The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-14

CURIOUS. FREAK OF INSANITY. John Rose
an insane man died recently at Goshen,
Grange CO., N. V, having literally starved
himself to death. A post norton exuminn-
ton was held, when his stoWneis revealed
the following contcnts;-one large silver
teaspoon, a pair Of steel spectacles nicely
rolled up, and n key or crank used for wind.
ing up n clock, FIshy.
WoRLDk TEMPERANCE CONVENTIONAL
number Of the ~cirizens of New York have
published n call inviting the friends Of TEN
pernnce in each State aud in Canada, to APP
point some person or persons TO meet in the
city of New York, on Thursday, the 18th Of
May next, to make arrangements for the
holding Of n great Temperance Convention
IN said city, during the Worlds Fair.
"UNcLR Tom" AT hAw.-It seems that
Mr.. +. w. Thomas, a bookseller o fPhil-
adelphia, has caused Uncle Toms Cnbin to
be translated into German, and has issued it
in that language. This Mrs. Stowe re-
CARDS rs a violation of her copyright, and
she has accordingly commenced a suit in
the U. s. Circuit Court Of that city against
the publisher.
A SuGHr MisFAEE "A Dutchman pick
ed up u bound volume Of public documents,
on the back of which was stamped "Pub.
Docs"
"Tyvel!r said he, "what kinder books
will they brint next? AS ! If, here ish one
on pup toys"
W Gov. Diglcr, Of Pa, has signed the
uit1ohartering the Erie City Bank, on the
ground TINT the business Of the city required
n bank there, in place Of the one about to
wind up. He, however, cautions the beg
%islutuFe' against any further Increase of the
banking cnpitnl of that State.
0J-According to law survivors Of railway
accidents can recover.--Roch American.
This will be good news TO travellers on
some OF our railroads, AZ the last two or
three accidents there wcre several who did
not recover at all.--Pvoy Times.
6JN Spiritual Ripping exhibition was
given lntcly in Columbus, Miss, md tho
people conceiIing themselves to be hum
plugged, compelled the exhibitors to give
back tho charge for admittonce, which was
fifty cents per head.
01y-Mrs. Meagher, wife Of the escaped
Itish exile, had taken her departure from
Melbourne, Australia, previous to Jan 3lst,
in the ship Wellington for London. She
was accompanied by Bishop Wilson of Van
Dieman's Land.
01rHon. Henry Stanhery, we learn, is
about to establish himself in Cincinnati
Wa regret to lose him from the Capital City.
lie is al ornament tn the bur, and will com.
nand SUCCESS wherever he goes,-Jour.
CT Nte foreign emigrNtionto New York
during the frat quarter Of the present year,
il is said. shows a falling off of ~. 900, as
compared with the CORE spending period in
the year 1851 aud 1889.
BosroS, April 6, ls53.-The ship John
NJ. Mayo sailed to-day for Australia, with
hfty-eight passengers, forty. four of whom
were New Englunders and fourteen Canadi-
ans.
LOUISVILLE, April. g. - Ea.G Governor
Letcher has been dominated To Congress
from the Ashland district by the Wings.
.G-The Virginia Legislature has pass.
ed an apportionment bill giving the wings
only the Aecomac district.
OPP. IT, arnum, Esq, the great show
man, has been elected to the Connecticut
Legislature from Bridgeport.
@Col. Levy, who has been acting as
mail agent between Kentucky and Tennes.
see, has been detected In robbing the mail.