Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-05
VARIOUS ITENTs.

2l DAYS longer than the Ohio Legislature.
The pay for clerks, doorkeepers, &C..
amounted 10 $7,8l6 so; while the pay for
the same service in the Ohio Legislature
amounted TO $50, 6i0l The House Of Rep.
resentalives of Massachusetts is composed
nr 400 members, and il would seem from
the number that they required great many
moro SerUaniS lhun our own Legislative
body, But The vast difference in the ex-
penses may be readily accounted for when
il is known tha. The Wings regulate matters
in Massachusetts.
DREADFUL DEATH-A man named Ferdi-
nand Miller, abou, 80 years of age native
Of Saxony, was scalded TO death on Monday
night last. in Rochester. N. Y.by falling in
10 va, full of hot beer, in Marburger's S
brewery. On going into the lower part of
the brewery in the evening. it is supposed
that he accidenilIy rsll in the vat. tic was
discovered and taken oul, while YET aIivc,by
Mr.. J. Nlarburger. lie survived shor'
time, but hc did moi, or could not tell how
the occden. happened
The qrca, objection Of the Washington
Union 10 Gen. SCOTS letter Of acceptance is
,ha, il Is "designed 10 catch UOteS." 1t is .
prea, outrage upon Democratic rights that
the old General should write letter cul'
cuIacd 10 make him popular. Now II he
would on'v be kind hearted enough 10 write
letter 10 repel potes, there's no knowing
how grateful The Democratic editors would
feel towards him.-Lou Jour.
Accurate observations made al Philadel-
phia, for a period Of thirty years, give The
following facts respecting the quantity Of rain
that fell during that period. Aggregate
depth from 1910 10 1859, l,2794 inches,
or ovei LOG feet. Yearly average, 38 GO in
ches. creates, quantity in one year (l84l)
81 278inches ,smaIes. l819) %, 1884 inches.
The greatest quantity ofrain ever registered
n, one place in year was al Marahan. Bra-
I'll, being 23 feet l inch.
The sultan Of Turkey has made large
donation Of works in Turkish and Arabic
prinl TO The American Oriental Society,"
The Sultan makes this donation partly in
consideration Of The generous manner in
which Amin }ey was received in this coun'
try.
We understand that al all future meetings OF
The Democracy Of Louisville each Democrat
is to appear with tho Pierce badge-lhal is
10 say, with stick Of candy in his mouth.
in honor of the "moS, ilusrious act''in the
career Of his candidate Louisville Jour.
nal.
A most extraordinary instance Of presence
Of mind was exhibited during the lale fire.
When The excitement was al The highest, an
individual. with surprising coo'ness, busted
himself in removing his anr'l from the
reach Of the dcvourng element. Wasn't
lha, presence of mind ?--CIarion paper.
There are Two reasons why you should
not interrupt an editor when he is writing,
One is, il is apt to put him out. and the olll-
,r is, you might be put out yourself, espec.
tally il he has got thick boots on.
FAINT PRAlsE."--An exchange, treating
of Mr.. Buchanan's ,ale leuer endorsing the
Democratic nominations, thinks il rather a
cod.wa uffuir and says Old Buck appears
disposed 10 drown Gen Pierce "wih lainl
praise"
What else could, he do? Faint praise
is the only sort Of praise Gen. Pierce ever
received. Vide see reports Of operation in
Mexico where il is stated: "Gen. Pierce
tainted and was carried from The field. -
Parkersbwg Gaa.
THE CoBLERs LAST WoRDs.--'l feel that
WAX weaker each succeeding day. and
that am fast approaching my END;--a few
more STITCHES and all will be over; in hcav'
en- there is rest for the soLE;--earlh hath no
sorrow that heaven cannol HEEL. Having
said ANVIL he wished, he calmly Lreulhcd his
LAST.
Ma said boy 10 his induycnt mother
'mayn'I 60 ou, and play in The mud puddle
this altcrnoonP
No, my SON. said she, \ shall not per.
nit it,
We'll, lhen,' said he, 'if you don'Il'll e
and catch the mcuses. know boy that's
got 'em prime
Death of Famous Woman--A letel
from BouIougnr, dated June %, says lha
the celebrate Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, wht
more Than forty years ago caused SO mucl
sensation in England, in connection witt
the charges brought in the House Of Com
mons ogainst the late Duke OF York, diet
in Thai CITY on The 2lsl of June, oge'
IA.
POLITICAL CoINclDENcE.-As the next vii
be the fourteenth President Of the Unilet
STATES, Democratic paper conclude
that Gen. Franklin Pierce will be the man
iuasmuch as F. p. stands for FounecnI
President as well as Frank Pierce.
Pierce funled but never Surrendered- -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
No he was never near enough 10 the en-
emy 10 make surrender possib e, though
B we remember, he once or twice made
|~;"s "f IL Lo"toUiIfo JVui HuR.
A counwyman applied 10 a solicitor for lie
gal advice. AlIer detailing The circumslan
ccs Of the case he was asked if he had state
the lacIs as they occurred. "O!ay, sir re
joined he. j thought it better 10 tel you lh
plain nuh; you can put the lies 10 ii you,
self.
The quantity of Coffee consumed in til
United Sales in the year 1851 amounted /
The enormous sum ofone hundred and fort,
nine millions Of ponnds--nearly seve
pounds to every man woman and child.
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