Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28
WiscsNslN.-Thc whole numbaro( yo,c
cast 64 469.
Pierce over Scott,

Pierce over Scott, ll,445
The FIRE. Soilers have lost l.744 votes
since l848; The Wings have gained 8,438
and the Locos 1880, The ugg, ega,e in
crease in the vote Of The State since l848 is
70 1898, aboul 10 per cent.
: CoNGRsss.--ln Congress no actual bus.
Mss has been transacted. The Tariff de.
bate renewed in The House, appears 10 bp
looked upon in no other light than way of
rassihg the time, and making some forensic
displays, unil the regular routine Of bust.
ness is entered upon. Inthe Senate MIR.
i'Mon's right TO n seat appears TO be no
nearer settled; and !, continues 10 be mat.
'rr"l surprise 10 US that so plain question
sh"nl So long occupy the deliberations Of
ihe 5 nate Of The United States.
OCR SENAroR.--Mr. IIne, writing from
Columbus 10 the Cincinnati NonparciI, in
giving sketch of the debate in the Senate
"p The exemption under the lax law. thus no.
'icrs our Senator: y
Mr.. Gushing, Of Gallia, thought ,hu, if
any lavcr ought 10 beexlended 10 labor, by
ms b'll, the true principle would be 10 ps,.
mate tho amount upon what mnn can live
w1hh'is work and exempt it. This Mr..
Gushing is the man who would exclude those
from The Smie, who Ore shade blackrr Than
himself. lie is also tho man who led on the
mob that upset Herr Acxander's apple carr
lew evenings sLce.
BURNET lloUsE OF CINCINNATI Ill is STA.
ted by correspondent of The Cincinnati
caz ''Ie, that The lessee of this magniHcen
hp'el is purchasing up the stock a, 25 cent.
IN The dollar. The same correspondent ad
VIses the Stockholders not 10 sell u, hi,
price.
The POPULAR VoTE.-The whole numbt
o. votes cast, al the lule Presidential elec
non, was about 2 900 600. t1en. Pierce
plurality over Scou is about 200 900, an,
his majority over Scott and Hale is b lweeI
$4,000 and 10000. Ills plurality in III
New England States is about 10 900, in a
the other Tree states aboul $4,000. and /
The slave S uIes (cxcusiyc of South Caro-
iina). ab,uI 79.00O.
LUCKY EscApR.-Juscph Summers.
young man OF this place, left here ono d.,
last week as carpenter and wa,cLman @
board the steamer Vim. Philips, bourfl f,
the Wabash river ShonIy aIier the To-
lell the coal yard baow here, lie fell ov,,
board, aud il being dirk. ne was MOI missc
tor snnln time. Il was supposed that h
was drowned. MOI so. however, he swa
e, shnre-gnl oil The Briilunt-oyprhault
ihr Philips III Cincinnati. and is now goir
on bis way ri 'icing.- Gala Cou
The election Of Senator in Mr.. Cuvey
place, took place on The ,llh inst. II
liquor iaw question seems 10 divide the ca
didaIes mpre than Wing or Democrats
Col. Hawkins. Of Murpan, Mr.. Davis
Washington. and perhaps nnoIher, We
candidates. Col. Hawkins Democratic ca
lildais was elected.
4 ncsnI trial Of man convicted of mt
der IN The second degree. the murder havi
i,s origin IN Drunkenness, cost the people
Mercer county, Pa, moru than the who
revenue dcr.ved by The sIule in that coun,
during the yrar, llom The licenses gran,
',si.valiic- in ardent spirits. The TAX payt
shavo als.ro large bill Of costs 10 say, in d
crcasrs having sinlilur wigin, 10 pay no
Ing OF tho poorlax annually assessed up
their properly.
VlsalNiA LAND WARRANTs.-W LEI
frpIIithr National lmsiligancer that tho S
retnYv of ihe Interinr hne g,,n,.yad r,oo, !