Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-06-21


lmand Of John Kilbony, who had warrant
from The Sheriff Of Darke Co., took Abra.
ham M. Paxton, In The woods in Norwich
township, on charge of horse Stealing
Mr.. X with his prisoner, started last eve-
ming for Urbana, where he intends TO take
The railroad for Greenvile, the county seat
of Drake.--Columbus Fact.
j O.W. UNIvERsITY.-The Commencement
exercises Of this Institution closed on Wed.
nesday afternoon. The annual recurrence
Of this event has usually attracted TO our
place large number OF strangers, but on
The present occasion The influx was unprece.
denledly large, and during Monday, Tues.
day and Wednesday, our streets presented
quite cily.lke appearance in consequence.
Notwithstanding the excessive heat OF the
weather, the services throughout were wit
messed by as large audiences as the capa-
cious chapel would accommodate, and we
believe all passed off satisfactorily 10 the
faculty, students and SPECTATORS Delapare
| Gazette.
The PRE.PAlD LETTER ENvELoPEs.-We
announced some time ago that it was ex.
peeled the prepaid letter envelopes would
be ready for delivery about the middle Of
June. Their manufacture has been steadily
going on O, the establishment of the con-
tractor, g. F, Nesbitt, aud writer in the
Times thus describes The process
I" The finest quality Of white and buff pa
per, made expressly for the purpose. is water
| lined with The letters, P. o. D. U. s., being
the inhials Of the Post Office Department
of the United States
This paper passes through handsome.
ly executed piece of mechanism, arranged
for cutting out 500 envelopes a. one time.
This machinery is worked by steam power
The envelopes are next passed into the
hands of embossers, who stamp upon them
portrai, Of General Washington in white
basreliof. They are then passed 10 the
folding machine, and thence TO the female
having charge Of The printing presses, where
the various rates Of postoge are stamped
upon them with bright red ink. The self
sealing material is The next process, and The
envelopes are carefully examined, counted
into bundles of twenty five, distributed into
boxes, and finally packed by thousands in
cases ready for shipment TO Washington,
whence they are 10 be sent to the deputy
IpOsimOslers all over the United States, under
The direction of the Postmaster General. In
the manufacture of these envelopes, abou,
100 persons are employed, of whom the
majority are females. To provide against
rorgeries, rules equally strict with those Of
the United States Mint have been adopted,
and the building is guarded day and night
by private walchmen."
MONTREAL, June 10, P. M.-The papers
here This evening condemn The action Of the
military, in firing upon The mob, and SAY
that il was altogether unnecessary. Seven
were killed, and eleven wounded, most Of
the latter very severely. Quite number
were slightly wounded.
The city is guarded by the military, and
things are more quiet this evening; but
great sensation is manifested among the cit.
izens.
STILL LATER.-The number killed by the
military on Thursday is now ascerlained TO
be thirteen, aud OF the wounded fifty; it is
also reported that eight Of The rioters were
killed, in addition 10 the above.
An immense meeting Of the citizens was
held last night, and resolutions passed re.
luestng Mr.. Gavazzi to complete his course
Of lectures, and censuring the Mayor Tor in
efficiency. -..
There is intense excitement this morning,
and several cases Of outrage have been
committed on the persons Of Roman Calho.
lies.
Mr.. Gavazzi left this morning for New
York, bu. will Immediately return and finish
his course Of lectures.
The Mayor denies thai he ordered the
soldiers 10 fire, and it is not yet known who
did.
The streets all las. nigh, were putroled
by corps Of flying artillery.
The New York Democrat says that there
are t,Osnty. .t,oO thousand applications for Off
ces in the Custom House, while only seven
hundred offices are at the disposal of the
Collector
An indictment against Justice Of the
Peace for oppression in office was found by
the Grand Jury Of franklin county, last
week. Ii is the first case of the kind we
remember.
William Kssane has had the editor and
proprietor OF the Cincinnati Sun arrested on
charge OF libel. We presume it is for
matters in connection with the Martha
Washington " case, ..
We sec by the Delaware Gazette that the
Crystal Palace will be opened to the public
on The 18Th Of July, instead of the 18th
instant.
New YoRK, June ll.--Captain Mallory,
who has been on trial in the United States
Court, for the murder Of one of The crew of
the ship Roscius, on the high seas, has been
acquitted. ... ,..
C6aLESToN Is. C), June 1.-THE Isa.
bella, with daies from Havana 10 the 9th,
has arrived al thi;s port.
The yellow fever was prevailing al Ha'
vana, and the small pox at MaianZls
The U. S. steamer Vixen has put into Ha'
Vana for coal. Ht
ALBANY, June 1.-THE trcs,le work Of
the bridge building at this city for the North.
ern Railway, fell this morning, by which
several Of the workmen were severely in.
Ijured-some Of them fatally.
New York, June 11.-Flour is rIrmer.
but prices are unchanged. Sales Of 9 900
bu. Wheat, at $l,22 for Western White,
| and 81 80 for Genessee Corn closes dull