Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-24


10 the United States last year by the Society
for the Propagation Of the Faith Of The Ro.
man Catholic Church. The amount is
stated in Francs: Bishop Of Pittsburgh, H..
500; Archbishop Of Cincinnati, 10000;
Bishop Of Cleveland. 22,500; Bishop OF
Philadelphia, 5000; Bishop Of Wheeling
1850.
The Forest City says, that Lindley M
Sprague, the conductor Of the freight train,
who was run over near Worihington, re-
Gently, was so badly injured that ampntation
YVES deemed necessary, and his leg was
taken off ius. below the knee. This, with
mhe other injuries, his thought, will result,
in his losing his life.
New York, August l9.-The Crescent
City arrived from Havana. Grea. excite.
mont. Creoles are thrown into loa,hsome
dungeons daily. Incendiary documents are
circulated in all quarters, but rigorous meas.
ures are adopted by the Government. Al.
mos, every prominent Creole family is
under surveillance. The yellow fever,
small pox and cholera prevail ,o'a grea, ex-
tent. In almost every ship harbor there are
some cases. On shore. out Of a company
Of 1870 soldiers, 40 died. In the chain
gang, outof l09, 100 died. The Govern.
ment is sending troops into the country.
WASHINGTON August l7.--Judge Conk-
ling having been confirmed as Minister 10
Mexico, Postmaster Hall, is nominated in
his place. It IS now believed that Lorenzo
Burrows, OF New York, will accept The place
which he previously declined, Mr.. Bur.
rows appointment. as Postmaster General,
will be extremely popular.
The Rev. DR.. Muenscher, oil the Episco-
pal Church, Mt. Vernon, has issued proposals
for publishing an extended commentary on
the Book Of Psalms. Distinguished clergy
men, who have read portions of the manu-.
script. speak Of it as possessing high merits
both for the scholar and the general reader.
HAMILTON Comfy. = The Cincinnati
Alias says:-"We speak advisedIy when
we say that there is everything in the con-
dition of political affairs here TO give the
warmest encouragement TO the friends oil
Gen. Scott, and tina, if a showing is made in
other parts Of the State such as will be ex'
hibiled here, not even the overwhelming
majority Of 1910 will furnish a rule for the
i, result.
SAD AcclDENT.--We learn that a melan.
'choly accident occurred near Keystone
Furnace las. week, BY which three brothers
named Edwards, aged about 10, IL, and
Is years, los. their lives. Five boys were
digging for ore when the bank caved in bury.
ing Them, two Of whom only were gotten
on. alive.-GaHipolis Jonr.
There is said TO be a fatal disease, some
thing like cholera. prevailing among the
hands under Mr.. German, on the Central
Railroad east Of Columbus. So great is the
alarm tina! the dead are left withou, burial,
The Academy of Sciences in Stockholm
has lost the oldest Of its members in the per,
son Of Mr.. Wilhelm Hissinger. the mineralo.
gist, who died at the age of SO. Norway
has also been deprived Of one Of her mos,
learned historians, DR.. Nils Wulfsberg. aged
81, DR.. Wulfsberg was formerly keeper oil
sihearchiyes Of the kingdom, and founded two
ofthe earlies, daily papers ever published
the Morgenolade, and the Tider both OF
which still exist.
The wheat crop Of Wisconsin excels eve.
ryihing. The Wa,er,own Chronicle say thai
has ever been in that or any other Sla,e.-
The yield, as a general thing, will be heavy,
averaging from twenty to twenty-five bush
els to the acre,
Hon. John ]. Criuenden is 10 deliver o
discourse in Louisville, KY, on Wednesday,
the 29,h Of September next, on the life and
character Of Henry Clay.
The work on the Central Railroad, east
of this city, will be somewhat retarded BY
the prevalence Of cholera among the hands
employed on il. We understand there were
fourteen deaths on Saturday, causing quite
a stampede among the sur yivors.-Statt
Journal.
The Wing ladies Of Fremont have pre-
scented to the Wings Of that city a flag 4C
feet long and Is feet wide, TO float from the
Chippewa pole in that place; also a sIreamel
60 feet long and IL feet wide OF the base.
The annual conference of the Methods
Episcopal (colored) Church, embracing al
that class Of that denomination in Ohio, and
in Pennsylvania, lying West Of the Allegha.
MES, is now ia session in Cincinnati.
The committee appointed to investigate
The loss at the late fire in Montreal, have
computed the amount at $2,000,000.-
They have determined to apply 10 the Brit
ish Government for a loan Of 100000, Il
enable properly holders 10 rebuild theil
houses.
Messrs. Drayton & Sayres, imprisoned II
the Jail OF the District Of Columbia for non
paymen. Of fines incurred under severa
sentences Of Court in 1848, for Transporting
slaves from the District, have been dis
charged from prison by pardon from thu
President.
. The body Of a man named Kirkey, wa
recently found on the railroad near Atalanla
Georgia, with his skull crushed by the irain
On examination il was proved he had bee
murdered and then laid on the track, h
having a bullet hole in his neck and a woun
in his breast.
Mr.. Macon having declined the appoint
ment Of Judge Of the Supreme Cour, rem
dered vacant by the death Of Judge McKin
ley, the members Of the New Orleans bs
hnOn s1t-.1 49, u D.