American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-01

long! the third was wounded but escaped
EEA large and beautiful White Swan
was captured in the canal or pond DIVA
ter near Chauncey, near this place few
days since. 1t was disabled by a rifle ball
and then captured. 1t is in possession of
Mr.. R. H. Stewart, of this place, and will
probably recover from its wound. 1t is
beautiful bird.-Ah. Mes.
DR.. Alcott, of Boston, attributes to the
free use Of saleratus in cooking, many of
the diseases to which children and adults
are subject. To the use of this deleteri-
GUS substance, DR.. A. attributes the death
of one hundred thousand persons out o.
the three hundred thousand under ten
years of age who annually die in the Unit
ed States. If such an alarming result as
this can be substantiated, saleratus may
DO regarded as worse than either in
temperance or war in its effects upon the
human race.
The enormous quantity of forty seven
million gallons of whisky, rum and bran
dy, and thirty FIVE million gallons ofstrong
beer, were made in the U. States, during
the last year, being moro than three gal
Ions piece to every man, woman, child
sucking baby, black and white, in the
country.
WISE, ofvirginia, in one Of his speech
es against the Know Nothings, uses the
word "honey fugglc"- which he seems to
think particularly good in its way, for he
lugs itin several times in the course of his
remarks. Will somebody explain what q
"honey -fuggle" is? Cautsay we ever en-
countered the animal.
The law abolshing capital punishment
; in Michigan, took effect on the 2d day OF
Q March, 1847. since which time, period
$ Of nearly eight years, only fifteen persons
y have been convicted of murder. and SEN
T fenced for life to solitary confinement al
labor in the State Prison.
! Tho New York Herald says that at the
d late Convention of Know Nothings at Sy
e racuse, the number of members stated tt
be in good standing, were 14e. 900; at th'
Convention held just before the election il
! that State, the number represented ing
= standing was 10000.
y President Roberts, of Liberia, was bori
is in Petersburgh, Virginia. Before the yea
'e 1926, his mother, "Aunty Roberts," a
'e she was called cmigrated with her son
to Liberia. In time, Joseph ]. Roberts
CT one of these sons, was chosen President c
le the Colony, and still continues in Office.
~ Prescott, the historian, has been occu
of pied for some years in preparing histor
b. of the reign Of Philip the Second. Th
Boston Telegraph says he has complete
two of the six volumes. They are soon
be issued.
sn There are in the State of California or
rJ hundred and sixty public schools, with tw
NO hundred and four teachers. The YET
he previous to the last, there were fifty-thrt
he schools and ffty-fve teachers.
The breaking up OF the ice in the NJ
no nongahela made. badrwork with coal boat
l. Nineteen boats and barges, containir
ye over two hundred thousand bushels ofcos
m. were sunk. Nine others were stranded
The loss is very heavy one.
-, Gov. POWELL, ofKentucky, offers r
ree ward Of $500 for the arrest Of John Thor
err as Mefford, charged with tho murder
The Francis Chouning, in Scott county, Ia
.N' January.
bns "SAMIvEL. AT elections recently he
1t in the towns of Ilillsboro' and Washin
its ton, North Carolina, the Know Nothi
inc candidates were chosen by large majo
lies.
ow The shocks Of earthquakes in vario
~ -" parts of the country, are supposed by Sol
i to be only part Of the Native Americ
,art movement.
IN During the year 1854, not single mi
~ ~ riage occurred in the town of Danvil
Va. The young men, no doubt, thoug
ted themselves unable to afford it in such tim
ole An ordinary-looking Newfoundland d
lith was offered for sale in State street, BostC
rhe on Wednesday, The price asked for h
ons was "only one hundred dollarsl"
ION A Mrs. Woodcock, of Montrose. Ioy
ion recently gave birth to four boys, all
for which are doing well A double bra
'a't'