Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-12-13

ARRIVAL or THE STEAMER ILLINOIS AND
PRoMETmEus -NEw YORK Nov 90. NJ
The steamers Illinois aud Pronelheus from
AspinwalI arrived here last night bringing
the mails from California 10 the 1llh,--
Among the passengers by the Illinois are A.
B. Curwne, late Consul at Panama, Gen.
Lane member of Congress from Oregon, bu,
contrary 10 expectation John Michel is nol
among the passengers.
The Illinois had $1,1O0,Ooo including
,hn, in the hands of the passengers.
The steamer Prome,heus arrived at %.
clock. She brings $50 passengers. among
whom is John Mitchell, the Irish PauioL-
She has 81 754 600 in gold on freight
The Irigale 81. Lawrence arrived al To-
bago on The 18th inst. The Panama Star
,saRs when al Apulcos The Mexiciin anihoris
iesswtf n1fea6nI f9f Nj ef6aar;.
TO the slesIner J. B. sIflen. aBd dthsts 6l,o
the whole affair was amicably senled. $500
By these arrivals we have Valparaiso
dates to the 5lh Of October
The opening of line Of steamers to
England by way of The Straits Of Magellan
was being agilated.
The American Consul had chartered u
Ch'lan brig to go in search of The crew of
the brig Chalmun, Capt., Snow, which was
wrecked on some island last January.
The Brazilian government had drs,
patched special Ministers TO Peru, Bolivia.
Ecuador and New Granada, for the purpose
Of affecting treaty 10 monopolizo lhe navi'
galion Of the Amazon.
EFFECT OF ApvERTIslNG.-The Charles.
ton Courier, Of recent date, makes the fol.
lowing sensible remarks in regurd to paper
well filled with mercantile advertisements
And We may be pardoned in saying ii has
much the same effect upon the judgment,
and opinions Of all men OF correct discrlni.
nation, helher they be interested in the
mater or not. Says the Cuuri.r. 'ln | pok
ing over our exchanges published in This
SAFE, received by yesterdays mail, we werr
much graified 10 perceive the large number
OF advertisements that appeared in each.
not solely because il naturally rlrascs us 10
see those engaged in the same Luxurious bus.
mess as ourselves successful. but bccansp
il indica'es progressive spirit and prosper.
Gus condiIon of affairs-ndeed, in our own
opinion, there is no lruer barometer Of the
degree ol commercial prosperity, 10 which a
city, town, village or district has attained,
Than lhe advertising columns Of their pa
pers,'
A new party Of The native American stripe
has figured in the ate New York election,
though without any open organization, dis
lincuve name or nomination. 1t is popularlv
called Know Nothing and is in The nature
Qi secret order, the Societies being called
wigwams. Ii selecls lis candidates from
among hose Nominated bv other parties.
and seeks 10 put down the Influence OF
foreigners in elections. The name above
gwen seems TO be derived from The answ ers
gwen by lis members, when questioned in
reference 10 ii. This party poled several
thousand votes in New York city. al The late
election. 1t has also been organized in
Newark, N. j., where il has $500 members
ELECTION OF l856.--loN Of the Baltimore
Sun says Ihe canvass for the next Presidpn.
by may be considered as already commcn.
ced, and speukS Of Dickinson Of New York,
auG Cobb, Of Georgia, for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency. He also thinks il
probable that the selection of a speaker ani
pubic printer will be made, with view t,
The nexI great contest for The chief magis
tracy.
The Easlonian, of Easlon, Pa , ncmina,es
Millard Fillmore for President in 1856.
The Free Democrat, Chardon. Ohio
nonnales John p Hale or the same Office
The Philadelphia Sun, some time ugo
spoke for Capt. Dunca lngraham.
Hon. Thomas H. Benton, has also beer
mentioned.
1t is stated, in addition that Mr.. Pierce
confidently looks forward 10 re.electiun II
The office. Also lha! his cabinet inlenC
starting for The same brilliant goal, each OF
his own individual hook
The UMPIRAGE.-A dispatch from Wash
ing.on states that Mr.. Joshua Bates, of III,
firm Of Barring Brothers & Co., has bnen ap
pointed Umpire OF the Mixed Commission
in Lohdon, and has accepted. The offic,
was offered 10 Mr.. Van Buren,, who declined
The appointment of Mr.. Bates is honorable
in the highest degree TO the Commissions
The British government. and to Mr. Bates.
FIRE AT Council BLUFFs-,By on extra re
ceived This afternoon, we learn that aImos
the entire city Of Council Bluffs was destroy
ed by fire on the nigh, of Friday, The III,
inst. The BugIes' extra estimates The los
al 100000, By an insurance Of from $50
600 TO $4,000. The Bugle office was en-
=, lirrly destroyed. The ci,izens are busil
engaged in erecting new dwellings. Il is
5 sad loss 10 that prosperous young city, bu
the pioneer spirit Of its inhabitants will 500
build it up again Toledo Blade.
The Cleveland Herald understands, ,hr
the Governor OF Pennsylvania has written
| polite note 10 the Mayor Of Erie, inrormn
{ him that he has no business to call oul III
Il militia save in cuse Of riot, and thai unlrs
such contingency arises, he The Governor
: will retain command orihe army ofthe Sta,t
: The Herald looks for meeting of tn
l Common Council of Erie, and The adopio
OF resolutions seeding from Pennsylvania
o GERMAN ExILEs IN TURKEY.--A Vern
n letter in recent number Of the Londu
e Times has the following ilem:-
e "A slnop belonging 10 the United State,
), which arrived at ConslanIinople on the al