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

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IN me political contest we shall have q
stceeP'ng lime oft. Mr.. Riddle her assist
ant has Withdrawn from The Paper, being a
Scott man.
BUrFALo, Aua. 2S.-Great excitement
exists among the fire department, in this
city, In consequence Of resolution Of the
city authorities TO make The office of Chief
Engineer eIeclable by the people, instead Of
the fremen. Ii is said lha, The companies
intend to fasten up the engines aid disbanG.
A boy in Cincinnati died lately of lock>ha
jaw, caused by pairing a corn on his foot. =
BosToN. AUGUST 2l.--St. Johns paRcrsn,
slate that three men went alongside Ame.E,
can ship Connecticut, on Tuesday, to induce.
the crew to desert. Some one aboard ship
discharged a quantity of ballast into the boat,
sinking her and killing one man. The
.chiel ma lie Of The Connection, was arrested.
Letters received in Paris. from Cheschell,
in Africa, have announced that The ancient
seed or t1hur. grain and com, which was
used during the time Of the kings Of ancient
Egypt, the Pharaohs, have been sown in thep
garden Of a farmer, and produced several
ears, which afford q new species, entirely
unknown to modern agriculture.
RAPID lNcREAsE.-The enumeration of
The inhabitants Of The city of Davenport.
Iowa, jus, completed by The County Assess.
rr, shows a population Of upwards of three
thousand four hundred. A. The Uni.ed
States census Of 1850. The same 0 only
numbered one thousand seven hundred in.
habilanls. Thus the population has doubled
in The short period of Two years. =
The following prescription is said to be
good for Cholera: Take four raw onions,
three green apples, one sliced cucumber in
vinegar. one large.sized lobster. four glasses
of iced milk, resi- ten minutes, then lake
Two g~iusses of ale, and after a short Interim,
a glass of brandy. Go Immediately TO bed,
and ID ten minutes. you will wake lied in q
hard knot Try it.
NAvAL.-The Bunker Hill Aurora learns
that Commander Franklin Buchanan. of
Maryland, has been ordered 10 the Eas. In
dia station, by the overland route, to take
command of The steamer Susqurhanna. TO
relieve Commodore Aulick, and BE- in the
temporary command Of The squadron until
the ARRIVAL Of Com. Perry.
MURRRs IN THE CHERoKEE NArloN.--The
For. Smith (Ark.) Herald learns ,ha, Creek
Starr was killed in his field while a, work,
On Saturday, the 17th ult., in The neighbour
hood Of ,Le mouth of the Verdigris river
He was shot by some unknown person.
Another man. by the name Of Tallow, was
killed on Little Wan, some days after.
:. HoRRlBLE.-Dr. Cowles, who lives in his
r. ci,y. above the cana, yesterday afternoon
4 stabbed his wife in The side, and then at.
f tempted 10 commi, suicide. all while in,oxi-
ca,rd. His wife fled 10 a neighbours, her
wound being severe but no, Of a serious ma.
lure. Ills own wound is dangerous, and
q perhaps moral.
Since the above was in type, we learn
that Mrs, Cowles is dead.-EcansviLe
q Jonr., Aug. II.
g A man leaped from the Suspension Bridge
into the middle Of Niagara river. on Mon.
day week, Tor the entertainment, Of q crowd
OF people. Owing to a strong current ofaiI
$ under the bridge, he was unable 10 retain O
perpendicular position, and he struck The
water upon his back. He was able to swim
n 10 The boat 10 wai,ing for him, but thinks he
will decline any further leals VI the kind.
George ArcuIarius, one of the Oldest ci,i.
zens of New York, died on Monday. He
came TO This country from Germany when
lad. During The Revolution he volunteered
IS as a soldier in the American army. and was
ID one of the body.guard of w ashing,on. Ye
Or took delight TO the day Of his death in show
lug the muskel with which he had been il
lie The habi. Of pslrolling The quarters of tn,
'e Father Of his Country
. WHIPPING THEM iN.-'l say. Tom, VIVA
10 do you Locos mean by raising hickory pole
lis Pierce another Young Hickory?'
a We'll. Jim, not exactly, but you see som,
lie Of our fellows are n ltlle ugly about comm,
into The traces on Pierce. and them thai ar,
ID in are rather lazy; so our fellows though
they would put the hickory to them aud Sti
Them up a liule.--Detroit Advertiser.
A New CoUNTERFEIr.--The Louisville
:" Journal says. A we'll executed imitation o
Z the two dollar notes of The Southern Banl
q of Kentucky have been thrown into circula
lion during yesterday and to-day. The one
shown US by Messrs. 6. II. Monsarra, & Co
is payable to the Hickman Branch. and al
at though The engraving is coarse, The film,
e. up is exceedingly well done.
-. The Mt. Vernon Banner announces iha
nj Gen. Sam, Houston has consented tn visi
~ that place and address the Democracy upoI
the distinctive features Of the Two great par
lies. We hope he will nm d~isappoinl hi
Locofoco os bad as he did his Temperance
%lrience in this city last winter. Perhaps
We he will promise not TO speak on temperance
Ii The Statesman will moi advise him To kee
ne away.
Ia The KaIida Veriure says the ChoIcr
h. broke out in Giboa, Puinam county, on Fri
day, The 1874 inst, and eigh, deaths occur
he red up 10 Monday. All the practising ply
sycians fed at the breaking oul Of the dis
ease, except Two, and One of them died.
ne The Secretary of,he Treasury. at the re
quest Of Captain Francis Marin, has at
ng Ihorized an investigation, by a Cour, of II
TO-, quiry, into the circumstances Of The Ia,
to disaster 10 the Revenue Gutter tTaLuy.'-
or Caps. Alexander V. Frazer aud Henry
Nones have been instructed 10 invesligaI