Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-10-19
VARIOUS ITEMS.

The GREAT RAILROAD IN ILLINOIS, The
chief engineer Of the Illinois Central Rail
road has made his report. The road with
its branches 10 be siT hundred and ninety
nine miles long. or this, six hundred anc
twenly.seven miles will be straight road
TWO hundred and lhiry-eight miles will be
level; one hundred and thirteen miles the
ascent will be less Than ten feet 10 the mile;
on one hundred and eighteen, from ten tc
twenty feet; on sevenly-nine, from twenty
to thirty; on one hundred and thiriy-two,
from thirty TO forty, and on seven and o
half miles the ascent will be lorty.iwo feet
to The mile. 1t extends from Chicago and
Galena to Cairo, at The mouth Of The Ohio.
The amount of land which has been appro
pria,ed by Government, for The benefit OF
the road is 1851 ,l60 ac,es, which now has
an estimated value Of 1923, 100000!
TREASURES OF THE DEEP The Boston
Courier says that within few weeks new
effort has been made to explore the wreck of
the British frigate PIumper, which was sunk
near Dipper Harbor, about half way be.
tween Eastport and 81. John, NJ B., with
some seventy-fve lives and from $50 900
to 500 900 in specie, in 1918. The wreck
lies forly.two feet below the surface Of the
water; is of course much decayed, and the
adventurous explorers had TO overlurn the
washings Of sand, &C., which cover her
some six feet below the bottom. They have
brought up about 1920 in Spanish silver,
mostly wholes and halves, the action of the
sea having made them lighter than the orig
inal weight, and they were blackencd as if
by powder, having evidently been taken
from the magazine. Remnants of pistols,
grape shot, &c, were also brought up, and
as a sad accompaniment many human
skulls. The party will continue its cxpIor-
atoms for the present.
SUMMING Up.-The whole expenses of
Mr.. Fillmore's Administration for the year
ending June 3OIh, 1851, are $49,005, 278
From which deduct extra ex-
penses incurred by Mr., Polk, 26,l28,6 ,622
Leaves 21.787, 1856
as the legitimate expenditures for that year,
including all the items of Mr. Polk's bud gets.
Now, with all the boasted economy Of
the Democrats, the expenses Of their ad.
minislralion of 1848 were $2G 800, 900
From which deduct expendi-
lures for 1851, (Whig) 21,787, 1856
And we have saving of $4,712.744
in The first year of Mr.. Fillmore's Admins.
lralion.
RAILROAD DEoIsIoN.-An important de.
cision has lately been made in regard 10 the
liabilities Of railroad companies, in the case
Of John S.ratton Us. the New Haven rail.
road company. The plaintiff purchased
through ticket of the defendents from New
York city to Montreal. The plaintiff re-
lained possession Of his ba ggage "a carpet
bag) until he arrived at Mortified, w.,
where tine trains were changed and the bag
gage given 10 the baggage master, after
which it was lost. The defence was that
he defendants had carried the baggage safe.
y over their whine and consequently were
not responsible for it further; but the Court
decided that the defendants by the sale OF
through ticket had undertaken TO convey the
passenger and his baggage safely 10 Monre.
II and gave judgment for the plaintiff
FoRElGN.-The following items are gath.
red from the news by the last steamer:
The American guano expedition is crea.
ing great uneasiness-collision feared.
An attempt was male TO assassna.e Louis
Napoleon al Marseles, with an internal
machine composed Of 250 gun barrels, load.
ID with 1900 bullets. The machine was
ecured by The police, and The parties ar.
esled. Advices from Paris say thar the
irst act towards Empire takes place at Tours
N the 18th Of October. The return of the
'rince TO Paris will be celebrated with i'm.
'erial pomp unsurpassed.
Iron trade in Birmingham excilod-prices
lrm; another advance of COS advocated.
Noollcn districts-home and foreign de.
nand prosperous.
CHARLESTON Oct. 9.-The Jacksonville
FIorida) Republican, Of Thursday, gives
Ward, Wing candidate for Governor, ma
orily in Dural county Of &c; CabeI, Whig
Congressman, So. A private letter from The
Republican office says Orange, Putnam,
Madison, Columbia, and Hamilton have
iven largely increased Wing mojorilies.-
Ward and Cabell both elected. Florida
Wigs bet heavily that The State goes for
'cou and Graham.
The Athens Messenger thus speaks OF the
importance Of the proposed railroad route
rom Columbus TO that place; We hope the
all will be kept rolling ill the proposed
inc becomes fixed fact:
"lMPoRTANT RAILROAD PROJECT. I'VE
ind the following in the Columbus Journal.
We have not the room or time for remarks,
pore than to add that The importance of this
rojecl is just what we have been urging, in
ubic and in private, at home and abroad,
or years past But few years will inter.
enc before the project will be consummated,
sufficient private capital can be secured.
New York, Oct ga coalition of Dem.
Gratis and Free Sellers, in Norfolk county,
Massachusetts has been effected and un.
IN ticket agreed upon for the election of