The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-15

The METHODIST CHURCH PROPERTY SET
TLEMENr.-The New York Commercial gives
thefOllowing details of the settlement ofthe
Methodist Church Property dispute:
The Commissioners oft the Methodist Epis-
copal Church retain all the property belong.
ing to the Book Concern, including the de-
postories at Boston, Pittsburgh g. Charles
ton; s; c.; with the papers at Auburn and
Pittsburgh, and pay to the Commissioners
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
their pro rata dividend,
Amounting to the sum Of S66,062 so
And for their interest in the a.
bove property Of 1887 Al
Whole amount to be paid the
South, SI9l 900 90
The South retain their newspaper presses,
with about $4,000 in old notes and book
accounts. within the bounds of the Metho-
dist Episco al Church, South
II will be remembered by those who have
taken an in crest in this unpleasant dis
pute, that there is another Methodist Book
Concern at Cincinnati, under the control Of
two agents. A suit between them and the
Southern Church was some time ago dAcid-
ed IN favor of the Book Room, but appeal
ed from. 1t is hoped and believed that the
gentlemen in charge Of the Cincinnati con-
cern will see the propriety OF an amicable
settlement like the one just consummated
in this city,
We have heard it intimated that meeting
of the Methodist body will Oe held at Green
street church early next week, to celebrate
the settlement in some suitable manner.
AMOUNTING WITH OTL.-Professor Simp-
son, of Edinburgh, has been the means Of
bringing to light curious corroboration of
the sanitary value Of the ancient practice
of amounting with oil. II appears that the
learned professor, when recently visiting
! the manufacturing town of Galashiels, was
casually informed that the workers in the
wool mill in that place were exempt from
the attacks of consumption and scrofula. -
On inquiring o! the medical men in the vi
cinity the truth of the statement was con-
frmed, and it was deemed expedient to pur-
sue investigation on broader scale. Com
munications were accordingly sent to the
physicians residing in DunermIne, AlIoa
Tillicoultry, Inverness, and other districts
where the wool-mills were in operation
and in the case OF all it was ascertained that
similar immunity was enjoyed from the "a
tal diseases mentioned. It further appears
that in some of the localities scarlatian had
been added to the list; and also that employ
ment in the mills not only preserved health
but children Of delicate constitutions were
sent to be wool-workers tor the express pur.
pose of acquiring strength-a result in sl
most every instance attained.
PERPETUAL MoTIoN.--We have Just beer
given to understand that an artizan in very
humble circumstances, residing in Ipswich
has after three years labor, succeeded II
constructing model of a machine,l5 by ~
and / u deep, which is self acting after be
ing put in motion by screw. 1t is power
full enough to turn grinlstone against tht
power of one person who holds an iron ba
on the ston'. 1t has kept in motion DIP
wards OF SO hours, at the end of which tim,
the speed was not diminished, and the con
structcr, whose name is Thomas StannarC
contends that the machine will keep in mo
ton as long as the materials will last. Thi
Invention was offered to several firms i
Ipswich, who decline taking il up, sine
which three persons belonging to one Of tn
first firms Of engineers in London have Wis
tied Ipswich, and examined the machine
aud have-been induced to pay the inventc
literally, and have taken the machine an
Inventor to London London Times, Nov.