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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
azg-A cortespondent in Norwich, Conn.

RE-A correspondent in Norwich, Conn,
sends us this legitimate specimen OF HI
berniaE logic:
Chick Casey used to tend in Carew's
grocery, on the corner. Smith (you know
Smith p went in the other day after some
'fxins,' and among the rest called for
gallon of moasses. There was about
pint in the measure, when Mick com
menced drawing, and after filling it ne
poured into Smiths vessel until about
pint was left, as before, in the measure,
and then set it down under the cask.
Halo = says Smith what are you about?
Why don't you put in gallon, as Oh
deIed?' - t.. .l
Gallon it is, sir An sure an there's
that much in the Jug replied Mick.
Of course Smith would never believe
this, as there was pint left in the meas
ure; and he made no bones of accusing
Mick of attempting to cheat him.
Sur asked Mick, wasn't there pint
in the measure? 2 J.. rrn ' t
Yes . 70.
We'll, then, there's the same nowP
Yes ss
well, thin, shure an ye have all that be-
longs to yez, for didn't draw the m cas-
ure full and put it in the jug 2 a~d
| mo, there a pint lgtP av -.
The divil, sur, an wasn't that pint
there before? Get yourself out of the
store, ye specimen of maneness, to be at,
ter chatin' lad out of a pint of molasses!'
Smith 'left,' being utterly unable t.
convince Mick of the error of his ways.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

GFE- Mrs. Stowe is now in Rome. On
her jourpey there from MarseIlles, the
steamel On which she was travelling came
in collision with n coasting vessel, and
was badly crippled; and after she got on,
d, the coach wheel run off twice-once
in the city of Rome.
lg- The local editor Of an exchange
publishes punning 'tmarket report" in.
which he states that "tin plates are flat,
lead heavy, iron dull, rakes not much in
quired after, champagne brisk, rhubarb
and senna are drugs, starch is stiffening,
and paper is stationary. There is no life
in dead hogs, but considerable animation
in old cheese"
GN- The Mt. Vernon Republican of
yesterday says that it is currently reported
that Col. George w. Morgan of that city
will have the appointment of Minister to
Prussia OF Mexico. .-, ..s..
R9~ The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald, says that Beverly
Tucker will be appointed Marshal of the
District of Columbia, and that Fayette
McMullen has declined the Governorship
of Utah with indignation. " ." .'.'
re- 1t is believed by the friends of Mr..
Zimmerman, killed at Des Jardines bridge
accident, that he had a presentiment of
his death, in consequence of which he OBJ
tanned his will from the bank of Upper
Canada, and had it with him when he was
found dead He had an insurance of $780,
600 on his life.
RE- A dispatch in the New Y ork Her
aid says that orders have been issued from
the War Department countermandingtho those
sent BY jeff Davis. for the removal of the
U. S. Troops from Kansas. . t"'
A genius down east has discovered
method of manufac turing from one mon
key, a fancy man. anape, and three bab-
oons, so as to have enough left for small
'yaller dog ... .... .-. ....s ...a.
| st. Martin is one of the worthless of the
Roman Catholic Calendar, and form of
prayer commences with the words, go,
! mibi, beate MARITIME" which was corrupt
ed into my eye and Betty Martin
R4rWe see a seamless skirt advertised
for ladies. Good! Anything that will
make their skirts seem less will be grateful
to gentlemen. The inventor deserves
service of plate if he can pay for it.
A-k5 O0e OF Jne DcSI blGleS VIC lidNO C'
er seen of mercantile firm is "Call S
Settle" which is printed in gold letters on
the sign III one of our eastern cities. Gus
toners are reminded every day they pass
of their outstanding accounts. Meal "
Pray is the title of another firm.
Mr.. Curtis OP1NIoN.-Mr. Badger, Of
: North Carolina, whose distinction as a
lawyer entities his judgment to more than
t ordinary value, said at the conclusion OF
Judge Curtis opinion, that it was tho
e most clear, compact and conclusive piece
S of judicial reasoning, from first to last,
0 that he had ever heard or read.
!, E- A Stakeholder named Rector emf
4 grating from Virginia to Missouri with
four 'Einstitutions,' lost two very myste-
v riously at Wheeling, the other day. t.
}, What is the worst kind of fare for man
q to live on? Warfare. r
e An indirect way of getting a glass o.
S water at a watering place, is To cali for
third cup of tea.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

ARTEs1AN WELLs.-The artesian wells
of this city, owned by the different sugar
refners, brewers, and others, will give
over two millions of gallons of water per
day, which, at the rate charged for the
Croton, would cost the consumers over
seventy Thousand dollars per year. This
sum is equal to the interest of one million
dollars, while the wells have cost less than
fifty thousand dollars. AS the actual sta
tistics are of considerable importance,
we present the following relating to sever
al Of the most successful:
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

The RIGHTs OF THE PREss.-Some time
since Mr.. Gibbes, the editor of the South
Carolinan, was fo1cibly elected by the
Mayor and chief of police from the coun-
Gil chamber, at public meeting of the
City Council of Columbia, S.. c., in con
sequence of his refusal to submit to an in
QUESTION whether he designed or not to re-
port their proceedings. DR.. @. subse4
quently brought an action against the par
ties for damages, and a few days ago the
case was tried, resulting in the Mayor be-
ing mulcted in $25 damages, and the chief
of police 6 cents with costs against each;I
thus fully vindicating the plaintiffs posi-
ton, that, as corporator and proprietor
of public press, he had a perfect right.
without challenge or question, to attend
the public meetings of the City Council of
Columbia, and at will to report theilNEa,
ceedings, and his forcible election II
from was trespass on his person, p.
rights as a corporator, and on the fre
Of the.nress.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

Insults, says modern philosopher, are
like counterfeit money; we can't hinder
their being offered, but we are not com
PEELED to take them. ..,..
Effects of drinking. He who takes too
many glasses will become himself a tum-
bier.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

ne DuIIalO hepuDllC says IL 10 IiiO o0'O
hing met with in a category OF quadru-
,edal verse. The writer has taste
Kitten, Kitten, two months
Woody snow ball lying snug
Curled up in the warmest fold
OF the warm hearth rug.
Turn your drowsy head this way. sIjHN
What is life. o, Kitten say
"LifeP' said the Kitten, winking her eyes,
And twitching her tell in droll surprise
"Lifep-Oh it's reaching over the floor,
Out at the window and in at the door:
Now on the chair back, now on the table,
Mid balls of cotton and skens of silk,
And crumbs of sugar and Jugs of milk,
All so cosy and comfortable.
It's patting the little dogs ears and leapng
Round him and DER him while he's sleep
ing
Waking him up in a sore alright,
Then off and away, Ike flash of light,
Securing and scampering out OF sight,
Life! Oh, it's rolling over and over
On the summer green turf and budding
clover,
Chasing the shadows as fast as they run,
Prancing and gamboling brave and bold,
Climbing the tree stems scratching the
mould,
That's LifeH' said the Kitten two months
old. . ..
Kitten, Kitten, come sit on my knee,
And listen and listen, Kitten to me-
One by one, OH one by one
The sly, swift shadows sweep over them
Daylight dieth, and-kittenhoodS gone,
And Kitten oh! the rain snd the wind!
For cathood cometh with careful mind,
And grave cat duties follow behind.
Hark! There's sound you cannot hear;
I'll whisper it's meaning in your ear: ..
.t MICE!
(The Kitten started with her great green
eyes,
Aud twitched her tail in queer Surprse->
No more tit bits, dainty and nice;
No more mischief and no more play:
But watching by night and sleeping by
day
Prowling wherever the foe may lurk-
Very short commons and very sharp work,
And Kitten, oh! the hail and thunder!
That's a blackish cloud, but blacker's
under.
Hark! but you'll fall from my knee fear,
W hen 1 whisper that awful word in your
ear
R-R-R-RATs
(The Kittens heart beats with great pit
pats,
But her whiskers quivered, and from theil
sheath
Flashed out the sharp, white, pearly teeth,
R-R-R-RATs! .. .
The scorn of dogs, but the terror of Gals;
The cruelest foes and the fercest fighters
The sauciest thieves and the sharpest biters
But Kitten. see you've a stoutlsh heart
So, courage! and play an hone st part:
Use well your paws.
And strengthen your claws,
And sharpen your teeth and stretch yot
jaws IDA.
Then woe to The tribes of pickers and steal
ers, -' '
Nibblers, and gnawers and evil dealers!
But now that you know life's not preciSel
The thing your fancy pictured so nicely.
OFF and ayl race over the floor
Out of the window and in at the doorj
Roll on the turf and bask in the sun,
Ere night time cometh and kittenhood'
done. "t
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
Every Jackass wants am Office

A number of politicians, all of whom
were seeking offices under government,
were scattered on the tavern porch talking,
when an old topper came up and was solic-
tied to tell them story, and he told them
the following:
GA certain king-don't recollect his
name-had philosopher upon whose judg-
ment he always depended. Now it so
happened that one day the king took 1t in
to his head to go hunting, and after sum-
moning his mobiles, and making all neces-
sary preparations, he summoned his phi
losopher and asked him if it would rain.
The philosopher told him it would not,
and he and mis- mobiles departed. While
journeying along they met a countryman
mounted on a jackass; he advised them to
return, 'for, said he st will certainly rain
They smiled contemptuously upon him,
and passed on. Before they had gone
many miles, however, they had reason to
regret not having taken the rustic's ad-
vice, as a heavy shower coming up, they
were drenched to the skin.
"When they had returned to the palace,
the king reprimanded ehe philosopher Sc
verely for telling him that it would be
clear when it was not. Il met country
man. said he, 'and he knows great deal
more than you, for he told me that it
would rain, whereas you told me it would
not
b"The king then gave the philosopher his
walking papers, and sent for the country
man, who made his appearance. Tell
me- said the king how you knew it would
rain Il didn't know said the rustic, my
iackass told me- 'And how, pray, did he
I tell you o said the king in astonishment
by pricking up his ears, your majesty
The king now sent the countryman away
and procuring the jackass, he placed him
in the office the philosopher had filled
And here observed D, looking very
wise, here is where the king made hl'
mistake 'How So, inquired the audit
ors. why, ever since that time sait
D, with grin on his phiz, ever.
;o.l,osS 1yontc on Office 30 ..... ...... ..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
V..f.Es ALE HORSE STEALING. During

W~enEsALE HORSE ESTEALING.-During
the week the operations of two 3r
mord very extensively engaged in
horse ing have been traced between
Cincinnati and Steubenville and Pitts
burgh. A gentl,man who had lost pair
of horses in Hamilton county, had some
weeks back received information, on which
he commenced pursuit and search. He
followed a man named Russell, alias Rich
ardsen, to Steubenville, where he had him
arrested He then followed an accom-
plice, calling himself Tayler, to Pitts
burgh, in the vicinity of which quite a
number of stolen horses were found
Taylor escaped, but there is reason to be-
4ieve that he and his accomplices have car
ried on their stealing operations with sin
gular success and upon very extensive
scale. They professed to be regular dro-
Ixers, and one of them at least, was, and
levious good reputation has doubtless
Icontributed to the success of these thefts
-ZdnesvitLc Courier.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
Rates Of Advertising.

u,,i,nss 4, rda n 1,nes or less one wear, So on
Susiness ,hirtoo lives or less three weeks 90
Each subsequent insertion, =, 40
One square three months, !; oo w,
One square six months, o o0
LIZ LIZ siu,l Sia.Is ooI,;nn ON. war Is 90
O One Ic VI u IO D,ar onc % ye3r 90 90
SyI The-Iall stI,a s,, ~ n coiumn one YEAR e5 90
I e., ,vi wv go ~ veor - 30 90
SCasual or transient advertisements must be paid
for In advance H.. =, - 90 tn
rP Advertisements not having the nnmoer 0' IN. IN
bid, aud charged accordingly.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

ON SIGHT AND ON DEMAND.-One OF
''Porter''s' staff is responsible for this an
ecdote -
Judge c., we'll known, highly
respected Koickerbocker, on the shady
side of fifty, widower with five children
full of fun and frolic, ever ready for a
joke-to give or take, was bantered the
other evening by miss of five and twen-
ty, for not taking another wife, she urged
that he was4hale and hearty and deserved
a matrimonial messmate. The Judge
acknowledged theSfact; admitted that he
was CONVINCED y Ebe eloquence of his
fair friend fhSll been thus far very
remis AM - contrition for the
fault confe ending with offering him
self to the bssiy, eililg her she could not
certainly reject him alter pointing out 70
him his heinous offence.
|Rhe lady replied that she would be most
10 take the situation so uniquely adj
d, and become the bone of his bone
b of his flesh, but there was one,
@. erious obstacle.
V3h1 says the Judge, ''name it. My
profess lis to surmount such impede
81 ldge, this is beyond your pow
ers, e vowedff 1 ever marry wild
over, he fUsr have Ten children
2nkTen children OH that's nothing"
y the Judge, I'll give you five now.
and my notes on demand in instalments for
the balance" Fact
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
,sOR PRHMTHM9.

Having purchased large and beautiful ASSORTMENT
or new job Type are prepared to execute work Oh
all kinds, short notice, and reasonable TERMS
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Representative in Congress 9th Di'trict)-Hoh' "
h. Horton, of Meigs county - - - ,,,ar
Senator-State Legislature-ChaehceS " ho"ie!'
Of Lawrence county.
Reprosentatiye-Alfred Thomson
COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS ..-.r
Judge O T the Court of Common Pleas-Hon. simeo
Mash. Gallipolis. - -,
Judge of Probate Court-A. Merrill.
Clerk OF Common Plcas Court-kodney po"hihg'
SheriG-JoseDh V. Smith.
Prosecuting Attorney-N. Simpson ...
County Auditor-H. H. Swallow. - 500
County Treasurer-O. Branch .s. ......
County Recorders. S. Paine.
County Survevor-John @. Golden: ,,, o,,,.
County Commissioners-Wm. Ledle, MILO Guthrie,
Thos. Smith.
County School Examiners s---------'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

BLUNDERING INTO THE TTUTu.-One Of
those magistrates, sometimes denominated
"basswood Justices" IN a neighboring
town, imagining himself insulted by one
of the townsmen during a dispute, threat
ened to arrest him for contempt of court.
The plain citizen replied that it could not
be done, rs the basswood justice was not
acting officially, but the latter rejoined
that he ''was justice of the peace contin-
ually, from the rising of the sun to the
,settingSofnthe same, whether in court or
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
From the New York Tribune of March 30th.
Dlsmemh b ermemt of Nicaragua.

/
The question SO long pending as to the
future, of Nicaragua seems likely to be
soon solved. We have good authority
for, stating that, since the decline in the
fortunes of Walker, the Central American
governments have been in active cores
pohdefice upon the disposition to be made
Lof this unfortunate country, and that re-
bsult of much Importance has been arrived
at !, By,an Arrangement between the au-
thorities of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guate-
/ lmala, Honduras, and San Salvador COM
IInission4ra EKxRsenting those States e
3!ssemhled at San Miguei,1n
San Salvador. to q de the negotiations.
The sconinissiousF. b Costa Ricais Sen-
or Montufar, the Minister Of Foreign Af-
fairs, who left for s. <.uel on the 18th
of February This pission has bee1
appointed i'm conforrniSy with the -
of the Nicaragusns, and the basl
settlement is to be partition q
qua, and the annexation of the Afierent
parts to the adjoining States, in the fol-
lowing manner To Costa Rica wi il be an
nexed the territory on both sides of the
San Juan liver, and the teri ry betEeen
the Lake Nicaragua and the eific, aslAr
north as Massaya Chontales will be as
signed to Honduras, to which country,
by its situation and geographical feculiar-
tiles, it naturally belongs; and the remain
der will be given to San Salvador, which,
more than either of the other States, needs
territory, on account of the comparatively
dense population and limited extent of soil,
being, as she is, by far the smallest of the
Central American Republics.
This plan of settlement has ben adopt
ed at the suggestion of the Nicaraguans
themselves, who believe it to be the only
means by which peace can be maintained
in their territory. 1t is not to be perma-
nent, except at the option of the people,
they being accorded the right of reorgan-
izing an independent Government should
they desire to do so after the lapse of a
certain number of years. Us internal
dissention between the factiof4yef Nicara-'
qua have too long existed to give way, ex-
cept during an invasion, like Walkers di-
rected against both in common.
From the earliest time since the inde-
pendence of Nicaragua was achieved, the
leading men of Granada and those of Le-
on, have been the heads of hostile parties
which have never ceased to fight for the
control of the Government. The ground
of their difficultyis geographical, the COM
mercial interests of Granada being with
the Atlantic, and those of Leon with the
Pacific. By the proposed mode of settle
fment Leon will be within the jurisdiction
of San Salvador, and Granada (now in ru-
ins in that of Costa Rica. The next in
telligence will probably inform us of the
substantial consummation of the scheme.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

slavery, where be is now JheId.- Wheff
our informant left Linden, the father of
young Barnhart was about to start to Vir-
ginia to reclaim his son from slavery
Bu6f. Express.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
TOWNSHIP orrIcERs-sArIsnuRY.

TOwNsHIP oFFItERs-sAITHHORT'
Trustees-Amos Durham, Thos. Radford, A. barlow
Clcrk-HOsmer Branch.
Treasurer-O. Branch. - .,-
Justices OF the Peace-S. S. Paine, g. w. cooper,
Robert Hysel -, q ,
worlcy.
Assessor-S Bradbury.
CORPORATION oFFIcERs-PoMERoY'
Mayor--Randal Stivcrs.
Recorder--L. s. Nye. -. - , 49,,
Trustees-H. s. Horton. a. Murdock, H. B smllh,
WIN. II. Remington. ]. G. Cartwright.
Treasurer-O Branch, eX ofcio.
Marshal-Gay lord Lyman.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
CHURCHES.

Presbytcrian-Rcv I. Twombly, Pastor Servicesev
cry Sabbath morning at IL O'Clock. Every Saooa'h
evening at Gl- O'Clock. -
Methodist Episcopnl-Rev. 4. G Byers, Pastor; as as
sisted by Rev. w. T. Metcalf. Services at union
Chapel. Pomeroy. and Heath Chanel, SheheId' eV-
cry Sabbath. at 10S O'Clock, A. NJ, and +. NJ
PRAYER meetings every "Wednesday evening.
Protestant Episcopal-No services at present
New Jerusalcm--NO services. -, -.
Unversalist-Middl oport-Rcv. r. Breare. Pastor
the second Sabbath in January and two
weeks at 1O1; O'Clock A. NJ and ga r. NJ.
German Mcthodist-Rev. j. PfetZing. Pastor. ser
vices every Sabbath morning, at 10 o'clock
German IuthGran-Rcv. P. Held Pastor. SERVICES
every Sabbath morning.
Rev. l.. Thcss. Pastor. Services every Sabpath
morning, at 10 O'Clock.
German PRESBYTERIAN ION Plum etreet.)-Rev. -
-. Pastor. Services every Sabbath morning, at
10 O'Clock. 49,
Roman Catholic-Rev. John Albrinck, Priest. Ser
vices every Sabbath morning.
Welsh Baptst-Petcr Lloyd. Pastor services eV-
cry Sabbath, ut 10 O'Clock. A. NJ and 6 = NJ . =,
Welsh Presbyterian New School .)-Rcv. John H.
oncs Pastor Services every Sabbath at 10 O'Clock,
A. NJ. and 6 p. NJ. - -,-,,
Welsh PRESBYTERIAN (Old School)-John T. Williams,
Pastor. Services every Sabbath, at 10 O'Clock A. M
nd
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
Kitten FrOIic.

On giving place to the following poem,
the Buffalo Republic says it is the best
thing met with in category OF quadru-
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14

A MOHAWK DUTCHMAN IN SLAVERY
In December last, company of strolling
players visited Linden, Cattaragus county,
N. Y, where resides family named Barn
haln HRre.amopg the earlier settlers,
an ~ s@E 'Dutch!S' This family
had a son who was not celebrated for the
delicate whiteness of his complexion, but
who was a splendid violinist. Young
Barnhart went to the show and took with
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-14
BUSINESS DIRE CT DRY

PROFESSION ERS.
y A. PLANTS g. A.. BURNAP.
I1LANTs & BURNAP, Attorneys at Law PomerOy,o %.
L ..... u. noy 90.
Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1857-07-11

missionary, ant-temperance, anti student notions, to
which Truth has, believe for the first time subscrib-
ed itself He has not however, succeeded in covering
all his statements with TIE mantle Of that noble prin-
ciple, for the ears stick O,E very perceptibly
phrases and habits were to be the test of ad-
mission into school here, there Id be many
tives as whites
The Royal School Il conversant with its history
never so ungovernable, and unsuccessful, when
those &c blushing' town residents were the largest
class, and suffered not from the rude ofshness of
the pharsaical missionaries The natives who attended
were not the of trouble, except in one two
cases, where chiesh blood conldn't brook school
trans. BUTT is useless for me assert these things
the present Principal of the Royal School, would,
doubt not, satisfy any of their truth who might be
candid enough to make inquiries.
Mr.. "Truth - might better have used the expression
/" brazen gratuity'' with egotistical reference.
claimed all the credit to the mission class for
sustaining the school the town people did it almost
equally well till 1886. The former class however,
y properly improved their chance for acquiring keoW
edge, and when Punahou was opened under new aus
pices, many of them had no better facilities and ad
vantages than every town boy. They paid full tu-
tion, and oOGed to school, and intend to do in fu
ture. Afterward, however, the Royal School was
opened town children might have filled it, and had it
to themselves free from missionary contamination.
Here they neglected the chance.
The statement of your truthful correspondent, Mr.
Editor, in relation to the feelings INDUCED towards
outside barbarians by the descendants of Mission
arles is entirely of his own fabrication, and draws
weghtily his self constituted veracity. Truth
comes about usual to be truth in indentify
ing me- That promising youth who must have touched
his weak point departed long since another country
A STUDENT.