The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-01-19

A Rich LITERARY CoMPANY.-The Bos-
ton Atheneum is rapidly becoming one OF
the most richly endowed and splendid lite
rary societies in the world. The Perkins
family, one of the richest of "the solid men
of Boston," give to this society SOL l,o0o.--
Other large and liberal donations were re-
ceived from different persons, until the So
ciety were able to erect Library Building
at cost of $4,000. The library contains
30 600 volumes Of books. In the upper
story of the building is a hall or gallery for
paintings and statuary. Last spring the
company, in order to increase its means, is
sued 400 shares of new stock, at $500 per
share. Eleven men immediately took each
S3 900 worth Of this new stock, and the
balance has since all been disposed OF, thus
raising sl20,o to pay of some existing IL
abilities. and form the basis oil perma-
nent fund for the benefit Of the society. IL
is designed greatly to enlarge the library
and the number of paintings and statuary.
and it will doubtless, ere long, become
world renowned institution.
yaNcouvgR's IsLASD.-Eate intelligence
from this region speaks of petition TO the
British pariamentby sc landed proprietors
and inhabitants Of tho island, praying that
1 as the FIVE years for which the island was
granted to the Hudson Bay Company 10 a.
bout to expire, the colony may be taken
under the direct charge Of the home gov
ernmen1 and stating that the attempted cob
ony had proved failure on account OF the
high price Of land per acre, and the liberal
gift Of land to actual settlers in Oregon,
separated from the island only by
strait which is daily crossed by canoes
The proprietors say that large number OF
British subjects in California have been de-
sirous Of settling in the island but were de-
, TERED by these circumstance, and in conso-
! quence some have gone to Oregon.
cp,uK N I,oNpos.-The records of the
London police courts daily tcsm Win tne
: most horrible accounts of men numbering
e ,he;r gives. and of attempts at crimes of
r hloodshed and cruelty, at the bare recital Of
g Which the soul shudders. In the English
g ,urol districts the practice of forming s.burl-
II al elubs'' il very prevalent. and nothing ID
n more common, il is said, than for man or
: woman TO ioin, pay few weeks' subscrip-
e ,ion and then murder CHILD for the sake OF
9, few pounds appropriated towards funeral
i expenses by the society
y A F,RE1N LAFAYETTE CRY. Indiana, on
d the sd inst. destroyed whole block OF build
is inrs, occasioning loss ot S9OsOOo. Ane
firm of E,ainbridge g. Mix,whoissale dealers
Whose warehouse was burned, sustained the
Il largest loss, S 900. which was covered Dy
insurance. E. G. White, the owner OF the
e block lost 81 900. No insurance. john Dai-
e " was killed, during tho fte, By falling
s. through trap door
8 MURDER IN vIReiMA.- George Higgin
L bothun, OF Raleigh county, Va, has been
ie arrested on the charge Of numbering his wife
a 10 whom he was married but few weeks
ago. she was possessed Of some $4,000 e
Is ;, "a 900, and, it is alleged. that 10 order 8
secure il Tor himself, be administered dos'
:. p, Of poison to her on christ@ss day
~ o-,-Ex. President Van Durenis now Il
:, d ,,a with his son. living in q small hous'
nj with = large garden. in the Via Georgia.
10 I, Il said he finds a winter reHi9epee =
~ p ama 10 agree with his health and spirits