Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-11-14

The cause o: The decrease. @
Judges Van Hamm and Parker, the new
" 81. c,ed Common Pleas Judges 10 Hamil'
ton county, we're duly sworn in, and entered
upon be duties Of their Office OF Saturday
lusl. ..eIs, I'd sti,.n at
Judge Thurman decided ,hst On affidavit
from q Juror. that he misunderstood The
charge Of ihr Courl, was Doisrfficisni reason
for granting a new iriai. The question
arose in the Riddle will case In Cincinnati.
Lewis H Br, an and Joseph A. Ellis were
arrested In Flmida. charged with forging
bounty land papers. They have been en-.
gsaed In iilI0r years. 7 t1- ~
The value Of oys.ers, annually sold in
New York city is said 10 be between ive
and six millions Of dollars.
III isrumored ,ha, Gen. Pillow is.o be ap.
pointed Governor Of U,ah. It will be anus.
ing to see him digging ditch around Gov.
Young. l.ds
The cleveland Leader says that Abraham
Rose was arrested a, his residence in Ouowa
county. charged with having frequently laid
obs.ruc,ions on the Cleveland and Toledo
Rdiltoad. He claimed more damage for
horse killed by the locomotive than the Com
pany would pay, aid ho look this mode Of
redress. sseta }st
A son Of Joseph Couerill was killed q,
Csrrolinn.. Montgomery county .inihis State,
on Sa.prday lass. By, ,,he accidenlaldischarge
of a gun. The gun was cocked, and he was
blowing in1she 'mozzel ~ see u the gun was
loaded, when I, went off. the contents pass.
ing through mis- head and killing him in:
s.an,y-r .a& EE
A letter received in Washington from
Hong Kong. .aauounccs ,ha, Commander
Rngeod, or The U. 8 Surveying Expedition
had been sen, home in consequence Of in.
sanity. 49, .' ..,.. ...., ..... s.
TIE Legislature OF Now Brunswick has
passed an nc, admuing foreign breads,uds.
sailed meats. fnulasses and Goals free OF duty.
n is ratification of ,he Reciprocity treaty
by The authorities Of ,ha. province.
The Legislature Of Rhode Island has I'D.
iourned. They elecled Judge S.apler Chief
Justice. and Alfred Bos,wor.h, and Sylves.
ter Sherman. Associate Justices Of the Su.
preme Cour.
The Free Democrats Of New Hampshire
bave nominated Asa Fowler. Of Concord.
az their candidate for Governor. He was
once Democrat and law par,n.r d Gen.
Pierce.
twenty-five prisoners in the Louisiana
Peni.en,iary a, Baton Rouge, recently made
an a,,emp, TO escape. Two were shot. and
ihe othsrs re.cap,ured.
b. The total loss Of buildings. n, the late
Cleveland fire, is put down ut SOC 500; Of
other properly $3.50. 700; total $2S2, 500 -
The total insurance is stated ~ be $685..
090.a e..t ~. t.f
A University has been organized a, Tual.
iIic, Oregon, under lhe name Of the Pacific
University. The Presiden, Is Rev. s N.
March. oldrs, son Of The late Prot. March,
Of The Vermont University. Mr.. Z. d.
Shaunck is professor OF ancient languages
aud limra.ure.
o. Belmont. our Minister 10 the Hague. writes
30 the Union. denying .ha. he has ira ansacted
any banking business while in his official
position, MS charged by The European cor
Respondents of The Tribune, Times, &c. =
The mater is in a log a. present, but o few
sill enable The public TO 60. at the ruth.
We are gra,ified TO learn ,ha, Hon. c. C
Converse Is elecleG Cummon Peas Judge ia
the Muskingum Dislricl, in the pluce o
Judge SiIIwell, resigned. Mr. Converse is
can accomplished lawyer, and will adoin the
bench with his learning, and the deporlmen
81 tho true gentleman.
The Iowa State Fair came off %. fairfield
Jefferson county, on the last week 10 Ocio
Der. The auendance and exhibition ex
ceeded the mos. sanguine expectations, Y
was determined to hold j, al lhe same place
next year i ..,,,.,
Mess,s. Walker and King. of tho Pacii,
Railroad. say in the New York papers ,ha
ahfy have sen. three messengers with 800,
600 10 Texas. TO secure their charter, sc
We shall soon know the ruth. ~ gtm.
The Omaha Arrow says. Secretary Cum
ming viii proceeds to organize Nebraska ier
fitori. The, Legislature. i is said, will b
elected and callediogpther during the winlel
Edward n. lngraham, an eminent lawye
and United States Com missioner, died 4
Philadelphia ON the morning Of the 9Th inS
o. RIpLEY,- The Bee gives the population Z
Ripley, ss just taken by The School Dis,Tit
Clerk. 10 wiz: Wines 1865, Colored 1867
total 1880. s1o ~ a, "a,
The New York Courier and Enquirer ha
reason 10 believe lha, the Tumors Of q revo
in Cuba within shor, time sEe much bette
founded Than such rumors generally ar
1rf tss.-.at Be- surprised 20 hear Of no, wor
there within Few weeks.
VIM. Asa, an old, cilizen Of Madiso
township. Morgan county. commiued suicit
BY hanging himself in tobacco house. n
cause isi assigned. u, q lr
Rev. Chas. Buyllet al the Me,hodis, Epi
copal Church. a, Darien. Conn. Commune
suicide BY hanging himself with strap
his, wood shed shon time since. Veril,
suicide Is becomi ng quite fashionable.
% Samusl Plumb. and Wm. Bonur are wr
ing back letters from Kansas 10 the Kans
association descriptive OF The country. The