Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-07
NEWS ITEMS.

A young lady of wealthy and respecia.
BILE family recently attempted TO commi, su.
icide by Jumping from the Wheeling bridge,
inlo the Ohio river. Cause--unfortunais
love affairs. Alter remaining In tie water
half on hour, she was picked up and restored.
The New England Anli.SIavery Society
held their annual meeting a, Boston on the
26,h, 9Th and 28,h ul.. Only rs persons
present Proceedings chiefly OF q business
character. G. Wright offered three resolu-
lions: /. Slavery is The denial Of sei-ev.
ident fact, viz: human existence. 9. Denies
The authority o. all books. creeds. institu.
lions. and laws, which. sustain or authorize
slavery. 8. Denies The existence Of any
being or God who jus.fies slavery. Rather
ultra.
The Legislature Of New Jersey passed 4
resolution on the 25lh ul.. lhaiitis improper
and inexpedent TO charter or re.charter 4
banking institution.
Wednesday, The 95lh ult, was the coldeas
day of the season q, Boston. Atsunrise the
thermometer STOOD al zero; al noon, four de.
grees below. Outside of The city il was "a
degrees below. Al Montreal, it was rs do.
grees below. ... .
George Lippard, a well.known author, is
sick and destitute. lie is In an almost dy.
ing condition, in The second story Of an old
houA, in an un(requen,ed par Of Philadel-
pha, without means 10 procure even the
necessities Of life.
Oresles A. Brownson, a learned and ,al.
enled but eccentric lecturer, is now amusing
the citizens of Cincinnati with course Of
lectures before Catholic Library Associa.
lion. Brownson is an Intellectual monsiros.
lily.
The Reunion, or Meeting Of the Ohio
Volunteers who served in the Mexican war,
advertised for .he 22d Of February. instant,
has been postponed until further notice.
There is much suffering among The emf.
grams and deck passengers who have been
detained a, Cairo. Over one hundred hove
died of dysensery and other diseases.
| Captain Srou, OF The brig Napoleon, has
been arrested in Portland, and given bail fol
his appearance 10 answer charge Of brutal
treatment 10 one of his crew. /, will be re.
collected ,ha, The Napoleon was ,herfrs,
vessel ,ha, spoke The San Francisco. after
her misfortune, and sailed away from her
without rendering her any assistance.
Captain Vanderbilt has made our govern.
men. proposition 10 build frs, class Steam
lriga,e. lie asks no contract and no money
fie proposes himself 10 build The ship in &C
cnrdance with his own ideas and keeping az
exacl accoun, Of her Gust. If the ship suis
when done, we'll His main object is TO gain
the credit Of furnishing our navy with a
thorough ship.
James W. Taylor, Esq, OF Sandusky
, City. is about 10 publish history Of Ohio,
The frs, volume 10 be issued in course OF q
S few weeks--begn with the first settle
e mems of the French, even before the Mora
Wan sell'emehls.
By Texas advices we learn that IndiaI
e difficulties sill continue on the Rio Grande
they have recently commined oulrages, kill
ing several whites, and driving aS ay horses
stock, &c. ,t..r ..,.
Il The wife Of VIM. McNully, OF Mansfield
in this State, cut her ,hroa, a few days ago
n and died in q short lime; her husband wal
S wealthy and had just returned from Cali
!orna.
Two freight trains at MONDAY, on a
n straight road, came in collision, las, week on
r The Cleveland and Columbus railroad, with
: such violence as 10 demoish completely both
}. locomotives, and wreck the entire trains; but
e one person seriously injured.
Edw. Maley, drunk, few days ago near
Cincinnati, knocked his wife down, and beat
her over the head with poker; she gained
her feet, and fed from the house. with the
blood coursing down her face, and crying
Q murder, when her fendish husband seizet
e her by The hair, and dragged her on 'h'
;. ground and kicked her until she was leil In
vi a dying condition. The liberty oi
e whisky! yresr atai Esq
!, = The POLICE CASE AT ClNclNNATI.-Th'
!, !, examination Of The wetchmen concerned il
:. the "Bedini riol'' at Cincinnati concluded
! ! last week, after being prowac,ed eleven days
: Esq. Chidsey held Judge Spooner, Lukens
: the Captuin of Police, and 62 Of the watch
men 10 give bail in the sum Of $500 each
TO answer the charge Of riot before the Grim
inal Court, "' 8.'N '' ,a,
d There is, in the crypt oil Hy,he Church
l. Kent, England, q vast pile Of human bones
J., which were gathered many years after bat
l. lie was Tough. on The seashore, between the
Danes and Saxons. about one thousand years
9 since, and amongst them are the skulls ol
aged warriors, finely developed; ihe teeth Ia
mary OF which are so perlscl, so beautifully
;. sound. and so firmly imbedded in the SOCK
! els lha, YOU cannot move them. p aga q
y The Springfield (Mass.) Republican says
l. "The people who send money %, this Office
with request 10 send The paper as long q;
g the money lasls,' are respectfully informed
: that. generally speaking,lhe money doesn'
s last great while.
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