The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-03-02

Of which he was recently a mem
Der, are supposed to be thc causes which
him to commit the horrible deed.
ATHENS MEsskNeER,-W have neglected
10 n~otice,up to this time,N. H.VAS Worries
retirusy from the above paper, Under his
auspices, the Messenger has become one Of
The best papers in the Stale, aud we part
with him with many regrsts. The incom-
ing editor has our best wishes, politically
and pecuniarily.
MoRnoSs .-English papers notice The
in that country OF some Mormon
missionaries from the United States; but
what success they have had is not stated
The Western (Eng.) Times says one of the
gentlemen was recognized as a person whc
had left Leads some time ago in grea'
PUBIC HousE AT WHEELiSG.-Tbe pco-
pie Of Wheeling having voted against tbs
granting Of license for tho sale of liquors
the council of that city have passed al or
dinance to license eating houses, provided
the proprletors give bOhd,neither to sell no
give away liquors. 81
MISSISSIPPI AND Atlantic RAILROAD
The bill granting power to the Mississippi
and Atlantic Railroad Company to con
struct their road ~(Brough's) from Terre
Haute to St. Louis, has passed beth branch
es of the Illinois Legislature.
The HoosAo TUENEL.-A joint committs,
of the Massachusetts, Legislature have re
portedi in favor of a loan of $4,000 900 t
the Troy and Greenfield Railroad COmpan.
in aid Of the Hoosac tunnel project.
6JThe best paper in CIermont county
is the Courier, edited by J.. R. s. BOND, ESQ
1t comes to us this week in a new dress an
otherwise improved. 1t deserves a wild
circulation.
Gg-Thanks to Messrs. CAmpELL an
WADE for Congressional favors. Also t
Hon, S. II. PORTER Of the State Legisla
ture.
G5-Mts. Mary Pendrey, aged 6s years
said to be the first white female born
Cincinnati, died there last wsek.
6rCalvin Clinton, Esq, proposes to pull
lish a volume ofthe correspondence of Her
ry Clay.
II was SO intensely cold at Green Ba.
Wisconsin, on Sunday week, that sever
cattle, kept in stalls, were frozen to dealt
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-A suit has recent
been tried at Quebec, (Furguson agains
Patton. jim which the jury gave $4,000 dan
ages for SANDER. 1t appears that a your
gentleman in The employ of Mr.. James Pa
ton, was engaged to be married to Mis-
Furguson, which becoming known to M
Patton, he made very serious charges
eainst the moral character of the young
dy, who brought a suit for Islander.
CAtAMITotB SPoRr.-On the 23d Of Jal
uary, in the town Of Tobula, Holms coun'.
Mississippi, some boys tied a bunch of Fl
crackers to a dog's tail, and lighted u
match. The dog'rightencd ran into a sh'
filled with cotton and set it on fire. III
whole shed and an adjoining one, with 4
cotton they contained, were entirely co
stunned, except 27 bales cut of 1900. L
loss is estimated at 100000.
AmrkicAS vs. FoREteS CotN.-The I
rector of the United States Mint, in his a
nual Assay Report, gives the opinion tn
the necessity of legalizing the coin of 9th
nations no longer exists; that we have nc
enough Of our owr-and suggests that t
weight and market value Of American col
be annually made, and their current val
ascertaincd, that they may circulate as t
only currency, and recommends that I
law iegalizing foreign coins be repealed.
ANOTHER FEMALE FILLlBusrEH.-ft
5 said that Cora Montgomery" is in st. /
mingo, and that she is endeavoring to efi(
f measures to have a part of Hayti annexed
the United States. Her husband late
smiled from ST. Thomas to join her. II
J also said that she has not hesitated to asst
the people of St. Domingo that the count
would belong to her In six months, and
3 recommend them to be Of good courage.
DisT1LERY BUENr.-Kneisly's mill d
: distillery, situated about Ave miles east
Dayton, Ohio, were, with their conter
entirely Destroyed by fire on Sunday, last
! With the buildings were destroyed lo,(
bushels of corn and 10, 900 bushels of whe
, The total loss is estimated at.from 10000
: $50, 900, on which there was no insurance
II DEATH OF THE PoIsoNER.--The me-
woman who poisoned the family OF the
Coleman Wingfeld, at Richmond, Va,
VINO drank Of the coffee in which the ar
# mic had been dissolved, for the purpose
proving her innocence, has since died of
effects. The family are slowly recoV
ing.
fl PARpoKED.--John McElwraths senten
to two years. imprisonment for killing
. H. Peyton, in Sumner county, Tenn,
o been pardoned by theSGev. OF that Str
Mr.. McEIwrnth is an old man, was a 81
Ter in the war of 1912 au1 was badly wou