Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-03

The San francisco Herald expose the
snmDug cheat Of some OF The California
Quartz Mining Companies that are adverli-
sed in The London pape.s. Juhn Bull is a
l'ile inclined TO gel excited a, the prospect
Of making "pile' of gold in very shor,
time, and biIes al these gold bats with con-
siderable avidly. Somebody by The name
OF Clapp claims to have 1000 acres Of land
on Burns Creek. in Mariposa county, and
has decided 600 acers 10 n company. Up
on this tract is said TO be very magnificent
amour, of quarz rock, with the gold crop.
ping OUT amazingly The Herald says there
is no such claim. Col, Fremont owns that
county, and the whole thing is humbng.
Ihe proposed company is TO have capital
OF $500.000. only five dol!hFs share. We
hope these exposures will do good
The city expenses Of Cincinnau during
the lns, year were $643 7l3; allowing in
ratio Of population, those of cleveland would
have been 100000. The Cincinnati cs,i
mate dose NOT include the general paveing,
water, and street lights" which are paid by
special IaA.
The Nob'o County Courier (Lcco is par.
iicuIarIy savage upon Col, Hawkins ior the
course he took IN the Senate against that
County, II tells the truth WHEN !; says tho
Colonel has received his political support
heretofore from the county ho now wars
against. The Supreme Court has however
settled that queslson, and Noble remains MS
i, is.
JEWISH EMIEoIPATloN.--We are pleased
TO learn by the Iale news from England thai
the bill TO emancipaie the Jews passed the
House Of Commons by majority OF 81. in
vote Of Ats. 1t is reported that the LurdS
in the upper House would agree 10 the mea.
sure, provided the majority in the Commons
was over 40. In the meanclime il has been
postponed until the l2h of April, and then
we hope TO hear tha, The Jewish disability
clause no longer mars The statute book Of
Great Britain.
AMERICAN CoMMeRcE WITH CHlNA.-The
report of The harbnr.masler ol Shanghai
(Mr. Nicholas Bay lies. an American.) shows
that from January Isl TO December 81. 1859.
the American ,unnuge exceeded that OF any
other nation. The number OF BRUSH ves-
sells was one hundred aud TWO, with ,un.
mage Of lhirly.iwo thousand seven hundred;
of American vessels seventy.o with a
tunnage Of 40,375.
A coal boat was sunk near Marieuu, on
the Ohio river, TWO or three days since, and
eight lives lost.
An inques, was held a, the mills on Fri.
day. and after the examination Of The Wit.
.nesses the jury renderd verdict tha, the
ypDng man Dudson. was killed and the Mills
fired 10 conceal the murder There have
beer some arrests made bui forihe wan, of
evidence ihe parties were discharged.
BUSINESS ADVERTISING. sometimes
hear of man disseminating .his ADVERTISE
mentn newspaper, after having perfectly
satisfied himself of the use Of averlisinp!-
Reader, did you ever hear Of the honest Hi
bernian who had clambered to lhp brink Of
o well and then let 60 his hold TO spit on his
hands? He was just about as wise as the
man who stops his advertisements. A man
might as we'll lake down his signs as discon.
,inue his advertisements.
WASHINGTON. April 8lh.-The Union an.
nounces an,horiIaiivelv. iha, the Japan Ex.
p, dliun is not to be abandoned but on the
contrary, every means will be used to car.
ry the project out in all its original lead
ing (ea,ures.- Telegram.
Here is fix The Statesman heard
rumor that lh9 expedition had bnen abandon.
ed and forthwith is congratulated the coun.
try on the fortunate everl. II showed
several very satisfactory reasons why was
best TO "giue it up so, Mr. Pierce"
1t will be necessary to make another
somerset in donhle quick time. or i, " i'll be
on the wrong side. Bullhe ed tors can cnn.
pratulate themselves as the Postmaster up in
Vermont did, He said il the administration
could change quicker Than he could they
were At liberty to lurn him out. Now. if the
Government can change fronts on these
matters quicker than tn" Statesman i, will
show very commendable degree Of suple-
jack aIacrily Lei us now have chapter Of
excellent reasons why the expedition ought
to 60 aheno by all m"ansl
The New Orleans correspondent Of the
Musical world and Times says: This is a
queer place in some respects. For instance.
every third man you meet is a bachelor.
IivinO is n snrt oc sinule. .blpssp lnass. ba
darns his own socks. and spws ON his shirt
buttons, Most Of ,hese tough old custom.
ers are from lhe Norlh-New England.
They have come down here 10 make for.
tunes--not 10 marry; although. as q gener-
al thing, suppose few Of them would ob.
inct 10 marrying fnrIune. They keep
house, after fashion ofth'ir own. A num-
Der Of them hire or buy commolious man
sion Fl it up in superb style and then en-.
p'ov one woman 10 keep n in order. Thevr
old bachelors (some are not very old0 are
the best fellows in the world. They are
intelligent, genial liberal, and take life quite
comfortably; and i, is the intention Of each
of them 10 reluhn to the North some lav.
for "lhe girl he left behind him. whomp he
will install mistress Of his house, heart and
fortune"
THE WAY THEY CoLLEcT TAXES IN Ono
"A bill has passed the Ohio Legislature.
which anlhcrzes the county auditors. in
cases where banks refuse to pay the amount,
Of taxes assessed upon than. to break open
their vaults and safes. and take from them