The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1855-01-11
NEWA GLEAnINGa.

day, mostly bound for Cincinnati.
A bill to repeal the Black laws Of 1853
has been introduced into the Illinois Leg
islature. Report says it will pass.
The Washington Star says DAN. Sick
LES has resigned his postal London. We
are glad to hear it.
Prince Albert has become fat and bald,
as becomes an Englishman and the father
of family.
It is said that KOssuth has agreed to
write leading articles for the London Sun
day Times upon currentevents. 1t will be
his organ.
An anti-Nebraska speaker in the Illinois
Legislatureis is elected by 10 minority
This settles the question of the election of
Senator against Gen. Shields.
In New York, more arrests for drunken.
ness and disorderly conduct were made on
the LIST inst, than upon any other day, for
years.
Great Britain has also made CONNER
cial treaty withJapan. TheJapanese Min
lister refused to extend Its terms to the
French.
A. F. Farrell & Co., of Boston, have
failed. The failure of Belcher & Co., of
st. Louis, carried them down. tits tho't
their assets will meet their liabilities.
The Washington Star says that John Z.
Warren has been removed from the Office of
District Attorney of Minnesota BY the
President. The cause is not stated.
There were 1900 applications for par.
don presented to the Governor of N. Y.
during the past year. How many viii this
averagea day?
Coal isbeginning to arrive plentifully in
Cincinnati, the river being now in fine nav
igable condition. Pittsburgh coal will sell
for l6 cts per bushel, and Pomeroy Goa
for II cents.
A company of miners have been explor-
| ing the Colorado and Gila rivers for six
months, in search of gold. They have re-
turned, and report their fa:lqre to find any
thing that will pay for mining.
One of the largest dry goods houses in
Boston has issued circular to its custom
ers announcing that from and afterits date
all goods will be sold on a credit of six
months.
A bill has been introduced into Congress
to prevent the introduction into the United
States of paupers, idiots, insane and blind
persons. Some measure of the kind ought
to pass.
The trial of Geo. A. Green, banker
of Chicago, for the murder of his wife,
has resulted in verdict of guilty. AS
he has plenty of money, ii is presumed
there will be motions for new trial, writs
of error, &C., in abundance.
Money matters are unusually tight in
Wall street, Several new features have
created almost panic among the money
changers. Stocks are down, and the bears
seem, just now, to have everything their
own way.
During the month of November, the
enormous sum of 5,276, 562 was shipped
from San Francisco for the United States,
and on the 1st of December 1854, ,460
was shipped, making grand totalin one
month and one day of more than 81, ,O0o,-
600.
The Courts and lawyers Of California
have decided that Chinaman is not a
white person, and that he cannot be nat
uralized and admitted to citizenship in the
United States. We should not be sur
Iprised if some difficulty should arise in fu-
ture on this question.
1t is stated that the Albany A,gus, hith-
erto the organ of the New-York RaraS,
has been sold to the Sofs, and will here
sfJer be in their interests. The AtldS, the
organ Of the Softs, it is also intimated, will
be discontinued. Wedon't exactly com
prehend this movement.
Illinois has 1887 miles of Railroad fin-
ished, and 847 miles in process of con
stritction, which will soon be finished. Il
has also 15O miles of plankroad. The re.
sources Of that State are vast, and are be-
ing rapidly developed.
There is considerable excitement in Al
bany in consequence of the Catholic Prizes
destroying books ofa religious character
given to the children of the Aims House
On Friday last, four teachers, appointed
by the influence of the Priest, and acting
under their direction seized the books amc
destroyed them.
A young lady, supposed tobe the miss
ing Emma Moore Of Rochester, has beer
taken into custody at a boarding house OF
Fifth street, Cincinnati, and sent to tn,
House Of Refuge. She will be detained til
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