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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-07-12
The Little ChiId's sOliIOquv.

| wish my mamma would please keep nc
warm. My little bare legs are very cold
with these lace rufles; they are not half as
nice as black Jim's woolen stockings. !
wish had a pair of liule warm rubberS;
wish | had a long-seeved apron, for my
bare neck and arms; wish might push my
curls out OF my eyes, OF have them cut OIL
wish my dress would stay up on my shoul'
ders, and that il was not 100 nice Tor me TO
ge. on the floor TO play ninepins. wish
my mamma would 60 TO walk with me some
times, instead Of Betty. would not tumble
her curIs, or her collar. | wish she would
not promise me something "very NICE" and
then forge, all about it. wish she would
answer nv questions. and not always say,
Don't bore me, Freddy" Iwish when we
go in the country, she wouldn't make me
wear my gloves, les, should "Ian my
hands" wish she would not tell me that
all the pretty flowers will "poison me )"
wish could tumble on the hay, and go into
the barn and see how Dobbin cats his sup
per. wish was one Of those Iiule lrisky
pigs. wish could make pretty dirt pies
wish there was not a BIZ Of lace, or satin,
or silk, in the world. wish Knew what
makes mamma look so smiling at aunt
Emma's children-who come here in their
papa's carriage-and SO very cross at my
liule cousins. whose mother works so much'
wish knew what makes the clouds stay up
in the sky, and where the stars 60 in the
daytime. wish could 60 over on 'haI
high hill, where the brigh. sun is going down
and jus. touch it with my finger. | wish
didn'. keep thinking of things that puzzle me-
when nobody will stop to tell me the reason
for anything. II | ask Betty, she says
"Don't be fooL Master Freddy" ! won
der if | am fool ! wonder il Betty
knows much herself? wonder if mamma
dom, love her own little boy? | wonder
when Pm grown man, if ! shall have to
look so nice all the time, and be SO tired oil
doing nolhingl-Oliue Branch.
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A Thrilling Scene.

Tho following nnma;ive--a true one
describes scene that actually took place,
40, many yars since, in a country town in
she STATE of Maine:
One evening, in the month Of December,
eighteen hundred and lhirly.(our, number
OF townSmen had assembled at the store OF
Mr.. Thomas Putnam. TO talk over matters
and things -smokr--drink, and do anything
40 skill time
Fhree hours had thus passed away. They
had laughed, and talked, and drank, and
chlued. and had good tire, generally so
that, about tho usual hour for shutting up
shop, each one Of the party felt particularly
first rate.
Come said Charles Hatch, one OF the
company, lets all liquor, and then have
game Of high jack
so suy,' exclaimed another; who has
got the cards =
Fetch out the keerds,' drawed out n third
his eyes half closed, through the effects of
lhe liquor he had drank.
After drinking all round, ali old pine table
was drawn up before the Fireplace, where
burned brightly large fire Of hemIock logs,
which would snap and crackle, throwing
large live Goals Out upon the hearth.
All drew up around the table seating them
selves on whatever come handiest. -Four OF
1hcm had rolled up 10 the table some kegs,
which from their weight were supposed 10
contain nails.
Come said Hatch. how shall we play,
every one for himself? 7"
"No-have partners" growled one man
i say every one for himself exclaimed
another.
Unchanged if III play so,' shouted The
former, bringing his fists down upon the To-
ble, knocking one candle out Of the stick
and another upon the ho"r.
Come, come, said Hatch, mo quarreinf
,--all who say for having partners stand up
Three rose.
Now all who say each one Tor himse'
stand up
The remaining tour Immediately sloo'
up.
You see, Barclay said Hatch, the ma
lorily against you. Come, will you play!
Well, as don't want 10 be on the oppo
site, iii play said Barclay, somewhat cool
ed down.
Mr.. Putnam was not in the store tina, eve
ming, and the clerk who was busy benin
the counter, had taken but very lille motto
of the proceedings. Abou. half past ten, MI
Putnam thought he would step over 10 h
store and see that every thing was sale. A
he wen, in he walked towards the fire.
When within few steps OF where IN
men were sitting he s,arted back in horro
Before him sa, seven men, half crazy wit
drink and the excitemen, Of playing card
They were within few Zee, Of, The fire ju
described, and four Of ,hem-sea.ed on kel
of powder.
Barclay, who was very heavy man, ha
pressed in the head Of the keg which he s
on, bursting the top hoop, and pressing II
powder out through The chink. By the CO
tiuual motion Of their feet, the powder hi
become spread about the floor, and now CO
cred the space Of two feet all around ihel
Mr.. Pu,nam's frs, movement was towar
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The National Guard-The Future
Of France.

The N. Y Courier and Enquirer has
graphic, pungent article on The future oil
France. |, presents gloomy picture, but
we fear il is 100 true.
The National Guard of Paris has just re-
ceived its coup de grace, by an order from
It's Commandant General, relieving il from
the duty Of mounting guard, and oil public
service Whatever. lis organization has long
been reduced 10 q mere skeleton OF what II
once was; it has now come to its end, and
is buried. The body, which for the last
generation has had the power OF making or
unmaking kings has now utterly Perished.
Imperial bayoneIs alone direct the deS'inles
Of France. The Empire Of Louis Nap
having its origin in popular suffrage, pre-
tends to be based on popular sovereignty
and ye, il shows its respect for the principle
by taking away the last vestigc oil the only
safeguard Of that sovereignty.
But it is hardly worth while 10 take note
Of these successive steps Of Louis Napoleon
towards making his mastery over France
complete. France is perishing. Between
the British Channel and The Pyrenees there
is now exhibiting the most mourniul specta-
Gle of dying nation. Premature old age is
upon her. and she is beyond the reach OF
earthly medicament. She has absolutely
worn herself oul with vice ; has lost all her
stamina and all her spirit, is becoming in-
sensible 10 suffering, and is slowly sinking
into an ignolninious grave. Her limbs have
become paralyzed, and even her uI'erance
hos failed her. The paralysis can leave
her, only to give place TO horrible convui'
sions and the dumbness can pass away
only 10 be succeeded by the cries Of one
possessed with legion Of devils.
There is literally no hope for France
. Nowhere can thoughtful man be found
4 VIII, has confidence in her future. She hel
@ sell, IL she looked forward at all, could ooE
;. forward TO nothing but misery She ha'
S no living faith in herself; ahd Of all 'h'
S symptoms Of national degeneracy, this il
the most gloomy. There is absolutel!
q nothing left in the people for regeneration
:. 10 work upon. The moral nonse ha
h disappeared; principles have become OBJ
;. solete. Pleasure and excitement aio tn
81 universal objects, the maxims OF Epi ictrn
IS The only creed Never since the days OF tn
decline of the Roman Empire has pleasur
d been so increasingly pursued by both sexe
A, as i. has been in Paris. The treasures
10 knowledge, ,he elegance OF arr, and the io'
D. cinalion Of genius have for generations bee
ID daily and hourly employed in the cause
v. corruption.
n. Religion has become degraded and pow
Is erless. Il has never reOppeured since u
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PrcSbyterianS.

A writer in the Jour. of Commerce gives
the following statistics respecting The Pres
by,erian family in the United States.
The great Presbyterian family Of church
es in these United States embraces no less
Than eight branches, namely, the Old School.
the New School, q use these terms for the
wan, Of beuer,) the Associate Reformed. the
Reformed Presbyterian, Tor Covenanters,)
The Reformed Dutch, The German Reform
ed, and The Cumberland Presbylerians. All
these bodies are Presbyterian in form oI 60
vernmen,, holding to the purity Of the cer'
gy and an order Of "ruling" as we'll as an
,order of "leaching," elders. These eight
branches are Of very unequal size and infu-
ence. The Old and New School, between
them, have not less than $500 ordained min
listers, 5000 churches or congregations, and
not far from $4,000 communicates, or ac'
,ual members. Probably US many as mil
lion and half persons, if not more, are un'
der the influence and instruction, more or
less, Of these two branches of The Presbyte-
rian family Of churches. They have no less
tnan len tneoloblCdi se'li""IiSo ",u '"Nu'"9S'
and more than twice as many colleges; they
have large number Of religious Reviews
Magazines. and Newspapers under their con-
troll, and il is not denied that there is large
amount of cultivated talent in these bodies
whose influence is felt Ihtoughou, our coun'
try.
The Associate Presbyterian Church, Asso
ciale Reformed and the Reformed Presby
,erian, are three bodies Of PreSbyterians who
are of Scotch and Irish origin. Combined
,hev have more than 400 churches and min
isters, and $4,000 members; the Reformed
Dutch Church, and the German Reformed
represent The Presbyterianism Of HOLLAND
and Germany among us. The former is I
compact, homogeneous, and steadily increas
ing body; the latter, far less consolidated
instructed and reliable. The one is thor
ougly na,uraized and Americanized; while
The other is still foreign in its elements ant
character, but increasing with much rapidity
f through immigration from the FOtherland.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church il
an offshoot Of the TWO first named bodies be
5 ftre they separated, and has not yet had al
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That corporations have no souls is, we
believe, legal as well as physical max,
i'm. The following, which we find in the
Albany correspondence OF the New York
Times, is but one Of the numerous proofs OF
the truth of said maxim:
A petition was presented in the Assembly,
signed by more than fifty inhabitants of Am
sterdam, Montgomery county, including
many of the most intelligent and respectable
citizens of tina. place, representing that the
Central Railroad Company is in the habit
of treating emigranis with cruel and bar.
burous disregard of their health, safety. and
comfort, and asking for effective Legislation
10 prevent the abuse. 1t is stated in The pc.
,i,on that on the 18th instant train passed
westward, containing large number Of EN-.
igran,s, packed into cars so thickly as to en-
danger their lives from suffocalion, without
water, without ventilation, without any op.
portunity 10 provide for their hoallh or com.
fort, or any of their necessities; that al
Amsterdam three persons were taken out in
an apparently dying condition. one of whom
was past all hope Of recovery. The train
proceeded onward with its suffering and
probably dying, human freight, the ther'
mometer being at the time above 80. 1t is
further stated that the cars aie filthy TO the
last degree, being the same used for the
transportation Of live animals, that the CON-
pany charge $50 car to bring loads Of hogs
from Buffalo down to Albany, and $3.50 for
the same car TO carry human beings up.
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ANOTHER New TERRlToRY--ALHARRA.-.
The Washington Union contains a commu.
nication from Henry R. SchoolcrafI Esq,
in which he describes section Of country
which is known by the name Of Alhara
He says il is SO attractive, a we'll imbered
and fertile area Of country, lying immedi
a,ely ives, of The Rocky Mountains, in milo
temperate latitude, 10 which, for the purpose
Of dislinc. ailusion, he applies the above ab
original term. The area is about fifty miles
broad, and lies parallel to the Rocky Noun
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-07-12

lains for distance Of several hundred miles.
1t gives rise 10 both the main and numerous
sub.afiluenls of The Columbia river. |. is a
high plain, which is Gu. through by these Of.
fuenls, Of most fertile character, bearing
lrees, and in some places high grass; and
while the streams create abundant water
power for lumber and grain mills and ma
chinery. they are free, or nearly free, from
inundation Of their banks. This district in
all probability comprehends FIVE thousand
square miles; and il its capacities Of pro-
duciion have been correctly estimated. i,
would sustain population greater than some
Of the Eastern and Atlantic States.
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HOMER McVAY.
Salem, July BIN, 1858.

We publish the foregoing with pleasure.
Interesting items of local intelligence are
always gladly received. We regret that the
author Of the above is "bu. an occasional
reader of The Telegraph, especially as the
terms as so very low. No one, we think
who has been constant reader Of our "a.
per, can entertain any reasonable doubt oil
our views on the subjec, Of temperance
Early in 1845, we united with the Order oI
the Sons of Temperance; in 1916, VIC en-
tered the Temple Of Honor, taking Iife'
long pledge not only TO abstain from the use
Of all alcoholic beverages, but 10 use all
honorable means TO prevent tho manuiac
ture Of, and traffic in them. We have en-
deavored faithfully 10 keep those pledges
and have never knowingly violated them ir
letter or spirit. For three years past We
have been honore1 with seat in The Ma
tionul Temple, or Supreme Council. 1t
August, 1849, we were induced 10 al'emP
the publication Of the organ of The Sons o
Temperance Of the Stale Of Ohio. Th'
pnper had been suspended for want Of sup
por, A dark cloud seemed suspended owe
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For the Telegraph.
Temperance Celebration.

Mr.. EDlToR, Although not personally
acquainted with you, have thought, never
,heless, you would not be indisposed TO hear
from the remote quarters Of our county, es.
pecially about Anniversary and Temperance
times. am but an occasional reader Of
your paper; bu, when can get hold Of ii,
| peruse its contents eagerly. know no,
whether you are decided temperance man
or not; but if you parluke Of the disposition
of your brother, (Dr. E. Thomson,) with
whom | have the honor Of being better ac-
quainted Than with yourself, you cannot be
opposed TO temperance. Presulning, there
fore, ,ha, little item in ,ha. line will not be
amiss, | send you the following:
A Fourth Of July celebration was held in
Salem township, composed in part, Of the
following Divisions Of The Sons of Temper
ance: Salem Centre Division, Morning Star,
North Star, and Union Divisions.
The wh,e.breasted Sons were out in full
strength, and shone like an army mighty 10
do battle. The assomblage Of people was
large, and not of least importance were the
ladies', old and young, who, by their spark.
ling eyes and happy countenances, spoke
the language Of their hears, $50 on, my
husband and my son; 60 on, my father and
my brother, and fight valiansly against KING
Alcohol. And when you have uiumphed in
the cause in which you have so valan,ly
enlisted, no more shall our cheeks be mos-
tened with tears Of unutierable woe, as we
look upon The drunken wreck Of our youths
idol, or see the child.group shivering in the
blast, as they cling around their mother and
cry for bread. No more shall we see man
hood and genius shrivelng into idocy-,he
wreck Of every moral beauty and the sepul-
chre OF thousand hopes. No more shall
we see the parent and citizen, wandering
away from the paths Of virtue and honor,
and sinking into every vice, or The home
altar demolished, and an Eden transferred
into He'll" The people were addressed
in the forenoon by J. l.. Eokin, graduate
of The Ohio Wesleyan University, and the
Rev. VIM. Hooper; after which all ParIook
of rich repast furnished by the Salem
Centre Division. In the afternoon, speeches
were delivered by John L. Smith and Rev.
Jas. Mitchell. The subject Of temperance
was discussed in all its bearings, moral, re-
ligious, and political. Many, | think, were
convinced of The necessity and utility of the
Maine Liquor Law. Some of the sold 70.
gies" (ior we have some such here ye.)
squirmed, and wriggled, and concluded
"taevd got the porSt ont" Although the
day was warm and tho speeches lengthy
the speakers were listened 10 with the deep
est attention; and have no doubt that seed
was there sown that " i'll spring up and pro-
duce abundan,ly at the coming election.
Yours with respect,
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Greenwood CEMETERY,-At Greenwood
Cemetery, New York, eighteen inIermen's
take place daily; and passing the gate way
from morning ill night, is nearly unbroken
line of funeral professions. During small
portion Of the year the daily number OF In
termenls reaches twenty-five or thirty. The
to,al number Of intermenls since its first Or
ganizalion 10 the present time, is lwen'y.sl%
thousand four hundred and seventy The
first inlermen, took place in September,
1910.
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Fight with IA California Lion.

The following is an account OF conflict
in which young brother olsE. ]. Green
tree, of San Francisco, living stJacksonvilIe
encountered and killed large California
lion, one Of the most formidable beasts OF
the mountains. The occurrence took place
on Monday, the 18th ul:
Last Monday, while the cotsrade Of young
Greenwee, who is only l9 Wears old, was
absent, hearing barking and yelling about
his cabin after he had dshe arose. and
discovered that tho noise proceeded from q
butchers shop mex, door, apdwas produced
by wild beast Mr. Greenltee got up, and
procuring light, took his pistol and sailed
forth; at the same moments he heard his
name called by the butcher, who begged
lhu, the ligh. might be brought, as The
Cayotes were killing his dog AS he en-.
tered The shop, he discovered the dog, who
is very large and powerful animal, crap.
pied by an immense California lion. On
the light appearing the monster loosened
himself from the grip Of The dog, and seizing
piece OF beef, made for the door. 1t was
then for The first lime thai shot could be
risked. The butcher aimed al his head, buI
b eiore he could fire, dog outside had seized
the lion by the leg. The infuriated beast
turned and dispatched him in an instant,
tearing open his bowels an laying him dead
al the door. The butcher now fired and his
bal struck in the neck. The lion instantly
turned abou, and sprang toward the butcher
but he was me, by heavy blow from an
axe in .he hands Of young Greentree, which
felled him, and he was then som des-
patched.
The lion was measure ed, and found TO be
six feet six inches long from tip TO end. and
his weight near three bundled pounds.
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Italian IndOleMce.

A Letter writer -"hundreds of men
in Italy are employed in painting 'Madonnas'
for the cottages of the peasants, little daubs
Of the Virgin Mary, the household gods of
a supersi,ious race. Vast fields Of lint and
hemp may be seen in most paris OF the Pc
ninsula; but The laborers, who for ages
ought to have been busy converting their
produce into garments, rope and saicolh,
have been building palaces, cutting marble,
and studying paints. Every one possesses
q bad picture, but an ill'furnished house a
head OF Dante, but scarcely sufficient cloth
ing 10 appear in open day. While our
middle classes enjoy the luxuries which re-
productive industry places within their reach
the admirer of aesthetic excellence South Of
the Alps knows nothing Of the comforts Of
home. During the day he may lounge in
the galleries, where Gudo delights the eye;
but in the evening he returns 10 dreary
room in some old palazzo, where, by the
ligh, OF a glimmering candle, he gropes his
way 10 a loitering cradle and crazy bed
He may be able critically to examine the
muster. pieces Of Titan; but as a man OF
business he is on par with The ChiPpeway'
An English schooIboy has more acquaint-
ance with real life, and the backwoodsman
on the Missouri can better appreciate the
useful arts. Manufactures, literature and
politics are excluded from the thoughts of a
people thus unna.urally ergrossed with the
beauties of design; and when any urlore.
seen occurrence disarranges the outward
harmony Of things, they rush TO extremes
behave like irrational creatures, and rivel
their chains. How long will such state ol
things las, is question frequently asked
by travellers in Italy.
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Hamilton, of the Murysville Tribune, hits
off the difference in one respect between the
Wings and the Freesoilers in very happy
style:
"As 10 slavery itself, neither the Free
soilers or Wings propose its abolition by The
States. The Wings say, slavery is wrong
blu, the States themselves must abolish ii,
if i, ever be abolished and since we can
no. abolish it, we do not see that bowling
about it can do any good The Freesoiers
say, slavery is wrong-it is damnable-
land as much more of this sort OF talk as
you please )-bu, the States themselves must
abolish it-Congress has no power 10 touch
i, in the Sla,es-but then it is a good thing
10 howl about--and so lei us how'll"
Tha, last is the Freesoil idea exactly
We are always reminded of it when we
read their papers. Nothing but ho'ohng
about negroes, as though there were no
other interests 10 be looked after in the State
or nation.
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"Faint Heart never ICON Fair Lady,
MANY of our readers recollecl The case oil
Chevalier Wykof, who was very assiduous
in his attentions 10 Miss Gamble, a wealthy
heiress, how he was rejected again and again.
fallowed her to Italy, and by a series OF in
lrgues almos, gained possession OF The lady,
for which the lady sough. redress in an
Italian Court, and had her most indelaliga'
Bile lover dungeoned. Well, he served ou'
his time, and the papers say, is, after all 'c
be welded TO Miss Gamble, OF London. Take
fresh courage bachelors.
We believe they are both American
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