Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27

Gle SecOnu gives Tue DIllSn rlgDt 10 4mer'
lean fisheries 10 ,hirly-sixlh parallel. Ari.
Gle third provides for the free exchange of
cerinin' commodities, =; among which are
enumerated flour aud all kinds of breads,nfi,
COTTON, butter, cheese, iallcw, lard, all kinds
OF coal, pllch, Tar, iurpen,ine, lumber, rice
and tobacco. Article fourth throws open 81.
Lawrence and Can adam canals 10 American
vessels me Ameri can Government, under.
taking to urge State Government, 10 admit
British vessels in their canal. Article fifth
provides for a ratification treaty. Article
SIKH provides l9r including New FOundIand,
she conserving.
WASHINGTON, June 19.--The Senue has
determined 10 pass The Homestead bill pre-.
vious 10 the time fixed for The recess. 1t Is
quite certain thai il will ba disposed of dur.
ing the ensuing week. Debate on veto mes
sage closes Tuesday, and the homestead bill
will be the measure subsequent.
To effect The object desired all Territorial
appointments will be kept back as long as
possible. that the announcement. may not
have any injurious influence upon measures
which The Executive wishes TO pass through
iStIOUtHiys
The number Of applicants for Office are
enormous and embarrasses Presidential &C.
Lion.
/ |. is confidently believed that the House
Twill concur in Senate resolution, for recess
Immediately upon the passage Of ihe home.
stead bill, which is made party measure,
al least in The Senate.
j MUsKETs AGAINST SPADEs.--The United
States army numbers about 10000 men,
who cost The country las. year $8,525,240
for pay, subsistence, clo.hing, etc. The
Illinois Central Railroad army numoe,s
10000 men, who receive from the Compa.
ny $500, 900 per annum. In three years
they will make 700 miles Of road, adding
greatly 10 The wealth of the State and coun.
: try. In thirty years The Uuted States have
spent 5000 100000 for which they have
nothing TO show but some old forls, battered
uniforms and demoralizing vettrans.--Er.
. BALTIMORE, Jure l9.-New Orleans nm.
3 Pers Of Monday. containing Mexican news
from Vera Cruz to the 8.h, says The Mexican
papers arep perfectly silent in reference 10 the
Gadsden Treaty, The papers contain va.
rious reports of officers left by Santa Anna
. in the south, from which it would. appear
that revolt in that section Of The country, is
; being gradually suppressed. Many priso-
I ners have been made There wa. consid.
1 cradle discomfort IN various depanme MS al
: Guanjua. Several rebels have been shot.
d CONCORD June 17.-Thc House ,o.dny.
e proceeded 10 ballot for U. S. Senator for ,he
+. short term. The whole number Of woes
q cast was 308-neccssaiy TO choice, l55.-
:. On the first bpllol Mr.. Wells (Dem,) had
e l47, Eastman { Whig) 81, and Toppen Free
9 Soiler) 52--no choice. On ihe second bal
,! ol, Wtlls had 148, Eastman, 81 Toppcn
Il 43, Morrison "a, and Clark 2--no CHOICE
% Al this Stage of the pioc eedinss, an attempt
5. was made TO proceed 10 the election Of Sen.
is a.or lor the full Term, bul il was objected TO.
= New YoYK, juno 17.-The steamer Her
10 mann sailed today noon for Sou;hnmp,on
d and Bremen. with 1870 passengers.
The were fihy.,hree deaths in this city
las, week. The Board OF Health are 10
IN meet on Monday.
n. The sloop.ol.wur Cayane will sal for
Il, Nicaragua on Wednesday next, with full
is instructions 10 bring immediaie punishment
e. upon the insigaors Of the a,e disturbance
nc at San Juan. .N i< ~
t. QUEBEC June l5.-Lord Elgin delivered
lie q speech on Tho opening OF The Provincial
'r Parliament today. AGer slluding a. length
le 10 lhe absorbing question Of European affairs
OIL he proceeded TO the subject Of The reciprocity
as treaty, stating thai he had been enabled 10
nr conclude treaty with tho Govern neni OF
Il, the Uniled States, which he is confident will
/ prove advantageous in The highest degree 10
10 the Colonies as we'll as 10 the Uni,ed States,
10 His .Lordship recommended the passage of u
IL law extending the elective franchise sug-
ID gesIed reduction Of the Tariff alluded to the
+ unexamPled prosperity Of The Colonies, their
Or unshaken credit, &C. i.,~, ~, .a.-
ID CINCINNATI, June l7.-There is grea,
,e competition between the Hamilton and Day
,e ton and the Liule Miami Railroads, and the
former has reduced ,hefare 10 Buffalo 10 lour
dollars, including the sia,e rooms and meals
m on the lake steamers, The fare was former.
i. ly eight dollars. -t -
IF The fugitive slaves captured here three
n. days ago, were given up TO their owners This
=. evening, and taken TO Kentucky. There
40 was no excitement.
III BALTIMORE, June l7.--New Orleans pa
o pers Of Saturday have been received
- Schlesinger, ono Of the parties 10 the late
30 sham duel at New Orleans, was shot dead
10 BY S. G. Ladd. The quarrel arose from the