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

EXPLOSION OF THE PROPELLER INDEPEN
DENcE-Loss OF LlFE.-DETRoIT Nov. 20.
The Propeller Independence left The head
Portage river Of The 1llh inst. with heavy
freigh, for Onlanagon and Lapomeu. TO-
gelher with large number Of passengers
when. about mile out the boiler burst,
tearing the boa. 10 pieces. and strange 10 say
but four persons were killed. namely the
first engineer. George Sesson, one passen'
ger, and two fremen.
The second engineer and several passen
gers were scaldsd.
The boa, and cargo are lost, she was
owned by M'Knigh. of this cny,
CIoslNG OF THE PENoBscoT RIVER
BANGOR, Me-, Nov. 90. 9.-The Penobscou
rivrr4sclssed ishsiGs, and some, 90 vessels,
including three steamers, are tr0zsa 70 ~ q
full cargoes. within five miles Of this city.
The Shipping Agents have made con-
tracts 10 have them cut OUT al one dollar per
ION.
MORTALITY ON HE OcEAN-NEw YORK,
Nov. 28-M- A packet ship from Herbert,
has arrived az this port from Havre, with
6l5 passengers. She had rs deulhs on The
passage
The packet ship New World has jus, al.
rived from Liverpool, with 754 passengers
Los, rs on The passage. The deaths we're
nearly all by cholera.
NAVIGATION OF THE LAKEs.-BUFFALo,
Nov. 28.-The weather is warm, and there
is every indication that navigation will
close late.
Vessels on the lake are actively employ
ed.
NoTE-The steamer had arrived al Sandy
Hook, below New York, al 10 O'Clock last
evening
BosroN, Nov. 3O.-Gov. Williams has
been appointed Senator from New lamp
shire, TO fill the vacancy occasioned by The
death Of MIR. AiherIon.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-Edwsrd Carol
former editor Of The "Cescenl," died yesler.
day.
A RIoT.-We understand that a disgrace
full rio, occurred on The railroad some eigh,
miles west of this place last Sunday after
noon, between two parties of Irish laborers
We have not learned The particulars, far
ther than many Of The participants were bad
ly injured, and that number Of arrests were
made and ,ha, the parties will have hearing
to-day before Justice Root.--Athens Mes
Senger.
Wisconsin, Milwaukee Free Dem
ocral of The l4th insl.. has returns showing
a ma ajorily for prohibiory Liquor Law il
that >late, of $50. No law has been passed
by the Legislature, and The question onl,
submitted 10 The people. The Waukesh'
Press claims The election ola Maine Law
Assembly, bu, The Governor and Senate arr
supposed 10 De comnued 10 free trade il
liquor. ....
BAD BRANDY "UpPER TENS" "A New
York Sunday paper says Of American bran
dy The best quality can be bought al whole
sale for forty cents a gallon. There is
large house up town that sells about twenty
hogsheads week, and the head of The firm
who but few years since was porter in
disIiIlery, is now living in Il splendid hous
on one Of The avenues, and is IN q fair wa,
of becoming millionaire, if he is not on
already.
A fellow do,un East having been foun
guilty OF violation ,he Maine liquor law, il
disposing the ardent, and rascaily stuff q
IT. Il nd iu
the sentence Of the court, which was as fol
lows:
"You old reprobate! The cour senten
ces you to drink three glasses o! your ras
cnly liquor, and may The Lord have mere
on your belly"
JENNY LINp.-The New York correspor
dent Of Tho Charleston Courier learn
through a friend jus, arrived from Viennt
that Mme GoLDScHMDT has retained b.
$50 900 OF The vast fortune which sh
nude i'll this country; and lha, this CON
prises her entire worldly possessions. Sh
will positively appear on the Stage agai
next summer, but in concerts only.
In Ellsworth, Maine, the town authorize
refused 10 divide the school money, upon n
demand of some Irish Catholics who wishe
10 establish a school oftheir own from whic
the Bible would be excluded. Two Ca,ht
lie boys broke into one OF the school house
and destroyed all Of the Bibles for whic
they were arrested and sent TO Jail. Muc
4 excitement prevailed and violence WI
threatened.
i, The Nashville True Wing, OF The go
: sIaIes, IhaI several private tolOaraphic di
patches were received in that city. -Salu
!. dav, announcing that the cholera had broke
n oul in New Orleans. One dispatch was
o gentleman who had number Of negro
d TO 90 down, advising him not to send then
e as The cholera was "uery bad in NetO O
k leans"
= The second annual meeting Of the Ass
citation of Friends Of Female Education vi
= be attended in Columbus, on The 9Th
II December. The opening Address will
n delivered BY Rev. VIM. I. Findey. Of Chi
Iico.he. Essays or Reports are 10 be pr
!. senled by Mr.. R. R. Sloan, Prof, J.
J. Zachos. and Mrs, P. B. Wilber.-Journ
!. of Education.
81 The second annual meeting of the Oh
State Phonetic Association will De held
K, Columbus, on tho 30lh Of December; t
d day after the meeting of the Ohio Sle
Ie Teachers Association. Prof. J. Z. Zach,