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The Lancaster Gazette, 1847-07-02

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tticm. Our Stock of CASSIMERES, 8ATTINF.TS, TWEEDS and CALICOES cannot be be equalled, oithor in pricet or style. The Steamships, Sarnh Sands and Caledonia, which brought the last favorable account of con continued - tinued continued good prices for Grain and Flour, brought for us, direct from Europe, an unusually large stock of handsome fashionable DRESS GOODS for the LADIES and for the GENTLEMEN every variety of latest stylos. Wo have another very large Btock of BROWN MUSLINS and being of our own make, notwith notwithstanding - standing notwithstanding the advance in the price of those Goods in the East, persons, who buy at the Great Wes Western, - tern, Western, suy that muslius ore cheap as ever, while those that goto other stores will contend they never were so high priced. Our BLEACHED MUSLINS, being algo from our own manufactory, we can warrant their quul quul-ity, - ity, quul-ity, and our prices any one cau soe are the low lowest. - est. lowest. Indeed, all who wish to buy goods made in the United States will soon ascertain, that if they wish to buy them cheap, they must go to the Great Western. We have ticking, at 12J cents por yard, that is better than ever sold in Ohio at 18. Our STOCK OF CALICOES never was larg larger - er larger Did all entirely new styles, us all know that, until we received this last stock, we bad scarce scarcely - ly scarcely a dress pattern in the house. We have nearly 5000 pioces, over 200 diflur-

slJG efif, in Crawford s addition to the town of Ueyuoldsburg, as the same is described and de delineated - lineated delineated on the recorded plat of said town, Also, the following: a part of Sec. 8, east, township 16, and range 2(1. Refugee lands beginning on the north side of the National Road, at a stake which is opposite the N. E. comer of the culvert, which is opiwsite Jacob Htitson's houso, thence from said stake N. 4J, west 100 feet to a corner, thence S. 854, W. to the west line of said McCullum's 4 acres; thence southwardly on said line 100 feet to the road, thence S. along said road 80 foet, more or less; to the beginning, appraised at $100 00. Also, iu the county of Fairfield, and Stute of Ohio, parts of lots No. 8, 51 and 52, in Section 29, in township 16, range 20, of the Refugee track; lot No. 1 containing 64 2-100 ucres, being part of the subdivision of said land; appraised at $1500 00. Also, iu Frauklin county, and State aforesaid, the following real estate to wit: commencing at the S. E. corner of lot No. 4, thence N. 85A, east,

before long, a regular system of warfare upon Gen. Taylor's military character, will be prosecuted by the minions of the Locofoco party, the foundation of which was laid last winter by the Ficklins Farans, Thompson's and Wicks, of Con Congress. - gress. Congress. No one will be surprised at this, who remembers that the same class of defamers pronounced Gen. Harbison a granny and a coward. But the upshot in regard to Gen. Tati.or will be the same in 1818 as in 1840 a verdict by an im immense - mense immense majority of the honest, discerning people of the country, that his heartless, soulless defamers are themselves desti destitute - tute destitute alike of courage and truth. The following is from Chapman's In In-dionopolis - dionopolis In-dionopolis Sentinel ef the 2d inst: "We will say and in good time will produce the proof, which may be partly found in Gen. Taylor's own official des despatches, - patches, despatches, that he had very little to do in

loading man in the National Councils in times of great difficulty, and has done much to establish free institutions, and to secure the blessings of liberty to his conntrymeu. He was of the old Repub Republican - lican Republican party, a firm and active supporter of Mr. Madison's Administration, of the war of 1812, and of all the measures to encourage and protect the industry of the poople against foreign competition. He was opposed to Slavery, and to meas measures - ures measures for extending and perpetuating the institutions, or its direct or indirect influ influence. - ence. influence. He was an earnest, zealous advo advocate - cate advocate of the Missouri restriction. The letter below was written by Mr. Taylor to an intimate friend, a few weeks since, and was not designed to be made public. It speaks of the piesent war with Mexico as aggressive, and brought on by the President in violation of the constitution. His friend desired

CANAL Bouts laid aside and Railroads used for bringing Goods to the GREAT WESTERN, in the shortest time that any stock was ever deli delivered - vered delivered in the Stute. The Great Western patron patronizes - izes patronizes the lightning lines, buying Goods oftener, receiving them quicker and selling fatter than all Lancaster together. Not only the Eastern Cities of the United States have sent thoir share, but the whole World has contributed its portion to make our stock in every respect what the citizens of Ohio wish HAND HANDSOME, - SOME, HANDSOME, FASHIONABLE and CHEAP. JAMES C. MACCRACKEN having connected himself with WORK GALBRA1TH, under the firm of MACCRACKEN & GALBRAITII, and etill owning part of ono of the most extensive wholesale Stores in New York and the largest manufacturing establishments in theUnited Stales, lliey are receiving a larger lot of Goods than ever was brought, even to the Great Western.

in the discharge of his duties as a mem member - ber member of the Court of Errors, then in Sess Session - ion Session in New York, lie was struck with a paralysis, uoder the effects of which he is still suffering. He was removed to the residence of a daughter in Cleveland, where he still remains, suffering much, and unable to move without assistance. We visited him a few days since, and were agreeably surprised at the vigor of his mind, under the severe and protrac protracted - ted protracted suffering and confinement ho had en endured. - dured. endured. Feeble as he was, his mind was active, and when the presence of an old friend induced the recollection of trans transactions - actions transactions bearing upon his country's wel welfare, - fare, welfare, in which he had taken an active part, his countenance brightened, and

1 lie very uanusomesi American prim muu muu-ufacturer's - ufacturer's muu-ufacturer's prices, only 12J cents per yurd. The handsomest blue and oruuge prints ever made. The variety of our dress goods is unusually largo a very large stock of both English and French Ginghams Black, & white Scotch Ginghams, chenper than over known in tho West. Gingham Lnwns and Muslin Ginghuins, Madder colored Lawns, Rose bud Sus., the very latest style. Monterey and Buena Vista dress goods, very rich and beautiful entirely new, but 26 tlnys from England. Best Bombazines, Veniliau Organdies, Striped Plaid Lawns. A vory lnrge stock of Ribbons, every variety 'of style.all the lutest imortatioiis,-custoiiiers can and must wake tin we sell them so cheap.

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