Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-01

Mayor Wood, Of New York. has issued
his proclamation TO the people, declaring
that, so far as he Is concerned, lhe new tenn.
perance law pW be enforced. He is known
TO have been opposed 10 It's enactment. bul
he nobly marches up to the line Of his duiy.
he has acquired moral power and infiu.
ence thai will enable him TO enforce the law
where no other man could do II.
The Piclon coal mines OF Nova Scotia
will have an enormous increase Of business
this ssason. fhe new treaty takes off all
duties on this article, and the VAST increase
Of lis consumption in our cities will creale
an active cemand.
The British coal mines yielded las, year
38, 400 900 tons ol coal. Thisis an enor.
nous amount. Dr.. Buckland says The coal
fields In Somh Wales are alone capable Of
supplying all the demand Of the Uhilsd
Kingdom for t,co thousand years.
SHEEP IN Quo The total number oi
sheep returned in Ohio in May, 1854. was
4 1915, l89-amos, foe millions. The south.
srn coun,ies OF Ihe Western Reserve, and
The counties belweeo,she Reserve and the
National Road, are the area, wool growing
counties OF the STATE, 22 counties In this
secIion-- oDe.fourh Of The whole number OF
counties in the S,a,e-- having more than
one. half Of the whole number OF sheep.
The counties OF Columbanu, Licking and
Hartisoo have The highest number, each
having over l3,000--and each having a
larg or number Of sheep Than the en!ire mum.
Der in the county A'of Lawrence and the
seven sdjacen, counties, Gallia. Meigs, Vim.
ION, Jackson. Ross, Pike and Sco,o.
The New.York Poa says, she Secretary
or State, Mr.. Marcy, had an interview with
the Spanish Minister when the news of the
FL Dorado affair reached Washington. Ths
Minister admitted that the &C, was no, jusIi.
fable, and Immediately wrote TO Gov. CON.
cha ins,ruc,ing him 10 desis. from all such
s,eps except where suspected vessels we're
within three marine leagues Of the shore
The TammAny Hall Society is now under
the influence Of the rum, fibus,sr. Nebras.
ka wing Of the Democracy. Mayor Wood
and some others we're roundy abused By
The las. meeting oil these precious haters o.
secret political societies.
An edict has jos, been issued in Cuba
which requires every free colored person It
obtain "credull"o or "permi," twice
year. for which they are 10 pay fee Of q
cents.
The Captain. General has issued ano,he
decree, ordering Tie organization Of l6 com
panies OF colored militia, They will b
composed oil free mulauoes and blacks. an
will be organized Ia The following places
viz: Three Of mdat,ovs and free neeroe
in Havana; one, If ench color in Maian
zas; one oI negroes and Two Of mula,ioes a
Circo Villas; ore OF negroes a. Puerl
Pincipe; Two Of mulauoes and TWO Of no
groes in Cuba, apd The res, in The easter
department.
II these companes are not made up b
voluntary enlistment. compulsory measure
will be rssorled TO- The uniform present.
ed for each soldst is q blouse, sabre an
muske,. |, is required thu. tho soldiers sha
be strong, a, leaa FIVE fee, high. and bt
tween twenty and hir.y years ofage. The
will be drilled BY experienced officers Of tn
Spanish forces.-Cin. Gazette
Mr.. A, Judson Crane Of Richmond, WI
: no, permitted TO reply 10 Senator Mason
:. Petersburg on the ground, according 10 II
. Sou,h Side Democrat, ,iia. Mr.. Crane is
d inferior TO Mason. "ihal i, would have bee
= dsrespeclful to tha. gentleman. 10 his pos
T. lion as q Senator. und 10 his reputation as
s statesman, for the Presiden, of The Dem
n cratic Association TO have permitted any SUI
y discussion as the one proposed" The P
= lersburg n,slligencer thinks this is one
j. the greatest specimens Of political pride al
9 arrogance that il has ever seen. Ii does n
y follow .ha, because gentlemen is sena,
:! he may moi NEE, his match among the pc
d pie, in argument and nloquence.
- SAN FRANCISCO The total deb, Of ii
+ !, new metropolis Of the Pacific is $3,342,0 ,07
>, The total valuation Of real estate in The ci
=, is returned a. S52 100000. This is gu
100 large a debt for so young city |
,. they do up affairs aGera splendid pattern
10 The Golden State. Even their rogues a
.. scamps are gigantic.
is BISHOP HUeHss.-This distinguished
vine bas written severol letters OF late, hu
ps ing reference 10 the Church Properly b
ly passed by the New York Legislature. T
V last letter by him is published in The N.
ne Times OF Friday, in which he denies Il
ed he has ever in,erfered with the politics
TO this country. And he says ,ha, he "has
"a, grea, objection 10 see the Americans CO
al into power" which Is civil. considering h
abec, The presen, brood Of Sag Mich, pol
as clans and papers have been 10 gain the pt
Ike er Of the Catholic vote Of tho country,
The Pennsylvania Anthracite coal p
duclion for 1854 amounted 10 6932, !;
,ao tons. Average annual increase for {
,e' years Is 29-l00 per cent. The Cumb
q :" land Coal Basin produced The same y
T.. TEL .87l ions. Average annual increase
|" ''s FIVE years 20 ITO per cent. Eslimal
W ne the consumption TO increase at the 50
9'e rate for ten years, the supply oil Cumberl
u! coal required for 1864 will be l8,063,
ions; Of Anthracite 20.l37,726.
,ed The reciprocity treaty is making busir
viii al Oswego. Since The opening Of navi
,d., zion 10000 barrels Of -four, 10000 bus!
ed Of wheat. and 500 600 fee, Of lumber h