Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-05-27

mocrscy Represented BY DOuglrss, Pierce;
Atchison & Co..

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mOcracy Represented BY Douglass, Pierce;
Alchison q CO."
The papers OF Louisville arc snesTsd ln :
furious controversy IN relation 70 the cause
OF the present condition Of their city. The
Locofocos charge Il upcn the Know Noih-
ings; the KAow Noihings charge Il upon ibe
Lc:ofocos. There seems 10 be an equal
amount of justice In the charge Of both for
both are simply wrong. The only truth in
the statement Of either is, that the city isnoT
in prosperous condition. Slavery Il lhe
cause of this. Whenever the people Learn
the fact, and drive the accursed institution
out they will have prosperity; bul Ill ,hsy do
this, they will not prosper, nor win party
recriminalons amend the condition Of
things.
HILLsBoRe' AND CINCINNATI RAILROAD
COMPANY. The annual meeting Of this
Company was held yesterday. The follow
ing gentlemen were elected officers for The
ensuing yeai:
Directors: A. Taft, 8. s. Niles, Thomas
Phillips, Noah L, Wilson. John Madetip,
VIM. 8. Nye, s. B. Keys. a
President: N. L. Wilson. 49,.
Secretary and Treasurer: d. J.. Falls.
Solicitor: A. Taft. w
In his speech In indianapolis, on the Is,,
Col. Lane stated tina. Gov. Shannon was a.
this time boarding with CLARK the Indian
agent, who boasts Of having murdered Thos.
w. Barber. This shows the respect and
love which traitor Shannon has for the pep.
pie over whom he has been sppoinsed Gov
ernor,
Kossu.h's hope Of Hungary has ell been
based on the continuance ofihe war. Peace
has stricken him down, and be publicly an
nounces that the opportunity for his naive
land 10 obtain lie Independence Is past, not
TO return again during life. Kossuth 10 On
honest. earnest, and in some respects q mo-
Bile man, but he has been chasing q phan.
tom for the last seven years. Ills hear has
now sunk within him.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 30--In my
las, mentioned lha, the Kickapoo Rangers
were encamped on the opposite side Of the
river. Two Of the citizens wen, over that
evening 70 reconnoiive the position, &C., Of
the enemy. They were seen and fited upon,
and chased by some Rangers on horseback.
bu. by dodging in among trees. escsped.
| We aave since learned that the enemy ia.
tended TO murder them # caught. They
are very bitter towards the people OF this
city, because Jones was sho, here. YesIer-
day i, rained very hard, and the Rangers
dispersed. WsHsre 'hey now are is NOT
A gentleman visited franklin las, eve.
ming, and reports that Jones 10 not expected
to recover; the wound Is q bad ono, aud
much inflamed. Sam Luitus, into whose
face lady Of Lawrence threw some bot
wafer, when he came 10 search for and ar
res. her husband, is very badly of, one side
OF his lace ia scalded bad, taking of his
beard and skin. Il will probably be long
time before he will be ou. again. The re-
port that he had resigned his Office 10 con-
frmed. The Congress Commissioners are
busily engaged in taking testimony. Yes
,erday on old man named J. Davidson, who
has claim about three miles from THE city.
and voted las, January for Governor and
other officers for the Slate of Kansas, iesli-
/ fed ihat e y,a- .assehsg. &C 4 secsei soci.
fety IN Missouri, whose objecli Il was 10 mako
Kansas slave State. The society is called
by various nsints, such az "BIue Lodge
tSoclal Band" "Frend's Society,"" "Sons
of the South" &c. lie joined The society
in Cass county, February 1856; came hero
with party end voted on tho S0,h OF
March. tr,
| Some baggage wagons belonging 70 tho
United Siates. arrived to-day, loaded With
provisions, camping and cooking utensils.
United States troops are TO be stationed
among the people Of Lawrence. TO force
them into subsection 10 the acts Of the Log.
islAlure. Shannon, with Ihe sanction Of the
President. has ordered these troops 10 be q
posse a. all times for the Sheriff. The
squaliers are to be arrested by scores, taken
to Lecompton,. and tried before the Judges
there for some alleged offence againss the
laws. This is whas they call Squatter Sow
ereignty up here. 7.