Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

Ane uRanng on tue peiiIl0n Tor the ireeS
lom Of Rachel Parker, alledged 70 have
been kidnapped from Chester county Penn
'ylyania, and claimed az slave, commen.
sed in The county court to-day. Seveny
Witnesses from Pennsylvania present.
Judge Campbell, Attorney General Of Pa,
Judge Bell, Of Pa, and VIM. Morris, OF Bal.
limore. employed BY the Legislature Of Pa.
10 appear fC7 the petitioners.
Dr.. Chapin Of New York delivered o lee.
lure before the Mechanics institute 10
crowded audience. Meagher lectures mex,
week.
The Twelve banks Of Baltimore report on
hand S2, ,991 900 in specie; circulation 93,.
500, 900; deposits S5.O2l 900.
The New York Morning Express. in It's
money article says: "The Safe authorities
OF Ohio and the Legislature seem 10 be at
war wi,hthe currency and the banks Fhe
taxes on corporate and priygte banking
amour, almost 10 prohibition 10 Tho en-.
ployment Of capi,a al fair inisress 70 lhe
business community. The separation Of
bank and state is complete, as an individual
agen. is now employed by the State 10 pay
the interest, in place Of the Ohio Lifc and
Trust Insurance Company, which acied as
agen, for number Of years. a Il
Cyae FOR FsvER AND AGuE.--T The Hunts.
vile (Texas) Item says:
1--WE had call this week from Mr.. De
Berry, OF Grimes county, who we understood
is abou. to publish paper in Anderson
From among other interesting items Of in.
formation we cleaned from him, perhaps the
following remedy for chills is worth print.
ing: Take raw egg. break i,in a uimbler,
cover with vinegar, and drink altogether an
hour Or Two before the chil's time OF coll.
ing. Mr.. D. says he has seen i, tried for
years and never yet saw a failure. II may
seem hard dose, bu, II is not half so bad as
that villainous French invention, quinine.'
RAILROAD REpoRr.-Chas. B. Shaw, En-.
gineer Of the Gallipolis, Jackson & Chilli.
co,he Railroad, has made his report 10 The
| Directors. We shall lay the report in full
before our readers next week. The esii.
mate Of the cos, Of the road and. equipment
, from GaIlipolis, to Byers', where il taps the
y Cincinnati and Marietta road, distance Of
! 438 miles, is $988, ,l74,o0. Add 10 per
!. cent, for contingencies and engineering. the
total cos, will be $1,077 ,09I ,00--$25, 1853
per mile. Stockholders can procure copy
Of the Report by calling on the Treasurer,
Mr.. Chas. Henking. - Galipolis Journal.
RUMoRs FROM WAsHINGToN.-The latest
rumor from Washington is con.ained in
dispatch 10 the effect that il is believed that
q movemen, exists for placing FIVE millions
Of dollars q, the disposal Of Presiden, Pierce,
the motive being TO enable him To resis,
foreign interference as 10 Samaca and So
nora, and maintain the Monroe doctrine,
should contingency occur 10 render action
necessary during the recess Of Congress
Another report gives the amour, as ten mill.
ions. " a@
4. NARROW ESCAPE OF GEN. PIERcE- 3os.
v TON, Jan. 6.-The train on the Boston and
" Maine Railway was ihbpwn off the tfqei,
le io.d day, near Andoyer. Among the passen-
h. gers, were Gen. Pierce, his wife. and his
son. ten years old. The latter was instant.
ly killed, being crushed 10 atoms. Mrs
Pierce is dangerously, though it is thought
70 no, fatally injured. One Of the Generals
y limbs is injured. though he complains mos
,g Of his back. The car was thrown down an
~ embankmenr twenty feet high, and turned
70 completely over, falling upon pile OF rocks
e, and was smashed TO pieces. Gen. Pierce
" was the frs, to ex,riea,e himself. His in
=, jurcs are not considered serious.
e. An effort hos been made in Congress. ,c
\ shA In eh l1ko n
T. speeches that were never made in eiihcl
en- House. This will be found TO be impossible
R. Members claim the righ, 10 revise ,hei
as speeches, and when this right is granted
of there is no stopping il. The only remedy
nd will be, for the people TO elect nobody excep
by such as will act and speak like gentlemen
mi This whole matter is within The reach Of th'
SIS sovereigns.
lat The Five Points in New York has ionJ
been notorious for It's vice, crime and wretch
rd edness. Some benevolent persons attempt
lc. ed few months ago to improve lis morals
ed Their efforts proved successful to an unex
dy pecied degree. Schools and churches an
lin several temperance societies were establish
le, ed by the benevolent men and women o
,u, that city, aud the aspect Of things was great
en ly changed for the better. So far il was a
ID, good, bu, unfortunately the leaven Of huma
dr. vanity crep, in, and discussions are going o
m. in the papers as 10 whom the credit 10 du
ha, for these changes. There Is On old bool
nd now TOO much neglected, which says, .hi
in when men give aims, they should no, I
he their left hand know what their right han
rs doe.h. & a
vi SINGULAR ORleirt or A GRAPE ViNE.Al
'n' The Elkion Democrat says there is fiou
," ishing grape vine growing on farm In tf
es' vicinity Of thar town with The following sir
W. gular history: The seed from which it gel
minated formed covered button or clasys
OK. lady's kid glove, which was imported on on
ex- Paris, among a 10. OF others, by a meTa oi
Is Of Philadelphia, and sold 10 merchs
ons Elkion. A lady purchased the glovesefe'
IRE, iaining this grape seed, wore them out, i
me covered the seed, caused II 10 be plant.
Ing and il is now q hourishing vine.
the
Inv The Statesman says; We learn that Ii
los, Commissioners Of The Sinking Fund ha'
fIh, lappoin,ed Hon. A.P. Edger,On agentso ps
,etg fihe State interest, transfer stocks, 30. N
inv b.; we understand, has given bail In the su'
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