Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-03-15
VARIOUS ITEMS.

capt. II b. Dunham, oil The Fanny Smith,
brought poor and destitute family from
Cairo 10 Flint Island free Of charge, and
kindly bestowed many attentions upon Them
They consisted Of very feeble old mao
and his sons lamily-wife and child. A
subscription Of sum of money and clothing
was raised for Them among The passengers.
Lou. Coar.
The HOG DIsEAsE.--We learn that up.
wards of 800 hogs have died al Carrolton
during the present month. The disease is
no. confined 10 The pens q. the dislilleries.
We learn that il is prevailing 10 some extent,
in the country; and is said 10 resemble The
hog epidemic which swept over this region
about eighteen years since. The first visl-
BILE symptom Of its approach is. drowslness;
and in most cases death ensues in an hour
Occasionally there is bleeding at the nose.
Lou. Jour. '
DRowNED.-Mr. Henry Haley, Of Clay
township, in this county, was drowned last
Tuesday evening week, at Wilson's Mill, in
Raccoon creek. No one was present at the
time. but ii is supposed ,ha, he had started
oul raft Of plank, below the dam, and in.
stead Of gelling into The current was drawn
under the dam and The ralt upset, and Mr..
II. disabled by the fall, as when found his
head was considerably bruised Mr.. HALEY
was young man, about thirty five years Of
age, Of industrious habits. .-Gallipolis Jour.
INDIGNATION MEETING. .---On the last trip
ofthe Buckeye State. The Wednesday packet
from Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh, the passen.
gers, in large number, held an indignation
meeting, and ordered the publication of their
proceedings. The matter complained of is
jus, this: They were ,icketed through from
Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia for eleven dollars,
bul were compelled 10 pay three dollars
ertra for their meals on The Pittsburgh boat.
Lou. Cour.
The B. & o. Railroad company contem.
plate making double track from Cumber.
land to Baltimore, as soon es possible, in
order TO accommodate the growing demands
Of the coal trade. The Chesapeake & Ohio
canal company propose TO reduce their tolls.
and add TO their carrying facilities, with the
same object in view.
RAILROAD BoNDs So, 500, 900 in bonds
of The North Western Virginia Railroad
Company were sold in New York on The Isl
inst.-C. H. Fisher taking 100000 al
one per cent. premium and Duncan, Sher.
man & Co. 81 800, 900 a, 9l.l00 of one per
cen! premium. This sale shows the com.
pany 10 be in high credit and makes its
present available capital upwards Of 49,
900 ,000-enough 10 complete the road in
double quick lime.-Parkersburg Gaz.
Thomas Harvey, Jr., Governor of tn,
Bank of England, has given decided opin'
ion that an alteration in the price and value
} Of gold must soon be made. He says iha
the astonishing richness OF the mines in
} Australia must soon be felt all over iht
, world.
The President of the United States ant
part Of his family, it is now pretty wei
settled will make Southern tour aGe
March 4lh, as far as New Orleans, thence
up the Mississippi and Ohio, 10 Cincinnati
Cleveland and home-Bufalo
The Minnesota Democrat charges lha
Gov. Ramsey, and others, engaged in pay
ing Indian annui,ies, had fraudulenLy with
held $50, 900 Of the moneys appropriated b
Congress.
PACIFIC RAILRoAD-A bill has passe
, Congress approprialing $l5o,ooo for tn
5 purpose of surveying route for Railroa
, 10 the Pacific.
1t is said that The Locofoco members c
Congress from Ohio have unanimously re
commended DAVID Il. DISNEY, Of Cincin
: nati as Minister 10 France. Probably PIERc
could no, do much better than 10 comply.
h ScoTcH PIG.-The N. Y. Tribune of la.
!. Saturday notes more firmness in the easter
!, iron market, and quotes Scotch Pig {
1856 so cash: $38 six months.
d Some of the papers are, we think, rathe
S severe on the u S. House Of Represent
e lives for allowing member the privilege {
d descending 10 his seat from the gallery
We are OF opinion, first, thai said membe
II had right 10 his seat, secondly, that h
e ought 10 have been in his seat; thirdly, III,
n il was his desire 10 reach his seat; an
(ourhIy, that such being his right and h
+ desire and the doors being closed, he W;
). privileged TO reach his seaI even by creepir
y through half opened window, or down
e post from the gallery. The latter mu
o have been the 'shorIesI route" for The men
y Der who performed the gymnasIc feat, as
n was doubtless pretty high
. HEAVY VERDIcT.-Up a, Charleston, V
,S last week, Miss JANE O'DANIEL rccovere
: a judgment of ten lhousond dollars Of WI
: TON z. CoPEN, because he said he wou
: marry her and then Douldnt.
Col. Benton, in note TO Mr. Venable, r
IS fering TO The announcement Of Gov. Foot
s. Of Mississippi, Of his intention 10 wriIe
book in which The Colonel is 10 occupy
S. conspicuous place, says: This ismore thl
le | shall do for him. His name will not
r, in my book. pu. no name in it which
ID mol worthy of his,ory--of which somelhiI
a good cannot be said"
= ExPUNGING--BLAcK LlNEs.-Mr. Cradl
, baugh has offered TO the Ohio Senate res
y Iulons for erpunging from The journals ce
;" tain resolutions passed by The General A
j sembly in l846, approving pf the course
- - Thos. Corwin in relation TO the Mexict
10 War, By draDing black lines around /
preamble and resolutions. and writing
Al r. T.