Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-12

Inc government Is anout 10 Wy lno eApeI'
linen, Of iluminaling the light houses with
gas--lhe last Congress having appropriated
$4,000 for that purpose.
A coun,srfeiier, named Henry Brown,
made his escape from the watch house in
Cincinnati, on Saturday, morning, BY chang.
ing clothes with his wife, who came 10 see
him.
The Macon Citizen says tha, Senator
Dawson will moi abide BY the decision Of
the Union Convention, but will 60 heartily
for the Wing nominees and Graham.
The Ohio Siege Company are running
a line OF omnibuses between GAINESVILLE and
Wheeling. They pass over the road each
way by daylight. accompanied by good con.
ductors.
The friends Of Internal Improvements are
to hold q Convention in Union, Monroe
county, Va, on the l9lh inst. County con.
ven,ions have been held, and delegates ap.
pointed in Kanawha, Pu,nam, Mason, and
other counties.
The cultivation of madden is being pur.
sued extensively and pro6,ably in various
portions of the Northern Sta.es.-Kal. Gaz.
The entire Locofoco party have been
growing maddcr ever since the nomination
Of Pierce.
TEE u. s. TREASURY II, Is stated ,ha.
afiet paying the appropriations in the De.
ficlency Bill, there still remains in the U. 5.
Treasury sixteen millions three hundred
thousand dollars.
A MONSTER CLAlM.-Mr. Hargous has FL.
ed claim tor SAG, 900 900, with the United
States Government, arising out of,he failure
Of Mexico TO recognize the validity Of the
Garay title.
The new custom house building in New
Orleans, v i'll cover upward Of Two acres oi
ground.
Several robberies have been committed
in Vanceburgh and Manch ester in this
S,atc.
"Nature seldom bes,ows two great gifts
on one person. IN. Y. Epe Post.
The editor Of the Pos, re(uIes his own
pos,ulale. He is himself the first poet and
ihe biggest liar in The United States TGn
Wing.
DR.. Olds is the LocoCoco candidate for
Congress in the Pickaway and franklin
district. .l
SAD OccURRENcE.-Mr. Joel Stokes, oil
Warren county, Ohio. formerly proprietor
of the Hamilton Telegraph, was killed in
simultaneously on Monday last, by being
thrown from his horse.
Col. Henry, one of the Wing electors al
large in TenE essee, addressed the people ol
Davidson county for three hours on Satur.
day the 10Th inst. The Nashville Ban ner
says il was the most effective speech ever
delivered in Tennessee. The news is good
from Tennessee.
The Catholic College q, Worcester, Mass.
was burned on the 18th inst. Loss $780,
600, mostly covered by insurance.
A Floating Bethel. for the benei. of boat.
men, has been designed at Cincinnati. I,is
TO be 100 f.. long, The lower part TO be used
for the storage of goods, the upper for a
religious chapel and reading room.
A few days since, 13 miles above Cincin.
natl, three boys in sklff attempted to ride
the waves Of a steamer, when their lrail
boa, filled and sunk, drowning all Of the
boys.
The organisi and chimer of the Floating
Palace fell into the river and was drowned
a. Cincinnati, few days since.
Ex-Governor Vsnce lies dangerously i'll,
a, his residence 81 miles north Of Urbana.
There is lille or no hope entertained for his
recovery.
An Eas,port paper mentions that sea
captain Of that port, recently returned from
a short voyage, on seeing the names ol
pierce and King" on flag waving ovel
Leavilrs building, exclaimed 10 his coMpan'
ion-"HalIoa Pierce and King they mus.
be some new folks that hare mousd in since
Ius been gonei iT
Cincinnati, august A fire broke ou,
in Fulton this morning, and destroyed Bur.
ton Hazen's saw mill, large quantity oI
lumber, and l2 dwelling houses (; loss $780,
600; very liule insurance. The weather
continues very dry--corn crops suffering
very much and, i, is said, under the most
favorable circumstances canno. be over half
crop in consequence. Corn very scarce.
A Good Order.-Judge Thompson, oI
Philadelphia, has issued an order. by which
all bars Of hotels, and all other places oil
business in ,ha, city are directed to be closed
on the Sabbath day; and all police officers
are enjoined strictly. TO see that The order is
enforced.-Zanesu,ll Gazette.
Clergymen Wanted.-Twen.y towns in
Texas are desirous Of Obtaining The service,
Of Presbyterian ministers, and offer them an
adequate support.
NATIONAL MONUMENT. There has re-
Gently been received in Washington, fol
insertion in the column to Washington, q
beautifully embellished block Of marble
contributed by the Grand Lodge Of the
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows Of the
State Of Maryland. I,Iook the premium oi
The Maryland Mechanics Institute las
year.
Francis II. Warning, Esq, British Con
sui al Norfolk, Virginia, died on the 23'
inst.
The Postmaster General has directed .ha
docnmanis and sneechas may be frankel