Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-13
Items by telegraph.

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p New York, June 4.-Mr. James Wick.
ham, a farmer, and formerly merchant
doing business in this city, his wife and a
negro lad were brutally murdered in South.
old, Long Island, while in bed, on Friday
night Nicholas Dane, an Irishman, who
had q short lime previously LEFT the employ
Of Mr.. Wickham is suspected. '- \
The steamer Empire Ciy arrived from
New Orleans via Havana, on the .29Ih, with
200 passengers, and $4,000 in specie
Nothing new. ..orglssqg1 OH 50, aa57
|,gl The Governor Of Massachusetts has ap.
pointed Julius Rockwell. Senator in the place
|of Everett lleais q progressive Wing. ,lg
Richard ii. Dana. one of The counsel for
the fugitive slave Burns, was Knocked down
with slung shot on Friday nigh. in Boston
and badly huri. 1tag3S 1t "a 8la5. .EI
b. Terrible rioI between the Catholics and
Americans at Brooklyn. Seven or eight
Americans are reported 10 have been killed
and fifty or sixty wounded Gathering oil
citizens in the Park This evening, al 8 o'clock
Several persons iha. escaped The slaush,er
in Brooklyn, spoke. % All concured in The
stu,ement, that while The Americans were
walking arm in arm down Main street, from
Smiths, ,wliers they had been to hear stree,
preacher, they were suddenly fired upon
from the windows Of Irish houses, on both
sides OF the street. The number shol is va
riously eslmatedn'A ''' 's"n 7s0na s'l
One Speaker remarked ihat he saw two
dead,bodies carried off, another saw seven
The Wourded are stated al from 40 10 80
I The Americans relrraed 10 Calharne Ferry
and many succeeded in getting on ,he boat
lO,hers, numbering il is said over one hund
fred, were left behind in ihe ferry house
where they are now imprisoned. The ferry
bouts have stopped running, and the Irisl
have blocked up The other side. iel'd p" :
"A gentleman passed Main street ubou,
o'clock, before The American procession
came along, says The stree, then was file,
with lrishmen, armed with stones, clubs
vlriol bottles, and other missiles. awa,in,
The approach Of the Americans. All rumor
concur ip stating tina, the Americans wer
marching quietly along, arm In arm, payinI
. no attention 10 the groans and Kisses wit,
which they were first assaed. ,tH
SECOND DIsPATcH The proceedings ar
greatly exaggerated only TWO killed as ia
as known--onea q policeman, the other boy
shot through The forehead, dying instantly
Many were terribly injured A regiment 0
troops was ordered OUT. Four companies Q
Americans were on the ground, the rest I'm
(, der arms Five Irish companies took arm
from the armory, and marched out withou
orders, and went 10 South Brooklyn, ava
from the scene ofrio.. "A military colIisio
= was feared, as the companies say The Iris
troops shall not be associated with then
$ The Americans shut up al Ca.harine Fer
d got over safely. All quietal eleven o'cI6cl
!. Al the Philadelphia meeting Of Stockholl
ters Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Compan
this morning, the committee Of 2l repoi,e
Unanimously against the purchase Of ID
main line upon the terms OF The legislativ
act.
j. The appointment Of committee was u
d commended IN conjunction with director
10 decide upon future action in case The sal
: was NOT effected. The Recommendation WI
negaliyed, and the committee discharge
.Ifrom further action.
q ~ LATER FROM HAVANA. .-NEw Yoak, Jan
3.-Advices from Havana by The Btae
!, Warrior, state that the Captain General ht
i. taken measures TO raise a body Of bIac
!, troops, und has issued orders to the Directc
of Arms on the subject, inwhich he says
? is resolved that the banners Of Spain sha
! continue TO wave in Cuba at all hazards.
SERIOUS AccIDENr--BufFALo; June 81
. Yesterday, few miles west oil Londo
q Canada West, the cars wero thrown, dow
g an embankment. The baggage car, OF
Q passenger car, and one second class .passer
!, ger car were demolished, s. .6 5oi,
!, Seven second class passengers were kille
= and several Others badly Injured i 4 h v