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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
Notice to the Creditors Of Mark Haang.
f8t A., deceased. s3

ON The f2thof Jan. A. d. 1861, a list of the
" debts Of said estate, was filed IN the Pro-
bate Court, and apotice OF the probability of
said estate being insnlvent, wes filed at the
same time. Creditcrs'are refore required to
present their claims against said estate TO the
undersigned loI allowance. within three
months from the above named time, OF they
will moi be entitled payment.
j. @ GOLDEN
Jan, tc--nl5wo Executor ON. lRnng,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
BROOKS BURLINGTON vs.. San


ID Burlington and others. Heirs at law of
William Burlington, deceaSed--Petitiou in the
Coutt Of Common Pleas, for the county of
Meigs. in the State of 0hio-George W. Buff
fngton, Wesley F. Burlington, Jane p. Wood
yard, Alfred woodward, Phebe woodward
Dunbar Woodyard and Baldwin r. Bufinp.
ton of the county Of Writ, in the State of Vir.
gnia, and Solomon Burlington Of the county
of Wood Virginia, and Reuben Tubbs and
Betsy Tubbs, Of the county of Adair, in the
State OF Missouri, and Seth Burlington and Su-
sen Burlington, of the county OF MuSkngum,
in the State Of Ohio, will take notice that on
the 28th day of January, 1857, said Brooks
Burlington, filed in the Office of the Clerk OF
the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the
county of Meigs, in the State of Ohio, his re.
tition against them and other heirs at law, Of
Willim Burlington, deceased, stating therein
among othefthings, that in the year iSI9, said
William Burlington, being then in life, and
owning leasehold estate in the following de-
Scribed land, situated in said county Of Megs,
to-wit: Sixty acres off the west end of Lot
No. 3, in Section No. 20. in Township No 4,
and Range No. 10, the same land being known
as ministerial land, and that on or about the
nth day of October, 1949, said William Buff
fngton, conformably to the statute In such
cases provided, surrendered his lease Of said
land to the Auditor of said county Of Meigs,
and became the purchaser of said land at the
rate of $3.50 per acre, to be paid in twelve
annual installments to the treasurer of said
county, and that thereafter, in or about the
year 1861, said William Burlington, for the
sum of $4,000, bargained and sold all Of his
right and estate in said land to the said plain
tif and said Wesley F. Burlington, and that
under said sale he put the plaintiff and said
Wesley T. in possession of said sixty acres.
That said contact was reduced to writing,
duly signed and delivered by said William
Burlington, to the plaintiff and said Wesley
F., but has become mislad or lost and is not
within the knowledge of the plaintiff, and
that IN or about the month ofJune, A. ID. 1854,
the plaintiff bought of said Wesley F., all Of
his right add interest in said sixty acres. That
largo part of said $4,000, was paid by the
plaintiff and said Wesley F., to said VILLAIN
Burlington in his life time and that the resi-.
due Of it has been fully paid to said George
W. Burlington, administrator Of said William
Burlington. deceased.
The prayer Of said petition is that the par
ties dependant thereon, to be adju 1ged and or
dered to release to the plaintiff all the inter.
est which, as the heirs tatlaw OF said VIII
liam Burlington, decreased, they may respec-
lively have IN said premises. Said partiessare
further notified that atthey are required to;ap.
pear and answer said petition, on or before the
third Saturday after the nth day OF March
next, j. o. CARTWhIGH1, r
4 Feb. 3.--w6. Attorney forpaintifI.
lis
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
EXAMINATION OF TEA CHERS

rTIHERE will be an examination OF teachers
i at the Academy in Pomeroy, on Saturday,
the lst of November. commencing at 'elock,
A, M. Examinations will be held on the frsl
Saturday Of each north, except August and
September. BY order Of the Examiners.
GEO. b. GROW, Clerk.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
RECO NJ MEND ATIONS

r E G 0 NJ NJ E N D TIONS.
From the Hons. Jacob Brinkerhoff and
Ozias Bowen, Judges of the Supreme
Court of Ohio.
The work entitled Ohio Criminal Law and
Forms, published by M. Warren, Esq. is pre-
pared with great care. 1t is mnch needed by
the Justices and Attorneys of Ohio generally.
The general plan nd arrangement ofthe work
are such as to simplify the Ohio Criminal
code in remarkable manner, and bring it
within the understanding Of men who are not
learned in the law. The author has done
valuable service to the State in preparing this
work, and we have no hesitation in recon-
mending it as one Of prime necessity.
JAcoB BRINKERHoFY,
Nov. |, '56. 0. BowEN.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

All kinds OF produce taken in exchange for goods;
and the highest market price allowed for the same.
We read that in the days Of old,
The poets sung of mystic love;
But for the best now things have changed,
As In these stanZas we shall prove.
10 Cohen give your attention
Facts Of Importance he will mention.
On Front street, at the old stand,
As every person surely knows,
He always keeps n fresh supply
OF tasty, good, and well made clothes
Cloaks, and coats Of every cut and kind
To please the most fastidious mind
Pants and vests the very best,
He ever keeps on hand.
Collars and shirts, and fancy hats,
Thelatest style within the land;
Fine cloth and silk plush caps,
And Gentlemen's fancy furnishing goods.
Cotton, wooden, and linen Hosiery,
Carpet bags and Trunks and many
Things Of which there Is no scarcity:
Those who would be wise would come and buy
OF his splendid, cheap, and good supply.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to me,
either book account note, previous to the burn
ing Of the Town on the 9Th Of Aug, 1856 will please
comc and settle, as | cannot wait any longer | do
not mean your neighbor but Yourself All accounts
up to the 9Th of August must be settled.
Ian. II COHEN
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24

From the Hon. Bellamy Storer, one of the
Judges of the Superior Court of Cincin-
natl.
N, Warren, Esq.-Denr Sir: think you
for copy of your excellent work, which has
been sent 10 n e by a mutual friend. il is
admirably adapted to the purposes for which
it was prepared. Magistrates, Shenfs and
consableS, will especially find it of great vail
ne IN the discharge Of their duties; while It's
plain exposition Of tie law, and simple ar
range ment, commend it to the study Of the pril-
vate citizen. B,S,oRER..
Cincinnati, Nov. IA, 1856.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
Cleveland. Nov. %, 1856.

NJ. Warren, ESq-Dear Sir: have recev-
ed copy of your '0hio Criminal Law an1
Forms and carefully ex0mned ITS contents.
You must have performed no small labor in
gathering together the materials for the work;
and yon have succeeded in getting ont work
Of great practical value, not only to justices,
constabes, and other officers, but 10 the law
yer, though well read in criminal jurispru-
dence. Every practising attorney, no less
than officers Of the law, will find it Of con-
slant utility in his practice. 1t is so well di-
geSted and arranged that he can find at once
that of which he is in search, viz: the stat
ute, the precedent, the authority. am, very
respectfully.
Your obedient servant, II. GRrswoLp.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24

OHERiFF'S SALE-By virtue Of ali order
- OF sale to me directed from tie Court Of
Common Pleas Of Meigs county, will offer
for sale at the door of the Courthouse in
Pomeroy, at public outcrv, at IL O'Clock, A.
NJ, on the 25th day Of February, 1857, the fol-
lowing described land, to-wit: Situated in
the township of Lebanon and county OF Meigs,
o., and is known as being the same tract oil
land conveyed to Aaron D. Fisher, by deed
by John NJ. Smith, and recorded in the record
of deeds of said Meigs county; reference to
said deed being hereby made, for description
of said land; the said deed bearing date some
time in the spring or summer OF 1854. This
tract of land having no reference to The mill
property ilact owned by said Aaron d. Fisher
and said John NJ. Smith, under the name and
firm of Fisher & Smith, and containing five
aces, and sold as the property Of Aaron ID,
Fisher, at the suit of William L. Ralston. APP
praised at 1926 Terms of sale-cash.
Jan 20--w5 ]. V.SMITH, S. NJ. G.
M ARTHA HUGHES VS.. Benjamin Hughes
ul -Meigs Common PleaS-Pettion for d-
vorce-The said Benjamin Hughes will take
notice that petition has been filed against
him in the Office of the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in Meigs county, Ohio, by the
said Martha Hughes. The object and prayer
OF which said petition is, that she, the said Mar
rtha Hughes may be divorced from the said Ben
jamin Hughes, her husband. The cause as
signed by the said Martha Hughes, why her
petition should be granted, is willful absence
for more than three years PRIOR to the filing
said petition. The said BENJAMIN Hughes,
will further take notice, that this cause will
come on to be heard a the March term of said
Court. JACOB EARHART,
Feb. 3-6w Atty ior petitioner.
NOTICE IN PARTITIoN-Robert Haight, orpha
~ Hubbel, late orpha Haight, and Jesse Hubbell,
OF Meigs county, Ohio, and the heirs of Mary Jane
Powell, deceased, OF Gaa county, o., whose names
are unknown. will take notice that Il petition was
filed against them, on the 30th day Of January, A. D.
1857 in the Court OF Common Pleas of Moigs Co. o., by
james Williamson as the guardian Of Henry Haght,
pending, wherein the said petitioner as such
guardian demands partition of the following real
tate, situated in said county Of Mcigs to-wit: Begin
ming one rod and twenty and half links north Of
the Northwest corner lflot No. 90, in the village of
Rutand thence south fifteen and onethird rods; thence
tho south line of south street east 10 the northwest
corner Of lot decided Ia Jesse Hubbell thence south
20 rods thence east to the section line; thence
south oh said line lOfI rods TO corner OF Fraction No.
4; thence west 1olil rods; thence north 1872 rods:
thence east to beginning excepting Gls acres and
rods sold by Abiiah Hubbel TO James NJ. Hubbell;
and exceptsng ALSO much of said tract as has been
Seth Paine, Jr being 70 i the east side Of said
tracts and that at the next term of said Court, app
cation will be made by said petitioner, for on order
that partition mty be made Of said premises
JAMES NJ. WILLIAMSON,
Guardian of Henry Haight.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
TAuOR.ING

Both partners are experienced workmen.
Mr.. Howe is well known in this community,
and Mr.. Pollard has for several months past
superintendent the cutting department in
H. K. Blackstone's clothing establishment in
Athens. They flatter themselves therefore
that they can please even the most fastidous
POmernN. Oct "a. 18i6-.r
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
The Doctor BurdelI Murder--vcr-
dict Of shc Jury.

The Jury came down stairs and entered
the room at FIVE and twenty minutes past
ten, and the Deputy Coroner, Mr.. John
Connery, read over the names of the jurors
individually. to which they responded.
The Coroner then said-Gentlemen'
have you agreed upon your verdict!
A Juror-We have, sir.
THE Coroner---Please read 1t,
Mr.. James Hall, a juror, then proceeded
to read the verdict of the jury in language
THE VERDICT
srArE OF NEW YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF
sNEw YORK, IS.
AN INoUIs1TIoN
Taken at the house of the late Doctor Har-
yey Burdell, No. 81 Bond street, in the
Fifteenth ward of the city of New York,
in the county of New York, this 14th day
of February, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, be.
fore Edward D. Connery, Of the city and
county aforesaid, on view Of the body OF
the said Harvey Burdell, lying dead at 81
Bond street aforesaid, upon the oaths and
afirmations of twelve good and lawful men
of the State Of New York, duly chosen
and sworn or affirmed and charged to IN
,ouire on behalf of said people how and in
what manner the said Harvey Burdell
came to his death, do, upon their oaths
and affirmations, say that the said Harvey
Burdel on the 3Oth day Of January, at3
Bond street aforesaid, was feloniously muir
dered, and came to his death by being
stabbed in various parts Of his body with
a dagger or other sharp instrument; and
the Jurors believe from the evidence, and
therefore find, that Emma Augusta Gun
ninpham and John J. Eckel were princi-
pals in the commission Of sid murder;
and the Jurors aforesaid further find that
George Vail Snodgrass either joined the
said Emma Augusta Cunningham and
John j. Eckel in the commission ot the
said murder, or was an accessory thereto
before the fact, counselling, aiding or abet-
ting the said Emma Augusta Cunning
ham and John J. Eckel to commit the
said murder; and the jurors aforesaid fur
thcr find that Augusta Cunningham and
Helen Cunningham, daughters of the SAID
Emma Augusta Cunningham, being in the
house 81 Bond street aforesaid, where the
said murder was committed, have some
knowledge of the facts connected with SAID
murder, which they have concealed from
the jury, and that it is the duty OF the
Coroner to hold them for the future action
of the Grand Jury. In witness whereof,
we, the said Jurors, as well as the Coroner,
h,ve to this inquisition set our hands
and seals on the day and place aforesaid.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
Maykugh's .New Brick,

below
Mdyhugh's -New Brick,
to which they invite the attention of buyers.
Their stock consists of Ready Made Cloth
ing, Hats, Caps, aud Bonnets, of every vari-
ETY., size, shape, style, and cost. Piece
GoodS-a splendid variety, which can be con-
verted into Coats, Pants and Vests in a style
of workmanship unsurpasl ed in this "neck
OF woods.
Ladies' Dress Goods, such as Ribbons, CAL
coes, &C.. &c.
All ofwhich will be sold at prices astoniSh-
ipgly low.
Call and examine for yourselves before pur-
chasing elsewhere, as they are determined not
to be outdone.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
% @ Z 8 @ ODa ,
TAILORING.

Cohen would respectfully inform his friends and the
public in general, that he Is prepared to execute in
me most approved manner, all kinds Of work in the
tailoring line with neatness and dispatch. He is con-
stanty In receipt ofNew York and Philadelphia FASH
ions and Is confident that his work will please the
most fastdious, as none but the most experienced
workmen are employed, and he will warrant his work
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24

From the Hon. Hiram Griswold, Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee in tho
Ohio State Senate, and for several years
Reporter for the late Supreme Court in
Bank ]
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
R ii ~ O " q r. ,

Ell. Q O Ell Z. NJ
HAS removed from the corner of Court and
Ill Front streets, to his new building, on
FRONT ST., DOORS ABOVE COURT,
He has the pleasure Of saying. that through
every obstacle, and in spite of all misfortune,
he is again at the port, with
SPLENDID STOCK OF GOODS.
He has passed through the fire and has not
been found wanting, although ole of the
heaviest sufferers. Yet through the kindness
of friends, his establishment, phenx-lke,
has risen with more fhan its former beauty.
and excellence restored. He hopes his buy
ing friends will rally around him and assist in
recovering his loss. He has just received his
third stock of
Fall and Winter Goods,
Which was bought this month, (January, 1851 which
lie is determined to dispose Of at more reasonable
terms than any establishment in this community. His
stock consists of all varieties of
d Il Z H @ ODA,
Clothing, Groceries,
Hardware, Cutlery, Queensware, Notions,
Hats, Caps, Bonnets and Trimmings,
Boots and Shoes, Coopers' Car
penters' and Cabinet-ma-
kers' Tools, and all
other articles found in such an establish
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
Fall and Winter Goods,

,Whichwas bought this month, (January, 1850 which
he is determined to dispose of at more reasonable
terms than any establishment in this community. His
stock consists Of all varieties of
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-24
M il w 9.
New Store, New Goods, and New
Prices.

HOWE & P@AhAnD,
HAVE JUST OPENED A NEW STORE
l. L on the "burnt district" a short distance
below
, 1857-08-07

FARMERS GUIDE.-The concluding No. Of this voh
is upon our table, and we but repeat the unaninOu
verdict Of the Agricultural press, in saying that L
among the most complete and reliable contributions
to scientific and practical agriculture. The asnge
ment of the work is convenient for reference The H.
lustrations beautiful, the language plain, clear intel
ligible and truthful. The work cOmprisis two royal
Svo. vols Of 1900 pages including 600 wood cuts and
II steel engravings.--O Ohio CUliirat0T.
We have received this highly interesting and useful
but above all, practical work. We know Of no other
agricultural work published in this country which
might compare with the one just named in practical
usefulness and intrinsic merit in general-Batas
HOoi GTotcer. n
THE farmers GUIDE.-Ths work Is rich mine q
agricultural knowledge, presented In simple and n
mliar style, giving cOpious details Of the best pIaote
on English farms, and adapted to general use IN ms
country by the udicious notes Of the American editor
The intelligent farmer will find 1t very attractive rta
ing. In the comparison between English and Amer
can husbandry for which II furnishes ample materials,
he may obtain many valuable hints for increasing Tie
product of his own acres. The mental stimulus given
by the perusal of such writing Is quite mpOrtants
their more immediate purposes and even i ih.J
should not refund the expense Of their purchase n
dollars and cents at the end Of the year they will non
than make the outlay good in the Intellectual benefit
which they impart-Nsio York TSibun'
, 1857-08-07
Information Wanted

OF the present whereabouts il living, of AARON
~ F. T. COLLEI, who enirrated from Wisconsin
for California in lS49rc ided there until 1855, when
be went t9regon o. part3I-e cattle and has not been
heard from since His relatives in Wiscous.7 and Penn
Sylvania are very anxious to have some tiduys from
Information addressed to W. II. WooD Steaco0m,
Puget Sound, W. T., to the Office OF the Pioneer
and Democrat" Olympia, W. T., will be Thankfully
received.
IS Oregon and California papers, will confer 4
avor by inserting the above
, 1857-08-07
For Sale.

A TWO STORY DWELLING, situated in tS5...A
n Seattle, King county designed either as si,il
lug clothed and papered inside and advantageously
situated. may be purchased on reasonable terms by
application being made to the undersigned
RS- ALSO, claim st5ated at the mouth Of the
Duwamsh river well watergd and on which is erected
good log house there is cleared and under fence about
) acres of land.
Several town lots will also be disposed Of in Seattle
JOHN J. MOSS.
Scntemlcr I. 1855 no52tf
, 1857-08-07

DERSONS knowing themselves indebted to NJ
L Louisson Ca. ale requested to make US a New
Years call, and surprise us and our pockets by
promptly paving up. Such as have owed us for the
last three years and are unable to pay, requested
to call in and inform us of this fact, when further
time will be given and credit entered books for
the call We shall deem IL as an evidence of the hon
eft nent Of such as may comply with the request OF
this notice. and lay the delay IN their inability to pay
The contrary will be our opinion of such do not
and who may seem disposed to shrink and shy the
faces Of old creditors and honest friends.
NJ. LOUISS0N & co.
Olympia, Dec. TO- 1856. ar
, 1857-08-07
AN ACT making appropriations for the support Of
the Military Academy for the year ending the thir-
ticth Of June, eighteen hundred aud hfty-eight

AN ACT making appropriations for the support Of
the Military Academy for the year ending the thir'
tieth Of June, eighteen hundred aud dfty-eight.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Represen
tatiyes ui the United States Of America in Congress
assembled That the following sums he and the same
are hereby appropriated, out Of any money in Tie
treasury not otherwise appropriated for the support
Of the military academy, for the year ending the thr
teth Of June, eighteen hundred and hiiy-eight.
For pay Of officers, instructors, cadets, and musi
clans nineiyone thousand hundred and six dollars
For commutatioRsoi subsistence, two thousand aud
ionyiour dollars.
For forage for officers hors,s, eight hundred and
sixty-four dollars
pairs ard Improvements fuel and apparatus, forage
postage, stationery, transportation, printing. clerks
miscellaneous and accidental expenses and depart
ments Of instructloisartyLve thousand two Hundred
and seveutyiive dollars
For gradual increase and expense Of library, one
Thousand Eve hundred dollars.
For expense Of the board Of visitors three thousand
dollars
For forage for artillery and cavalry horses. eight
thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
For supplying horses for cavalry and artillery prac-
tice, one thousand collars.
For furniture for hospital for cadets two hundred
and fifty dollars.
For barracks for dragoon detachment, five thousand
dollars.
For purchase Of he'll, and mounting the same with
the clock on one Of the public buildings eight hun
dre1 dollars.
t. procure the balistc apparatus for gun pendulum
five hundred dollars
For repairs to officers quarters Eve hundred dol
lars.
For models for the department Of cavalry one thou
sand dollars.
For extension Of water pipes aad Increase of reser.
voir, two thousand dollars.
For targets and batteries for artillery exercise two
hundred dollars.
For gas pipes. rasoneters, and rctorts seven thou
sand Eve hundred dollars.
Sec. ?. And he it further enacted, That there shall
be appointed 40 the military academy. IN addition to
the professor Authorized by the existing laws pro
fess0r Of Spanish, at salary OF two thousand dollars
per annum.
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted. That the com.
pensaton OF the master Of the sword be fifteen hun
dred dollar7 with fuel and quarters
Approved. February lGi 1857.
, 1857-08-07
CUSTOM SAVING,
AT THE
TUMWATER SAW MILLS.

TNHE undersigned having leased the well known
L Mills Of Messrs. Ward 4 Hays, and put the same
In complete and perfect repair Is now prepared to
to order, and fill any bills for lumber that may be
entrusted TO him.
He guarantees to furnish better fir cedar and other
lumber-olear and uispotted-than has heretofore
been delivered at any mill in the territory with
greater promptness. and on far more accommodating
terms. My aim shall be to accommodate home pur-
ehasers llr5t-distant customers afterwards.
Orders respectfully solicited. aB-No charges made
for bills Of lumber that do not give full satisfaction.
Call and see Not being prepared to run over the
country 70 collect small account all debts and dues
for lumber must be adjusted at the Captains Office
ct the mill.
s. D. RINEHEART.
\ Tum Water April 2d. 1857. Tnlg-H
, 1857-08-07
WELLS, FARGO & cos
EXPRESS COMPANY

= 3sS SSSM Treasure, Packages, Parcels, Letters
: asssAgsA and Freight forwarded from all parts
s-sssjszaslEsAof Washington Territory by every
steamer to all parts of California and the Atlantic
States leaving the Office at Olympia about the 5th and
goth of every month.
Drafts procured on California and all the Eastern
cities, and particular attention paid to the collection
of notes, accounts, &c. in all parts OF the United
States.
All orders for the purchase of merchandise, books
&c, attended to with punctuality and dispatch.
S. WILLIAMS, Agent,
A. the store of J. & c. E. Williams.
Olympia, Feb Is, 1856