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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-28
Letter To Gov. Wise,
FOWLER. Near Mecca Oil WoTls, O.
February 18th. 1861.

DEAR Mr.. Gov. WIsE:-Our town TO-
day was thrown into large alarm when
the posIrider brought the Cincinnati
Commercial, containing your letter to J.
B. Jones, dated Rolleston, near Norfolk.
Va. Aud, Governor, if you can write
such letter near Norfolk, in the language
Of the profaue and uuregeusrate heart,
what in h-l would you not have written
if you Lad been in Norfolk ? And, dear
sir, we all feel that i, was q real mercy
that yon were not in town. Governor,
VIC are truly sorry that any of your frionds
are sick, aud that you have 10 nurse them,
instead of nursing you in these critical
times, and keep you from writing such
scary letters, aud ealing Gen. Scott some
spunky names. Go7ernor. Gen. Scott is
an amiabie man. aud wishes well for his
country, and for you to call him msrti-.
net or minkereI, OF niineret, or tow
er, or kurnel, or oCmnis. ary, is un-
worthy of the crisis. The General only.
wants 10 fix things safe, so that nothing
will happen. and you Onshl to bear with
him like soldier. For you know, Gov.
ernor, that only little while ago, one Mr..
John Brown scared you and all Virginia,
and then you frightened everybody else
you could. You took lessons, you know,
under Brown. and learned that twenty men.
could take au army aud scare a whole
State. And we know since you took les
sons Of him you have been mighty spunk-
J, and said great many savage things
against Black Republicans, Abe Lincoln,
and such gentlemen. And although none
ofus believed half you said, we did sup
pose you meant something, and when We
believe only little you say for you to fly
into such passion, and threaten TO 60
into the field and pick sAe feathers of
Gen. Scott, is really uOgsnerous. Gov
ernor. do go little farther from Norfolk
so as to write mildly, and ssy you ,9ont
pick the feathers of the Generals oap.--
Aud please take back what you said a.
bout the "old boss. ard the high hips. and
the wiIhers, and say cOw to him. This
will certainly cool him down if be has .
drop OF Virginia blood in him.
Do. Governor, ease usof little, ifyou
can. Tell US you don't mssn anything
l now more than you have before, and we
0 will subscribe ourselves your friends till
death, il you will die soon.
The Union men Of FoaOler.
: II. A. Wise, Gov.
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For Secretary Of the Treasury.


For Secretary Of the Treasury of the
Coufe ederate States Of America, We take
this method of suggesting the Hon. How.
ell Cobb, Of Georgia, as gentleman eve.
ry way worthy Of, and extraordinarily well
qualified TO fill this distinguished aud
honorable, post. 1t is well known that our
recent difficulties have, in great measure
grown out Of tie corruption OF the times
and the result Of plethoric treasury.
And for the sake OF peace hereafter, and
as principle ofrelrenchment and reform
we would suggest to the President elect,
the necessity of keeping on hand de-
pleted treasury; and as Mr.. Cobb ispdT
ercellemce the most killed of any living
man in fiscal plebOtamy. we respectfully
urge and insist upon his Appointment as
the tirst Secretary of the Treasury Of the
Confederate States Of America. Ills ap'
pointment would be 'aOiSs liberal ana
lust" and would add much to the strength
and sagacity Of the present Adminisira
ton.
And by way OF an additional recon-
meEdation to Mr.. Cobb's claims for tn
ppst suggested. we can safely say 10 ,th
President elect and the Southern Con
gress, as point of economy, that shoul
he be appointed, 1t would be entirel
useless TO purchase even an iron safe o
prepare vault for the Confederate fist
Such expenditures. in view of such a
} appointment, would be the greatest foil
and precedent of unexampled extrav'
D gance--[sOuthern Confedevacy, AIlant'
D Feb. 18th.
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me as the representative Of free people
than it could possibly be il rendered me
as an evidence Of devotion to me, OF H.
any one man personally, and now think
it were more fitting that close these has
ty remarks.
at is true, while hold myself. with
ont mock modesty. the bumblest ofall in
dividuals that have been elevated to the
Presidency, that | have a mvre difficult
task to perform than any one Of tbem.-
You have generously rendered me the sup.
port of the great Empire State. For this.
in tehalf Of The nation. in behalf of the
present and future Of the nation. in b.half
of civil and religious liberty for all time
to come, most gratefully do flank you.
| do not propose 10 enter into an explana-
ton Of any particular line OF policy as TO
our present difficulties, to be adopted by
the incoming Administration.
81 deem it just TO you, 10 myself. ard
to all, tlat should see everything, l
should hear everything, that should have
every light that can te Brought within my
reach, in order lha, when ! do so speak
| shall have employed every opportunity
to take correct and tue ground, aud for
his reason / do no. propose to speak at
this time Of the policy Of the Govern
ment, hut when the time comes | shall
speak as well as / am able for the good OIL
the present and future of the country, fol
the good Of both the North and the South
Of this country, and Of all sect ons of this
country. [RcuLds Of Applause. In the
meantime. if We have patience. II We re-
strain ourselves, if we allow ourselves no
TO run off in passion, still have conf
dence that the Almighty maker f the uni
verse. will, through the instrumentalily o
this great and intelligent people, bring III
through this as he has through all thr
other difficulties Of our country. Relying
on this, agrin thank you for this gener
Gus reception. Applause and cheering.
Immediately following the address, th'
Speaker said the Joint Convention of boil
Houses will now take a recess to give tn
members OF the Assembly an opportuuit.
Of introduction TO Mr. Lincoln.
In the Governors room, Mr.. LincOl
: was intro luced to the State officers VII
were assembled 10 receive him, and wa
: conducted by the Legislative Commit
. through the open ranks of the Twenty
! fifth Regiment, who presented arms to bin
as he passed 10 his carriage.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-28

AN AFFEoTIoNATE wIFE.-A little cir
cumstance, says the Troy Arena. has
just come to us through friend of the
parties. which We are tempted to make
public. II is as follows:
A couple very well known in this city,
are at present arranging terms tor a sep
aration, to avoid the scandal Of a judicial
divorce and friend has boen employed
by the husband to negotiate the matter
The latest mission was in reference TO u
valuable ring given to tie wife before mar
riage by the husband. "What," said the
Indignant wife, "do you venture to charge
yourself with such mission to me-
Can you believe that can tear mysel
from gift which alone recalls to me the
days when my husband loved mel Th'
ring is my only souvenier Of happiDes
forever departedl IT'S al (and here sh
wepD that now possess ola once fon,
husband" The friend insisted. TIL
lady supplicated-grew obstiuate--threat
eued to submit to public divorce as
lesser evil than parting with the cherish
ed ring--and at last confessed that-sh
had sold Il Sir months before.
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II. A. Wise, Gov.
Atrocious Conspiracy against the Presi-
dent Elect.

utnk E1tCts
The ayhyette (Iud) Journal Of the
18th says:
We were on Saturday night placed in.
possession Of the astounding information
that an attempt was made, on Monday
last, TO wreck the train bearing the Pres;
ident elect and suite, about one mile west
of the State line. The particulars as gis-
en- by Mr.. Chas Rich, Of the T. d W. X.
R., ale that short time before the train
was due at Safe Line, on engineer who,
was preparing to take out q train, found;
it necessary 10 run out to the wood yard
for fuel Running at moderate speed, be
noticed an obstruction on the track, and
stopping his engine, found that machine
for putting cars on the track, nd been
fastened upon the rails in such manner
that if train at full speed had struck il,
engine and cars pust have been thrown of
AID many person killed. 1t is almost i'm
possible to think that any one is so thor
Ioughly depraved as to attempt so damna'
BILE a deed, but we are assured by our in
formant that his information comes from.
Iundoubted authority. The matter would
ihave been maaepublic before. bu. it was
was hoped that the perpetrators OF the
dastardly outrage could be detected and
broIgh, to justice The whole thing was
, admiralty planned, the obstruction SO
near a station and on straight track,
/, where il would not be deemed necessary
to exercise any great degree of caution
|, II the facts are as stated to US. the escape
|, of the train is miraculous. There can DC
no blame attached to the officers Of the
+. road, as everything had been done thai
was possible 10 ensure the safety ot th'
a passengers.
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NRBusiness cards ofabout lnes,by the year. 70 w
WPAdve rtisemonts, not markedon the manuscript,
Will be continued at our terms until forbid.
TPLegal ady ertlsements, Administrator snotiees'
&c, must be paid for Ia advance, for reasons which,
we will explain at the time. "e
HPThe above terms strictly observed In all cases.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

JudVe of FairfsM Common Pleas CouIt-HENRY
C. WHITMAN, residence Lancaster, Ohio.
Probate Jadge-JESSE LEoHNER, omcei fuDic
Building. 49,,
Prosecuting Attornev-WM. T. WISE.
Shsrif-JAMES MILLER, Office at Jail.
clark Of Court-JoHN @. RAlNEY, ONCE fuohc
'SaSiiSy-A. J. DILDIyE. Office Public Building.
T'rtasnrer-P. C. BEN hDUM, Office Public Building
Recorder-A. SYFBRT. 0nice Public butidlng;
Snrpavor-E s. HANNUM, Office, Public Building
Coronsr-L. SHEFFER, residence. .Madisontp.
Gommissioners-JOSEPH SHARP, of Bern Town,
shin; JONAS A. BAKER, Of Walnut Township, and
JUHN w, CUNNINGHAM, Of Hooking Township; .
SehooI EEamfners-WM. w. WHITNEY, JOHN
WILLIAMS and URIAH c. RUTTER.
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ROOK AND JOB PRINTING.

We are preparedto execute all descriptions OF i
WORK; such as CARDS, ClRC"LARs, POSTERS
HALL TICKETS, aud every other variety of PLAIN
AND FANCY 10 BEING, with new and superiortype
aud ON short notice.
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Business Garos.

Nc GDS @Do Nc
H1HARITY LODGE, No.7, meets every Monday
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Id and Ith Thursday Bvoningsin each mehlh'
Lancaster, april l2, l86O-2u
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Proceedings Of the Peace Conference In
Washington on the Death Of Hon. J. C.
Wright, one Of the Commissioners from
the State OF Ohio.
| tReponed Exclusively for the Philadelphia Press.
THURSDAY, FeS. IA.
The Peace Conference assembled at
Willard's Hall at l2 o'clock, President
Tyler in the Chair.
The President stated that he had re.
ceived communication from Mr.. Wright
announcing the death of his father, one Of
the Commissi ners from the State of Ohio.
The communication was read as follows:
WILLARDs 8 HOTEL,
WAsHTSoTcE CRY. Feb. 10, 1861.
DEAR SIR: | grieve to communicate 10
you the fact that the Delegate from Ohio
TO the Conference Convention. the Hon.
John c. Wright, departed this life this
day, the 18th OF February, at half past /
0 clock.
Judge Wrigh; came to this Convention
With heart filird with fear for the safety
Of the Union. Though at an advanced
age, and nearly blind. lie WIS filed with
an earnest desire to add his efforts to those
Of Others Of the Convention called by the
State Of Virginia, and .ek TO agree on
ON some measure honorable 10 each and
all to effect this object.
Since the arrival Of my father in Wash.
ingtou, he has been constant in his effort:
10 effect the end in view, and he has had
his heart cheered with the belief that The
object would be accomplished. Almost
the last words he uttered were that he BE-
lieved the Union would he preserved -
lie saussd me TO read 10 him, at twelve
O'Clock, the sections in tie Constitution il
regard 10 counting votes, aud this request
and this reading. terminated his knowl
edge on earth. He desired me to say, i
the Union was saved he would die con
tent. Respectfully.
CRAFT J. WRIGHT.
Hon. JOHN TYLER, D., ......n II
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NO. 48.

venerable colleague, the Hon. John @.
Wright. we mourn the loss to tho State
Of Ohio and to the uatinn at large, Of one
of our most sagacious statesmen and dis,
unguished patriots, and, to the cause Of
Union and conciliatiop, one of its most
illustrious supporters.
Resol0ed, That, while we deplore
with saddened hearts the afflicted with
which an allwise Providence has visited
US, we know that 10 transition from life
TO immortality could have Teen more
grateful to him VINO has fallen than this.
in which has baen offered a willing sacri-
ice In an efort to restore harmony to bis
distracted country.
ResOlved. That the members of this
Convention tender their eartfelt sympa,
thies to the family Of the deceased in their
great sfflietion.
ResolUsd, That ,heso resolutions be
sprsad upon the records Of this body, and
a copy Of the same be transmitted to the
family oftho deceased,
bPEECH OF HON. THoS. EWING, OF OHIO.
Hon. Thomas Ewing said:
rise to bear my tribute of respect to
the memory of the deceased. have known
him long. On my FIRST entrance into ac-
tive life, the bar, found him an able and
distinguished member. Since tha, time
to the present day. be has been largely as
associated in mind and naraon LEX iii H.
acts and progress, professional and politi-
cal, Of y life. ! feel his loss intensely,
and feel 1t with the mere regret because
know that on this occasion his voice
would have been potential in our couu-
sells, and would have been united with all
Of US, who labor most earnestly for the
: preservation Of the Union.
tender my sympaIhies to the family of
the deceased. usiie with them in their
regrets, and in lhsir hopes of the happy
future TO which he may have attained.
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Louis NAPOLEON on fha Lee

Winter outdoor amusements have been
gaily and largely entered into by all classes
of the population One sees nothing at the
shop windows but skates and sled dging chairs.
The lakes in the Bols are strongly frozen,
and the crowd which trequents them is pro-
digious. On Sunday last, brilliant day,
it was thought that not less than one hun
dred thousand persons were amusing them
selves at once upon the ice. Female skaters
were numerous, and more than one belle
from the United States might be recognized
among the performers. Yesterday, while
Europe is tottering to its base," as the
newspapers assure US, and when the new
King of Prussia is evidently alarming him
self at the " revolutionary spirit which is
abroad, Louis Napoleon, the great arbiter
of IFS destiuies, might be seen, by those
who knew where to look for him, merrily
enjoying himself, the centre of court group
Of idlers, who were skating, sliding, sIedg-
ing and pushing, laughing and tumbling,
amongst each other, on little out of the
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way pond or lake near the new geological
gardens. The Emperor, though stout and
growing corpulent, skates well, and even
gracefully, and does the ''Outside edge, or
Ee dehorS, as the French call it, with great
dexterity and precision. He enters with
much good humor into the "fun" of the mo-
ment, and shoves about" the court ladies
on their sledges with right good will and
polteSsei He is certainly very extraor-
dinary man and while he has shown US
that he can rule over and bend to his will
the most ungovernable nation on the face of
the earth, and lead its armies to battle like
a grand capitdine, he is at the same time ex-
pert in all the minor accomplishments OF So
cial life, and rides, shoots, and, as might
have been seen yesterday, skates better than
most of the people who spend their life in
doing nothing else.
The Empress was not of the party. She
is said to be still low spirited and out Of
sorts. The gossips pretend to say that
" other circumstance" also affect her spirits
and her temper, and that the presence at
Court of certain Duchesse is a continual
cause of jealousy and discomfort. l would
not advise you to pay much attention to
these stories of the back stairs of the palace.
That his Majesty is far from immaculate is,
! believe, tolerably well known but Louis
Napoleon is good natured man, by no
means unkind in disposition, or harsh to his
domestic circle, and very fair husband t'as
kings go l'-P Paris Correspondent Of Plita-
delphia North american.
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ANOTHER SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM
CRISoLINE crinoline accident happened
on the 18th ult., at brilliant ball given by
NJ and Madame de Errazu, at their mansion
in Paris, to a young Spanish lady, the
daughter of professor who was formerly
tutor to Queen Christmas s children. While
walking around an illuminated fountain in
the conservatory, her dress caught FIRE, and
in moment the flames we're over her head.
The people about her despairing OF extin-
gushing the fire by any other means, con-
trived to throw her bodily in the water,
from which she was taken out very much
injured, but it is hoped her life will be
saved.
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The 4ailw 9umrmal.

CATAwBA INDrANs.-Our readers will re-
member the telegraphc dispatch which men
toned that this tribe of Indians had tender
ed their services to the commonwealth of
Carolina. 1t may not be uninteresting for
them to know who and what the Catawbas
are:
According to the last census, there was a
grand total of two hundred awbas-men,
women and papooses. Mills, in his statistics
of South Carolina, describes the Catawba
tribe as utterly degenerated and degraded,
and, moreover, SO generally addicted to
habits of Incidence and intoxication that
they are fast sinking into oblivion They
possess a body of lands on the Catawba
river which they have leased to white set
tiers for ninety-nine years, at the rate of
twenty dollars per annum for each planta-
ton of three hundred acres; and yet, says
Mills, those wretched Indians live in a
state of abject poverty, in consequence of
their Incidence and dissipated habits. they
dun for their rent before it is due, ana le
ten or twenty dollars they they receive .e
frequently spent in a debauch-pove Y,
beggary, and misery then follow for p
year." E
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NUMBER 1870.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Fresh Arrival of
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS
KEEN .& PRESTON'S.

Il l. n Il
"<OE KN.a aT@E JUST COMM ESN-CSE5
w recSlRng our Second Fall and Winter
Stock of Dry Goods and Notions, and cordially in
yite the trade to call and examine goods and
prices, believing can make II the interest OF ey-
ery cash or prompt time buyer 70 deal with us.
We have just opened
15 cases assorted high eolored Madd8r Prints,
(mostly small gures).
cases solid black, and black aud pHrplo Prints.
2 do Furniture Prints.
2 do Comfort Prints.
do Patchwork Prints (soid COLOR aud
fgured).
2 do Tickings.
3 bales Scarlet Flannels.
2 cases Plaid Linssys.
4 do Heavy Tweeds Drown aud Oxford
Mixed).
2 do Sattinets.
do California Shirtings.
do Bleached Muslins.
bales Sea Island fine brown Shirtings.
2 do Shifting Stripes.
4 cases by 2 and by 4 Apron Checks.
6 bales q Brown Shirtngs.
6 do Light A Brown Shirtings.
10 do Heavy A Brown Sheetings.
DO Brown Drills.
100 pieces Jaconet aud Cambria Muslins.
50 do Himalayas
SO do Debeiges
co do Assorted High Colored Dsafne-
40 do Solid ColOred Deaines.
25 do Tartan Plaids.
80 do Cashmeres.
IS do Plaid Coburgs.
45 do Blue and Brown Coburgs.
25 do Merinos.
30 dozen Woolen Shirts and Drawers white and
Grey mixed).
500 Cslored and White Hoped Skirts
An Assortment of Comforts, Hosiery, Gloves,
Threads, Belts, Chambrays, Velvet Ribbons, Taf-
feta Ribbons, Combs, Hair Pins, Suspeuders &c,
which makes our assortment more complete, and
all for sale LOW AS THE LOWEST.
KEEN & PREsTOEs
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CHERxFF,s sHLE .N-O. 156.

~ By virtue Of an execution issued out of the
office OF the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of
Vanderburgh county, Indiana, in favor Of Richard
Raleigh, administrator of the estate of Patrick
G1eesSn, deceased, and against Patrick Sweeney,
and to directed, have levied upon and will,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Esd, 1861,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. NJ. and o'clock
P. n. of said day, at the door of the Court House
in the city Of Evansville, Vsnderburgh county
and State Of Indiana, offer for sale at public
auction the rents aud profits for term not ex-
ceeding years, of the following described
real estate wit Lots Mo-. five and six Is and s.
in block No one hundred and eleven (l1l) in Lam
asco city, now Evansville, in Vanderburg county,
Indiana And should said rents and profits of said
real estate not sell for sufficient to satisfy
said writ and costs, WILL at the time and
place. offer for sale and sell the fee simple of said
the satisfaction of said writ and costs
JOHN s. GAVITT, Sheriff V. C.
Shanklin d Hardin, PI'f s Atty's
Feb I'd, 1861 feb7-3tw
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KE@HRELEN"6 yN.AKLS.-25U KEGS
W assorted siZes in store and for sale by
CHAS. McJOHNSTON,
jan25 Main street, Posey block.