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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03
WTTIG PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
. the Whigs Of Meigs County:

To the Wigs Of Meigs County:
At the lasl Convention OF the Wings OF
Meigs county change was made in the
manner Of selecting candida,es--s subs,iu.
ing Primuy Elections for Delegate Con.
ven,ions. BY The rules adopted by the
Convention for tho holding such elections
it is made the duty Of the Central Commit
Tee 10 give notice Of the time, &c. For the
better understanding Of The matter we annex
7the rules-which are as follows:
81 !. Each township 10 compose an Elec-
,ion District.
9, The Primary Elections 10 be held on
the first Saturday in September.
8 Two persons Two &C. as Judges and one
as clerk.
4: Elections 10 open al one and close at
six o'clock if ; a.m-s.. tf9
t,b s. The votes counted and the rcsul, sen,
10 The Central Committee by the mex, Tues.
day-,he returns 10 be published in the news
paper. m a. a ao
g.. The person having the highes, num-
or Of votes TO be the nominee.
T. In case Of q tie, The candidates will de-
eide by lot, as pracliced in the Scnale OF the
- United States.
la 8. No person sha!Ibe considered can
dida,e unless his name hus been announced
four weeks previous TO the Primary Flee
ion, in tho newspaper.
The above, in brief, arc The rules adopted
BY The Convention. We therefore give no.
ice ,ha, the Primary Elections will be held
on
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1851.
under the above regulations. The re.urn
Of said election TO BE- scaled up and directed
10 the Wing Central Commiuee. The com
mii,ec would suggcs, that those returning lh'
poll books attend on Monday. Scptcmbe
9Th, nj 10 o'clock. in order ,ha, we ma,
have meeting Of the difIerrn, townships
by their delegates, for general consultation
and business.
CANDIDATES will OBJ cryc, lha! under th
rule, their names should be announced b.
the FIRST WEEK in August, a, The farlhcs,
JOHN CARTWRIGHT,
NJ. HECKARD,
@ u. F.. Il. STEDMAN.
T.. WILLIAMSON,
R. T. VAN HORN,
Wing Central Committee.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03
FIRE ANNIUJI.ATOR.

1t is stated in the Washington Telegraph
that number Of wealthy gentlemen arc as.
together for the purpose of ub,aiu.
ing the American palcnl Of the Fire Anni.
hiiatorS aud that an agent will soon be au.
ngcni will soon be authorized 10 proceed 10
London 10 open negotiations, ard to pay any
price not exceeding million Of dollars.
The New York Times speaking on this sub.
ect, remarks that il the information VIC
have from England respecting this invention
is correct, we may us well abandon our fire
engines and adopt il al once. The new cx'
linguisher is represented 10 be nearly as por'
liable as q fire bucket; and the article used. .
"anli conclusive gas" (curbonlc gas we
suppose,) Instantly chokes and puts out the
fercesl flame. So say the English papers;
and The fac, lha, company has been form
ed for the manufacture Of The article, that il
is rapidly going into general use, and that
the members of the company are sharing
handsome dividends, are certainly primat ia
Gle evidence that the statement is true. Tho
Queen, the nobility, and many of The great
manufacturers have the machines In their
palaces, mansions and factories. The off.
GERS Of the navy and Of the merchant ser.
vice recommend The invention, and Lord
Brougham. is anxious for the passage Of
law prohibiting vessels, from going 10 sea
Without the machines on board. Al The ex'
press desire Of the royal commissioners,
they havs been Introduced into the Crystal
Palace for the pl oicclion Of the articles col.
ccled there. and tho whole English press,
without an exception we believe, pronoun.
ces The Fire Annihilator" one of the most
important inventions Of the age. And yet
here, where fires are so frequent and so de.
siruc,ive, we know nothing about The article.
except from hearsay, Will not some pub.
lie spirited American, now in London, send
us over specimen, so that we may Judge
for ourselves! We take from an English
paper the following. from an extensive man.
u(acturing firm in Manchester:
1--WE consider the annihila,or will be able
TO put Out any fire ihu, may hereafter occur,
One that took place in January las, was pu,
out in about five minutes by three charges.
(allhough !, spread with the rapidly of gun,
powder distance Of lao feet, and the men
were enabled 10 resume their work in an
hour afterwards, eo. ..sat., ~, ....
"Two other very great advantages the an.
nlhila,or possesses The yapor enables per.
sons TO breathe in ,he room where the fire is,
and the apparatus can be used vi,hou. caus.
ing The lens, damage 10 the machinery, as
in the case with bolh steam aud water.
"From the experience We haye had Of
The Invention, we have no hesitation in say.
ing, ,hal even the portable machines will be
found sufficient 10 exdugpish any fire Il aP'
piled Immediately on It's outbreak. ."B,ar
0e- The Lowell ladies have resolved 10
celebrate the Fourth in the new COSTUME,
Scnc 200 have eplcred ip'o The arrange
menl, es4st g lqa 20 ts,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures from
England informs us That new mode Of trick-
making is threatening TO entirely supersede
The older methods. Bricks are now made
hollow, which secures the buildings from
dampness, and, besides being much larger
and lighter, both money and labor are saved
in laying Them. We may instance, also
that certain DR.. Samucls, Of Allentown
Pa, has invented machine 10 work by
steam, which will turn off 200 we'll made
5ri'ks per hour from unwroughl clay.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03


The Rev. b. +. Teffi, editor Of The La.
dies Repository, makes the follow ing sketch
Of what would please MIN in the way Of
a residence--.he Oiiam cum fslicitafe of
man Of letters Mr.. T. draws quie. toned
and rather engaging picture, though some
wilIbe inclined 10 consider il Of as diiicu'i
q realization as The generality Of Castles
in Spain" drawn by professional romaucers.
"Every body, as wc suppose, has his beau
ideal of happy life. We have ours. Had
we no work 10 do. while stopping upon this
little planet, The earth, our beau ideal would
be 10 search out some humble, retired, quiet
spot, where The grass grows green, where
The flowers spring, where The sweet birds
haunt. where the music of the liule waters
might be heard, and spend there, in perfect
oblivion Of the common world Of trickery
and trade, the remnant of our Days. We
would want no lordly mansion. but little
vine covered couage, that could be built for
few hundred dollars. We should want a
few acres Of mellow soil, which we could
cultivate with our rown hands, and thus raise
what food and fruits our lille family might
need. We should want library Of choice
books, The classics Of all lands and langua-
ges. We should want, if il could be found,
one honest, faithful newspaper or magazine
in each Of The departments Of human enter
prise. We should wan, sound. wsll-read,
experienced physician who gave his life TO
bis profession, and no, 10 gossip, TO politics,
or 10 worldly strife. We should want an
humble, de voted, enlightened, industrious
minister, who should feel himself to be the
representative of Jesus Chrs,--who los, nc
time in idleness,b bu, went abou, doing good.
We should want "A community Of sober
peaceable, religious people, who would make
it point to meddle with nothing bu, ,heil
own business, who would be willing 10 live
like brothers and sisters, and who would
care more about informing their minds, im.
proving their hearts, and educating in viriu.
Gus habits The rising generation, lSan abou
all the novelties, vanilies, and frvollies oi
life. On such spot, with such society
blessed with the approval Of good con-
science and the smile Of God, we would re.
Ijoice 10 draw OUT the remainder Of our years
The great things Of The world have nj
charm for US. We have seen enough ol
them. The man of princely fortune, in hi;
princely mansion. living in his princeIy J
style, in any of our grandes. cities, is no
10 he compared 10 the man whose condition
is such as have here described. Wha
the public are hunting for, is greatness
What they have lost, is humility. Whal
they will never find. ill they seek i, in tha
moro moderate scheme Of life which char
ac.erized the early inhabitants Of our ono,
democratic country, is happiness.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

FRAUDS ON EMlGRANTs.- SO numerous
and aggravating have become the tricks
played on emigrun,s by the runners and
rowdes Of New York, tha. strenuous exer.
lions are making to establish some system
by which the emigran,s can be protected
from being robbed and abused. The Mayor
of Buffalo has gone TO New York city to
concert some measures with the authorities
in that place TO accomplish this object. AT
present, the emigrants are seized by a set Of
scoundrels as soon as they land, prevented
from obtaining any information respecting
the best and cheapest routes Of travel, charg-
ed an enormous amount for their convey.
ance 10 different sections, and when they
are plundered of all they possess, they are
turned out TO beg for living.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

AHEAD OF THE LATEST FASHION -Numu.
rous Bloomers made their appearance at q
ball in Lowell. Muss,, lately, and several in
the Woonsccke, Compuny's mills in thal
village. The Lowell (Mass.) Courier, Of
of the 20Ih, says: .a,..
~ meeting Of those in favor Of the new
Bloomer costume was held in Mechanics
Hall last evening, About two hundred per.
sons were present, about iwo.lhirds of whom
we're ladies. Mrs. Sumner presided, and
Miss Sears was chosen secretary. !, was
voted TO join the 4lh of July procession in
Bloomer costume, and arrangements were
also made relative 10 the presentation Of u
banner on the morning Of that day to en-.
CINE company No. IL, Acommiitee Of ar.
rangements was also appointed TO make ar.
rangemen,s for dinner on the fourth"
The Boston Traveller, of Saturday, says:
4 eve learn, from private sources, that a
large party is soon to be given in the city
of Albany at which all the ladies' are OK.
pecled 10 appear in the new costume. Four
young ladies' have appeared in BarnSiablc
in the new costume, and in Andoyor, yesler.
day, several ladies in the new dress were
the observed OF ull obscrvers,p sss, .,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03
POMEROY SALT.

Wo are gra,ifed 10 state in our prcsen /,
number, lha, The sal. question in Pumcroy
Is fixed. The Pomeroy company have been
completely successful in their experiment.
Their well is now at depth of 1000 feet
with the mos, abundan, supply Of water. 1t
is said by old sal, manufacturers TO be the
slronges, we'll ives, Of the Alleghenies.-
Th furnace will be Immediately erected and
nut in operation. Such are the facilities
here for manufacturing salt, sha. no works
in the west can compete with us. Thus has
n new element of wealth been opened
which added to our coal and iron will in q
few years build up city second 10 mont
above Cincinnati in business and wealth.
Perhaps Capitalists will discover, at last
that they have missed golden opportunities
for investment. Our own citizens have now
,aken hold 6f .he matter and rich return
will be the reward Of their Enterprise.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03
PoMEROY D
The Louisville Johrnal SAYS:


''Wea are indebted 10 friend for letter
from this thriving town, which has not yet
found It's place on, the maps and in the ga.
zeleers. lis population is now 3,48e, and it
has rolling mill, making 10 ions bar ison
a day, 3 Touring mills, 2 louhdries, 2 engine
shops, 8 saw mills, Il cardihg mill, corn
mill, extensive tannery, 2 wagon shops,
i2smiths shops, liarge boat yard. 4 Welsh
churches, 8 German, do. s English do.
Il has It's common schools, high school,
and academy printing Office, and telegraph
office.
V Two companies have been organized there
for boring for salt wafer and manufacturing
salt. Four Steam packets are constantly
running 10 and from the Town.
All this seems 10 be the result ofahe coal,
ofwhich three and half millions Of bushels
are yearly mined there. Our friend, from
whose lelicr we gather the foregoing Stats.
tics, says that everything about this town
looks thrifty, and that The limited size under
The bluff seems TO offer The only obstacle to
lis future progress. ,t-
Messrs Pomeroy & Horton, who had OBJ
s,acles 10 overcome in opening and cutiva'
ling their rich field Of enterprise ,ha, wout
have crushed men Of ordinary energy are
now reaping rich harvest. A few years
ago, they were regarded as broken >beyonC
the hope Of redemption. but they went on
ward with the confidence Of men who knew
the value Of accessible coal and iron, ant
now, as is said, are realizing an enormous
revenue from their vel; conducted properly
They have done much in developing ,h'
resources Of this valley, and, in cheapeninl
The price Of fuel, deserve the gratitude o
every man interested in the navigation o
the upper Ohio, and in the growth Of ou
cities, in which the cheapness Of fuel is al
imporlan, element of prosperity.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03
PERSECUTION In MADAGAscAR.

Madagascar is an island in the Indian
Ocean, about eight hundred miles long, and
contains population of from 100000 TO
100000 inhabitants. Missionaries have
been amo-g these people and preached the
Gospel with success. Several years since
they were violently persecu,ed. Christian
missionaries, and all foreigners are excluded
from the island. The London Missionary
Society, in their late annual report, make
The following statement:
The last intelligence, which BEERS ihe
marks Of authenticity, is mos, deeply affect.
ing. From causes explained, but probably
from increase Of their numbers, new pros.
ecu,ion agains, the Christians during The lasl
Summer ragged with grea, violence. Abou,
Twelve hundred were summoned 10 The cap
itol, to answer tor the offence of worship
ping the only true God and believing IN his
Son. Three of The mos, distinguished 70.
rank and devotedness were sentenced to be
burned 10 death and their lingering torures
mus, have been awfully aggravated, as three
times while their bodies were consuming
torrents Of rain descended and exlinguished
the fires. Ten others were precipi,aled from
rocky eminence near the city, and dashed
10 pieces. What would have been the doom
Of the multitude canno, DO determined, had
no, the Prince Of Madagascar al the risk Of
his personal safety, now interposed, as the
protector and patron of The Christians, and
boldly withslood the authority Of their crue
adversary, the Prime minister of his Roya
mother.
Subsequent results are unknown bu
while these tragical events must excite ou
deepest sympathy and fervant prayers fol
the confessors and martyrs Of Madagascar
they supply also reflections that strengthen
faith and demand thanklulness. Upward o
fourteen years since all the faithful shep
herds were driven from the island, and lh,
fold of Christ was left like lambs anon,
wolves; bu, after enduring fourteen year
of fiery trials, still they live, and still in
crease. Between forty and fifty have beel
doomed for The sake Of the Lord Jesus, q
NEE, death in forms the mosI agonizing an
terrific, but none have drawn back into per
dilion, all have been faithful even uni
the death. The blood Of the marlvrs ha
proved the seed Of the church and for on
christian there are len, anG for tens ,her
are hundreds., The debased and cruel wo
man who now fills the throne Of Madagas
car, impelled by her own evil nature, @
swayed by the evil ilinhucnce Of Others. be
tried long bus iried in vain, 10 exlirpoic tn
very name Of Christ; bu. her son, her onl
child, her heir, and her successor TO tn
throne, has learned the faith in which III
. martyrs died, avowed himself their frien
+ and their protector, and declared that IT,
man who shall hereafter strike them nu;
strike through him. This is The Lords dc
ing, and il is marvellous in our eyes"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03
Pomeroy. June &c, 1851.

Gr The editor is this week abscn! from
his post, having left on Monday as a dele
gaze TO The Wing State Conven.ion-which
will account for the lack Of original matter
in this weeks Telegraph. He LEI, us (the
jour- 10 do up The ''items," but the New
Constitution is now adopted, and we cam
afford 10 again "get up steam" under the
Pomcroy gallon law.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03
COMPARATIVE GROWTH OF NEW

GROWTH OF new
YORK.
In 1920 the population oil the city was
l2S,7OS Itwas then surpassed BY 20 Git
les Of Europe, and By Mexico and Rio de
Janerio, in America. In 1875, with pop
OlaiIon Of les;oss, II bad risen above both
,he later, aud above Ha@burg, CypsIhugsp,
Barcclona, Bbda, Pesih, AdriahopIe, Turin,
,MarseiIles. Palermo and Warsaw. lnl83e,
i, showed 909, ,589--a number which ad.
vanced before Rome and Ednburg.
In 1886, numbering 70,089, ], took rank
also above Ams,erdam,-iis ancieptmo,her
.cily-MADRID---once The sea, Of government,
Of Two thirds Of the American continent
and isles--uud Milan. In n'1840, It's popula
lion Of 3l2,852 placed it above Manchester,
Dublin, Liverpool, GLASGOW and Lisbon. In
l843, though i. exhibited a large accession
Of population. and total Of 37i,224, j. had
passed no other CITY,. There being none Of a
popu alion between $4,000, ,ha, Of Man
chester and Dublin, and $4,000, ,ha, Of
Moscow. 8-.s1 ss5b- y5.s5t,,,
New York by the census Of 1850, is no.
merely placed above all other American Cit
les for population, bu. viii be advanced 10
The rank Of the third city in Chrisiendom in
poin. Of population, and econd in COM
merce and wealth 10 but one in the world
There are but three ci,iesA in Europe with
equalpopalalion. These three are, London
with a population Of 2,s25oOo; Paris, with
l 1907, in 1846, but since reduced much
below a million by The revolutions and dis
,resses Of l848; and Consiantinopie, 900,
600 in 1914, with one ofils suburbs in Asia
There are in China and Japan several citie'
with population estimated at a million ant
upw ards; but these, with Constan,inople
are wilhou, the bounds Of Chrisiendom.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

> ..H Il 4 O.
From OREGoN.--We received files Of
Oregon pabers up % The 10Th Of May. The
accounts from the gold mines on the Kla.
msth all agree that the. mines viii yield a
fair ,equivalen,to TO The miner, Some beauli.
ful specimens had been discovered, weigh.
ing from $5 10 $75. .s.-".,, III.
Gen, Lane is canyassing for election us
delegate TO The next Congress. .,r4,. af.
There was an abundance Of ripe straw.
berries at Portland on the 9th Of May.
The newly discovered coal region is said
10 be inexhausijble, and Goals can be de-
livered on The banks Of the Columbia river
at less than $40 per ION. Il e,
The population Of the whole territory, as
ascenained by ibe census of 1850, is 49,
323; houses, 3287, mills, as, .,,..ls....t
A steamboat is about 10 ply between the
Cascades and the Falls Of the Columbia =
Tho company al the Cascades have already
nearly completed railroad around the
portage. ,...,. ....,... 49, ..-....s
The western Star says that the last
steamer brough, quite a number Of passen-
gers from The States. Mr.. Preston, Survey.
or General for Oregon, and family, and Mr..
Nelson, Chief Judge Of Oregon, are among
the number. Also FIVE female teachers.
William Kendall, convicted ofmurder,was
executed q, Salem, on The 18Th Of April, a.
mid large concourse Of spectators.
The Rev. No. Geary had arrived a, Or
sgon chy aireps from New York,7-N' \.
'S0WssE - stet 80 b esg ynna oVed'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

ST A General Conference of the bunker
religious sect lately held an annual Session
near New Hope, Augusta county, Va, mum.
bering from five TO ten thousand persons,
from all parts of The Union. They met in
the woods, and the editor of the Staun,on
Spectator, who visited the camp, observes:
"Besides the people, there were from ten to
fifteen acres Of horses in the woods. There
seemed 10 be one or more horses tied 10 ev.
cry tree as far as the eye could penetrate The
dark forest, contiguous TO the church. -
This sect has numerous adhernls in certain
portions of Pennsylvania, where they bear q
high character for industry, thrift, morality
and intelligence.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

ANOTHER DIVISION OF MExIco.--A letter
from Vera Cruz says iho, widespread rev.
olulion is close a. hand. Ii has some con-
neclon, perhaps, with the annexation move
mens in California. Tho people and the
administration Of Sonora are said TO be in
the plot, as they have received no shares of
the American indie mnily. 1t is conlempa-
ted 10 declare the State Independent, Of NIX.
leo, organize provisional government, and
finally get it annexed 10 tho United States.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

DAVID CHRIsTY, ugent Of the Colonization
Society in Ohio, has requested, in behalf of
the commuco Of that Society, collection
to be taken up in all the churches, on the
Sabbath nearest the 9TH Of July, TO promote
the objects Of that Socieiy.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

0erA remarkable faci about the grca, sal
Sua Lake. in tho Utah Territory, is, ,ha, it's
waters are one'ihird sui, though three or
four fresh water rivers are constantly run.
ming into il. Another fact is, ihat in the
summer season Il throws on TO the shore
large quantides Of common salt, and in the
winter gauber sails,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

Or"Thc war has begun" The young
men of Akron propose ball n,.he fourth
Of July, and have iniimaied to The ladies
that none is expected to attend unless array.
ed in The rev costume. The ladies in re-.
turn have called meeting Of their sex 10
determine on a proper dress for the gentle
men on that occasion. I, Ga,s5a e&N
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

G- A communication in the Honesdale
(Pa.) Democrat, states tina. young lady in
that place has been for years in the habi. Of
making the swapping noises with her feet,
by which tho Fox girls and others have SO
long deceived the credulous.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

0TA monster snake has been seen IN the
vicinity Of McKeesport, Allegheny county,
Pa. 1t is represented, by those who have
seen il, 10 he between 25 and 80 fee. long,
and as thick round as a large stove pipe,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

A man named FRosT, in Louisville, who
was acting as agent for scundalous paper
called the Western Police Gazette, has been
sent to The warehouse for one year for his
agency in circulating such demoraizing
sheets. t.'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

or The sober people are emigra'ing rap
jdv from South Carolina. The population
d Marion county in Florida, has doubled
since JanuurSlst from this source.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

FATAL AFFRAY.-A fatal and melancholy
affruy took place in the upper parI Of our
town abou, 8 O'Clock on Friday evening
last. between Isaac M'In,ire and James
flaggery, which result, d in the death orihc
latter From the evidence before the coro,
ner's jury, il appeared that they were quar-.
relling about some matter Of minor impor.
ionce, when Administering a piece Of lWh-
Ing struck Iluggerty several blows with !,
upon The head, so frocluring his scuIl that
hc died about z O'clock the next morn
ing.
A reward is offered for tho apprehension
os M'Inlire, who has fed.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

6TGoorge Thompson, in recen, speech
in Boston, before the Abolition Society, dc.
nounced the American Coliza,ion Society
as The spawn Of two abominaIions--tbe
church and The deviL.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03

01- Some eight or ten Portsmouth ladies'
have made their appearance in tha. place,
in The Bloomer style. ,s aoy -.