Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-03-01
VARIOUS ITEMS.

Thursday last was the day to take dow
the suspension bridge at Wheeling, accord
Ing to the decree Of The Supreme Court
The Gazette, however, says it was still
standing on Friday morning.
BALTIMORE AND THE WEsT.--The steamer
Falls City, the frs, boat built for the Unor
line Of packets between Louisville anC
Wheeling. TO connec, al The latter place will
the Baltimore RAILROAD, started recently,
with number Of passengers and about foul
hundred ions of freight, amongs, which are
upwards OF 700 bales Of COTTON for Bali
more. Thus already, i, seems, portion o.
the lrade which formerly went to New Or
leans is taking new direction since the
completion oil The Baltimore road 10 The Ohio
river
Tie Falls City is Grsl-cluss river boat,
upwards Of 300 feet in length, with SO fee,
beam. She is handsomely furnished, and
is capable OF accommodating one hundred
and sixty cabin passengers.
A New TERRIToRY.--At q Convention
recently held in Northern Oregon, memo
rial TO Congress was prepared, praying for
the organization Of n new territory out OF The
country lying North Of the Columbia river
and West OF its grea, Western branches,
called the Territory of Columbia. The
present area Of Oregon is 7l,0o0 square
miles, lis length of sea coast is $50 miles,
. The proposed territory contains abou, 49,.
600 square miles and possesses natural
resources equal TO that of any state in the
Union. lf division is not soon made
Oregon will have the requisite population
for admission as Stu,c 70 The Union. co.
900 persons are suid 10 have crossed The
plains this year, and The tendency Of emil
grafton lhileer is rapidly increasing.
Washington, February i-Housc-The
consideration of the civil and diplomatic
bill was. resumed. Seventy amendments re.
ported from the committee Of lhe Whole
were concurrcd in, en- maSSe. Amorg the
amendments was one approprialing $87,745
for Custom House al Cincinnati; one ap
ID ppropria,ing $4,000 for the salary and out
fiji of u Minister 10 Central America. The
bill then passed. ..
New York, February. sl.-The steamer
Cherokee, Uncle Sam and Ohio, all for As.
pinwall sailed this afternoon, full OF passen.
gers
The up iran of the Erie Railroad, mail
train, was thrown off the track this morning
near lhica. The passengers unirjurcd-lo.
comoliye smashed.
Gov. Slude has commenced raising the
thirteenth cluss Of Teachers for The BoOrd
Of National Popular Education, with The
view Of sending Them West in April. This
Board has already sent Out 302 Teachers,
including eleven 10 the Pacific coast.
Baltimore, Feb. 2I.-The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad loan Of million and quar-.
Ter was taken to-day. nj an average Of nine.
,y.lwo cents; whole amour. Of bids -four
millions. Cuttings, Donaldson & Graham
took SCI 900.
Ex-Governor Lucas died at his residence
in Iowa City, on The 7Ih or,his month; he
was we'll known in Ohio and The west gen.
orally, and he has served as Governor OF
Ohio and Iowa. Was q soldier in the war
oc 1919.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8.--N. o. papers due
yesterday are received.
The Delta has letter from British Hon,
duras, which confirms the report that The
Stale Of Honduras had taken possession oI
the English selemeni q, Limas.
They have appointed commandant, and
declare that the State Of Honduras will, a
oil hazards, and nj every sacrifice, conlinu,
TO hold The territory.
A resolution has been offered in the Virgini;
Senate for the appointment Of committee 10 in
quire into the means by which the Baltimore anC
Ohio Railroad Company obtained from that State
acharter for their road through Virginia. Mr.. ]
A. Marshall claims that the company offered hin
e50000 for getting their charter from the Virginr
i Legislature, which sum they now refuse to pay
QUEER FREAK.-A gentleman in Lucas
county has piece OF kidney lallow. which
was found in the body Of sheep, that is
curiosity. 1t resembles the left hand Of &
} young child in shape. Fhe four fingers ur
u distinct, and the thumb puts out from tn,
ftproper place wonderfully like human hand
! The article is no humbug, as is evident from
an inspection, but verilable and singula
freak Of nature.
The new Coinage bill that has just posse
Congress, provides !or the emission Of Ihre
dollar gold pieces, The standard of silve
rs SO changed as 10 make half dollar les
valuable, and thus prevent their shipment /
Europe. We think the bill is Of as muc
pracIicIe importance as any that hos passe,
Congress during the session.