Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEIS.

NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
FoREIoN.-Three arrivals last week
VanderJit, Atlantic, and Circessia. The
news brought may be thus summed up:
The insurreclion in Naples has been put
down. English money market fiat. Not
withstanding all the efforts Of the govern
ment to prevent it, the three Republican
candidates were elected in Paris. Har-
vests abundant. A decline in Corn and
Wine looked for. There were tokens of
discomfort and rebellion in the south of
Spain. An entire regiment Of Sepoys had
been cut in pieces at Lahore, in India. by
the British, for rebellion.
DoMEsTIc.--Several severe thunder and
hail storms have occurred during the past
week, in various parts of the country. In
Noble and Washington counties, in this
state, the storm of Monday evening did
great damage. In Rochester, n. Y, a
terrific thunder storm, accompanied with
hail did much damage. VIM. II. Smith,
merchant of Boston. and Mr.. Blandon,
a clerk, were killed by lightning at the
Flume House, FIaconia Notch.
Two fires occurred in St. Louis last
week. The first destroyed the willow
ware establishment of Cavender and Mar
ston and the Monroe House, and the sec
ond Keep & Co.'S and Brotherton 81 Stur-
geon's planning mills, Marlow's furniture
inaHufactvIJ, aud ee'vIul dwellings. Loss
SS2u0,0o08
VIM. Speers, a former inmate Of the N
Y Luna,ic Asylum, has been arrested OF
suspicion Of firing that building.
The removal of the U. S. troops from
Foit Ridgley has emboldened the Chippew,
Indians, who have driven the entire mis-
sionary staff from the mission at Leecl
lake.
Mr. Draper, Chief of the Police Com
missioners of New York ci y has resigned
Some Difficult y is apprehended in filling
the vacancy. The Board stands three Re
publicahs, two Democrats, and ore Amer
lean, who is believed TO be in the interes
of the Mayor Coy King has not yet ac
cepted Drapei's resignation. The cit,
| - N'N''-Oly HuiCb, iluEIl lCSlllly
is manifested. Eugene Anderson. Ne
liopolitan policeman, who was formerly
butcher, was shot dead by an Italian bur
glar whom he had arrested. whereupon tn
bu .chers got up an excitement, and tre
TO hang the burglar to a lamp-post, an
the police had great difficulty in quellinj
the riot.
A street fight took place in Louisville
last Tuesday, between Geo. D. Prentice
editor Of the Journal, and r. r. Darritt
editor of the Courier, growing out Of
newspaper controversy. Pistols were uset
by both PARTIES. Prentice was slight
wounded.
The people of Chicago have been cele
brating The event of the arrival at that cl
Of vessel and cargo direct from Liver
pool. Previous to her departure, salut
was fired, and public dinner was give
to her officers by the Board of Trade.
There is ano her row at Havana. A Spal
sh sailor was reported to have been kille
in row with the crew of the America
bark Albertine- The Police had take
, possession of the vessel and al owed n
one to go on board except the America
Consul and his deputies. The America
Consul has been examining the crew, bl
the result had not transpired
, In Cleveland. last week, great descel
, was made upon the editors and publishes
of that city, for advertising Lotter
Others imp'ica ed as proprietors, agent
S &C., were also arrested, among whom Al
f two ex- Mayors one candidate for Mayo
one postmaster. and several editors. VI
hope they may be severely punished.
= Two men were recently killed while
work in coal bank---Adam Smith,
!. Hanging Rock, and Andrew Blouse, nei
: NJ Mckeesport.
g We see by our exchanges that our fo
y mer partner, A. N. Brading, has purchase
= an interest in the flqua Register. Pc
= haps he would like an 4'exohange." "
j should not charge him over y La year al
;. the Register.
The Cincinnati papers state that the |
y cal prescription business of the drug g-stor
IL of that ely has been about doubled sin
J. very hot weather has prevailed.
I. The Republican members Of the Ne
d Hampshire legisla ure held meeting
fore The adjournment of that body, al
nominated John q. Fremont as the Repu
/ lican candidate for President in 1860.
" There are at this time 647 prisoners
IL tie Ohio PenitentiaIy-th greatest nul
W Der ever known to be confined within t
y walls a. any one time.
r. The Directors of the Ohio and Miss
IS sippi RAILROAD have recently appropriat
$4,000 for the purpose of fencing
the line, and thus facilitating travel a
4 transportation, besides ensuring addition
safeguards 10 life and properly.
There is to be National Emancipati
. Convention at Cleveland, O., on the PSI
: 26th, and eth, called by Elihu Burr
le to discuss his scheme for the peaceful
moval of slavery.
% The AUGUST ELEcTIoNs.--During I
;? first week of August the annual electiO
n will take place in six of the States, as IL