Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-22

ARREST OF RAKkR. riIR MuaDkRgR OF Pools.
The Bark Grnpe Shot returned 20 New.
I York on Tuesday from the Burmuda Is
lands. with Baker In custody. twill be re-,
membered iha, immedis,ely after the muir
der Of Poole. Baker escaped from the city.
aud /, was satisfactorily nscet,ained that he
had departed for Palmss onIhe. lsabella Jew
cit, The. fast sailing clipper Grape Sho'
was immediately rendered by lis ow ner
George Law. and a,depuia,ion Of police
&C.. s,aued in pursuit., They sailed d.
rec,ly for the Island and arrived there some
Jays before the Isabella Jeweu They laid
ION and off The port lill il arrived when they
boa.ded il. found the escaped crlmirol and
took him back TO New. York. lie will prob.
ably hang iur his crime, as the testimony
before the Coronrr's Jury leIi no doubt ol
The character oS the transaction.
f." FROM LIBERIA.--The Bosom Traveller
CLEANS from the Liberia Herald of January
17lh some interesting Intelligence. II con-
,ains the address Of President Roberls, de-
failing The results OF his recen, mission q
Europe. He states that he labored earnest.
" and with success TO Incline the mind oi
the European people favorubly toward his
liule African republic, and that he urged up.
on ,he attention Of the British government
the plan Of procuring a sui.able por. Ior ma.
val purposes. such as repairs. &C., al Sierra
Leone, Cor The benefit Of Western Africa.
A, Paris he adjusted some ,lea,y difficulties
ard oblained the assurance .hal one ,hoi.
sard new uniforms should b. manufactured
for the Liberia militia and forwarded, with
u small vessel Of war. as a present from the
Emperor. During his visit, also, Presiden
Rube,ts took measures 10 secure a recogni
lion Of the Independence Of Liberia by
Saxony, Oldenberg, and The Hanse towns
he procured males for the manufacture oI
poper money. dies for the manufacture o
coin. and received presen,s OF bibles and
,es,anen,s Tor The uss Of Liberia schools
The Traveller says:
"Ths Herald states Tint, according TO Q
recent decision OF the Supreme Couu o.
| Liberia, The constitutional right Of suffrage
is confined TO persons holding real esls,e.
The Legislature Of The Republic. at il'
late session, passed law for the suppress
sion Of The use Of all intoxicating drinks
IL imposes dn,y Of dollar gallon upon
oil spiri,uous and malt liquors.
GREAT EXCITEMENT During The pas
week, ou, Town has been The scene o Q
mos, intense excitement, exceeding, il pos
sible. thai which prevailed n, the time when
the Matheny tribe were driven from The
county.
Last week we announced The arrest and
communal OF Norman Sampson; this week
we announce the arres. of his sister, Mrs
E. o. Sampson Hovt, (as she writes hen
name, US implicated 10 the crime oI he'
brother.
| Afler commnral young Sampson lelo
grophed TO his brolher.D J. w. foy.
of Cincinnati, 10 come 10. his relief. He
came un Thursday evening and with hin
his pretended wle-lnis woman with long
name. II was, 10 say the leas,, glaring i'm
pudence, for Them 10 come inm a cummuni
~ whose sense Of proprie,y and decenc!
they have SO highly offended. Upon inior
nation ol their coming. the excitcmen
spread and seemsd 10 become generals
dense crowd gathered in from, Of lhe Ameri
&C House 10 meet the coach, and but lo'
,he Interference Of few peaceably disposed
persons inducing delay, il is more lhar
probsblo ,hn, they, or a. less. MIR. Hoy,
would have suffered personal violence
This we should have regrel,ed, and are glat
,ha, The crowd were persuaded 10 be peace
able.
The same evening Mrs. hoy. was arrest
ed, ahG was held in custody until Sulu,day
when gu. Of commissera,ion for her sex
The prosecution was dropped, anG she per
mil,ed TO leave-Hoy. having slipped ofFinlS
4 O'Clock coach on Saturday morning unde
an pssumed name, and leaving his pretended
wife in the glorious projection OF The law
Hoy, surely is brave man. Had he slai'
until igh, he could have seen his effig.
haneiog nearly opposite the Hotel. with
scroll in lis hand. We have been toll
since BY some CT the knowing ones that 'hi
was the "diuorce.'
We presume they are both satisfied wit
their visi. 10 Logan. and we hope il vii
prove lesson 10 them 10 beware in fulur
how they conduc, themselves. and 'ha, the
do not again offer an inducement 10 an.
person to commit high and grievou' ol
fence.
There nre some things connected viii.
this transaction, and IL circumstances requir
ii. we shall refer TO The subject again.
Hooking Sentinel,