Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-07-26

We learn by the Parkersburg Gazette that
Mr.. Lewis will contest the election, in this
Congressional District, with Mr.. Snodgross,
who has the certificate OF election. Thc
grounds upon which Mr.. Lewis will proceed
TO Sc, aside the certificate OF Mr.. SnUdgrass,
we understand are these: The law Of the
State assigns to Jackson county five districts,
allowing no more thar Two election precincts
in any dsricl,-so thai Jackson county
hy law, has. al the most, but ten places OF
holding an election. The sheriff returns 10
the place of comparing the polls, fourteen
poll books from as many precincts in Jack.
son county, Kan. Rep.
The entertainment, given by the Crystal
Palace Committee 10 The President Of the
Unicd States, and the invited guests, was
magnificent affair, and passed Oft with mnch
good feeling The speeches, as given. were
however, nothing more ,hnn common place,
hardly thol. As reported. the President
made failure Indeed we have seen no
reporl Of speech by him since he started
on this tour that was happy effort. lie is
spoken of as social ana agreeable in his
=. ,rsunaI intercourse, bnl he has yet to make
reputation as an orator. Jefferson Davis
had the bad taste to lug in politics in his
speech. Gushing made good speech, but
the best in the lot was that Of Sir Charles
Lyell, the Geologist. 1t was happily con-
ceivcd and wordcd. On the whole, tho
man who expects 10 discover much, cXcep
good eating and drinking al these festivals
will generally wake up The next morning ant
find himself misukcn.--O. s. Jour.
The Massachusetts Constitutional Con
venlion have decided not 10 have Judge
elected by tho people. b. f. llalIeIi, III
chairman of the Democratic National Cen
ua Committee during The last PreSidcn'i'
election, opposed The amendment maxim
the Judges elective by The peop Ie'' and IN IN
amendment was los,--yeos lOl, nays ~
The loss Of such measure, claimed b
Democrats in Ohio to be n lundamen',
Democratic principle--ond its loss in boo
with Democratic majority Of twoto one
exci,es liule curiosity, Can ii be possib
that HE practical workings of the meosu
here in Ohio, in raising such men as Fir
10 the bench, has taught the Mnssachuse
Democrats lesson Of wisdom !--Std
Journal.
Ten dollar counterfeit bills Of the Sta
Stock Bank, at Circlevlle, are in clrcu
zion. Also. three dollar bills on The VIII
River Bank, Vermont
A bill abolishlng capital punishment 1
passed the Legislature OF Wisconsin.
Arrangements have been made 10 sup
the Civ Of Washington with water, by
conduit from the great falls on the re
mac river. The diameter Of the como
will be Eine feet.
BUCHANAN has accepted the mission
Enp md. In regard 10 the difficulty
tween him aud MARCY, he "cuved."
TIE MoDEL LEGlsLATURE The Lot
IaIuro of Rhode Island adjourned last W.
nGer session of four days. In lhis
The new State officers we're Inaugura'ed
United States Senator for six years, and
morous other officers were elected, a
vas passed for holding convention TO
wise Tie COnSllluuon' anu V"'oiS O'"'
porlunl measures were adop'ed-suthc
as another paper says, for some Leg
lures 10 have mangIed over through
months session.
STEAMBOATS,. We understand that
proprietors Of the Union Line are mi
arrangements with the proPrlelorS
Southern boats to establish line al
between Louisville and 81. Louis, ant
other between Louisville and New Orr
lfthese arrangements are Affected
opening Of navigation, there will be c.
uous lines from Wheeling 10 81. Louis
New Orleans.
CuaIosIr.Es OF THE CRYSTAL PAIL
The Editor of The New York Evenin
has been up 10 take look at the |
Palace. He notices among o'ner
lions" Mills bronze statue oil zen,
son the. Washington Circus a Ca'
Mcnageric man without arms VINO
IN ononte ho,curious: q Rocky MO