Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-08-11


New York Tribune of the 28th ult. SAYS
Oregon is convulsed by Slavery agi. |
tation, in spite Of her high northern lati-
tude. Briefy--the "National Democia.
cy" is fully in power therein, and is there
rs everywhere, Pro- Slavery party. III
has just chosen a Convention to frame a
State Constitution, and that Convention is
about as strongly Pro-Slavegy as Demo-
cratic. Little doubtremains that the Con-
vention will frame clause making Oregon
a Slave State. and submit it separately to
the people, BY them, however. it will
pretty surely voted down--all the Repub-
licans and minority of the Democrats
voting against it. The Democratic lead
ers will, however, have accomplished one
Of their main objects--they will have COM
mended themselves to the favor of the ru-
ling power at Washington as eminently
conservative and "National,' and they
will probably secure some fat offices as the
reward of their jealous though unsuccess-
full efforts.
THE. FREE LABOR MOVEMENT IN VIR-
GINIA.-The New York Herald announces
that "the Homestead Aid Society propose
to establish what they call manufacturing
city in Wayne county, Virginia, near the
borders of Kentucky, and little south of
the southern dip Of the Ohio. We un-
derstand they have selected and secured
5000 acres on both sides of what's known
as Twelve Pole creek, two miles from the
mouth Of the Big Sandy river Governor
Wise, gives the undertaking the weight of
his support, seeing clearly the imraense
advantages which Virginia is destined to
derive from it. The company has already
sent out $4,000 worth of engines and
machinery, and the first detachment of
settlers is to leave in the middle of Aug.
They are not to move in large bodies be-
fore September"
Judge John A. Corwin, late of Urbana,
prominent and influential Democrat,
made powerful speech in the Green
County Rescue Case, before the u. s.
Commissioners, on last Tuesday, on the
side Of the people. During his remarks,
the U. s. Deputy Marshals were tortured
by his biting sarcasms and bitter, taunting
illusions to their cowardice and ruffianism,
and the editor Of the Enquirer treated to
visitation of the truth in a manner and
form to him more pungent than pleasant.
The course of the Enquirer concerning
the case before the Court was, we are in-
formed, denounced as foully libelous to the
people of Ohio, and its editor mentioned
as miserable importation, in the most
contemptuous and excoriating style and
terms.
The Washington Union, of late date,
has long article abusing disunionists,
naming Northern politicians alleged to be
opposed 10 the continuance of the Union,
as marks for the unmoving finger of scorn,
but has not word to the party at the
South, which is boastfully sectional and
avowedly disunionist. The cowaadice of
the Union in this respect is initiated by all
the organs. The Cincinnati Enquirer has
harsh words for Governor Chase, calling
him disunionist, when he has made
striking Union speech in Slave State, but
has courage only at long intervals to hint
with milk and water amiability, that there
is a shade of impropriety in the ferocious
disunion speeches and editorials which
form the staple literature of the South.
There has been case of poison in Louis
vile. A Mrs. Comstock died, as the Cor
oner's jury has returned verdict, by ar
senic,. and warrant has been issued for
the arrest of her husband, John A.. Com
stock, and also for Jane Ransom, young
woman, the neice of the deceased. Com
stock was man of bad reputation, hav-
ing served term in the Penitentiary.-
The poison is said to have been admins
tered in cup of coffee at breakfast. The
young woman admitted that she had pur-
chased poison, but stated that it was for
the purpose of destroying rats.
By the latest steamer we learn that the
shipping of the transatlantic cable on board
the Agamemnon, was to be finished on
the day of the sailing of the Europa. The
Niagara had over one thousand miles of
cable on board. and the shipping of it
would be finished ON the following week.
Continued tests of the coil are very salts
factory, and at Cork, whence the vessels
would sail about the 1st of August, ex-
periments will be made through the whole
length of the cable. Insuranoes had been
effected on the safe laying of the cable at
rates ranging from ten per cent. upwards /;
but many stockholders were sanguine
enough to prefer running their own risks.
NEWSPAPER ExpEn1ENcE.-The New
York Daily Register is dead, having been
published ten months. The editor and
publisher, Mr.. .Scorville, says he has la
bored like dog sixteen hours day during
this time, and now finds himself minus
some SO, 500. This is the experience of
many. We know of no business requir-
ing SO much care and labor that pays so
poorly as publishing newspapers. The
cost of producing them has been largely
increased within few years, but the pub
fishers prices remain the same Woon-
socket Patriot.
Loefner, the murderer Of Mr.. Horton,
is very nearly recovered from the wounds
which he inflicted on himself, in his at
tempt TO commit suicide. 1t is supposed
he will be put on trial for the double muir
der which he committed; but whether a
Hamilton county jury can be impanneled
who will convict him is doubtful. Little
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