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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

il will be strange, indeed. Il among all the
projects now ugIuiing the country. we should
fail entirely 10 secure track TO Pomeroy.
A letter from Hon. John Hall, Senator from
Mason county. Va, 10 A. Donnully, ESQ.,,
an exlract from which we give below, SETS
forth tho advantages OF road from Siraws-
burg TO West Columbia. Va, or TO a poin,
opposite Le,au Falls, Meigs county, and
the strong probability thai such road will be
bull, shortly. Mr.. Hall says:
1--WE have this day passed in the Senate
a bill for the incorporation Of company Il
jcohsnuc, a railroad from S,rawsburg (ihs
presen, terminus Of lhe Alexandria Railroad,
% IVES. Columbia, a dlsiurce Of Two hun
dred and eighty or ninety miles. Should
ihs bill pass the House Of Delegates. ! have
lhe mcss reliable aAnrance from senfemer
Tof high responsibility thc road will B,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

Thai these two thriving cities will soon
be unhed BY q frs, class railroad, b not now
among he probabilities. but lhe cellniniies.
Last fall we had the pleasure Of attending q
Railroad Convention III WmsaW, Indiana.
,he object OF which was 20 organize Com.
pany 70 construct Railroad from Fort
Wayne 70 Chicago. This Company was
organized atthat convention, and Directors
elected, and los, week we had the pleasure
Of seeing n this city. J. Il. Slraughan, Esq,
The chief Engineer oflhe road, who informs
US ihat ihe whole line has been surveyed
and found 10 be Of them favorable char
acter--.he grades ligh,, the curva,ures easy,
and expense Of grading and bridging small.
The nost of the way will be nearly IN a
straight line. The Engineers are now 10.
ca,ing the line preparatory 70 q letting.
which will iake place shortly. The Com.
lpany has s1sutc6eded In securing excellent
Idepo, grounds 10 Chicago, and the enter
prize iswarmly seconded in that city. The
subscriptions Of stock along the line are
quite large, while the right Of way costs
LILLE Or nothing. By next fall the road car
be prepared for the rails. and IL the iron can
be obiained the road will be finished by the
spring Of 1854.
The line from this city 10 Chicago Is In
the following condition. From Pittsburgh
10 Cres,line ihe Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroad Will be finished about the FIRST o.
February. From Crestline 10 For. Wayne
ihe Ohio and Indiana road is under conWac
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
common school, ExamInatlon.

Circumstances prevented our attendance
on Friday preceding Christmas, at the ex-
animation Of the scholars attending the Dis
wic. School laugh, BY Mr.. c. Grant. We
also neglected TO mention il in our las, issue.
A friend who attended at our request, and
who may be considered a good Judge in
such matters, being fresh from his studies,
pronounced it the best he ever Witnessed.
Several Others have spoken Of j. in our pres.
ence as highly credi,able TO both teacher and
scholars.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

A fcw years ago, remarks the Albany
Knickerbocker, the Ouch who conquered
Holland, resolved that they would add TO
The quantity Of fertile ground in the King
dom BY pumping out Harlem Lake, lake
seventy miles long and twenty broad, which
gave il an area equal 10 Lake Cham.
plain.
To carry on. the Undertaking, three i'm.
mense engines wele constructed in the fall
Of l847, alshough,hs pumping did no. com.
mence iil the spring vf l848. Late &C.
counts say the job is nearly completed, the
greater par, Of The bottom being exposed.
To lower the lake one inch, four millions
ions Of water had 70 be lifted. In three
years the lake was lowered seven fee, three
inches;in December last year i. was lowered
nine feet and half, and now !. is nearly
dry. Il is believed ,hq, no less Than 700,-
100000 tons Of water have been li(ied by
the engines since they commenced opera
tons. This is equal 10 mass Of solid
rock, liule more than three square miles,
and ono hundred fee, high, ,ha, is, allowing
fifteen cubic feet for asion. We can easily
see what an immense amoun. Of labor the
engines periprmed, andlwhaI power there is
in coal applied in stale Of combustion ,c
water, for the purpose Of raising wa.er.--
Each engine was three hundred and fifty
horse power, and so economical were lheil
working qualities, thar two and a quarter
pounds OF Welch coal per hour was all iht
fuel used for each horse power Of an engine
The Dutch engineers were nearly unani
nous for the old fashioned wind-mills
which had been so often employed for .h'
same purpose, bu. Y was ascerlained by tw'
English engineers tina. The engines could b
built and do the work for one.half tn
amount Of wibd.milis: this has been com
ple,ely fulfilled. London Times.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
The Democrats State Ticket.

Just as we were ready TO go to press, we
received the Cincinnati Enquirer Of Sunday
morning, containing the nominations Of the
Eighth Of January Convention. Tho fol.
lowing licke. was chosen:
For Governor-Col. VIM. Medill.
Lieut.. Governor--L. Bliss.
Supreme Judge-T. W. Barley.
Attorney General-Mr. McCook.
Treasurer. g. Bresln.
Secretary--Wm. Treviu.
Board Of Public Works--Mr. Griswold
Col. Medil was nominated on the frs
ballot, he receiving Ill, Col. Munypsnn!
l48, and Gen. Mcdowell Is votes.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
- Tha Weaiern Rulletin nuhliahaa

or The Western Bulletin, published a,
Wes, Columbia. Va, complains bitterly Of
the mail facilities. They have but one
mail week, from Pomeroy and Poin. Pleas
AMI. We think they have cause for COM
pluini. Wes. Columbia Is one Of the most
thriving llule towns on The Ohio. Il num-
bers among its citizens many enterprising,
thorough business men, and It's growth has
been very rapid. We hope ere long to be
in daily communication with them BY mail
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
Ohio State Temperance Convention

This body me. a. Columbus las, Wednes.
day, and adjourned on Thursday evening.
Delegates were in attendance from al; parts
Of the state. T. A. Plants, Esq, represent.
ed Meigs county, and was chosen one Of The
Vice Presidents oi the Convention. The
proceedings were received last evening, 100
lute for publication this week. They will
appear in our next, in full. We cannot
omit, however, Ia notice one or TWO compli.
menIs paid TO our county. Mr.. Plants was
chosen one Of the SIa,e Executive Commit.
lee. A(ler the committee was chosen, and
vote Of thanks rendered The Chair, Gen.
Carey announced the fact that only ten ol
The voters Of Meigs county had refused to
sign petition asking for lhe Maine law, and
moved that MElGS be declared THE BAN.
NER COUNTY OF OHIO, which was
agreed to, and three hearty cheers were Civ.
en- for the galan, men Of Meigs.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

acres 10 cultivation, and $4,000 under pas
iure. Now h has 1000 900 Of free people,
an export Of Ee,899. 900. an imPOn.of e.
O7S, 500; hes 1000 .0oOlo l2. .OOO. 900 sheep
Australia has survived and iFiumPhed
over many difficulties. She has had much
70 suffer- much 10 overcome. In spite OF
all the curbs thai chaied her energy and
spirit, The young colony hes grown strong,
and made noise among The nations Of the
earth. There was within her hear a spiri,
which was equal 10 the work--a spiri. Of
energy. And far above all, Il was in the
Providence Of God ordained ,hl, q nation
should spring up there 10 bear lru, in abun.
dance.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
WashinRtom Items.


Hon. w. R. King has resigned bic sea.
in the United States Senate, his resignation
10 take effec, Immediately. Gov. Collier
will appoint Benjamin Fitzpatrick 20 fill the
vacancy. The Postmaster General, on ap-
plica.on of Mr.. Rusk. tas given permission
10 mail steamers to touch Norfolk and iuke
him on board, and convey him TO Havana,
where he proposes TO spend .he winner.
The project Of building a railroad from
The Mississippi valley 10 the Pacific is excl
ting much attention. The great difficulty
seems 10 be IN the selection Of the nule,
and the adoption Of adequate means for the
construction Of road. A New York com.
pany has offered 10 build the road on good
terms, and II is said they are likely 10 Sc.
cure the contract. They offer 10 complete
the road, and put il in operation in five years
They ask loan Of 3o,OO0,Oo0, to be paid
as the work progresses, and this is no, hal
lis estimated COST
Congress is 100 busy attending TO Gen
Pierce's affairs 10 progress rapidly with ,hei
own business. We have seen al leas, fiji,
Cabinets which have been made for Gen
Pierce, and as bu. one is needed, atlens, 4!
ou. Of so will be disappointed. Before pub
fishing The names Of The Cabine. officers
we shall wal. to see them officially an
nounced.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
How Coal vas Nfaae.

Geology has proved that, al one period,
there existed an enormously abundant land
vegetation, the ruins Of which. carried into
seas, and there sunk 10 the bottom, and
alierward covered over by sand and mud
beds, became The substance which we now
recognize as coal. This was natural
transaction Of vas, consequence 10 US, see-
ing how much utility we ind in coal, both
for warming our dwellings and FOR various
manufacturers, as veil as the production Of
steam, by which so great a mechanical
power Is generated. Il may naturally ex.
CHE surprise ,ha. the vegetable remains
should have so completely changed their
apparen, character, and become black
Blu, this can be explained by chemistry /;
and par of The marvel becomes clear 10 the
simplest understanding when We recall the
familiar fact, ,ha, damp hay, thrown closely
into heap, gives oul heat, and becomes Of
dark color. When vegetable mass is
excluded from the air, and subjected to a
grea, pressure, q bi,uminous formation is
produced, and the result is mineral coal
which is Of various characters, according
as The mass has been originally inter-
mingled with sand, clay, or other earthly
impurities.
On accoun, Of the change affected by
naturalization, il Is difficult TO de,ec, in
coal the traces Of d vegetable structure bu
these can be made clear in all except ,h.
highly blluminous eokeing coal, by culIinl
or polishing il down into thin transparent
slices, when the microscope shows lh'
6bres and cells very plainly.
From distant insolated specimens founC
In the sandslones amidst the coal beds, W,
discover the nature Of the plants of This era
They are almost all Of simple celIula
structure, and such as exist with US in smal
forms (horse iails, club MOSES, and ferns,
but advanced 70 an enormous magnitude
The species areall long since extinct. Tn
I vegetation generally is such as now grow
| in clusters on tropical islands; bu, il mus
have been the result Of high lempera,ur
ob,ained otherwise than lha, Of the tropics
regions now Is, for the coal strata are loun
in the temperate, and the polar regions.
u The conclusion, therefore, 10 which mo'
: geologis,s have arrived is, that the cart
originally an encandescen, or highly heale
. mase, was gradually cooled dOwn until !
! ,he CaTbonilerous period Il iostered q growI
Of terrestrial vegetation all over lis surface
! 10 which the existing jungles OF the tropic
are mere barrenness in comparison. TIL
. high and uniform temperature, combine
! with greater proportion Of carbonic aci
gas in the manufacture, would mol onl
E sustain gigantic and prolific vegetation
d bu, would also create denser vapors, shower
D and rains; and these again gigantic river
periodical inunda,ions, and delias. Thu
: all the conditions for extensive deposits
wood In ssluaries would arise from III
], high temperatures; and every circnmsIanC
connected with the coal measure, points
4 such conditions. - Chambers Miscellany.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

While the subjec. Of slavery Is com.
manding the attention Of people in every
section Of The Union, ii may no. be unin,er.
esling 10 give few facts in connection with
It's existence in l776. From an authentic
source ii appears that slavery, at the period
when the differen, States assumed the di.
reclion Of their own affairs by declaring In.
dependence, existed TO some extent, as now
recognized by the Southern Sla,es, in every
one Of the thirteen original colonies. The
following Iuble exhibits in an accurate light,
the slave population Of each colony at the
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
The LerisIntvrlre.

Il is Iruly Distressing 70 watch The pro.
greSs Of our lawmakers al Columbus. All
the work which has yeI been done this
winter, might easily have been accomplished
in ten days. The holidays, the sth Of jan
uary convention, pnd numerous other excu-
ses are offered by their friends, who find ex-
cuses necessary. For one. we are Tired Of
reading their proceedings--il is irSly irri.a-
ting to sea so much lime squandered.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

observation-disclosures Francis MeagheE.
the Irish exile, who was sen, BY the Govern
ment OF Great BriIain 10 the convict colony
IN tho Sou.h Pacific, for his political often.
ces. on Tuesday evening delivered an elo-
quenl address al the Metropolitan Hall,
New York, upon Australia, showing tho
rise and progress Of the colony, and giving
a description OF the gold discovery. We
lake The following synopsis from the PhiIa.
delphia Ledger: %
Port Philip is the finest por. In Australia.
lis annual expons amoun, to ES0O, 900 or
VI 800, 900. Melbourne contains, al This
moment eighty thousand inhabitants; Is
furnished with gay and spacious shops, and
filled with all the luxurles and elegances Of
Europe. The value Of the exporn from the
posyDol Melbourne alone, from The gold dis.
cb7ery, IN November, 1851, Amoun,io Ell,
Ea35,3a6, exceeding IN value all the gold
|impor,4d inlO Europe from Mexico and
South America In 1885. In 1915 lhs col,
Tony t5bnincd Ouly ic,t5t Soult, $1,000
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

DIVISION OF OREGoN TERRIroRY.-We
perceive that Gen. Lane has Introduced a
resI.' luton into the House Of Representa-
lives in Congress, which was referred 10 the
Committee on Territories, relsiiHg 10 di.
vision of Oregon into Two Territories. All
south OF the Columbia line 10 form new
Territory, 10 be called Columbia.
This il an important movement, and will
90 Ear 10 strengthen the power Of our Gov.
ernmeni on the Pacific coast. We hope
Congress will favor the views Of the Rep.
resen,a,ivs from Thar Tarri,ory. No one
can know better than General Lane the
value Of such division for tho early settle.
ment and national strength Of tha, country
That there should be four States bordering
on the Pacific, instead Of TWO, was our opin
ion and wish from the FIRST. as matter O
national importance, as well as calculated 4
benefi. the Pacific country iIself.--Ohi'
Statesman.
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The rlissiulE Paper.

= We issued no paper las. week. Many
Of our subscribers may suppose .hat,his pa
per will be lost 70 them. To preven any
such mistake, either al this lime or in future,
brief explanation Of our manner Of keep
ing accounts will suffice. A, the head Of
the paper, in the same line with the date,
Is placed The volume and number Of the pa.
per. Flfty-,wo numbers make volume;
consequently the number Is changed every
issue from I 10. 59. When the number
reaches 81, the volume Is changed, and the
number commences with l. We keep our
accounts with subscribers byihese numbers,
and no. BY dates, Wearc bound,o furnish
\ So numbers Cor each volume, whether ire.
( quires year, or more. Our las, issue was
Vol. 4, No. 81. The present numberiS
Vol. 4. No. So. Tho next number viii Be
Vol. s, No. II We have various reasons
for giving The ubove explanations al this
,ime..
Onr anxiety 10 procure help 10 issue q
pnper last week, led US 10 undertake jour.
neyson foo, 10 YES, Columbia. twas con.
siderable Of an undertaking, as the river
was very high, and the road was covered in
many places with wafer. Several things
attracted our attention, which we deem wor,
Thy OF notice,
1: We think !. high lime that our ci,izens
should lake some steps 10 secure the rivel
bank from washing away. Several lurgt
pieces fell in ms we passed ulong, and We
observed thar on the opposite side, shor
distance above West Columbia, nearly bal
an acre in one place had recently been car
ried off, almost cutting off communication
north Of the hills. The loss would be com
paratively small, were it not for The scarcity
Of low land, suitable for building purposes
roads, etc. There is danger, however, ,ha
the river road will be materially damaged b.
these floods, If nothing is done TO protect il
In place where sandstone can be obiuine'
soreudily, il seems strange that so few hav
used i, 10 pro.ec, the bank opposite their res
idences. If .he bank could he lined will
stone, Il would have the desired effect.
should have been graded and paved; bu,
is useless 10 talk Of iha, now, except in Ger
Tain localities. II might be done a, III
Cour, house landing; and we respectful,
submh this TO the consideration Of our Gil
Fathers.
2. We observed that a, two points on III
Virginia side above Wesl Columbia, the
sare boring for salt. Mr.. Isaac Behan is III
proprietor Of one Of these wells. The oil
eris owned by Pennsylvania compan,
There are already three companies in SUI
cessrul operation in this vicinity, averagin
from 800 10 800 barrels each pc. week.
One Of these is located q, Pomeroy, one
Coalport, and one at West Columbia. w
understand lha. Two other companies ha,
organized-one at Carr's Run, and ano,h
at Sliding Hill-bo,h of which will cor
mence the manufacture Of Sal. in she
time. This region seems destined to becon
as celebrated for It's Sal, as for lis Coal. "
shall endeavor 10 collec, some items Of !
,eres, in regard to our manufactures, Ell
for future number.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
River Favors.

We are again placed under obligations 70
the gentlemanly clerks Of the Pi.,sburg and
Cincinnati packets, for late papers. Messrs.
Hampton, Weaver, McLane, and others will
please accept our warmesl thanks.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

This case. the particulars Of which were
given in our last, is exciting considerable in.
ieress. The examination before Commits.
sioner Wilcox, a. Columbus, progresses
slowly; ye, we have little doubt Of the gull
o f the risoners.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
Total number Of slaves,

Total number Of slaves, 602, ,1O2
Since the year i776, seven Of The confed.
eracy have effected the abolition Of slavery
in thear borders, viz: Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire, and Connecsicu,.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

speedily made. This done, and shon lInk
20 your place, % cOnners with The Cincin-
nuii, Hillsboroueh and Belprs road, and this
viii BE- much The shouess and best route from
cinelnnali 70 Washington cliy. The grades
viii. be lower, and the line much more di-
rect. This route was denied 10 The Bal,i-
more and OHIO Railroad Company,"
We submi, these remarks 10 the consider.
alton Of our readers. In the published re.
porn Of the proceedings Cf the Senate oI Vir.
ginia. Dec l8, we notice the following par
agraph in relation |, his road:
"BlLLs PAssRD. incorporating compa.
ny to cons,ruc. d railroad from some convs.
nien. poin. on the Manassas Gap Railroad
10 the Ohio Riyer, al orsnear Letart Falls
or Wes, Columbia, in the county Of Mason
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

The Oldest daughter Of Queen Victoria
has been bepo,hed 10 he eldest son Of Ihe
Prince ef Prussia Frederick Guilaume,
Nichclus ChaFlgs--boTh in 1881.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11

& ET Communications aud advertisements to in
luie an insertion should be handed in as early !,
saturday. ~.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-09

New ORLEANS, Nov. 8, 1868.
CottonSsles to day, 5000 bales, at irregular prices
Mddlipg is quoted at $40; low middling 7xo. SC.
The first Malaga cargo cold day at S. So 50 50 for box
rsisins. Freights TO Liverpool are at I'd. Sight sx-
change On New York Is al y prem.
CHABiEyroS Nov. 8, 1858.
The sales of cotton to day 800 bales prices
ranging from &C. TO 1870. The market continues Arm,
and tending upward.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 8, 1883.
report reached here to-day that five six Ne York
banks had failed, causing great excitement Currency
Is very scarce, and Eastern exchange is down to
per cent pren and lots have been pressed OIL ct
par Flour sells at So 80. Hogs dali at S., with
few buyers sales OF coo bb pork reported at
$lo 90 for new, and 400 bbls new lard at &c.
ALBANY, Nov. g. 1858.
The receipts OF the past "a hours have been as fol-
lows;Flour, 10 900 bbls wheat 20 900 bushels corn
10 600 bushels oats, 900 bushels; barley "A bush
els Flour Is without material change; 1000 bbls. sold
wheat, the supplies OF Western mixed larger and
prtcea are heavy 5000 bushels Wisconsin sold 81 "a
Barleyl5o00 bushels sold T81zc for two rowed and
Sic. So c. for four rowed. Oats steady at 47c
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-09

On Sunday evening, November 9, hcuAaD T. aAHess,
infant son OF H. and Mary ]. Gaylord, agsd year,
10 months and days.
The funeral will take place this afternoon at two
O'Clock, from No 6N Broadway. The friends OF Tn. "a
my respectfully invited to attend, without further
invit alton.
On Tuesday evening" November g. after ishort illness,
OF varoIoid, JAnB I. RELY, son Of the late William
Reilly, in the 9th year of his ago
Bis funeral win take place from his late residence No,
"a Charles street .n. morning, 1t ten o'clock.
Vn al urdAy morning, November g. ct his thers re-
years
Tho officers and members Of Orion Lodge No 27S l. O.
of O. E. respectfully invited to attend the funeral Of
our late worthy brother, p g. JoHs RUrHvKS, this
morning at O'Clock from the residence Of his father
Ne. 100 West Twenty third street.
B. H. MARTIN Secretary.
In Sundays HERALD announced, under the obituary
head the death Of Noses Phillips at Now Haven The
hoax.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-09
Massse husetts Politics.
TERRIBLE DBNyHCIATIoN OF CUsB nc.

BosroS. Nov. S, 1855
a most remarkable document from the Democratic
County Committee Of ESsex county has just made it, s
pssrance 1t anudss TO Cusbiuss e tor, which, i ssys,
vAs made public for the purpose OF defeating the dso
eras Of that their constati1n.
81 and personal rights 20 them a. those OF the
other States Of he Uaon VIII they quietly surrender
thsm-that the edct OF Cushing shameless atteuut
70 violate those principle, which will be submitted
20 and they denouncs the impudsnce that would so at
teriy subyert the sacred principle Of suocraey 10 Fur
thor thu petty intrigue Of renegade TO his proteggsd
prnci his country and his Cod In coucuoa thav
say that they are up 10 the oocasonask If there Ia an
autocrat amongst and urge democrats 10 vote Coz the
ieocs OF State reform and TIM, manifest their n4ar
contempt for d-Esgogues and traitors