The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-05-05

A ROUND SALARY.-The New York Mir
ror states that C. X. Garrison, Esq, has
been appointed agent of the Nicaragua
Transit Company, at salary of 100000
year, in addition to which four Insurance
Companies have agreed to pay him $4,000
each year-making $4,000. Total a.
mount of salary per annum, One Hundred
Thousand Dollars! This gentleman takes
out letters of credit to draw for one million
a month ON account Of gold dust, and has
one fourth interest in the profits.
CRY ExTRAvAGAScE.--The Common
Council Of New York, sometime ago, gave
Meaghcr, the Irish refugee, an Invitation to
accept public reception. The honor was
declined; nevertheless, the invitation cost
the city of New York S3,l26, for carriages
for committee, aud printing and framing the
complimentary resolutions. &c. Invitations
of this kindarc proffered more for a r 'lic at
the public expense than for any honor inten-
ded for the recipient.
NJ The New York Canal is still not nav
| igabe between Little Falls and Syracuse,
in consequence Of n break. One or two
other breaks are also noted. AT Rochester
on Wednesday, AZ bouts cleared. At Buf
falo the ruling rates of canal freights to New
| York was SIS cents for flour, and l5 cents
for wheat. The Champlain canal is now in
good boating condition, as is also the Cen
esee Valley canal.
AUSTRIAN VENGEANcE.-It is said that the
process now going on against Madame Mes
selanyi, a sister Of Kossuth, will terminate
in a sentence of death The lady is, how
ever, out of the reach of the Austrian au-
,bo,;t;oa Che ;s IN DruasalS and II ia aN-
pected that she, with an elder sister and
their children, will soon join third sister,
already established in the United States.
New ORLEANS, April 2l.-Carvajal, it
appears, was first arrested by company OF
United States troops, at Rio Grande CITY,
He was afterwards released, and again ar
rested by the United States Marshal. He
was confined at Fort Brown, and large
number of witnesses had been summoned to
attend his examination, which was to take
place on the goth inst.
Too SAUcY-A young lad Of tender years,
who had left his parents home and set out
in life for himself, appeared in grocery in
Sandusky the other day. He was asked why
he Had left his father. The yodng spris
rolled large quid Of tobacco to one side oi
his mouth, and replied: "Why the. fact was,
the old chap got SO saucy ] couldh't stand il
with him any longer. r."-Sandusky Mirror.
ErThe trial of Eedhey the monk Of La
Trappe is in progress at Portage city, Wis
consin. 1t will be remembered that he kill
led a man by the name of Manley, in Au-
gust last, on preteuce that Manley had been
guilty Of impfoper conduct With the wife
of Leahey. The trial at that time showed
that the suspicious were groundless.
OVERLAND EMIGRATION TO CAtIfoRNiA.--
The indications are that an immense num-
Der will start overland for California this
spring. Three different companies left
Frankfort, KY, few days ago. They take
with them about 1000 head Of cattle, and
expect to leave Independence, No., between
the 9th and 9Th of May.
CHOLERA. Tho Weldon IN. c. Patriot
states that the cholera is raging between
that town and Castor, and that eight OF
nine deaths had recently occurred. 1t is
said to have originated from eating oysters
and the citizens Of CASTOR had held meet
ing and requested man engaged in selling
them, to stop business.
-TAUAETs. town of Nashville N. h.
at its town meeting held on Wednesday last
appointed committee of three to ehforc'
the act lately passed by the Legislature
that State in relation to truant children. b!
, this law all children are compelled to atten
school and obey its rules under penalty o
fine and imprisonment.
PROPERTY LEFT IN RAILROAD CARS
| late English decision pronounces 1t larcen.
, for the attendant Of a railroad company Il
appropriate to his own use property left be
, hind by passengers in railroad cars. He i
compelled to take it to the chief officer o
! the company. .s.i. g.s .a...g
6rThe canvass Of Raymond & Co.'S Me
nageria was blown down, in Covington, Ky
last Saturday night, and rent to tatters b!
the wind.n XXX, - .1,.s,.,, ~,
e11The prospects for mechanics and la
boring men in Minnesota Territory are SAT-
to be highly promising.