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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31
Horrible ARRAY.

On Thursday last, a brute named Nc
MAHAN, considerably intoxicated hy drink
ing whiskey purchased of another brute
whose name we shnve not heard, paiadrc
about the upper parI Of town, with Two rifles
loaded, threateningto kill somebody-he did
not appear 10 careh greal deal who il should
be. Mr.. Morris, Of the upper salt well and
J. M. Srder OF the "Slar Slore," were
among The number threatened. Being pre-.
vented from accomplishing his wicked pur.
poses on This side, he determined 10 cross
The river 10 Virginia, ard kill a man named
John Adams; and with This avowed purpose,
he was permitled 10 take his guns into a
skiff and cross the river about o'clock in
The afternoon. Healleged that John Adams
had charged him with stealing turkey, aud
he intended 10 shoot him for it.
Soon after crossing he saw Mr.. Adams,
and told him his intention. Mr.. A. s,arl d
into the house, robabIy TO arm himself,
when McMnhan fred Of him. Although
quite numoer Of persons were near, among
whom were several females, no one was
hurts young man named Waggoner, i'm.
mediateIy laid off his coat, add started iowar,
McMahan, .hlnkinghe had no other weapon
when the latter drew his other rife and fired
at Waggoner. The ball lodged in his ligh,
side. just below the bip.
McMahan Immediately fled TO Pomeroy,
where he was soon arrested and lodged in
Jail. Waggoner fingered, in greu. agony
about l8 hours. He died about II o'clock
on Friday, M
After nm examination before Mayor Mur.
dock, McMahan waslaken TO Poin, Pleasant
for confnemen! in lke Jail Of Mason county
Va. Al West Coul0bia, the populace were
much excilsd, and; Mars were entertained
that Lynch Law would be resor,ed to.
We understand iha, The murderer is re.
lated in some way 10 Mclnlire who is now
in the Jail Of this county for the murder o.
llaggery.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31
Railroad Accidents-Remedies.

Since The late terrible accidents on our
railroads almost every editor has had some.
hing to say BY way OF suggesting remedy
Tor this great evil. We find in an exchange
he following; which, TO our mind, is worth
more than all The speculalions we have read
on The subject Every person who is faml.
lar with The duties Of q conductor, as they
are now arranged, knows that he is no more
conductor than any other passenger, excep,
at The station. There should be some one
constantly on the lookout, and he should be
ned responsible for all such accidents as
have alely filled the land with mourning. Ii
would be economy 10 the companies, as The
loss of one engine will be heavier item
than The pay Of separate conductor for sir
years. Lei The following suggestions be
adopIci. Public opirion will demand it,
OHIO State Journal.
1t is time for reforms on all roads, one OF
which should be 10 compel every train 10
have u Conducior--not q mere ticket col.
lec,or or money changer, the proper term
lor which would be licketmun, clerk, or
cashier, who should have no more com.
mand of the train than does the clerk of q
steamboat of which he keeps the accounts
not The engineer, whose Office now is under
the ticket man, but whose duty is 10 look
ou, for all difficulties and stop the engine,
without consulting his superior, while al the
same time he should be looking after his
machinery instead of out OF The window.
The conductor should be so in fact as well
as in name, and nothing else. lie should
have station something like that Of a
steamboat pilot, which he should never
leave, and from which he should absolutely
command every movement OF The train. 1t
should be his duty, and his only duty, when
the train is in motion, 10 watch the track
ahead for The obsruclions or signals, and in
case of need, blow tie alarm. whistle, ring
the bell, or give any other signal 10 the ope.
ralives. In short, he should be the con-
duclor of The lrain-lhe captain, pilot, chief
engineer, and first officer Of the ship, all
combined - The man responsible with his
own life for those Of his passengers. UPon
a Iruin so conducted, and with bridges 50
arranged, we could travel with safety upon
railroads.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31
Sharp Practice.

Our friend VIM. NJ. WILLIAMS. of Wes
Columbia, is and has been advertising large.
y in the Bulletin, published al Thar place
lie mol only adverlises largely, but occasion.
ally presents huI. or coat, or something
which he keeps for sale, 10 the editor OF
publisher.
Last week Mr.. WILLIAMS paid US visit,
and in order 10 satisfy ourself on one point,
we inquired of him whether he experienced
any benefit from advertising. He informed
US that he was PRIMER himself; that he
had witnessed on various occasions the ben.
efls Of advertising, and determined 10 tesl
The matter. He says The result has far ex.
ceeded his xpeclulions-thul by judicious
liberal system Of advertising he hos been
enabled 10 secure all The advantages oI
large capital, with limited one. He does
not believe in Homeopathic doses; bu, ad.
verlises literally, and is fully satisfied thai
u payb "eIi'
By means Of the press he has secured q
splendid custom, greatly enlarged his bust.
ness, and is now prepared 10 compete with
any merchant in The neigborhood, no matter
what his capital may bo.
This experience is the experience Of oil
who have effec'ually tried the experiment,
Advertising TO u business man is "beuer than
capital" Il is emphaIjcaIy the "poor
mans capitot II is The mos, effaclual
means TO draw custom. Yet how many
neglect it, content TO see others, more en-.
lerprising secure the trade, which otherwise
might have enriched themselves.
Success TO enterprise.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31

individuals, or even olhef corporations, look
a, the following from ihe Auditors report /:
TOTAL amt Ct Bank capi.
tai, s7,648.s56 90 o
Taxes for 1859 on Banks 355, ,573 II 8
Taxable valuation Of rail.
roads in 1859 8,945.571 90 0
Taxes on railroads for '52 85 86l 81
Here, under the new Constitutional rule
The Banks are charged on $7.648, 1856 capi.
lal only $249.708 81 8 more than is levied
on S8945.57l of Railroad capilal Men
who can call this equal taxation, would jus.
ify highway robbery. YET we have jemu-
gogues among US who justify il as Loco(oco
equality and righi-who even deny that The
Banks pay cent for the privileges granted
,hemI
To saew the falsiiy Of the latter asser.
ZION. the Auditor Of State reports, as follows:
Tax paid by Banks, Bridge
ard Insurance Compa.
nes in 1882 s 1888 35 z
Tax by same in 1897. 64,93l So 0
The Loco war on currency then com.
menced, and continued until l841. And by
it in that time, reduced the amount paid by
Banks To The school fund, TO The amount OF
$50 957 OF.
Taxes paid by Banks in 1842 $14,07l 46 o
The Locos, after bringing The State TO The
verge of bankruptcy, were displaced, and
the Wings came in,o power in l849 and put
her on her feet again. Well do we remem-
Der the yearly pleading of Auditor John
Brough with Locoloco Legislatures, to act
like men, and save the S,ale from disgrace
and repudiu,ion-bu, they needed moi his
admon,ions. He could tell tale about his
Loco brethren Of Ohio, which would cause
n blush to suffuse The faces of even the
Locos Of the present day, if anything ever
could cause blush in them.
Taxes paid by Banks in l848, 8 40 633 04
Taxes paid by Banks in 1851, ls9,799 So
No man can point Out failure Of the
Banks 10 pay the taxes required of them by
their charters, and obeyed the decision of
the U. S. as that of The Supreme Courl Of
Ohio, in Dec. 1885, given by Peter Hitch
cock and assented TO by Reuben Wood and
E. Lane. when these distinguished jufisls
shIu " uOu VIC CuuIleT VI DdDk pro-
vides that The State Of Ohio shall be emf,
lied to receive four per cent. on all divi.
dends made by the Bank, as tax upon its
business, i. is in the nature of contract
between the State and the corporations; and
it The Legislature afterwards pass law for
the collection Of more than four per cent.
from such Bank, The same is unconslitu.
tionol and imperative"
Here is decision which has always, and
we believe always will be, made by the
United STATES courts, and all others where
the judges are not governed by demugogue-
ism.
The law of 1859 charges a bank upon all
il has and all il owes. The crow.bar law
TO carry out illegally This nefarious and un.
just act, gives the ,reasuretsle per cent,
making his fees in Cuyahoga county some
$4,000 but The .DSsher act is likely 10
prove osing game 10 him, and mule, the
county in heavy bin of coss.-Ohio Re.
poSiiory.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31

CHALLENeE.-By referring to our enumo.
ration Of families within the corporation, il
will be seen that they number l32, Of which
we have over 100 subscribers. Ii any other
poper in any town wnhin the State having
an equal amount Of population or number OF
ia miles, can produce as large a list of sub.
scriberS. then they can take our hat, and
have The freedom Of The town. Should a
Bachelor Editor bo ,he winner. he will find
Ii very pleasant as We have the prelliesl
LADIES, and The mos, Of them, of any Town
north Of Mason q Dixon. and but few hanl.
some men, Jackson Standard
Friend Laird, census tsl tlkcn Of our
Town shows that we have ia families, and
1888 inhabitants. Among thai population
we have 1853 subscribers. II yours beats
that. just call by The first express train and
lake our hal; otherwise send yours along
AS 10 pretty ladies'. we have some as good
looking as the Stale affords; some Of whom
are subscribers 10 the Sentinel, which YOU
know. is much in their Hccking
Sentinel.
We nsk our citizens to look a, this cale.
fully. In Jackson and Logan, nearly every
family takes the county newspaper. This
is as il should be, In Pomsroy, we venture
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31
Bank Taxes, &c.

From the commencement of Banking In
Ohio. whether chartered by Wings or Locos
land the Locos chartered numbers of Ihem)
up to the law Of l845, the Banks We're taxed
per cent. ON their dividends. The law ol
1915 was passed by Wings, aud The tax
raisrd To per cent. on their dividends. In
1887 commenced the first Loco war upon
banks. which ended in the destruction of n
number OF them. In 1851 the Locos passed
a lax Inv, requiring Bank officers under
oath 10 list its capital at its true value in
money. with the surplus aud contingent
fund for taxation. This law was obeyed b.,
the Banks with but TWO exceptions, with a
protest. however, that il was unconstitutional.
so as no, to waive their rights. This was
found not to BE- stringent enough m break up
the Banks-which they intended TO do. So
to do this, they pissed another in 1859, in
violation Of the New Constitution, which
provides thu, Banks shall be- taxed equal 10
that imposed on individuals. To prove that
The YAK Iaw OF 1879 taxes ihem more than
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31
Statistics Of the Sandwich Islands.

We Yesterday published an article tend.
ing TO show that tho Sandwich Islands are
likely soon 10 become part of the Ameri.
can Union. Tho Cleveland PaindeaIer has
gathered from various sources many valua
bIe lacls relating to The situation, population
commerce., and general history of these
Islands, some OF which will be of interest
to our readers.
The Islands under King Kamehamohu
are ten in number. Eight of them only are
inhabited. They are called Hawaii, Oahu
MoIokai, Mani, Lanai, KahooIuwe, Kivai
Nlhuu. The area Of these eight 10 estma.
ted at six thousand square miles. The area
Of the lurgest island, Owyhee { or more
properly llawai), is four thousand three
hundred square miles, being more than hall
that Of the enlre group, and by far the lar
gesi island in Polynesia.
Honolulu, Oahu, The capital Of the Islands,
has been termed the "haI(.way house Of
the Pacific" |. is distant from Shanghai
(China) 4,470 miles, Panama 4,760 miles,
Sidney 1880 miles, and vessels bound from
San Francisco 10 either Of these places
touch at Honolulu. The harbor is safe and
large. Ii is easy Of access, and vessels are
subjected 10 but little delay In entering. Al.
most every wreck upon that coast for many
wears has been Of ships bound of, and
which did not wish 10 como inside Wood,
water and ballast Of the best description can
be readily had in any quantity Honolulu,
in shori, possesses all The advantage of a
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31
Extravagance Of the Age.

The boldest dash yet made in this dash
ing age, is the Vanderbilt excursion 10 Eu.
rope in his steam yacht, with the family
of The owner and pnriy Of relatives and
friends, numbering about forty. We ex-
tract The following from New York pa
per:
"Mr. Vanderbilt proposes 10 proceed
with his party - direct 10 Southampton,
where he intends 10 remain for few days.
before proceeding TO northern Europe, via
the North Sea, touching in,ermedia'ely at
the Hague then, s,eaming up the Baric TO
Copenhagen and Stockholm, ending his
voyage in that direction, through the Gulf
of Finland, al ST. Petersburgh.
/" Leaving the norh, The party will pro.
ceed dirt c,y TO Gibraltar, and passing up
the Mediterranean enjoy the salubrides OF
the mos, delightful climate under heaven |;
touching al all points Of interest, now tast-
ing the fare Of ltaly, and then experiencing
perhaps the hospitality of the Sublime
Porte, at ConslunIinone. Sailing up pmong
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31
Religious Items,

Out Of $500 cergymen Of The Irish
Church, but 81 have schools in connec.
ton with The SO called "Na,ional System"
A colporeur in Ohio says, 10 the honor
Of Christians on his field, 81 have travelled
nearly four years as col poreur, and but
one man ever made any charge for my
meals, horse.leed, or lodging"
A religious war is raging, on The west
coast of Africa, among the different tribes.
the difficulty being about drinking. The
Mrabows are the Maine Liquor law party
and The Serawolows aud the King Of
Combo are in favor of the fire.water.
Trade is much interrupted
Three immense Roman Catholic church.
cs, besides a grand Cathedral, are in con.
temptation 10 be erected in The city of the
Pmitans. The foreign population Of Bos.
ION has increased so much as 10 have al.
mos, numerical majority.
CoNGREG ATIoNALIsM. - According 10 the
best information within orr reach there
are, upon the Western Reserve, fourteen
Old School Presbyterian Churches, TWEEN.
ty-lwo New School. SixIy.,hree Congre-
gaIional churches connected with The N. S.
Lresbyleries. Eigh,y.(our Congregational
churches not connected with presby y,eries ;
three whose relations we do rot know.
Besides there are several Lutheran and
Associate Reformed Presbyterian churches,
which embrace peculiar and limited class
of the population.
PnGRIM's PRoGREss.-T The wife dis.
,inguished and wealthy Armenian has paid
5000 for a translation Of the Progress ="
into her native tongue.
A call has been issaed, inviting The Con.
gregalonal Churches Of Forage and Sum.
nit counties, o., who are now disconnected
with any ecclesiastical body 10 meet 10 form
Congregational Association in connection
with the Ohio Stale Association. The in.
dependent Churches Of the Reserve are in
process of affiiiaton, and will soon be parl
Of comprehensive denomination, extend.
ing from Maine TO Minnesota.
OF The various dgnitarieS in the Roman
Catholic Church in the United States. il is
worthy of remark that the priests, bishops
and archbishops are almost wholly Of Irish.
Italian, or French origin. There are thou.
sunds upon thousands and tens Of thou.
sands Of German Catholics in America,
but there is no such thing as u German
bishop or archbishop.
Rev. ELIJAH p BARRows, recently pro.
(esSor in ihe Theological Department If
the Western Reserve College, has been
appointed +" Seminary Professor" in the
The Andoyer Theological Seminary.
From The Mnucs Of the annual con.
lerences of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, for The years 1928 we learn the
increase TO be- whites, 4904; colured.
1886. Decrease Of Indians, 283 Toa
increase, Is 457 Increase Of travelling
preachers, g. Number Of local preach
ers, l,4l1.
AN INTERESTING CHARACTER Indian
was ordained 10 the work of the minis
try by the Baptist Home Missionary Soci.
ely, in Troy, New York, last week, who, 10
attend The convention, waiked sir hundred
miles in show shoes, accompanied by his
wife and child
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31

TPE LIBRARY OF CoNGREss.-T Lii
brory Of Congress, AT Washington, is shortly
10 be opened TO the public. Ills an i'm
mense iron room, but in appearance it will
resemble finely cut marble or wood, beaul-
fully carved and polished. The man-room,
which is the part Of the design now being
finished, is 81 fee. long, 81 feet wide, and
39 feet high. 1t occupies the GENRE Of the
western projection, and connects at each
end with n room OF corresponding heigh.
80 feel inches wide, and 10 lee. long.
These. rooms are fitted up with iron cases
and iron ceilings, similar 10 those Of tho
main library. They are also rooted with
copper, laid on iron raiers, and lighted by
ornamental skylights.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31

to say there Ore as many families as in both
towns combiNed; yet We have in the whole
town. from Minetsvilie to Coalpoar bu, one
hundred subscribers. No one who has seen
our recent head gear will deny Ihal we nee1
friend Laird's eh0pe0u; and We ceraiuly
should MOI object 10 the freedom of the town
where there are so many pretty lades--al.
though Pomeroy is not deficient in the lat.
ter. Yet we must stand back, and see some
Ill looking contemporary, parpding with the
Jackson ladies' in Lair1's enchanting hat.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31

A VALUABLE DlstUvsRY.-dr Ira Hill
has informed us that he has accidentally
made valuable discovery, by which tho
deposition Of lime upon sleum'boilers may
DO obviated. Two or three shovels Of saw.
dust are thrown into the boiler; after which
process he states that he never had any diff.
Guilty, although using water strongly impreg'
mated with it, Hu has always found the in.
side o. his boilers as smooth as if just oiled.
Whether the lime attaches itself 10 the float.
ing particles Of saw.dusl, instead Of tho
boiler; or whether tho tanic acid in the oak
saw.dusl forms salt with the lime which
will not attach itself TO The iron, remains 10
be explained. The saw.dust was placed in
the bUiler for The purpose of stopping leak.
The experiment is cheap, and easily tried
LawrencebTg Register.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31
ANOTHER Discovery OF GvANo,-Th

ANOTHER Discovery OF GuANo.-Thc N.
Y. Journal Of Commerce STATES that parties
in that city have ascerained the existence
Of large dcposi,e Of guuno on barren
and unnhabi,ed island Of the ocean. lying
more Than 200 miles from tho mainland,
and are negotiating with the United States
Government for the protection OF their
rights, u case an effort should be made to
recure those hitherto unknown treasures.
The valuable agricultural properties of this
article are now generally known and nppre-
cIaed, and great demand has been created
for it in consequence. Not less than ono
hundred thousand tons, TO arrive. have al.
ready been sold, and 1t is estimated that tho
imponalions Of the present year will exceed
TWO hundred thousand tons, for hich The
farmers of the United States will pay sevc.
raj millions of dollars.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31

PoIsuNED.--Dr. Thomas informs US that
last week woman named Mrs. Evans, re-
siding in Coalpon. swallowed tablespoon.
ful of Sulphale of Zinc, which she had mis-
lak n for EPSON Salts. Medical aid being
called in, she was resiOreG.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-03-05
FOR THE COAST,

f1asa" b From and after Thursday 10th inst.
SFis 5ifFsss at S O'Clock NJ, the fayorite stea-
4zzsassszsszsamer E. D. WHITE THEODORE Ell
FERT Mastaf3 will extend her trips to Simrns-
port, Wilhansport, Point Coupee, Bayou Sara,
Waterloo, Port Hudson, Baton Rouge, Plaque
mine, Bayou Goula, New River, Donaldsonville,
and all intermediate Landings,
Returning will leave Williamsport on SUNDAYS
at 8 O'Clock A. NJ; Bayou Sara ON Mondays at s
A. NJ; Baton Rouge on Mondays at l2 NJ; Pla-
quemine on Mondays at 2 P. NJ.
The Regular Packet WHITE will take Passen-
gers and Freight for the above Public Landings
and all intermediate Plantations. Having all old
ard experienced officers particular and punctual
attention will be paid to all business entrusted to
their care. The public can rely upon the Steamer
White as Regular Packet for the year, say VIM
ter and summer.
For further particulars apply on board, or to
J. H. MORRISON &Co New Orleans
A. MARIONNEAUX & Co,
J. E. DEGELOS,
o. Z. HAASE,
feb 10 plaquernne
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-03-05

A Renaa, kGbte Cure readers will doubt
less remember several notices published by us
some time ago, Of the arrival in this city Of DR..
TurnbulI, of London, celebrated aurist and
oculist. He has had any number Of patients
since. We wish TO record the case of one
| among the many which, for the benefit Of suf-
ferng humanity, should be widely published.
The patient was 4 little girl about seven years
Of age, the daughter Of the Rev. VIM. Warren
Bell, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and
residing in DeSoto parish, in this State When
she was about eighteen months old her mother
thought that she discovered that her child could
hear, but ever since that period the girl has
been deafard dumb.
The notices in this and other papers concern
ing Dr.. Turnbnl induced her parents and
friends to make last experiment for her cure.
They acknowledged that they expected no sue
cess, but the mothers hope and desire prevail
ed, and the child was brought to this city. She
was placed under Dr. Turnhuils sole care, and
in short time he perfectly restored her hear
ing.
The'fact of the child being a deaf mute is
substantiated abundantly; we have ourselves
had thorough proofs of her being now able TO
hear and to repeat what is said to her.
This is, indeed, a wonderful instance Of the
triumphs and progress Of science, and Dr. Turn
bulls success in this case, as in many others OF
blindness partial deafness, &c, certainly enti-
tie him to the gratitude Of the age.
The doctor is now in the city, and is stopping
at the st. Louis Hotel.-PtcGyune.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-03-05

TIt is stated that the bank of Seth Paine
Go, at Chicago, has failed. This is bank
which prolessed TO be goyernedby strict Chris
tian principles" One man, it is alleged, had
his notes of the bank refused because he ask
ed for the money with cigar in his mouth, and
another, liquor dealer, who wanted fourteen
dollars in gold in exchange for the paper of the
bank, was refused because the president would
have nothing to do with rumse}ers.
Mr.. Paine, is quite insane, and has been obi
bed to be placed under restraint.