Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-28

RECEIPTS OF THE STATE FAIR.-The
Cleveland PIaindeaIer gives us The following:
From sale OF Ba 'ges, 1868 90
Tickets, 8.677 SO
Fines, 70 90
Sundries, 6I0 90
Citizens of Cleveland. 5000 90
Total. $16,918 so
The receipts of this years Fair exceed
those Of The Fair Of 1851, al Columbus,
$10,449.
The LocoCocos Cf The Cuyahoga Con.
grcssional District have nominated Col. II
V. Wilson, Of Cleveland, rs their candidate
for Congress. The Dlsric, is composed of
Cuyahoga Lake, and Geauga. Three can.
dida,cs are in the fed-Case, Wing; Wade,
Free Soil; and Wilson, Locofoco.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 23.--'BiIy BowIegs'
left for New York today. He will receive
presents there, and will then leave on the
s,Sasaer Cor -Ftoririu. AS soun' US me urrfves
home, The Indians are 10 move of in squads
10 their new homes west Of The Mississippi.
BllIy's promises are all fair: if they prove
false, nothing follows but war.
TRENTON, N. j.. Sept. 23.--T he New Jer.
sey Sale Temperance Convention met
again this morning. and after some discus
sion, E. W. Jackson was employed as State
Agent for six months, from the Isl inst, to
canvass the Sale.
A resolution was adopted in favor of q
National alliance. The Central Committee
was authorized TO call another Stale Con.
venlion, whenever they think il necessary,
Alter some other business being transacted,
the Convention adjourned.
The HILISBoRoUGH AND PARKERsBUEGH
RAlLRoAD-rhe President and Chief En-.
glneer of this road made recent yisi, 10
our county. on kind OF exploring expe-
diIion, TO satisfy themselves in regard 10 the
aIledged eXhauslless Coal and Iron Fields
of This region. They were satisfied, as all
persons must be who will take the trouble
10 examine Ior themselves.
We have every assurance that no effort
will BE- spared 10 push this road ahead with
out delay, and we are glad 10 learn lhur
there is every prospect that the necessary
amount Of stock will soon be taken 10 en-.
able The President and Chief Engineer ic
put the road under contract, from IIilsbor.
ough 10 Jackson.
. The HEAVIEST ROBBERY ON RECORD
Marshall Ruffin received a telegraphic dis.
pa.ch from Cleveland this morning stating
'ha, Mr.. f, McKie, of Troy New York,
was robbed at The Weddel House or
Wednesday night, of .foriy.eigh thousand
dollars. lie 'elI the money in a trunk in
E his room while he went TO tea, and when he
returned, it was gone. 1t was all in note.
+ Of Ihe Troy banks.-Cm. Ga=. 24lh
F, HEAVY Loss,-A gentleman from Wayn,
county, in slhis SIate called nj our office OF
e yesterday 10 advertise for The recovery o
i nine hundred dollars. He left home on visi
= 10 The West in his own private conveyance
q having The money in hand trunk, and cun
Il not imagine how he could have los, il unles
e il wus stolen from him night before last q
l. Xeniu,-Cin, Gaz. 24th.
= The Free Soers meet in council lo.mor
! ! row, John P, Hale, George W. Juliar
. . and Samuel Lewis will speak 10 lhem.-
, Gin Gaz. 24h.
&c l'he Central Ohio railroad is now unde
ID contract its whole length. Messrs. Bradley
/. WhiIemore & Co., ol Burlington, Vernon
have taken The grading Of the portion mol a
Ic ready lei, and The furnishing the lies an
laying the track for the whole distance froI
GAINESVILLE TO Wheeling. The whole 10 b
Of completed by January lss, 1854.
70 The Locos, in the district composed (
. the counties Of Summit, Stark, &C., ha,
or nominated Judge GEORGE II. BLISS, Of Sun
" nit for Congress. Rumor says that Gel
!. BIERcE will run as an independent candidat
: Tnos. EARL. Of Portage, has been nomin
- Ted by The Free Sellers of The same dislriC
. . The Wings have not yet nominated the
~ man.
he Tho Minister Of War in France, has give
y notice that In all future agreements maj
es; with contractors by The War DeparImeI
Of any working on Sundays or holidays W
L. be prohibited. How pious these despc
n. ore
They have had tremendous snow stor
on Noun, Washington N. H., aud the plea
Of ure parties 10 that lannon's height have We
~ considerably hcen discontinued