Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-11-13

Tho shipping Of The world is estimated a,
l45.300 vessels, and the aggregate tonnage
a. l5,500,oo0. Hunts Magazine estimates
that at $50 ton the shipping Of the world
is worth the enormous amount OF $775.O00,.
600. Or this fifteen and a half millions OF
tonnage, more than ten and half millions
belong 10 The Anglo Saxon race. United
Suites 40, 500 vessels. and 5.66l,4l6 ION.
mage: Grea. Briloin Sc, $50 vessels, and s..
043,270 tonnage.
Advices from all parts OF the country
show lha, The clover seed crop is ulmosl an
entire failure. The second growth from
which The seed is gathered, was TOO luxuri.
ant for goo6 seed The rains beat il down,
and much Of it roued and was lost 1, is
thought that through Ohio and InjaKa no,
more than one fourth Of a crop has been Sc.
cured. .,.,g .., ,.. t. ..-I
The New York Herald. in an. article on
The prospects Of the election to come off in
that State on nexl Tuesday. says il will re-
sui. in favor Of the Seward or Republican
party, and ascrbes ito the adroi, manage.
ment of,he administration at Washington
in this behalf. The admission is significant,
the reason is very absurd. s.....f
Joseph Wagner Of New York, has been
convicted and sentenced 10 Two years i'm.
prisonment and "a fine OF $1OO. for enlistng
men ior the British Ioreign Legion. We
think this is The first case Of the kind, and
will create some feeling in England. rr
From the Pensacola Gazette of the 2olh
inst, we learn lha, Major Woodbridge, u.
S, A.. died very suddenly on Saturday morn.
ing last, al Fort Barrancas, near The Pensa-
cola Navy Yard,
The Canadian government have contract
ed for semi-monlhlv line OF steamers be-.
tween Quebec and Liverpool during The
summer. and between Portland and LIVER
pool during the winter The government
is 10 pay the contractor $96,0o year lor
carrying the mails. I.
The Detroi, papers announce the death
Of the Hon. Chas. W. Whipple, one Of The
Justices Of the Supreme Couu Of the State
Of Michigan. lie was widely known through.
ou. the Sla,e, and much esteemed, wus a
faithful officer, and an accomplished jurs,.
Collon's promised volume of "Leuers Of
Henry Clay" will be issued in a few weeks.
They will form an attractive volume, and
have an extensive run.
George Wood. The well known author Of
"Peier Schlemihl in America,'' will soon
publish new book. lie is one ef The m os,
accomplished scholars and sa.irsls of The
age. ..t..f.
|, is alleged TO be fact susceptible OF easy
demonstration, that with but single excep.
ZION. every message or olher public paper
bearing Jdckson's signature, while he wos
President, wuswriileab BY Mr.. KendSll.J The
exception is the ',Proelama,ion, = from The
hand Of Edward Livingston. 5.sg.g.
aSomeTHING THE PRlBsT CouLDN'T Burn
"A Romish priest, in Ireland, meeting .
boy with bible in his hand, which he had
got al a Protestant school, took him home
and, on ehlering the room. threw the bible
inlo the lire, telling the boy thai II wns {
bad book, and he should no, read /, again
at the same time forblddng him 10 90 10 The
school agOin. The boy was a. frs, sad
but soon began 10 smile. The priest insis
ted on knowing why he laughed. ,"l car
help lauging, he replied. 'for was think
ling your reverence couldn' burn .hose tel