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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

LYNCH LAw.-We are deeply panied &c
announce the occurrence, in Marshall coun
ly, Miss, near Chulahoma, on Saturday last
of one Of the most wicked and nelaribu:
deeds Of which we can possibly conceive
The relribuion, however, was US fearful al
The deed was dark and dumning. On Sat
urday morning, the wife Of a respectable
planter of Marshall county, Miss, left her
dwelling and went TO the field. neu. the
house for the purpose Of seeing to some o
her domestic arrangements, when she wa
seized by a negro man. belonging 10 hel
husband, ,'who was plougbing in the field
and her person violated in the most unhal'
lowed manner. She was ihen choked lc
death. After the occurrence bad become
known the neighbors pursued and overlook
the villain with bloodhounds, and disposed
Of him in the following manner: Afier sui
fering the dogs TO handle his person foI
some time, they shot him, though not NOR
tally, and finally hung him. The lady haC
been recently morried. Torture would have
been too lenient punishment, for ,ht
scoundrel.- Memphis Eagle, 9M. ~
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27
InpoprA,Nr ,,,y, \, 70 NsppAsr. FmeRANTs.

IMPORTANT TO NssRAsKA EMIeRANTs.--
The Nebraska and Kansas bills give the
right 10 vote and 10 hold Office 10 every free
white male inhabiIan,s above the sge OIL
iwen,y.one years, who shall be an ucIual
resident Of said TerriIory--This applies on.
ly 10 those voung ON the first election. The
qualifications Of yolers, and Of .hose hold.
ing Office, a, all subsequent elections, shall
be such as shall be prescribed by The legisla.
i've assembly: Provided, That the right
Of suffrage and OF holding office shall be
exercised only by the citizens Of the United
States, and those who shall have declared
ON oath their intention 10 become such and
shall have taken an. oath 10 support the
constitution oI the United States, and The
psoysion Of this act: And provided lurlher
That no officer, soldier, seamon, or marine
or other person in The army or navy Of the
United Suites, or attached TO troops in the
service Of the United Sales shall be allowed
10 vote or hold office by reason Of service
therein. SD , IL ieaW as.f
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27
Fourth Of July Convention.

1t will be seen in another column of this pa
per, that a meeting is called of the people Of
Meigs county opposed TO the outrage perpetrated
in the passage of the Nebraska bill, and opposed
to the extension of slavery in the United States
Since our last publication we have seen the orig
inal call, which is numerously signed; and in the
list we noticed the names Of some Of the mos
influential men in the three political parties. :
Nine -tenths Of all the persons having an oppor
tunity, have.signed this call without distinction
Of parties. This looks well. 1t shows the join
ing Of honest hands to stay and roll back the tid
of evil which would otherwise follow in thu
wake Of the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
and it further shows that there is IsTELLlcENcE
JUSTICE and VIRTUE in the PEOPLE. .Thcs
qualities are our countrYs only hope, ,io,.. s
Let there be a general attendance on the fourtl
at the Court house, g-iet.4'4t w.. ~
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27
Arrival or thc Canada.

HALIFAX. June 2l,-The steamer Canada
with adyices from Liverpool and London TO
the. iO,h inst. and from Paris 10 the 9,h, ar,
rived a. This port This morning. The adyi-
ces by her, though NOT Of special interest,", is
However of much commercial importance.
The steamer AilahaS arrived out, onslhe
7lh inst. ia.
| COMMERCIAL lNTELLIGENcE The sales ol
Couon during the week, al Liverp ool was
1000 bales, Of which spectators took l9,'
900 bales and exporters 1000 do. Milling
er's Circular says all grades advanced ID
during the week.
Western canal -four is quoted al 3as, and
Ohio ai ,39s. Corn was ia moderate de-
| mand al 39st040s. Consols closed at 9la
| AT aarve, the Cotton marke, was very nc
live, and all grades had advanced four francs
during The week.
The circulars. in their remarks ON lht
! marke. do not agree--some say prices art
higher and olhes thai decline has beer
established; bu. ihotr state oflhe marke
would appear 10 bernlher dull, and price,
bur -fecbly sustained, with moderate de-
mand
GENERAL lNTELLlGENcE. ---Silisria sill
held out, and Marshol 81. Arnaud has sen
10000 Anglo French forces to its relief.
No battles Of any importance are repore'
| nor havew anything OF marked imporlanc
from the Baltic or Black Sea.
Ths troops sert 10 Siistria were expec
ledto arrive there on the l4lh.. -
i /. was generally believed ,ha, deep poili
cal plotting was in progress at Vienna be
tween the King Of Prussia and The Empero
of Austria.
4 A Cons,an.inople letter says the arrange
menl concerning Seryia has been de6nilel
agreed upon between The Divan and the in
.ernuncio Of Austria.
i This arrangements guarantees that Servla
territory shall be respected un,il symptom
calling for the promp, intervention of Au;
,ria, shall appear.
# The Seryian mililia,i 10 The number Of 80
600 is 10 be put under arms.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

ANEw AND BEAUTIFUL TREE. MIR. Brooks,
respectable farmer Of Olympia, Oregon,
writes 10 a friend in Boston very interest;
ing account of a strange and beautiful Tree
lately discovered in that country. 1t was
communicated loihe Journal Of Agriculture,
from which we lako the following exuacl:
"a strange and beautiful Tree has becn
discovered in Washington Territory, which
is not known, 10 exist in any other part OF
The habi,ablo globe, The tree is destined,
|, think, 10 make some noise in The world
Ii is remarkable, because It's like is mol found
elsewhere, and on account Of lis great beauty
and fragrance, The tree varies in height
from one 10 seven feet, Tho leaf resembles
that Of the pear, while the trunk and branches
look like those Of an orange tree. The up.
per side Of the leaf is coated with gum
having the appearance Of oil, and Of The
Conscience Of money. Handling Them
causes the gum 10 adhere slightly 10 The
fingers. The gum, as well as the leaf and
bark, highly odorous. .s- fs
"The fragrance, which is quite strong, re-
sembles that Of bergamot, or ripe fruit, anG
a few leaves are sufficient 10 perfume aroon
A leaf fully wrapped up in apaper, SO as tc
be entirely concealed, was handed to severa
persons, with The request that they woulc
lell BY The smell what il was. All expressed
themselves highly delighted with It's FRA
GRANGE, bul gave different answers as TO III
character. Some said il smellod like ripe
pears-some thai IL was bergamot; Will,
others though! il smelled like ripe apples
rhe flower resembles ,ha, Of The white jas
anime. -s,,t Il. .e,ss..,....r. ...,.,.,..,a ~.
"This will certainly make very beau!i
ful and desirable ornamental tree 10 grow il
our gardens. around our dwellings, near TIT
purlOr windows, or to form choice bower
lis inhinsic value for these purposes il
greatly enhanced by the consideration .ha
/, is an evergreen. This specimenis is brough
from my farm, and is taken from grove o
about quarter Of an acre. The plant j
very rare even here; The oldest settlers o
this country say they never saw il growing
elsewhere. Sill, have no doubt, il will b
found in other places. Il has been know
10 the pTicsls OF the Catholic Mission Of 81
Joseph for some years, bu,has moi allracle'
attention until recently s,ga
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27
Interesting from Snain.

The Madrid correspondent Of the London
Chronicle, writing May "a, says:
There were repoIrs last nigh. tina, the Min
isiry is not very secure; but as any change
that may loke place at present is likely to be
merely one Of persons, and the same policy,
which has prevailed Of late, will probably be
conIinyed, the subject is moi one Of much in.
teresl except 10 the parties going out or com
ing in.
The question Of most interes, now, both ic
Spain and the countries connected with her
is the dispute with The United States abou
the Black Warrior steamer; respecting which
the determination Of The laller will probabl,
soon be known. / am told that Courier
from Washington has just arrived. If The
matter be left 10 meditation, il will be al
we'll; If not, there will be struggle, IL
winch the strongest party may NOT come Of
SO VIGOROUSLY as first appearances nigh
lead TO expect. The fact is tha, people,,
minds are preuy well made up here TO III,
loss of Cuba as an event ,ha, will lake place
sooner or la,er; bur i, does moi follow that i
must pass into tho hands OF the American
Republic, or any other power; and the 9th
er losses Of Spain, in case of war with The
United SIa,es, would be irAing, compared
with lhosc Of her enemy, who has fifty
merchantmen. al least, on The sea. for Que
possessed by this Country IL is to be hopet
however, iha, prudential considerations viii
prevail on both sides. Elfoiis arc making
throughout tho provinces 10 promote enlist
mems for the army in Cuba and porlo Rico
Volunteers between nineteenth and ,hrl,
are 10 have the additional pay given in lht
colonies, from tho momen, Of cmbarka,ion
and are promised prospective bounty o
4 500, 5000 and 60O0 reals, according 4.
their pcriodoi enlisimeniis, fOr six, seven. oI
eight years. or this bounty they are to rc
ceivo ten dollars each in the aci Of ombarko.
lion, and the resi- on their dischasgei in the is
lands, iflhey choose 10 remain lherc;nr 9th,
crwisc onihpir rclutn 10 The Peninsula Five
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

JAPANESE CIVILIZATION AND EUROPEAN
BARBARIsM.--On The death Of Roben Will
liams, q marine on board lhe Mississippi, of
the coast OF Japan, Commodore Perry ap-
piled to the authorities Of The empire for per.
mission 10 bury his comrade ashore. The
boon was al once granted; grave dug, and
The funeral corlege invited 10 land. Ii pro'
ceeded unmolesled through large village
and was accompanied TO the gravo by a large
concourse Of natives, who behaved with the
u,mos, decolum and .propriety. ConHas
this with The conduct Of Two European coun
tries in the like case--the Papal States anc
Spain. In neither Of these countries are
Prptesianls suffered 10 perform The riles o
Christian burial over their dead in open day
or in large cities. The Protestant dead arr
buried q. night and by stealth at Madrid; ant
al Rome, the only Protestant chapel is, out
side The walls, and every now and then, il
threatened 10, be shut, Could moi a few
Japanese be sent 10 Spain and Ilaly to teach
the natives Of those regions sense and loler
ulionl-N Y. Herald. ,..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27
FOURTH OF JULY -.- G OUNTY
6s,S CONVENTION.

Mr.. EDiroR.--There Is TO be Congen-
,ion Of delegates in the city OF Columbus on
the 18Th Of July next, representing The sen.
liment Of The people Of Ohio, in opposition
TO Slavery extension in the United Siales,
On consultation with persons in difarenl
paris Of Meigs County. i. was though, proper
70 hold q MASS MEETING wi.hou. dis
,inc'ion Of party, a. the Court house ir
Pomeroy. on the FOURTH DAY OF
JULY hext. 4, 10 o'clock, A. NJ, for The
purpose Of appointing delegates 10 ibis STATE
Convention, L.l there be general attend,
ances ~ g.',a 81 MANY CITIZENS
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27


a glance thar coal mining mual necessarily
have extended ilselIVo meet ihe greatly In.
creased want Il hassnow assumed mag
fnilude which even a Iew years ago could
hardly have beenreaIized Intkis increase
Pomeroyhas norfailed to enjoy heFshafe.
a friend kindly assured US stha, he would
furnish tubular statement Of the growth Of
the Trade from 1850 shis- lime. H has
been prevented from doing i, in time for this
number Of The Telegraph, bu. will have il
in lime for our nexl issue.
The principal part Of the coal trade from
this locality, until within short time, has
been carried on by one company. Lately,
other companies have opened mines, and
made abe necessary ouslays for large opera.
lions The frs, Of these, in point Of time,
was the Wes, Columbia Company. This
Company, under lis present organization,
has been vi lwork iNo years, anil has opened
extensive works.
Two tow boats are owned BY this. Compa-
ny. l,hps marine Railway77-has built q
largo number ofhouses-and is giving EN-
ploymen 10 large number Of hands,
Messrs Lowell & Co. opposite Pomeroy
have opened mines and are making exlen
siye Improvements. The. thriving iown o
Mason, is the site Of their operations,
A, Hartford City, the Mason County
Mining and Manufacturing Company have
opened mine and are making valuable i'm
prevemen!s. These three establishments
are on The Virginia side of,he river. There
are other enterprises going forward on The
Ohio side, the notice Of which we must post
ponc for wan, of room, until our next issue
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.--A conyic, in the
penlenIioiy made an Intellectual attempt to
commit suicideby hanging, on Friday morn.
ing last. While preparations wero being
made for marching 10 breakfast, he managed
in some why 10 give the guards The Slip
When The prisoners we're marched bnck 10
,hei, cells, he was missed and search being
promptly made, he was found in an oldmill,
suspended by his neck with rope. Sufi.
Glen. lime had elapsed 10 have enabled him
to "shu1le of bis mortal COLL" bpl he had
fixed tho knot under his chin, which pre-
vented sufiocalion, uDd he was restored with
out much difficulty. Il is supposed that he
b ad also attempted drowning from the wo
condition Of his clothing WHOM discovered
= -Columbus Statesman.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

A KEEPER OF THE SING SING STATE PRIs.
ON STABBED BY A CoNvIcT.-YesJerday
morning. between nine and ten o'clock, much
excitement was created in The State Prison
al Sing Sing, consequent upon the attempt
ofa desperate convict, named Samuel Mur
ray, TO murder one Of the keepers, and make
his escape from prison. Murray was sen.
fenced in this city four years ago, for the
term Of ten years, on conviction for high.
way robbery, in the Court Of Sessions
He has behaved himself tolerably well un,i
lately, when The agent placed him in the ha
shop, and his keeper, Mr. George P. Shor.
wood, had difficult. task 10 perform in
keeping him in proper subjeciien. The
criminal looked very angry when brough
GU. Of his cell in the morning 10 jjin hi
gang" for The workshop. This, however
did not excite the suspicion Of the keeper
and therefore he only kept the usual walcf
over his men during the morning. 1e
The convict Murray worked al his bencl
in close proximity 10 Mr.. Sherwood anc
when good opportunity offered, he mad,
his attack, and inflicted a series of wound
on the Keepers body with sharp razor
which he used with great violence, and mad
an attempt to cnI Keeper Sherwood's throat
but was loied by the active exerlions Of lh
keeper, and The immediu,u ussistunc1 of al
auache Of The prison, who fortunately wa
near al hand.
Mr.. Sherwood received two frigh.(ul stab
in The left thigh, and another wound nea
the groin, which perperaled 10 depth o
about Two inches, and viii, probably ,ernin
ate faiaIly. The blood flowed freely Iren
Mr., Sherwood's wounds, and he soon bccanl
quite pros'raed by The great loss Of blood
IN Y. Times '1i..' ',>s'.'a @' y
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27


MELANCHOLY SUlcIDE-A WARNING TO
You've MEN.-A friend writing us from
Circleville, under date OF June 9th, says the
Porlsmoulh Tribune, gives The following
Egraphic account oI the suicide OF young
lady named Fuller, who was living with a
Mr.. Brown. in Darbyvilie, Pickaway Co.:
"a young lady diving with Mr. Brown,
|in Dafbyyille. drowned herself I'M Darby
creek, yesterday. Il seems some young
man had been paying his addresses 10 her
for some lime; on ,ha, day be sent a nole TO
her by Mrs Brown, advising her lha. he did
moi intend 10 marry her. and was about leav.
Ing the place. She read irand exclaimed
| MY God. what will become of. me !! She
crossed The street, passed through house
wi,hou. noticing the family, rushed up stairs
where The false one was a. work, aud caught
him round the neck-kissed him-said she
had come 20 bid him long farewell. She
then ran across field, and plunged Into
water fifteen feet deep. man ploughing
near by, supposing something wrong, rar
after her, but only reached in time 10 see the
bubble whero she had sank. She was taker
oul in about TWO hours.
The young man fled 10 escape the indig
nation Of deeply sympa.hizing community
He will, no doubt, realize that he canno
escape the biuer recollection Of The irrepar
| q bic wrong done his unsuspec.ng victim.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

The ancient Military Works Of the French
al this point are being revealed, as lhework.
men proceed with the foundation Of the
Central railroad depot, below Marbury street,
between Liberty and Penn. Yesterday we
visited the spot, and saw pile OF heavy
oak limbers-lwo layers crossing each other,
Of some fifteen inches diameter each--and
The whole closely joined caulked and pitched.
The work is supposed by some 10 be the
boom.proof roof Of magazine. In day
or two more will be known the purpose Of
The work, which is Of immense strength. -
The timbers now seem 10 form sort of in
vorled roof--ihe props in the center ii is
supposed having fallen down, so as 10 leave
the middle lmbcrs resting on the ground,
while the outside ones are supported
One ol the workmer found passage under
the ,imbers, and crawled some distance
along it, but found The way closed against
further progress. One entrance to The mag
azne, il such il was, is just al the end Of the
timbers which have been laid bare. The
workman who crawed in this informs US
that The sides or walls Of the sublerranear
room are like the rool Of heavy oak .imbers
Ths whole appears TO have been built with
great care. lined, cuulked and pitched, so as
10 be perfectly water proof. and Of such
strength as 10 be pretty safe against balls Of
shells, especially if, as Capt Valentine Shor
s.a,es, there was also a high mound ofeant
above these heavy .imbers. He also tells
ustha, there were two passages under grount
Leading from The magazine, one toward .ht
! Aleghany and the other towards the Monon
| gahcIa-that he had frequently expbrct
them both for some distance, in his boy hood
| We presume il will be necessary TO 60 10 ih'
lbouom OF these old works, to find a secure
foundation for the depot, and if SO, no doub
further and more Important discoveries vii
be made. A man named Cunningham, VIII
entered the opening below the ,imbers, yes
terday morning, told some very marvelou
stories, Of discoveries which he had mad
i skulls, cannon, muske,s swords &c,
but his report was not credited, although h
swore he had seen all he described, an
-rnore.--Piais Despatch. "t
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

" Our readers will no,ico,h the advertise.
meul Of the steamer ADVANCES, in our paper
of to-day. This steamer is one Of the mos
perfectly bull. low water boats on the river
and the long established reputation Of Capt
Cooley as a'riyer man, is ample assurance
TO the travelling and shipping public, lha
everylhi ng will be properly conducted.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

iriato Nicholas. .llwas also rumored thai
Rsssia was inclined 10 authorize Austria to
propose an atmistice. ~
The advance lof the Russians towards
iheSAllIsd armies, produced great unea.
slness in money affairs, both al Paris and
london. ----- ---vysr-- -----,-,.T-s
hwas reported that the ci.izens generally
were fleeing from Sc Petefsburgh under The
impression that the troops arriving there
were Cossacks. \. -----~-s,
The Paris correspondent, Of The London
Times, alludes 10 an ingenious intrigue in
the Turkish councils, and Encouragement in
the War Department, and in this connection,
inlmal les thai Russian bribery is in question.
An imporlanl- movement, is discernable in
the change taken place.in the Turkish Minis.
Hy, Lord John. Russell had laid before The
British Parliament treaty with Spain, re.
garding the Cuban. slave trade.
Kossulh made-a great speech a, Sheffield,
1.-The nationality Of Poland. G5ns,.-
! By the overland mail from India. we have
dates from Calcutta to May LIST, and from
Canton 10 April 2olh. From China, i, is
reported the insurgents assisted by Europe.
ans had driven tho imperialsls from Shang.
4 hal. ~
Several defalcations are reported on the
Paris Bourse.
Six war steamers, instead Of four are &c
be sent by Spain TO Cuba, with 5000 addi.
lionpl troops.
Ii was rumored at Genoa tha, Russian
ships are crossing in the Mediterranean un.
der mutual fugs.
] The ecclesasics at CiviIta Veechia, have
ANNOUNCED another miracle, and say The
i picture Of the Madonna, in the church o
San Antonio, has been winking at the wor
shippers.
/ A dispatch from Hong Kong, to an emf
nenl London, house, says. an attack wa,
made by the imperialisls on The foreign set
dement's at Shunghai, which led 10 III
s.orming. and destruction Of the imreria
camp, by the English and American forces
TWO Of whom were killed, and several OF III
volunteers wounded--among ihe wounde
is Captain Peaison, Of lhe American shi
rRose Standish."
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

hundred volunteers from different regiments
lcoyslor Cadz to-day, lo.nicel larger force
collecting there; and his expIdhion Is 10
|saflin The middle d June, the transports
being conveyed BY iFa Ba;ien Eigaie, Fer
rplano and Mazzarebo cosveues, Two brigs
and two steamers. -e--,,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

The inauguration Of tho railroad from
Paris and Charles to Lo Mans, the capital Of
the ancien, Maine, has beon an event Of in
,eros, and importance 10 the districts ,rav.
elscd by the new line Of communication.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27
The Small Bill LaW---A Turn Of
the Screw '

A.,G. MATTHEWS, Secretary.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-09

A REMARKABLE CoLoRED MAE.-Samuel
Williams, colored man has one of the
finest farms in Washington county, Md
The Hagerstown Herald states that at the
age OF SO years, he was slave in Stafford
county, Va, but subsequently, purchased his
freedom from his own earnings. He then
bound himself to years of servtude until he
could purchase his wife nd children, which
he accomp ished, when he was so years OF
age. Now he owns u farm worth $4,000,
and personal property amounting to several
thousand more. all earned by his own labor.
lie is now 73 years of age.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-09

ROBERT ScHULER.-The following is the
description of Robert Schuyler, the inan-
cier:"
Height, ige feet ten inches; hair, reddish
brown, thin and long, and little bald on
the top of his head; whiskers short and thick !;
eyes, mild blue, (the whites yellowish;)
shoulders-square shoulders; fea,ures-straight
nose and sharp ccuntenance, sallow long
natural teeth, coughs u good deal on exer-
ton or when excited, he is subject to pull
monary disease: personal appearance-very
affabe in manners and polite; long arms and
long fingers, and looks rather skcetony (;
his age is about so years.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-09

SMALL BILLs.-Small bills upon banks in
other States were freely circulated about
town yesterday. The only inquiry made in
the streets was. "who will first turn inform
err' The onls person whom we heard OBJ
jecting to small notes, was a gentleman who
paid small fine in the Police Court and was
rendered a d liar bill in change, by the gen.
tlemanly clerk, Mr.. Jones. He thought the
court took pleasure in fining him, and would
certainly nap him il he offered to pass the
note, 50 the sp Gle was given him.
Gin. Com