Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-24

in London. wife Of The deputy Governor Of
one Of the British Indian dependencies, late.
ly applied al the Marylebone workhouse for
admission as pauper, with her daughter, as
her husband had stopped her supplies, and
her landlord had Ihrealeoed 10 turn her Out
tor rent arrears. She was offered tempora.
~ relief, but indignantly rejected i, and
left.
SINGULAR PHENOMENON There was
very heavy fall Of rain and hail on Tuesday
night abou, o'clock, which, we fear, has
done much damage TO vegetation in the
neighborhood; and yesterday morning a
large quantity of fresh water cufsh were
found in the open fields near The cotton fac.
Iory and gas works. Some of the fish, we
understand, were alive and weighed upwards
Of a pound. How they were conveyed to a
place so far from their native walers. we
leave 10 The savans 10 determine - Norfolk
Herald.
A VALUABLE GFM, OR ToUsH STORY
The Goshen IN. W Wing states Thai Rev.
Robert Armstrong, of Newburg, New York,
purchased, among olher minerals, what he
supposed was a Topaz, bu, which turned out
TO be diamond, for one half Of which he
has been offered five hundred thousand dol
lars, which he declined. lis weigh is two
and half ounces, and Ii real diamond, lis
value will be more than $2,OOO,0O0. The
Reverend Gentleman, in declining the mag
nifcent offer of half million, if made as
stated, repudia'ed The old udage that "a bird
in the hnnd is worth TWO in The bush"
The following is list Of The number and
probable value Of vessels which have been
ost on the Pacific coast within the last three
year:--Cily of Pusburg burn, in Valipa,
raiso, 100000; North America, wrecked on
the Mexican Coast, $500, 900; Independence
wrecked on the Island Of Murgurelta, $780,.
600; Tennessee, wrecked on Indian Cove,
5000, 900; General Warren wrecked on Or.
egon coast, $4,000; Pioneer, wrecked on
San Simeon Bay, $4,000; Eudora, wrecked
on Oregon coast, $4,000; Commodore
Pfeb;e, wrecked on Oregon coast, $4,000.
The estimate shows at least q loss Of $685..
600, 10 say nothing o. the loss Of life which
has been sustained,
TABLE MovlNG. by supposed magnetism,
having been brough, TO the notice Of iha
learned Humboldt for investigation, he I'D
vised lhe liable movers 10 try their chsffupon
some younger bird than him.
PROFESSIONAL BEGGARs.--We learn that
the manufacturers Of false certificates, who
are styled by LEchO d'Halia as caienOni,
viz: chain of beggars, have already pre-.
pared printed papers, TO be furnished 10 all
those vagabonds who are seen wandering in
our streets, and knock al every door 10 OBJ.
tain money, purporlng TO be the same po-
litical exiles arrived on board The San Gio-
vanni. As this imposition on the public may
irjure the cause and reputation Of tho true
uuUrvunare exiies, we hope mat our police
will look around in order TO detect and pun,
sish these. numerous vagabonds, who are
generally imported from villages near
Genoa.
NoRwALK DIsAsTER.--The locomotive
has been raised out Of the mud and replaced
On the track. and The fragments Of cars col.
lected into pile and burned.
CALAMME, a we'll known Swiss landscape
painter, died al Geneva lately. His pieces
are said 10 be masterpieces of art.
Troops for New Mexico, 10 the number Of
200, are 10 leave Fou Leavenwohh on the
18th Of June, offering safe escort for emil
grams.
The last Liberia Herald received in this
country contains proclamation from Pres.
ident Roberts duplicating The British Gov
ernment in the slave trade, by buying emf
grants for her West India apprentice sys.
TEN
ITALIAN EYILEs.--The Sardinian sloop Of
war San Giovanni, which arrived on Sunday
Of New York, brings 81 Italian exies. ex'
pa,riated on account Of supposed completely
in the late brief struggle ngains, The Aus'ri.
ans in Milan.
Ludwick Tieck, the German poel died al
Berlin, Prussia. on the 28h Of April las,
aged not quite 80 years. lie translated sew
eral of Shakspcaro's plays, and besides his
poems, wrote many fine prose romances.
CHINESE PIRATES The British naval nu-
Jhorilies at Hong Kong in The commence
ment Of February last, made another descent
upon Ihe Chinese pirates, in which they
burn. one junk, sunk ono, and captured three
with all their crews and plumber.
The Steamship Pacific sailed from New
York on Saturday for Liverpool, with nearly
200 passengers, among hem being the Hon,
Joseph R. Chandler ard adyr Of Philade'
pria; Hon. George Briggs, Of New York,