Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-01

lance 10 prohibit the sale and giving away |
4 spiri,uous liquors. The first arres. Tor I
'iola,ion Of this law was made a few days
ince, and his Honor. The Mayor, assessed q
inc Of $40 upon the Individual. Served
him righ,-such lcks in the POCKET will
nave greater influence upon some men Z
han fury lashes on the back. corpora.
ion tariff Of that kind will soon destroy The {
raffic in three cen, whisky, especially if it
be spiced with The costs Of prosecution and
occasional Imprisonment. His Honor init.
mated that for the next offence he would
''doublc over"-a course tina, would very
soon render The business poor pay.
SAD AcclDENT.-On Sunday morning,
abou, 8 o'clock. the body Of j. N. Mason,
ESQ.,, Prosecuting Attorney Of Jefferson
county. was found in The cellar way in from,
Of Gll's hardware store, on Broad street,
The skull was fractured slightly, and from
appearances he Lad been dead for some
hours. Some young men in the drug slore
Of Mr.. Roberts. at about 10 O'Clock Saturday |
night, heard noise as OF some one trying
or shaking the cellar door, which is probably
the time q, which the casually occurred
The cellar way is open about five fee, at The
top. extending towards the street, wi,hou,
railings.
Mr.. Mason was abou, SO years Of age,
lawyer ol fine talents and man Of excellen.
character. He was In auendonce at the
Supreme Court in this cily.-O. S. Jour.
RAILROAD DlvIDENDs.--The Cleveland,
Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad Company
have made a semi.annua dividend Of per
cent. upon The copilu stock Of the company.
as Of the 1st Of February nex., from The
earnings Of the curren, six months.
The Cleveland, Painesvle and AsElabula
Railroad Company have made dividend 10
those holding stock on lbe lst day Of Janu.
ary, 1858, as follows: Three per cent. in.
teres. and six per cent. in scrip on full slock
for the past six months, and pro rata on 9th.
er stock for the time it has been paid. This
dividend Of nine per cent. will leave $25,-
600 surplus Cleveland Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.-The Savannah
Courier has letter from Florida, which
states lha. The Indians have formally decar.
ed war agans, the United States, and pain
(u rumor prevailed that Capt. Hopkins and
his force had been massacred. Maj. A. G.
Johnson had been chusen General OF the
force raised by the STATE 10 remove the
Indians.
The Hunkers are getting the start OF the
Barnburners, in New York, by The same
system of tactics lha, was adopted by Me.
Diary in Ohio. Mr.. Dickinson has oblained
a recommendation from q majority Of The
Electors, Of The members Of the Legislature,
snd Of the members of Congress, urging his
appointment as a member Of the cabinet
Great alarm was manifested by the Barn
burners on learning the fact, and large
delegation of The leading men among Them
posted off at once 10 Coacord. We shall
know with wha, resul, when we read The Of.
fetal announcement Of The cabine, officers
ALMOST REPUTATION. N.--The Government
of Portugal has taken step that looks al
mos. like repudiaiion. Aboui fifty million,
Of the national deb, is FIVE per cent. and ou
per cent bonds. BY decree lalely issued
these are ali reduced TO three per cent. Tn,
loss falls principally upon British capitalists
as they are The heaviest holders Of Porlu
guese stock.
The Senate OF the United States has no
yet confirmed the nomination of Mr. Badger
as one Of The Supreme Court Judges. ant
we have no idea they will. He 10 a Whig
and that is reason enough for keeping III
people down south ou, Of their courts 70
year. Alter ,he 4.h Of March Mr.. Pierc
will be able TO appoint sumo Locofoco whom
the Senate will approve. The TELEGRAPH
was mistaken in announcing that Mr.. Bad
ger was confirmed State Jaur.
Somebody wrote from Washington to
confident friend Of the President, stating ihu
nobody knew any thing there who would b.
in The Cabinet. His friend wrote back the
there WINS very good reason lor ignorance
as no Cabinet had yet been made. Yer
probable.
John s. Thrashsr's new paper, the "Ber
con Of Cuba" has been discontinued. W
: think he issued but eight numbers. TIL
; fiibusIer cause, some how, does no, appea
to flourish in these latter days. ou, of Ohic
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT
, The Treasurer Of this Association make
! his annual report in the Washington paper.
The amount OF cash received for the yes
ending January |, 1853, was $3t 1888 q
The amount expended during this sam
perind, for building was $24628 So. Th
balance is on hand for future use.
: We hope The funds for this national pu
} pose will be contributed TO SO liberal a
. extent as 10 enable the committee 10 pus
} on the work with more rapidly than The
have done heretofore. The nation is ric
s enough 10 be generous.
, A man was executed, a short time sine
in South Carolina, for the murder Of his ow
: slave. This is not in accordance with III
doctrine taught in these latter days north
Mason and Dixon's line.
Iron ORG.-We hear that very hcav
. vein Of fine iron ore has been opened by III
aborers on the Railroad, two miles beo
. Harmar, and on or near the bank Of III
r Ohio Marietta Lntcligencer.
A fraudulent concern whic h has been dC
ing business for two years under the nam
. Of The "Uniled Stnes Mutual Benefit an
r Health Association Of New York." has iu.
been broken up in that city, and lis officer
/. arrested.
O Adyices from kIeKico Yepresant thai eve,