The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-10-27


LorTERIEs.-We, in common with many
other citizens-every few days receive Lot
terry circulars, giving the schemes, prizes
and price of tickets of the Baltimore Lptte-
ries, the object of course being to tempt
those addressed into the purchase of Lotte-
ry tickets.
Let us state fact. A few years since,
gentleman in an eastern city, who is some
what curious in statistics, ascertained the
number of high prizes drawn in all the lot
teres in the United States, and the number
of persons killed by lightning in the Union
during one year, and the facts showed that
three persons were killed by lightning
where one drew a high prize. There is
hope anf comfort in this fact to purchasers
Of lottery tickets.
I Dor laws are severe in regard to lotte-
res 1t is an offence even to advertise
lottery. They lhouId be taboed everywhere,
as they are lure to crime, and, as we regard
them, one of the most insiduous snarcs Of
the thousands in society, which spring up
at every step, in the pathway of the
young.
The curse of lotteries is not confined to
the young: like all gambling habits, it makes
the meet it feeds on, and the later in life
the greedy taste for games of chance re-
mains unradcated, the less hope is there
Of reformation.
Almost every state has placed lotteries
in the lst with marked cards and loaded
dice, and passed stringent laws to drive
from heir borders even the semblance OF
the accursed traffic; but Mary land, to her
shame be it spoken, yet tolerates this rob-
berry Cieue. Her.
WAsHIveToS, Oct. 2o.-The following
ppoi ntmenls are officially announced:
Robert Mclean Meade, as Commissioner
to Chini.
Levi X. Brown,of Md, Consul to Bordeaux
4 The Union will pay its respects to Col
lector Bronson TO morrow. tits believed
no defuite action has yet been taken by the
! Cabinet in this matter.
The New Orleans papers OF "Wednesday
and Thursday are received.
Vera Cruz dates to the 2Sth ult., had beer
received. The Decree re-cstablishing The
Jesuits in Mexico had been published. Gen
Arista publishes a letter, in which he pro
poses to witness operations between Iur
KEY and Russia, should war break out:
The steamer Mcdonald exploded her
boilers at the mouth OF the Mississippi OF
the 18th, killing three persons and scaid-
ing several others.
BosroN, Oct, 90, The ST. Johns, N. B, of the
18th has report that the Federal Union o
the British North American Colonies is con
TEN atd and that measurers for completing
the Union will be submittedto the seVera
colonies at no very distant day. 1t is addet
that Lord Elgin's visit TO England is con
nected whith the contemplated movement
Quebec Willie proposed as the seat OF gov
ernment.
New YoRK Oct 20,-The stock taken il
the Atlantic and Pacihc R. r. is aboU
f $4,000 900. Mr.. Gray, the engineer,
organizing his surveying party, and will Sc
out for the Rio Grande OH the Goth.
SALE OF GEO. LAWS MUsKETs.-It
stated nthe New York Times that Georg
Law, Esq, has effected sale Of very col
siderable portion of his muskets to the Tu
!, > kish GoVernment,--to be used in the WI
, with Russia. They have not yet bee
sent, but are to be shippedin course of fe
days. ~ Taa y.u.
(ErOn the 4th instant, 10000 bushe
! Of grain were received at milwaukee,, Wi
cOnsin, BY wagons