Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-03-04

Kt6 O'clock P. ~. the. great Banquet
took place II The Buf1et House, AOscr $50
persons sat down to the fePast The Bill
of-Farc wouldIll acoldmn IL tie Tele
graph. Being rather unwell, We ate spar
ingly. After the yiands, came the wines
and liquors. Atalow estimate, we should
say thatfroni four to five hundred bottles
ofwine were drank at the table in less than
two hours. In justice to the members Of
tho Legislature. However,.we can say that
but few partook ofthe wine, and they drank
Fsparingly, with one or two exceptions. A
number of our former acquaintances becom-
ing "uproarieus," we left early in the eve
ming, and strolled through the city toswit,
ness the illumination, which was another
great feature Of the occasion. ..4 .s,lF
Altogether, it was one Of the most superb
~ arranged affairs we have ever Witnessed
The citiaensdid every thing in their power
d u fl .ttf tt
ITO make lheir guests happy and comfortable.
Their hospitality knew no bounds. But
one circumstance occurred to mar the gem
Feralgood feeling. We referto the fact that
the Governor Of Ohio was, either intention
ally Or by design, sighted by the committee
on toasts. s,is s., NIX ~, \ III n
Being disappointed in gettingito the carsin
aimec On sasaTaay glhaiasd ia.ils-ssits.
unit! Monday morning. This afforded US
an opportunity Of Witnessing a catastrophe,
such as we hope we may never witness
again namely, the breaking up 5of the ICE
lin the river, and the, destruction Of eleven
steamboats,. We shall nevetsforget THE
scenes Of Sunday. About o'clock in the
morning the ice began to move IN the Lick.
} ing river. which was rising rapidly. AAtt11
o'clock, the ice in the Ohio gave way, Their
commenced the work Of work ofdestfucton
IN lessthanJtwo hcurs,sesen boats, fwert
:. wrecked, and several others badly dam
,Eaged. Among the wrecked. 4were.. Tit
I Bridge City, Salem. 1ltfrtine, Grapesho'
\ Rgg, Nedonna, and Yorktown The Rlqcl
! Diamond, I Wisconsin, Jacob Trader, Cres
cent, j. B. Carson, and others we're among
4 the injured. nga@p .s.;gigl
+ Aboutta2dozen canal boats, and severa
4 barges were carried away, and broken; il
pieces by the ice. The most sudden ami
ycomplete wreck we eyer witnessed was thi
Z Flag, and many lives were not lost;
; will be miracle. We happened to b
: standing close bysWhen the boat-mas wreck
: ed.-- There were fifty or hundred person
on her decks. In an instant, without:wun
ing, she careened, her chimncys fell, he
hurricane deck fcllin, and she lay, the mos
> shapeless mass we ever beheld. How a
: who were on board could escape is .beyon
; our comprehension. The cold chills creI
y over us in an instant, We can never forge
the scene. The real extent Of the damag
is not yet known; but we presume $500, 90
will not cover the loss of yesterday. TIL
!. Bridge City and one or two Of the other
were not insured, and the loss will ia
: heavily upon the owners. But enough {
this for the present.
The two conventions which met last wee
i will have an important bearing upon I'll
future politics Of the country. We mea
the Republican Convention at Pittsburgh
and the American Convention at Philade
pbia. We have not time now togo I'M
, detail. We.presume the proceedings wi
a be publishedsin the Telegraph. The upshl
Z Of the matter, we take it, will be, compile
: andsirreconcilable splitin the American pa
ty, North and South and athorough organ
n Iizatioh Of the Republicans, for the Pres
i dental race. Cancellation and pruden'
A. seemed to mark the proceedings at Pitt
at burg and animosty and chickering's that
e. Philadelphia rs
IN We have much more to write, but mu
4. defer it for the present.
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