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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

The TRIAL OF THE SPIRITuALrsrs. The
county court was occupied yesterday in the
trial Of two of the parties-Messrs. Pilgrim
and Arnold, connected with the Bank oil
Seth Paine, on an indictment for melting q
riot.
The following is a portion Of the testimo-
ny Of Mrs. Herrick, one Of the mediums:
Had been in Chicago some months; had
been employed in the bank to take money
and pay il out; gave advice to Mr.. Paine ia
open the bank on Tuesday, and let one per.
son in at a time. This advice was given by
the spirit Of George Washington. She did
not know Of any other communications
might have received one from Henry Clay;
does not know who got a communication
about the smoking. Henry Cloy's spirit
told them to receive allthe bills and redeem
them received communications three or
four times a week. A rule Of the bank was
not to redeem money for any person who
came in smoking; did not know of any reve.
lation not to redeem money to dishonest per.
sons"
The jury were out all night aud cane into
court this morning. Could not ngree and
were disoharged.- Chicago journal, 10Th.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

JACKSON TO NEWARK. w. Webb
Esq, leaves to-day for the purpose of pja~
cling the entire line Of railroad between Jack.
son and Newark under contract. The work
is to be pushed forward Immediately, and
the track made ready for receiving the iron
as, fast as men andmoney can accomplishit-
The road win be in running order between
Jackson and the connection with the Mari
eta and Cincinnati road in about one year,
and from Somerset to Newark the WORE
will be completed about the same time
Portsmouth, Tribune.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

LEAD ORE.-Vast beds Of lead ore hay.
been discovered in Sinking Valley, Blair
county, Pa, which, il 10 said, are of the most
valuable kind. A New York company has
leased $4,000 acres for n term Of years, for
which they pay the owners Ss7 SO per ton
for all the ore taken out In a rude state
The company has commenced operations on
n large scale. Some Of the orc already
tested, yielded iR ounces Of silver 10 the zoe
pounds. Miners ire at work 10 developing
this new discovery.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

GES. PIERcE.-The President elect has
tried to get to Washington without annoy.
ance, but without success. Under the cir
cumStSnces, his requsot was reasonable and
proper, but the greedy applicants for Office
do not appear to have any regard for kis
wishes. His hasty departure from the dif-
ferent cities look like the fight Of a fugitive O.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

The CABIHET.-The last unofficial an
nouncement is as follows:-For Secretary
of State, Hon. Caleb Cushing of Massuchu.
sets; Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis oil
Miss:ssipPfi Postmaster General, r. Nc,
Cielland Of Michigan; Secretary of the In.
terror, James Guthrie, which are regarded as
certain; reported for the Treasury, either
Marcy, FIagg or Dix; the Navy, either
Stockton or Dobbin; the Attorney General.
ship, either Campbell or Black. A few days
we trust, will relieve the anxiety Of cabine,
manufacturers. The appointment of Cu,h.
ing, we should judge, would not give the
greatest satisfaction to the party. He is al
best a political weathercock, and his tran.
sition from q Wing to a Democrat through
the shade o fTyler, was generally consider.
ed at the time as the result of disappointed
ambition. II has, however, paid him vel
and may pay better.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

GEN. WAsHINGToN's WAToH.--N IS sta
ted that Mr.. II. G. Rieli, of New York, has
in his possession the identical watch worn
bv Gen. Washington. 1t is represented as.
\ very massive watch, with very thick plain
cases Of pure gold, and twenty-four carets
fne. It was made. by Messrs. Randell a.
Rrjdre, Of London, England, and was bought
by benjamin Franklin when he was Com
missioner of the United Colonies. The
watch also strikes the hour, the same as our
| clocks do.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

A FAIR HIT. The good people of Ash
tabula will never forget or forgive the un-
gracious ding of Gov. Wood about "be-
nighted Ashtabula" and "~ealighted Hamil-
ton" when counting the votes of the Saw
bucks aud Miamies. The Ashtabula Sen.
tinel thus hits somebody:
There are now in the Penitehtiary of this
State sos convicts-la5 of this number are
from "enlightened Hamilton" and four from
"bcnighted Ashtabula." Daring the last
year dark and "benighted Ashtabula" has
sent but one representative to the Peniten.
tiary, (and he, from some accounts, an hon
est man, while Intelligent and "enlighteneC
Hamilton" has sent tifty-three-and, jadg'
ing from the character OF some Of her law
makers, che ia not yet fully represented ia
this department Of State.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

G-The Portland Advertiser states that
President Pierce "has appoiated Mr.. w. R.
Mitchell, Of that city, who now drives for
Gibson, his coachman. He is a good Wing,
and as fine a fellow as ever snapped a whip.
This, probably, is the Presidents first ap-
pointment and if he is as fortunate in max.
ing his future appointments, we will have
no cause to complain"
President Pierce seems resolved to start
right, even should he land wrong. Mr.. Sid
ney Webster, his private Secretary, has the
reputation Of being an excellent man and o
good Whig.-Cleue. Herald.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

New YORK CRY ExPENsEs.-The whole
estimated annual expenditure Of the city
government (5,l7l,sO9 79) Is only $780,
lS1 81 less than the aggregate annual ex
Pendltures, for the ordinary support of gov.
eminent, Of the thirty.one States of this TN.
ion, including half a million for California.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

MoBiLE.--Great excitement exists among
real estate holders 10 Mobile in consequence
of a large number Of suits Of eiec,ment
brought against them for alleged defective
titles. Property of over $4,000, 900 value Ia
involved,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

IsMsRArioE.- IL 10 calculated that since
the date OF the last census. Dune lat, 1850, !
the population Of the country has been aug,
mented by immigration, and the natural in.
crease oil population. upwards Of "a per cent
The increase from all sources Is get down III
x.4S9,60O in " . years T. seven months-viz:
From June LIST. 1880. to Dec. sIst, 1852.
This number arrived at New York alone, du.
ring the last two years 10 99T .623.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

FRKHcH ITEMs.-The Empress has devo-
ted a fourth part Of a million Of francs, the
gift of the Emperor, TO the Maternity Socie-
ty and the Hospital for Incurables, each Of
which institutions received One-half the sum,
Imperial projects, on a scale Of lavish ex-
penditures, are on foot. Among others sew
eral new palaces are named. Notifications
Of the present ministry are looked for.
A budget Of important letters affecting
state secrets have been stolen from the En-
press's apartment, and a reward of $780, 0o
francs was offered for their recovery. They
are said to implicate leading men Of France,
phd supposed 10 be in possession Of the Or
ieans family. Suspicion in the motter rests
upon Mrs. Howard.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

ARRIVAL OF A HuGE Boa CONSTRUCTOR
n ITS You've oNEs.-On Sunday last there
arrived at this port in the ship Arrow, Capt.
Wyatt, from Para- a huge serpent of the boa
genus. The reptile is at least Is feet in
length, and was caught by some Of the ma
tives on the banks of the "mighty Amazon"
Before il zane into the possession of Capt.
Wyttt it had satisfied its appetite by swal-
lowing a full grown goat. On the day the
vessel left Para, the captain and crew were
surprised to find that the serpent had given
birth to sc young ones. The "snakelets''
were about two feet each in length, and in
six weeks they have only grown about an
inch in length.
The report of this "birth extraordinary"
coon spread at Para and about 100 of the
leading gentlemen Of the place went on
board the Arrow to see the mother and her
interesting offspring. In about six days af-
ter the birth the mamma devoured 30 pig
cons, being the fist food she had tasted from
the time she had Toasted on the goat-a pc.
Rod Of about three months. Capt. Wyatt,
since his arrivedin Liverpool, has disposed Of
the boa constructor and its progeny to Mr..
Edmonds, now proprietor ofone of the trav-
cling m%enageries Of the late Mr.. Womb
well, which is at present being exhibited at
Manchester. The mother and three of the
young ones have been removed to that town
but 80 of the snakelets have yet to be de-
livered, dead or alive, to the purchaser
They are at present, in seaman's phrase,
adrift in the ships hold, but will no doubt
be recovered rs the cargo is discharged
The bite OF this snake is not venemous, SO
that the young wigglers may easily be cap
tured.- Liverpool Mercury.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

GT-The editor of tho Telegraph made a
statement that there were Wing Auditors in
the State who gave the printing of the law,
to two Wing uapers instead of selecting one
Democratic. We doubted the allegation anG
called for the proof. The editor Vi tina,
sheet says he has not time to write the name
of even one county where this is done. If
hereafter, any Of his readers choose to place
any c%onfdcnce'i in his word, they have more
crednlity than we supposed them to have
We are sorry that a person, in charge'of a
public journal, is so utterly depraved.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

The WiErER AEp cRoPs.-The Ohio
Cuttvator OF the 18th. expresses the opinion
that the winter has been favorable for the
young wheat, except where Injured bv
standing water in December, and in some
districts by the fly last fall. Fruit buds are
l!ntHjured, says that paper. as far az we
have observed. v"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

LATER FROM TExAs,-By advlces from
Galveston to the 7th inst, we learn that the
smallpox is prevailing ia Williamson coun-
~, and that the bloody fux has committed
severe ravages in the country about Indian.
ola. DR.. Bigelow, of the Mexican bounda.
ry company, who has been abseat about two
years and a had, has returned TO bndianola.
a respectable citizen, named Butler, had
been shot dead near Houston. by a man
named Hyde. In San Antonio county. Mr..
John McMullen, one Of the oldest and most
wealthy citizens, was found dead in his
own house, with his throat cut. An ARRAY
had occurred near Victoria, in which a
man named Cunningham was shot dead by
II. C.. Drockman.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

JUNCTION RAILRoAR-The work on this
important connection between Cleveland
and Sundusky is progressing steadily, and
the Sandusky Register states that it will be
ready Tor passengers in from 60 to 80 days.
''Sx new Locomotives" the Register adds,
care to be ready upon the opening Of the
road, and with the two already ordered will
give the road its starting machinery. And
we also further understand that the con-
tracts have been closed to-day which Weth'
erell g. Co., for n full complement Of first
class passenger and baggage cars, TO be read
y upon the opening Of the road"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

THE ERIcssoS The New York Tribune
says: We are informed upon reliable au-
tnority, and from different sources, that our
item in regard to the time made by the Err
lesson, Tuesday, was erroneous. She pass.
ed Pier No. l e. r at .. IL p. NJ, and the
Nnrrows at 4. Is instead of 4. 40, as report
ed. This would give her EIGHT instead of
six miles an hour at the siNe. On Wednes.
day afternoon, when the storm ceased the
telegraPbers closely examined the ocean as
far as they could see (abou' 90 miles,l bu,
the Ericsson could not be discovered. She
went out in the teeth of the sea, the wind
having blown violently from the southeast
during The night and morning.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24


EXTRACT FROM A CALIFORNIA LETTER
81 would not encourage any person to come
to this country, but on the contrary, would
advise them to stop at home, if they know
what is good for them. This is a country
of misfortune, disappointment and misery
| have seen more persons in misery in this
place then ever saw in any part of the
world in my life, and many would go home
if they could obtain by any means money to
pay their way. Iremain yours, with respect,
NJ. O'SULLIvAN.
Hon. Thos. s. Wilson, Dubuque, iowa.
PROGRESS OF SrEAM.-The 4th February,
1852, there were no less than seven ocean
steamers appointed to sail from the port o.
New York on that day. On 1887 (only six
teen years ago. there was not a solitary
steamer sailing between America and Eu-
rope. What a change.
VICE PRESIDENT KING, it is stated, OK
poets to return to Washington BY the first
of April. Senator Clemens has received a
letter from the commander Of the steamer
Fulton, at Havana, stating that the health
Of Mr.. King was much improved. He takes
exercise on foot daily.
RIGHT OF WAY IN VIReINrA.-Resoiution
have been offered in the Pennsylvania legis-
%lature, asking of the State Of Virginia the
grant of the right of way through a portion
OF the territory Of that State, to the Pittsburg
and S~teubonville railroad company.
New ORLEANS MTNT.-Durlng January
there we're deposited at this mint, $3l4,760,
all gold, except about $4,000, which was sill
yer. The coinage of the month was $780,
600 in gold double eagles, and 800 900 in
gold dollars.
BREACH or PRoMIsE.-A case Of breach oil
marriage promise was decided in the Circuit
Court Of Kanawha coHnty, Va, last week,
in which the disappointed young lady OBJ
tanned a verdict against her faithless swain
for $4,000.
G-A New Temperance Reform Party is
starting in New York. II is proposed to al
low the free and unlicensed sale of liquors,
but require that every drinker should pro.
cure a license before he can legally pur.
chase.
Texas PIoNEERs.-lt is stated that of the
three hundred illustrious families of pioneers
and patriots, FIRST introduced into the pro.
vince Of Texas, by Stephen #. Austin, ouly
10 heads of families are now remaining.
0YThe Rev. Asa Shinn, formerly m emf
nent minister Of the Methodist Church il
Pittsburgh, died at Brattleboro', VT, a few
days ago, Of apopfexy. His remains wer,
brought to Pittsburgh for burial.
G-At Louisville 1000 hogs, Of next sea
sons packing, to be delivered in December
have been sold at 81 cents per d., gross.
PROvoKIxG.-To dream you are huggin
an angel, and wake up with a bolster in you
arms. t-ka
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

lio! FOR AUsTEAL,A.-The N. Y. Journal
OF Commerce soys that n new steamship
Company has been organized to open a route
via Panama with Australia, which will be
brought within IS days Of New York. The
FIRST ship Of the line 1.-THE Golden Age) will
leave New York for Australia and return to
Panama, between which port aud Australia
she will continue her regular trips. The
capital Of the Company will be $500 900,
with liberty to increase it to $4,000, 900.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

A Long LIsE.-In advocating a direct
t~horoughfare~ through our own territory
from the Mississippi to the Pacific, instead
Of the Tehuantepec route through foreign
territory, Mr.. Seward states that the rail-
roads of New York alone, If stretched out in
one continuous chain, would reach a dis
lance two-thirds as great as that which sep
arates the Mississippi from San Francisco.
And, further, that the. railroads already
made in the United States If extended in
one continuous chain, would cover a dis
lance as great as that which divides liver
pool from Canton, and, together with roads
now constructing, would encirCle the globe.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24


The Tiecnty-S Second. --This i. the birth.day
OF General Washington, the Father of his
Country, and We had some notion of making
liberal extracts from his Farewell Address
to his Countrymon. But as this highly i'm.
portant and interesting paper is, doubtless,
in the hands Of oil our readers, we con do
no better service than to recommend to them
n candid and considerute perusal OF the
whole document. In these days of dcma.
gogsism, the thoughts. wishes and desires of
an ardent and pure patriot are of incalcula-
BILE benefit to the descendants OF those who
with him fought side by side and shoulder to
shoulder in the great struggle for indepeDd-
eDce, and now that a departure from his in.
structions 10 advised by q certain class of
American citizens, we hold him up as a pure
patriot, whose opinions were formed and
purified in the cTucible Of a revolution, the
right Of which was never doubted by any
well-thinking mind. Upon that revolution.
he staked his all, and by the help Of G cd and
his noble and brave %compatriots won, and
in his success, a great country owes it's ORR
gin, it's privileges and it's glory, and the
American people all that they now enjoy,
1t would require more than the eloquence Of
n Kossuth and the influence of all his aiders
and abettors, to induce US to forsake the
advice Of a Washington and follow after a
phantom. In the happiness and glory of our
own country, we seek the advance Of liberal
principles; in its example, there is hope; in
It's intermeddling, there is danger. In the
former case, progress must follow sooner or
later; in the latter, liberty would dePendA p-
on victory. In oil things, certainty is bet
ter thar uncertainty.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

DEATH OF Gov. LucA .-Ex.Gov. Luc..
Died suddenly OF the 7lh inst, a, his res.
idence near Iowa City, at the age Of IL
years. The deceased was formerly Cover.
hor OF Ohio. and was Afterwards appointed
Governor Of Iowa, while il was q Territory.
lie was an honest, worthy and patriotic
citizen. and highly esteemed wherever
kaows. He was . soldier Of the war OF
psfa
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

O.TR. p. Resor, of the firm Of w. 4 X.
p. Resor g. Co., of Cincinnati, died suddenly
in Boston, on Saturday.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

6THon. Amos Tuck has consented to
be a candidate for reelection to Congress
from the let District Of New Hampshire.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

BREAD By STEAM PowER.--The idea OF
making bread by horse or steam power would
have startled our puritan grnnd-mothers not
a little, and there is a strong presumption
that our old grnnd-fathers would have de-
nounced it, with that nassau information of
theirs, which was so ominous to evil doers,
as a device of the wicked one. 1t is a veri-
table fact, however.
Messrs. Mason, Ball g. Co., of New York,
have a bakery sufficiently extensive TO con-
vert $40 barrels of -four into bread every
twenty-four hours, where all the work, ex-
cept mixing the flour and water just enough
TO make them adhesive, is done by steam
power. After the -four is thus mixed, it is
thrown into a kind of funnel, where it is
kneaded by the rotary movement of a worm
shaped instrument. Passing from the bot
tom Of this, the dough is reduced to the re-
quired thickness by series of rollers. An.
other machine cuts it into circular pieces as
fast as they can be transferred to the oven.
The bottom OF the oven consists OF thin per-
forated iron plates, so connected as to form
a sort OF endless chain, which passes from
one end Of the oven to the other, a distance
of forty.ive feet, in fifteen minutes. The
unbaked bread is placed upon this ut one ex-
tremity of the oven and comes out at the
other "done to a turn" and ready for pack
ing. There is an apparatus by which the
temperature Of the oven and the speed Of
the revolving plates are regulated at pleas
ure. We ono knew an ancient dame who
refused to taste Of one of Signor Blitz's
cakes, which he had fried in his hat, because
she knew the devil must be in it. The old
lady would probably be Os suspicious Of
Messrs. Mason, Ball g. Co.'s bread, IL she
were to sec the loaves elected from the oven,
like pumpkins from n tilted cart.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

EXPLOSION OF LAMPs,-Profossor SillimSD
says that the vapor which fills the lamp,
above the fluid, 10 explosive, and that IL this
yapor IL in any way lighted, n dangerous ex.
pic sion will follow. The same isIrue Of the
can or other vessel in which the fluid Is kept.
~ Kossuth continues to live very pri.
vately and retired 10 London, and is in ex.
oellent health.
GrAll the iron mills in Chester county,
Pa, are said TO be now in fall blast.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

To SHARPER a Mass MEmoRY.-Bor
row twenty dollars of him.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

NEBRAsKA AND u INDIANs.-The new
Territory Of Nebraska contains, it is said,
100000 square milcs, with q population Of
less than 800 souls. II contains some 4S
Indian Tribes, who have been moved north
wcst ol the Mississippi. by this Government,
with certain pledges that they shall never
be included within any State or Territory.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

GGov. Reid, Of North Carolina, has
appointed Hon, James C. Dobbin a United
SeOtes Senator, in place Of Mr.. Mangum,
whose tern expires on the fourth Of March.
The Legislature failed to provide for the va
eancy at it's recent session. The validity
OF the appointment, under the circumstan-
ces, will no doubt be contested. -Nat. Int.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

A LUpIcRous MISrAKR.-A story is cur
rent at Paris that one day during the late
sojourn Of the pdrvenu Emperor at Com
peigne, wishing to amuse himself, he sent
for a well-known actress, Ma'm'seile Page,
TO visit his chateau. AT the moment she ar
rived the Emperor was taken ill and could
not see her. The next morning the cham
berlain of the palace was announced in her
parlor. He expressed to the fair lady the
regret Of the Emperor at not being able to
pay his compliments in person, but begged
her to accept. from his Majesty, the pocket
book which he held in his hand. She took
it, and was surprised to find in it bills to the
amount of twenty-five thousand frances
Such muniicence was entirely without ex-
ample. She murmured her thanks, and
was in a few hours back at Paris again.
Hardly had she left, when a gentleman,
appointed to a diplomatic mission, knocked
at the chamberlain's door. He had come
to receive his outfit, and his las instructions
Tho chamberlain handed him his papers
and a black pocket-book. The minister
opened it, and found there the enormous
sum of FIVE hundred francs! The wTetched
chamberlain had COMPOUNDED the two pock-
ct books,and had given the diplomat the wa
ges of the light O. love. He sent of an
aid-de-camp at once to Paris, wac brought
pack the following epistle from Mile Page:
my Dear Chamberlain: When you will
give me an assurance over the Emperor's
signature, that the $4,000 francs were not
for me, / will refund the 24,5OO to which
you lay claim.
Yours, ever, PACE"
The poor man did not dare to ~acquaint
His Majesty with his carelessness, and
was obliged to make the sum himself.
This is a good story, and will Of course be
dramatised.