Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-07-24

A Yankee honored in England. Jas.
Burton, Of Springfield, Mass. formerly Mas
Ter Armorer al Ilarper's Ferry. has received
from The British Govenmsn, The appoinl.
men, Of Engineer al lhe National Armory,
near London.
SEVEN NEGROES TO BE HANGED. We
learn from the Alexandra (Rapidrs Parish J
| Republican,, thai the a0egro boy Frank, has
been convicted and sentenced 10 be hung on
| the 9Th OF JuIy next.
We also learn from the same paper that
.he six negroes be!ongipg 10 Mrs. Flint,
who murdered their overseer, Mr. William
! Walters. have been convicted and sentenced
10 be hung on lhe s2d inSl.-New Orleans
Picayune.
A woman in Lyons, France, a glove.ma.
ker by trade, lately made and won bel
lha, she would lasI seven days.
There are $3.50 .convicis in the IIlinois
penilenliary. There are 532 conycls in the
Ohio penienIjary. This is the largest num-
Der we have ever had. The manufacture
of rogues appears 10 keep pace with lha, Of
olher branches Of business.
WORKING OF THE INDIANA TEMPERANCE
LAw.--Tw3 weeks have passed away siNce
The new lIqnor law went into effect, and ihe
change for The better is .wondtuus. The
Sky or seventy liquor holes iha, formerly
lined our slreeis have all been shut up. and
i, is now impossible 10 obtain drop of lq
uor. Situated as New Albany is, immedl
alely upposie The greatest rum hole in The
United States, il night be supposed there
would sid be large amount Of drinking.--
So FAR, however, as Our Information extends.
and from oil we can learn by inquiry, the
quun,i,y Of liquor brought irum Portland is
very small iudced--nos enough 10 "weI The
Whistles Of one.quarler of The Cld lopers
hereabpu,s, and hey are not numerous by
any means. There is very lutte travel 10
Portland IN order 10 gel horns, 1t don'I
payt Upon the whole, lhe most glorious
resDlss have been effected BY the new Inv.
1t has MOI stopped drinking altogether, and
no one expected !, would, bJt il has ou,Iawed
ne traffic, relieved The young and unwary
from temptation, prevented the lhoug ess
lirdm from spending their earnings done
away with rioing and brawling, aud efftcl.
ed In dihyren, why's, an incalculable amount
"f good. |, will continue TO grow more and
more popular as its ben. fetal effects become
apparent, ,-NsD Albany Tfibuas. " #'' n
The Athens. Ala. Herald states ,ha, a
you.h IN The relghboring county Of Law.
renee, while ou, fishing few days ago, was
siung in The head BY locust. from The Of.
lects Of which he died Immediately.
1 There is an advertisement 10 Kenturky
paper Of minister for sale. lie was a
slaveto man recently deceased. |, is sta.
ted in the advertisement thai he holds H.
cense 10 preach Churches In want Of pas.
Tor viii lake notice. A
4 The Buffalo Express announces iha. lhp
frsl locomotive orthe Iron Mountain Raj.
road. running from Lake Superior TO The
Iron MounlHins; was shipped on Tuesday
by tie orig Columbia, bound for Marqueu
| kolN quuIN UNNiSb ui'cu WIN ktcCU Su''
rants. apparently fresh, were recently dis.
covered in The foundation OF an old building
in Burlington, Pa, and !. was subsequently,
Sophd that they had been buried there shiny
years.
The Washington Union denies The sla,e-
menl going The rounds. that there has been
a refusal 10 pay the $50 900 voted TO Gen.
Scott. .ee
i LONG LINE OF RAILRoAD.-To day. The
4lh Of July.ihe line Of Railroad from Tsre
Iiaule 10 VinceDnes is % be opeasd, com
IplslinR The Railroad connection from way
down Easl.' 10 Maine, 10 81. Louis. by way
Of msny diAsren, lines from the Ess, in,o
Ohio, ,hence bv way Of Bellelonlalne, Inei.
anapoIis, Terre Hauls. Vincennes. and
across ,hs SAFE Of Illinois BY the Ohio end
\ Illssissippi Railioad-- diRance well.nigh
NO lheusapd miles, u