Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-31


ALBANY. N. Y, Angus, ga skiff upset
midway. this city and Eas, Albany; is to IS
men, women and children overheard; 8 or
10 were picked up by boals, the remainder
drowned; the boat was overloaded. The
ncciden, was caused by a person attempting
to pick his haI out of the water. Seven
bodies recovered up 10 2 o'clock this alter
noon.
The Washington Telegraph says that
Gen. Pierce's Letter to Mr.. Scott ABOUT
which so much anxiety has been nantes
ted. was suppressed because Il contained SO
manv SUPERFLUOUS DAMNSll Truly.
his friends show their good sense in keep.
i, from the public eye.
Gen. jackson always had a poor opinion
of Gen, Scou.-LOcofoco paper.
So Cass lied, then, did he. when as Secre.
,ary of War. he wrote 10 Scott, al the time
Jackson appoin,ed him TO proceed 10 South
Carolina 10 settle The notification difficulties.
tina, Gen. Jackson had FULL CONF.
DENCE in his judgmen. and discreIion!
The Voice of The People, published al
Windsor, Canada West. says, iugiiives are
arriving there this season al The average of
three u day.
Mr.. Murdoch, the celebrated tagedian
was in attendance at the meeting of IN.
Teachers Institute, a few days since. a,
Maiuvillc. Warrsn County, Ohio, and deliv-
cred a fine lecture, interspersing IL with
occasional readings from Shakespeare. Scot
and Dickens Plckwick papers. Mr.. M. is
building a Town on his farm, near Mainvilie.
The Legislature OF Ohio is 10 NEE, again ,
to Finish up the work." on the third Mon
day in November nex,-about three months
hence.
Samuel G. Risk, n few years since for :
man Of one of The Cincinnati dailies, and
afterwards foreman Of the N. o. Bulletin.
was a member Of the Convention which
framed the New Constitution for Louisiana,
PATENT HAr.-Mr. Benz. Sherwood Of
New York. has obtained a paIen, for a hat,
to which is alachrd n ring, or par, or parts
of a ring. inside 10 fiji upon the head anu
leave a space around it, ior the purpose ol
producing ventilation.
~INcoNGRUlTlEs Mr.. Yancey making n
speech before n Georgia STATE Rights Con.
ven,ion. and Mr.. HAY mes. making a spe, CHI
before ihr Pittsburgh Fee Soil Convention.
both advocating Gen. Pierce S claims for tn
Presidency.
The commiuee appointed b. citizens OF
Chillico,he To receive and disburse moneys
and goods donated for suff 'rers by the fire
in ,ha, city. last spring acknowledged .h'
receip, Of $l6 4l8.47.
A Geographic despatch from New Hamp.
shire asserts thai MIR. Hale will positively
accept the nomination for the Presidency
rendered hun by The Free Soil party
The Athens Bank, and the Lessees Of The
Ohio University lands. have. or are aboul
to file bills 10 enjoin the Sale from coIlec,
ing the taxes under The new tax law-thu,
will the validity of The law be tested.
F. Cleveland has disposed of his Interest
in the Portsmouth Inquirer, 10 his partner
Mr.. Pearce. who will b. assisted in the ed
i,orial department BY E. w. Jordon, Esq.
EXTRAORDINARY Cow.-There is COW
u in L,pwpIl. which from the lo.h day Of JAN
uary, 1850. 10 August 20, 1851. gave nine
thousand and tweniy -seven quarts Of milk,
weighing Two pounds per ~quart-which is
over 174 quarts per day, for 586 consecutive
days.
The State deb, Of California is So LAO.
900 an enormous debt for a new Sale. |
is expected that the General Govern.
ment will assume $2.400 900 of il. lha
being the amount Of the debt incurred in the
wars with the Indians.
Thomas Francis Meagher, the dis,in'
guished Irish patriot, last week. declared
his intention of becoming a cinzrn OF ih'
United STATES. before one Of the Judges II
the Superior Court. in New York CITY, o
in other words, took out his first papers,
Mr.. Joseph Marcy aged eighteen years
was married 10 MISS Sarah Moore. aget
fifty years, in Tennessee. recently. The!
are both from Logan county, Ky.
A large meeting Of the friends Of Webste
met in Boston. IN Monday evening last, att
adopted resolutions ~pledging their supper
to Webster ind Graham, as candidates 70
the rsidency and Vice Presidency. !
cdmminee was appointed to call a Conven
lion in FanueI Hall, for the purpose O
Nominating a Webster and Graham %elec,ora
ticket.
There are in The United States 81 womel
holding The office Of postmaster. thirty ON
Of whom are in Pennsylvania, Some o
these are Important offices.
The Washington correspondent, Of the N
Y. Tribune states that letters have been ~
ceived al W ashington announcing that Co
Benton. of Missouri. is buckling on hi
armor 10 90 10 war against the election q
Pierce and King
The cholera in Sn nduskv City has So "a
abated thai the Board Of II ailh have sus
pend ID their reports.
PosT MASTER Consolidation. Jane
Brooks. i, is said will BE- nominated Po;
Master General ih place of Judge Hall, VIII
will be nominated Uniled States Circu
Judge Of the Northern district OF New York
The Ccntrevl'le (Md) Times says, lh'
Mathew Graves, Of li.al county on Tuesda
last. walked lwenly.eig miles for the pu,
pose Of procuring a marriage license
marry his fifth wife, He is seventy veal