Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-14

Seventy four trains Of cars arrive and do.
part daily from Chicago. and when all the
roads centering at that city are compls,e1
the number will be increased to nearly Two
hundred and fifty trains. The future growth
OF Chicago promises 10 be more rapid than
the past. The population OF Chicago, ac.
cording to the enumeration just completed.
by order OF The Common Council, is so 652.
In 1901 II was "a. 8.620-so tha, The city has
more Than doubled in three years. The for.
eign population is 29,404. II,
RAILROAD AccIDENT,-An accden, occur.
red on The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad.
near Vernon, Ind, on Saturday evening"
The cars containing the employees Of The
road and others while making pleasure
excursion, ran off the track, Instantly killing
ore person, name unknown, and severely
injuring the Assistant, Engineer.
FIRE IN PADUcAH.-The residence ofDr.
5. s, Singleton and frame dwelling owned
by MIR, McCar,y, OF the Journal. and occu-
pied by Dr. Rice, were destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning last. DR.. S.'s Loss was
vi 800 to 81 300, of which one-lhird was
insured. and the loss Of Mr.. McCarly and
DR.. Rice each $3.50. No insurance.
The late advices from the South Pacific
Ocean contain intelligence Of the seizure
Of The island Of New Caledonia BY the French
Government. This island lies about eight
hundred miles east OF Australia, and was dis.
covered by Capt. Cook. Il is as large an
isano as jamaica, and represented as one Of
The most beautiful and valuable Of the Poly.
nesan group. r.9 sit.zf a.g
DEATH OF CAPT. g. A. BULLEN.-We
have barely space 20 announce thai Capt.
Charles H. Bullen, who served his country
gallanlly in Mexico, departed this life after
a lingering illness which he bore with great
lor'ilude and resignation, Saturday, night at
ten O'Clock. He will be buried to-day,
Sunday with military honors, and attention
is directed TO The General Orders of the LIE.
gion and fire DeDariment.-Loms Times.
An IMPosTER AND SwINDLsR.-TheC Cleye.
land Herald warns clergymen, and Others,
against being imposed upon by man, who
calls himself Joseph David Hats. He pro
esses 10 be Bohemian clergyman flying
from Austrian oppression. He has receiv-
ed good oeal Of money at different places,
He speaks English huently, and has a talent
for telling well devised tale 10 excite sym.
/ Pa'hy.
Acollision took place on The Cleveland and
: Cincinnati Railroad on Saturday night. by
which a brakeman had both his legs broken,
and The locomotives and four cars demol.
ished The amount Of damage done 10 esli.
mated al $4,000
Information is wanted al Cincinnati az 10
the present whereabou! of MIR. Wiliom Pain.
Ter, who left thai CITY last March. aud has
not since been-heord of. lie is described os
a short, thick sci man, about As years of
age. and tailor by trade. If this notice
\ should meet The eye Of any one who may
e have heard Of him, great favor will be
n conferred by addressing line 10 Mrs. Mar.
o garel Palmer, Cincinnati.
Letters from Naples announce that anoih.
er town has been discovered several fee, un.
der ground, between Acerno and Scaffar.
!. Ii is stated that il does not resemble Hercu-
d laneum nor Pompeii in uny respect.
Il Thos. Motley and VIM. BackIedge, con-
IS vic,ed in South Carolina of hnn,ing down q
Q slave with bloodhounds, and then ,orluring
u him 10 death. have been sentenced 10 be
]. hung on The third OF March
. The timber seized since July 1sl, on The
q Wisconsin and Chippewa rivers, as having
been cut on government lands, amounts TO
10000 900 feet, and is valued al from $780,.
e 900 10 $500.0O0.
J. The Illinois central Railroad will be in
e operation between Cairo and Jonesborough,
distance Of forty miles, in six weeks
Thirty miles of the track are already laid.
The Whole road will be finished this year.
r During the year 1858; The whole number
Of vessels visiting Mexican pons was 837,
! of which 435 were American, 1903 English,
n SO French, and go Spanish. The ,o,al
s, number Of passengers conveyed 10 Mexico
:. was 1876. The whole number of which
left was 40,153.
4, RoBBERY--The Office of The Treasurer OF
=. Hardin county, Ohio, was burgariously en-.
q tered on the nigh, Of the 25lh uIl.. the safe
IS opened by means OF skeleton key and
$2.769 stolen lhere(rom. Another package
of IS 500 was in the safe a, the time, but
y eluded The observation Of the thief.
On the 14lh iast., al New Boston, N. H.,
y Henry N. Sargent, aged 23,- shot a Miss
:, Jones, aged II, four times with revolver,
: and then shot himself; both died. Cause,
her rejection of his suit.
=. Kissaneh has been discharged and rc.arres.
ID ted on charge Of forgery. He and Find.
:. ley were 5olh taken from Lebanon 10 Gin.
cinnal and confined in jail
A WHOLE Town IN ASHES A fire broke
out on Thursday, The end inst, in London,
: Madison county. Ohio, which destroyed near.
'g y the entire village. Loss very heavy.
:, new bank, 10 be called the Farmels' and
h Mechanics, is 10 be started in indianapolis,
a a in few days, by W. F. May, Esq,
.e The Passenger trains on the Grea. Wes.
ID tern Railway (Canada) are carrying heavy
l. loads. About three hundred persons went