Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-27
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from tn0 Unlttu OihteS OOnSul
at Aix.la.Chupelle. that, in accordance with
between the Slaes Of Zoll.
Verein, the collection OF import duty on
corn, pulse, -four and other products OF ihe
mill; viz: bruised or shell grains. hulled
barley, grts and goats, pounded or hulled
nillet, was suspended on.he 18th of Scplem.
Der, and will continue 10 be unli Tho end Of
the year 1858.
CIRCUIT CoURT.--The United States Cir
cult Cour. will commence its fall term in
Columbus, on Tuesday next. Oct. 18Th.
Judge Mclean presiding. The principal
trial will be The famous Martha Washington
case, which has crealed so much excilemsnv
the Union for nearly year pasta
We understand that about 200 Witnesses
have already been summoned TO be present.
MASSACHUSETTS WIG CONVENTION. -
The Whig Convention held in Massachu.
sets on the 28!h, to nominate State officers,
nominated, on The second ballot. Hon. En-.
cry Washburn, Of Worcester, for Governor.
and T. c. Plunkeu Esq, of Adams. for
Lieut.. Governor. In an address before the
Convention. Mr.. Winthrop denounced the
progressive doctrine OF Mr.. Cushing as sci,
forth in The Newark manifesto.
HANDSOME DIvIDEND.-Al meeting of
the board Of directors of the Citizens Insur.
ance Company Of Missouri. dividend Of 7
per cent. on the entire capital stock of $780,.
600, was declared out Of The profits of The
previous six months business. 10 be applied
10 the different classes Of stock. This shows
remarkable run Of business, and good
judgement in the manner Of conducting ii.
The Citizens has always been favori,c
office, an now, with its enlarged capilnl
and established reputation. ii can hafdly
fail Of making good dividends.
KEROSENE CASA new Illuminating fluid
called Kerosene Gas, has been brought to
public notice in New York. II is made by
chemical process from asphal,e rock, and it
is said will produce one third more gas than
can be Obtained from the same weigh, OF the
best camel coal; that il is no, explosive, ,nal
its Illuminating power is twice as brilliant as
ordinary coal gas; tina, it is a peasan. light;
and thar il can be manufactured BY simple
process in two-lhirds less time, and with less
fuel and labor than coal gas.
The Editor OF the Galena Jeffsrsonian
who is 'doclor by trade gives il as his
deliberate advice that whiskey should moi
be drank in warm weather. He is equally
decided on another point, viz: ,ha, il never
should be drank when the weather is no,
warm.
Mr.. Barnum in his speech at the late
Whole Worlds Temperance Convention,
said that 'one hundred and fifty millions ol
dollars are spent annually in rum. This
sum i put 10 interest for ,h:rv years, the
principal and interest would purchase the
whole Of the United States. Thus the
whole OF the United States is drunk up ev-
cry thirty years.
The new steamship Golden Age, Lieut..
D. D. Porter, U. S. NJ, commander, sailed
from New York, on the 3lst ult, for Ausua.
liza, via Liverpool She is intended to ply
regularly between Sidney and Panama.
There was large crowd of cilzeps assem-
bled TO witness her departure, and she took
out large number Of passengers.
Abou, the coolest thing that has yet come
to our notice, is an advertisement in New
York paper oi "a young man, a member Of
an evangelical church, who asks for board
in pious family, where his christian ex.
ample would be considered q compensa.
tioh.' That pious young man should be
Clerk OF The Meat kel.-SanduSky' Reg.
lister.
THE BRITISH PIG IRON MANUFACTURE
The entire number Of furnaces in England
Scotland and Wales is 665-in bias, at pres
ent 497, out Of blast 1853; total manufacture
in 1859, about 2, 100000 tons. South Wales
has in blast lat furnaces; Scotland liz, anC
South Siaffordshire l97. The Scotch fur.
naces produce 100000 tons per annum.
LYNCH LAVA small boy recently be
came Intoxicated in low grocery in Lit
Sale, ILL.,, and in some way offended The
proprietor Of the establishment, who gavl
the boy an unmerciful beating. Therenpor
a crowd marched up 10 The 'Saloon,' and de-
molished it, the proprietor barely escaping
through back window.
CoUNTERFRITs.- are in circulation
says the Hartford Courant, counterfeit lens
on The Deep River Bank, whole appearance
unlike the genuine; tens on the Lilch6et
County Bank altered from ones--lhe Bank
has noalens signed by ]. McALIsTER, Cash
ier; and ihrees on The City Bank, New Ha
ven, unlike The genuine.
Mr.. James Mahan, residing in Coope,
county, Missouri, eighteen miles from Boon
vile. is now about eighly.two years and 81,
months old, and living with his fifth wife,
he has twelve children, all by his first wife
one hundred and nine grand children
among whom are fhyihree voters.
MEsILLA VALLRY.--Fresh troubles hav
broke ou, in this section of Mexico, beiweel
United States troops and Mexican forces
The difficulty has arisen in consequence o
1.-The additional force sent by the U. S, to oc
I1cupy that station. The Mexicans lhreatel
war unless the American troops are with
J dawn.
Lord Ellsmere has reached home on hi
return from this country. He arrived a
Plymouth, in the Leander, from Halifax, o
the 28lh ult., somewha, indisposed II
and the officers Of lhe Leander, !, is sale
are not at all pleased with their treatment
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