Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-24
POMEROY TUESDA MAY "a. 1853.

ENOl i UEOUA MA i
than $1,000 We do, moi |aDd 10 any
personal knowledge on ihe 'ecs bui feel
that this expose of .lhe exp '.ifes will de-
Ter contributions. The ma onghIto fin.
ish this monument within ENABLE time.
%. S. Jour. sc 81
| COMMISSIONERS OF Con 6cRpoIs.---
The Gambler Observer, I'D 1Fd a, Ken.
yon College, where Mr. Al NB graduated
thus speaks Of his qualit '6hs for the
above office;
1--WE are pleased that NJ lin Andrews
has been nominated ior-,hi Abonant pos,
by the teachers Of Ohio. f know not
wha, Mr.. Andrews polite opinions are,
iBui-we do know thai be wa lii 6vnl. and
exemplary student, thai he e|l > skill
iu, popular and successful .nti. and .ha.
he has been for some limo 's lpiihlul and
efficient agent Of The State Neher's Asso.
cialion. We believe he is Il acquain,.
ed with the whole educal Ihl interust of
Ohio Than any other man ID ||e Slate. And
being candid, upright ma ihl Of zeal in
The cause Of education, AM pussessed Of a
sound, discriminating jud mont and good,
practical common sense. is, we. think.
eminently qualified for the 5iice 10 which
he is nominated. We hon The question Of
his election will not be mi uo with party
politics. And we can Sc no more reason
why il should than that eli seh predictions
should be mixed up viii Ihe free school
question"
RHODE lsLAND.-The Opncord Democrat
says that the Two DpmocrW Representatives
10 Congress just elected in Rhode Island,
are both Anli.S'avery nep both opposed to
the Fugitive Slave Law, and 10 the Ball.
more Platform.
LATE FROM MExIco-1New Orleans May
1--we have dates from The city of Mexi.
co 10 the 4h inst.
Arisla had sailed from Vera Cruz in the
British steamer Avon. ior 81. Thomas.
The Sloo contract has been confirmed by
The Government; also. tie neutrality treaty
in regard 10 the Tehuan.epec roule.
Santa Anna had proclaimed new and
very arbitrary law in regard 10 The press,
requiring all pupers TO be licensed by the
government, and The propretors 10 deposit
large sums as security. Also, 10 SUBMIT
copies Of all articles TO Government, Com
missioner before publication. Ii also re.
quires that they abstain entirely from dis
cussing political matters. Severe penalties
are imposed for The Infringement! Of The
) rules laid down. Nothing sedliuus, calum'
nious, or immoral is pcrmiled 10 he pub
Iished.
In consequence Of these restrictions, sew
eral of the most prominent journals, inclu
ding the Monitor, have receu1g been dis,
continued.
Among the passengers from Vera Cruz i.
General Uraga, who is going as Minister lt
Prussia,
;, LATER FROM TEXAS New Orleans, May
l2.-By the steamship Mexico, we have
daIes from Galveston 10 The 10Th inst.
The gold accounts are fully confirmed
: The Galveston News says it has been in
formed by gentleman returned from Hook
port, tina, party of citizens jus, returned
from an exploring expedition had found golc
in abundance some seventy miles norlh o
thai Town, both on the surface and by dig
ging, and had brought with them severa
Jumps, worth IS 900.
!, The Austin Gazette, which has hilher,
been incrrduIous, is now fully satisfied ,hu
!, the gold is 10 be had in abundance, and suy
it can no longer entertain the least doubt.
= The miners say that the deeper they di
the more abundant and the purer is the gol
found.
n The region where the gold is found, prir
cipally is that inclosed BY the Colorado o
the east, the San Loba on The north, and III
n river Slano on the south.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-A, Babbingtor
y Souh Carolina. on last Saturday, a ma
Y named John D. Sims had a difficulty wit
y The wife OF his overseer, who presented
y pistol and threatened TO shoot Sims. Th
= a,ier then drew pistol and shot the woma
" dead, and subsequently her husband.
d The Cabinet held protracled sessio
y yesterday, in relation TO diplomatic appoin
~ mems. /, is understood to-day that H.
'e Wise will 60 Minister to Chill; and M
H. Hubbard, Of Maine, is likely TO go 10 Hon
= lulu. ..
10 A Coon JoKE.-The Washington corr
If sponden, Of the New York Tribune tells Il
following story:
Some wag Of Wing Postmaster in Il
10 interior Of New York has just sent lock
his hair, sealed in the wsx, with which
u bundle Of returns for the quarter ending {
70 the 30lh March lns, is secured. IL loo
IN much as though intended as an intima,i
60 that his scalp (oficial) is rendy for The Vi
~ tors, whenever they please 10 take il. T
o' fellow Is no Silver Gray-,hars quite e.
We dent.
an
he Discovery OF LEAD.-Lead has been d
les covered near Rock Island, Illinois. O
in thousand pounds had been raised in
es by single hand, and as the digging p
re. ceeded. the lead became more abundant
he The mineral appeared 10 be very rich.
M CoMmERcR OF BosToN,-The foreign
an rivals. SAYS the Boston Courier, a, that p
during April last, amounted TO 266; coz
wise arrivals, 440. Clearanc.s, fore
zen 1858; coaslwise 362. The amount OF d.
lar paid on foreign merchandise for the gu
lch ter ending March 81, 1858,