Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-05-13


,ersecuIor, Jones. and have passed a reso.
ulion "lha, The attempt made in our town
upon the life Of J. Jones. Esq, whilst clam.
ng 10 act as the sheriff Of the coun,y, was
he 'isola,ed act Of some malicious and evil
disposed individual, unexpected and un-
ooked Tor BY our community, and unsus.
aimed by any portion OF them" The Her.
lid says he will recover from his injuries.
Companies B, Z, G, and II. Of cavalry, com.
nanded by Col. Sumner, are in Lawrence.
Five more negroes escaped from their
owners in Covington, KY, on Sunday nigh,
last. 6E ttor
Harrington, who shot Lieut.. Parker Of the
Cincinnati Police, has been held for muir.
der, without bail.
The Worthy Grand Encampmens of the
Independent Order Of ODD Fellows Of Ohio,
held its annual session on Tuesday last, at
Akron.
Rev. James Ellis, Sr. Of Lorain county,
Ohio, was recently killed al Grafton, by AM
engine, while standing on the c. c. &C.
Railroad nack. He wus somew has deaf,
and did not hear the train coming.
Prince Y.urbide, Secretary 10 ,he Mexi.
can Legation at WashingsOn, son Of for.
mer Emperor of Mexico, afterwards Aid.
de-. Camp TO Santa Anna, was M Cleveland,
Ohio, On Sabbath lasl
Six "boilers" resumed work a. one OF
the Wheeling rolilue mills on Monday. The
La Belle, Virginia, Missouri and Belmont
mills are now in operation.
The Commissioners for relocating the
capital of the S,lie Of Iowa have selected
size about Two n,iles east Of Fort Demoine,
in the TWO mile radius Of the junction of1ke
Raccoon and Uemoise rivers.
A Nicaraguan meeting was held a. New
Orleans on the 28h, which was addressed
by Pierre Soule, late Minister 10 Spain. Hs
claims grea. advantages 10 louisiana and
The South in the success Of Walker, and
denounces the cabinet, but no, the presi.
den,, Tor not recognizing his government.
He had plenty OF men, but lacked money 10
purchase munitions Of war-two or three
hundred thousand dollars would terminate
the war in few weeks. Nicaragua" owed
ess than four millions. could well repay
loan, and all that was needed was The rec
ognilion Of that government By ours, 10 in
spire confidence, and insure raising the
money. He opened subscription on the
spot. and number put down their names--
bu, The amount subscrbedis no, given in ,he
report. Parker II. French followed, an1
was loudly cheered, and The meeting ap.
pointed committee 10 raise the money
needed.
| THE SPRING ELECTIONS. Every State
election this spring has resulted in The ,o,al
overflow OF The Slave Democracy and Tho
triumph OF the Republican and American
sentiment. The frs, election in New
Hampshire, the home Of Franklin Pierce,
and the mos, hardened, persis,en. Und uni.
form Locofoco State in the Union, was
perlecl Waterloo defeat OF the admins,ra.
lion. Next followed Rhode Island, where
D ou' triumph was still more signal ani EN-.
phatic. Then followed Connecticut, with
the same result. Both branches OF the
r Legislature are strongly opposition. This
secures all the State officers and wha, is Of
more importance, q U. S. Senator in tho
place of Nebraska doughface. Thus
opens the campaign for 1856. !, will close
by ,o,al p,ostra,ion Of The Slave power
in The Union.- Slate Journal.
The expenses Of The General Government,
are enormously increasing. Under The
pr esent administration they have been al.
most doubled, and the estimate for The pres
ens year is from $4,000 600 TO &C, 900 900.
i DR.. J. w. Hamilton, OF Columbus, has
been elected by the. Board OF Directors,
Physician Of The OHIO Peniienltary.
I, affords us great pleasure TO announce
the unanimous reelection Of Rev, Mr..
Warner as Chaplain Of the Ohio Psnieu.
tiary. t-.. ~ 'r""
APPolNTMENT.-.The Directors Of tho
Southern Ohio Luna,ic Asylum, ai Dayton,
have appointed DR.. |. X. McIlhenDy Supen,
iniendent o. that institution, in place of Dr.,
Clements, whose term expires under the
new law.
CONTESTED SEAr.--The COMMITTEES on
Elections in The House reported on the lS,h
against the right Of Bird b. Chapman to oc.
cupy the seat Of Delegate from Nebraska.
Hiram P. Bennett is the contestant. Mr. G.
was tho candidate Of the administration at
3 tho election.
RUN ON INDIANA BANEs-The lndianap.
oils Sentinel Of the 10Th inst, states that
I'll ,830,000 have been drawn from the In
diana Banks BY the Cincinnati brokers' and
merchants. through Dunlevy, Haire g. Co.,
within the pas. four weeks.
Major DsIu6eld, Major Mordecai, and
Cupt. Mcclellan, the military officers depu.
led by the United States Government 10
, visit The seat oil war in the Crimea, were
0 among The passengers by The Persia.
The American Organ publishes the follow.
! ing rumor which has nothing 10 commend
/, 10 notice, we think, bul iis improbability.
0 The Organ gives il however as rumor only
as will be perceived:
ANTICIPATED BoLT.-A rumor pretails
that there will be boiling at the Cincinnati
Convention. lf the South should succeed
in their purpose Of establishing an ultra
pro-slayery platform. and The seceders will
y nooo;no,o I n EYanoon, M. ,hn van~aaan,a