Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-30

The merchants and citizens generally
held a meeting al the Exchange in New
York, on The 18Th, and appointed commit
leo 10 originate and carry out any measures
they may deem expedient, by way Of ,esti-
Tying 10 Captain Fitch fo( the steamer
Washington, his officers and crew, the CRATE.
full sympalhies Of the commercial commu-
nily, lor rescuing The passengers and The
crew Of the ship Winchester, recently sunk
at sea on her passage from Liverpool 10 Bos.
ion. ,r+f e..
A further resolution was adopted au,hori-
zing the same commiitee 10 present ,eslmo.
mails Of spprobalion 10 Capt. Ludlow Of the
ship Monmouth, who took from the unin-
habi,ed island Of Amsterdam. afier much
exposure, l05 persons saved from the Eng.
lsh emigrant ship Meridian, wrecked on
her passage 10 Australia. The names Of
three other Captains were appended 10 this
last resolution, with E" other commanders,
officers, and crews, who have recently given
relief TO suffering passengers Of ships lost at
sea-" Really, at this tate, our gallant sail.
ors will give full employment to The active
nJmpuluJ VI tuO SOultlOtSlu1 IONutuuuUys
Capt. Fitch Of the Washington, and his
mate, came in after the adjournmen, Of tho
meeting, and were received with loud cheers.
ANOTHER PACKET SHIP LosT. Tho packet
ship Montezuma, which sailed from Liver
pool on The 18th of April, with four hundred
passengers, went ashore az Rockaway Beach
near New York, on The 18th inst The
Underwriters Immediately prepared steam.
ers and schooners, with strong force Of
men, TO 60 TO the relief Of The Moh,ezuma.
Fears were entertained for the safety Of pas
sengers, inasmuch as heavy gale was
blowing yesterday, rendering all attempts to
reach the vessel nearly abonive. The
Moniezuma is vessel Of $50 tons register
REBUILDING OF THE BRIDGE. E.--The follow
ing aro the resolutions in relation 10 the re-.
building Of the Suspension Bridge, 10 which
we alluded las, week:
"On motiun ii 1oas unanimously resolved,
That the Wire Suspension Bridge Of this
Company be rebuilt as speedily as possible.
Resolued, further, That committee OF
five me nbers of this Board, to be called the
Committee Of Reconstruction, bo appointed
TO lake into consideration the subject Of re.
building tho said Bridge, and 10 report TO this
Board at The earliest practical day, what
measures should b. adopted TO effect tha,
object.
! MoRE WAR STEAMERs.-I, is rumored q,
Washington that IN view Of tho threatened
rupture with Spain, six more wal steamers
will be ordered 10 be built No bill is ye.
introduced into Congress for .heI purpose,
but should The Spanish question assume a
more serious form such measure will doubt
less be proposed. The government, will
never be in more favorable condi,ion TO
increase the number and efficiency Of our
vessels Of war. The surplus in tho ,reasu.
ry could not be more prof,ably applied;
and no fact is more apparent, or more uni
versally conceded, than thai our navy isjen-
irely inadequate 10 the projection Of our
commerce and coasts.
a ABUSE OF THE FaANKlNG PRlvILRGE.--
2 The correspondent oil the Tribune says:
"A singular abuse Of the Franking priv
/. lego and fraud upon the Post Office ha
S come 10 light. A packer for two member
i Of fCongress, and authorized to use .ho
/. names for franking documents, hasbesa.alssI
' iocted selling franked envelopes a, 80 cent?
Q per hundred. A claim ugenl purchased
LOT, and enclosed 1,100 circulars 10 pas
through the City Pos. Office, when an in
a vesligason led 10 the Selection Of The fraud
. The matter has been compromised.