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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17
BY STATE AUTHORITY.

IYT>HE .ETNA INSURANCE CO., OF Hartford
i Connecticut, having complied with the law
to regulate Insurance Agencies Of Companies in
corporated by other States, passed May st, 1854,
publish the following, as required thereby. The
original Statement being on file in the State Au-
ditor's Office, with a duplicate with the Clerk Ol
Common Pleas, County Court.
STATEMENT.
1st. The name Of the Corporation is, ETNA
Insurance COMPANY, located at Hartford, Conn.
End. and Sd. The amount of the Capital Stock
is three hundred thousand dollers--which is all
paid up. erJ
4th. The Assets of the Company are:
1st. Cash en- hand and in the hands
Of other persons S5s, 1903 SO
I'd. Real Estate unincumbeTed l9,3OS ~
Sd. A Bonds secured Ly
mortgage per cent.
interest, payable semi
annually $4,000
% Bonds secured by
/ mortgages per cent.
interest, payable semi.
annually, $4,000
72,oOe
4th. Debts due the Company Sc
cured by mortgage 6,613 II
9th. Debts due the Company y h
erwise secured NONE
9Th. Debts due the Company for
premiums 10 500 %
800 shares stock, Hartford 4 N. H'n
r. X. Co., worth $62 500
Sl6 do. H'd, P, q FIR. R.
Co., worth is $50
LOT do. Boston & Worces-
ter R. r. Co., worth 10 807
do. New Albany & Sa-
lem r. R. Co., worth 100
$50 do. Conn. River X. r.
Co., worth IA 600
800 do. Phoenix Bank Of
Hartford, worth IS 400
SOS do. Exchange Bank OF
Hartford, worth 1914
200 do. Fsr's & Mech'S Blk
Hartford, worth % 600
100 do. Connecticut River
Bank. Hartford, worth 10 $40
200 do. Hartford Bank, of
Hartford, worth 26 400
do State Bark, Hart
ford, worth $50
Is do City Bank, Hartford
worth 0972
30 do. Bank Of Hartford
worth 400
SO do. Eagle Bank of Prov
idence, worth $50
100 do. Bank of America,
N. Y, worth IL 200
100 do. Bank of N. Amer
lea, N. Y, worth 10 800
| so do. Bank Of Common
wealth, N. ", worth 1 900
l50 do. Bank of Republic,
| worth i6 800
480 do. Broadwa Bank,
worth. f IA 900
100 do. The Peoples Bank,
| worth 4400
100 do. Hanover Blk worth 9 500
400 do. Mech's do do 10 800
100 do. N. Y. Life & Trust
Co. worth 16 600
so do. Connecticut River
Co., worth l 900
-- 3S4 ,984 0
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17

The following is list o f premiums awarded
BY the several committees, upon the animals and
articles exhibited by the members Of the Meigs
County Agricultural Society, held at Chester, on
the 2sth and 29th days of September, 1854.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17
PROCLAIM A TON,
81. EAHlAM.

NIOULD respectfully inform the citizens Of
w this country in general, and the world
in particular, that we have on hand large and
well selected stock OF
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES.
consisting of everything in the above line that can
be wished for. In conn ection with his Grocery
aud Dry Goods Store, he has a large amount Of
Rrady Made Clothing, HAS, Cups. Trunks.
of the very latest styles. and made Of the best OF
materials Anything he sells he will warrant to
be good. As for cheapness he is determined that
none shall undersell him.
Louisville Lime.
He keeps constantly on hand Louisville Lime,
which heNells at Wholesale on retail. In fact ali
his artic ay'Sill be sold at wholesale or retail,
at the veup ihest cash prices. Give him call,
and see for ng cRAyeS'
At Coalpof. ,Sng is the place to find ID
store, and when you y 1t you will not fail
buy
Aug 22-yln32
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17

SSTAT1ONERY.--A general assortment .
- Cap, Letter, Fancy Note PspeI. Envelopes
for sale by 9s@ D REED 4 BRO
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17

Best Loaf Bread, to Stephen Titus. so
MANUFACTURED ARTicLEs FIRST eRkDE.
Best Farm Wagon, to David Bailey, 500
Best Buggy, 4 to E. s. Gilmore. 200
! MANUFACTURER ARTICLES SECOND GRADE.
Lest Mans Saddle, to L. S. Crofoot, 200
lest Woman's Saddle, L. d. Moore, 200
lest Harness, to VIM. Wallace, 200
est pair Mems Boots, E. Halsey. 90
est side Upper Leather, to VIM. Morse, so
est side Sole do to M. Henry, LOO
est Calf Ski to VIM, p. Morse, .54 s so
ON DOMESTIC ARTICLES
Best ten yards Flannel to Rob't Ashworth, 81 so
2nd do no to same, IS
Best ten yards Jeans, TO Miss Mary Ash
worth, $50
End do. do to Robt. Ashworth, Is
Best ten yards Linsey to Robt. Ashworth, SO
2nd do 10 to Mary Ashworth, IS
Best ten yds. Linen to Mary Ashworth, so
I'd best do Miss. Mary Ashworth, IS
Best Pair Blankets, to same, t5O
ID best do Robert Ashworth, Is
Best Coverlet,
Cd best do to s. H. Brown, 100
Best 10 yards Rag Carpet, toJ. Roush, / so
I'd best do Robert Ashworth, 90
Best Quilt to G.. W. Cooper, 200
2nd best do Samuel Dean, 90
lest Bed Spread, to Caroline Probster, / 90
I'd best do Robert Ashworth. so
ON FANCY ARTICLES.
Best show Of Fancy Needle-work to Miss
. g. Probster, 8 90
Best Gard Basket to Robert Ashworth, so
Best Lamp Mat to Miss Mary Parker, SO
Best Stand Cover to same, :" SO
Best show of Natural Flowers to ,Chafles
H. Warren, Sc
Best Hearth Rug to Mrs. Riheldarfer, 90
Best pair Woolen Stpckings to Mrs. G. S.
McQuigg, so
Best p,ir Cotton do. to Miss NJ. Ashworth, SO
Best pair Linen do. to same, SO
Best pair Socks to M. Nye, a sc
Best pair Woolen Mittens to S. n. Brcvn. sc
S.TlTUS, President.
G. McQuIce. Rec. Sec'y.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17

Massillon has p royided ITSELF with water
worksibyiwhich full supply Is on hand for
The use Of The citizens at all times. IL an
important movem lent. 'i ~. la y
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17

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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17
Rates Of Taxation in Meigs County for 1854.

property subject taxation said county the year 1854
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17
Premiums Awarded.

The names marked with a ~ are Administ
ion candidates. le } NJ $500
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11
Further Foreign News by the
 Arabia.

The New York papers of the 22d bring us full details of the news brought by the Arabia but we can only find room for a small portion of it. The withdrawal of Mr Soule fIc,,, Spain, and the comments of tn s anish press his colrse ae exciting much att en:nn i E rope:
 T-.e Rus ia's ae mak pre- a:at;3i:s tx, barn the -itcs O.. 0 essa, Re i, B:aioN, c Il taA and ISmail, should they be iorced 70 abt : don tLem T"ey have pre- ared ,m bustii,ies, and have It of the supply of water, and burn cd the fire engines.
 Ofders are issued that wherever the enemy appears in super or strength, towns and villa res are to be reduced to ashes. Unceasing prep- arations are being made in Sebastopol for de- fence. All criminal prisoners are liberated and enrolled in companies to work the port batter les. A gang of 200 of the worst convicts are still in irons, to be employed in carrying amu- milton.
 he Governor of Sebastopol, taking advant- age oi the inefficiency of the blockade, took .he ihases out of some steamers to render them less easily discovered, and has been sending them to and from Nicolaieff, at the mouth oi the river bug whence they have brought con- sioeraoie quantities of stores, ammunition, artille- ry and even troops. One of the new inner forts oi Sebastopol IS mounted with guns conveyed in this manner.
 The bash. bazonks, including those in the pay of the allies, have been disbanded bv a general order from 0mer Pasha, the rascals be- ing quite inccorrigible.
 Two Paixhan guns taken from the Tiger frigate, were tried at Odessa the other dav in presence of Governor Annenkoff At the fourth shot one of the guns burst, killino one artilleryman and wounding several others.
 Russian steamer from Sebastopol has cap- tured Wallachian vessel, and taken her into that port "'''
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11
The Cholera in Pittsburg.

From the Pittsburg Post of the 23d of Sept, we ind the following though sad enough, yet, comparatively cheering account of the ravages Of the cholera in that city:
 From the evidence of physicians and our own observation, we believe we can safely an- nounce an abatement of the pestilence from which we have been suffering for a week past The deaths yesterday fell considerably under the number of the day previous, and the cool and refreshing rain of last night gives some en- couragement that a still further decrease will be shown to-day. We heard of no new cases yesterday, resulting in death, and have every reason to believe that comparatively few persons were attacked. The majority of the deaths so far reported seem to have been in the Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Wards. By thus at- tacking the highest and lowest portions of our city at the same time, it has manifested an ec- centricity it never before indulged in here, and altogether unaccountable. Monday can be con- sidered the eliminating point of the epidemic, as the deaths on that day will probably amount to elghty-a larger number than it is likely to reach again.
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11

ftFThe Baltimore Sun of Tuesday week, gives the following particulars of startling incident at the Holiday Street Theatre on Mon- day:
 "Last evening, during the dance at the close of the Serious Family, the dress of Miss Ellen Morant took fire as she passed the footlights, and being of light gauge, the alarm from the house was scarcely given before the flames seem- ed to envelopsher person. She rushed hastily from the stage, before more than passing ef- fort could be made to extingnish the blaze, and the last view which the audience had of her person it was enwraped in asheetof flame. Great excitement prevailed instantly in the house, and many rushed for the doors, but the danger was evidently confined to the unfortunate young lady. The stage was in great commotlon, and Miss Fanny Morant fell by the stage box in a fainting condition. The curtain was promptly rung down, and in few minutes, MT. Norten came forward and announced that the accident had not resulted so seriously as it had threat ened at the moment, the flames having been ex. tinguished as soon as the young lady passed from the stage and her neck and shoulders on ly being rather badly scorched. The sympa' thy of the audience, which had been held 1T suspense during the few minutes that had elaps ed, found vent in burst of applause, and MT ] Norten retired"
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11
Destructive Freshet-Immense
 Destruction of Property.

We learn from gentleman of our acquaint- ance, who has just returned to the city from Pike county, Miss, by way of Covington, La, that Pike county, Washington, St. Tammany and the adjoining parishes in this State, have recently been visited by one of the most de- structive freshets that ever occurred in the Southern country. The rain commenced on Wednesday, the 2Oth inst, and continued with out intermission for six days. For the first three days it seemed as if the hood-gates of heaven were opened, and that second deluge was ap- preaching On Thursday, the 21st inst, the Topasaw, Bouachitta and McGee's Creek, and all the principal streams in that section of the country, rose eleven feet in seven hours.
 Several planters, with their wagons on their way to Covington, were caught in the storm and barely escaped with their lives, leaving their teams on the highway, and when the rain ceas- ed the tops of the wagons only could be seen. The bridges on all the principal streams are car ried away, and many mills destroyed. The only mill left standing on any stream in the section of country visited by the storm is that of Brasfeld, on Pear river, and that was only saved by the promptness of the proprietor in cutting away the dams that supply the water power as he saw the rapid rise of the adjacent creeks. At Covington the river rose so high that passengers could step from the steamboat to the top of the principal receiving warehouse in the city.
 The destruction of the crops was immense scarcely stalk of corn or cotton left standing and in many places where the corn was gather ed in the farm yards it was swept away. One farmer had large number of beef cattle pen ned up in the field, preparatory to sending them to New Orleans, and on the second day
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11

CJ The Chicago Times, the organ of the national democracy of Illinois, thus sketches the political character of Long John Went worth, the editor of the Chicago Democrat, and the present representative of that district in Congress. MT. Wentworth is anti-Nebras- ka, and is candidate for re-nomination.
 "Think of the editor of the Democrat de- nouncing demagogues, and lamenting the great want of political honesty among politcians!- Think of the miserable apology for democra- tic representative who owns that paper, re- fusing political association with Douglas, Shields, Willis Allen, J. c. Allen, and Richard son! And yet this same editor is actively en- gagged, by night and by day, in the work of islander and malicious Reclamation, against any and every body who will not follow his polit- cal path. He aspires again to a nomination. Shall he have it? Shall the democracy of this district turn their backs on their fellow demo- crats of other districts? Will the democracy of Cook county give its support to the disho- nest politician, the unworthy defamer of vir- tues to which he is an utter stranger; to the interruptions auctioneer of other mems name, fame, and credit; to the disgraceful blot upon the roll of the democratic leaders in Illinois? Will they again be led to give their confidence for man who is the embodiment of all those immoralites? will they elect John Wentworth to Congress-?
 With meanness which has and ever will exclude him from councils where confidence is expected of those present, he unites another characteristic for which he is equally remarka- ble-the utter want of faith with friend or foe He has too many favors to ask,' he says, to quarrel He would have better expressed the same sentiment, had he said, I can better de- ceive and decoy by protesting friendship Ide not entertain And yet, this man, an active but silent member of the abolition banditti which now seek to levy terms upon the demo oTacy of this district, desires to go to Congress again."
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11
The Horrors of War.

No one can read the following without emo- tion, and without having his sense of the hor- TOTS of war increased. It is from an English sailor to his wife, describing his sensation on killing man for the first time, and is copied from the London Enquirer:
 "We dispersed few hundred yards from the beach, to keep the coast clear whilst the boats crews made prizes of the guns. The enemy had the advantage of the wood, and also knowing the country well, and troop of them showed in advance. We were ordered to fire. took steady aim and fired on my man about sixty yards. He fell like stone At the same time broadside from the--went in amongst the trees, and the enemy disappear ed we could scarce tell how, I felt as though I must go up to him. to see whether he was dead or alive. He lay quite still, and 1 was more afraid of him lying so than when he stood facing me few minutes before. It's strange feeling to come over you all at once that you have killed man. He had unbottoned his jacket, and was pressing his hand over the front of his chest, where the wound was. He breath ed hard, and the blood poured from the wound and also from his mouth every breath he took His face was white as death, aud his eyes look ed so big as he turned them and stared at me l shall never forget it. He was fine young fellow, not more than fve-and twenty. 1 went down on my knees beside him and my breast felt so full, as though my own heart would burst. He had real English face, and did not look like an enemy. What felt never can tell, but if my life would have saved his be- lieve should have given it. l laid his head on my knee, and he tried to speak, but his voice was gone. could not tell word he said, and every time he tried to speak, the blood poured out so, knew 1t would soon be over 1 am not ashamed to say that was worse than he, for he never shed tear and couldn't hel D it. His eyes were closing when a gun was fired from the-to order us abroad, and that rous- ed him. He pointed to the beach, where the boat was just pushing off with the guns which we had taken, and where our mariners were waiting to man the second boat, and then he pointed to the wood, where the enemy was con- cealed-poor fellow, he little thought how I hsd shot him down. l was wondering how 1 could leave him to die and DO one near him, when he had something like convulson for moment, and then his face rolled over, and with d sigh he was gone. 1 trust the Almighty has received his soul. laid his head gently down on the grass and left him. Itseemed so strange when looked at him the last time-I some how thought of everything had heard about the Turks and Russians and the rest of them but aU hat seemed so Jar 9f and the dead man SO nedrn'
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11

0TPnnce Albert is hen pecked husband" It we may believe the London writers, one of whom says:
 Prince Albert was lately let out for days visit to Cambridge, with instructions that he must return by ten at night. When there, the Professors became SO prosy in their addresses. that, being promised an entertainment by the municipality, he telegraphed for permission to remain till taoelue. The reply quickly came from Victoria that, as punishmer 1t for this conjugal disobedience, he must retr ,rn by eiaAt and at this early hour the poor Pr ince was oh. liged to trudge into Buckingham Palace to es. cape suspicion and consequences of marital inf. delity.
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11

miles in length by thirty in breadth, which in US most depressed portion Is about three hun- 'ired feet below the surface of the surrounding country. So thickly are the natural towers studded over the surface of this extraordinary leglon' that the traveller threads his way through oeep conhned passages which resemble the narrow, irregular streets and lanes of some old town on the continent of Europe"
 At the foot of these columns the remains or animals, which lived and breathed long be- ,ore tne advent of man upon the earth, are iouno Tn such abundance as to form of this tract an Immense cemetery of vertebr@. This feglon having been brought into notice by few fossil remains procured through the agents of the American Fnr Company, an appropriation of about $2OO for its exploration was made by the Smithsonian Institution to Mir. Thaddeus Culberston, who was about to visit, on account of Ill health, the sources of the Missouri. The iossll remains thus procured, together with collection subsequently, presented to the Insti- tutlon by Capt. Van Vilet, and several speci- rnens kindly lent by Dr. ?rout, of St. Louis, were referred to Prof. Leidy for examination. In addition to these, he had the use of a col lection lent by Prof. O'Loghland, of Missou- II, and several other collections, the whole en- Draclng all the specimens which have yet been brought to the East from the Mauvaises Terres. The bones are said to be completely petrifed, and thelr cavities filled with siliciOus matter They are preserved in various degrees of inte- grlty, some being beautifully perfect, and others broken. The animals, whose flesh once cloth ed these skeletons of stone, belonged to the classes mammalia, and chelonia or turtles; with single exception all the species of mammalia found belong to the great order of ungulata or hoofed animals. Among the ruminants, we have one nearly allied to the musk OK, but pro- bably hornless. Another relic is that of an ami nal which combined the ruminant and carni- verous characteristics, of which there are seve- ral species. Two remarkable species of rhino- ceros, the first ever found in America were dis covered, and also a sort of panther smaller than the present variety-and likewise number of strange animals with long names, unlike any thing which man ever saw alive. We know then that there were once individuals in Me- braska as curious and strangely shaped and pugnacious, as any squatter which the present rush of emigration will carry thither.
 The memoir of Dr. Ledy occupies one hun fred and twenty pages, and is illustrated by twenty-four plates one of which is folio- By the liberal provisions of the Smithsonian Institute none of the works which they pub lish are copyrishtei; and therefore those which contain anything valuable for popular instruc- ton, as many do, can be republished, either wholly or in part, in a cheap form In this manner the intention of the founder, the C in- crease and diffusion of knowledge among men," will begin to be fulfilled
The true Democrat., 1854-10-11
From the St. Louis Republican A New View of Nebraska.

While so many disinterested lovers of free. dom have been cackling, in many toned keys and with much diversity of power, about the terrible iniquities which have been perpetrated in connection with this territory of Nebraska while the Tribunes have been grooming. and the London Times surmising, and the Car of Russia abetting, and the Little Giant scoldino- some one else has been considering this mich contested spot of earth in quite different lioht 4 philosopher has been scrutinzing it: and a very cold blooded and unpa.riotc man he must be, for he does rot seem to have once thonuht of the rights of man, the poor negro. the lec. i'm ov of Iu ,tter soverei gntv, or the praotic. litv of Fun grafton Aid Societies Stranae ne. these hilosophers--never offering tben, selves as sacrifices for their countrv's good no yer manufacturing public opinion always mind . inc their own business, and laborng earnestl,, for the advancement of science. Very onecr men-and somewhat common in these Iattor days.
 in the report of the Smithsonian Institute just published, we find the first memoir issued by the board during the year, past is one by Dr. Joseph Leidy, professor of anatomy in the uni. yersitv of Pennsylvania, entitled "The An cient Fauna of Nebraska" Dr. Leidv is well known to many of ovr citizens, and thouoh comparatively young man, Is recognized by the scientific world as the Cuvier of America | This memior is most valuable contribution to science.
 It seems that considerable portion of the country between the Mississippi and the Rocky mountains consists of the more recent yeo]oo;. cal deposits aNd particularly on the Upner Missouri there exists tract of country known by the name of the Mauvaises Terres. or Rad Land. Qt may be a valuable addition to the science of philology, if we state that this name has been corrupted to Mouaster, and now adorns the wheel house of little steamer.) This was, at one time, probably the bottom of on immense lake, in which perished tbonsands =, animals having now no representatives on eartb It appears tht the waters of this nond wore removed by some convulbion of nature. that the sediment at it's bottom became indurated and that afterwards the whole country was tra' versed by an immense wave of water, which carried away the soft part of the strata, and left standing the harder parts in a series of ir. regular prsmatic and columnar masses, frequent ly capped with irregular pyramids and extend ing upwards to height of from one to two hundred feet. Viewed in the distance, these rocky piles, in their endless succession, assume the appearance of massive architectural struc' lures, with all the accessories of buttresses tur. rets, and tapering spires The portion of the surface thus excavated forms valley of ninety