Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-07

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people." and arrested thepublishers. Other
arrests we're being made daily. The chol-
era and small pox had aba1ed, but the yellow
fever was raging.
LArER.-News from Havana to. the 29ih
uIt.. state that nine persons, charged with The
publication Of revolutionary papers. have
been arrested, and were to be garroted on
the Isl inst. There had been many other
arrests made, and much excitement pro-
vailed.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 3.--Thomas Shannon
was hanged at Cynshiana, on Saturday, for
murder.
A fire at Parkersville, Missouri, destroyed
properly 10 the amount Of 100000.
A riot occurred among the coal miners in
Graves county, Missouri, in which TWO wo-
men and several men were dangerously hurt.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.-The Democratic
Convention nominated Peters for Sheriff last
night, on the ffty-ffih ballot.
A CONGRESS TO REGULATE THE CON-
Several European powers have-accepted the
proposition of The English Government TO
convoke a congress at London, in order to
com to an agreement respecting the regu-
lating of the coin. France, Denmark, Swe-
den, Spain and Portugal have been specially
nominated. The invitations have been al
teriorly addressed to the States Of Germany.
The Congress. will not commence It's delib.
~erations till the month Of November next;
meanwhile a statistical bureau will be estab-
lished for the purpose Of making the neces-
~Nsary preparations.
NERors IN EASTERN TBxAs,-The editor
of IN Tyler Telegraph has conversed with
a gen.ep pan from Smith county who informs
him .hJA whole country will produce an
overwhelMing crop Of corn; that good up
land will praduce on an average forty bush
els to The AGRA, and that there are some lands
in the county which would yield seventy
five bushels 10 the acre.
The elegant from, of a building belonging
to Plat Evans Of Cincinnati, which project
ed several feet beyond the adjoining build
ings, has been torn down by authority Of ,h'
Mayor. The building has been erected g
years, under direction OF the city surveyor
and Evans will therefore bring suit for tn,
damage done.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-Charles Baxter
belonging TO the Philadelphia walchmen
aboard Of the ship Thomas Watson, wa
sho, dead this morning by thieves robbinI
the vessel. The murderers are secured.
JUDGE DoUGLAs.--The Chicago illinois
Democrat after asserting its acquiescence i
Gen. Pierce's nomination. says:
"Now we must ~re-elect Judge Douglass t
the Senate, and pave the way 10 haze hi,
succeed Gen. Pierce. 1t is Of the u,mos
' importance, then, that we get up good Leg
~islative tickets, and that we have no boltin
anywhere this year. Let our rallying CT
be the reelection Of Douglas"
PARKERsBURs RAILRoAD.-Mr. Swanr
President of the Baltimore and Ohio, Raj
road Co has been elected President of III
Parkersburg and Tygari's Valley Railroa
Co. 1t is designed to complete this road
Parkersburg early in the spring of 1855, b
which a CONTIGUOUS direct line of Railro
will be opened from Baltimore to Cincinnati
518 miles long.-LrOnton Reg.
A body of Swedish emigran,s on thei
way to Wisconsin, passed through III
streets of Boston, on the 18th inst. Fir
came nine large wagons, filled with the
goods, with The females ON the top, and the
the men, equipped with muskets, and bea
ing q banner, on which was inscribe
"HaiI Columbia, the land of the lree--W
will be no burden TO Massachusetts"
A tree on ~Cunningham's !plantaIion, ne
Lexington, was struck with lightning or Il
18th ult., and of seven negroes who we
sitting beneath it, eating their dinners, 70
were killed-a loss TO the owner Of son
So, 800 or $4,000. How unfortunate {
him (excIaims an exchange pal cry that tn
were not free laborers!
The board of directors Of the Scioto a
Hooking Valley Railroad have resolved
adopt the wide guage of the Sandusky a
Newark Road. This will insure a cont
uous route from Sandusky to Porismou
without transhiphent.
The Indiana, Central, and the Dayt
and Western Railroads, are 10 be conce
irated. The latter will be finished TO I
State line before winter, and the form
e will be completed from that point to Indie
apolis by the first Of April next.
A decoc,ion of the bark of the root of
common upland ash, generally called BIT
ash. boiled down strong, and drank fire.
for several days, is said TO be an effect
~ remedy for the cure Of the bite Of a made
and also of venomous snakes,
The Canadian Government have ayr
to lend f200,0 900 for the assistance Of
Montreal sufferers The term Of paym
will be 80 years.
A man was shot al Fremont on Mont
last, as he was riding civilly along in
buggy. A man from the country had
40 into a quarrel with som laborers on the r
road there, and drew his pistol to shoe
them, and missed his aim, but killed the n
in the buggy, who was in no way concerI
in the scrape.
T~wenty-one Democrats in the I'm
States Senate voted against the River
Haibor Bill. and only TWO Wings, and /
extreme Southern men. If that bill hat
pass the test of Pierce's veto, it would
tainly be lost, as nearly two to one of
party in the Senate voted against
measure.