritance ifshe happens to mar
ry again; not he. Quite the contrary -
IN his will. made a short time beEre his
death, after settling on his wife a liberal
allowance, he says: land in case my wife
should marry, give her six hundred
dollars more per annum, to deIray the in.
creased expenditure which may attend
the connection"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

american Whig ReUieW.-The number for
january. lhs first Of new volume is upon our tn
BILE, nnd contains several articles Of high merit
The portrait Of tho number is TINT of VIM II.
Terry, hte editor Of the Richmond Republi.
Gun. This Review should be well sustained. II
it is, the best talent in our country can be EN-.
played. !, will runk among the very best of peri.
o'licaIs, nNor,ling to the American render a much
better source Tor sound, reliable and interesting
information lhnn he will ind in foreign period
cas. See prospectus
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

In SEARCH OF a GOVERNMENT. The
htc'ligencer snys lha, Mr.. Kerr, oul
Charge d'Affaires to Nicaragua. has be en-
several mouths IN that country aud has
not yet been sbie To find responsible
government TO which to presen, his ere.
denlials, The last dispatch. dated in No
vember last. left him still looking for
somebody in The shape Of a fuuciionary
to receive him. Japhe, 10 search Of his
Dada has been read by lhnusuuds with
eager interest Mr. Kerr in search of q
government. il we'll gotten up. would
meet with a ready sale.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

CAsE or On GARDNER Messrs, Car.
lisle and Bradley appeared before the
Washington City Criminal Court, on the
18th inst and made a molion To fix day
for the lrialof DR.. Gardner, charged with
frauduleU,ly attaining a large amuun
under the California Indemnity Act
the UnitedStalesAttorney objected tha
he was not ready. aud inumaled an ia
tenlion 10 continue the case until III,
next term. The motion for continua
tion was To he argued next week.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

INFORMATION For TAnoRs gentle
man in Bradford county. Pennsylvania,
has invented machine fnr making So am.
less garments. aud has taken measures Ia
secure patent, The nature of the i'm
provement CONSISTS in causing the bat. or
fleece of wool cotton, or other fibrons
material rs il issues from the carding ma
chine, to be wrapped IN Former" Of
the required shape Of the desired gar
ment. The Former" is made to revolve,
and at the same time. it has reciprnca
ting motion in direction at right angles
TO the feed, so that the fleece will he
wrapped spirally in contrary courses up.
OH the Former" for any number Of lay.
els in Succession. according To the thick
ness OF the garment required to he made.
This will do for wool. but the telling
qualities of cotton and linen have not ye,
been discovered.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

TAe Wig Almanac. We have received from
the publishers, MessrS Greeley & McElrath their
Wing Almanac for 1852. In addition to the us
ual Astronomical calculations it contains articles
in relation To the Government of the United
States, Congress, Constructive Mileage, Public
Debts, aud Standing Armies of Europe. Abstracts
of Laws of the United States pissed in 1851, Cal
ifornia in 1851. Population Of the Union, Foreign
Policy Of the United States the Cost of Kings
Europe in 1851. Railroads in the United States
Election Returns. &c &c. 1t is "a valuable mum
Der, very useful and convenient Tor reference and
is sold at l9I cents the single copy, 81 per dozen
or 81 per 100 copies.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

Are Advertisements Read?-0ur friend Stump
Of the Swan Hptel, who by the way keeps an ex
celent House, advertised on last Saturday for the
return of a Buffalo robe which had been taken
from his premises day or two previous. The
next evening after the advertisement was publish.
ed the robe was deposited in the stable, where il
was found the next morning. So much for d,ily
pnpers and advertising: but we do not wish to be
understood as insuriug that every person WIN
took Buffalo robe would return i: by reading AN
advertisement.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

WoRTnY or "PUNcn."-D During the
late depression of The money market,
while every thing was growing worse
and worse, aud going down, down. eel.
ebrated Wall street brnker. having been
asked il the brokers were not at the bo,
tom of the panic, he cooly replied: 1--WE
don't know t0hO is at the bottom oft, for
zoe haCa't got there yet."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

THE AGE W lRnN When we are
drawn by iron horses an iron roads, con =,
struct iron houses. iron bridges. build
iron ships. sleep on iron beds, sit on iron
chairs, driHk from iron Ehuntains. aud
those who have any unney keep it in
iron safes. and those who have not, are
locked up in iron Jails-moy we no; with
propriety call this the "age Of ironl"-
Toledo Blade. ~
Or Course yon msy.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

UNIVERSAL CiRcus. An advertise.
menl by Dan Rice, appears In the New
Orleans Picayuno Of the 22nd ult.. call.
ing for the terms of a chatter or purchase
OF a steamer, TO carry an entire circps
troupe on cruise oi two or three years
around South America tn San francisco,
thence to Asia across the Pacific, aud
hume.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

ENTERPRisE.-The Susquehanna be
ing frozen at Havre de Grace, the rail
road company has successfully accom-
plished the navel undertaking nflaying a
track directly upon The ice, and thus The
cars pass directly across the river. without
any detention.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29


Tue PREsrDENcY.-The Washington
correspondent of tho Baltimore Sun, in a
letter of the goth inst, says:
My predictions as To the probability
ofthe cotton States sending two sets Of
delegates to the Baltimore Convention,
is about In be realized in Mississippi,
Alabama and perhaps Georgia. This
will put new face on the matter
aud seriously affect the selection Of can
didates. Without the support Of the
Democratic ticket by the Union men of
the South. Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi will go Wing in epite Of the eff
fnrts of the Secessinnists To seek she.ter
under the protection Of that very party
discipline which it has been their con
stant aim. for the last three years. to
break down and destroy,
Tue NEwsPAPER-Re d what Willis
says: As we feel the sunshine; as we
breathe the balmy air; as we draw oul
lite Of life from household affeclion-a III
unconsciously-so we drink in the pleas
ures and blessings Of the newspapers
careless, yet eager. and, though depend
ent. unthnnkful. He must be an imagi.
native man who can tell The value of;he
newspaper, for only he can fancy what il
would be to be deprived If il. Another
Byron might write snother Darkness"
"n the state Of a world newspaperIess
II we should attempt to personify such a
world, il would be under the fnrm Of
blind man holding in his hand the empty
string from which his dog has escaped;
or the good lady in Hnod's picture. with
her foot advanced to step on board a
steamer. which she suddenly observes to
have moved six feet from the wharf. Or,
again stranger in the bottom ofa mine.
who, after blowing out his "Davy." runs
TO The shaft aud finds that some body has
taken away The ladder.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

~ The Washington Republic d.ui,,
the correctness Of the slatrma, I tina, ,he
friends Of Mr.. Fillmore waited on him rs.
Gently TO request his Withdrawal from the
Presidential canvass. On the contrary
they advised him to suffer his name to be
uaa,l
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

A SINGULAR CAsE-In a recent Grim.
inal trial in Illinois. a woman, who had a
young babe, was convicted Off penteu-
tialy offence, but as the Chicago Adver.
tiser says, was refused admission at Alton,
as il seems not tn have been thought pos
sible that woman would be sent there;
and no provision being made for them.
The Springfield Register, however
explains it as fpllows:
Provision was made for admitting wo
man duly convicted. but none was made
for admitting infants at the breast. not con.
victed. In the case above referred IN.
the sheriff would not surrender the wo.
man to The warden of the Penitenliary
unless the warden would receive the in.
iant child alsn; which was refused. The
sheriff. in taking the woman back to his
county may have disobeyed the injunc-
tlon of law. but we are clearly of opin
ion that the warden obeyed the dictates
of humanity in refusing to place the in,
fant in hume of felons.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

EThe petitions praying our Nation.
aliExecn,ive To take some measures for
the liberation Of the lrish rxiles. have
been signed by Ave ,houssnd citizens.
and forwarded 10 the Guysrumeu, a,
WmhinGlop,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

HoosIER PoETRt The spirit Of the uge iS be.
gining to develope itself in Indiana, where one
Of the boys unburtheas himself of the following
amd'nzG
The Hoosier boys so fast do grow,
Thut stages nav are oil t0 slow;
The teanIS are good. aud shine like stnrs,
Butter much n slow Tor ruilroad cnrs
Then ge1oui oTlhe WY, with your snail like sta,
gea
They're only fit for tue darker ages. $685.,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

ELECTIVE PosTMAsrERs, "A PROPOSE
Iion has been submitted to the House Of
Representatives, having in view an
mendmenl to the Constitution in order to
have deputy pOdmaslcrs elected by the
pe0ple.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

KossuTu.""The Hungarian Chief had
q warm reception d, Pittsburgh aud mads
one Of hismos, eloquent speeches uo, with.
standing his bad health.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

THE WATcM-Few persons whn use
these convenences. are aware Of its Gu
rious mechanism. Mr.. Dent. in lee
TUE before the Royal Institute, London;
stated that watch consists OF 292 pieces
that SO trades and probably 2l5 persons
were employed in making one. The
iron of which the balance spriugis formed,
is valued al something less than far
thing; this produces an ounce Of steel
which is worth AID. which is drawn into
1850 yards of steel wire. aud represents
in The market sixty.six dnllars.
Still the process Of hardening this origi.
nally fartlling worth Of iron. renders il
workable into 1850 balance springs,
which will realize al the common price.
2s. Cd. each tfSl6, IS the effect Of labor
alone. Thus il may be seen, the mere
labor Perfnrned upon farming. worth
Of iron gives il the value Of eeS46, S. =, or
1852, which is 72 $50 times its original
value.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

BURGLARs. On Friday night. tw"
rnnms m the Neil House were entered by
some unkn"wn persons. Il "A gold watch.
valued al 500, was stolen from Mr.. DEM.
mo, memhorDf the House. Also. $500
in IN mey. from the pocket Of DEMAs
ADAMS, jr As yet no clue has been had
to either robber or property. This should
answer as warning to persons tn keep
their rooms l"cked during the night. aud
it ifp"ssible. by bolt, which will prevent
these light fingered gentry from employ
ing their arl "f"picking," as in the above
cases.-Ohio State Journal.
Slick up the State Fair placards BE
ware Of pickpockets."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

ETThe N. Y Journal of Commerce hopes to
sec general public Observance OF the anniver'
snry of Washngtous birth day, aud general
publication Of Wasliington's Farewell Address in
The newspnr ers. The 9a'l of February comes
this yenr on Sunday, and Monday will be the day
celebrated
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

"ELJeN KossUrH. THE Tribune saws
this meaus Live KossuIhI" or as tie
French would say, Vive KossulM The
word ", eJen is Magyar, and pronounced
like the English word alien.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

~ Louis Napoleon has rc.uurchused
tho castle of Areuaberg in Thurgant
Switzerland. formerly the property Of his
mother, for 10000 francs. THIS will do
tor are'rea', provided he is chused out Of
France,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

CALIFORNIA The Central Committees
Of b"th parties. in this State. have met
aud passed resolutions calling Cnnvon.
Ii"ns for the appointment Of delegates to
the Nali" al Conventions for the srec
tim nj candidates for PresiIen, and Vice
President. The Wing State Convention
is tn be held nj the Seat of Government. /.
on the 2lst day of February next. aud
the Democratic Convention at the same
place. on the 22d nf the same month.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

CEEsus STArIsTlcs-The following statistics
from the census returns we fnd in one Of OR ex.
changes. 1t will be seen thnt Pennsy vania wus
the largest wheat growing State in the Cnion; bul
the crops OF Ohio which was returned, was not
even an average one:
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

T0n tho l4lh instant. l43 slaves
were sold a, Charleston, at an average Of
sA4s each. aud l6 OthsrS aI an average
Of Sel0, so each.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

EFGrent meh sometimes make blunders. Al
The Congressional banquet to KossutlI Gen. Cass
is reported To hive said:-"Shall we sit here
JHndtoId, and see tyranny prevailing in everyre
gion 0fihe worldl No!'
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

INDIAN The first steam
boat that entered the Columbia river, was
small one belonging To the Hudson's
Bay Company. When the Indians saw
it they were very much astonished. and
called it the fire canoe. As soon as they
could get on board they examined the
machinery, and found that by some means
the boiling Of water would make the
wheels go round,
In day or two. the officers ofih boat
were as much astnuished as the Indians
had been, To see coming from the shore
Veritabe steamboat. the wheels turing
round steam whizzing and dense smnk e
issLing from The smke pipe. AT last she
came alongside. aud the mystery was solv.
ed:
The Indians had taken one of their
largest canoes. and ia the centre had built
large Fireplace Of stone. in which was
firmly set large iron pot, with the lid
perfectly tight, piece Of old stove pipe.
which they had picked up during snme of
their trades with the Cnmpany. served To
carry of the smoke. and the motive pow.
er was given by two Indians. who lay oD
their hacks in the bottom nf The boat aud
turned the rude crank & wheels. When
they wished To stop they threw u. bucket
ni water on the fire. and another on the
Indians, who in this case were operating
as engines. The initiative power of the
Indians on the coast is very great. and ia
fact they possess far greater degree oi
intellect than the Diggers of the interior
They can carve very well in stone: At
Shelron's Museum may be seen pine
carved from spcies of slate. represent
ing a row Of figures, men and women. sit
ling down by the bowl OF the pipe, which
represents the common cooking utensil
of the Indians.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

No FAITm IN LIGHTNING. little
while since. says the Transcript, an el
deIly woman entered the cars at one of
the way stations aud took her seat groan
ing pteously with her rheumatic" She
regaleI thuse arnund for some time. with
an acconnt of her suferings, and declared
she had tried everything for relief. but
with no effect. A gentleman who had
ais" been severe sufferer, asked her if
she had tried Electricity. assuring her
that il had quite cured him. '"Eleclrici
ty!" said she, "ye s-l've tried it, l
got struck by lightning about month
ga, but il didn't do me bit nf good"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29

ANOTHER SNAKE IN JAM UARY.-We
learn that large spotted viper snake.
measuring two feet three inches in length,
aud nearly three inches in circumference,
was killed by Miss C. Duvall. on the 11lh
inst near White Oak Bottom Ore Bank,
in Prince Georges county, Md. II was
discovered in place where the snow
was six or eight inches deep.-B Bali Sun.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-29
.Tae.aay Erenl.lr, Jan. "a. 1852

THE C. w. g.. z. R4lLRoAD.-We
lsura from the CrcleSille papers that AIR.
De Graft has put force on this road at
Citcleville aud is nav erecting shsnties
and other couvenicnces for its accommo.
daiiOn.
Last week. the engineer corps were
engaged in making some few slight alter
ations on the line west Of this city. aud
we suppose ere long the people hcrea
bouts viii have the satisfaction Of seeing
force engaged upon the road near this
place.
Later..-.A the above was in type.
we received the Information that 700
hands are now at work at different points
upon the line. This is still mnre cheer
ing than we anticipated. The energetic
contractor is bound to push ii through
We may exclaim emphalically,-"The cars
are coming" Nav keep the daily sAoat
and we will keep you duly posted.