Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-12-13
NEWS ITEMS.

District CoUr, of that State, refused TO dis.
solve the injunction granted by Judge Nc.
Lean against The Belefontaine and Indiana
road. The abstract Of that case, if we
rightly understand it, is as follows: The
officers Of the Belleionaine and Indiana
Company entered inlo q written contract
with lhe officers Of the Columbus, Pqua and
Indiana Road 10 run their line In connection
with The last named company fora certain
consi 1eraton agreed upon between them.
The Bellefoniaine road was TO BIZ Of the
same guage as the Columbus, Piqua and In
diana road, viz: teei 81 inches. Some
time AFTER this contract The Bell. fon,aine
Company made an arrangement with he
eClevelhna lniafssls which they agreed 10
change their guage 10 A feet 10 inches, thus
enabling the cars from indianapolis 10 run
directly through TO Cleveland wilhou, change
Of cars at Union. This would require
change of cars TO come over the Columbus,
Piqua and Indiana road to this city, and
would be in terms violation of their written
contract. To prevent this change of guage
from 4e4 10 4.l0 the C.. P. and |. road pro-
cured an injunction from Judge Mclean
against the B. and Company. On motion
TO dissolve this injunction Judge Leavilt, in
the Indiana Courl has made perpetual, thus
sustaining the rights of the G. P. and l.road
We presume the case will 60 up to the Su.
preme Court at Washington. but have little
doub, the result there will be the same as
here.,-State Jour.
the DISTRIBUTION OF THE CALIFORNIA
MAILs--We understand that The Poslmas.
ter General has very recently issued an or.
der directing The Postmaster al San Francisco
to re.arrange his distribution OF mails for The
Atlantic side, so as greatly TO facilitate and
hasten their receipt al their respective desl-
nations in the inferior. Heretofore, all these
mails were made up in California (aI San
Francisco) for New York, where their dis.
lrbulion, Of course, occasioned no iule de-
lay. Under the new order, The San Fran.
cisco post Office is 10 make up mails for
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore
Washington, D. c., Chicago. These in.
slruclions designate the States and counties
Of States, for which mail matter shall be
sent 10 each Of The points named above. We
presume that this change will facilitate the
delivery Of letters from California at least
two days almost everywhere throughout the
United States, and in many cases more
o. S. Journal.
The paid fire department, Of Cincinnati,
put into operation six months ago, works ad.
mirably, according TO The report Of The Chief
Engineer, who speaks Of The peace and order
in the streets, and entire submission to the
law--silence and quiet at the Engine houses,
and The u,mos, harmony among The men,
bers. The number Of Companies organized
and in active service is Twelve, with a force
of444 nen, with one steam fire.engine with
powerequal 10 six hand engines, one Hook
and Ladder Company, and one new ladder
carriage for five story ladders. The num-
Der Of horses in use is lorly.lhree, and al
the engine houses and fire apparatus are in
the possession Of The Chief Engineer, excap
those OF one Company. During the last ST,
months, The loss by fires in the city, was
$131. 700 agains. $l39. 200 for The same
period in 1859, and 1915, 200 in the 81,
months Of 1851. In the six months of iht
present year, there were only 8 false alarms
Of fires, in those of 1862, there were 33, ant
in those of 1851 there were l05. The ac
iual expenditures of the Department for the
last six months were S28,84O.
RIoToUs.-The Virginia University ha
furnished The material for another outbreak
This recent emute, we learn, originated a
follows: Certain students becoming disor
derly, at an exhibition in Charlottesville
were pounced upon by The police, when
struggle ensued and resulted in the lodge
mehl of the rioters in prison. Learning lhu
their fellows were thus placed in "duranc
vile," the inmates Of lhe University ,urne
oul en- maSSe, determined to rescue the prs
oners. The public authorities, having ap
pretended an urIemp, Of this sort, srongl
garrsoned the jail-160 riAemen being sIa
toned there 10 defend the place. This firm
. action only reused The Chivalry 10 (urIhe
violence. They wished 10 storm the prison
and cheered each other 10 The assault, lror
which they RETAINED only at the ear nest er
treaties of Prof Harrison, who appears /
have. conducted himself with much prud enc
and propriely on the occasion, Such is III
las, breeze from our stormy University
PGTkerSburg Idzette. ,
MORE INTERCHANGEABLE authorities
Washington are not conlen, with The resu
Of their interference in the political affairs
New York and Massachusetts, but are reso
we'd to carry their dicIaIion and insolenC
into The Senate. The Washington UniC
in referring 10 the rumored intention of Il
Senate 10 reject The nomination Of Mr. Re
field, the successor Of Judge Bronson in Il
N. Y.Collectorship, threatens the venRean
OF the Administration upon any Democrat
Senator who shall dare TO vote against N
Red6eld's confirmation. Ii openly decIar
that any Democratic Senator who shall
so twill have reason for personal and poll
cal regret for ever alter!" We believe u
is the first effort ever made 10 coerce !
Senate into registering The edicls OF the
fninistra,ion; and as oil such efforts deser
prompt rebuke we shall rejoice 10 see
Senate manifest sufficient 6rmness 20 sci /
Presidents threats al defance.-PitS. u
Australian correspondent OF the N.
Herald, says. The ruth is, the business
gold digging appears to me 10 be mere /
tery. | would as soon take 81 900 and
It against a faro bank worth $4,000, with
view Of breaking il. as TO expect 10 max,
for,une in The mines digging gold.