Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-08
ID. Johnson says: II Know no cIu,, 3, ot


community from whom so much disin,et.o
esied bsneyolence and ihankiess labor are
expected as from editors Of newspapers.
They are expected to feel for every one but
,hemselvesi to correcl pdbIc abuses, and
priva'o ones also, wittiou, giving offense; to
sustain the difficulties Of others, without re-.
gard 10 their own; TO condemn impropet
measures Of every one and no one al the
same time. They are expected TO nolo ey.
cry Thing that is important or extraordinary
Of mems opinions, their notices mus, bo
calculated 10 please every one and al the
same time offend no one.'' b.sess
ELEcTIossEaINe in TEkAs.-.-'rh Browns.
Vile Rio Bravo, In putting aonsw drinking.
house IN thai place, says; oe -
"To candidates we will say, as ilre cam
vass has begun 100 early for any thing br.
well stuffed pockes, this house offers the
facility Of getting good drink a, hall price.
and as likely a vote 10 boot, us Spence keeps
the raw material for both constantly ON hand.
We believe The rule is ge,Iing pretty we'll
established, 10 sum up al The end Of thccan.
vass, and vote for The one who has furnished
most Of The sinews Of war;"
Laws OF CuBA.-It is said lhnt laws ars
in force in Cuba, that no person shall make,
buy, sell, or curry prohibited arms, among
which. are named pocketkuiyes, Il Ihey
have pointed blades; thai mechanics are not
permitted 10 carry the edge tools of their
trades in tho street, unless enclosed IN d
sack, under heavy peral,y; tha. no person
is permincd 10 curry cane over an inch In
diameser,under penalty Of four dollars for
each offsnse; that no man can have more
Than pound Of powder in his house at o
time; and no meeting, such as lyceum OF
concert, can be legally hold without consen,
from the authorities, NOT can ball be given
al,a private house without permission, aud
other like laws.
A Darkie having been TO California, thus
speaks Of his introduction to Sun Frpncisco:
"As soon us dey landed in de ribber, dat
mouls began 10 wafer 10 be on land, and
soon as dcy waded to dc shore, dry did n.
see any gold. but dey found such a large
supply Of noffin TO eas, dal dar gums cracked
hike bake clay in d brickynrd.
SHoRMAKlNa BY MAcuINRaY.--A Bridge.
water correspondent Of lle Plymouth Me.
mortal gives The following account of slch.
ing by machinery:
LAS, week we saw in operation what we
never happened 10 meet with before--a sew.
ing machine. The one we saw has lately
been brought into the place, and is used TOR
stitching shoes. We understand that those
machines are becoming quite common; one
shoe esiablishineniin Abingdon fnaaDne iis6
Of no less Ihan six. ,ltis shidihat ah oper.
alor, with The machine, willrsllch in aiday,
more Than ten times The amount usually ac.
complshed by 'sliIcher,' and lha. The c;,ss
is very materially reduced. The machine
) did The work very neatly, ard so far az We
see, very thoroughly" -
! AN AMERICAN PRINTER IN CHINA. a.-Rish.
ard Cole, twenty years ago q composilor ID
The office Of the National ,ln,eIligencer, and
more recently publisher of a paper in In.
diana and Suite Printer, sailed for China in
!, l848, in the service OF the Presbyterian
, Board Of Missions He has ever since re-.
sided at Hong Kong, and is engaged in tho
manufacture Of printing types, and under
The auspices Of the London Missionary Su-
ciely, in the publication Of books in Chinese,
} using types from his own foundry, and is
doing well.-Cin Gaz. 20. siaH.s
SINGULAR HIsToRIcAL FAcr.-Sir Walter
Raleigh was the first 10 discover the value
Of The polaue as food for man. lie cooked
the ball, and found ii unpalatubIe. One day
he ordered lol Of dry weeds 10 be collected
and burnt. Among these was loi of dried
poaIoe tops auached TO which were several
poaioes. After the bonfire, these were
picked up, thoroughly roasted. Sir Waller
tasted and pronounced them delicious. By
this accident was discovered species oil
food which has saved millions Of the human
race from slarvalior.
INDEBTED TO THE PEoprR.-!, appears iha,
Gordon D. Boyd, The grea, delauler Of Mis-.
; sissippi, was a stump orator. In public
: harangue, some time since, he exclaimed al
the top Of his lungs; mo man in The ma.
: tion is more indebted TO the people than
am" Except Swar,wout," returned by.
sander, she owes million and quarter,
while you only owe seventy thousand" n
The celebrated comedian, John Reeve,
was once accosied by an elderly female,
with bottle of gin iE her hand. spray
, sir, beg pardon. is this the way to ihe
work shousel" John gave her o look oil
clerical dignity, and pointing 10 the bolIle,
pTavelv said. HNo mndam. hiit fhot IL ~