Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-11-29


charged, you may be sent to jail.
A wag observing fellow steal fish and
ou, il under his jacket. which was too short
To conceal The theft, halloed 10 The purloiner
10 wear longer jacket or steal shorter fish.
In the case of The United States VS.. Sweet,
tried recently for robbing the mail at To.
ledo. The jury brought in verdicl of guilty.,
and the court lhereupon sentenced him
TO four years impr sonmenI in lhe penilenlia.
ry.
The Wilmington (Deli Gazette is in.
formed by friend Of Mrs. Gen. Gaines, lha,
The recent discovered evidence touching The
marriage OF her parents, has so well salis.
fsd-lhe defendant in her suit Of the validity
oil her long contested claim that he has offer
ed TO purchase The property in dispute a,
ialr valuation, and she has accepted The Of
Ter. Other possessors Of her ialher's lands
have entered into similar arrangements, and
she now finds herself, therefore, at the
end OF her legal troubles, and in possession
oi one oi The most magnificent fortunes in
the country.
There was, in Montreal, or Tuesday,
about four inches snow on The ground, aud
the sleigh bells were jngling in The streets
lor the hrs! time this season. In Syracuse.
and vicinity, on Thursday, several inches
OF snow fell. and some sIeighs were out on
the plank roads. In various paris of Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont. snow has
already fallen in considerable Quantities.
but not 10 remain any grea, length Of time.
powerful speaking trumpet, has. been
tried in France on The Lyons Railroad, as
a means of communication between The
conductor OF train and the engineer. Ii
succeeded perfectly against The wind al full
speed. For The ordinary interchange o. in.
leIligence, conventional signals are used;
but when necessary, long sentences may be
spoken, and are al once distinctly heard.
Hugh L. Nelson. of Clarke county, Va,
received the highest premium a. line Mary.
land Agricultural Fair for fifty hogs Of .he
mixed breed Of Berkshire aud Woburn.-
They averaged about fourteen months old
Mr.. N. could not succeed in finding trans.
porsa'ion for Them to Richmond, aud sold
them in Baltimore for The handsome sum o
$500. These hogs weighed about $4,000
lbs. gross weight.
Tuscan LIBERTY,-An' exchange paper
speaking of Miss CuningLam's anes. in
Tuscany. says:
Just suppose Roman Catholic maiden tc
be arrested at Boston for presenting Rhode
Island sailor with her prayer book, and sen
five years 10 The State prison. Wha,a cry
, of persecution would be sci up! And how
very jus. it would be.
And that is The truth of The mater in
nutshell. How very much alroid Roman
isis are ofProles,anl books.
The discoverer of gold in Australia is Il
be rewarded by The British Governmen,
The colonial authorities of Australia pro
pose to give Mr.. Horgraves, the discoverel
: El0000, But The Duke of Newcastle, VIII
is at The head of The Colonial Deparlmer
: in the Ministry, offers HIM only half tn,
sum, which Mr.. Hargraves objects 10.
: The bes. remedy for melancholy is ar
| ger. There was once fellow who wa
$ saved from suicide, by having his nos
/. pulled.
n The amusing performances, says Lor
10 don paper, OF some Of The lucky dlggers i
y Australia, who never possessed any proI
J, erIy before, are scarcely credible. ri
y best story we have heard is of digger WI
10 came down with seven hundred pounds, al
e paid man eight shillings day as h
l. companion TO help him spend it.
r Fishermen, 1t is said, possess exlraorGin,
+. ry medical powers, Tor they never alien
- 10 cure q fish until il is dead.
{. The man who said he drank brandy for Il
81 exhil eraIion i. gave him, was found at II
D. O'Clock a. night in the gutter, by no meal
ct exhilerated.
f Seven thousand five hundred mules ha,
10 passed through one toll gate in Kenluck
F." on the road 10 Cumberland Gap, this seaso
= destined for Georgia and South Caiolina..
o' The mule crop this year is estimated a,
III per cent, larger than usual. Prices howe
81 er are very high Notwithstanding.
~ DR.. MERCER, benevolent citizen OF Ne
- Orleans, has donated $4,000 inground, q
n. $4,000 in cash for The establishment
"St. Anna Asylum" in that city. He is al
purchasing furniture for it, which will
.n crease his donation 10 $4,000. The mar
a. a. "Sl Anna Asy lum," is in remembrance
"o '"' a daughter Of DR.. MERCER, lately deceas,
~ !" Ii is designed as home (ol destitute emal
- and will accommodate from four 10 FIVE hu
=: dred inmates.
The Picayune learns from Mexico Il
Gen. GADsDEN is geuing along smootl
ais with SANTA ANNA, in his negotiations "
~ regard TO The Mesilla Valley. 1t has be
ars agreed that neither the American or Me
a can troops shall occupy the Mesilla Val
The while the. negotiations are pending. GC
ads feeling is represented TO prevail towards
in United States Government.
:" EXEMPTED, Primers with nine child
are exempted from taxation in the Stat,
<v New York.
rec Very safe legislation that. Wo wo
oh, like TO see The Printer who had anything
five tax LATER feeding nine children.
To MAKE A HEN LAy-Tie a s,ou, stl
,,,, round her body, and lay the bird upor
'"y side on board, and fasen The string unt