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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

SALE ot TpKNPIKR SroCKs HELD ny THE
STATE.-By law passed in 1854, the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund were
authorized and directed to exchange the
certificates of the six per cent. stock of
the funded debt of this State, or to sell or
otherwise dispose of for money, any and
all of the shares held by the State in any
of the railroad companies, canal companies
and turnpike companies of this State, with
certain restrictive provisions made and pro-
vided for in the act itself, which can be
found on page i73, of Swans Revised
Statutes of Ohio.
In accordance with this act, the Com
missioners Of the Sinking Fund have ad-
vertised three times within the last fifteen
months for the sale of the turnpike stocks
IN most Of the papers in the State. The
response to the first advertisement were
not satisfactory-the highest bid being
about one hundred and nineteen thousand
dollars. The Commissioners, MS they
had right TO do under the statute. refused
to sell for that price. The stocks were
again advertised as provided for by the
law, and the highest bid on that occasion
was one hundred and thirty thousand dol
lars. This price not being satisfactory,
VIC COMMISSIONERS, Dy virtue OF the dis
erection rePosed in them by the statute,
declined making the sale. They were,
after the lapse Off few months, advertised
for the third time as before.
The highest bid on this occasion, was
made by John Paul & Co., and was one
hundred and ninety thousand dollars in
money, or two hundred and five thou
sand dollars in six per cent. stocks of
the State of Ohio. The latter bid the
Commissioners have accepted. They pro-
vide in the sale that all dividends, whether
made or to be made. which have accrued
up to this date, are to go to the State
The sale is not on time, although reasona-
BILE opportunity is given the purchasers to
get the stocks, and pay them into the Treas
ury. 1t is expected that they will be paid
in before the close of the year.-Stqte Jour.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01
Nov. 90, 1857.

How president BUCHANAN RECEIVES
THE LADIEs.-A Washington correspon-
dent Of the South says
"Mr, Buchanan still continues to have
hosts Of lady visitors. and scarcely pref
ty woman comes to Washington but she
must SEQ the bachelor President. His
manners toward his fair visitors show that
he Is no 'lady's man. his graceful com
mon place seems to fail him with them;
ana l have seen him evidently sorely taxed
to find few words to say to the fair danes
who will find their way to his reception
rooms. He is said to have been compell-
ed to have recourse to stereotyped phrases,
which he invariably addresses by turn to
the ladies as he uns the gauntlet OF them
at reception hours. They are these: Mad
am, is this your first visit TO Washington:'
Answer. A pause, and then, Madam
| would advise you to visit the Smithso-
nian institute After which the lady is
expected to vamose.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CoNrRo,

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL
The board of Control of the State Bank of
Ohio, it now holding its regular Semi An
nual Session for nhe transaction of bus
mess. 1t consists of one representative or
member from each Branch, of which there
are thirty-six. It's officers are
J. ANDREWS, President.
J. r FINN, Vice Presiden
J. }. JANNEY, Secretary.
The aggregate capital Of the Branches is
four millions of dollars. The State Bank of
Ohio has passed through the crisis in a
most successful manner, and the people
of Ohio have good cause for the implicit
confidence they place in the Institution.
We understand the coin of the branches
shows an increae of over $3.50, 900 in the
last month, and now exceeds million and
a quarter-iState Journ H..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01
Fer the Telegraph.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ANN
- VERSARY.

| .fr NGILSAHY.
Mr.. THOMSON: The recent anniversary
OF the M. f. s. s. Society, in this place
at which the children gave an exhibition,
was an occasion of rare interest, and OF
real, we trust, permanent good. 1t could
not, we feel assured, have been otherwise
than encouraging to every love. of the
Sabbath School cause.
~ is not the intention of the writer, how.
ever, in this communication, to speak ir
commentator Of either the school at large
or OF the performance Of the children a,
their recent exhibition.
We might say much in favor of both,
did we deem it necessary nor should an
affected modesty. or seeming want Of
dellcacy, growing out of our personal con
nection with the school, prevent it. 1t is
simply unnecessary. The school will com
mend itself at any time during its regular
meetings on Sabbath mornings, to any one
who may feel interest enough 10 visit it.
AS to the recent exhibition. it has spoken
for itself, and we judge to the entire ap-
probation of all who were present to wit
ness the performance. But our object is
to make public acknowledgment of the
kindness and liberality of our citizens.
At the close of the performances, the
baskets and cards were passed, and we
realized "materal aid' to the amount of
$3725. This sum is clear profit. We
were at no expense whatever, so that every
cent. given will be Immediately appropria-
ted TO the purchase Of new and good libra
ry books. This sum, in connection with
funds already in the society's treasury,
will enable us TO make large addition to
our library.
We felt il due to our citizens that the
amount of their contributions should be
made known, for, considering the circum-
stances under which the collection was
taken, we regard the amount as highly
creditable to the liberality of our citizens,
who are so frequently called upon to aid
in the various religious and benevolent
enterprises of our place.
A. g. BYERs.
Nov. 90, 1857,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

kANsAs.-The pros lavery scoundrcls
are now attempting to play the old game
Of ''heads I win--tais you lose." Or,
like the Yankee and Indian who were di-
viding the proceeds of their hunt--a tur
key and buzzard. Says the Yankee to
the Indian: Lets be honest, now, ard
divide fairly For my part, am willing
to do anything that is tair. III either take
the turkey, and give you the 6uzzsrd, or,
:. you may take the 6uzzord, and III take
the turkey" "Hum '' says the Indian,
''you no talk turkey to me once"
The recent election in Kansas demon
strated beyond a peradventure that the ma
jority of the people were in favor Of Free
dom. The Free State men, notwithstand =
ing the difficulties under which they labor
ed, elected their ticket by overwhelming
majorities. But previous 10 this the pro-
slavery men had provided Cor Constitu-
tional Conve ntion, and that Convention was
composed altogether of Rufians. The
Free State men refused to vote at all at that
election. Well, this Convention met, and
made y Constitution-such an one as isut-
terly obnoxious to the people Walker
said the people should have vote upon
it, and either elect or reject it. Well, how
is the thing to be submitted. The whole
thing is pro-slavery. 1t endorses the bred
Scott decision, and favors the idea through
out that Slavery exists in Kansas. But
there is one clause expressly establishing
and perpetuating Slavery. This clause is
to be submitted TO the people in the follow
ing manner Those voting for it, have on
their ballots, "For the Constitution and
Slavery" and those voting against it must
vote, "For the Constitution and against
Slavery" II is so fixed that nobody can
vote against the obnoxious Constitution
If the Slavery clause should be voted down
ten to one. still Slavery would exist and
be protected under that Constitution. The
moro honest members of the Convention
saw this. and denounced the trick, saying,
'lf you cannot submit it fairly, do not let
the people vote on it at all" 1t is provi
ded that this Constitution cannot be altered
or amended until 1864, and then not un-
less two-thirds of both branches concur in
submitting the question to TIE people, and
n majority of the people favor it. Again,
this Convention organized temporary
government, with the President of the
Convention at the head, and an election of
Legislature under this infamous Consti- |
tuition is provided for to take place this
month The Ruffians have actually taken
possession Of every branch of the govern
ment, in open defiance of the expressed
will Of the people. And the most melan-
choly fact of all is, the Administration at
sustains and sanctions the
fraud. At first, several leading Northern
Democratic papers denounced the fraud.
but, learning that Buchanan sustains it,
they have changed their tune. I
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

FROM CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL AND SourH
AMERICA, CHINA, &c.-The steamer ST.
Louis brings the following:
California overland emigrants report fur
ther Indian hoslilLies. Mining news is
favorable. The Vigilance Committe have
-escinded all penalties attached to Danish
ment, as they do not wish to conflict with
the present government. The Mormons
of Carson Valley have all left for Salt
Lake. The ma assacre of l3O emigrants
from Arkansas by the Sauta Clara tribe Of
indians, is supposed to have been at the
instiyation of the destroying Angels of
the Mormons, in revenge for the death
OF elder Pratt, which took place in that
State. q. The Governor of Sonora has is
sued proclamation declaring that anoth-
er 6llibusteriny expedition into Sonora is
contemplated BY los Yankees of California,
and calling on the people to prepare for
resistance. News of Walkers new ex-
pedition had reached Costa Rica, and the
government was making preparations to
give him tO0rm reception. Bolivia is
In a sad state. DR.. Linares assumes the
title Of provisional President, and has ia
ken the field against Gen. Cordova, the
Constitutional President. Both have is
sued DEGREES declaring all who Joined the
other traitors who should be punished by
death, so that between them both the citi-
Sens are in delicate situation. The res
idencc of the U. S. Minister had been bro
ken into, and those who sought protection
under the U. S. flag taken therefrom.
Late advices from China state that all the
American and English residents of Ningpo
had been murdered by the Chinese. /
Peru is still in a state of revolution. A
young man named Lindo. whose parents |
reside in New York, has been arrested in
Peru. and letters found in his possession
show that he belongs to an extensive or
ganized band of wholesale robbers, at the
head Of which is his father They have
their directors, secretaries, treasurers, &C.,
and the scene of their operations is Central
and South America.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

A Mammoth bakery is being erected
corner of Elm street and the canal, Gin.
cinnati. The building is a handsome
four-story brick, and is nearly completed
The Automatic oven itself cost $40, 900,
and will bake five hundred barrels of flour
daily. The building is sufficiently large
to accommodate two of these ovens, should
the business Of the city require it. The
bread baked in these ovens is said to be of
the very best quality, and is sold much
cheaper than that made by the old process,
on which there has been no scientific i'm
proyement for centuries. Two similar
establishments are now being erected in
Boston, four in New York, two in Phi,a-
delphia, and one each in Baltimore, Chica-
go, ST. Louis, and New Orleans; two are
building for the United States Govern
ment--one to be sent to California-and
one is building for shipment 10 Paris.
RECAPTURE OF DELHI.--The most i'm
portant item of news by the European
steamers, for long time, is the recapture
of Delhi by the British in India. Fears
had been entertained by many that it
would require the whole British force for
a long time to reiake this strongly fortified
city of the rebels. This early and unex-
pected success Of the British seems to
have diffused universal joy, not only in
England, but in France and Austria. -
There is general hope, among all Chris
tian people, that the British, in the sack
of Delhi, have tempered justice with mer-
cy--that they have not taken vengeance
upon the innocent for the awful cruelties |
and outrages of the degraded Sepoys.
REsuMING.--Many of the mills and fac
tories in New England are now resuming
work, among them the Union Manufactur-
ing Company of Norwalk, Ct., the Chico
pee Mass.) Mills, the Rolling and Nail
mills, and the Massasoit Mills at Fall Riv-
err. The American Print Works at Fall
River, it is believed, will also soon com
nence running.
Look out for counterfeit Tens on the
Bank of Commerce, Cleveland. Exceed
ngly well done, quite freely circulated.
These counterfeits can be known by the
act that Penker Handy med as Pies
dent, whereas on the 81 ct, 1856
he date Of the bill shown us-he was not
IN officer of said bank.-Herald
A fire which broke out at Mobile on
friday at midnight, destroyed the stores
# Messrs. L. Merchant IL Co., Charles
Brewer, and Savage, Catiff & Co., oil
Commerce street, and three dwellings on
lanai street. I
The fire broke out simultaneously at all {
oiuts. LJs5 estimated ut $4,000. /,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

lFrSANcIAL.-Ws clip the following from
the money article in the Cincinnati Ga
zette of last Thursday: ~
Inactivity is the leading fssspre or the
discount business. Capitalists and ban
kers lend with great caution, and the lead
ing houses do nothing except for their Gus
Lomers. There is, literally speaking, plcn-
~ Of money. The supply in this market,
and in the West generally. is much larger
to-day, than at any previous time in the
last three or four years, and the tendency
as to still farther accumulation. The
time has not yet arrived for free circula-
ton, of either bank notes or business pa-
per. Contraction is still in order, few are
disposed to create new obligations, and the
majority are anxious to bring evei ything
connected with the trade within the small
est compass possible. This policy will
continue for thirty or perhaps sixty days
to come; but that it will have longer du-
ration is not probable. The commercial
world is now in the last stages of the pan
ic. The disease has left this country, but
is raging in Europe. It's course in Great
Britain win be much shorter than it was
here. We shall hear of is termination
there in week or two. Then the last
great obstacle in the way of general re-
cuperation will have been removed. The
banks in the United States are prepared for
, speedy recovery. Taking the institu-
lions of the country together, it is perhaps
'afe to say that they are now stronger than
1t any former period in their history. The
same may be said OF merchants, manufac-
urers, farmers, &c., excepting of course
hose who have been broken down or Grip
lied. The work Of recuperation, there
ore, when fairly undertaken, will progress
apidly, and the period fora full recovery,
s regards solvent institutions and firms,
3 in the immediate future.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

I
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN VIRG1s1A.-
There is no such thing in many parts oi
the State, and there is no use making the
assertion there is. A Mr.. John Under
wood, native Virginian, and a highly
respected citizen, was arrested and fined
S3i2.5o, for "uttering and maintaining
that owners have no right of property in
| their Slaves"
The Brentsville IVA. journal, says:
"A motion was made for new trial,
on the ground that the evidence did not
justify such a verdict. Overruled by the
court The defendant then moved to ar
rest the judgment on the verdict, upon
the ground that the statute upon which
the prosecution was founded is ii void and
unconstitutional act, which motion was
likewise overruled, and bill of excep-
tions rendered to the ruling of the court"
BRIoHAM YOUNG DEcL4RING WAR
AGAINST THE UNITED STArEs The War
Department has received important des-
patches from the army for Uhh, including
Brigham Young's declaration of martial
law in the Territory, a letter from Young
to the commander of the advance of the
United States troops, Colonel Alexanders
reply, and letter from Colonel Johnston
relative to the position of afhirs. Brigham
Young expressly forbids Fhe troops from
entering Utah. The language of the proc
lamation is emphaticallyI hostile to the
Uni'ed States, and must be regarded as an
unqualified declaration Of war.
Several persons were arrested in Cincin.
natl last week for passing counterfeit coin
On searching their premises, consider
able quantity of bogus coin. half dollars,
quarters, dimes, five cent and three cent
pieces, were discovefed, and also all the |
apparatus for coming
The Counterfeiters arrested at Cincin-
natl on Friday last, were held to bail in
the sum of $4,000 each, at the Police
Court on Saturday.
A man named Bfidewell, who was NOV
ing West with his family wife and two
oyefboard from the Steamer
w. II. Langley, ht Gallipolis, and was
drowned. The accident occurred in the
night. The engineer saw him fall, and
grasped him by the hair, but in the dark
ness lost his hold Mrs. B. did not learn
of her loss until some time after the boat
had left Gal;pOlis. After proceeding to
Cincinnati, she returned to her friends in
Virginia.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01
The Three Ages or the World.

TAe Three Ages Of Ghc World.
The ANTr-HUMBuo Aor.--The world
has had its golden age, its iron AGE, and
according to the Sa:irist its Age Of Bronze.
The present age has been designated, par
excellence, the Age of Humbug. III our
opinion, however, the era in which we live
has been very fatal TO humbugs--especial-
Iiy your rtime-honored, venerable, conven-
tional humbugs. To one of these the art
of drugging people to death under the pre-
ence OF treating them according to the
rules Of medical science--ProlessorH Hollo.
way has giventthe coup de grace. In the
first place he las simplified the plarmaco-
peia, by substituting for its ten thousand
nosfrums two remedies, Pill and an Oint-
ment, which actually accomplished all that
the medical godfathers of said nostrums
promise IN their name, but never cause
them to perform. The scrofulous, the
dyspeptic, the bilious. the feyer-ridden, the
lame, the rheumatic, the debilitated, the
abandoned hope and Of the faculty have
used them, have recovered. and rejoicing
y testify to their health restoring proper
ties. The testimony is from the sick Of all
nations, from the learned and the ignorant.
the rich and the poor, the throne and tho
cottage. II it is not to be received as
truth, then no evidence direct or circum-
stant;al is worth doit. aud no man ought
to be crowned with honor or condemned
for crime, on the affidavils Of voluntary
witne sses, however numerous or respecta-
bic.
But we cannot refuse our credence TO
statements founded on the personal expe-
rience of those who make them. We can
not say to the lame who walk, the sick
restored to health and vigor, the multi udes
relieved from agony and despair, "you are
in error, you know not what you assert
We cannot help admitting that those who
languished and grew worse under an ava
lanche of drugs administered oy regular
physicians and apothecaries, and who SUBJ
scquently recovered under Professor Hol-
loway's treatment, were injured BY ti.e one
and cured by the other. Before we can
deny the truth Of such AN inference, we
must adopt the dogma of Berkley, the
meIaphysirian. and declare that matter
has no existence and that all we suppose 10
be visible and tangible is a mere phantnsm.
Not being prepared to subscribe to that
theory, We are bound to believe that
the decision of the world Oh the efficacy Of
Hollowny's medicines is founded upon i'm
pregnable facts GLQ go,0 Saturday Poss.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

ES- The miners of Pomeroy, West Co
lumbia, Mason City, Hartford, Syracuse
and Minersville, met at the latter place
yesterday. to determine upon what terms
they would again accept employment. We
have not learned their action.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

DR. RosAcK's ScANDiNAvIAN REMxDIEs.-Ryery mail
brings grateful letters from persons cured by Dr. e
backs BLOOD Porlnnr and Blood Pills Many of these
certificates are from individuals y no have been sck
for years The ssods Of disease were in their blood
and could only be reached by these wonderful
Die anI'rptcs, which act exclusively upon tho auds
Of the system, exp.IIing every particle of currupt
matter, and removing all disorders Of the storAeh
kidneys lungs, throAt, liver, skiz aud glands. see
adv erti>em"Lt. 1Sl's. -4t-
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

The Lotofoco Committee of Clark county
recommend John w. Kees. Esq, of Springfield /
as a suitable person to fill the Office of Clerk
OF the IIouSe.-Journa,.
Will frie nd Russell, the newly-elected Re-
publican Secretary of State. please attend to
this man KEGS this WINTER, as we cannot go TO
Columbus to look after him. He is a fit sub
ject for Locofoco charity.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

"HAL COLUMBIA, Harry LAND. THE Sab
bath Recorder is the title OF religious Jour
nal issued in New York, under the control of
the Baptist Assocatio At Janslew, Lewis
county. KY, there is postmaster by the name
OF Bell, who, under the instructions of the
Adm nistration, il acting as censor to prohibit
the circulation OF this religious journal. Here
is letter from this petty Postmaster to the
publisher:
"DEAR SiR,-I have been notified to examine
your paper, and find it contrar, 10 the sws OF
the State to hand 1T out of the Office. You
had better discontinue the paper. Your sub
Scribers are Rev. Samuel 2. Davis and p. Pond.
l shall retain your paper, AMI not hand it out
OF my Office. NJ. w. BELL, p. NJ.
cotemporary very truly remarks that If
! his had been done in Austria. it would have
been called Despotism, but as il is done in the
United States, .ools and toadies call it "Na-
tional Democracy"
We clip the above from the Athens Messen-
ger At the Ohio University, there is a stu
dent who was formerly subscriber to the
"Meigs County Telegraph" which was sent
TO him at Balardsville. Boone county, Virginia
Some eighteen menths ago. the postmaster in
formed him that the Telegraph was an in
cendiary publication, which could not be de-
livered at that Office. The youn g man, as W ell
as his parents, wanted 10 read the Telegraph,
but were forced to discontinue it. What
country! What people!
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

A "CAPITAL" ExPEDIEN1.-The bogus
Democra's of Kansas are experts at Jug
gleIy. In getting up a bank a Lecompton.
last summer, II WAS necessary, according
to tho nha-ts., u, ~xhi4,iJ VoJ,UUU CASH
capital, as actually paid. The parties ac-
cordingly provided themselves with 1000
dollars, in two bags, and presented them
selves before the Governor, to make Il 9
required exhibition. AS o le of the bags
was counted out, it was taken away and
the other pre- ented. this operation being
continued until each had passed in review
twenty-five times, to the entire satisfsct ton
# the innocent Governor. 1t is supposed
that this trick Was learned from their ex-
pericnco in voting.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01

A treaty has been concluded by our
government with Nicaragua. The follow
ing are some ofthe points in the treaty:
The Transit route to be thrown open 10
all nations on the same terms
The United States pledges itself to
maintain sufficient military and naval
force there to keep it open, and to occupy
it Immediately
Our government to seize Walker whe--
ever they can find him and bring him back
to the United States.
Tie lake bs,a.s to be transferred to the
new Transit Company. of which Joe White
is party. This arrangement has the sp-
proval oi the English and French Minis.
ters.