Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-12
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In order 10 make another bill. The Cashier
appeared In court. and showed how q fifth
fnote could be made out Of four. by properly
Icuuing then and tha, the note in cour,. was
the result ofsuch cutting and piecing. The
court awarded the plaintiff four dolars-,he
same amount as The bank had formerly ten
dered---as the nole was Only four.ffhs Of a
genuine bill.
Da,es from The Cape Of Good Hope Of
June 10Th, speak Of ouirages and murders
no safety for life. An army Of Caffres e..
600 strong, in the mountains, descend for
plumber. The colonisis were selling their
possessions and smigra,ng TO Australia.-
Gen. Caichcari was about making general
onslaught, on the Caffres' stronghold. 81
Caffre women spies captured by the Eng
lish.
The President. L. N. Fournoy. Esq,
Of The Commercial Bank Of Kentucky. is
now in New York, making arrangements
for the speedy commencement. of business,
The bank being fully organized The Char
Ter establishes Two branches-one al Har.
rodsburg. Mercer county, and the other al
Versailles, Woodford county.
!, We see i, stated ,ha, Mr.. John G. Slokely
bough, lot few days since on Ontario ST.,
Cleveland. between Lake ST. and the lake
. shore, Of 500 ieet on Ontario ST. and 132
deep, from D. Parish. Esq. for $4,000
This 10, in 1s45 was valued and placed
upon the tax duplicate a, $50, and was con.
sidered appraised 100 high! AT The end Of
six years il sells FOR ESQ times its original
value !
ENGLISH ELECTIONS result of the
late election in England for members of
Parliament, appears 10 be against the pres
enl Derby Ministry On the question Of
protection and free trade, the free traders
have .hs majority. The la,es. returns make
The vote stand as follows:
Free trade.
= Prolectionists- s-------.----287
- Majority for free trade
v DRowNED.-On the 4,h inst, a boy
:. thought, 10 be 10 or IL years Of age, and
Y supposed TO have been drowned while hath
!, ing, as he was entirely naked. was found
il near this shore Of the Ohio river, q short
distance above Guyando,ie. He had the
appearance Of having been in The water
some time, as he was somewhat decayed.
n and his hair partly gone. 1t is unknown
" who or whence he was. He was taken up
;. and received decent burial a, Rome Chap
e, in The upper part Of this coun'y.-Gal.
y, lipois Journal.
5. The fishery trouble has called attention
N, 10 the presen, available force Of our navy
g and the amour, Of force ,ha, could be placed
% a, once in The disputed ground. The New
r. York Herald says that by August 18Th, there
,e could concentrate force of FIVE steamers,
,e FIVE sloops of war, and Two brgs-in all
1, twelve vessels, carrying 161 guns, and by
o, the 3Oth Of August, there could be added
In FIVE frigases. carrying 332 guns, besides
smaller vessels.
Idl IMPORTANT TO BoArmEN.-I, will be recol-
Or locled iha, some time ago Capt. E. Mont.
as gomery, of the James Robb libeIled The
IN steamer T. P. Leaihers for salvage, in
e. having saved that boa, and cargo while she
I'd was in imminent danger of bring destroyed
ly by fire. short dislarce above New Orleans,
w and afterwards towing her back TO the city.
Is. The case has not ye. been decided, bu, we
e. learn ,ha, Captain NJ. is very sure Of getting
I'd so per cent. on The $4,000 worth Of prop.
he ery saved.
" Worlds Fair at New York-By letters
y from the Turkish Ambassador in this coun.
:, Try, iiappears thai arrangements are making
1 for sending Turkish s,eam.iriga,e TO New
= York, with the various productions and fab.
RIGS Of Turkey, for exhibition a, the new
hi Crystal Palace.
% The lronton Register contains an account
y Of the death Of Mr.. J. W. Dempsey, son Of
:; tho late Judge Dempsey, one Of the propri-
~ etors of The Elna and Vesuvus Furnaces.
10 His death was caused by fall, some sixty
u IeeI, while at work near The stack Of the
&c Etna Furnaces. He was about IS years Of
q age.
a The Lancaster (Pa.) Wing says-"Lan.
caster is the 'Whig Banner Coun.v,' no.
only in Pennsylvania bu, the United States,
and will give Scott and Graham larger
." majority in November mex, than any Other
u, county in either Of the .hiry.ons States,
VI VI Wing or Locofoco."
hs The Nork Carolina papers bring distress
of ing accounts of the prevailing drouIh in 'ha
er State. Wells, springs and streams. hereto
al fore perennial, have gone dry, or nearly so
cd in many sections, and in all. the crops are
20 much injured.
he The celebration Of West India Emanci
nv patton on Monday last, by the colored people
IN. AT Cincinnati, was very fine affair. A
he large procession was formed and marchec
N. to the depot Of the Hamilton road, WHERE
NJ. they filled go cars and rode out four mile
on and there spen, the day in feastng ant
oy speech'making, and returned 10 Town in ,ht
rs. evening
ar. A Convention Of the friends Of Universe
nd Education is called TO meet a, Newark, N
he J., on the 10Th Of August. This is ih'
fourth convention Of the kind held in tn,
in. United States. The first and second wer'
nh held in Philadelphia in 1841 and 1850. anC
he the third in Cleveland las, year Bishop
N. Potter, Of Pennsy sylvania, is President.
III. The Government of France now restrict.
Of newspapers from publishing poe,ry which il
di. contrary t0 common sense If,he rule wal
for in force in this country how the poeiica
10; department, Of The newspapers aud maya