Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-03

y. DlStf1CtNN0ufl. at RClttlOfus Nd'. NWIei'
ilslicG Tancypresidibg,id which ,heqDssi
iion7agose wheiher money remble{ BY mnl
from a. deblOr 10, d creditor, such money
bninp lost Before il ''reS5ches its desiinaiisn.
was release The debtor from ubhgatiphs
oflihede saRhe| chlef justice idecided9that
4 The plaintiff having requested bis Ideblof49
remit Me money, without specifying. or, d.,
recting how il was 20 be sent, and The d..
Tendaht having complied with The nqlies, by
remiuing thtohg lhe mail. as qwss ahe Gus.
tom with a,hefs 10 do, stlie debut Ho1ld inai
be held obliged 70 make good the rlnss,,, The
decision is in conflict with other cases in.
voking the some principle, Ihe chielsjusticH
hol hing lhhl the former decisions @ersph6t
correctJ9gom ODD qaid3isv EgbaoI ri won
7 - HUMOROUS SELECTIONS
! A VERlTABLg DoGBERRy ~ Mayor Of
one Of the CommunfS in France lately
made the following entry npon his register:
~ Mayo o.. found yesterday in ,iha
forest of------, a,man by the name OF
Rolln, committing an act against lhe laws.
| commanded him 10 surrender. wherenpon
he sci upon me. heapcd me With insult and
conumely, calling me rug'nufiiln, anass.
and precious dol. and scare,crow-aH Of
yhich l certifytO be true -... s.f,
"JUsr as THE TwIG is BENT &c.-The
hnickerbocker tells a story Of tho Webs,ers
that may be considered chnmciersic.--
When Daniel and Ezekiel we've boys. their
father gave Them each some smal! change u
90 10 "musler with" When thew camc
home a, night, the cid gentleman asked Dan
what he had done with his money. Spent
it," was the sturdy reply. And whn, have
you done with yours, z Ike? "Lent il TO
Dan" 90 a..5 1l' a1e
A physicians success depends more tpon
luck than any olher pcrson's. II Mrs. Bull.
ion thinks him duck Of man. his fortune
comes TO him wi,hou, ali effort. It the
Bullions, on The contrary, take dislike lo
him, vote him only fiji for bics and Servants
he will never get above ono. horse business
in life time. haa
\ Justice Of the Peace was called on (nr
the payment Of bill Of seventy'fvc Gems.
Upon his pr' sening the bill, the squire ask
ed his creditor if he would swear 10 the ac.
count The man replied, yes, ..... ......
The squire swore him, uud handcI him
fifty cents,
Stop, squire" said the man. "You ars
mistaken in The amount lis seventy Eve
cents" ...... ............ ,'....,
e Il know" returned The squire, "bul |
, can L SWrar ynu Cnr mn hinu -
Some philosopher has remarked thai every
animal, when dressed in human apparel,
very strongly resembles mankind in Ea-
lures. iul lrock, bonnet and spectacleS
on n pig. and it locks like an old woman OF
eighty, bull with an overcoal on. would
resemble a lawyer. Tie few ribbons
around u cat, put Ian in its paw. md
boarding school miss is represented cock
er'l in uniform is general 10 The lie, A
hedgehog looks like a miser. Dress mon.
key in u Irock coal. Cut off bis tall Trim his
whi'kcrs, and you h1ve n city Jnndy. Don.
keys resemble good many persons.
SLIGHT MlsTAKE.-A premium was lnuly
offered by. an agricultural socly for mo
! best mode Of irrigation, ard the latter word
by mistake of The primers having been
| changed inlo irritation, a farmer sent his
wife To claim the przol Sd. ......... ....
The new chic f Of Police is, il seems,
: somewhat Of wnG, ln giving testimony
, Yesterday morning, before the Police Court,
he described the furniture in q man S house,
and stated that, among other things, there
we're five or six rush.boIlomed chairs in the
room--ihal is, The bottoms had all rushed
oM.-Cin. Com, ..'.....,... .,5
One oi the New Stars recently discover,
cd, proves to have been lantern lied 10 the
tail Of a kile. '.o.
The man who made shoe for the foot Of
mountain is now engaged on II ha, for lhe
head OF q discourse-uer which he will
manufacture plume for General lntell,
gcnce, .. ..a.a .,t ..s.1-
Where are the honest Dcmocracyl--
II Washinglon Sentinel ..5t.. ...I e..
Indeed your question is puzE or, We
know The localities Of great many sor,s Of
Democracy, but you are inqurioS MS TO the
Whereabouts Of Il kindlhat rar " shows il.
scll.r- ~ we Gun uSCeTIilH lllN. HlllHuU unH
Longitude Of its habilaIipp Mewl tell you all
about it, Lou. Journal, .... -.
4 The SQuISB's STORY oh! says lhe
/ Squire, Il wish'l was married aud W, II Of
it, dread il popertuE Id like 10 marry i
widow; alters liked widows since Iknow9d
one down in Georgia thai suited my ideas,
odzaclIy. am' b15 Jus, ISL. sjgrigs as,
About a week aller her husband died she
started 10 the grave yard, where they'd plan.
ted Of him. as she said, 10 read The prescrp.
,ion Onto his monument. When she got
there, she stood minute q looking o., The,
stones which was put cach end Of lhe
grave, with an epilhet on 'em thai the min.
isor had writ for her. 'Oh! boo.hoo, sOys
she, 'Jones-he was one of The best or mem;
~ member how The last lime he comu home,
about week ago he brought down from,
Town some sugar, and q Iiule lea, and some,
i store goods, for me. and lots oil lmle neccs,
saries, and lille panied hoss for Jecms,
i which that blessed child go, his mouth M
yaIler OF sucking of ii. and then kissed h".
i children all round, and ook down thai good
RI did id iln o1 his m antl tlnvpd I'M IN unod