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


the Ills Of April. 1853, up 10 The FIRST day
Of February, 1854, during which period
6233 persons were tried. viz: FOR disorderly
conduct, 1915; vagrsnss inclusive Of the
house Of refuge, 9l8; obs,rucing the streets
aand sidewalks, 203; committing nuisances
in The streets, l39; cruelty 10 animals. l {;
aassau, and battery, $685. gambling on Sun.
days, f29; fast driving, 225; obtaining mon
ey under false prelences, Is; foresialing the
Market, PA; pe,i, larceny; ZIG; peddling
w,hou, licence, SO; selling liquor on Sun.
day, l42; keeping houses oil ill-lame. 22;
keeping ferocious dogs, 26; indecent expos
ure, go; rioiing, 90; passing counierfeitmon-
ey. 8; adultery, 8; grand larceny, Al; smok-
ing in market, 90; using spring scales. s.;
attempting 10 rescue prisoners from Jail, B;
insulting females, 5; lornicalon, i; har5or
ing lewd women. 4; cutting hogs up on Sun.
day, /; passing illegal paper money, 9;ivio-
la,ing the hack ordinance, 90; assault with
inlent 10 kill, %; shooting aud s,abbing with
in,en, 10 kill, 22; burglary, IL; horse steal
ing, 10; counlerfeiling, a5; arson. /; murder.
6; challenging 10 figh. duels, 8; rape, 3; fer
gerry, 4; abortion, 8; kidnapping, 3; highway
lrobberes, s; poisoning, /; and perjury, /.
For non.paymeni Of fines, 485 persons were
icommiued. Gaz
Mr. Erasmus French, the proprietor OF
the cartridge factory that recently exploded
III Lower Ravenswood, Long sland, result.
ing IN ,he death of large number Of EN-.
pioyees, the particulars Of which we gave
yesterday. has baen held 10 bail in the sum
ur 2 600 loappear before the mex, grand jury.
The particulars elected BY The coroner S
jury werc that fifteen persons were killed,
thai lamp fed by alcohol was used for
heating grease in The same room wha4 e
shtru we're bnlween four and five hundred
pounds of gunpowder al the same time; and
they did nol hesitate 10 say that the explosion
was caused by curel-ssness in the use Of
lhe lump. They found, too, iha, in the room
where there were fifteen or twenty persons
mostly children, at work, thai the room was
much TOO small for The business carried on
in il; thai il was heated by Stove, about
which was neither lin or zinc fender; iha'
The proprietor was absent al The lime, and
that the female in charge was not sufficient.
ly old or experienced for The grave trust pu
in her.--Cin. Unionisi.
NAN SHOT BY HIS WIFE-2'he Louis.
Vile Democrat OF the 18Th inst. has u LEI.
Ter from LeavcnswOrlh, Indiana. giving The
particulars of an unfortunate occurrence
which recently happened there, resulting in
the death Of husband by his wife. On The
9Th instant man named OrDGeId left his
home, informing his wife that he would be
back in two or three days. THAI night Mrs
Ornf,ld heard sume one trying 10 get into
,hs house, took u rifle down, and fired
through the door, which was one inch in
thickness, and shot her husband through lhe
heart She brought The body into the house
and Informed The neighbors of the occur.
renee. When they wen, 10 The house they
found OfnliaId shot, The gun broke 10 peices
and grea, deal oil blood on The floor. As
many think that Geld bloo1ed murder ha:
been commiued, and that the story of the
wife above related is 10 cover her guilt, she
has been commiuedl TO Jail 10 answer for ,hc
murder Of her husband,
UNPLEASANT ADVENTURE Capt Graw
pilot Of the Flag, met with somewha, 70
mantle adventure, while iha. boat wa:
aground last week, a. Turkey Island curl
osiiy prompted him 10 attempt, accompanied
by one companion, an Engshman, 10 ex
plore the gigantic cave near S, Geneveve
On Tuesday night last, al 8 o'clock, ale
providing themselves with omps, ladders
&c, they commenced. They penetrated
Two miles into The inleriof Of the cave, whel
their lamps becoming ex!nguished, they
were left in total darkness. A(ler gropin,
about for several hours they discovered al
outlet, which, however, the Captain's com
panion al me was enabled 10 get through
lie was left by himself from dayligh
Wednesday morning uIl two o'clock Thurs
day evening, during The whole Of which Tim
the boats crew were diliigendy searching
foi him through she cave. They found him
al length, on Thursday evening, completed
exhausted, and bleeding from wounds re
eeved in cropping about in the dark Fl
was took 10 the boat duly grateful for hi
preservation from an awful deaih.-- s
Louis MteHgencer.
IlUNa - james l.. Iloare, on Frida
morning, the 81 inst, a, the Tombs in Ne
York City, suffered The extreme penalty {
tho law for the murder Of his paramaur. on
Susan McAnny, cause Of the deed, JEALOUSY
He was hung by new species of gallow'
an improvement on The old style, bein
jerked from The ground by pulley al ii
opposite end Of which was hung an enorn
Gus iron weight. When the halchel ieI
severing the rope which supported The weig
the victim was thrown Ten feet into the al
falling back six and remaining suspend dc
fourle fee, from the ground ill life was extinc
space Of one half an hour.
Heavy RoBsEBY--$5 900 WOrih Of Je,
eiYy Stolen officers were here yeslerdu
on the track Of parties who on The night
the l7lh inst broke into the Store Of Geor,
Craven, Poughkepsie, and robbed it Of j.,
elry 10 the amount OF full $4,000 NJ
Craven owps the larges. jewe!ry esabis
mentin Poughkepss. The burglars fore,
an entrance during the night, and made ric
Booty Of watches, chains. plain, ornamen;
and diamond rings, &c, some Of The wa.c
rs, were wurIh over 200 dollars. Suspici,
is attached 10 parties who recently slorp
ullhe village, passing off ms moneyed ms
but as ye. traces of them have lailed.-A
hmm Alias, THurSdou