Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-24

Acres. Population. -
The area Of the United
STATES is 2.osI ,75s, 900 2s.ae7,4ss
OF China, ss0.8ss.OO 4o0.O0oyoo0
Of France. l3O,39l. 900 10000 600
or England and
Wales, 81. 100000 I7,5O0,OO0
OF ireland, 3 ,400,000 100000
Now, with such a comparison OF territory
and population, wha, ideas Of Irrational grand.
eur expand within the mind
From THE PLAINs.-The Salt Lake Mail
independence on he a9th ul,. The
Messenger says that mailabfe matter ell
comes on 10 ST. Louis for d~islribuionE.
Little news came with the train. Thipgs
seemed to be getting along quietly a. the q
Mormon city. The emigrants were doing
well; bu. little sickness among them. The 7
cattle Of Hicks and other droyers We're sui.
fering from the wearing out of their leet.-
The grass on the plains this season 10 very
fine.
ELEcTloNEkRrNe IN TExAs.-The Browns.
vile Rio Bravo, in putting a new drinking
house in that place, says:
"To candidates. we will cay, as the can.
vass has begun too early for anything bu,
well.flled pockets, this house offers the "a.
cility Of getting a good drink at hall price, :
and as likely a vote TO boot, as Spence keeps
the raw material for both constantly on hand.
We believe the rule is getting pretty we'll es.
tablished, to sum up at the end Of the can.
vass, and vote for the one who has furnished
most of the ainaws of war;
The Hillsborough Company raised week
before last in Cincinnati $500, 900, which
will enable them TO pay off all liabilities. and
finish their road from Loveland TO Hills.
borough, and leave a surplus TO NEE, other
deb,s as they accrue. Exeriions will be
made TO push the road on 10 the coal region,
and through to Parkersburg.
The CRoPs.-A friend who has been ,rav.
cling through Madison, Clark, and Cham.
paign counties, informs US that the drouth
has cut off The crop Of corn and potatoes in
the region stretching from South Charleston
along east Of Springfield by Mechanicsburg.
Some fields are destroyed so effec.ually tina,
it will be Difficult, TO obtain the seed from
them.
TREASURE N New JERsEY.--The MI.
Holly Mirror tells an almost incredible story,
that some of Capt. Kids treasure has been
found among the Pines, and tina, the occu.
pants Of that region are in a state Of intense
excitement. A man dreamed for several
nights successfully that he should find this
treasure, the place 10 be indicated by four
iron bars projecting from The earth. He
went and fonnd his dream realized. Two
hundred and forty thousand dollars have
been discovered buried in iron chests, and
The people have turned ou, with their pick
axes in further search for the treasure.
A GoLD DleeMGs NEAR HoME.-The
Louisville Courier says ,het considerable
exci,emen. prevailed recently, along the
neighborhood Of Eleventh street and the
canal, by the accidental discovery Of a gold
, mine. The settlers in tina. vicinity turned
GU, en- masse, and claiming presumption
r right, drove off all new comers. AT the
last dates from the place, one chap had
found $35, another $l5, and a third 80
T, Il was pronounced good gold, and the pieces
. were abou, the size, shape, and even bore
The stamp Of "half.eagles."
FRED DouGLAss.-The Pittsburgh Post
e Of a late date, states that a difficulty occurred
a. Alliance, Ohio, in consequence Of Fred
rick Douglass attempting 10 dine at the first
, table. The landlord, Mr.. Sourbeck, it is
e reported, was the person who prevented Mr..
Douglass from dining with the res, Of the
passengers. Strong resolutions were passed
y condemning the landlord course.
: The HoLLANDRRs.-Der Mrderlander
the Ouch paper published a, Kalamazoo,
Michigan, and extensively circulated among
N the Hollanders in tina, vicinity, has espoused
the election of Scott and Graham. This
paper is strongly in favor Of River and Har
Dor Improvements and Land Reform
y There are very few papers published in
America in the Dutch language.
The Democrat here. published a Pierce
d campaign song. Of which the following is
specimen: ,
AL "That same old coon that looks so fat,
How often have We slain;
y And when we think him dead and gone,
Then up he pops againP'
Well-he does!-N. Y. Erpress.
AMERICAN DENTIST IN TTALY.-A leuei
from Rome says .ha, Mr.. ALDER. G. Kemble
a young American dentist settled al Rome
is now on a professional visit 10 Turin
where he has received a formal appoin,mer
N as "dentist 10 the royal family" though b
declines, with characteristic modesty, 10 us
70 the title publicly. He is con(essedly tn
first dentist in Italy, where he propose
&c 10 remain some years.
l. The Southern papers state that TWO En-
ie gIish steamers will soon commence runnin
from Savannah 10 Jamaica, TO connect ther
with The steam line to Southampton, so 'h'
us persons from the Southern States, going
m Europe. will not DO Obliged 10 go 10 II
Northern States.
A cunning trick, that Of the Wing Stat
Commiuee Of mime, wherein, in order I
secure the publication OF a document in tn
SO Democratic papers, they placed within reac.
to of the Portland Argus, a circular with. sd
not allow this TO be exposed at its head
Ir. The bait took, and il was heralded lhroug
", the State as a "Whig Plot Discovered
ps Infamous Scott Circular"
y tbs WoRLD's FAlR.-Leuers have bee
addressed 10 the representatives Of foreig