Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-05
A new project has been suggested

n neH PfujeCb mas VeeH cuSScoteu
by Barnum; which we should like to
see tried. In a recent temperance
speech made by him in New York, he
stated that there were 1000 grog-
shops inthe city, with On average Gus
tom in each of probably $40 a day.
He made the following offer to the city.
viz:-Ifthe city would shut up all the
grOggeries, and give him the amount
spent in all Of them, he would pay all
the city taxes, amounting to $4,000
600; send every child to a good school;
present every family with a library Of
l00good books, three barrels of flour,
and silk dress to every female old or
young, and give every body free
ticket to his museum.
The Currency law, recently passed
by the Legislature of Illinois, forbids,
under heavy penalties, every species
Of Illegal banking, orthe circulation Of
any foreignbank notes of lessdenomin-
tion than five dollars. The Alton Tel
egraph believes it to be well matured
law, and that it will have the effect of
driving out of the State the vast
amount Of irresponsible trash which at
present constitutes the principal part
Of the Illinois currency.
A MONKEY PcKpocKM.-Onc of
the monkeys at Barnum's Museum in
New York adroitly abstrac,ed a gentle
mans pocket-book last Thursday,
while looking at the animals, and was
detected very comfortably seated in
the midst ofthe group makiug close
examination of the money.
The receipts of the American Tract
Society for January were 1921 Of
which $2l 1852 were donations.
W. CARNEY, Of Clark county, KY,
recovered ten ayslavesin Wayne
county, Indiana on the 25th. Resis-
tance was made by the negroes, and
Mr.. G. was severely injured in the fra
Cas-.
The Dayton and Western Railway
is now completed to Richmond, Indi-
ana.
The Astronomical Society of Zanes.
vile, has been making observa-
tions, with great care, to ascertain the
precise latitude of that city, and they
report it to be 'thirty nine degrees
fity-nine minutes"
The Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church have sub
scribed 23,5O0 for the erection of a
Metropolitan Church in Washington
City.
Chevalier Winkof has been liberia
ted from prison at Genoa, where he
was confined on a charge of attempt
ing to force young and wealthy Eng
lish lady to marry him. He has since
made his appearance in Paris. His
adventures and trials have made quite
a hero of him.
On the 1st Of April next, an extra
train is to be placed on the Columbus
and Cleveland Railroad, to be styled
the ''lightning train" Passengers
leaving this city at 5 o'clock A, M:
will take this train at Columbus ant
reach Cleveland at o'clock in the af
tern0on.
WASHINGTON, March 26.--The rcsoluioI
providing Tor the appointing Of commit
tee, during recess, 10 investigate an allegrt
fraud, said 10 have been com nt,ed by Alex
andcr Ramsey and Others. in The paymrn
oG moneys 10 the Sioux Indians, was IaSer
up and debated, and laid on the table. Th
Senate then went into executive session
and soon adjourned
An Editor in Arkansas was lately shot il
nm ulTrsy. Luckily tho ball came against
bundle Of unpaid accounts in his pocke, -
Even gunpowdar and bullets could not 60
through unpaid newspapers bills, and tn
Vditor saved his life by The delinquency Of hi
subscribers. Surely i. is an i'll wind lhu
blows nobody good
Speaking of Mr.. Fillmore and his Admin
is,ra,iun, the Alabama Tribune. an abb
Democratic priut, says:--We feel for hin
much respect, without warmth, and We ar
glad to write OH the last week of his Admin
iradon Ihv bes, compliment VIC know Of
iha. he has done nothing for himself bu
NIL fur The duties he was entrusted Withn