The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-02-18

California produced |n 1868
5. .oSo, 900 gallons Divine aud ato,-
900 galloaa ol brandy
The Bin transferring tho Capitol
building Of Nebraska % OMAHA
has become law
A small quantity Of gold from
Alasssa hns been received al tho
United States Treasury
DR.. Desmarlia, Of lIordcaax,
France, claims that tho sting Of
wasps ON a part affected with
rheumatism, will cure tbs disease.
"Shc isn'taII that fancy painted
her" bitterly exclaimed rejected
lover, .and worse than that, shc
isn't all that she paints herself"
The first Hooking Valley Rail-
road car, ever loadsd tour depot,
was loaded BY Mr. Ed. Smith With
broom corn on last Wednesday,
Circ. Union 18th.
There is likely 10 be a velocipedo
war, a claim of patent and num-
erous iRirinzcments having been
made by Calvin Witty. whois clos
ing upthc Eastern manufactorIts
A Georgia paper says that many
Of the farmers ofthot State have
now stored away in their money
boxes, all the way from 81 900 TO
/ 5000 and e10.OOO--thc proceeds
Of last years crops.
The Methodists in New York
city have resolved 10 raise half a
million Of dollars for new churches
and ehapels in destitute parts OF
the country, OF This amount
100000 are already aubscribed.
General Hancock pcrsistently
refuses 10 become candidate ftr
Governor OF Pennsylvania, or TO in,
terfcrc with the local politics Of
the State, SO long as he may re-
I main in the army
The proposed bridge over tho
I East river between New York and
Brooklyn is to be 1870 feet high,
I have but one span, is estimated 10
cost s10,O00.0OO, and take five
l years in building.
The spring elections are not
very far off. New Hampshire takes
the lead on the 9th of March, Con-
ncciicut follows on the 4th Of April.
\ Rhode Island will hoii her elcc-
tion on the 7th Of the last named
month.
A complimentary banquet was
given to our State officers and
members OF the Legislature by
the CITY Council oI Columbus on
Tuesday evening oi4Ast week, and
is spoken Of by tho city papers rs
"a grand success"
The number Of marriages in
4 Ohio during the year ending July
Ist, 1868, was 28,23l--about !, 900
less than the preceding year
The divorces granted. during tho
same year, number 847-a decrcab
of l2s as compared with the yet
previous. ,as
The United States Supreme
Court has decided the income tax
, 10 be constitutional, reversing tho
decision OF California court,
which held that this was direc,
tax within tile meaning Of the
constitution, and should be levied
, By pro rata distribution among
The States, according to their rep
resentata.ion.
The average number Of weeks
which schools were in session
! in Monroe township, the last
! school year, as shown by the town
ship clerk 10 the County Auditor,
! is fifteen and one third. The law
requires twenty four, and fixes as
} a. penalty, wnen less than that,
forfeiture of all State Funds, and
+, holds school officers responsible
for the loss Circieriiie Unian.
Horse flesh is rising 10 cstima-
tion in Berlin as an article of food.
In 1868 the number of horses kill
, ed for this purpose was no less
than 4,04i. The blood is purchas-
ed by a manufacturer who uses
, it as a dye. A Berlin restaurant
; intends shortly TO open an estab-
Iishmcnt in which only va-ious
preparations OF horse flesh will be
served TO the guests.