Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-02-05

lsc,ed ,ha, shis transaction created consid-
erablo excitement in Cincinnali about elec.
lion ,ame lasi islI. The circumstances, as
near as we can recollec. Them we're these:
Brigddief Gshefol Sargent, for disobedience
10 orders, TOOK from certain military com
Ipanies ia tha, city sll shepublic arms in thelr
possession. Tkoleppon Gov. Medili ap.
p5in,ed Seaslor Pugh Major General Ia
rank higher lhan Brigadier General. Soon
ailer ihis several boxes Of State arms were
forwarded 10 Cinci1na,i marked &c. pa
The gensfal sppo |sion was that these were
Intended ior oFs Pugh, 10 be distributed
anlong ,kfst paa colnpanies. Blu. Saf.
tn. 'sA.'..ng .IIas illesS aims were al The
Depot, forthwith cliilned and obiained pos
session Of them as Government Properly"
and thus kept them from the German com
panies. Pugh commended they belonged to
him, first, by virtue Of his Office as Major
General; and Cd becaasethey were consign.
ed 10 him, being marked "G. P.," which
mes George Pugh. But Sargen, refused
to ever them up, claiming that Gov. Me.
dill had no righ. 10 appointa Major General
that sc. p" meant 'Goycrnmenl Prop.
cry" and moi "George Pugh," and that i
u as not safe 10 lrus. these arms In tho hand:
| Of The foreigners during the election excite
ment, II is now commended that Quarter
master Andrews sen. these arms without The
authority Of The Governor, and for The ex
sfyess pc ese Of creating ON excileineh
1'dmong tfe X, N's.-ihat he is X. ~, anc
acted as such in this transaction. The facts
will be brought tolighl, however, soon,
A Bill was introduced by the Conn H So
on Benevolent Institutions for the ere9Mor
| OF TWO additional buildings Tor the Deaf anc
| sJzAb, at cost Of ,0o0-lo be com.
5tcted in three years. Ii is said that charge.
or ,fnismanagement will be brought ugains
some Of the Directors Of some OF the Be
nevolent lnslim Il ons q, an earlv day. Bu
Of this more anon. ''''. " '''
Several financial matters are under :nves
Itigalioh, relative 10 the Fund Commission
ers, &C., which will slarlle The people wher
brou5h 10 light. We are now investigating
The management. Of The State House Com
missioners, which promises something rich
A caucus OF the Republicans. will be hele
tonight on some minor matters, and mex
Wednesday, night tho Senatorial question
will be settled in caucus.
Several new bills have been introduced
lin bolh Houses, Among these we mentor
the following; '.n - y
l.. To provide for dtcketing civil cases
| in the several Courts ond defraying the ex
pense oe the judiciary OF The State. WY
t2. To repeal sections ] 2, and 8, Of al
| act requiring a written Journal Of proceed
iDgs 70 be kepl BY ,he clerks Of each House
3. TO provide for The payment Of jutiel
in civil actions. q t31' S'9't1- VI ~
4. In relation to foreign life insurance
companies, exempting them from publishn!
semiannual statements. ''.'i' S''..,
s. For The protection Of sureties. ...
6. For the protection Of School unt
Meeting houses. ~. IVY
8. Amending sec, lC5 Of Justices act
8. In relation 10 the Deaf and Dumb.
10. Further prescribing the powers ant
duties Of Judges and Courts.
We may now De considered under (ul
headway. But must cease for The present
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