Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
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Democratic papers on General SCOTS quar-.
rels,' with public characters, among whom
Majors Generals Jacob Brown and Peter
B. Porter are %insianced.
On inquiry, we learn that SO far from at
tempting 10 bring the first named before a
court martial, as The slanderous article rep.
resenls, Gen. Scott, from the beginning oil
his acquaintance with those distinguished
and lamented individuals, down 10 their re.
s~pective deaths. uniformly maintained The
mos, intimate and friendly relations with
each.
With respect TO the other quarrels, SO far
as there were quarrels, the history Of the
respective cases will show that Gen. Scott
was, in every instance the assailed party.
and tina. he limited himself strictly TO the
defensive Wash. Repub.
The Cincinnati Gazette says the follow
ing account Of Pierce is found in a number
Of the Philadelphia Saturday Courier, pub
lished in September, 1847. The Courier is
a neutral paper:
"Keenly looking TO The future, and fear.
ing q peace which would disband the volun-
,eers, he refused to accept the generalship
unless he received with his commission, sir
months full pay, and rations for man and
horse, in Advance, which, extraordinary as
ii may appear, and Unprecedented in the
army. was granted and paid TO him before
he mounted his charger or received the
sword purchased for him by the ladies Of
Concord, N. H. where he was a praclicing
attorney.
RIor AND BLooDsHED.-The Cincinnati
| Citizen states that a riot Of a serious nature
is said to have occurred in the little own Of
Falmouth, abou, thirty miles up Licking, on
Friday. An attempt 10 rescue a man from
Jail was made, by a crowd Of his friends,
when the jailor was killed and the Jail torn
ldown. Some Of the residents turned out,
armed, ana dispersed tho mnh. after killing
and wounding several Of them. Rifles aud
pistols were freely used on both sides, ant
the greatest excitement Is said to prevail il
the neighborhood. We have heard tina
seven lives were lost in The affray; but W,
have no reliable particulars.
The Hon. Moses B. CoRwM.--This vet
eran Wing has JUS. been nominated fp
Congress in the 9th District composed o
Delaware, Union, Logan, Champaign anC
Clarke. This being a monster Wing Dis
trict with upwards Of 5000 majority. 0
course the nomination is the end Of The
matter.
Next to securing the services OF so excel
len, a man as Mr.. Corwin in the mex. Con
gress, il is cause for special congratulaiioI
that the result will shelve Sweetzer, whit
now shines forth a Locofoco partizan in The
lower House.
POSTAGE BILL.-An important amendmen
has been made in the Postage Bill. Ii wa
amended so that newspapers, periodical
and all printed matter, weighing not owe
an ounce and a half when circulated in tn,
STATE where they are published, will b
charged half these rates; books not weigh
ing over four pounds, may be taken q
a cent an ounce for distances under 500
miles, and two cents an ounce for create
/. distances, when prepaid. When such book
!, are not prepaid, they will be charged fiji,
per cent more. The bill was passed viii
these provisions.
The SEVEN WONDERS OF THB WORLD
Every one hears ofthem-few know wha
! they really are, or rather we're. The
were
1. The Colossus Of Rhodes.
2 The Sepulchre Of Mausolus, King Q
; Cairo.
. 8. The Palace Of Cyrus.
A. The Pyramids or Egypt
5. The Statue. Of JupiieF at Olympia.
6. The Temple Of Diana a, Ephesus.
z. The Walls and Hanging Gardens .
Babylon.
We beg leave to add the eighth wonder /
the above list viz:-The nomination 9
Franklin Pierce.
Two boys wen. into a field al Kendall
Q Illinois, for the purpose Of having some spoi
with The cattle, They tied the ends Of
long rope around their waists, with slippin
knots, and driving the cattle over il, trippe
/ them down by suddenly raising Il. One
4 she caule caugh, the rope on its horns an
ran away, dragging the boys for some dis
0 lance. When rescued, they were both IL
sensible, and their waists compressed to lou
and six inches in circumference. Both dice
DYsENTERYy--Our cold nights and crud
vegetables are liable TO produce this com
plant. lis attack can readily be perceive
! IN it's jncipient stage by a sensation Of burn
. ing at the pi. Of the stomach, produced b
morbid acid; dull, and heavy pains in th
. abdomen, the result Of inflammation Of III
intesnnes. Catbonate Of ammonia, or 81
. percarbonate Of soda, followed by a genll
calharIic, we are told, will readily avert III
attack, and snse three weeks Of physician
visits.
FIVE HUNDRED N SEvRN4y-SIx RRA
SONS ron OPPosING GIN. PIERcE.-Since III
+ commencement Of steamboat navigation
d the West, there have been 576 boais sun
by snugs and sawyers. These the "Dem,
cratic party think IL is Unconstitutional"
d remove. They are so economical as 70 pr
B fer 10 destroy steambonls rather than snag
and TO save expenses rather Than lie.
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