Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-15
Additional News by the Asia.


1.-The London Times of'the 28tb, aurib.
uies the decline in the British funds. ID pdr.
to the Withholding BY the Government Of
the lates. news from the seat Of war.
The cholera continued 10 prevailto o
fearful extent alfSI. Petersburg. "
n0A serious overflow OF the River Neva had
itaken'place, cuusing much distress and great
ldesirucionsof property.sv1 S,ia ai,ttqfas
ag 0ntheSl1ih April, ,Broussa, in Asia Minor,
was visiiedl byliano,hei earthquake, which
.desiroyedmosi oflihe stone buldings.asPhe
wooden ones were burned up. The Jews
quarief oflhe ciiy was buried under a0large
mass OF earth ard rock. "A vi,lnge about
league from the town was toialy destroyed
There were one hpndred and 6fiys shocks
within twenly,iour hours. aag u s3es, q
L The British Government, i, is said, is ne-
go.ia,ing with tho Argentine Republic Tor "a
lracl Of land upon which 10 raise col.on, iR
The. event Of a war with The Uniled States -
We doubt il, as tha, nation has already an
abundance Of COTTON land IN India l.1a,!s 4
Iqfh is saie ihaiuhe cholera hasmade'ils ap.
pearance uponthe Upper Mississippi, one
b6auhavihg burie1seven passengers between
Keoxuk and Dubuque. There were ~ ca.
ses, so says the 81. Louis Lnieligencer, on
anoIher boat inrunning from ,ha. ci,y 10 81.
Paul. @I8dsq 7ad Nd helfitgN
il. is said .ha. Lieut., Beale has been ap-
pointed mail agsg. be.weep New York
| n q IN
ap'' S'' i'V' p~'a, 52aga& .,it s,no17sso
l. "A letter writer from New York TO the De.
troll Advertiser says persons engngedin in bus
iness .hers are scarcely paying expenses.--
the bes. part oi the season is gone, and not
one hall the usuaI amount ofrade has been
done. fRegam rt,@ % tea aiH0Hm3
The Mavor Of New York has issued q
lnoiice 10 carmen thal prices CHARGED on
! May.day, (which is the day for moving in
THAI city, beyond those allowed by law,
shall not be colleclabe. and iha, persons
guilty Of extra charges shall be duly pun
Iished. II T"
b. The Chicago Tribune understands ,ha,
Senator Shields isio be apoin.ed Governor
n Of Minnesota. He is now in that Territory
Ihpi ospeeiing, and If he is suited the President
will dismiss German and send commission
to Shields. sAi s va rq.F,.> I'll
The straits Of Mackinac are now clear o
| Ice, and navigation around the Lakes Is
tagain resumed.
u In moving heavy safe from one banl
n office 10 another az Cincinnati, The flag stones
were crushed by It's weighb 5000 pounds
and il was precipilated into q yau. len lee
Deep, Two Germans engaged in moving i
y were killed by the fall. 1ya s.e.
} Mayor Smith, Of Boston, has issued {
proclamation, notifying ,he people that arle
The 20lh inst, the new Temperance law will
! be GearIessIy and vigorously enforced. HI
y urges all good cilizens 10 abandon The traffic
Telegraph lines are now Ibid 10 Balaka
va, so that in fulnre The news from the Cri.
mea will be received in Paris and London
within a few hours after eyens .ranspire.
J. is now generally conceded ,ba. Wise
will be beIerrbly beaten for Governor Of Vir
4 ginia, al the election on.he 24,h OF lh'
] month. Ills said 10 be arranged al Wash.
.tington. thai he is 10 be appointed Minis.er.c
France in The place of MIR. Mason, whose
health is such as 10 render his return advi
: sable. @afa 2pe10 " e,gl'i
T Ills said that Marcy, Campbell, Cushing
: Gc,hrie and McClelland are in favor o
sustaining Gov. Reeder, while Dobbin ant
Davis fully sustain ihe Missourians in the
war upon wha. they call the Abolilionists
The President. as usual, is neural, but mel
who know, say he is leaning strongly 10 ,h'
side Of The Missourians. n 'e glS9ie
! The bill ,repealipg The Erie and North
Eos.. Railroad has clause imposing lax o
FIVE cents on each passenger. and Yen cenl
on each ton Of height ,ha, passes over i,.--
+ This will drive business 10 'o.her routes
!, Erie sees il, and does not like The, arrange
\ mens Perhaps lhev will learn wisdom
q .psy live, long enough. II las ao@s,gl
!, 4 The Wheat prospects in North Catoli,,
! ! are moi lanefing. The winter and sptin
! have been 100 diy. a's'
b Mr.. Tuck has withdrawn from lis iistt
e candidates Tor Senator u New Hampshire
c The mal,er is reduced almost 70 csrlaini
J. thai John P. Hale, and Mr., Bell will be elec
+ led. The people Of The Union know Hale
|, or Mr., Bell, we learn from cne who know
q him intimately lhal he Is, one Of she ablei
and most accomplished men Of New Eng
10 land, He will shine even ip Ihe Senate (
!. The Uni,ed States, s,a, ..3
!. The Collector OF New York has receive
: ipormation lhata Jorge number Of paupe'
! sailed from An.wefp for New York on III
ship Leopold. They will be headed. '4
. This is anniversary week in New Yorl
. when The religious and benevolent associa
Z lions Of The country hold their annual cor
. venuons., They make busy times. for III
: reporters Of The daily papers.
!. sThe Presbyterian Board Of Missions +,
ceived $l84 074, and expended Si76,70
,e during she past year. They have 30 mis-
h sions, and zee missionaries under their Il
q rection. i
II Mons. Godafd the Eronaut, went up in
u l..r<, h.lcs, M, Na,,, (l,Iao ~, C,,nda q, ~