Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-09


right for The U. s. io Interfere. by remon-
slrance, in the affairs of other nations Z"
But decidedly the finest Thing Of .he evening,
was the address Of Rev. Z. P. Pratt, of Ports-
mouth, prior 10 the presentation Of diplomas.
We understand he had but one days notice
Of his appointment; yet even lioRAcE MANN
might have bern proud OF such an address.
1t was brief and 10 The point We have not
time to speak Of ii more at length; but
should be glad To procure a copy OF j, for
publication.
In The morning we were not able 10 attend
the exercises The Inauguration Of Presi.
dent Howard and Prof Blair took place at
an early hour--lho Inauguration ceremony
being conducted by V. B. Horton, Esq, Of
this place, These exercises were highly
spoken Of by those who were in attendance.
The graduating speeches came next. All
these were good-lhree or four excellent
The Dangers Of Literary Distinction" by
j. G. Curbin 1.-The Scholar" by w. II.
Young; the Valedictory, by f. A. Guhri";
and "Powers Of The lmagnaIon," by II. F.
Miller, were considerably above the ordinary
rank.
The degree of A. B. was conferred upon
eight young gentlemen, by Presidcn, How.
ard.
At 3 o'clock the Alumni and former stu
G dents were addressed by Jacob Lindley, tho
!. first instructor, and father of the University;
and also by Gen. Biercs. The Hon. Thos.
: Ewing, the first graduate Of the University
= was expected; bu. unfortunately wus Iaken
sick while on his way. We did no, attend
> in The afternoon.
In the evening, The annual Exhibition Of
The Philomahean society took pluce. The
:, exercises were every way crediiabls 10 the
society. We have not space for tho pro.
grammcs, or for an extended notice Of tho
y exercises. The diplomas whre presented
y by our cid friend W. p SuickIand whose
address was able and eloquent
On the whole, The exercises were CON
ductcd in good spirit, and in maSlerly
: manner We have never attended m exhibi
: ton with which We were better pleased. -
y Every thing connected with the University,
lar surpassed our mosl supguine expccta
lions.
y During our stay in Athens, III company
% with Auditor Moore and o,hor s, we visited
s. The railroad, which we found progressing
g finely. We understand that Two Of The con-
J. tractors were fined and imprisoned Oh Tues.
u day, for tearing down some lippliug shops.
I. Very we'll. 1t will no, be long before thu,
|" oflense will cease to be recognized BY our
'e avs os riot.
OF course we called upon our friends Van
- Worries and Beatty, while in Athens. We
were pleased to see evidences Of oSpcrily
10 10 in both offices. Long may you flourish
!" On Thursday morning VIZ left for home.
u About TWO or three miles from Athens, on
" The Telegraph road, we stepped 10 enjoy II
u scene which is rareIy equalled in any par.
W of the country. We Stood on the loliios,
~ emincncc which could be seen for miles
II around. Far as the eye could reach 10 tho
~ westward The view was unobsruced, pre-
sen,ing variety Of scenery unsurpassed in
10 beauty by any Thing we have seen in Ohio.
~ About ten miles from Athens, we crossed
" a creek filled with the mos. singular pet
w rfacons we have ever me, with. Alight.
~ ing, we walked along the banks, for some
" distance, examining these wonderful Curl
" osiIes. Huge trees. which hud fallen
'' into this stream, had turned to solid rock, =,
Go and lay along the bank and In The stream
in fragments weighing from one pound to
. two hundred. We put small saw-los
= and few chips into our carriage for bal.
u last, and woued along home, where we ar.
. rived al 3, P. M, having enjoyed one oI
" The most delightful jaunls of the season
" From The moment Of Starting 10 the time o
- entering our office after our return, moth
O' ing unpleasant occurred. We found the
clizens of Athens extremely hospitabIo and
q sociable. Their town is improving, unt
al we rejoice at the prospect before them oi
eS prosperity and peace.
s. Other thing noticed along Ihe way are
lg reserved for future use.
r. ERRATA.-Owing 10 our absence when
e. the paper went to press las, week, sever.
% al typographical errors crept into our ed.