Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01
TOTAL -$1,148.O7O Is sl Oa6 500 q

1o'"i- ~l, i4o,oIO 20 SI ,US6, 5ZO 25
These figures show that the net revenue
derived by the State from the public works
in three years is only sixty-two thousand
five bundled and fifty dollars. being an av.
erage of $2o.850 per year. But from this
amount we must deduct t. salaries of the
members Of the Board, which amounts to
$4, 500 year.
The Journal cyphers out of this that the
canals a.e burden to the Safe and should
be Sold
WALL STREET ALIVE AGA1N.--Th.
stock -jobbers of Wall street are oettipp
crazy again. Stocks are gong up like
rockets, and spectators are making money
like dirt. 1t is said that halfa dozen of
these adventurers have each made $780,
900 in differences in the last week The
good time IS coming again. Satan, the
great gambler from the CLOVER deep, "
never forsakes his own.-N y. Herald.
1871. N''''
The Boston Traveller says that the hard
times have diminished the number of mar
riages IN that city, as is shown by the reg
lister. 1t may be true that misery loves
company, but when there is nothing to
make the pot boil, two persons, however
loving, are apt to get in stew, partic-
ularly if they have any small fry.
Some weeks ago we paragrnphed the
fact that Gen. Haskell, of Tennessee, one
OF the most eloquent men of the age, had
been taken to an Asylum in Kentucky.
while laboring under fearful attack of
insanity. The Lexington. o bserver, of re-
cent date, notices his happy restoration to
sanity, and announces him as a lecturer
before an audience of that city. As an
orator, many regard Gen. III. as being
equal even TO the lamen:ed and gifted s. S.
Prntiss.
A house was burned down at Medora
.. & M. r. R.. Jackson Co, Ind.
on the 3lst u!tp by which two young men
lost their lives. One of them used to live |
in Columbus, Ohio. His name is Samuel
n Hershey. The other was named John
Burnet; he was from Clermont County,
Ohio.
A correspondent telegraphs 10 the Gin
,innati Commercial that sixteen coal boats
we're sunk during the great storm ON
Wednesday morning. in sight Of Cairo
There were on board Cne hundred and
wenity men, of whom only twenty were
aved.
Seven wires of the Eastern and Mon treal
Telegraph have been swept away, the
waves dashing completely over them. T.
A fire broke out in Deshler's Building, t
orner of High and Town streets, Colum-
us, on Saturday, the 22d inst. Loss,
$4,000, no Insurance. s--- =
The Hunger movements of thirty thou
and foreigners thrown out of employment !
l the city of New York. threatening rob- c
cry, riot and bloodshed are becoming o
lore rational and temperate.
Dr.. Edison B. Olds intends to offer him
,lf as candidate for Clerk of the United .
tates House of Representatives.. p
TERRITORIES WEST OF TuE MOUNTAINS.
1t is said that Senator Gwin is preparing, q
nd will at an early day introduce. bills or N
anizing two new territories West of the
ocky administrations and Sierra r
Iadre. Ills object, in part, is to protect
le overland mail route to the Pacific H
le also wishes to change the Eastern C g
'undary of California to the crest of the +,
ountains. in
MExICo.-The indications in Mexico
EN- to be that Commonfort will not be
lle TO sustain himselt, and in case of te
w election, it is said Santa Anna will be TO
prominent candidate. m
A steam carriage for common roads has br
ade its appearance in the streets of Pitts
lrg. ltturns corners readily-travcrses br
leven roads without difficulty, ana runs bn
5ht miles an hour with pressure of six &c &c
pounds. 10 70
The election in Illinois this fall for coun- bl
officers, show that the Republicans not Of
ly maintain their ground, but in many of u, H.
I counties they show handsome gains. al