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

ming, the 2blh ult, The stable OF Mr.. lawn
Tdie, in Kygersille, was struck by lightning
and consumed with hs contents. Two
horses, belonging 10 Mr.. r. Dyas, in. the
stable al the lime, were killed Instantly
Two others, also in the stable, were unin.
jured, end go, oul before the fire reached the
place where they were. Much credit Is due
the citizens Of Kygeryile for the prompt as.
sisionce rendered in preventing the spread.
ing Of the flames torolher bulldogs. 9-
Mr.. Taie's loss must have been Some
$i5o, 10 5000, aud Mr., Dyas' about $l75.
--GaHia Coars vts -f
We understand that terrific rain and
hail storm passed over portion-of this and
Vinior counties on Sunday last, laying waste
many things which were in ils path. Trees
were pprooted and carried a considerable dis
tance, corn and other crops ruined, houses
and barns uuroofed, and the streams filled
fuller thar ever before known. We hope
TO- have further particulars next ,week.-r-
Hockihs Sentinels a{iaaslsi : i9.
"A FIRE broke out in Jersey City, on the
S0lh uI,., near the Railroad Depot, which
rugged with great fury, and destroyed properly
20 The yulue Of from $150,000 10 $500, 900
The depot was in imminen. danger FOR soms
time, but was finally saved. g ea5
The Richmond. Enquirer conlraIic,s the
report that On extra session Of the Virginia
Legislature is TO be called.
Cornelius Wykoff and Patrick Shea were
killed ip New York by ihe fall Of the Man.
haitian gas buildings. Ten persons were
wounded. The damage TO the buildings Is
esumaied al $4,000.
"A powder mill exploded a. Wilmington,
Delaware, on the evening OF The 30,h, killing
Capt. James Lynch and Dennis Cannon, lhe
engineer. The mill was ,.o.ulIy destroyed.
John L. Boswell one of The editors OF the
Hartford Couran. died on Sunday last.
A schooner belonging to the Ogdensburg
Railroad Company, was run inio on Lake
Ontario by The propeller Boston. on Friday
night. The schooner sunk within a few
minutes. Il was loaded with -four, pork,
whea, and corn. d r deT 717r
The yellow fever has entirely disappeared
from Key West, no case within thirty days.
The following are among the sufferers by
the failure Of Tucker. The Presiden, of the
= Reading Railroad: Danville Bank S i8O, 900,
E. w.. Clark 81 10000, Rose; Carnbelres
d. Co, 100000, Drexel & Co., $40 1000,
Morgan & Co., 100000. I,is understood
that The parties are secured BY co!la,erals.
HEALTH OF DELAwARE.-The Statesman
Of las, evening says the citizens of The usu-
ally healthy village Of Delaware are some.
what alarmed by disease which has broken
oltivhhin afew days On Saturday, ID Mrs.
GopdsKas attacked. She died The following
day. Yesterday a man died al 2 A. NJ, and
was buried Mt 4 A. NJ. The type OF The dis.
ease more closely resembles bloody fux than
cholera. A number of Others are prostrated
with the same disease Journal OF
Wednesday.
An arrival from Havana brings iniorma.
don, as The chief item of news, OF the dread
ful prevalence ofy yellow fever. The disease
was not confined 10 The Town, bu, had spread
over the whole country. There was over
300 cases in The hospitals on she 20,h July
A bill providing for the payment 10 Col.
Fremont Of Sl83 900, passed the Senate On
Saturday. This allowance is reported 10 be
for beef furnished 10 The Indians of Califor.
hia.
The Washington Union is still pleading
for an appropriation 10 be placed in me
Presidents hands 10 enable him to carry
out the views Of tho administration during
The recess Of Congress, in relation 10 Spain
Ten millions has been suggested VIII,
not place The Treasury of The nation at tn,
disposal Of the Slave Power, and lei then
work ouI The destiny Of Jreedom7 Ter
millions 10 Santa Anna--anolher slice tC
Texas--ten millions 10 aid the filibuslers il
their designs Ogains, Cuba--nol cent 70,
River and Harbor Improvements, would foo
up well for the Slavery Denocrpcy,--Stat
Jour. 6. 4H.p, l.r .ag 4. ss., n e. IN
FiRE.AT LowELL.--A, ierrible,fre occur
red al Lowell on Saturday,, which destroye,
the Railroad House, and laid twenty build
ings In ashes. A large number Of familie
are rendered houseless. Loss estimated q
100000.
The Locofoco Central Committee q
Hamilton county. had a meeiing last weel
Among the propositions submilied and con
sidered, was one requesting The wilhdrawa
OF Alexander P. Miller as a candidate fol lh
Board Of Public Works. The following
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