Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-21
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NEWS ITEMS.

Two very destructive fires have recently
occurred in New Orleans. By the fist, the
steamer Georgia heavily laden with freight
and passengers, was burned at the wharf,
and from thirty 10 fiiiy o! lhe passengers per-
ished in the flames. The amount OF prop.
er,y los. is estimated al 100000. The sec.
ond fire was still more destructive. The
steamers Charles Bel cher, Cairo and Cres.
cent, was totally destroyed, together with
several barges. and the steamers Sumna
and Grand Turk were partially burned. For
" lives were lost, and property amounting
TO 100000.
The steamer America was burned on The
29,h uIt., on the Alabama river. and fifty
lives lost.
DISAPPOINTMENT OF FILLIBUsTERs The
New York Times sta,es as fact, thai the
cartridge factory a, Ravenswood, a. the
Time Of lhe late terrible explosion there.
was engaged in filing an ORDER for mil
lion car,riGges-which had been contract
ed for TO be delivered by given day
And as that given day happened to be a
day or Two before The sailing oi the Nor
thern Light, for Nicaragua. lhe Times in
Inmates that tho order Aforesaid was given
by The Nicaragua Land Company. with a
view 10 facilitate cpr,ain fbusler schemes
they have in view in Mosquito and there
about.
AccIDENT.--On Wednesday morning al
5 o o'cl ,ck. Young man aged 22 years. and
medical student, from Wheeling. Va, who
was accompanying his sister from Wheeling
10 Portsmouth Ohio. on the steamboat Ham
burgh, Capt. Ludwick, IN stepping from me
lauer boat. 10 the Sciuru packet, At the Ports
mouth landing, slipped into the Ohio River
and was Instantly drowned. Every exefIion
was nude TO save him, but he never roSe 10
The surface. His body had not been rrcov-
cred al The time the Sciolo left Portsmouth
al 12 O'Clock on Wednesday y.-Cin Times.
A SUMMARY PUNISHMENT IN, A WlNTRY
\ WAY.-At West Columbia, Va. on Monday
evening last, u man who had been in The
hab, Of whipping his wife was taken from
his house by the representatives of Judge
Lynch, and placed On a pole, and in this
manner they rode hin, down 10 the Ohio
River where they ducked him under the wa
ter and after taking him ou. ior The purpose
Of restoring the absnacled heat Of his body,
they gave him severe casligauon. - C'n.
Times.
The Savannah. ( Mo. J Sentinel Of the 2Slh,
mex, door 10 Nebraska, says:
I'VE stop the press TO stale that we have
Just received the most cheering accounls
oI The treaty making al Council Buff Agen.
cy. Col. Ga,ew God had already Succeeded
in securing The assent OF all The tribes, with
in ,he vicinity of his Jurisdiction, 10 iavora.
Bile treaties, and would sluu next monday
with The chiefs. for Washington. They
will probably pass through this place during
the middle OF The week. Let us give them u
warm reception Ilura for Nebraska, and
nine times nine for GalewoodP
The Council Bluffs Buge, of the eth Jan
says thala serious fgM Is repored 10 have
taken place between the Omahas and Sioux
Ten Omahas and one Sioux are reported
killed. Much animosily exists beiween
these tribes, and The Onahas, il rs thought
will be ex,ermina,ed, unless The Cavern
men, ln,ervenes and settles The quarrel
The Sioux are threatening The W hile seulor;
Of Sargean, Bluffs, and claim 10 own .ht
Pouowauamie purchase.
f The 81. Louis Republican Of the 9Th inst
learns from o postscript 10 the Sal. Lake
} News Of the l2.h Nov, lha, the note books
of Capt. Gunnison's party, and all the OH
J or instruments used by them, excep, the cd
+. omelor had been recovered from The lndi
ans. They were given up voluntarily. Ev
cry Indian concerned in the massacre wa
j. known. After The murder, v aIker and hi
g band had fought one eano:her, and dspliiup. on
Q Walker had gone 10 Nayajcos.--Cin. Con
!. Feb. II.