Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-04-18

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FANNY FERN.'-The aulfior of The se-
ries OF papers over the signature OF Fanny
Fern. Mrs. Farring,on. iof Boston, y is sis-
ter Of N. P. WillisS bln from the tenor Of rho
following card. which she publishes in the
New York Tribune, we should Judge lbers
was no love lost between them; 1''a
To the editor ofthe ". ~. Tribune. : aai4
SIR: few duys since. paragraph emil
tied The Veteran Printer was copied in ,ha
Tribune, in which occurs the following SEN.
ience. .tls~ a"' 90 Et7eeo'1
Three Of his children. certainly, are.
widely known in the world oflemers, viz: NJ.
P. Willis. Mrs. Farring'on, (Panay TerhV
and RS. Willis 8af07nair1io 10
Solar us the foregoing refers 70 me, II Isl
incorrect. With due deferrnce to Mrs. .
Gruoey and Paul Pry. Esq, | beg TO state
that, several years since, by sudden re-
verse Of fortunes, / was deprived Of all nv
relatives. i@I'a
Respectfully, FANNY FERN. 2
Rather characleris,,c incident Of Ned
Kendall, The world famed buger, occurred
a short time since al the wreck of he J. L
Avery. Kendall has passion f. his in.
srumenl, and invariably expresses he END.
ZION that fills his mind, be il sorrow or glad.
ness, in master Strains from his nimi,able
b1gle. A co-passeDger says The moment
danger was announced Ned seized his in
sirument and with il reached The hurricane
deck as ii swept Off II was bot shor, time
before the Duke came 10 her rescue, and
then, true 10 ins,icl and passion, Ned placed
his bugle TO his lips and such strains were
never before beard on lhe broad Mississippi
as came lo:.h in the clear, round, swelling
notes of
Jordan is hard road to- trabel believe
WALKERS EXPEDITION TO SoNoRA.-One
Of Colonel Walkers party, writing TO the
81. Louis Republican, saws Of the party.
P'llaging and stealing has marked their
whole course since their landing in liis
country, and no one can deny w. .t.g
One Of their companions was IN town
few days ago, and stated thar he considered
The objec. of The expedition TO be stealing
and robbery, and for iha, reason went wi,h
them; .ha, he believed he would be about
The king OF trumps in such party, but when
he came 10 know them, he was not as much
as The deuce Of spades torn in Two. ,Ii
CALIFoRN1A.-The increase Of population
in 1853 was not so grea, as in 1859, BY sew
erul thousands; the mining populat ion de.
creased from 10000 10 $4,000. In 1859.
The shipment oi gold from San Francisco
amoun,ed 10 $45,779 900: in 1858, 10 $54,.
$4,000; an increase Of owe, $1l 100000.
Only $4,795,0 900 Of this amount was shipped
10 London; but abou, $48, 100000 10 New
York The money market during 1853
ranged from 80 10 60 per cent, never below
80. ~
The MAINE LAW IN NEw YoRK.-The
Wing Legislature Of New York has passed
Maine Liquor Law, 10 take effect in De-
cember next. From The following dispatch
from Buffalo, it appears likely ,ha. Gov.
Seymour will no. sign The bill: w.. .. .sH
BUFFALO, Thursday, March 80.
A private dispatch just received from AL.
bany, states Iha, Gov. Seymour has decided.
and has so expressed himself, ,ha, he will
veto the Maine Liquor Law Bill now before
him.
P. S.-The bill has been vetoed. .....t
A writer in San Francisco journal, who
visited California with view TO The restora-
lion OF his health, gives an unlavorable ac-
count oi the effects of The climate there. He
advises all who lave any idea iha, they will
experience relief from affections of the lungs
by residence in ,ha, city, 10 keep away.
The winds which prevail there portion Of
the time, are very unlavorable. rai
A gentleman travelling on horseback down
east, came upon an lrishman who was fen
cling in most barren and desolale piece of
land
What are you fencing in that LOT for Pa,?'
said he, "A herd Of COWS would starve TO
death on that land.'
+ And sure, your honor, wasn'l | fencing
it 10 kape the poor bastes out of il?'
The latest case Of absence of mind was
that Of young lady in Portland, who was
sen, by her mother 10 buy pair of shoes,
and instead Of buying them, married the
shoemaker. Ii was week before she dis
covered her mistake, and even then she did
not cry about it.
One F. PIERCE whom il the act did no,
imply so gross a derelclion Of du,y--we
should presume 10 be The President, is using
his frankness TO send large quantities OF elec.
.ioneering documents 10 New Hampshire
bany Eve. Jour.
On canon sho, fired across The Danube,
, which fell close to The quarters Of Prince
Scharmanoff, were The words Good morn.
ing 10 you Prince Gorschakoff."
OGDENsBURe, March 3O-The house Of
Cooper Tyler. Of North Lawrence, was
burnt last night. Seven young children per.
ished; the oldes, was bu, nine years old The
parents were out visiting.
ltappears Mrs. Hammer was released from
prison on paying q fine, instead Of serving
out her full term. This was done by advice
Of physycians, who stated that i, was neces
ary 10 release her TO preserve her life. :.
Mr. |. D. IIolbrook, late Treasurer Of
J Williamsburg, N. Y, has been arrested on
q charge Of embezzeline the city funds 10 The
amour, Of about $l35,0o0. 1l.