Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-12

Common Pleas OF Guernsey county. Miss
Eylphia Duer recovered verdict of $4,000
against Ira Collins, for breach Of marriage
promise.
The building used by The Masons and
Sons of Temperance, al Jucobsporl, Gosh.
octon county, was destroyed by fire, and The
books, regaliu, &C., Of the Bocie,es burned
up.
The CssheetOn Reps1lican, speaking of
uhe election Of Superintendent OF Common
Schools, says:
we know Of no man in the STATE better
qualified for the post Than Lorin Andrews,
Esq, Of Columbus, and he is emPhaicalIy
our choice
The London Atlas SAYS an interesting
event will, in all human probability. take
place in the royal family in April. |, will
be The eighth occurrence of the kind. The
oldes, child is now eleven years old. Her
Majesty is in her 33d year.
A man left bis boarding place, suddenly,
in Thompson, Connecticut, Two years since,
and the mediums and clairvoyans described
his mangled remains, and the place where
they were concealed. The man has lately
been found In New York sale and sound.
E.. P. Willis, brother Of N. P. Willis, is
dead. He figured extensively with LOLA
MoNTEz when she first came to this country.
A company has been formed in Connec.
lieu, for working an old silver mine al Mid.
dle.own, in that State. Appearances are
very promising.
The publication OF tho writings of the
revolutionary line of Presidents was re.
solved upon by the late Congress.
The REASON WHy.-During quite an
animated discussion a, tho 8,h Ward polls
Yesterday, between several friends OF the
Free Schools and member OF tho Pope s
party, The latter being completely conlound.
ed on every point, one Of his opponents ask.
ed, impulienty: "Well, then, why do you
object 10 The Free Schools?" With excited
manner, and in all seriousness, he replied,
-'Because just as soon as my children begin
TO read, they become id Wings and
Proles,an,s. - Times.
MAN KILLED ON THE RAlLRoAD.-On Sat.
urday afternoon last, as the gravel train on
the G. Fl. & Dayton Railway, were switch.
ing into 4 side track, near Miamisburg, the
train was suddenly stopped, and one Of the
laborers named JOHN GoRaLEY, thrown from
one of the cars, on the track, and The wheels
passed over him, severing his head from his
body. His remains were brought 10 this city
and inferred on Sunday He leaves wife
and three children Times
A lady about twenty-five years Of age
named HENRIETTA BURKE, aured in male
habilim.nts, after voting once in The Seventh
Ward, went up 10 Try il a second time. Her
volc was challenged. and upon her hat being
raised, it was discovered she was female
The officers arrested her. and she was aenl
up for ,weny days Times.
MoRMoNs. steamer John Simond.
arrived al St. Louis, from New Orleans The
other day, as VIC learn from Acknowledgement
with seven hundred Mormons, direct from
England, who are bound for the land of Ca
naan, on The SalI Lake.
1, is reported ,ha, J. G. Fsrquar. Of Lou
isyile, was shot on Thursday last, by q mar
named McCracken, at Garne,,sville, Ky
The sho, took effec, near the region Of III,
heart, and it is expected Farquar will die
McCracken was arrested and seni TO prison
- Time5.
Lola Mon,ez Is dancing nd playing a, 81
Louis. From thence she goes 10 Louisville
Il is said she will then go TO Havana enc
California.
Gen. Thomas Marshall, OF Levi. county
KY. was killed on Tuesday evening last, b,
a man named Tyler. who shot him with ,
rife. The MaysvilIO Eagle gives no parlic
ulars-as The rumors are conflicting.
Tha on y accoun, which has reached u
states ,ha, Marshall with fire arms. pursue,
Tyler 10 his house, threatening, and uppar
emily determined 10 kill him, and that III
latter shot The former in seIf.deence.
Marshall was man Of in,emperale habit,
and violent, overbearing demeanOr.-Ripie
Bee.
We luke The following from the Dali
Times. Ii speaks for itself:
"SuccEss IN ADVERTISING G-EvlpENcE A
HoME.--Our furnishing house friend, Bur
nett, Of No. IA, East Fourth street, tells u
that on the first day of January he com
menced advertising and selling 'Dyspersi
Medicine used by bis uncle (Dr. Hnlslead
In his practice for over twenty years, and i
less than three months, Twelve hundred box
es of this valuable medicine have been re
tailed in this city alone, for $500, and bel
ter than all. the amount spent in advenisiD
has been less than $50. This fac, shouI
convince every reasonable person iba, ju
dieiou' advertising is the key to richcs.'
The very best definition of Yankee
,hu, Of recent critic, who calls him "a we
developed interrogation poinl!' The fol
lowing from JoHN G. SAKE is preuy goo
as characteristic:
'He would kiss queen till he raised blister,
With his arm around her neck and his old fe
hat on,
Would address the Ring with the title Of Miste
And ask him the price Of the throne that he s
on"
CHARLESTON, March 29.-The iuil
Chesterfield, South Carolina, took FIRE Ia
night, and was completely destroyed. III
firo cut off all accesS 10 a portion Of Il
building in which eight prisoners were loo
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