Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-13


A correspondent Of the Nav Haven Paha.
fi"m writing Ir"m Lancaster Pa, briefly TO.
cords The reason:
A short distance from the city is The couu.
'ry residence Of Hon. James buchanan.
American Ambassador tu the couu Of 81.
James. lis general appearance inilca,cs
Thai NJ lair hand is there To train lh. creep.
ing vines or budjingj roses To ,heir b fit.
ing pIace-as ynu are aware the Honorable
gentleman remains in single ii .sspdn.ssi
The story is briefly Told. Paying his adj.
dresses 10 young and 'auiiiuI lady Of This
city each became deeply ennmored. and they
were engaged. On a given evening, she r..
q'iesled his company To party al friends
which he declined on the place of business
engagements. Circumstances rendering itns.
cessary, he late in the evening gal anlrd
y"ung lady 10 her hume. and on the way
ihry met. Mortified aud chuyrine,i a, what
she deemed unfai.hlulnrss nnd d1ser.ion,
aud imagining the wors, she left ,he civ
early IN the nurning and returned a cJrpse.
Such is the sad story of his early we. nnr
can high places Of distinction and ,rus, m,ka
him forget, nor wrralhs of honor thu, encir.
Gle his brows. bury The memory Of the
early loved and LIST.
CAUTION TO YOUNG MEN.-A correspon.
dent al New Orleans Whites TO the BaIumore
Sun under date Of September 22nd, stating
that il is reported there ihu, a great MANY
young men from all parls Of the Country de.
sign rushing t" the Crcsccn, Civ TO fill the
vacancies lha. they believe 10 have been
caused by the late epidemic tie. therefors
suggests that we will be dung the young men
kindness by inlimaling To them The propr.
ely ot securing places, il they can. befnrs
they 90 there, or they will be greatly disap.
pointed on their arrival. Very few clerks,
he says. have died. and where vacancy
may have occurred. there has been, and al.
ways is in the city, one hundred standing
ready To fill it. The writer has snen crea,
deal OF misery among the young men whu
have gone to New Orleans under The misa.
ken idea that all they have 10 do is jus. ~
come and walk into berlh.
Old Squire B. was elected Judge of the
inferior court OF some county in Genrgia.
When he wen, home his delighted wife tx.
camed-'Now, my dear, you are Judge,
what am H.
The same darned fool you alters was,'
was the .nrt reply.
!. is stated that secretary Marcy has dis.
curded the history of Sam Pa'ch from the
public library a. Washington. The lille
reminded him of olden times.
|
John s. Dye. of Cincinnati, editor of
Dyes Banking Mirror, was arrested, a few
days since, for issuing and circulating fraud.
ulen. currency. Thursday he had his Trial,
and was fined $500, which he puid and is
now a, large.
The Massachusetts Whig State Conyen.s
ZION met on the 28.h Of September, and
nominated Emory Wastburn for Governor,
and Thomas G. Plunkea for Lieutenant
Governor. Governor Clifford md Lieu,en.
ont Governor Huntington declined renum.
inalion.
Militia officers are not The proudest men
in The world, we awu,s b. lieved, and the
following arecdote goes far to prove tha,
their humility is occasionally well inflated
in It's percep,ive sense:
Cuff said one Of these digniiares to a
negro al his side. us he prepared 10 swallow
The fifth invoice Of 'hardware'-Cuff you're
good hoest fellow, and like TO compli.
men. man that's lived an honest life, il he
is black, you shall take o'sum,hin' 10 drink
with me, eh?
well captain replied Cuff. wiping his
mouth with The neither end of his shining
Goa, sleeve, Use berry dry, so wont be
ugly bout it. Some niggas are to proud to
drink with a milishy ossifer-but think
mlishv ossifer-when he is sober-is ius,
as good as nigga specially ifIhe nigga is
dryl'
Il say, Sambo, does ye know wha, makes
corn grow so fas. when you puts de manure
on i?'
mo, dom. know hardly, 'cept i makes
dc groun' stronger for de- corn
Nov jis, tel ye. When de corn be.
gins TO smell de manure, il don't like de 'fu.
merry. SO il hurnes out OF the groun' an gils
high as possible, so os not 10 breathe de bad
air.
CURE FOR THE GouT.-An alderman once
called on DR.. Francis, when the following
dialogue took place.
Doctor ! have strong tendency 10 the
goul. What shall do to arrest it,
Take bucket Of water, and ton Of an
thracile, three lines
'How?'
Drink lhe former and cary the laurr up
Ihlee pair Of sInirs.'
We have not heard that he needed advice
afterwards.
RATHER DRY.--We heard the other day
. q good unecdule Of a clever fellow, who was
, passenger on The mail boat some time
] since. He is not in the habi, oil indnlging,
but on this occasion he Iound himself some"
what under the influence Of 'old King Al.
being asked how in the world he came to
/, drink so much he replied: why, tine fact
! is, gems, (hic) that The captain has forbid
r The use Of water as beVerage-,here's
none 10 spare.
!. Many man has gone through life re
h specled. and popular, and well fed, on the
# The Strength Of his faculty Of agreeing with
!. every body, and never avowing on unpop'
ular opinion. And truly if the life were mo-
more than meol--if It's chef ends wer,
Y wealth. sialiOn and luxuFv-ihen The smooth