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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

FREsHET1N INDiANA.---The freshets in In
diana have been greater and more sudden
than ever known before, and have caused
great destruction of property. The Rail-
roads have suffered severely, and some lives
have been lost. +sb a7er
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

NEwARK.-The population of our sister
city, by recent census, is 4,2os, ofwhich
lol are colored. This shows arapid ad-
vance, and the Times predicts still further
increase.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

OrThe SciOto was cry high yesterday
and was still raising last night. No difficulty
whatever, in steamboat navigation from Cir
clevilIe to Cincinnati. Our fine turnpike
east OF the river bridge,is sadly washed, but
this can soon be repaired. No previous
freshet in our little river ever did SO much
mischief 10 corn fields and fences.-SciotO
Ed,efLe
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

HEAVY FoRGERY-On the l4th inst, at
Cincinnati, man clad in the garb of Ken
tucky drover, with pair of saddle bags un-
der his arm, preseated at the counter of the
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company
Bank, two checks-one drawn on Ellis and
Morton, Bankers and Exchange Brokers, at
the corner of Walnut and Third streets, and
purporting to be signedby Evuns& Swift,
Pork Packers, for $1,000; and another on
the Merchants and Traders Branch of the
State Bank of Ohio, purptrtng to be signed
by S. Davis, Jr., g. Co., (also extensive pork
packers,) for $7,32l 65. These he desired
to sell at the bank for specie, and he did SO;
the money was paid him in gold; he took his
leave, and has not since been seen!
No suspicion was excited until Friday last,
when Ellis and Morton discovered that the
account of Evans and Swift with them was
overdrawn, and OH applying to them, the
check was ascertained to be forgery!-
When this information was obtained, it was
remembered that both checks had been pre-
scented by the same person, and on investi-
cation, the other, too, was learned to be spu-
rious! -- ,5- a.e
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELEc-
TroN.-The New York Journal of Commerce
Iys the Wing vote at the recent election is
greater than at any previous one; though
the gain over Is4S is only II cog; II ,292
over 1874, and 9s,592 over 1870
The ocratic vote is 3J5,246
greater than in lS4s; 246,59s greater than
in 1874, and 45S. .47S greater than in l84O.
The abolition vote is 1856, $50 less than in
lS4S and 1886 greater than in 1874.
Vermont is the banner State on the Whig
side, as is New York on the Democratic; the
latter having given Pierce plurality of27,.
269, and a majority over both Wing and Alb.
clifton of 1886. But 10 proportion to the
whole number Of votes polled, Texas is the
banner State on the democratic side, hay.
ing given nearly three times as many to
Pierce as to Scott. Georgia comes next
having given Pierce more than twice as
many as Scott; then Arkansas and Florida.
The least plurality in any State is "a IN Del
aware. The States polling the highest ag-
greglte vote, are New York, 522, ,4SO; Penn
sylvania, $50, ,272; Ohio, 353, 1868. The State
polling fewestlyotes is Florida-7,l6I Del.
aware comes next--I2,665.
I The largest abolition vote given by any
State is 3l,7s2 in Ohio. Next comes Mas
sachusetts with 2S,O23, and New York will
25,433. In proportion to the whole numbe
of votes, Vermont is the greatest hot bed o
abolitionism. .-.E
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

WEALTH OF THE United SrATEs.-The
aggregate wealth of the United States a.
mounts to $l2 ,os0, 900 900, and the popula-
tion is 24,OO0, 900 of souls. The wealth. d.
vided BY the population, gives $500 to each
person, young and old; and, counting FIVE
persons to each family, It would give the
handsome little fortune Of $4,000 to every
family Of the republic, not excluding the
81.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

ONO TRANSFER AGENT IN New York.
We learn from the Ohio Statesman, that the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund have
appointed A. P. Edgerton of Defiance,
transfer Agent, &c., in New York, in the
place of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust
Co. removed. Mr.. Edgerton has given bond
in 100000, and is about to open an Office in
New York. Now Mr.. E. is member of
the present Congress, and has been elected
to the next; will he resign, or does he intend
to reside in N York as Agent, and hold his
seat at Washington!The Trust Co.has been
the transfer Agent ever since it was estab-
lished, and has performed the duties not
only satisfactorily to all parties and without
the loss Of dollar, but II has more than
once, by its own means, saved the credit Of
the state. We believe the state paid her
for the service and the immense responsible
ity, $4,000 year! Weunderstand the new
Agent has engageda a Clerk from the Trust
Co. Office at $4,000 a year, and in addition
will have to pay Office rent and contingen-
cies, besides the. salary of the Agent, The
increased expense to the state by the change
will be equal to three or four thousand dol
lars year, with decreased security! Why
is the change made? Because the Trust
Company ask of the state to comply with its
contract as to the taxes to believed on it
and proposes to submit the question TO the
Courts Of Law!-Ci GGz. t...,.. ..... /.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

THE TRoUBLEs ON THE Rio GRANDE.-
The New Orleans Crescent, in announcing
that Carvajal, with four hundred TexasRan-
gers, had crossed the Rio Grande, and was
on his march for Monterey, says:
ait was generally supposed that this
movement on the part of Carvajal was at
the invitation ofthe State of Tamaupilas, and
further, that Gen. Cruz, the military COM
mandant at Camargo, was indirectly aiding
it. The force under Carvajal's command is
suidto be composed almost entirely of the
rangers called ont by the Governor of Tex
as for the defence Of the frontier against the
Indians, and which the Government Of the
United States refused to pay, or receive in
to service. The friends of the movemen
feel confident that by this time Carvajal il
in command of the whole Sierra Madre, AM
that his success is certain"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

RAILROAD To TnE PACiTIc.-The oi-
ganiic project ufa tailTUad across our terri
tory to-the Pacific has been introduced into
The U6ited states Senate by Sir. Gwin -
According to this plan, the road is to have
at its eastern end, on the Mississippi river,
fro lines, connecting il with the Atlantic
through the North aud South respectively,
and tUO at It's Western end, connecting il
with The Pacific through Oregon and Califor-
mia. The contractors for its construction
receive in payment alternate sections of
public lands forty miles wide through the
States, and eighty miles wide through the
intervening territories. At the end Of thirty
years it is TO be surrendered To the United
States. The mail troops, and other trans
porta;ions OF the Government, shall always
be free upon il.
In memorial 10 Congress on the neccssi-
ty, importance, and practicability Of a Rail-
road from the Mississippi TO the Pacific
Ocean, the question ofits profit is consider
ed. Fifty thousand persons 90 annually to
California, and il costs each $500 to get
there, making sum Of 100000. Sup
posing that the railroad can carry them for
5000, this travel will yield $4,000, ,OOO.-
The road will be 1000 miles long, and it is
estimated will cost $4,000 per mile, or an
aggregate Of SO 1000, 900, so that so, 900
passengers would yield an interest Of 10 per
cent on travel alpne. i; is further assumed
that at least $4,000 600 viii annually be de-
rived from freight, and that it will cost, tC
keep the road in repair, S5,OOO,O0o, which
would still leave 10 per cent. for the Gov
ernment, or the stockholders or the contrac
tors, whoever should build it. There arr
many schemes for this enterprise, and mani
estimates, but they must a u be, in a projec
so vast, and over country SO little known
nothing better to be relied upon than mert
guesses.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06


Dry GooDs TRADE.-We extract the
following from the New York Tribune, as
indicative ofwhatis to be expected in the
dry goods line. Calicoes and wearnbles
generally are to keep pace, in the advance
of price, with eatables: If
One of the most striking features of the
dry goods market is that there are no job
goods to be picked up, as has been usual at
this season of the year. The great woolen
jobbers have taken up, weeks ago, all they
could find, and the anticipation Of further
advance in the spring is such, that some of
the jobbers have resold at a profit to specu-
lators. Woolen goods are out of first
hands, though not out of market--in like
manner as the raw material itself is mostly
in the hands of speculators,w have bought
up the stock, anticipating large profit from
the necessities of the manufacturers. Stocks
of cotton domestic goods continue low, and
prices keep tending upward, and seem dis
posed to reach much higher point, under
the influence of large and increasing con-
sumption. 1t is common remark among
dry goods houses that there is no knowing
where prices will go. These circumstances
are encouraging to importers, and our i'm
ports will be very large in the coming
season. The rise in prices abroad is
not sufficient to check the orders Con.
sumption is good, at a much higher level OF
prices. The country is rich. Money a.
bounds all over, tharks to our golden State
and goods will be bought while money holds
out, and that is likely TO be for a time indef-
mite, .tfa
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

A DEMOCRATIC STArE.-There are ninety
counties in Texas, every one of which, at
the last election, gave majority for Frank
lin Pierce for President. In three Of the
counties General Scott did not get single
vote, and fourteen Of them. gave him less
than ten votes each.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

GeTThe city of New York occupies a
whole couny-the style is, the city and
county Of New York. 80.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

The CoRMoRANTs OF THE CAPITAL
The Columbus correspondent Of the Hamil-
ton Intelligencer gives the following gra-
phic picture ofthc state of,hings at the seat
of government:
A lean and hungry race of lank-jawed
plundercrs have swarmcd about the capital
since the November elections; and cursed
has been the condition of the dispensers OF
public patronage, for there has been no
peace for them. A place--a place-a place!
has been the ceaseless importantly of polit-
ical mercenaries, who hang about the war
camp of the victorious enemy, and certainly
ifvictory must always be procured Mt price
so difficult to pay, and SO disgusting to dis
pense, the calamity of defeat is not alto
gether without consolation. Never in the
history of the State, has rapacity fer Office
been 80 gross, sensual, and meretricions;
and never has private decency and public
self respect been so lost in an nnscrupulous
scramble after the scanty loaves as now.
WORTH KNOWING. Some of the papers
of late have had a paragraph recommend
ing the use of wheat flour in the case o.
scalds or burns. A gentleman at Dayton
saw it, and the other day, as he writes the
Empire, tested tit his satisfaction. He
says: ,..,-.. ,-
While at the supper table, a little child
which was seated in its mothers lap, sud
denly grasped hold of cup full of hot tea
severely scalding its left hand and arm. ]
Immediately brought a pan of flour anc
plunged the arm into it., covering entirely
the parts scalded with the flour. The ef
feet was truly remarkable-the pain was
gone instantly. l then bandagcd the aru
loosely, applying plenty of -four next to the
skin, and on the following. morning there
was not the least sign that the arm hat
been acalded; neither did the child suffc
the least pain after the application of thu
flour. -...t.at -.-N Ha|
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

a VETERAN BRITIsH REGIMEET.~-The cell
ebrated 42d regiment Of the British infantry,
known as the Royal Highlanders, has com
pleted the Il2th year Of its organization as
a regiment, from May i740. 1t was embod-
led in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1880, a. u
local corps, aud was widely known as the
."Black Watch" The corps has been a.
broad on active service more than sixty-four
years, and in England and Ireland thirty-f
years-only thirteen years being spent in
Scotland. II has served in twenty-nine ex-
pediliOns and campaigns, and has been en-
gagged in more than fifty battles, sieges and
skirmishes. During the war ofthe Ameri-
/ can revolution, the AID was present at the
battles Of Brooklyn aud York Island, and
the capture Of Fort Washington, in l776;
Brandywine and Germantown, l777; Mon
mouth, l77s; Elizabethtown, 1779; siege of
I Charleston, 1880, and many minor affairs.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06
WHOLE NO. 1875

THE GREAr FREsHEr AND ITS SAD Re-
sULTs.-For the past few days the land
round absut Owl Creek has been immersed
in water. On "Wednesday Of last week IL
commenced raining--and the water came
down in torrents during that night and the
next day. The little streams were suddenly
swollen, and rushing rapidly into the Great
Father Of Waters-old Owl Greek, caused it
TO overflow its banks and food the country,
around. The water in this stream became
higher than it has been since I847, and as q
consequence brought about the destruction
Of a large amount Of property, displacing
fences and hay stacks, and dams and bridges
we're swept away, and the waters Of old Owl
Creek carried almost everything before
them. The Railroad bridges at Banning's
Mill, Dry Creek and st. Louisville, &c,
were damaged to such an extent as to pre-
vent the running of the cars through for sew
eral weeks.-M. Vernon True Whig.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

The WHITE WATER CANAL.-Calamity
to routes of navigation couldnot we'll occur
without including this investment Of our City
Fore Fathers. ~. .t' s''re E7taf ,,f+
The Dams of the Whitewater river that
make the slackwater which feed the canal,
are washing away, and the town of Harri-
son isinundated; the locks below Brookville
are washed out; the bridge at Brookville
gone, and score of minor disasters occurred
along the whole Indiana line, SO as to make
us conclude that this canal, this time, is pret-
ty well used up. The mills at Lawrence.
burg, like those Of our city depending upon
water power, are not grinding.-Ctn. Gas
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

.GrThe story Of man. who had nose
SO large that he couldn't blow it without the
use Of gunpowder, has turned out to be a
hoax.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

OxTMr. WALLACE, editor of the Dresden
Herald died few days since.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

tETThe New York Commercial, referring
to the report thtt Russia had fitted out an
expedition for Japan, says: "We think it
most likely that this expedition is designed
to cooperate with the scientific corps ap-
pointed by the Russian Government to sur
vny the COASTS Of Kamschatka." !"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

MARINE DIsAsTERs-LOss ef Property and
Life ON the Lakes in 1859. Buffalo Ex-
press publishes a statement, prepared by
Capt. G. w. Rounds, Agent Of the North.
western Insurance company, detailing the
loss of life and property on the Lakes during
the past year. The loss of property is large.
being some $26o,oOo greater than the pre-
yious year. The loss of life is also large
Capt. r. puts it at 296, which is probably
considerablyunder tho actual number. Many
persons, who were competent to judge, pul
the number lost on the Atlantic as high as
800.
The total loss of property is put down al
$992, 2,659. Most of this occurred on Lake
Erie. In closing the sad account, Capt. R
says:
"Of the two hundred and twenty mine dis.
asters here detailel, seven occurred in the
month of April, nineteen in May, twenty
four in June, fifteen in July, sixteen in Au-
gust, twenty-one in September, twenty-sev-
en- in October, eighty.fve in November, (55
in one gale of the llth and l2th,) and fifteen
in December. In many instances the a.
mount of losses as above stated have been
matters of estimate, as many must necessa-
rily be; but much pains and care have been
taken to procure, in each case, the opinion
OF competent men who were most familiar
with the circumstances. Regarding the loss
oflife by the steamer Atlantic, there are va
rious opinions-her agents and proprietorf
contendng it did not exceed one hundred
and fifty, while many who we're somewhat
familiar with the circumstances, set it as
high as three hundred, and some even higher
The former deem somewhat under the
mark, and the latter much above. The a
gents can no doubt tell quite correctly how
many went ON board of her, but no one can
tell how many were carried ashore from heI
by the propeller"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

OtATA. p. Miller, of the Board OF Public
Works, informs the editor Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, thatthe tonnage carried over the
Ohio canals during the pastyea is one-third
greater than that of last year, though the
revenue is less. s
6TThe Ripley Bee states that the slaugh'
tering season is nearly over. The prices
have kept up. About 10000 hogs have beer
killed, an increase of nearly 1000 over las
year.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06


MORE AEHExATIoK.--Some people have
supposed our manifest destiny would stop
when we have annexed all the continent
down to the Isthmus. But this is great
mistake, The Caracas (yenezuelu) CORES
pondent of the New York Herald, writes, in
letter dated November l5, as follows
There is coolness about it that is quite re-
freshing: i, ,-..t....-... ....,.., .ss
al cannot say anything for the general
prosperity Of this Republic; many of the best
informed and refecting citizens look forward
with anxiety to the only hope left-that of
the eventual annexation Of Venezuela to
the empire republic OF great American con-
federacy. They say, when Venezuela shall
form State Of the Federal Union, the sun
OF prosperity will reheetiIs beams on this
obscure planet, whose southern boundary
lis the empire Of Brazil. They argue, and
justly too, that California; is thirty days dis
tance from Washington, by steam, when
Venezuela is only seven days distant; that
the Floridas, Spanish colonies; Louisiana,
a French colony; Texas, California, &c;
Mexican territories, have amalgamated with
THE Anglo-Saxons, without any inconven-
fence to the well being of the confedeiacy
on the contrary, they have added to the
wealth, strength and prosperity of the Un-
ion." u8 lfshra,f-H. ~ sa.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

FIRE--LOss of Life.--On Sunday last, the
Louisville paper mill was destroyed by fire,
and two persons were killed and nine or ten
wounded by the falling of one of the walls.
The loss is about S3s, 900, (which S25, 900
was covered by insurance.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

HFSchool teachers, male and female, are
much in demand in Texas.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

practiced upon the famOrs and fashionable
house ofthe Stewarts in New York. About
a year since, well.dressed lady called in
and selected a shawl. the price of which
was $500. She handed out a thousand dol
lar bill, which the clerk questioned. She
took it back, and appeared to be indignant,
when on reflection she handed over another
and genuine bill on the same bank, and re-
qucsted that it be taken to a bank. This
was done, and the bill pronounced to be
genuine. The lady then put il in her purse,
shaking her pretty head ominously at the
clerk who had dared TO insinuate that her
money was not good. She started to go
out, the poor clerks making all sorts of a.
pologies. But on reflection, she returned
the shawl pleased her-it was so very beau
tiful-she would not permit her excited
feelings to deprive her Of an article that
pleased her so well. She would have the
shawl put up. The smiling clerk had it
ready in jiffy. She handed out th0us-
and dollar bill OH the same bank-the clerk
thought it was the same. They gave her
S400 change and the fair one left with the
shawl and the change. Onmaking depos.
it in the afternoon, however, they found
that the bill was a straight out counterfeit
The lady had shifted the good and bad tC
suit her own purposes, coolly leaving thu
bad one in the hands Of the Stewards, carry
ing off their S4OO OF good money and thei
good shawl. A few weeks since we are in
formed, the same fine trick was again play.
ed on the same house, the only difference
being that the beautiful lady on this oeca
sion took two 500 shaw!s, left two one
thousand counterfeit nntts, and received
back $500 in good cash in change.-Hart-
ford Times.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

OHIO LEGIstATURE.--On "Wednesday, the
House was not in session. In the Senate,
nothing Of any Importance was transacted.
We received no letter from our correspon-
dent, who, we suppose, has joined the mem
bers in keeping the holidays.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

FATAL Result OF GAMBLING The
weekly report of deaths last week records
one suicide. The victim was young man,
% years of age, who returned to his home
late in the night of the second inst, taking
Immediately before or after reaching his
home, a quantity of laudanum. Previous TO
retiring he called up his mother, and in.
formed her what he had done but in order
to prevent her sending for a physician, he
assured her that he had not taken snffi
cient quantity Of laudanum TO kill him. Il
was not long, however, before the mother
ascertained that she had been deceived. A
physician was sent for; but the fatal drug hat
done its work. notwithstanding tha, every
effort was made to save the life of the young
man, he died before morning. For abou
two months previous to his death, the de-
ceased had been in the habit of visiting
some one of the many gambling houses o
this city, had become infatuated with The
game, lost large sums Of money, and at last
in moment Of desperation, committed Tho
act we have recorded. Boston Post.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

HEALTHY TowN.-In the town of Middle
bury, CT, which has population of 700, moi
single death has occurred for the last sew
en- months. In lS45 there were but two
deaths in the town; in lS49 but six, all oil
whom were adults, whose average nges
were 70 years. and the recordfor subsequent
wears shows the same rcmarkahla longev-
ity. A very large proportion OF the deaths
are of adults, most Of whom were over sew
enty years Of age.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

0r USE HowE's COUGH CANDY.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

TRE WESTERN ART UMos.-We learn
from the Gin cinnati Gazette thatth drawing
of the Western Art Union, advertised for
Tuesday evening last, did not take place, but
was postponed to next Wednesday. From
the tone of the article, it would appear that
the Art Union is not in as good condition as
might be wished, which is attributed to sew
eraI causes. It is added that the receipts
from two hundred and fifty additional subscri
bers will relieve the present embarrassment
and the institution may be saved.