Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19

The Indian war panic has spread into
Iowa. A letter from Fort Des Moines,
April 9th, to the Missouri Democrat,
says that a report prevailed that the Indians
had surrounded Fort Dodge, and the peo-
pie were panicstricken and flying in all
directions.
Joanna Schiebel committed suicide in
Chicago short time since, because one OF
her daughters demonstrated against her
washing shirt IN pail used for washing
the dishes, and Because her husband es-
poused the daughters side of the argument
EMIGRATION TO rHE WEsT.-The Co
lumbus Gazette says it is safe calculation
to say that $4,000 people will leave Ohio
the present season for the West.
The production of maple sugar, this
year, will reach full seventy million
pounds, worth nearly twelve million dol
lars; the season has been peculiarly favor
able for the production, and Vermont eX-
poets to make enough to supply the whole
demand for this year.
1t is estimated that thirty persons have
died, and that seven hundred have suffered
from the National Hotel poison, and the
Philadelphia Bulletin expresses the opinion
that this is much below the mark. The
Bulletin remarks on the strangeness OF the
fact that notwithstanding ali this devasta-
ton, no single serious attempt has been
made at a scientific and thorough investl-
CATION into the origin of the disease.
1t is pleasant to hear that some persons
are enjoying a lovely spring. The latest
news from California is that the spring
weather was delicious, the growth Of grain
and grass luxurious, the cattle fat the far
mers in high spirits and the miners doing
big business.
BosToN, MAY 1.-The vote to-day upon
the Constitutional amendments was small,
but all were adopted by decisive majorities.
) Boston gave eight hundred majority fol
The Reading and Writing amendment, and
four thousand majority for the amendments
, districting the State for Senators and Rep
: resentatives. New Bedford voted agains
the reading and writing amendment.
n SUGAR-MAKING.-S of our neigh
! bors re-tapped their trees last week, ant
q had fine run of sap-as good as at any
G time this season, and the sugar made wal
o of excellent quality. Sugar was mad
$ from sap gathered as late as the 24th o
April. We do not recollect similar in
stance, and from inquiry among the earl,
t settlers we cannot find an instance within
/ their recollection of sugar making SO lat
d in the season.-MdhOning Register.
h We observe that John Petit has beel
# appointed Associate Justice of Minnesota
and Samuel w. Black, of Pa, Chief Jus
q tice of Nebraska.
II Is the first the gentlemen whom Oh
1t Bullion characterized as ga great liar an
II q dirty dog" and the latter the same Blac
'e who, in the Cincinnati Convention, init
mated to the Slavery prcpagandists, that j
If case of dissolution of the Union, hi
r State (Pennsylfahia. \ would join tn
rs Southern Confederacy?' Verify, they hav
H. u. their reward.
70 A negro slave at Louisville, KY, dre'
a prize of 81 1000 in lottery, from whic
his master deducted the value of the cha
tel, and gave him the balance and hisfre'
- dom.
" Lieut.. Gardner, of the United STATE
n Navy, died suddenly in carriage on tn
22d ult, at Augusta, Georgia