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


On moton, it was resolved that tle prof.
posed celebration take place on Monday, theI
18th.
On motion the meeting adjourned
GEO. w. BGRSTLER, Chair.
SAMUEL EWING, Sec.
TuE MAELsTRoM WHIRLPoOL.-The fol-
lowing is from letter to Judge Woodward,
Of Florida, from friend travelingin Europe:
"This wonderful phenomenon, which has
axcited the wonder and astonlshment OF the
world, | have seen. There are few ofmy
Icountryinen who had the opportunity in con-
sequence Of the situation Of it being remote
from any point of commerce. Its latitude
and longitude do not exactly recollect 1t
is situated between two Islands, belonging
to the group off the coast of Norway, called
the Lowinstaf Island between Dortheim-
being the most southern point of commerce
and the North Cape, suppose the latitude
to be about 90 north, but will not be certain
81 had occasion, some years ago, to nav
/ 1gate Il ship from North Cape to Dortheim
nearly all the way between the island OF
rocks and the main. On inquiring of my
4 Norway pilot, about the pfacticability ofrun'
! ming near the whirlpool, he told me that witt
. good breeze it could be approached neal
aeuough for examination without danger.
at once determined to satisfy myself We
abegan to near at about 10 o'clock, A. M, If
( the month of September, with fine wine
northwest. Two good seumen were place.
4 Ut the helm, and the mate on quarterback, al
hands at their station for working ship, ant
the pilot standing on the bowsprits betwcer
: The night heads. | went on the maintopsa
: yard, with good glass had been 'seatet
i but few moments when my ship entered
( the dish of the whirlpool; the velocity of the
4 ywater altered her course three points towards
I athe centre, although going eight knott
& Through the water.
4 This alarmed me exceedingly; for mo
\ Sment | thought destruction was inevitable
aSbe however answered her helm sweety
land we ran along the edge, the waves foam
ding around us in every form, while she was
Rdancing gaily over them. The sensations
are difficult to describe. I'm
hlgine to yourselfan Immense circle, runnin,
HlrOund diameter of one and a half miles
the velocity increasing as it approximate
|atowards the centre, and gradually changin
Il its dark blue color to white-foanng, tumb
Hing rushing to the vortex, very much con
dcave, as much as the water in tunnel whel
Ahalf run out, the noise, too, Kissing, roaring
adashng-all pressing on the mind at once
apresented the most awful, grand, solemn
Insight have ever experienced.
Il We we're near it about eighteen minutes
land in sight oft about two hours. 1t is ev
subtcraneon passage that leads tn
NLord knows where, From its magnitude
hshould not doubt that instant destruction
Mwoud be the fate of dozen of our larges
ships were they drawn in at the same mo
ament The pilot says that several vessel
ahave been sucked down, and that whales a
so have been destroyed. The first | thin
( probable enough, but rather doubt the la'
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

Coon JoKE.--Tt is currently reported that
when committee of Democrats at Wash
lington, waited on Commodore Stockton, and
invited him to address meeting to "ratify"
the nomination of Gen. Pierce, he express
FED his great astonishment that they should
ask him to speak in support of such a man
as pierce--a man whom he had scarcely
heard Of He added that all he had heard
|of him showed that he entertained set Of
principles every one ofwhich almost Com.
Stockton was opposed to. He thought it
strange to be asked to speak in favor of
such nomination. Trenton Gazette.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

SAMUEL WELLER MARRIEp.-It seem,
that the paternal injunction of the elder
IWeller, to "Samivel to beware of the vid
ders,' has not been needed by the latter
The following marriage notice occurs in
California paper;
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A PERSON once sent note to waggisl
friend for the loan Of his moose paper, and re
ceived in return his friends marriage certifi
|c6te.
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How TO GET RID OF CocKRoAcHEs.- 1T is
stated that the peelings of cucumbers, pla-
iced in the way of cockroaches for three or
four nights in succession, will entirely clear
q house Of these pests of the house-keeper.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

"HE'LL GO IN."-An old farmer passing
our office yesterday asked US who the whig
had nominated for President. On being
hold that it was Gen. Scott, his countenancC
immediately lighted up and said he, quickly
EheW 90 in, there's no doubt Of that" so W.
think, he went into Canada and fogged thu
British, he went into Mexico and lloggcd the
lMexicans, and he will 90 into the Presidon
tial chair on the lth of March next, by al
Overwhelming majority ofthe peoples votes
LA Porte Co. Whig.
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Great credit has been awarded

~ Great credit has been awarded tc
Gen. Pierce, because he had Atwood's nom
Iination for Governor revoked-a new con
Ivention called, and another man nominated
and elected. Judge Mason, at the Ratifca
ition meeting here, said that that proved hi'
with his party in the State.
We'll, say some, it this were true, how did
'harpen that he did not make his party repea
the bigoted provisions of the Constitution
which prohibit allpersons Of the Catholic re
igion from holding any Office in the State
This question puts the Generals eulogist
in tight place. Richmond Wing.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

0STTho Courier des Etats Unis gives or
account of a singular escape from death by
lightning, which occurred lately in Paris
during thunder storm which burst ovel
that city. Dir. d'H1-was hurrying home
to avoid the storm, when he was suddenly
surrounded by a shot Of light so brilliant
that he was deprived ofsight for a moment OF
two, and his hat fell of. On reaching his
home, he found that the electric fluid had
passed along his wutch chain into his waist
coat pocket, shattered ring, melted up his
watch key, and burntG hole through the bot
tom of the pocket, carrying of with it n me-
dallion and a little gold key, supposed tc
have been melted,
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How COAT WAS lDENTIFIED.-In the JUS
tees Court, in this city, case was re-
scently decided in the most novel way A
acoat was in dispute, and the evidence was
sdirect and positive for both claimants; the
parties were Irish, and "full of gift" ready
Ito spend all they had than "give up beat"
sThc affair had been carefully examined, and
5the court was Gin aquandary," not knowing
9who had the best claim to the garment.
sHowcver, a moment before his Honor was
ITO sum up the evidence, Patrick Powers, one
sof the claimants, made the following PROPOSE
stion for settling the affair. Said Patrick:
"Timothy Mcguire, now ye say that coat
belongs to yersef intrely; say It's me own.
aNow mind ye, Timothy, the both iv is wilt
Htake the coat an look it all over; the man
dthat finds his name on it shall be the own
her,"
\ "Done," said Timothy.
can yen stick to the bargaihr" asked
aPatrick.
"To be sure" said Patrick, as lie passed
i the coat into the hands of Timothy, who
dvainly searchedevery part of it for his name,
land passed it back to Patrick boastingly say
fling, Sand, now lit us see if ye can be fndin'
athe likes iv yer own name upon the gar
Sment."
J "Ye'll stick to the bargain" said Pat
srick, eagerly grasping the coat.
& "Upon the honor of man." was Tim
aothy y'sreply.
Y "Then how'd on a bit" said Patrick. as he
Z drew his knife and opened a corner in the
3collar of his coat, taking therefrom two very
sIsmall peas, exclaming as he held them out
Min his hand
d There, dye see that!"
i ayes; but what iv that!" said Timothy.
q "a divil dal it has to do wild it; it is me
Saname to be sure--pea for Patrick, and pea
sfor Powers, be iabersw
Il He got the coat-he did--N o. Delta.
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CHOLERA IN TExAs.--The cholera is said
TO be making sOd havoc in the vicinity of
Ruterv'llc, Texas. Four wugoncrs were
recently found dead on the road, having died
Of cholera, with no one near them to wit.
ness their sulierings and death.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

"Ma," said boy to his indulgent mother,-
E'mayn't go out to play in the mud puddle
this arternoon!"
"No, my son." said she, " shall not per-
INIT it."
"Well, them" said he, "if you dont'I'll
20 and catch the measles. know boy
that's got EN- prime"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

ANOTHER THEATRICAL EMEUTE.-Cleve-
land, of late, seems to be the favorite place
for enacting parts not put on the bills, by the
profession oftpat place. Here is
a little affair between two females of that
city, which came off last Thursday evening.
We copy it from the Forest City:
Mrs. G. F. Adams, an actress, while 90
ing through Centre street, met Mrs. Morris,
the wife of Tom Morris, of the Theatre, and
basely assaulted her, in manner exceeded
only by the Gerocity of a tigress. Then COM
menced scene, more easily imagined than
described-both combatants being terribly
enraged, fought like wild cats, tearing each
others pretty curls, blacking their love-lt
|eyes, and scattering the laces and silks I'M
generous profusion from one side ofthe street
ito the other. But, like everything subluna-
Try, the fight soon had an end-Mrs. Adams
carrying off the laurels of victory, leaving
the conquered party on the field of glory.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

u Il
a transparency of Gen. Pierce painted, to-
grace the front of Tammany Hall, which the
Tribune holds up the light, as follows;
.'That compound compromise figure inI
frent' of Tammany Hall is as much puzzle
to the masses as Nebuchadnezzar' imageI
was to the dreaming king. With the legsl
and feet of revolutionary soldier, the mill
tary small-clothcs the ballroom coat thirty
years out OF fashion, a sword, Qor what mo-
one knows) and head and face, which thcI
shrewdcst physiognomy fails to find name
for, it is an enigma OF no common order
The general opinion OF it is that the con-
Germ is made up of the slaughtered-a leg Of
Cass, one of Buchanan, the body half Dou-
glas and ,the other moiety Marcy, with one
arm of Lane and the other from Butler, d
|foreGnger extended to represent Dickinson's
.une vote, &C., &C., and over all, the face oI
Pierce in mingled astonishmeLt and ndig-
nation at the fortune Of the nomination ant
the misfortune of his mongrel company.
0-The Washington Telegraph says
f'Gcnaral Scottis poor" If he is poor, ht
must be one ofthe most eXtravagant mer
living. None of our public men have fec
alonger or ate heartier at the public crib than
sGencral Scott. IF he is not rich, it is hi'
Sown fault. Government has paid him e.
Enough to enrich halfa dozen men of mod
crate desire PeHnsJraniGn cfyesterddy,
4 We clip the above from the Pennsyva
Hnan of Wednesday, as a specimen of thC
Acharacter of the attacks which, we suppose
3will be made upon Gen. Scott, il the nom
ineo of the Wing party. Let the Pennsyl'
svanan go on in the course it has marked
out for himself. There will be hundreds
Yea, thousand of those who served in thu
( war of 1912 and in Mexico, belonging to it,
Town party that will rise up in Judgment a
against it, and show their gratitude by sup
Aporting their old commander They will tel
3it how it comes thnt Gen. Scott has not en-
ariched himselfin the service of his country
l'rhey will eagerly bear testimony that b,
was never ready to open his purse to suppl!
their necessities; and that but for the fac
,that he always share his means with thos
Ewhom he led to battle and to victory, h
might have been, as the Pennsylvania
says, rich man.
n That journal does not know the charac
ster of the man whom it 80 heartlessly ma
Highs. Unlike James Buchanan, its own ia
avorite, he is man whose heart is in tn
Wright place, who would not disown his owI
Estate, and deny his citizenship, to escape
few dollars school tax, and who would neve
enrich himselfif by so doing he would hav
to withhold relief from the suffering soldier
Funder his command. If he be the candi
adate, we are content to bide our time, an
let the American people decide whcthe
Hthey agree that he has been sufficiently re
awarded for his services. We have no fear
that they will fail to put there veto upon tn
heartless declaration Of that journal. lie
lit continue such assaults, and see how far
Hwill get.--PhtLa. Dollar. NerS, June 10.
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OETGen. Pierce knows no East, no West
no North, no South. ."-Atticn Atlas.
Neither does the Fest, West North OIL
South know Gen. Pierce. The coincidence
is truly remarkable!-AHeghana Wing.
Yes, they do. The editor of the States
man says he was an officer in the war o.
|lSl2, when he was eight years of age
The Portsmouth Despatch says he command
ed the American Army after Gen. PIKE:
death at New York. The ZanesriIe Aurort
1--WE think) says he commanded the rea
guard somewhere at some time. PleasC
lleave the "Wcst" out of that, Mr.. Wing
10. S. Journal.
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TRuE.--Among the resolutions introduc'
ed into the Womans Rights Convention
I their recent session at West Chester, Pa.
is the following. Legislators are requested
TO "mako note of it,"
Resolved, That lit be true that it is I
lwoman's province to soothe angry passions
and calm the beligercnt feelings ofman, We
know of no place where she would find ,
|rper harvestawai ing her labor than in the
halls of our National and State legislation
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TVS CoNrEMpLArEp CELEBRArIoN.-W


The CONTEMPLATED CELEBRATToN.-We
invite the attention of our readers, to the pro-
ceedings Of the meeting on last Saturday
evening relative to celebrating the coming
anniversary of our National Independence.
Il will be seen that a committee Of was
appointed to make all necessary arrange
mems to greet with becoming spirit the Ma
tai Day Of our Liberties. 1t now remains
for our citizens to enter into the spirit of the
occasion aud commemorate in a becoming
manner, that day upon which was published
to the world that Charter Of Rights, which
sent terror into the hearts Of tyrants ant
made the rotten despotisms Of the old worlc
trembIe and fall
Ho who, with slight acquaintance witt
the history OF mankind sends his mind bocl
over the records of the past, cannot bu
view with astonishmcnt the mighty result
wrought by the simple publication Of tn
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE! Prcyiou
to that day the "Divine right Of Kings" wa
unquestioncd, but when oppressed million
heard and fe't the joyful tidings that "a
men are born free and equal" what might
political convulsions shook the century eX
sting Dyuostics of the world To Americ
the world will be indebted for the enancipa
ton Of the human race; and upon the At
day of July, l776, the news OF mans Gina
icnabe rights" first greeted hisears. Let u
never forget the day and its incidents; bu
laying aside our business, let US meet as free
men and commemorate its anniversary.
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CHOLERA AT PITTsBURG.-The Pittsbure
Dispatch notices several cases Of cholera in
that city andvncinity. Mr.. John Robinson
clerk of the steamer Huron, was seized with
"a relapse few days ago, but is now recover
ling. His mother fell avictim to it on Tues
|day, after a few hours illness. Mrs. Hahn
lot Tinkcrsville, was taken i'll on Tuesday
|afteraoon, and died the same night. A gen
|lleman named Hartman was also taken il
on Tuesday, but is recovering,
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A FACTORY GIRL IN LucK.--Somc three
years since, u poor factory girl working il
one of the villages on the Blackstone river
lin Rhode Island, was given sealed letter
by maiden aunt, with solemn injunction
not to open it uutil she was Is years DID,
i'rhe girl was then fifteen, On the 2Srd o
last month, being her 18th birth day, sho o
lpened the letter and found directions for he
Ito obtain fortune of $4,000, willed to he
lby the aunt, who has since died. On tn,
Thursday last the fortunate girl obtained
1.-The whole Hmountin cash
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CnoLErA1N Co1uMpus.-The O.s. Journ

CHoLERAIN CoLUMBUs.-The O.S.JounI
lal of Saturday morning, says:
'"Mrs. VIM. English, on High street, next
door south of the Franklin House, died Of
the cholera yesterday afternoon. We have
sheard of one or two other cases within a
few days, but do not think there is cause
for alarm. Still care should be taken, our
habits should be regulated and diet guarded.
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In Sacramento on the 9th of May, Samuel
u. Weller to NJ. L. Lanthrop, widow Of Capt.
A. Lsnthrep, u $. A., both of Coloma.
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The CrOpS.--A number of the farmers in
this vicinity have commenced cutting their
wheat, which promises an unusually abund-
ant yield. AccountSfroh all quarters ofthe
State concur in representing the wheat crop
of 1852, equal if not the largest and most
promising of any ever yet grown in Ohio.
The wheat crop of Stark and Tuscarawus
counties, is said to look magnificent. It's
most danger is its very luxuriance. The
corn crop is spoken of rather dispurageingly,
however, with good seasonable weather the
crop may yet turn outwell.
STEAMBOATS, ON SMALLER STREAMs.-The
following curious story is related by the
.Concordia IntelIigencer, to illustrate the ac-
'curacy of the river pilots, and the hard work
! by which they acquire their knowledge oil
depths and distances:
can old pilot on the Arkansaw once at
tracted our attention by pointing out bed Of
srock-where we could see nothing. We
! asked how he had studied the river-'Why
J sir, waded from the Post to Fort Gibson
three summers. and guess took pains tC
touch bottom'-the distance is near six hun
: dred miles-think of that reader!
'IIs soundings were as follows:-ankle
half ankle! half calf!-whole calf!-hal
knee!--knee!-ha thigh!-thigh!-deeI
thigh was as deep as he ever wished waite
4for the Trident; she ran from that depth dcwI
to bare sprinkling on the bars; at create
Z depth than 'by the depth thigh the ordc
awas usually given, head her ashoreP
q This will do for the upper Arkansaw, lie
me see il a match for it may not be found il
RIllinois river.
An editor in passing down the Illinois riv
Ter says:-In passing down the Illinois rive
Hin little stern wheel boat called the Aga
stha, which craft drew about sixteen inches O
4water, we were much amused at the novelt
k of the thing when approaching Bardstowr
4 the engine was stopped given lick back
for the boat to allow ElOosier team, tina
was fording the stream, to pass. 1t is n
uncommon occurrence, we are told now, fo
the captain of boat, of dark night to wad
N|aheud with lantern in his hand to point ou
the channel! This saves the necessity O
throwing out the lead, the pilot singing ou
knee deep and all is well.
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Tuesday Evening, june 20, 1852


CoMMAKDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY
appears it is not certain that in case oil Gen
Scott's election, General Wool would be
|, ono the Commander-in-C Chief Of the Army
as it would depend on the will of the Pres
Iident. A Washington letter says.
"On the death of Major General Brown
the contest was between General Scott ant
General Gaines-the one senior by breve
and the other by lineal rank, which is pre-
cisely the case between General Wool an
General Twiggs. Gen. Wools lneal ranl
dates from ls4l-General Twiggs' from 1874
President Adams appointed Col. Macom
Major General over both Scott and Gaines
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