Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-08


:rean,, on Thursday evening. About mid.
hight. one of the lofemen in The fourth
story, was alarmed by d strong smell of
smoke, and after awakening others, sdcceed-i
ID In getting into The rooms where The FIRE,
was kindled. The design was 10 burn tho,
floor SO as 10 lie, the heavy press, weighing
six tons. fall from the 3td story, and thus
crush every floor 10 the cellar. Candles
we're placed SO as 10 communicate with
paper, and thus o. oncs spread over ihe
building. The escape was tIufruN onef
and wsswust The villain who was eneaged n
his #yrk. mty yea be discovered and n
as hedeaeftees
~ A heavy grain exporting House Id
Trieste has failed for large amounl. Il
had been engaged in purchasing wheat In
The Black Sea and Sea Of Asof. The Rusl
sian Government prohibited lis exporla.iofi.
Personal application TO the Emperor was un.
availing, and the House was compelled 20
suspend. The loss il is said will be a, least
f250 900, or abou, 81 $50 900. There ap.
pears TO be smashing times In all direcuons.
A huge forgery case has been discovered
in London. equal in magnitude 10 that Of
Robert Schuyler Of New York. Forged
dock warrants 10 the amount Of $4,000 600
have been issued, and money has been bor-,
rowed upon them. The holders find the
securities worthless ohd The borrowers are
among the missing. Several lailufes have
resulted from this operation. Il will help
prepare their minds for the huge swinde ID
New York. .o yes t,I4 ,.. a. ee,
The Supreme Court Of Ohio has been In
session Tor three days In this city. I, was
supposed The session would be pro,racled Tor
the disposition OF causes, bu, il will adjourn
10 day sine die. All the judges were pres
en-, except Judge Ranney. There has been
no decision upon The constitutional merits Of
the liquor law, the question no, coming be.'
fore the Court al ,kis tenn. @'. s.2
The coal trade Of Pennsylvania Is i'm.
mense and is rapidly increasing. During The
week ending July 22, the shipments reached
121,47l ions, and the aggregate tonnage fof
the season is over t,oo millions Of tons The
demand seems TO oincreuse faster than The sup
ply, and prices have advanced. This Is
getting 10 be one Of the mos. important
branches Of business in that State. a.J
'BlTEs.'-The following sell came off
few days since, not many miles from where
we now SIT: i...., -. ..a a7a, t,i,srs
Two gentlemen 6shing-sharp boy ap.
pears.
Boy-'Well sir, ri. any bi,es7' 2 ~ i2!
Gent--(unconcerned) Lots OF 'em!' .d
Boy--'Y.a.a-s-under your hail 1880
RAGS 'Is RIz.'--Houss wives, II they have
any mercy OH publishers, should be careful
TO save their rags. They are as scarce al
gold and bring almost as much, and conse.
quen.ly paper has gone up several pegs
within as many weeks. Paper makers now
offer $5 CIV, for rags and have hard work
al that Sdte your rags. ,,aS o!a3.-gs q
The Kanawha Company has contracted
for all the salt that car be made on the Mus,
kingum river the present year, al $3.50 per
barrel, delivered a, the place Of manufacJ
,ufe. A good busines fol The sal, boilers
Forty thousand barrels we're made by them
last year.. rra % Ga.ssrGlg. ls. - s2!
Sam. F. Vinton has been reelected Presi.
dent Of the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
Co.. and accepts with the express under.
Standing .ha. lie must be pefmiued 10 resign
on Sept. fsl. -
Still UPwARD.-The House Of Repre-.
sen.alives have agreed 10 pay the Judges Of
the Supreme Court Of the United States
$6,500 per year, and the Chief Justice
81 900. The Chief Justice now gets sc 600
and The Associates $4,5OO. --,....,.... 80,
! The Wheeling Young American says:---
Several Buckley landlords, fugi,ives from
justice, have been iarrying in our city Tor q
week past. The Ohio Liquor law is pro-
nCunced by them to be perfect socdologer,
too wre,chedly severe.' q
The Chinese have proverb which ap.
plies TO the outside batbdtians as we'll as 10
the Cees.ials, viz: He who leaves party
early gels the best ha, and umbrella. .s .
A man came into a printing Office 10 be,
a paper. Because, = said he 1--WE like e
read news papers very much, bu, our neigh.
bors areal TOO s'ingy to lake one."
\ The New York Express says The depre.
I citation Of stocks In ihaimarke, within ,h,
+ past year has been q, leasi $100,OOO, 600
This loss has mainly fallen upon those who
were no, able 10 hold on 10 them. Ills ,
, large sum. 'a tf1' a3'sF it3'.'ff.
The number OF persons who have reache,
San Francisco during The frs, six months
Of the preseD. year nmoun,ed to. 80 90l. the
number who left during the same time 10 | /.
787, leaving ne. gain 10 the populauon o.
17,418. ~
r CATTLE FERDERs.--The CirclevSlle Her
| aid, publishes the names Of ninety gentle.
men residing in the county OF Pickaway
. who led last year ,3Sg head Of cattle. IL :
Nathan Kingsbury OF Rockville, Conn.
has been appointed Superintendent Of iht
, Cryslal Palace. He is a practical man, @
great sagsciy, energy and experience. s,
says the Tribune. s
Il Every Wing paper in L. d, Campbell's did
n trici has his name at l,s head for Congress
!. This, II is presumed, will dispense with III
. necessity Of a Convention. q aaeqqt {eeJ
: The Probate Judge OF Hamilton count
9 has appointed Prof Jos. NJ. Locke as il
g specsor Of liquors under The lawoi last win