Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-11
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New RAILROAD PRoJRcT.--A new road, 10
be called the Excelsior Railroad, is project-
ed from S.eubenvile TO Athens, making
Cambridge and McConrelsville points in
the line. Some years ago we should have
pronounced such line utterly imprac,icoble,
as the country is generally very hilly. Blu.
in these days. it has been demonstrated that
nothing is impossible. The frs, Railroad
meeting has been held at McConnelsville,
and the people are all in favor Of the road.
The Company has been organized, and T..
W. Peacock, Esq, Of Cambridge, has been
elected President. The services Of R.
Mcleod, ESQ.,, late Of the Central road, has
been secured. Ills TO be continuation Of
the Pittsburgh and S,eubenville road, and
Is designed 10 reach Southwestern Ohio, by
uniting with the Marietta and Cincinnati
road al Athens. There are strong interests
a, work to extend the Pittsburgh road in lha,
direction. -...t.
ANOTHER VIcTIM.--We have to record
another melancholy instance Of fselC.deslruc-
lion, the result Of menlal aberrauon, caused
by "SpiriI Rappings." Mr.. Bishop Peabody
hung himself in barn in Grafton, Lorain
county, on Friday last. He was an amiable,
intelligent and respected young man, bul
became so absorbed in spirit rappings when
iha. deusion appeared in his neighborhood
as TO completely unbalance his mind. Mr.
P. was taken TO the insane asylum al Coum.
bus, and under the good ,reaimen, Of thai
institution recovered. He was in Cleveland
on the 4,h Of July last, still so weak in
mind and body that the exci,emen, Of the
occasion sensibly affected him. IT..
The case Of Mr.. Peabody is but one OF 3
long lis. Of the insane, or partially such
caused by modern rnppings and spiri,nalism
as iaughi and pracliced by The Fishes
Foxes, Finneys, Dayises, and their follow
ers.-- Cleve. Her. ss,
! A TEMPERANCE COMMUNITY. That iniox
ica,ing liquors are drank to some little ex
tent in lronlon is not to be denied, yet Il Il
a temperance to,cR. The liquor restrictions
upon the town lots prevent The traffic here
and our ciIizens as whole probably conn
nearer total abstnence from all intoxicating
drinks than those Of any other town in lhI
Wesl-nnd wha, is the consequence VIII
that We have here, oil included, the mos
prosperous people we ever saw--NoTIh
SouIh, East or West. Every man is BET
Iering his condition; and Il is iacl wonhl
Of notice that Ironlon has grown upi6.
!, population Of $500, and::no citizen Of tn
Town has1ever 10 this day had any properly
, real or personal, sold by the sheriff OF con
slable!ll- Reg. Z
ViRcMiANIsM.--Sh Shipping siavesand hoo
poles from Virginia 10 New England 10 b
|, made into flour barrels, which are the
, taken back and sold TO Virginia miilers.
Ohio, loo, is infected 10 some degree viii
: this species Of Virginianism, as we'll q
the Wes, generally, When will our peopl
!. learn that !, Is the true policy 70 manufac
: iure at home--ihal we should not depen
8 upon others 10 work up our raw materisll
s Ills for The interest and prosperity OF
Town 10 do lis own manufacturing, ra,he
{ Than send 70 a neiehbOfiug Town for III
. same; jus, 30 for the interest OF Stale a
! regards a neighborlng State; and just so e
y the interest ofihe West as regards the Eas
and jus, so is Il for the inieres, Of our na,io
20 do ils own manufacturing, In prefevenc
!, 70 paironizing manufacturers across III
o. OCEAN. -lFoaton Register.