Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-24

cleville, Ohio, are about sending an agent
Liberia to seek ou; home for them, as are
also Ihe colured population of CT 'veland.
By recently enacted law Of Wisconsin,
railroad companies will be obliged TO pay
the sum Of $4,000 for each Lille sacrificed by
curelessness.
SUICIDE. Mr. Horalio N. Ferrill, form.
erly foreman of the bindery connected with
this office, committed suicide this Monday
morning, by shooting himself through tho
heart. lie first dischargeda a shot NTH wife,
but The wound inflicted on her is not mortal.
lie discharged three shots into his own
breast, and died Immediately Mr.. F. was
young man, most excellent workman,
and his tragic end is to be most deeply re-
greued.- Columbus Jour. loh.
INDIANA FAIR.-The city Of Lafayette
has been selected as the place for holding
The Indiana State Fair, 10 come off on the
Ian ol Oclooer'
Waller French. Esq, one of The victims
of The late Norwalk disaster, was one Of the
firm Of Walter French & Co., who have
large con,racl-consisting of some ninety
miles-on the Cincinnali Marietta and
Wheeling Raifoad. Mr.. French, was Of
I Manchester. N. H., which cuy he had fre.'
quen,ly represented in the State Legislature.
Tie was also member Of The late Consiiln.
tional Convention Of that State, with Presi.
dent Pierce, who wus his intimate and per.
sona friend. On his person was found
$4,000 in cush.
EXCITEMENT AND RloT AT LEwlsTowN.
DEL.-Therc was considerable excitement al
Lewstown, Del, for several days last week
in consequence Of The arrival in The harbor Of
feet of fifty sail of fishermen from Maine
and Cape Cod. II appears The crews, after
landing, robbed gardens, broke into private
houses, insulled females, and commued 9TH
er acts Of awrssness. The citizens finally
turned out and drove them off, but on the
following night gang ol about $50 ol them
were seen returning, threatening 10 burn the
town. The citizens again turned oul, fully
armed, and met Them NJ the bridge across
Levels creek, where a skirmish ensued, and
The fishermen were driven buck with several
broken heads. In The mean time. several
ci,izens procured cannon, and fired into
them as they reueaed. Subsequently sew
era pio, boats came 10 the aid OF The cIi-
zens, and together they pursued the fisher
men until they embarked on board their
vessels, and sci sail. !. is said they have
since been robbing the residents oil along
The coast.
RAILROAD LAw.-The Legislature Of III
inois, last winter, passed a law TO the effect
that railroad companies should pay $4,000
for every passenger lost in a wain through
the careIessncss Of the company or It's agents
The citizens Of Chicago lave resolved lo
see this law enforced TO The letter.
), ANOTHER GUANo IsLAND.-The Alto Cal.
ifornia states that Capt. Sinclair, Of The Brit
ish ship Helena, a, San Francisco from
Liverpool, during his passage discovered on
island not laid down on any chart. 1t Is
abou, five miles long and one and u hall
miles broad He lowered his boat and wenI
ashore, where he staid some time The
island is covered with guano about eight feet
deep.
HIVE WE A POSTMASTER AMONG Usi"-
According 10 n Ially.Iisl kept by she clerks
| in The National telegraph office, we learn
that the above question was asked yesterday
by just Two hundred and ninc.y,six persons
The answers varied considerably y.-PiHs.
burgh Post. .. -. ---
BALTIMORE, May 16.--New Orleans pa
pers OF Tuesday last are al hand1 Gen. o
Clarke, of New York, Ex-Governor Paine
Gen. D. W. e. Clarke, of Virginia, P. Gree
ly, Jr. Of Boston, and others, in company
with Senator Rusk, had arrived in New Or
leans, on their way 10 Texas 10 make expIo.
l ralions IN connection with Southern line
OF Pacific Railroad. They take their de-
parure from Galveston, and proceed via
Houston, Austin, &C., TO El Paso and return
on some more Northern line towards Mem
: phis and Vicksburg. ..
Chief Justice Taney,t is thought, will
. decline any further service on the bench o
the United States Supreme Court He is
about n years Of age.
: OF The lhity.one Slales of The Union, Il
we mistake not, eighteen have passed laws
against the coming Of free negroes within
their respective limits for the purpose Of res
5 idence. Two are non.slayeholding Slales
Indiana and Illinois.
! Al, a recen, meeting at New York Of the
, friends Of Temperance favorable 10 u
Worlds Temperance Convention during the
continuance Of The Fair al the Crystal Pal.
ace, objections were made as 10 women
taking parl in The proceedings. After some
discussion, The credentials of Tie female del.
egules were disregarded, and Abby Kelly
Foster, Susan b. Anthony. Lucy Stone
Lydia F. Fowler, Lydia A. MoII, Henrietta
W. Johnson, Emily Clark, Mary c.
Vaughan, Mrs. E. l.. Baldwin, and Others
Of the minority, Withdrew and held sepa.
rate organization, 90
So there will be Two Worlds Conventions
of the temperance friends in New York nex'
September,
General S. F. Cury is the Committee Of
Arrangement from Ohio in behalf Of the
males. and a Mr.. Isaac Trescou on the parl
Of The females,
The number OF passengers on The New