Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
The plon adopted for the New York

The plan adopted for the New York
Worlds fair building Is a Greek cross with
a dome over the intersection. Each dame
ter of the cross is 365 feet long and l49
feet broad, and the dome is 100 fee. high,
There will be in this building ll1.000 square
feet of space on the ground floor. and 49,
600 square feet in the galleries. Ii is est-
mated TO cost $4,000, The building is
to be entirely Of iron and glass, and is al.
ready advertised 10 be open or the second
day Of May, 1858. The Other plans were
beautiful and ingenious, but the Directors
are confident they have selected the best.-
N. Y. Tribune t.osst 5a.
SHoT.--A man by The name Of Johnson
shot a Mr.. Fulton a few days since at Amer
lean bend, near Egg Point, Miss. Fulton
was crossing the river in a skif with some
ladies', among whom was Mrs. Johnson,
when Johnson came TO the bank and told the
former he would shoot him. He immedi-
ately leveled his gun and shot Fulton,
wounding him morally, from which he died
in a short lime. They were related, bu.
there had been an old difficulty standing be.
tween them for some time. Johnson fled.
Memphis Enquirer.
THRILLING AcclDENT.--On Friday last,
near New Albany, Indiana, a Mrs. M. fired
a gun at Mr.. G., who had been endeavoring
10 deceive her daughter. G. fell at the re-
port of the gun to all appearance perfectly
dead. His friends being at hand, picked up
the PROSTATE body, carried /. into the house,
and after using a little harlshorn and cam.
phor, life was restored. A thorough exam.
nation being made for the wounds, there
was no, a scratch 10 DO found. He had
tainted.
SOURCES OF PopULAT1oN.--The current
number of the New England Review con.
tains an elaborate article Of the sources Of
the population Of the United States, in which
the writer arrives a. the conclusion that the
number Of white people in this country, not
Anglo.Saxon by birth or blood, is not over
1868, 1856, while the Anglo.Saxon portion
amounls TO $4,000, 900, the balance, con.
sisting of 1854, 762, Of the African race
total 23,293,4 98.
We learn that ]. ScoTT HARRISON Esq.
has resigned his place on the electoral tick
e, having received a nomination for Con.
gress, and that the State Central Committee
have filled the vacancy by the nomination
to that post Of Hon. JAMES SAFFlN. This
nomination we think will give general salts.
faction. Wing papers will please notice
this change in the ticket We make the
announcement by authority Of the Commits
tee, and place Judge SArrIN's name among
the electors accordingly.
Thomas Clark, q highly esteemed citizen
Of Defiance, in this State, on the Goth ult,
on his return home from the funeral Of bis
wife's brother, having his three children in
the buggy with him, was run into the canal,
by some means, one mile from town, and
himself and all the children drowned. He
was AZ years old; Minerva, aged about 10;
Mary Ann, aged II; and Joseph aged 7
years.
Haynua has been publicly insulted in Bel.
GUM. Every effor. was made to keep the
people away from him. Music was played;
Gen. Chazal sought TO protec, him, in vain.
The people hate tyranny, and amid the
widest excitement, Kissed him, and cried
'turn him OUT turn him ouL' He had TO
leave. No violence was done 10 his person.
VERY TRuE.-There is no reason 10
charge Gen. Pierce with lack Of spirit or
courage at Cherubusco or Conireras.-Al.
bany Argus.
Nor o. Marathon and Thermopyl@, for
the same reason-becauSe he waSnt there!
Detroit Advertiser.
SHoT.-Benjamin Mcdaniel was shot on
last Monday evening, q little after 8 o'clock,
near his own residence, nearly three miles
from this place. /, was supposed he was in
a watermelon patch belonging 10 a German.
He was able 10 60. home, but died mex.
morning. One or TWO shot entered his
brain. We understand that the traces Of
blood led 10 The watermelon pa,ch.-Rip-
ley Bee.
MAKING A LIvING.-A very cool way Of
earning a living, is diving for coal in the
Ohio River, at Cincinnati. Men work up
to their chin in water, and make good work
of it at that. They obtain, during The day,
some 80 or 100 bushels of coal; and occa.
sionally secure q barrel oil molasses, q barrel
Of whisky, and various miscellaneous ar.i-
cles Of hardware, &c. There are some
strange ways making money in the world,
and surely this is n Of them.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. IS
The Southern Rights Convention organ.
ized-eight counties representative dele
gates. A letter was read from General
Qui,man in favor OF nominating a candidate
for President. He don't wish the nomina.
ZION himself. Letter referred to a commit.
tee. The Convention will probably nomi'
nate him tonight.
BosToN, September IS.
Attempts were made on Saturday nigh. TO
kill Edwin Draper and Lewis Thayer, re-
spectacle citizens Of Worcester. Their
houses were entered 1and each knocked
down. Both were active friends Of The liquor
law, which is the supposed reason Of the
outrage.
The Railroad Barbecue at Logan, on the
Cd instant, was an enthusiastic gathering
About 1000 people were present, The OBJ.
jecl was to excite an interest in, and raise
means TO construct the Scio,o and Hooking
Valley Road from Portsmouth TO Newark.
The Massachusetts Democracy have nom.