Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-06-07

O"'HSSC iSoCllIOu' anu lnul lney ulFcCl uII
lis movements. Such is not an improbable
Thing.
BosToN, May 24.-The town of Rock.
land, in this State. was nearly destroyed by
fire yesterday. Twenty.three stores and
twenty other buildings were consumed. The
loss is estimated Ot $4,000.
The Cleveland Herald reports case be-
fore Judge S,arkweaher, whcre,the principle
was decided that Telegraph company was
liable for a mistake in sending Dispatch,
by reason Of which mistake the plaintiff
was damaged. Bowen & McNamoe, Of.
New York, were the plaintiffs. BidwelI &
Co., Of Adrian Michigan, sent dispatch 10
plaintiffs as follows: Send one handsome
eight dollar blue and orange, twenly.four
red and green," &C.. shawls. When the
dispatch was received i, read: Send one
hundred eight dollar" sc. So one hun
dred were sent. The error was ascerlained
after their arrival. and the SO shawls were
returned, but by this time they were Out of
season aud hss valuable. The suit was for
tho dcprccialed value and the freight. The
court very properly said if The dispatch was
plain and ineligible the telegraph company
was responsible for damages by reason of
their mistakes. Judgment for the plaintiff
for $ll8.
The jury, after selling on the Gardiner
case q week, were finally discharged, with
out being able 10 agree upon verdict Nine
Of them were conviction and three for an
ucquilal. So the case must be tried over
again, or the Prosecuting Attorney must en-
Ter nolle prosequi.
The Legislature of Massachusetts ad.
journed on Wednesday, May 25h, alter
session Of nearly five months. A bill TO
loan the credit of the Stale 10 the amount Of
TWO millions Of dollars. TO the company tun-
ncIing the lIoosuc mountain. was lost. Also
a bill approprialing $50, 900 for monument
10 Daniel Webster.
Rev. Mr.. Prime, one of the editors of the
N. Y. Observer, was sent as delegate from
The American Bible Society 10 the British
and Foreign Bible Society, and was threat
encd with expulsion from, the platform on
account Of his pro'savery opinions.
A Worlds Fair is 10 be opened in Paris
on The Isl of May, 1855.
DR. james Walker was inaugurated as
President of Harvard College, Cambridge,
Mass, on Friday, 94sh instant,
The PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY y
OLD ScHoo:. philadelphia, May 3O.-The
Committee or Education made report this
morning, on the new Western Se,::!:.s. Seminary, ,
%4!ch " !:!ca proposes plan OF organization, the
principal features Of which are The establish.
ment OF Board Of Director consisting Of
lwcmy.scven ministers and ,wen,y.seyen
ruling elders.
The Professors 10 receive q salary OF
81 500 year, each, and house rent free,
when the funds will justify the expenditure.
a commiilee 10 procure and take charge OF
The funds is to be appointed.
The report was adopted, and the election
of professors made the order of The day for
Tomorrow.
DR.. Jenkins gave notice ,ha, he wished 10
record his dissent from The proceedings in
regurd 10 the new Seminary.
The appeal and complaint oI james Rus
sell, against the Film, River Seminary and
the Georgia Synod, was consider ed prelm.
mary. Adjourned.
EARTHQUAKE AT SEA.-A letter from DR.
Cones, Surgeon OF the United States shiT
Portsmouth, dated on board that vessel, a
sea, from Panama, bound to San Jnun de
Sud, March 30Ih, says that on the previous
evening, about $50 o'clock, the shock Of al
earthquake was most sensbly felt by all oil
board The Portsmouth. For about went,
seconds tremendous jarring motion Of th'
ship was fell very distinctly; after which
gradually became more slight for half
minute. The ship was within about fort,
tlics of land q, The time, latitude 8 degree
10 minutes North, and Longitude "a degree
4 minutes. West, between The gnlls Of Dole
and Nicoya.
Antiquarian discoveries are taking p &c
daily Of Naples. Ills Royal Ilighness, tn
Prince OF Syracuse, has opened some NOR
Greek tombs, and found rings, glass vase
and terra.couu vases, with old decoration
painted thereon. A house al Pompei, in
tended 10 be opened in The presence of til
King Of Bavaria, was eAcavaicd short tim
ago before a scientific uno fashionable party
The find consisted of cons Of Galba.
BUFFALO, May 27.-Tn the Presbyleria
Assembly (new school) the co,nmilIee o
education made a report in favor of eslat
. fishing n Central Society al Philadelphia.
F, A committee reported rebuke 10 lha .:
; wcgo Presbytery for refusing TO send dole
5 galcs while the Assembly was connecIe
q with slave holders.
$ A commiuoe was appointed 10 draft
Il resolution, asking government 10 nterler
10 preven, aggressions for conscience sakt
A committee on Church extension va
/; appointed, when the Assembly adjourned.
!. BALTIMORE, Muy 81. - The Marylan
l. Episcopal Convention, now in session
S this city, had under consideration, 10 day,
II motion 10 expungo from the journal Of La
y session, letter ccnsuring DR.. Johns f
o preaching in Methods, Church. The d.
e bate was very warm, and the points Of diffe
" encc between the high and low Church pa
Is ties were fully discussed, a
r. PHILADELPHIA, May Q7.--ln the Prcsb,
= lerlan General Assembly (old school), Re
:. Joseph II. Jones, D. D., Hon. Rersy John
:, Francis N. Burk, and Singleton A. Merce
> EsQrs,, were unanimously elected Truste
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