Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-31
VARIETIES.

Egypt, and smells Of cheese
The U. s. Armory al Springfield, Mass.
is the larges, in The country, and manufac
lures from 10000 10 $4,000 muskels annu.
ally; il has now in store $50. 600 muske,s:
occupies 100 acres Of ground, and has al
average Of $50 workmen.
A Texas editor, writing an obituary of his
assistant. in which he refers 10 the talent
and virtues Of his deceased brother of the
quill, concludes by observing lha. he was
an honest man--much more than he can
say for a majority Of his subscribers"
From some cause or o,her, The ~associa.
tons Of women are always very singularly
mixed up with dry goods. Miss Pole said
,ha, Mrs. Harris appearing in black silk q,
her husbands funeral exhibited good taste,
perhaps, although she cam, help saying TINT
bombazine would have shown q dt eper sense
Of her af1iclion.
Shocks wants TO know why there is always
so much gold in the hands Of passengers
whenever q California steamer ~arriy.si
Why they don't put il in their trunks, or
patent safety bells?'
Houentol once got up a painting Of Heav.
en-. II was enclosed with q fence made Of
sausages, while the centre was occupied with
ID fountain which squirted pct.pie.
E. J. Glidden, Esq, of Unity, N. H., has
raised u pair Of oxen, which, four years old,
sold for $500 in Brighton market, and
weighed, dressed, 2,774 lbs.
We observe quite a number of very seri.
GUS accidents which have taken place, of
late, in different parts Of the country, from
insecure scaffoIds in the erection OF new
buildings, resulting in death in several cases.
The eminent vocalist, Madame Sonlag,
is 10 sail from Liverpool TO N. York, on the
25,h inst, and it is supposed will make her
first appearance ttout The mid lie of Septen &.
Der.
A short time since, a huge waler.snake
attacked q man who was moving in Hollis,
N. II The mower succeeded in giving him
a cut with his scylhe, killing him. and fifty.
sir young snakes crawled from the wound.
averaging more Than six inches in length.
Messrs. Busby, Disney and Odds, Of this
State, voted against the River and Harbor
Bill. which lately passed the House, Messrs.
Cable, Gaylord, Swee,zer, and Taylor. were
absent; the remainder of the Ohio members
voted for il.
The editor Of The Washington Union calls
the baiile of Cherubusco "a sharp conf c.
We suspect il must have been a little sharp
from the fact Ihai Gen. Pierce tainted, just
as he got 10 the edge Of it.--Prentice.
The name and unanimous nomination Of
Gen. Pierce augur well for the Democracy
Ohio Statesman.
They did not augur well in This vicinity,
as The Democracy consider themselves badly
6ored.--Prentice
Scott is a doad letter in this county,
Coshocton Democrat.
Like other dead letters he will be sert
straight 10 Washington .-Raleigh Reg.
'Ma,' said boy to his indulgen, mother.
'mayn't | 20 and play in the mud puddle
this a(lernoon?'
mo, my son, | shall not permit it,
We'll, if you don't, III 60 and catch the
measels. | know q boy that's got 'em,
prime
Five OF the large steamers now in course
OF construction for the Wheeling and Louis.
Vile line, are named Falls City, Iron Swan,
David White, Alvin Adams, and Baltimore
The Falls City is 800 feet long. and "a fee,
beam, and i, is said will only draw three
feet light.
During The month of July, 16 fires occu
red in Boston, involving a loss Of 1904 ,922
The estimated loss by fire in that city fol
the first seven months Of This year is nearly
100000.
A servant girl in Boston recently under,
took to clean up tho desk Of her employer
and among the useless papers, (as she sup
posed,) which she burnt, was an envelop,
containing a 500 and TWO $50 bills.
G.. L. Valandingham has been nominated
for Congress by The Democrats of the Day
ton district. He is an aspiring young man
formerly a member Of The Legislature from
C~olumbiana county.
The Barre Mass, Gazette speaks OF
COW raised in that town, which weighed
nliye, 1855 lbs, when dressed, 1854 lbs
She had 1903 lbs. Of rough iallow.
Sixteen cars loaded with eight sticks o
timber 81 f. long by 3 Fl. in diameter, 70
ship mas,s, wero lately taken from Buffalo
via Boston, to Portsmouth,, N. H., 628 mile
without change of cars.
Three men in Alexandria, Maine, recen'
ly lost their lives by going successfully int
a foul well, A fourth came near losing hi
life in the same well.
You are writing my bill on very roug
paper said n client TO his attorney.
Never mind said the law yer, Ill has
be filed befure it comes into court
A friend of ours. who took the ovorlan
roulo 10 California, says he lived Iors le
days on the broth he made Of u door ma
Hard feed that, 10 (allcn on.
III think our church will last q good man
years YET" said a waggiSh deacon 10 h
minister. 81 see the sleeperS are sound.
In San Francisco, board without lodgin
in good public houses, ranges from $40
$12 per week in advance; with lodgin,
from $I8 10 $25; single m ais r rom $0.1
TO $3.50.