Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-24
vARI0Us ITEMS.

NEtH EH H
REPORTED Discovery OF GoLD.-A letter
in The New York Express, dated George
town, Demarara, on The Goth ullimo, says
"The discovery OF gold in large quantities
and Of superior quality in the frontier bound.
airy between this country and Venezuela,
has caused grea.excitement and some alarm,
as being the means oflhinning q population
already scant for the requirements Of cult
walton. Several parcels have been SEM on
and purchased by jewellers. Ii is found in
the sands Of a river flowing into a tributary
Of the Essequibo, near the Massaroony
Convict settlement. The Governor has
dispatched an agent to ascertain the real
value Of the discovery, and TO determine the
right Of properly, so as TO avoid a collision
with the Spanish authorities"
A MONSTER SHARK.--The Savannah Re.
publican says that a monster shark was
caught in tina. harbor recently. l. measured
fifteen feet from The end of its tail TO the tip
Of The nose, and when opened it was found
TO contain ten king crabs, a sea.gulL, and a
mans boot, with any quantity Of bones, re.
sembIing those Of the human body. lttook
seven men to haul and lash il TO the gunnel
Of The pilot.boat. The jaws contained eigh.
rows Of teeth.
DEPARTURE OF MissIoNAalEs.--The Rev.
Mr.. Brewster and wife and Miss Jones.
sailed this morning for China, in the ship
Siam, Capt. Ring. Mr.. and Mrs. Brewster
are 10 labor at Canton. as missionaries Of
The American Board. Miss Jones is to pro-
coed 10 Shanghae, where she will be con
nec,ed with the Episcopal mission in tina.
city. We understand that MIR. Brewster is
q descendant Of Elder Brewster, of Plymouth
memory.
The services at the embarkalion were
similar TO those usually held on such occa-
sions. After a few remarks from DR.. And.
erson, Secretary of the American Board,
and DR.. Cooke. Foreign Secretary of the
Episcopal Board Of Missions, the RI. Rev.
Bishop Eas,burn made a brief but appropri.
ate address. Prayer was then offered by
DR.. Cooke; the parting hymn, "Bles. be the
tie,'' &C., was surg; and Bishop Eastburr
pronounced The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Trau
The Massacre OF CAPT. Marcy AND Men
CoNr1RMED.-We find The following in the
Louisville Courier: "We have seen a le,tel
from an officer stationed at Fort Wachita
Cherokee Nation; Of July 11.h, which fully
confirms the accounts Of the terrible mass
acre Of Capt. Marcy and his whole com
mand by the Camanches. Capt. Mercy
was gu, on an exploring expedition up Rec
River. The party Tough. the Indians two
days, and all we're killed. The command
consisted Of Capt. Marcy, Of 9th Infantry
Capt, McClellen, ofthe Engineers, go men,
4 officers, 2 citizens and 90 ieamsiers."
LYNCH LAw.-At Grass Valley Califor
MIA, on the 18th June, a man named VIM
Hubbard, from Illinois, where he left a wifi
and child, was arraigned for horse stealing
but a party rescued him from the authorities
tried him, found him guilty, sentenced hin
TO death, and gave him choice Of deaths be-
tween hanging and being shot. Choosing
the latter, he was Immediately secured
taken out, and al the word, received tire
shots in his breast, which killed him ins,an,
ly. A physician claimed his head, as h
5 had bargained for il sometime before lib
bard's death, and permission being give
for him 10 take II, he Immediately drew hi
bowie knife, and separating the head iron
,he body, pu, i, into a sack and rode off,
the body was then tossed into a hole an
covered with a few inches Of dirt.
THREAT TO SWALLOW A STEAMBOAT.
; Twenty years ago a committee Of the Hous
or Commons was appointed to examine int
the state o fsleam navigation. Lord SIanle
was chairman Of the committee, and on MI
Robert Stevenson, the eminent engineer
speaking Of the probability of steamship
crossing the Atlantic, Lord Stanley ros
I, from bis seat and exclaimed, "Good LIeav
ems what do you say? If steamships eros
, the Atlantic. | will eat the boiler Of the frs
!, boat" This Lord Stanley is now the EaI
of Derby, and Prime Minister Of England
J PUBLIC LANDs.-On the eth Of Septem
Der next, the improved lands, at Uppe
Sandusky, Ohio, ceded by the Wyandols
on the 7Ih Of March, 1842, will again b
offered at public sale At Upper Sandusky
Ohio. By the provision Of an 90. recent
passed, these lands will be offered for sal
a, no less than $a so per acre, withou. re
gard TO The valuation, Of the Indian Improve
ments. The high appraisemen, Of ,hes
? improvements, has heretofore prevented ID
2 sale Of those lands.
II I. .NmM INNU 40
REPoRrRD BATTLE. - Information hu
I, been received al Fort Leavenwor,h that
9 large body Of Mormon emigrants fell J
; with a considerable force Of Indians, sup
posed TO be Camanches from the west Q
Texas, at Ash Hollow, near the upper L
! Plato river, and had a fight. The Indian
o were defeated. Both Mormons and Indian
4 are said 70 have suffered In killed az
wounded,