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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

The Brlllontaine Gazette is among the
most readable and sprised Of our Stale ex-
changes. We clip lhe following paragraph
from recent article addressed to Wings
|, will bear reading, and what is more, il
will bear action, for il discloscs The truth
"Bul the miSmanagemenl in the affairs Of
our State, is lel. more Immediately and Sc.
vercly by the people than that which has
naked the recen, history Of the Federal
Corruption runs riot in al
most every department. lncompelency and
scoundrelism have usurped the highest pla-
ces. We know what we say and we mean
wha, we say. There never was a time in
The history Of a Stale when REFORM was
was so imperative'y demanded as now.-
Abuses so great, SO gross, so fragrant were
never before perpeualed by any men Of any
party. From the office Of the Governor
wherein private Secretary usurps The par.
doning power, and dispatches feons reeking
with crime 10 the balo. boxes of Hamilton
county, down 10 the cells oIlhe Penilenlary
wherein female convicts are seduced, anC
male convicis are tortured with cruelty ant
brutality unheard of since the days Of the In
QUESTION, all is see,hing mass Of corruption
We say wha. we would rather not say ever
Of political enemies; but we speak the truth
and duty requires Of us, as Of every one wht
has access 10 the ears of the people, that W,
should thus speak. There must be chang,
there must be Reform. '.'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

1NTERPRsrATIoN-- 1t has never, until
Matt. Martins leue. 10 The STATE Democrat,
been settled what was the exac! meaning OF
lhe beast, mentioned in The Apocalypse. with
seven heads. Mr.. Martin, with grea, show
of probability, makes it applicable 10 The
Pierce and Douglas party. il has seren
heads, and all "soie." There were also, il
we remember right, len horns to the beast,
If these could be Interpreted 10 mean horns
of liquor, the application is still more Flau-
sibIe. and confirmalory TO Mr.. Martins de-
scription. A beast with seven sore heads
and ten horns Of liquor; or, if the word len
were "a misprint for tin: beast with Tin
horns and sore heads, i. would still apply.
Mr.. Murlin is on The right scent-Stqte
Jour.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

SUDDEN DEATH.-WiIliam Tatman, Coun-
~ Surveyor, was killed on last Sunday by q
fall from his horse. The 'Unlon' gives the
following account Of this unfortunate acci-
dent
"On Saturday evening he paid visi, 10
his brother who lives in Lewis township,
some eight miles from town. sOn his way
home on Sunday evening, he stopped a few
moments al The house Of friend in the
neghbOrhood. Upon going out TO stnri
home, he pu. his foot in the slirrup, when
his horse broke into irot, and stopping sud-
denly before Mr.. Tatman had gained his seat,
he lost his balance and fell forward and was
Instantly killed. lie neither spoke nor
brea,hed afterwards.
Mr.. Talman wns very generally known to
the citizens of this county. having been
county surveyor for the last five years. All
who know him will bear testimony TO his
high character as man and c,izen."
ANOTHER DEATH BY AccIDENT.-W Q learn
lha, lad Of about Is years Of age, whose
name we have not heard, was killed the
other day, by the accidental discharge Of o
gun, at Ed ward Vests in Byrd township
lie ran into lhe house 10 ge, the gun lc
shoot fox, which he saw no, far off. Aliel
taking the gun down, he applied his mouif
10 the muzze and his FOOT 10 the lock, TO as
certain whether il was loaded--his foot slip
ped off the lock, and the load was dis
charged into his head, killing him Instantly
Ripley Bee.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09
Speak Justly.

Let US speak Of a man as we find him,
And Censure alone what we see;
And should a man blame us, let's remind him
That from faults we are none of us free.
If the vail from the. heart could be torn,
And the mind could be read on the brow,
There are many we'd pass by with scorn
Whom we're loading with high honors now
Let us speak of man as we find him,
And heed not what Others may say; ....
If he's frail, then kind word would bind him
Where GOODNESS would turn him away;
For the heart must be barren, indeed,
Where no bud Of repentance can bloom:
Then pause, ere you censure with speed,
% On a frown or smile hangs his doom.
.a ... lsy. h Esprit of the Times.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

The women of China Thibet submit. in
their toilet to custom, OF law, which is
scarcely credible. Before going OH, of doors
they always rub their faces over with sort
of black, glunous vornish, their object being
10 render themselves as ugly and as hideous
as possible This practice is said 10 be about
Two hundred years old, and tradition informs
us that it originated with an aus'ere Lama
King, who desired 10 check licenousness Of
manners. Those who bedaub their faces
The most hideously are esteemod The mos.
pious. In this country women bedaub their
faces with other substances in order 10 ap.
pear the more handsome, but (and we as
seri it at the risk of being pronounced un.
gallant we don. believe piely is a matter Of
much consideration. t.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

There are men e. we blush for the hon
or of the race while we write il-wbo deib.
eratelly run of, in debt 10 the printer; never
intending 10 pay. when they know that he
stands in need Of every cent Of his dues
The souls of twenty thousand such pili(ul
wretches could dance colillion-ir there is
vvacily in so mean thing to lei it dance
on the iule toenail of an alenua,ed mosqui.
TO, without joslling each other in the least.
In this connection we offer the following
sentiment: The man (?) who runs of in
debt 10 the prin,er--may he be starved TO
death suing naked, upon the corner Of cold
cloud, and may his parting requiem be The
hideous culerwuuling Of ten thousand excited
lomcas, floating in discorlans horshness
over his dimuni,ve soul.-B Belmont ChrOn
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

BAyARD TAYLOR AND THE ARABs.-In a
lecture at Cleveland few evenings since,
Bayard Taylor related The following singu.
lar circumstance:
While in Arabia had very remarka.
Bile experience. There is drug in the
East whose effect is like that Of opium. Ii is
prepared from The Indian y hemp. Ii was
much used by The Saracen warriors when
about 10 enter battle as slimius, It pro.
duces on the Imagination double con.
sciousness; one pau Of The mind seems 10
study while the other looks on. From mo-
lives OF curiosity, was persuaded 10 Try the
effects OF il upon my own system. ! was in
Damascus at The time. Soon alter taking
the drug, The effect began 10 appear. | saw
the furniture in The room, talked with the
company and yet | seemed TO be near The
pyramid of Cheops, whose blocks Of stone
appeared 10 me like huge squares Of Vir.
gnia tobacco The scene changed and |
was on The desert in q boat made Of The
mother of pearl. The sand seemed to be
grains of luslrous gold, through which my
boat ran as easily as on the waves Of The
sea; The air seemed 10 be filled with harmo'
nies Of The sweetest music. Before me
seemed 10 be constant series of aycades
and rainbows, through which, for fifteen
years seemed 10 glide. The finer senses
were developed, and all qualification was O
single harmonious sensation. Hence we
can easily conceive the origin oil The Arab
an Nights. Nv companion, huge Ken.
tuckian tried the drug with an amusing ef
feet. After looking a, me for awhile, he
started up with the exclamation, 'l'm a loco
mohve,' and began 10 cut off his words like
The puff of an engine, and to work like the
moving Of the wheels. AT las, he seized The
water jug for drink, but sci il down with 0
yell, saying, how can lake water into my
boiler when am letting off sleam.'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09
THE TELEGRIPa.
The LittIe boy tlat Died.

- $
am all'alone in my chamber now, ia a sE
"a And the midnight hour is near; .a,
And the faggots crack, and the clocks dull tick.
10 Are the only sounds hear. cistua
And over my soul in its Solitude--i3o CeyS a
Sweet feelings of sadness glide, F '@F
'Er my heart and my eyes are full when think
OF the little boy that died. ' n
4 went one night to my fathers house, F9l t,
Went home to the dear ones all, &,
and softly opened the garden gate,
And softly the door the hail. tsna,l.,,9
~ mother came out to meet her son-7 sl es
She kissed me, and then she sighed, "a
And her head fell on my neck, and she wept 4
For tie little boy that died. "A ,ag
I ahall miss him when the flowers come /,
n the garden where heplayed; 80 I
shall miss him more BY the freside,
When the flowers have all decayed. M.
Ishall see his toys and his empty chair,
And the horse he used to hide; Hr
And they will speak with silent speech,
"A. OF the little boy that died.
We shall go home to our Fathers house
To our Fathers house in the Skies.
Where the hope Of our souls shall have no blight
Our love no broken ties;
We shall roam on the banks Of the river of peace
And bathe in its blissful tide, ~.
And one of the joys of our heaven shall be
The little boy that died.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09
A CHANGE OF INDIAN Policy The Wash.

CHANGE OF INDIAN Policy The Wash.
ington Star says that it is well understood
that change Of the policy Of The Govern
menl towards the Indians is abou to take
place. II says that the tribes which are
now wholly or in part supported by the
Government will! soon be left TO slarve,
live by plumber or 60 10 work like white
people, The whit people and civilization
are now advancing upon The Indians Ftom
bothth Eas, and the Wesr, and consequently
The ol d policy of The Government, will before
long become impos sible. Something must
be done to make way lor the inexorable law
.of American progress
The, Star says that the Chairman oflhe
House Commiuee on Indian Affairs is pre-.
pared 10 report bill 10 provide for purcha-
sing the reservation in Nebraska. Under
the provisions of this bill, The Indians are
tobe settled in families on land 10 be theirs,
in tracts ols80. 16O, 800, and $40 acres, ac-
cording 10 the number Of souls ina lamily,
That is, they are 10 get fee simple titles 10
Them after such settlement, and a prescribed
cultivation ior specified lime; and on such
terms, or rather under such restriction, as Io
render it impossible for the speculalor 10 di.
vest them of the land commonwealth.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

REPUBLIC OF NlCARAGUA.-I. appears that
Nicaragua has formally announced her sew
erance from the Central American Confed.
eracy, and constituted herself a Republic,
thus abandoning all hope Of reforming the
old league. A new Constitution has been
adopted, which increases the Presidential
term 10 Iour years, and gives him almost
unlimited powers. The army has been
greatly increased, and the pay more Than
doubled. The Commissioner sent 10 arrange
The boundary dispute with Honduras failed to
do so, as Honduras still insists upon her ultra
territorial prelensons. Another revolution
was at the las. dates apprehended in Nicara'
qua, The resul. Of which upon property was
much feared. r....-.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

ADAMS EXPRESS certain day Of The
year 1889, q man with carpet-bag might
have been seen (as James would relate the
siory) embarking on board the Norwich
steamboat loi Boston. The man was a
Yankee, Alvin Adams by name; The carpet
bag contained a-lew parcels with which in.
dividuals had entrusted him TO be deliver ed
promptly in lhe city Of his destinations; his
capital was in his brains; his reputation was
his personal acquaintance; he was nothing
in short bu, man with a. carpet.bag, or
wha. is now called an express messenger,
on the smallest scale. FaiIhfulness, inieg.
rily, prompIness and enterprise brough,
wonderful lhings oul Of lha, carpe,-bag; q
richer treasury Than Forluna,us purse, and
more magical agency than Aladin's lamp.
The possessor is now aiier the lapse OF
fifteen years, the head Of house which
carries 10 and fro in its 'carpel.bag' for
The accommodation Of the public an amount
Of treasure, in the shape Of merchandise,
gold and silver. noles and vauables, not less
Than one million Of dollars every day, OF
three hundred and sixty-6ve millions pei
annum Their offices are in every city OF
commercial depot from New York to Sar
Francisco and Auslralia-not 10 mention the
japan office, for which Commodore Perry
has gone 10 pave The way. Their agents ant
assistants number abou, three hundred. :
Their capi,ol is, Of course. immense, anc
the circumstances Of the gold markets. in Cal
ilornia, their connection with il as forward
ers, and The extraordinary share OF public
confidence earned by their honorable career
have lately constrained Them 10 act in SaI
Francisco as bankers ona large scale; wher,
they have jus, sustained a run (occusione'
by an accidental rumor) TO the amount o
$500 900, ina manner which has addet
argely 10 The confidence and popularity whicl
they before enjoyed, Such is one of tn
features Of the age in which we live.-N
Y CoHr,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

A FORTUNE FOR ONE DoLLAR.--P Perhaps
every general reader has observed ADVERTISE
men.s in different papers, wherein the ad.
ver,iser proposed, on the remittance OF one
dollar, to impart secret BY which any per.
son could realize a snug fortune in very
short lime. The result was Thai the dollars
went flowing 10 The advertisers very copi-
ously. BY return mail, the edven,urers
promptly received The "secret" 1t is shorl
and simple, bu, well worth the money
Here il is: "Do as zoe do--ADyERTBE!''
There is not an individual who has thus
received the "secre,," the philosopher s
stone," which was 10 convert liule effort
into fortune, and who practices upon the
good advice given, that will NOT acknowledge
that the dollar thus expended is the bes, 10.
vesIment they ever made. Il will mos, as,
suredly bring them the promised fortune,
Every shrewd business man understands and
acts upon The principle Of This great secret
| Athens Mess.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

DRUeGED Liquors The Ohio State
Democrat says that dislIlers employ stryck.
nine in the manufacture of whisky; i. is a
recent discovery that this deadly drug in
creases the yield Of whisky per bushel Of
corn. In some places this poison is used TO
such an extent that hogs die in grea. num-
hers from Drinking the still slop. And we
add that it is known 10 be used in other liq.
uors besides whisky. A few months ago
some pure cognac brandy was nnalyzed in
Washington and was iound 10 contain slrych-
nine.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

SLAVERY EXISTING IN NEBRAsKA.-A let
ter from William Walker, Chief of the Wy
andou tribe of Indians, formerly of Ohio,
bn. now located on the Indian territory, OF
the junction Of The Missouri and Kansas riv-
ers, was, published in The Cleveland Daily
Herald Of Tuesday. Il was originally ad.
dressed 10 s. Blocker, Esq, of Wadsworlh,
Ohio. lie gives The following statemen. in
reference to the existence Of slavery in the
territory Of Nebraska, which will be read
with much interest: 49,,
There is one fact relating 10 slavery IN
this lerd,ory, Of which you are perhaps no,
aware, as | perceive il is nolgenerally known
in The East. viz: The existence Of slavery
here among The Indians and whites, in def.
ance Of the Compromise Of 1920. Ii has
been in existence ever since il was organ
lied as co Indian territory. True, there
afe moi many slaves, but sill slavery exists.
Some slaves are held by The Indians by yir.
tue OF their own laws and usages, and some
by regular bills Of sale from the citizens OF
Missouri: White people going into The
territory by the authority Of the government
in The character of Indian agents, mechan'
les, licensed traders, teachers, missionaries
&c., hesitate not momen. TO take slaves
wi III them, regarding it as slave territory,
and The prohibitory clause dead letter.
The opinion prevailing sogenerally was for
lified few years ago by The decision o(one o.
The Circui, Courts of Mo-, deciding that the
Indian territory, properly so called was slave
territory. | will briefly slate the nature o
the suit that called forth This decision from
Judge RyIand, now Of the Supreme Court o
Missouri. A. was appointed by The Probate
Court, Administrator Of the estate OF b.
Among the assets that came into BIS hand;
were number OF slaves, These we've hiret
10 service for The time being. One IA man
was hired 10 person residing in the terri
tory. He managed 10 escape, and succeed
ed in reaching Mexico, and was never re
claimed. Che heirs afterwards brought sui
against A. for The recovery Of The value o
the runaway slave, on The ground tha. A
had put the slave 10 service in Free Terrific
ry, virtually emancipalng him. On The par
OF The defence, II was conlended and provet
lha. Slavery and involuntary servitude. hat
existed and did exs, in the Indian Territory
and ii was not free soil. Judgment for tn
defendant Such is the present attitude o
slavery here.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

THE CONSPIRACY CAsE--On Saturday
Judge Mcclure pronounced sentence on The
Conspiralors in the Small Note Case. The
Judge overruled The motion for new trial
and in arres. Of Judgment IN on able and
elaborate opinion, and sentenced ihe De.
fendenls, Absalom Morris, Daniel T. Inv.
son, D. H. Hazen and b. F. Davis, TO pay
fine of one hundred dollars each, and 10
undergo an Imprisonment of three calendar
months in The county iaiI.--PMs. Gaz. ..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

HOLDING UP LAMP PosTs.--The Albany
Register does up the following:
"The city fathers ough, TO see tha, the
lamp posts are set more firmlyin the ground.
We saw fast young man, with budding
mous,ache, and who ought TO be in better
business, holding up one last evening, be-
tween nine and len. 1t was harder physical
labor than he was accustomed 10 do, and one
of his age ought 10 have some lighter work
assigned 10 him. We advised him as law
yer, that 1t was no part of his duty, as Cit
izen, 10 spend his Tins in keeping The lamp
posts in place, and that he would be fully
justified by law, in letting i, go so smash
lie offered us dollar as counsel fee, bul
declined following our advice. We lsll
him in the performance Of wba. he regarded
as moral if not legal dmy."
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

MODERN DcMocRAcy.-.The Richmond
Enquirer styles the Homestead bill Wing
measure, and calls upon the Democrats in
Congress 10 oppose it. In Ohio the Loco.
(oco papers claim i. as Democratic meas
ure, and would gladly avail themselves Of
any advantages that might accrue TO them
p'li.ically by lis passage. The Democracy
Of the presen, day, is rather elastic, capable
of being stretched 10 sui. any latitude, or TO
accommodate any variety Of opinion.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

ARREST OF "FlLLIBusTERs. THE United
States District Attorney has instituted pro-
ceedings against somo of the prominent par.
lies engaged in The Lower California Ex2e-
dilion. who are now in this city. Warrants
have beer issued, and Thursday, Col. Il. 2.
Watkins as arrested and brought before j.
]. Papy, Esq, United States Commissioner,
and held 10 bail in The sum Of $4,000, 10
undergo preliminary examination on Mon
day morning next. Capt George R. Davi.
son, learning that warran, had been issued
against him, appeared before the Commits.
sioner, and was put under BOMBS 10 The same
amoun,-San Francisco Herald.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

ARREST OF A SUPPOSED MUaDsRER.--I, will
be remembered by our readers Ina, soma
months since, drover named Tracy, was
foully murdered near Amanda, In Fairfield
couniv, who had in his possession quite
large sum ol money. AIcr lapse of ma.
ny months the supposed murderer, J. F Law.
renee, was las, week arrested in New York,
by an officer Of Lancaster; and brought 10
Ohio for trial. Lawrence is now undergo.
ing an examination before Esq. McVeigh, Of
Lancaster.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

LOUISVILLE, April 29.- Nathaniel Wolfe,
counsel 10 defend tho Wards, said at The
trial lha, the citizens Of Louisville we're
a set of blood hounds, and impcached the
veracity Of l6 Of Professor Buffers scholars.
The boys last nigh, proceeded TO his resi-.
dence and literally covered ii with eggs.
A meeting of the ciiz0ns has been called
tonight 10 express their indignation towards
Wolfe. Great excitement prevails in regard
10 Wolre'S speech f.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

ADULTERATIoN OF LIQUORS. Eminent
chemists asserts that nine-lenlhs, al least. oil
all The liquors consumed in the United States
are more or less drugged. To say .ha, half
Of all that pretend 10 CO ne across the Allan.
tic is wholly manufactured on This side Of it
would be 10 fall short Of the truth.
There are numbers who live and thrive
by such nelarous trade, Long practice in
the use of sugar Of lead, logwood, &c, in
varying and nicely graduated proportions,
has enabled them 10 bring the arI TO q degree
of perfection that seems almost fabulous
Mononghela whiskey, brought into their
vaults by the hogshead, comes out bottled
and ready for sale as "Madeira," )" "Cognac," "
"Champngne," "Pae Brandy" Cream ol
the Valley" and "Old Por.," In these the
color, flavor, and smell oil the originals will
be so closely inflated that experienced asle
is deceived by ,hem. So complete and
minute are their operations. that not only
foreign brands forged, and The shape Of bot
lies, Inc devices OF seals and corks inflated
but even artificial dus, and cobwebs are
fabricated 10 give them an air Of respectable
antiquity. sa t e&s sa,
o'her proof Of this were needed, beside.
the results Of chemical analysis |. nigh. b
found in the facI that more Port is 'dfaalsii
the United States in one year than passes
through the custom house in ten; ths; more
Champagne is consumed in America alone
than the whole Champagne ds'ric, produces
that Cognac Brandy costs four times as much
in France where i, is made, as it is sold fol
in our corner groggeries; and that The failure
Of The whole crop in Madeira produced M
apparent diminuIion in the quantity, nor a
all corresponding increase in the price Of Ih'
Wine.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

On last Thursday, April 20ih, Mrs. Mary
Heath and Mariah Frazier, were sentenced
TO three years Imprisonment in The Penilen-
Iiary, by Judge Finn, of the Cincinnati
Criminal Court, for passing counterfeit. mon.
ey. The Gazette says:
The prisoners are sisters, and excited The
general commisera,ion Of The court and spec
tators, They are young. and apparently Of
cultivated mind and manners.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

The "Cincikna,i Furnace" 10 be hca-
ted on the Marieua and Cincinnati railroad
about FIVE miles ives, OF IIumden, in Wash
ing.on township, Jackson county, was organ,
lied last week. Capital Stock $40 ,O00-
The name of the firm is Wes.full Sluarl &
Co. J. Wes!ful|, Levi DUNCAN, Henry
Phillips and Newell Braley. Of Jackson coun-
", John Robbins and David Jones, of Vim.
ION county, and Lewis H. Stuart, of Athens
county Jackson Standard.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

The London Times has daily circula.
lion of 1920 copies, and weekly, 64,220.-
aggregate l09,640 Aggregate circulation
of The New York Tribune 145 ,46O-pxceed-
ing that Of the london Times, $500 cop.
les. The Times has larger circulation
Than any other paper in Great Britain; and
The Tribune larger than any other general
newspaper in the world.