Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-27

AMERICAN BOARD OF CoMMIssIoNERs.-The
Gony.lourih anniversary meeting Of the
American Board of Commissioners for For
eign Mission s. commenced in Cincinnn,i..
on Tuesday. Rev. Wni. Albums, D. d., OF
New York, preached the opening sermon.
The debt Of The board is entnly paidoG
and there is a bslancc in the treasury OF
over $4,000. Phe receipts this year hava.
exceeded The estimates by nearly $4,000
An unusually large number Of Missionaries
(43) havo been SENT out this year. and 8
Others are under appointment. Tho Bnard
has under It's care no less than 20 disiinci
missions, with l49 stations and ou,-s,aiions.
and 62l laborers, who have the care of los
churches, nearly $4,000 church meinbsfs,
over $4,000 pupils in schools, and ID priDt
ing presses.
LEGAL DsclsloNs AS TO THE RG,lTs "
TRAvELERs,--A gentleman brolgh, IN ae.
Iiun recently in one OF The Chi s G.,sr.s
against The owners of a steamboat on witch
he had lost a trunk containing SO UU0 >
The court held that they were b,,linl t,p,v
for the loss Of ordinary baggage. but noI { = !.
anything of unusual value, unles>. il was
made known 10 them before hand. 81 ia,
they could iRkc extra price for carrying h
Accordingly the jury bruugh. insn verdics
allowing him $500, the value of the trunk
and The clothing in ii, bu, disallowing lh, 5
SO O0o.- Wheeling Int. +
ODD FELLowsnlp.--Tho New Orleans.
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that the Independent Order OF Odd Fellows
have been severe sufferers from The epidem.
ic. That paper says:
Some of,he nobesl, puresl and best, have
fallen victims 10 The dread destroyer. l'ul
10 The eternal honor Of The Order. be il said,
that no Odd Fellow has been compelled ~
ask assistance outside OF his own Order,
from any quarter whatever. Neither have
The phianlhropc workings Of the Orler been
confined 10 members within i,s own imme-
diaie Jurisdiction. Il has been called upon
to provide for and TO inter transient brethren
from ulnus, every quarter Of the compass
The du'ies devuving upon it have been
faithfully fulfilled
Antioch C,l'ege located al Yellow Springs
in Greene county, wes dedicated last week.
Hon. Horace Mann delivered his inaugural
address as President of the College. Elder
Philips, in an Introductory address. remarked
thar il was their intention 10 establish Crl.
lege' which shall suIpuss any in The SIalc.
any in the United S,a,es, and any in ll,s
world.
coored State Convention is called 10
meet at Dayton Oclober 9Th. Among the
objects sought 10 be accomplished, are 1t
sea, in the jury box, admission 10 the Aims
House, aud Deaf ard Dumb, and Blind aud
Lunatic Asylums, and elective franchise. 4
large number of new buildings aro
erecting in New Orleans, and the desola,ed
city is how beginning 10 recover from tho
effects of The yellow fever. Business Of all
| kinds is resuming its woMed acllviiy.
A lad twelve years Of age, son Of Peter
Fitzpatrick, Newark, N. j.. while playing
on lhe track of the New Jersey raiIroud,
near his fathers residence, on Tuesday, was
run over and killed by a passing train.
Sky volumes Of the scriptures, in as
many different languages, have recently
been presented 10 BOwdon college, by the
British Bible Society, through the in,erven.
lion Of The Hon. Abbou Lawrence
Van Dleman's Land reports say that
John Mitchell and John Martin, the cell
obruted Irish leaders, had absconded, and. i,
was thought left Ihe;eoony.,r A reward is
offered by the GoveWtnenl Ier The arrest Of
Mr.. Mitchell. 6
man has been bound over for miul u,
Boston, for delraudmg the complainant of
one dollar, by falsely pretending 10 be
lawyer. If every man who, falsely pre,ends
TO be a lawyer had his deserts, The jaiIs Of
the country would hardy'hold them.
A Judge in Cincinnati is said TO have so
much real estate on his hands tho, nothing
!, bu. soap and water will relieve him.
This recalls 10 mind the remark of
Charles Lamb 10 person Of rather unceun
digi,s, while playing cards. well said he.
III dir' was trumps, what handyou d have
The RED RIVER RAFT.-The contractor
for The removal Of This formidable obstruction
having tailed 10 fulfill his engagement, i, is
ngain advertised for contract al cos. NJ.
exceeding 100000.
Go SoBER.-A celebrated topper, intending
10 60 10 a masked ball, consulted an ncqunin,
lance in what character he should disguise
himself. "Go SOBER" replied The friend,
.'and your most inlmale friend will no,
know you"
The sword fish are good to eat A
schooner brought one into Gloucester which
was cut up, sailed, and sold for eignt dollars
"a barrel. 1t filed TWO barrels.
PAY DAY.-Ninety odd thousand dollars
were paid Out for work on The North West.
: ern Virginia Railroad during the month
j, ending Sept. 90, 1858.
: Contracts have been made. for making The
Smithsonian institution building, as far as
Q practicable, fire proof, and for romodeing
n and arranging It's interior.
: NATHANIEL ]. BIRD, alias DR.. HUNrrR,,'
! The bganis., who hoas,ed OF having twenty
: wives, was sentenced al Camden, N. j., on
Friday 10 len years Imprisonment, with hard
: labor in the penileniary.
llis stated that Mr.. STILES, Of Sprngf,l Id
N. j., a paper manulacluer, recently receiv-
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