The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-03-17

FiRE.-The Court House at Kenton, Ilhr-
din county, was burned on the night Of FRI
day last. The county Offices were also
burnt. being, we SUPPOSED in the Court IIouse
building. The Recorder succeeded in get
ting out his books, also the Treasurer. The
Auditor, Shorthand Clerks Offices suffered
frJm the loss Of books, &c. The origin Of
the fire has not been ascertained.
6T-The reported decrease of the French
army, proposed by the Emperor, is said, by
the Paris correspondent Of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, to be n mere sham,
the men to be discharged being entitled TO
it, owing to the expiration of their term Of
service; besides which. they are TO be only
partially released, so that they may be at
any moment recalled.
LOUISVILLE, March GA great storm of
wind, approaching a tornado, visited the vi
entity Of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, on Sunday
night last, dwelling dwellings, stables, barns,
trees, &C., to the ground. The track og the
storm was about half a mile wide. As far
as heard from, no lives were lost. So ter
rife wOs the wind that the roads were block
ed up in many places with fallen timber.
MARX THE DrFrERExcE.-Thrce days ago,
Il LocoCoco Broker OF this city collapsed, leav.
ing Divers Woodworking mechanics, women,
&C., minus the earnings Of years. The
statesman has not deigned to notice it. Now
supposing a Bank had failed, does any body
suppose it could have kept it's peace for the
space Of three days! Why this diTerenccl
journal.
6TIn a storm at sea, the chaplain asked
one Of the crow If he thought there was any
danger.
o yes, replied the sailor; il it blows as
hard as il now does, we shall DO in heaven
before twelve o'ciock'at night.
Tho chaplain terrified al the expression,
cried out
The Lord ForbidP
TIE ACCIDENT ON THE PENNsVLvANiA
RAILRoAp.-Mr. Mercer, the conductor Of
the Pennsylvania Central railroad, through
whose carclessncss, IL 10 alleged, the acct.
den, occurred last week by which four en-,
grant passengers were killed, and sevcra
person injured, has been committed to jai
to answer
OETQucCn Victoria, il Is said, is haunted
with an idea that she will be driven from
the English throne by a revolution. and il
! therefore investing largely in U. s. securi
ties. II il even said that the Barings hav,
purchased for her at least halfa street In Thu
city Of New York.
WooL.-An intelligent buyer informs vi
that three quarters of the Wool in Northern
Ohio has already been contracted for, a
prices ranging fron - to 65 ccuts per pound
In one i~nGtaRcca lot of wool which was of
rercd and cfused OF so cents, " as since 30
at 20 censt. --Chre. HcroM.
SIoSALs Tho lamps uaed on railroads il
England are ofthree colors-red, to signify
danger; green to denote caution; and whit,
To indicate safety. Applied to trains II
mott n, white implies that full speed ma!
be attained; green, proceed slowly; red
stop.
Mr.. IRVINE has been occupying himsel
during a part Of his visit with Mr.. Kennedy
Secretary of the Navy, In Washington, wit
researches In the public Offices, tos his "Per
sonal Memoirs" Of the Father Of his Coun
try.
0ETRev. Antoinette Brown, the femal
preacher, has two invitations to settle O
pastor Of. religious societies lathe State {
New. York-one OF them at Troy. II
! probable that che will accept one Of then