Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-11-10

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THE LIVING TIDE-Information has
been received at the State Department, from
4 correspondent at Bremen, that from the
lstof January to the 10Th of August last,
there emigrated from Bremen TO the Uni
ted 5tates-2e 600 persons in-12Q -reeecls;
and, In addition, there were at that date be-
tween five. and six thousand others, for
whose embarkation arrangements We're in
pln ngress, and who were expecting to be
shortly on board.
CAMPHoR A REMEDY FOR M1cE.--Any
one desirous Of keeping seeds from the
depredations of mice can do so by mixing
pieces of camphor gum in with the seeds
Canphor placed in drawers or trunks will
prevent mice from doing them any injury
The little animal objects to the odor, and
keeps a good distance from it.
HARD TIMEs.-It is estimated on toler-
ably accurate data, that upward of | 900
laborers have been thrown out Of employ
ia New York City and vicinity, within a
few days, from the effects of the "crisis."
THE SEED Po1soNs. - The Mobile Reg
ister cautions the public with regard to
feeding stock with Chinese Sugar Cane
1t says the blades and stocks are good for
age. but that the seeds are deadly poison.
A fine horse died near Mobile, few days
since. from eating them. A caution to our
farmers raising the cane. sH1
MoLAssEs FROM INDIAN CoRN-A Mr..
Geo. S. Kintzi, of Exeter, Berks County,
Pa, has, according to the Reading Gazette,
succeeded in procuring an excellent quail
ty of molasses from the common Indian
corn. He took eight corh-stalks, cut off
at the root and a. the ear, crushed them in
a cider mill, and pressed the juice out with
his hands. A. quart of sap was thus OBJ
tanned, which, after boiling thirty minutes,
yielded one pint of beautiful syrup.
MARRIAGE AMONG SLAvEs.-At the last
meeting of the s. G. Baptist Association,
a. committee of five clergymen submitted
a. labored report upon the marriage of
slaves. Their conclusion, is that slaves
cannot be held to the Christian rule in re-
spect to marriage; and that in case of re-
moval they may forsake one wife and take
another, The Christianity of Slavery is
very peculiar. -Er. ..,,. a,a,
" A LAKE M ADE INTO FARMS. .-On the 7th
of July, 1913, the work of draining the
Harlaem Lake, in Holland, was eomrnen-
ced. and on the lst of August, 1852, the
official gazette announced that the bed of
the lake WAS dry. AT the beginning Of
the present year, AZ, 500 acres Of good land
were under cultivation on the site of the
lake, divided into 2,5l8 falms, and 1877
dwellings,, 721 barns, and other buildings
had been erected. The population is s.
l57. IL Q. IA 0s5. a .s, FL t
SINGULAR FREAK OF BuLLEr.- Four
teen years ago a French officer, Uhrich,
while fighting against the Arabs, was
struck BY ball. in the eye. About ten
DAYS ago he had slight attack Of apolexy,
which Shook him greatly and afew nights
lafterward he was awakened frem his sleep
by sense Of suffocation. Jumping up,
he found that the bah had by degrees work
ed its way down, and had at last fallen
from the upper partsof his mouth into his
throat By violent efforts he succeeded
in dislodging it, and heiis now doing well.
i The ball, though diminished by corrosion,
was found to-weigh twenty-five grammes,
4 about four-ffths Of an ounce. st