The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-28


was grand turn -out OF ladies' and gentlemen.
adg was presented to Company A bya young lady {
this city, on beha: of the citizens with approprat
remarks, and responded to in neat speech by Cap
Stafford Speeches were made BY others and tho be.
feeling and enth usasm prevailed. The Citizen
Ball in the evening, we didn't get to SEQ; we hadn,
J a1y money or any credit, no complimentary, tn
door'kecper watched too closely, and we couldn'
uahee OIL anyhow, If we had got in, but there is
doubt but what they had good time
TERRIBLE AFFRAY.-"Themistocle clos, ,Shonk, ~ at III,
sign OF the Yaier Steer, and once a member of III,
Old Line Whg Caucus, was in town on Saturday las
with his skin outside of several srters of stryehnn,
whiskey John Sowder was also in town, with a few
quarts Of beer in his stomach John owed Themisto
cles some money and either wouldn't or couldn't ma,
IL shonk thought the money would fall out Of Sow
GERS pocket II he'd knock him down, SO he blazed
away, sowder didn't drop, ShOnk didn't get hit
money, and frcfds took the blood thirsty combat
tantS away. 1t has been observed by several of Mr.
Shonk's most intimate friends that he is partially IN
sane, owing most probably, to the fact that he has
had no lawsuit for overa month
lJA sable son of Africa, who rejoices In the name
of Alexander Moss. was playing ball at the Court
House on Saturday morning last The Marshal or.
dered him away twice. darkey fused 10 90, Marshal
made grab at him and cursed him. Darkey hauled
OF with the ball paddle and struck the Marshal over
the head; the officer tried to catch him but Alex.
grabbing brickbat throw II quite wickedly at the
Marshal, which did n serious injury. The Marshal
rushed in, and Alex hit him again, retreating back
wards to the Jail alley, whcrc he started ON run TO
tho stable Of the mans house with whom he was
living. By this time greedy band of twenty or
thirty sef-con stituted Marshas made promiscuous
rush for the premises searching the house, stable
garret, cellar, wood-shed, etc.. but this yalorous de
scendent of Ham aud nherltor of ages of persecu.
tion, had vamoosed out u side window of tho house
into an a djoining o and from there to the stable,
where he conceal ed himself I'LL evening, whom a
wohisn's dress and bonnet supplied by friends, cna-
bod him TO walk the streets without su spcion altho,
fifty eyes were watching for him. Alexander Moss
is thin, spare made negro, about ls years of age,
but is wry and plucky, having "cleaned OUT, in his
time some puglists of note-Robcrt Green and Noah
Streets. He is still at large, ..-
Amour TO EcEDE.-Thathigh stone wall in rrort of
the residence of Mr. SGord, on Main street, is now
Standing ut an angle OF about fort y-vc degrees to-
wards the pavement. 1t looks like as if good thaw
takes place, 1t is than possible that some one
VIII be injured. Uncle Simeon passes zero frequently
and Is member of the City Council; will he sec to it
that the wall is made safer?
JOHN STEED anger aroused la 81 Sunday morn
ing at old man Urias his wife, because they smoke
TO neighbor woman, with whom Steed some three
week since had had a diniculty, The old man and
his wife were put out DOORS after Steed ad kicked
tho one and chok ed tho other Mrs. Uras followed
mi rder, when Mrs. Stecd pitched into her, downed
her on the pavement and blacked her eye, Wash
inglon Smith and John Long, peaceable neighbors.
went to quiet the disturbance, when Steel sashed At
them with hatch ct, taking Smith glaclng lick on
the head, Long grabbed him and took the Ratchet
away when wor thy "chip of the old block, came
nying from the stable with an axe, which he handed
to "daddT" John took the axe and stood ON hi,
guard, aud Philip Urias and his wife having taken
shelter in neighbors house, Smith and Long left
Steed and Urlas ccupy different rooms in the same
house. but after the expulsion of Urias all the doors
were bolted and barred and the windows fastened.
Butthis was not all the turbulence Steed had never
given bail on the peace warrant sworn out against
MIN three weeks ago. so Constable Noles and Marshal
Price went down to his house arrested and took him
thought sho had to maintain the honor of the family
IN Inc absence OF her liege lord, and struck quite
wckedy at Perry Root with an axe, for telling her
10 gnHarthe doors and let Urias and wfo and poodle
dog in thcir rooms. Some of the neighbors started
up street for the officers and brought them down,
when the doors were forced open and an ngress
made The difficulty commenced early in the morn
Ing, and wit shcrt intervals of peace and quiet,
lasted till nine O'Clock at night. The affair was u
disgrace to the city and great annoyance to the quiet
and orderly citizens who live in that locality.
RELIC GCNE.-That sign Of the Gun, which for
many long year has hung in front OF the Gunsmth
Shop of John bbs, Railroad street, was split into
by some one week or two since, who had neither
the fear of the law the wrath Of Johnny before his
eyes, and by some who had us little character as
sense.
VAds-Several vagabonds have been arrested the
past week as shaving no visible means of support.n
ana disturbing tho peace of the city among the IN
was one miserable specimen of female degradation,
known iamiliary by the name of 'Blosser, whose
residence is in Columbus, She was here tho greater
part OF last Summer, and gained notoriety by break
Ing out OF the calaboose through two foot wall
Ahother worthy, In the shape OF man, but whose
name we did not learn, was arrested for improper
language on Inc streets and making whisky vat out
of his stomach. The Chain Gang Ordnance has
passed the City Council, 1t has almost had leeal
publication, and II is to be hoped that the 'clankng
of The chains" of all wrong doers who Will not pay
their fines, may be heard in the dirty streets and
alleys of our city,
1CFIn walking around town we occasionally drop
into the Brewery of Younghans 6 Son, to see how
beer made, and sometimes taste II 10 see If it is
made right! One day this week we watched the o p-
Grafton of making common beer and being satisfied
that the process would be instructive and interesting
to the generality of people, we shall give next week
the manner In which boer is made,
TPJo, the Barber, afraid that Simon the Cook,
(both colored) would kill him, Simon having threat.
ened to wax his earl Jo sworo so hard that Simon
was bound over TO keepthe peace in the sum of $780,
Cause-Adam, Eve, the apple and serpent, with
little Of the 'green-eyed monster
IT 0FDr. Everson treats successfully Deafness, Rheu-
matisn, Cancers, Old Ulcers, Tetter, Tn roat and
Lung diseases, Liver Complaint, DyspoDsia dIseasnd