Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-07-05

AN AMERICAN ACHT ABROAD.- lie
beautiful yacht Silvie, of l05 IONS burden,
owned BY Lewis A. Depenu, Esq, OF Locust
Island, Wcslchcsler, sailed from tho hurbor
Of New Rochelle recently, for England, un.
der the command OF Capt. Comslock. for the
purpose Of contendng for the prize ol the
yacht race off Cowcs. on Tuesday, the Cd OF
August next. The Silvio was built by Mr..
George Steers, the builder of the America.
1t is confidently stated that The Silvie is the
heeest sailer of the Two, and on that account
her success in coming off tho victor is san.
guincly expected. So says the New Ro.
J chelle News.
CosT OF ALcoHoL,-Mr. Everett, late
Secretary Of State, computes that the use OF
Alcoholic beverages cost the United States
directly in Ten years. $780, 100000; has
burned or otherwise destroyed $5000,000
more Of property; has destroyed 100000
lives, sent 100000 10 our prisons, and lO0,-
900 children 10 the poor house; caused fl-
tsen hundred murders; 5000 suicides; and
has bequeathed TO the country 1000 900
orphan children. What fearful account
rcs,s upon those who sanction, approve of
and engage in a traffic which is the direct
cause of all this waste Of property, this aw.
(u destruction Of human life, and the innu
merablc evils inflicted on the relatives and
friends of the poor incbrac.
HoEING CoRN.-Some ask how many
times il is best TO hoe corn und other crops.
The best answer was given us lew days
since by farmer whom we have observed
ofien at work in a field of corn in sight Of
; our window. In going over The piece with
MIN. and remarking the remarkable growth,
we asked him how many times he usually
hocd his corn.
"Why," said he, 81 do as was brought
> up by my father TO do. lie never had any
particular number oil times, bu, hoed il all he
could. find it grows faster, and stands dry
weather better, the o!tener il is hoed. This
is the true philosophy of culture; stir the
. ground. The direction for early and good
crops. after the proper previous preparation,
would be 10 stir the ground. Crops are like
O animals-,hey need pel'ing and care. A
:. friend was remarking to us one evening, The
difference in the growth Of melon vines in u
neighbor's garden and his own, side by side
q of The same kind Of soil and Both rich, with
T.. the same kind Of preparation for the seed
sown ut the samo time. The neighbor'
o melons were in blossom, while his own, he
= Said. were but three or four inches in height
y. The difference had been produced by the
constant labor and care of the gardener in
stirring the ground and regulating the
. amount OF sun and shade. nir and moisture
e they received - Granite Farmer.
c MONETARY AFFAIRs.--The London Bank
> ers' Magazine concludes long and able
+ article on the prospects Of money crisis ir
Y Great Britain, as follows. Ii seems there is
t not sufficient cause 10 excite alarm up 10 the
e present time:
: Having thus curously reviewed the vari
n Gus phases in the mania, il is thought the
0 following conclusions may be safely ar
n rived at, viz: first, that although there has
i been q temperance of active speculation
r among US, il has not been so extensive as
}. i, wns some years since; secondly, that not
wlhs,anding considerable sums (es,imatcs
of The nominal engagements Of the country
v on Ibis account varying from E40 900 ,00C
. to f6O.OO0,000) have been subscribed
principally toward foreign and colonial un
dertakings. they have been spread through
: different channels, and in comparatively
S limited amounts; and thirdly, that unless,
y from unforeseen causes, our supplies oil bull
ion from Australia and California shall rap
: idly decrease, we need spprehend no very
= violent panic as the probable consequence 0
$ this activity, the bad and doubtful scheme
II being sure 10 decay from their own inanliol
II while those which inherently possess eIe
. menls of success will outive any temporary
. storm that may occur from the over pressur,
y Of projects on the public.
a A story was gotten up one day last week
in New Orleans, to the effect that all lh
y slaves in the city were 10 rise in insurrec
j. lion, and that twenty-five hundred negroe
Il were to attack the city at several points rht
Il next day, including the powder magazine
!, the mint, and several banks. The city wa
:, then 10 be Sc, on fire, which was 10 be th
- signal TO the negroes in the surroundin,
. country. who we're 10 rise in body.
y Shortly arlerward, the thing was found Il
be pretty nearly nothing but hoax. Mr.
- James Dyson, an Engishman, who has bee
1 teaching school in New Orleans for about
yeur past, appears TO have been the orgina
Tor of the insurreclion. About two year
C ago he was accused Of harborng q negr
RI criminal, for which he was imprisoned 70
= several months. In defending himself OIL
e this trial he displayed great acuteness in lie
II gal knowledge, and attracted much attention
e The present affdavits are strong agans
s him, as the sole plannor and insIigator O
r the recent medtated nsurrection. lie i
II now in prison, and his examination is fxe
e for Wednesday, Of this week. If the charg
l. is proved, the penalty is very severe, pioba
u bly, doa,h.-- Christian Advocate, June 22.
: For the year ending March 81, 1858, tn
:, number Of intentions of marriages issued q
= - the Registers Office in Boston has been 3,
= COG, larger number than for any previous
year. 1t is noticeable fact on the recort
book that more old bachelors than usua
have lately entered into the bonds of mulri
% mony; that is TO say, that more first mar
). riagos of males and females OF thirty year
IN and upward have taken place.
> Over ninety thousand hcrrings were taker
y r al Chnquansiu creek, Holmes Hole, Mass
.. one night week before lost-a larger numbe
70 than were ever before caught there in tn
- : same length of tmo. So great was th
W Ouanlily taken. Tint tho ownote rould ohtni