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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

entitled IAN act Tor opening and regulating
roads aud highways" passed February the
sixteenth, one thousand eigh, hundred and
lhiry-nine; lhe act entitled ian act 10 amend
the ac' for operng and regulating roads
and highways" passed March fourteenth.
one thousand eight hundred and thir,y six;
the acI, entitled ian acl 10 amend an ac,
entitled an acl lor opening und regulating
roads and highways passed February
fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and
| forty -four; tho act; entitled "an ac, further
10 amend the 'act for opening and regulating
rolds and highways" !" passed March twen-
| iy-fillh, one thousand eight hundred and
| iflty-one; the eleventh and twelfth sections
OF an act, entitled AN act prescribing the
duties cl supervisors, and relating 10 roads
and highways passed March twentieth,
ure thousand eight hundfcd On1 1lhfty.sevcn;
the act. entitled "an act nmendalory of an
ACT entitled IAN act defining the mode of
laying out and establishing township roads,"
passed March eleventh, one thousand eight
hundred and lhiry-one; also, Of an act, en-
titled IAN acl for opening and regulating
roads and highways" passed February
,wenty.sixth, one thousand eight hundred
and lhirly-nine; the acl. entitled can act de.
fining the mode Of laying oul and establish.
ing township rosds," passed March eleventh.
one thousand eight hundred and lhirty.one;
the act, entitled ian act 10 amend an act
entitled IAN act prescribing the duties of
supervisor, and relating 10 roads and high
ways" passed January lwenIy.ninlh, one
thousand eight hundred and lony.sevcn; the
act passed March eleventh, one thousand
eight hundred and (oriy.,hree, entued IAN
act 10 authorize county commissioners in
any county in this Sla,e adjoining 10 or
bounded by the. Slstes Of Pennsylvania.
Michigan or Indiana, 10 lay ou, and es,ab.
lsh county roads on the line Of this State
thirty feet in Width" The ac. passed March
twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and
(ory-iv entitled ian act in relation 10
STATE and county roads, the act passed
February ,wenly.f,h, one thousand eight
huHdred and thirly.lwo, entitled "nn act
supplementary 10 an act entitled IAN act for
opening and regulating roads and high,
ways;'" the acI passed February second,
one thousand eight hundred and forty -eighl,
entitled ian ACT 10 amend the acl 10 provide
for laying oul and opening township roads, ,"
the act passed February eighth, one III hous.
and eight hundred and fory.eigh,, entitled
'an acl 10 authorize the township trustees
Of any township in this Srale TO make alter.
ationS in township roads," be, and they are
hereby repealed: iropided, however. The
repeal of said acts shall not affect any &C
Idbne, or any .righ, or liability accruing OF
accrued, or any suit, matter or proceeding
had or commenced under the provisions Of
said acts.
Sec. SO. This act shall take effect and bt
in force from and after the first day o
March, one thousand eight hundred ant
fliy.lhree.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM MEDlLL,
President Of the Senate.
January 81, 1853.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
The Great Hndiana Cave.

a party Of Circinnoti gentlemen have
recently explored lie rival or rhe Mamnoti,
Cave OF Kenlucky, and have given 4 de-.
'aIlcd account OF their lnensuremen, Of ave.
hees and rooms in it. This Indiana cave
appears to extend in a yaliay Of directions.
which in ell would measure several miI.s nf
distance, and 10 have as many varieties Of
scenes ,rt almost as the Kentucky cave.
inns Wyardoue cave is situated on The
"eSl side OF Blue river, formerly called wv.
andoIe river, The junction of which wiIbe
'he ohlo is thirty miles by ldnd, and fiGy
oy waIer, from Louisville. The mouth of
me cave is on the side of hill, abour goo
Iec' I! aooy" the bottom land Of. The Wyandoue
Ga Ailds.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

In the year 1858, al Tewkesbury.a cerlaiH
Jew. one Saturday, fell into cesspoo. and
would not allow hmSefto be drawn out on
a Saturday on account of his reverence for
the Sabbath. Richard de Clew, Earl Of
Colchester, would not allow him 10 be
drawn out on the following day, being Sun.
dav, because of his revefence for The Sab.
bath. And so the Jew died.
GT"Cuffee, is that the second belll"
No massa; da,'s de secotd ringing oh de
fuss bell. We habn't got no second bell in
dis are hotel" A.s
An old bachelor, on Seeing The words,
Families supplied over the door Of nm
Oyster saloon, stepped in and said he would
take wife and two children.
The deaths las. year in New York, with
population Of $4,000, were 10 6f0, or
one in about Iwentyseven. In Philodel-
pha, with population Of 40 900, 8,84l--
or only one in forlysix.
There is one redeeming trait about terma-
qanls. and that is, they are always tidy
The more a woman scolds. the harder sh0
scrubs-a fiji of ugliness always terminates
in breaking out Of slop.paiIs and while.
wash brushes.
The Boomer costume is again Itching for
a "rage." Within a week past, some half
dozen ambitious (emales have pantalooned
il in silk and satin, in Boston.
TrDRow. w.-The Athens. Messenger states
that u new Town has been laid of in Athens
county. on the line orihe Marietta and Gin
cinnali Railroad, bearing the above name
the deeds prohibit the traffic in intoxicating
y liquofs, 8-
, OHlo SlxEs.-It may NOT generally be
known that there is candle manufactured
} in Ohio, called by this name also Safe
. stock in The same way on change A gen.
!. ,leman having purchased some Of these can.
dies, his wife found them very Inferior and
was much annoyed. Sometime after, one
: morning, she overheard her husband read.
E ing the quotations of stock, nnd when he
. came to 'Ohiosixps- down. she, referring
= 10 the candles, Immediately exclaimed:
= eI"Well, am glad Of it for the box you goI
time was NOT good for any lhing. and il serves
d them right for cheaIing folks with such
: worthless goods.
!, CHAsTiTY-Tbe coiled adder 10 your bo.
: som is friends compared TO The indiVid..ol
! who would pollwe the fountains Of social
n iile, and destroy in youlhe charm Of chesS
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

WooI> IN TUE UNITED STATes.-The
EconomisI says: BY recent scientific re.
searches on 'hepan of Pe,erA. Brown, Esq !,
of PENNSYLVANIA, il has been established
that The United States can out rival the
world in wool as in cotton. Thus Spanish
sheep, yielding naturally wool 1000 TO The
inch, carried 10 England, degenera,ed to
900 10 The inch, and brough, 10 The Uniled
States recovered to 2l00, or finer Than The
original. The fac! being once established
that our climate and soil produce finer wool
Than other countries win give TO our manu-.
laclurers inevitably rhe superiority in cloths,
ifihe manufacturer is allied in interest to
The grower.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

GEN. CAss "CuTToNs. Ill is said ,ha,
Gen. Cass's notification ,ha. he would nc.
cep' no office under Gen Piefro, was based
upon an understanding thai Mr.. buchanan
would practice the same selfdenia, and thus
reIieve The new Presidsnl of The disapreea.
Die necessity Of seeming 10 overlook ,hem
Du' The Pennsylvania Statesman, no, having
oone So but on the contrary, is pressing Ills
c'alms with great veor, Gen, Cass feels him.
sel relieved from the pledge, and avows
himself ready 10 serve his country in any
capacity for which Gen. Pierce may deem
INN hIled. In the meantime the fogies ara
making great effort 10 ge. control of Inc new
administration by The appointments Of new
men altogether.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
LAWS OF OHIO
Published by Authority.

mo. 1911 stf AN ACT
Fer opening and regulating Roads and
Highways. 2'-
Ia (coNcIUDED.)
Sec.7 Z. That the surveyor shall survey
The said rosEssulAler The direction of the
viewers, and cause The same 10 be conspicu.
ously marked throughout,noiing The courses
and distances, and a, tbs end Of each mile.
shalI cause the number Of the same, and
also the commeLcemenl and termination Of
said road OF survey, 10 be marked on q Tree,
or monument erected for that purpose; he
shall also make out aud deliver 10 one OF
The viewers. without delay, correct cerlifi.
edre,urn Of the survey Of sud road, and
pla. ar the same; and The viewers shall make
and sign a'repon In writing, stating iheil
opinioh IN favor OF or agaIns. The establish
meht on alteration Of such TOad, or any par
thereof, and sci forth Tho reasons Of ,h,
same. which report, loPe.her with ibe pla
and survey OF said road or alteration shal
DO delivered I'd the county uudilor, by on
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

A TERRIBLE AFFLIcTIoN.-T Athens
Messenger says: DR.. Thomas Drake, for.
merly Of this place, and at one time Pro.
Iessor oil Mathematics in the Ohio Uniyer.
SHY, is now an inmate of the LunatiG ASP.
lum, at Columbus. lie was q man of fine
intellectual powers. Wha, conceivable af.
Fiction SO terrible as such wreck Of all
that ennobIes and eeva,es man! Failure
10 business enterprises is assigned as tho
lrnusn t 8-'. e 1ss+ ts-r VF'ffa,--
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
An Indian Chief once wen, inlo the office

An Indian Chief once went inio The Office
Of The American Commissioner, al Chicago,
to whom he introduced himself as very
good Indian, a'greal friend 10 the Americans,
and concluded by asking him for glass Of
whskey. The Commissioner gravely told
him that they never gave whiskey 10 good
Indians, who never wished for any such
things-thol i, was only used by bad Indians,
Then replied The Indian quickly, me ole
d-n rascal' ~,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

Poverty makes people very familiar. Lei.
John Porkley fall from a 'Aourshng mer.
chant to bankrupt, and those who once
called him John Porkly, Esquire, will soon
come TO speak of him as 'old Pork while
those who formerly passed him by with ele-
waited beavers, will swap off for "a slap on the
shoulder and the more hearty expression
of How are you, old Cellow?'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
AUDITORS OFFICE,

PoMERoy, O., February 8, 1858,
| certify that the foregoing laws ere cor
recly copied from the original copy fur.
nished by the Secretary of STATE.
S. HALLIDAY,
auditor of Meigs County.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
SRcRETARY's OFFICE,

COLUMBUS, January 90, 1858.
] certify. that the foregoing laws are cor.
recly copied from the original rolls on file
in this Office WILLIAM TREVITT,
Secretary of Stale.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
TIE TEEECRAPH.
yUBEIsREp EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, B,
iisasi9aJ "A. THOMSON.

iipasi7a'J "A. THOMSON.
sa TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. .,
,s One Dollar and Fifty Gents,
lepAidiR advance, - y
Two Dollars within the year.
if,not paid until after the expiration Of the veal
Two Dollars and Fifty Gents
will be charged.
ErNo paper win be discontinued until all ar
IsaTages are paid, except at the option Of the pub
fishers. .Gis ~ -
LrAll communications on the business Of the
once must be postpaid to secure attention.
HurTO Clubs, of ten or more, the paper will
befurnished at liberal reduction in price.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
supre,ne Court.-Injunction Case.

Thursday morning the Supreme Courl
took up the cases INVOLVING the constitution.
ally Of the lax law Of last winter, ST. fur as
it applied 10 banks. Mr., PueH made the
opening argument and spoke abom ninety
minutes against The banks, and in support Of
The law, Judge JAMES, Of Cincinnati, then
spoke for about forty minutes, when he gave
way for an adjournment liI Monday morning
al which time The discussion will be renewed
The Courl granted four hours 10 each side to
be devoted 10 oral argument
Mr. PUGu, in behalf OF The State, closec
his urgumentwilh declaration thai slarlet
some. and amused Diners who were present
Alter Insisting thai the adoption Of the new
constitution swept away all the supposed
vested rights claimed BY the banks, he sait
| II il should be decided that these institutions
were slill beyond the control OF the lcgisla
lure; if the praccube revolution of 1851
which brought new constitution did M
reach the banks, SO as 10 place Them on The
tax list, and within the reach Of Legislation
tlhen--perhaps he ought not 10 say il us
lawyer, bul he would say il as a man, thu
the time had come for ANOTHER revolution
jor an application Of that argument whic
tyraniS canssfeel, and be made to respect!
We cannol say how this mob.law lhreo
appeafedl 10 olher minds, but,o US il 10 SCENE
utterly OUT Of place. IL PUGH had been o
the stump, or in the 9th OF January Conven
ton, this might have been in good taste, bu
TO cIose an argumen! by telling the Court
they did not sustain his side In their deci'
ion, lha, he would head mob 10 iorcibl
destroy The bunks, is at least form Of prt
ceding not laid down in the new code. w
wish The banks much joy in The very ine
eSinn nrosnecl before lhem.- Stale Jonrnd
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

MESSAGE OF THE GovERNoR OF WIscoNsIN.-Gov-
erner Farwell, of Wisconsin, in.his annual mes
sage, represents the finances of the State to be in
hourishing condition, and, had all the taxes due
been paid, there would be asurplus in the treasu
ry About two-thirds The entire Slate, or about
20,0O0,010, are shl for sale at government prices.
This immense tract, now awaiting the presence
of the industrious settler, is generally ofexcellent
soil, and many portions oft are richly charged
with silver, copper, lead, iron and other valuable
minerals GOV. f. recommends that they should
be granted in limited quantities to actual settlers,
and urges that measures be taken 10 develop the
rich mineral and agricultural resources OF the
State lie also urged the constructiono OF railroads
wherever practicable, and estimates the ipmbel
trade Of the State at i60,000000 feet
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
Rates of AdaVerifsiiplr

Rates of Advertising,
one squee (l3 lines or Less three weeks, Sa eS
Every subsequent insertion, :E W: &f
0ne 0 square three months, = . 90
one square, six months, !: ,: :.s: 50o
one one square, one year, :sst see
Uhe G nan column, one year, -: 90 90
dhree-iourths Of a column, one year, (: % 90
one column, one year, -: ! 40 M
~ GJAdyertiSements not hsyhgthe number Of n
Sertons marked on copy, will lie continued ,.u n
forbid and charged accordingly
D'Casual advertisers must pay in advance. g
DSOD Printing, of eyeydSscription Win
De executed with accuracy and neatuess, a /, Z, I
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

A warrior so bold and virgin so bright,
Conversed as they sat on the green;
: They gazed on each other with tender delight,
tAlonzo the Brave, was the name of the knight
The maiden's, the fair Imogene.) sd 4o
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

.III r-'l I t1S7'''f-" w = 1''7'
THE following lines, transcribed by an old
Scotch friends SO forcbl, reminds us of the songs
and romances of the days of "Chivalry and the
Crasadss, and are so unlike modern productions,
we publish them, that the young bellies who
now preside at the pianos, and sing Of "love in
a acottage," may not forget the "days of yore."l
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

Sec. 80. rha. if any person or persons
shall, for lhe convenience Of themselves
and neighbors, wish 10 hive township road
laid out, from ,he plantation or dwelling
pluce oI any personor persons. or from any
mill. or house Of public worship; Or 10 any
public road or from one public road to in.
lersecl another, il shall be lawful Tor such
pers m or persons TO petition The trustees o
the proper township, ior the same, ullel
4 giving thirty days previous notice thereof
by advertisement posted up at three public
places within suid township, setting forth in
said advertisement lhe'iime when such pe,i.
ion is TO be presented, the place of begin
ming Intermediate points, if any, and plac'
Of termination Of said road.
Sec 81. That OH such petition bcini
presenledA,o the trustees, aud they bein
satisfied iha, proper nouce has been given
I as aforesaid, they shall cause the pc'ionc
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-05-12
Popular Education In England.

Mr.. Dickens, III Il late number of"House-
hold Words" gives sad picture Of fthe pop
ular mind in England and Wales. He says
| than six millions Of persons-or about one
or read nor write. This aggregate in
cludcs infants of course, but of all the chill
drcn between five and fourteen more than
once half attend no place Of public instruc-
ton. These statements, he adds, would be
hard to believe, if we had to encounter iu
every day life cases of iliteracy which would
bc startling, if we were not thoroughly used
to them. lie continues:
''Whcrevcr VIC turn Ignorance, not always
! allied to poverty, starcs lis in the face. If
we look in the Gazette, ut the list of partner
ship Dissolved, not a month passes but some
unhappy man, rolling perhaps in wealth,
but wallowing in ignorance, is put to the
experimcntum crucis Of his mark The
number of pretty jurors-in rural districts
espccially-who can only sign with a cross,
is enormous. 1t is not unusual to see parish
documents of great local Importance defacod
with the same humiliating symbol by per-
sons whose office shows them to he not only
men of mark but men Of substance. Wa
have printed already specimens of the par:
tai ignorance which passed under the kon,
of the post office authorities, and we may
venture to assert that such specimens of pen
manship and photography are not to be
matched i'll any other country i'll Europe. A
housewife in humble life need only turn to
the file of her husbands bills to discover
hicrcglypEzles. In short, the practical ev-
licences of the low cbb to whici, the plainest
rudimcnts of education in this country has
fallen, are too common to bear a reputation.
We cannot pass through the streets, We cam
not enter a place of public assembly, or ram
bic in the fields, without the gloomy shadow
of Ignorance sweeping over ms. The rural
population is indeed in q worse plight than
the other classes.
This is indeed !; melancholy state and in
broad contrast with the condition of popu-
lar education i'll the United States. The
figures, we confess, surprise lis. Nay, al
though stated on All authority so high, we
are nevertheless inclined to doubt But if
true, our brethren of the other side of the
water have much whcrewth to rcproach
themselves. And YET to hear some Of them
who bonor us by adopting this country US
their place Of abode, indulg &C in fit of cx-
ultatioh, one would suppose that the only
place on earth where light and knowledge
are universally diffused is England.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-05-12

AN INc1DENT.-A few mornings since,
just as the cars had started from the depot,
a gentleman, his wife and daughter, were
observed at distance up the street, rum
ming with great speed towards the depot.
One of the agents of the railroad, or some
other person, observing the efforts of the
party, started after the train, and succeeded
in giving the engineer sign to stop for
passengers. AS it was the accommodation
line, the train was stopped some distance on
the road, and waited the approach of the
man, his wife and daughter. They were
all pretty much exhausted by the long and
hard run they had, but they reached the
location of. the train, and, by new effort,
climbing asmall pile of plank close at hand,
they stood looking at the cars and COM
menced remarking upon the appearance of
the vehicles.
Tie man gave something like combi-
nation of a blow and grunt, and said, ad-
dressing his wife:
"Well, Indon't think they look SO very
dangerous, do you2"
"Why, I don't think they do" responded
the lady, wiping her face, they look rather
safe and comfortable" 20 I.
La, mother" said the daughter, CANT
they pretty coaches-so many seats and
windows, and 80 pretty painted" taking q
short breath, and tanning herself with her
handkerchief.
"Jump in, jump in r said the conductor.
"Oh," said the old gentleman, "we don't
want to get in-,oe only scant to see then, N
albany Dutehman.
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POETRY.
The Breeze of Spring.

The Breeze of Spring.
Dull winter hastens TO be gone,
He's disappearing fast;
The sunny hours ure coming OH,
The stormy time is past.
The ice 10 longer binds the rill.
Nor SHOWS their mantle fling;
For every bleak and barren hill
Has kiss'd the breeze Of Spring.
l hear its music in tho wood,
1t sigl,s along tho vale,
When summer flowers in beauty stood,
Ii fingers in the dale;
II plays upon tho primrose banks,
And rests its merry wing;
The drooping SNOW drop kindly thanks
The western breeze oil Spring.
ALI well it knows where violets grow
In the lone aid shady lane;
II bids its sweet, blue f;iv'rit Is blow,
And onward speeds ugain.
II wakes the flowers of the field,
And they their offerings bring;
The flowers their sweetest incense yield,
TO scent the breeze OF Spring.
The blackbird, from the hawthorn bush,
Rcnews his lively strain;
On topnost branches stands tho thrush,
And tunes his throat amuin;
AT close Of evening calm and mild,
lie makes the forest ring
With native wood-notcs clear and wild
He loves the breeze Of Spring.
The robin leaves his winter friends
For hcdge-rows far away
Above his mossy nests he bends,
And pipes his p!antivc lay.
The lark uprising with the light,
On merry mountain wing
Strains all his might till out Of sight,
And huis the breeze Of Spring.
A hundred voices fill the air,
The sun shines warmly down,
Away with each intrudng care,
And leave the gloomy town.
Come, roam along the woodputh green,
p. Her natures favorites sing,
Enjoy the soui-enlivening scene,
- And woo the breeze 9! Spring.
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Lady's Book.
Cuba.

One of the editors of the New York
Express, Erastus Brooks, Esq, is at present
on visit to the Island of Cuba. In letter
from Havana, under date ofthe ! 4th instant,
he writes:
Every day, while here and in the neigh
borhood, see some new evidence ofthe ex-
tended interest and connection Of thes Unit
ted States with Cuba.