The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-11-10

su Dlaek eas been discharged from the
Leander, 30, Captain King, the lucky fel.
low having come into fortune, Il il sai.l, OF
100000. During the ftnng Of tic ship,
ana tince his return to this port, Jack was
ireqHenuy7n jn mite Of that exseiiest estab-
llshment the Davenport Sailors Home, and
oelng not less wayward than Others Of his
class. Lieut.. Barnard, the master had fre-
quent occasion to place the sailor under re-
sHicuons as % bis expenditure, and thus
save Dim rom the waste Of his hard earn
rags, Tor which, In his reasonable moments,
ne was always thankful. On hearing Of his
good fortune, Jack proceeded 10 his friend al
the Home, announced the fact, and solicited
Lieut Barnard 50 become his fature guide
and protector OF his money, Offering him. at
the samc.time, command Of yacht, which
it~as h,s determination 10 keep, with sal
ary OF E500 years. The Lieut., hesitated,
out on Jacks earnestly urging bis request,
az iast consented, stating, az the same time,
that he should be quite content with hall
the profered income, lift were guaFauteed
for three year. A bargain was at once
struck, lawyer brought, and bond en-
tered into that the agreement might assume
illegal form. and Lieut.. barnard has le(t
With his sailor. for Leith, 10 be present at the
installation ofthe lucky tar in his newly ac-
quired possessions. Plymouth Hal.
With reference to the above sinadlat sto.
ry, the bondon Tires Of the 23th uIt., says;
The sailor whose lucky fortane, In becom-
ing the sudden possessor Of property amonnt-
ing to $4,000, was mentioned in the Times
OF Thursday is Scotchman named Thomas
Black, and has lately been doing duty as a
petty officer on board Her Maiesty's shio
Leander, now lying in Plymouth sound
II appears that be is connected with highly
respectable family in Perthshire. was well
educated, and INTENDED By his parents for
one of the learned professions. Seventeen
years ago, however, he ran from home and
entered the naval service, doing duty as 0
common sailor, and, having acquired some
reputation as a mariner, he was advanced to
the rank Of petty officer. This was bis
position when, about nine months ago, an
advertisement appeared in the Times. in
forming Thomas Black, II he were stillaIive
that by communicating with certain parties
therein namedhs would hear of something
very considerably to his advantage. Thos.
Black, however, did not read the Times, and
for months remained in ignorance of the
Something" which his next Of kin were
beginning to be afraid they would be OBJ
Iiged to appropriate to their owu use and
benefit. Luckily for Black; however, he
one duy entered into conversation with a
foo,man, whom he met accidently at the
Cove Of Cork, and who had heard from a
mother servant some particulars touching
the lost heir to the Perthshirc estate. Tie
result was that Black made his existence
known in proper quarter, and after the
lapse Of few months his claims were re-
cognized, and he succeeded in obtaining his
discharge from naval servi;ude.
VERMnNr-Tas Star Under a Ctoai, nol
set.--The telegraph has announced that the
Legislature of Vermont has elected one
JACK ROBINSON as Governor of that State.
This ROBINSON is Hunker Locofoco, and
he is the first man of that stripe that has
ever been elected Governor OF the Green
Mountain State. This has not been done
BY the people. Mr.. RosrssoS received only
about 0ne-tlird Of their votes for this post
But by the constitution of that State it re-
quires majority of all to elect, and If there
is failure to elect by the people, The choice
depends upon the Legislature. The Whiy
candidate had much the largest vote, but he
did not get more han the combined votes Of
the Locofucos and the Free Soilers, aud, Of
course, the choice devolyed upon the Legis-
lature. In that State, every township sends
one Representative to the lower House. No
matter what's its population, it only has one
member. Thus, Burlington. with some i've
thousand Inhabitants, has no more power
than one Of the mountain townships with
twenty Inhabitants. In the Legislature, as
before the people, the Wings were the
strongest, but not stronger than the Loco
focos snd Free Sellers combined.
As usual, the two lesser parties went into
game Of truck and dicker. to defeat the
stronger. The frat result of the coalition
was the election ofa Freesoil Speaker
The next step was to pay this debt on their
part, by deserting their own candidate aud
joining the Hunkers, and electing Mr.. Ro-
IiNsoN as Governor. We presume it will
be arranged If possible todecure the Senator
to the Freesoilers, but as the Wings have a
handsome majority over both in the Senate,
and as separate ballot is required. it is a
matter Of some doubt whether any Senator
will be elected during the present session.
Vermont has Locofoco Governor. If
he had been elected by the people we would,
more in sorrow than in anger, proclaim that
this brilliant star had set. BuL tits not so.
II is only under CLOUDY. s.. Journal.
RAILRoAD AcctDEsr,--On Sunday, while
the express train on the Hudson River Rail-
Al