Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-12-13

MEDLEY OF OHARACTERS IN OnNGhESS.-
Firs, and foremost in The lisi OF those who
will make their impress is Old Bullion, who
is not inap,ly called The Roaring Lion Of the
west.
Mex, on The list is Joshua R. Gid.
dings, who will probably second Mr. Bullion
in most. if no. all his movements.
Gerril Smith ihe eccentric head and IRON,
of The extreme wing of the Aboilionisls,
will. no doub,. also. side in the main with
Messrs. Benton and Giddings, and siartle
The hot blood of the South, by radical anil
slavery propositions.
John Wentworth, known as Long John.
is another character, who. after an absence
Of one term. returns again from Chicago
.Distric,. will be likely 10 make as much mis-.
,chiaf as In seans
Caleb Lyon, an cratic poet and politician
philosopher, and statesman. who comes
from one of The New York Districts, as an
Independent, Democrat, and is one Of the
great champions of the Land Rerormers,
will also figure conspicuousy.
Jose Manual Galegos. the Dlngale from
New Mexico comes endorsed as good Lo.
cofoco. but he does notundersiand word oil
English, and his speeches will, therefore. be
Greek TO most Of The members.
Mike Walsh. of New York City, appears
on The national stage an that as lhe very
hardest Of the Hard Shell Democracy of the
Empire SAFE. or him we need not speak
The eccentric Wm. R. Smith, ofAlabama
who is Doc,ol, Lawyer, Preacher, Professor,
and we know not what else, is another char.
acler returned to the next Congress as Hard
Shell Dpmocra. H. it was. VINO. during
the last Congress made move to have Kos.
sulh indicted for high treason.
The forthcoming volume Of The Seventh
Census. will give facts respecting the pduca
calional interests of The United States, O.
which the following is summary.
COLLEGES SIN the whole of the United
States and the Territories there are 234 Cot
legeS. with teachers ,651 and 27, ,l59 pupils
Their total annual income is: From en-
dowment. 1852 3l4; taxation, $15.485 pub
lie funds $l84 $40; n,her sources, $l 1854.
28O; total. 81 9l6 $685.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF public schools ther,
are 80.99l; teachers, 80 600; Of pupils
8 354 173. Their ,olal income is: From
endowment. 1872 594; taxation. 81 686 Ala
public funds. $2,574.669; other sources, $2,
147. 7.853-.o,aI, SO 59l $50
ACADEMIES. ETC Or academies ano
other schools here are 032 with 1920
,o,ob,., ,nJ OCT geo nnniIs 'Hh.;. ,nn,,,
income is: From endowmekis $288 855, tax
alton, So 147, ,853--lolal. 80 SO $50.
lLLlTERATE The number Of persons il
this country over 20 years of age who ca,
NJ, read or write is as ful'ws: Whhe males
389 694. White females, 573 224; Fre
Coored males, 40,722; free CoIored female
49.8OO.
A TEMPERANCE MAN--Here is a story @
a man 10 whom honor is due, which W
find in The Genius OF the West, a Cincinna
monthly.
A gentleman cooper called upon negro
who had fine farm in Ohio, and wished I
purchase some slave timber. Our colore
friend inquired for what purpose he wanle
it. He received an answer, i have CO nlrac
for so many whisky barrels
We'll sir was the prompt repy,I hav
timber for sale, and want The money, bu, n
man shall purchase single slave or hooI
/ pole or particle Of grain of me for thai pu
pose" .'t.
or course Mr.. Cooper was not a little 'u
] in .he back to meet such stern feproacl
, got mad and called him "a Niger
That is very true mildly replied Il
S other, Il, is my misfortune 10 be a npgro.-
, i can't help thai, but can help selling m
timber 10 make whisky barrels, and meo
TO do it,
Our NATIONAL DgBT.-We learn fro
Washington that The outstanding public de
q of the Uniled States, after The redemption
S 549 700 The past week figures up as (c
=. lows: