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

AMATEUR Fowl BREEpER.--The editor Of
the Lyo Bay State has been buying fancy
eggs Of some one in Boston at big figure,
which did not turn out what he expected
and so concludes that the hen fever is great
humbugl Served him right; he bought what
was said to be Cochin China eggs, and, after
waiting patiently over four weekS,he found
elk ducks in his Matching coop one morning.
So much for his foresightedness.
! This isn't half so bad as The case of one Of
his neighbors, who paid a round price for
half a dozen choice eggs, queer looking
specked eggs-small, round, outlandish eggs,
that he felt certain would produce rare chick
ems, and which he was very cautious in set
ting under his best hem At the end
Of fortnight he was startled at the break
fast table, to hear his favOrite hen screaming
'bloody murder from within the coopi He
rushed to the rescue, raised the box lid, and
found his hen on the nest, but in frightful
rtnrbation--strbggling, yelling and cack-
ling most vociferously. He spoke to her
very kindly and softly; he would fain
appease and quiet her for there was great
danger, lest in her eXcitment and struggles,
she should destroy the fav0rite eggs, those
which had cost him so much money and trou-
Bile. But soft words were in vain. His 'best
hen continued 10 scream, aud he raised her
from the nest to look at the cause of her
trouble more critically. His astonishment
was instantaneous, but immense; and his
surprise found vent in the brief but ex-
pressve exclamation - Turtles, By hunder!"
Such was the fact The poor innocent
poultry fancier was the victim of misplaced
confidence. The party who had sold him
the eggs. had sold the buyer shockingB!--
And instead OF a brood of pure Cochin Chi
mas, he found that his favorite hen had hatch
ed half dozen pure mud turtles, all Ofwhich
upon breaking from the shells, seized upon
the flesh of the poor fowl, and mad well nigh
destroyed her life, before they could be
choSed off He has since gone into the
dwarf pear business.
BEAUTIFUL QUILT.-We were shown yes
terday very handsome silk qui t, the handi-
work Of the daughter Of our tellow-ctizen,
c. c. Green, which she designs forwarding
to the Worlds Fair at New York. The
quilt is composed of small pieces of silk put
together, with elaborate needle work, In
the center is large embroidered piece.rep-
resenting Christ at the well with the wpman
Of Samaria, worked in chcnielle and floss
silk, which is very exquisite and elegant; be-
sides this there are intcrspersed in the vari-
Gus squares composing the quilt, beautifully
wrought moss rose twigs with leaves and
flowers in full bloom. The entire quilt ex-
hibits great TASTE skill and art, and we doubt
not will prove quite attractive at the exhibi-
ton of the "Tndustry Of all Nations" to be
held in New York.-LOH'SUiHe Courier.
THE NEw SILVER CoIIAGE.-The officers
of the mint at Philadelphia are now closely
engaged in coming the new silver pieces of
the denomination Of three, ten ard twenty
five cents. In order to meet the public
wants for small silver change, the work at
the min, now goes on both at night and day.
The new On rler Of dollar weighs FIFE
cisely four pennyweights, and is Il grains
less than the former piece. A compared
with the current Spanish quarters. the new
Coin is decidedly heavier and somewhat fin
er, None of the new dimes or half dimes
have yet been stru:k
BLACK SNow.-A letter from Walpolc, II .
H., dated 3Oth ult., says: "We have had
in some parts of this town, and in the ad-
joining towns; whai..wc call a very remarka-
BILE occurrence-viz: a fall of hack SnO,p.
send you some writing was snow as it fell,
and witten with clean pen." The writing
sent by our correspondent is perfectly legi-
BILE, and has the appearance of having been
written with pale black ink. We leave the
explanation of the phenomenon to the sci
tiic.-BoStOn Journal.
HEALTH OF VICE PRESIDENT KIYG.-Hon.
Il. Pratt, ofNew York, who has Just return
ed from Havana, contradcts the statement
that Mr. King had taken the oath of office
His health was quite desperate, and he did
not weigh over 100 lbs 1t is thought he
would not probably live to return, even if he
left, as he proposed to, on the first of April.
His principal food was milk and hommony,
and he was daily borne by his men into the
sugar house, rarely being able to walk over
par, of the way.
Coon LoGIc.-"Brudder Bones can you
tell me de difference twene dieing and diet
ing7"
"Why, oh course can, Lemuel. When
you diet you lib on nofin and when you die
you hab To6in to live on"
swell dat's different from what tort it
was. ! tort it was a race atween de doctrin
stuff and starvation, to see which kill lust."
OCTA Democratic gentleman recently
from Washington says, that it was proposed
while he was there to organize a committee
OF five to wait upon the President, none of
whom should be office-seekers. But a.as,
after diligent search but three could be found I,
out of the multitude congregated at the
Capitol.
REMARKABLE BEAR.-A collection of wild
animals is on its way from California to the
New York Worlds Fair, containing a singua
lar phenomenon in the brun line. The
creature, it is said, is Of no color heretofore
: appropriated to his species, but is curiously
marked with all the colors Of the rainbow.
LARGE PURCHASE OF RAILROAD IRoE.-
We see it stated that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company have purchased
1000 tons of American rails in Boston, at
1915 per ton, cash, and the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railroad 10000 tons Welsh, also in
Boston, on private terms. ts
CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY.- We are 6Ieased
to learn that the Hon. Roger B. Taney,
Chief Justice of the U. s. Supreme Court
who has been lately confined to his room, at
his residence IN this city, by indisposition, is
, now convalesceiit; and will probably be ou,
| in few days.--BdH. SIN. s9lt
MRS. FILLMORE AND MRS. CAss.-The
funeral of Mrs. Fillmore took place at Buf.
falo, on Saturday afternoon, and that o
Mrs. Cass at Detroit on Sunday after noon
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