Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-16

Treasury Department, states thar the grand
Jury Of San Francisco has found true bill
o( indictment against Col. James Co ler,
nrst Collector al that port, charging him
with having misapprnpriaIed some $500 600
Of the public funds, also a similar indictment
was expected TO be found against t. Butler
King, who succeeded Col. Collier, charging
hin with The misapplicaon OF about $780,
1000
Ii is not true, believe. that The Depart.
meni has received any official notification Of
the lacls, or any information on the subject,
except that contained in the newspaper refer.
ed 10. Some months since the Department
sent out to San Francisco. by The present
CIlec.or Major Ilammond) such evidence
as il had in its possessutl. with directions 10
have The subject brought before The grand ju'
ry. if the evidence transmitted, and such
additional evidence as was expected 10 be OBJ
tanned, was deemed sufficient 10 procure the
indictment This action OF the Depart
ment was kepI.a profound secret un'I TO-
day. ..,.-
Col. CoIIicrs' accounts have never been
adjusted by The Department He acknowl'
edged having in his possession moneys be-
longing 10 The United States, but has steadily
refused 10 pay Them over, un.i the DeDarr
lnenI should allow him certain suspended
items charged against him. From the first,
however, he declared his readinss to stand
suit and abide The issue, whatever it might
be. |. seems the Department. preferred 10
the more summary method Of criminal pros.
eculon, which will probably all end in
smoke. Perhaps the prosecution in Mr..
Kings case rests upon similar basis.
LocoFoco TROUBLES Down EAsr.-The
Temperance men Of Maine haze sent in.
.errogalions 10 the several cand dates, ask.
ing whether they will support or oppose
The "Maine Law" Crosby, Whig, and
Holmes, Freesoil, support the law. Pills
bury, Locoloco, returns no answer, aud
il is said he has gone on hunting expe.
dllion 10 Moosehcad Lake to avoid an.
swering questions, and that he will remain
there ill after the election. The Temper
ance men will have grand State convention
al Bangor this week, 10 strengthen their
cause, and The dissatisfied Locofocos also
hold Sale Convention al Portland this
Week, to nominate candidate in opposi-
ZION to Pilsbury. The trouble in the ranks
is by no mrans confined 10 the liquor
question. On The whole, we shall expecl
to see the Locufoco party routed and beaten
in that Stale again this fall. The "br0h.
erly loue" appears TO be almost as ardent
as in New Hampshire, New York, &c.
They are having a good time Of it,
MlLLIoNAIREs IN CALlFoRNtA--Some oil
the largest incomes in the Uriled States
are now enjoyed by the gentlemen Of San
Francisco, who, four years ago, were lal
from being rich. |, is said that tho an
nual income of Samuel Branuon, Esq. is
over TWO hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars; willis, that OF j. l.. Folsom W. D,
NJ. Howard, and several others, is bu, Iil
tie if any less. These large estates have
been made within the last three or lou
years, by the rapid yse Of real estate il
and about San Francisco. In l847-8, lou
were purchased for $15 or $50, which
are now worth over $l00,0QO On the
chief business streets, in favorable locations
ground is worth from $500, 10 $1,000 pc
front foot, exclusive Of the Improvements
) FATHER KILLERs.-The established
word for shirt collar in Germany is th'
, very odd one of Water morder, lit
r orally father-killer; and they are saiC
to have acquired this name from al
anecdote manufactured on their frs
introduction, in order to ridicule thei
extravagant size and stiffness, as worl
S by buckish young men. 1t was salt
that so large and stiff hada young maj
his collar, that when he went home, il
rushing to embrace his father, he raj
him through the neck with the poin
! of it and killed him on the spot.
The discovery of what is true ant
the practice of what is good, are tn
two most important objects in life.
e The Albany Knickerbocker latel,,
0 received a letter, inquiring anon!
other things, whether pig iron was pei
rifed pork and lift was which was tn
), best way to cook it to MAKE it juicy
e The best defence oflying that
: remember ever to have read, is tn
. remark of Charles Lamb, related t
> Leigh Hunt, that Truth was preciou
and not to be wasted on every body
Say Caesar Augustus, why am you
G legs like an organ grinder?
y Don't know, Mr.. Sugarloaf--wh
e is they?'
] Cos they carry a monkey about tn
street.
is A New USE FOR AN umbrella
81 "Papa," said a little boy to his fathe
g who was vanishing his coach on tn
!. Sabbath, "shall | get an umbrella an
), hold over you?"
s. 30 no. my son, father is not warm.
81 did not think you were, said tE
: boy.