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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

OF the city, near the point, intending 'na'
upon which the old Fori STOOD. They have
TORN down all the buildings, and are now
erecting freight depo, which excels all The
buildings have ever seen ,or such puf'
pose. |. is something near seven hundred
lee, long, with cellar under the entire
building. Tbecella walls are built Of s'one'
while The remainder is brick, and will be,
when completed, building which would be
credit 10 any city; and will say now 10
those who contemplate Wishing this city this
fell, ,ha, i. will well pay them If they will
90 and see this immense building.
The Allegheny Valley Railrosd is beiag
pushed forward as fast as the tighiness Of
the money ,narke, will allow. This road
when completed, is designed TO run TO Bull
falo, N. Y.
Among other desirable Improvements, is
that Of extending the slach-wa.er navigation
on the Monongahela, 10 some distance above
Morgauicwn, Va, which is being done BY
means Of ihgse new dams, which are nov
FAST approaching completion.
A company has also been lately formed
for The purpose Of improving The Allegheny
river in the same way; by which means lh'
immense amount Of iron ore annually sen
from that region, will be able TO find its wa.
TO this city during any period Of the year.
Among other things worthy Of notice, is
change in wha. was formerly known q
Browns Hoicl." This building has la.el.
changed hands, and has been remodel
and re-arrarged, until Il is now decided
the bes, hotel for business men in lhe City
and would say TO those who van. goo
dinners at reasonable rates, TO give the 'Ci.
f Hotel" call. Respectfully,
: F.M. G.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

OFF-HAND TAKNes AND CRAYoN SKETCHEs.-By
George W. Bungay. Published by De Witt &
Davenport. New York., Price $3.50.
We have not received more acceptable book
for many months. In typography, it is faultless.
1t is elegantly bound. The engravings are exc
cuted in the highest style of the art. All
these, however, are minor matters, and hardly
worth mentioning in connection with the subject
matter of the book Here we are introduced to,
and made acquainted with near a hundred of the
eminent men Of our own times and our own
country. Here Poets, Philosophers, Patriots,
Statesmen, Divines, Reformers, Spectators, Ed.
itors, and Inventors pass in review before us, all
so accurately described that we can almost fanc,
we see them moving. The ortraits of twenty
engraved on steel, appear in the book. Here i.
the mild, intellectual face of Edward Everett
and over there frowns the piratical countenanct
Of George Law, who seems to be in the very &C
of bargaining for muskets. Here Ed. H. ChapiI
is preaching universal love and universal saliva
ftion; there Stephen Arnold Douglas sits medita
ting the enslavement of his fellow creatures
But we have neither time or space for furthe
comment. Purchase copy Of the book, and reat
it, and If you are not pleased with it, denounc
us, If you choose, as humbug.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

ANOTHER New PApER.-W. P. Frost is
pbout 10 commence the publication Of new
paper at Ravenswood, Va. The press and
type were stopped at Pomeroy, on accoun.
of the low water; bu, we expect soon TO see
another paper in neighboring county across
the river.
Since we purchased the Telegraph, a liule
over two years ago, ste new papers have
been started within thirty or forty miles o
this place, viz: Two at Macarthur. one a
Athens, one at West Columbia, one q, Pome.
roy and now one at Ravensw The
prospecl now is thai the next TWO years will
show sliil greater increase. The coun.r,
is rapidly filling up, and energetic men arr
developing its rich mineral resources, and, o
course, newspapers will multiply. Com,
on, gentlemen oi the press. There is pIenl,
Of room here yet. All the papers recent.
started are ProsPering finely, and The bust
ness OF lheolder Offices is rapidly increasing
Bring on your printing Offices.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

oiOHlo SMALL NoTE LAw.--0n the FIRST OF
Octobe next, no poor man in Ohio will be
allowed 10 give or take any money. The
Legislature, by series Of acls, have com.
pelIed the Banks in Ohio TO cease operations,
n erea, measure. There is no, sufficient
Ohio money now In circulation in the State
10 do the business Of The city OF Cincinnati
alone. nor will The banks Issue any more
under present circumstances, Next there
10 very lluie gold or silver 10 circulation
here. You may walk from one end Of ou'
Jeycn. mild .owbIo he other, and u yop cui
procure Eve dollars In silver, without pur'
chusiug ir Of the bankers, you may conside'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29
Circular.
F. M. C..

UNITED STATES AGRIcULTURALSo SocIETy.---
Al a meeting Of ,he Executive Commiuee
Of the United States Agricultural Society held
in the City Of Washington, in February last,
il was resolved ,ha,,he Society would hold
no exhibition in any State having State
Agricultural Society, wiihou, The assent
Of The officers Of the Executive Committee
Of such Society.
The citizens Of Springfield, Ohio. having
requested this Society 10 hold an exhibition
Of Ca,lle, a. lha, place, during the curren,
year, and generously subscribed abou, len
thousand dollars to delray all expenses ol
the same, and to guarantee the Society
against loss; and the Executive Committee
Of The Ohio Agricultural Society uniting in
the request, The Executive Committee o.
this Society have concluded to hold ma
TiONAL SHOW OF CATTLE, open II
general competition, wi,hou, sectional limi,
95lh, 26,h, 9Th days OF October next, q
Springfield, in the State Of Ohio.
The friends Of Agriculture in all ,ht
States Of The American Union, and in tn,
neighboring provinces Of Canada, are invi,et
10 co. operate with us, so ,ha, this exhibition
may be The more extensively useful, and b.
alike crediabe 10 the generous ci,izens o
Springfield, with whom II origna,ed-to III
lConuibutors and Visilers who sustain il
and TO the United States Agricultural Socie..
who are % deeply Interested in lis success
i In consequence OF lhe holding OF hi
show Of Caule, the contemplated Exhibi,io
Of Horses a, Springfield, Mass. and III
show Of Sheep in Vermont will be omitted
The Journal Of the Society, which III
Executive Committee have concluded I,
issue once in each yeaf-four numbers i
one--will appear in January next, and wi
contain the Transactions Of ihe Society Q
lis last Annual Meeting, the Lectures an
Addresses delivered al lha, lime, full an
faithful account Of The Springfield Show
with other valuable papers. by eminen. mon
bers. This volume will be forwarded 10 a
members who have paid their annual asses.
msnis for The year 1854.
MARSHALL P. WILDER, Pres't.
VIM S. KING, Sec'y.
Boston, Aug. l, 1854.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

BosroN, Aug. ga. o'clock This after.
noon, 81 Story granite building forming
the last end Of Telden block in Broad street,
opposite the Custom House, fell with ire.
mendous crash, .he rear wall alone Standing.
The building was occupied by Haunemare,
Husen & CO., druggists, and W. X. Lewis
& Bro, dealers in preserved meats.
Fortunately warning was given TO escape
and all except one did so; he is buried in the
ruins. Two or three persons passing on the
sidewalk at The time were reported killed
After The falling Of the walls, a fire burst ou
from a steam engine in The basement, and &
large quantity Of combusIible drugs were
consumed. A rumot spreading around thai
many were buried in The ruins caused lhous
ands 10 flock 10 the spot. The Firemer
were promptly on the spot, and now,
o'clock, are hard al work.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

lEDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS-
CIV. CULVER, Esq, of Logan, is an
nounced in the A.hons Messenger. as al
independent candidate for Congress in this
-Dislric,. Mr.. Culver is all righ. on the
Slavery and Temperance questions. Dur
IEg ,ae las, campaign. he edited The Maine
Law Adyoc ATE, a. Columbus, and alierwart
bocame Associate Editor Of The Columbus
Elevator. Should another an.i.Nebrask
candidate bo nominated, Mr. Culver viii
MllhdFaw.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29
Boston, Aug. /, 1854.

STATE FAIR ITEMs.--We copy from the
State Journal the following particulars rela.
tive TO the SIa,e Fair 10 be held al Newark,
Licking county:
The Fair will commence on Tuesday,
Sept, 10Th. Jos. E. Holmes, Esq. late Su.
perin,endent Of American Machinery at The
Worlds Fair in London, and at the Crystal
Palace, New York, is to be the Superin,eDd.
ent Of Machinery, and o. the Mechanical
Department, at the Stale Fair at Newark.
A building TWO hundred and eight ieet in
length has been erected for the mechanical
display. DR.. Babbii,, late Superintendent
Of The Agricultural department a,the Cryslal
Palace, will also act as one Of the Superin.
ienden,s. Prof. Turner, Of ILL.,, a prominen,
Agricul.urisi, will deliver the annual address
Committees will be called at II o'clock
on Tuesday, ai The Executive Commi,tee's
Tent, on the "Mound," inihe centre OF the
eroupds, and vacancies will there be filed
One O.. The best Brass Bands In the State
will be In daily attendance. An abundance
OF hay. straw and wafer will be delivered a
the stalls and stock pens, free.
The driving ring for roadsiers and bloot
horses, is on6-third Of o mile In circumler
ence. fs
All applications for premiums. after IhI
Fair is over; should be addressed 10 Thomai
Noodle, deputy Treasurer of Board Of Ag
ricullure. al City Bank, Columbus. AZ 90
lonh in the premium list, single admission
tickets will be furnished on Thursday anS
Friday, at 25 cents. l
Railroad Superin,endens will this yea
furnish more liberal facilities to visitors, thai
ever before. Fifteen Of the seventeen Rail
road routes iha, will bs made available al IN
time Of the Fair, will carry upon all rain
Without distinction, at half fare. a,t
! Shippers will generally berequirod to pa,
or going 10 the Fair. bat the money so paid
will be refunded on return Of such slock o
articles. Those who 60 40 The Fair ia ihei
own conveyance, win find good hi,chin
ground, projected by shade, and feed con
yenieni, and will Ihen be provided wi,
means 10 retire TO the country a. nigh, 70
accommodations. Extensive preparation
are being made by the Farmers, and by .h
citizens Of Newark, 10 furnish nccommodu
tons. Afssb Az ,si
i All igems OF information thai will promls
70 add TO the convenience and comfort {
visitors, will be posIed during The Fair. n
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29


The Indiana free banks propose conven-
lion at Indianapolis, or Cincinnati on the
30lh inst, when arrangements will be- made
10 redeem their bills al one or the other Of
these points with exchange, &c. The Bank
ers al Cincinnati have, by invitation, ap.
pointed committee 10 meet and confer with
them. il is hoped that an amicable and sat
isiac.ory arrangement, Of Ibis sort will be
made. o~a
Hon. M. II. Nichols, present member Of
Congress from the Lima dsiricI, has been
re. e.nomnaled He voted uniformly against
The Nebraska swindle, and wrote q long lot
ber which was published, denouncing il. We
presume that he will be reelected and that
there will be no anti. Nebraska candidate in
opposilion.-State Jour.
Iowa ELECTION CHICAGO, Angus, i6.--
So far as heard from, The ,an.i-Nebraska
candidate for Governor has gained -four
thousand, as compared wilh the Presidential!
vote Of 1859.
ARKANSAS ELEcTIoN--LoUIsvrLtR, Aug,
l6.--We have returns from Cruienden coun.
" only. Greenwood has been elected 10
Congress wilhou, opposition.
New YoRK, Aug. l6--The Grape Shot
thirteen days from New Orleans, arrived Of
Sandy Hook today.
Professor VIM. H. McGuffey, Nv. Virgin
10, declines the Presidency OF Miami Uni.
Versi.y, Oxford, Butler Coz, recently tender.
ed him.. NJ 3li
! The Pittsburgh Dispatch OF the 10Th inst.
says ,ha. the regular packets" at that city
now are keels, propelled down stream will
sweeps, up by horses. @
4 The Albany argus Gays.
| The New York Tribune knops ,ha. Con
gress has no more "legisla.ed slavery inio'
Il Kan,as and Nebraska. Than !, has legisla,et
slavery into New York or Vermont. u
To which ,heSyracuse Chronicle replies
Clearly not When q farmer orders III,
fence taken down between his hog-yard ant
his field Of corn, he does not order the hog
into The corn---oh mol 81 ie @N
I, The mex, elections viii be held In, Yer
monl on the 9th and in Maine on ,he il,h o
\ September, Look ou, for more ihnndc
about those lines. na \ ss
The Whigsof Massachusetts hald yer,
large convention in Boston, on Wedaesday
last. and renominated Hon, Emory Wash
! !, burn for Governor, and Hon. VIM. B. Plum
= ke't FOR Lieut.. Governor Strong an,i.Ne
braska resolutions we're adopted. ,fs~aat
J The revenues Of Inc United States FOR ii
| fiscal year, ending June 3o,h, was S74, 200
|. 900, Or ibis sum- $4,000, 900 was Gus
! lions, $3, 800, 900 from lands, and tho b,lpnc
y from miscellaneous items.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

PUrNfM's MoNTHLY.--Th hisbes, Of Amer
ican non,hles is again before US. The
leading article. on Our Parties and Politics,
sspeculiurly interesting a. this time. We
do no. agree with the author in every par.
.icular, though, in the main be is correct. i
is The best article we have read recently or
,he subject The olhef articles are interest
ing as usual. "s1
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

The SPANISH REVOLUTION AND CuBA.-
The TribuDe's Paris correspondence states
that soon after the revolution in Spain broke
out, Mr.. Soule left Madrid for a journey oil
pleasure 10 the Pyrenees. His son was dis.
patched 10 Paris and London with some dis
patches for the American legation In those
cities, and also for Washington.
Soule, since Esparlero has come in,e
power, has no hopes Of favorable settle.
men. Of The Cuban question, unless aided b,
decisive measures on The part Of the Govern
men. at Washington. He does no. believe
The Queen can hold her power long, and ha
strong faith in the ultimate success OF III,
republican cause. No proposition has beer
mado by ,he Spanish Government TO sel
Cuba, ami it is no, anticipated that, unde
the present regime, any will be made.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29
Correspondence of the Moigs Co. Telegraphl
PlrrsBuRsH, Aug. ls, 1854.

PlTTsBuReH, Aug l8, 1854.
Ma. EDIToR-Sir: 1t ofen happens these
days, that people take upon themselves the
responsibility Of attending to .ha, which does
no, belong TO them; or, in other words, that
which more properly belongs to Others; and
such find 10 be the case with me at this
particular time. As | have concluded L
wri,e q line TO you, which if you .hinl
worthy Of an insertion In your paper, yoJ
will please give ii one; otherwise, "al
right"
] left Marietta on the 18th inst, and ar,
rived a, GAINESVILLE the evening Of the same
day. The Muskingum river is We. naviga'
bic, although al soma poinls !, was will
some difficulty that we made our way. A
GAINESVILLE L took the cars for this place. b.
way OF Newark, Nj. Vernon and Mansfield
arriving here on the evening Of the sam,
day; distance about 975 miles.
On my arrival here, | noticed severa
changes in regard 10 improvements Of tn
city, and also the condition Of manyo tn
Railroads. The extension Of the S,euben
! vile and Indiana Road, by way Of wha. j
commonly known as the span Hnndle," J
nearly completed. A large number ofhand
Il N | ".|H e
are now employed on the opposite side .
the Monongahela river from the city, pre-
pairing the track, and !, is generally though
that the cars will be running between thi
1 place and Sleubenville by The frs, Of Janr
ary next. For the present, the depot wi
be near The Moncrgshela bridge, on tn,
side of,he river uni they can build bridg
expressly Tor ,be cars. A,S,eubenville, ,,he
purpose ferryiag until bridge can bo bull
| The Ohio & Pennsylvania Road, (nos
terminating in Allegheny Chy,) i TO be e,
I,cnded across,he nyer The eon,rseiwr
lately given, and the work commenced ye'
lierduy .obuild bridge for ,ha, purpose.
4 Tho Company Of the .Pennsylyanie csI
! nul Road have bought about three square
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

yourself extremely fortunate. Noiwilhsland.
ing all this, on the first Of October You will
be prohibited BY iaw from giving or receiy
ing any foreign bank bill of less denomi.
nation Than TEN DOLLARS. The heavy
capitals, who counts his dollais by hundreos
and thousands can deal In foreign bank bills
with impunily. The law does not affect
him in the slighies. degree. But the poor
farmer, who brings his produce 10 market,
what is he TO do Z He canno, get silver or
gold, or Ohio bank bills, and he dare not
take foreign bills Of Hess denomination than
ten dollars, which is perhaps more than his
en.ire load is worIk. Then, again, what are
our relai. merchants and our,mechanics and
uborers to dol Where is The circulating
medium TO come FRONT We mus, confess
our inability to answer the question.
The brokers and bankers Of Cincinnati, al
a recent meeting eioP:ed the following res.
olution,
ResoIsed, That. inasmuch as we will be
required, on ihe Isl, Of October next, by Q
recent law Of The Legislature, 10 refuse all
foreign bank notes Of less denomination
,han ton dollars. .commiQee oil three be an
1poin,cd 10 classify all tsaid notes into fouI
lclasses-,he irs,class 10 embrace those mos
remote and most difficult Of access; the sec
ond, third and fourth classes upon the same
principle; and that the notes OF The first cas.
Of less denomination than ten dollars b,
refused after the Isl Of September; The sec
ond class after The 10Th September; the ,hirc
class aller the 20,h September. and tn,
fourth class alter The Isl Of October.
So far as we are Individually concerned
we do not see ten dollar bill much oliene
than once month, and we believe we hav
jus. as good righ. TO do business as tn
richest man in the Union. We intend &
do ii, and II foreign bank bills of less de
nomination than ten dollars are offered (,
US in exchange for our labor or in paymer
Of old deb,s, we intend 10 receive them, a
heretofore, and il anybody chooses 10 inform
on US, we canno, help il; but we promise III
informer no,orie,y which perhaps he mo
no, covet.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

p The editor of the Western Messenger ac-
knowledges his error in reference to the recent
lane sales, and makes the proper correction. All
right. The following additional item is given il
the last number Of the Messenger:
MORE LAND SALEs.-Hon. John Hall has solo
out his beautiful farm, where he resides, in Pleas
ant Flats, about five miles from this place, CON
tanning 420 acres, for the sum of $12, 200. Sand
uel Winden, F. H. Winden, Joseph Winden
and John Sommervlle, Esq, are the purchasers
We have not learned what this new company in
tend to engage in--the coal or salt business.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29
lbrasku biII. The meeting was addressed BY
Senator Bscadbead. and others.

Senator Brcadhesd. and others.
James n. Young. U. s. agent At Cuacoas
has laid information before the Treasury
Department. proving iha. subordnases in
the New York custom house have been
bribed 10 pass false invoices Of goods prepare
ed at Curacoa. Many Of these invoices put
goods 70 per cent, below their real value.
The Democratic Convention Of ihe first
Congressional Dislrici 10 Maine, met al Sacos
on Friday last, and nominated Judge Samuel
Wells as their candidate for Congvess.--
Mcdonald, the present representative, who
voted for the Nebraska bill, did not receive
single vote. ~
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

The "PoPULaR MEASURE" Long John
Wentworth, in speaking OF the unsuccessful
applicants from Illinois for office, gels off
the following:
Ask The immense number who came on
here from Illinois for Office Not one gol
anything. Indeed, ou, Of the whole crowd
who were here making all the noise they
could, and writing home e,lers to make oil
sors OF impressions in favor Of the bill, moi
one got an Office. Not an Office. No. an
original mover Of the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise has pro6.ed thereby. Not q
man has 60, an office. Rumor says ,ha, the
Piesiden. says he is willing to help those
who came In the latter end and made sacri
fees TO get The measure through; bu, he thinks
the origina,ors Of so populara measure ough
to look TO The people for support. Al any
rate he seems 10 have made his appointment
on this principle.
The Nebraska men ore split very nearly
in The middle, and may be divided in,o ,h'
Nebraska men from choice and the Nebrss
ka men from necessity. There is no goo
feeling between them.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

LADIES' REroslroRY is one OF the Meth
odist publications at Cincinnati. TheSeptem
Der number contains a view of West Point, en-
graved on steel, aud beautiful mezzotint engra
ying-"The Believers yision.' The Repositor
increases in interest with each succeeding mum
Der. II is filled with a wholesome. yet entertain
ing and Instructive literature. ~ m
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

TuosE HANDBnLs. young friends Of the
Fountain accuse us Of insinuating that they
were concerned in printing certain mysterious
handbills. We insinuated nothing at all We
gave simple fact, without alluding toouf young
friends, or any one else not connected with the
Telegraph office. The following is our language;
ave lake this occasion 10 say, however, that
the handblls were not printed in our office; MOI
were any Of our hands concerned in the hoax
The matter is Of no great Importance, any way
but since it has gone so far, we shall state an
other fact, and if it amounts to an insinuation,
so be it.
The bills WERE printed in the Office Of the
peoples Foantain," and distributed by the for
mer editor of that paper
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

PRorosALs FOR BvyLpNG New COuRT- HOUSE
-ourneighborS across the river have at length de-
temined to tear down The old turkey-roost a
Point Pleasant and build Courthouse in ID
stead. Sealed proposals for the work win be re
ceived by the Commissioners until September 20
as we see by their radyertisementin the West Go
lpmbia and Gallipolis papers. .,nt, s.lne
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

ThE onoLERA.--This dreadful scourge appears
to be abating throughout our country. In many
localities it has prevailed during the summer to
an alarming extent.
1t now prevails in the south Of France, where
it is carrying of the inhabitants by thousands.
Great. fears are entertained that it will commu-
nicate itself to the allied fleets of the Medtena-
nean a.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-29

CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION have seen
no call, as yet, for Convention, to nominate a
candidate for Congress in opposition to Mr.. Lot
L. Smith. Perhaps it is none of our business;
but we shall take the liberty to suggest that it is
about time the people were moving in this mat
ter. We have plenty Of good, capable, honest
men nthe district. Let US select one of them,
and place his name before the people.