Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24
This We believe is about the substance
Of what is contained inIyesterday's papers.
March l6th,
LEGIslATIvE,

to the charges OF the Investigating Com
mittees. 1t was document of SO pages
filled with low, scurrilous abuse of thu
committee, If any of our readers vii
examine the report, they will see that the
fraud charged against this gentleman is
proved from his own records and testimo
ny. We tl'i,ik it rather impudent and de-
cidedly cool in him now to come up and
ask the Legislature to print his scurril.
lous document at the expense of the State
If he wishes to see it in print, let him
pay for its printing i we are not great.
ly mistaken he has cheated the State out
of money enough to circulate it pretty
freely. The motion to print failed, al.
though voted for by nearly all the Demo
Gratis. The afternoon session was short.
One of the best things of the season is
the aStylographs of the Senators, (which
appeared in the Journal of Saturday. We
have clipped it for publication. In the
main, it is correct, though we think injus-
tice has been done to one or two Senators.
David 7. Disney, one of the four Con-
gressmen from this State who vote1 for the
Nebraska bill, died at Dexter's hotel in
Washington City, Of pneumonia, on Sat
urday. ...t
Bishop Mcllvaine, of the Protestant
Episcopal church, preached ut Trinity
church in this city yesterday, and admin
istered the rite of confirmation, and also
performed funeral service at the burial of
Dr.. ]. G. Jones, an old and highly esteemed
citizen of Columbus.
Theatricals here arc decidedly below par.
y company has been playing here all win-
ter TO "a beggarly account of empty box
cs," and now we perceive the entire con-
ce,n is offered at Sheriff's sale.
Spiritualism fourshes here to an alarm
ing extent. Many of the most prominent
citizens are believers, and lectures from
mediums are frequent. We attended one
last week. and think we have heard better
and more interesting lectures flom persons
avowedly Gin the flesh"
A State Temperance Convention was
held here last week, at which Mr. Griffin,
a member of the House from Licking
county, presided. They resolved to have
grand parade at Dayton on the 10th of
September, and to petition the Legislature
for certain privileges They also took
measures for permanent organization.
A meeting Of horSemen is called for
this evening, all al interested in the early
education Of horses are invited Colum-
bus is glorious town for conventions.
The struggle for Presidential appoint
ments is all the rage among Locofoco pol
iticians just now. Col. Sifford, who has
been in the employ of the Board of Public
Works in Ohio until recently, has been ap-
pointed U. S. Marshal for the Southern
District of Ohio. James B. Steedman,
of the Board of Public Works, expects to
take the place af Col. Manypenny, as Su-
perirtendent of Indian Affairs; Billy Me-
dill will probably be appointed in the place
of Elisha Whittlesey, as First Comptroller
of the Treasury; Gov. Wood is an appli-
cant for the Cleveland post-office, and Har-
vey lice expects to be appointed Collect
or for the port of Cleveland. So we 90.
"To the victors belong the spoils.''
Lieut.. Gov. Ford has been absent from
his post the greater part of the time this
session, in bad health. He is now in Co.
lumbus, but not much improved.
Tomorrow is "St. Patrck's day in the
and the Irish are making prepa-
rations to celebrate it in an appropriate
manner. Lover tells the story of the 18th
of March thus 1t was never settled
point whether St Patrick's birth occurred
IN the 9th or 9th of March, Two parties
arose, one contending for tie 9th, and eel
'brating that day, while the other kept the
9TH. Of course whenever they met bloody
hoses were seen. Finally, good priest
that it was not worth while to
pill each others brains about so trivial a
natter, and one SO easily compromised
So they finally agreed to add the two DAYS
9th and 9th) together, which made II, |
md ever since that day the 18th of March
las been cele brated as St. Patrick's day.
;alnt Patrick was Il gentleman, and came o. da-
cent people,
Ie built church in Dublin town, and on It put a |
stecple. .'
iishIother was Cnilaghnn, his IA ther wasn Brady
lis sister was an o'Honlihan, and his brother an |
d. o'crady. .- ..r ....r..s ..s..r..I- trol. |
.Hr r. Nohl noh noh noh s .....
Success attend St. Patrlck's fist, |
For he's ;bc daccnt Saint. o, ''
lie gave the bugs and toads twist;
10 = f He's abenuty without paint. o.
raI 4e.1{
hon should be fortunate to 20 ckto Munster
'ch III be hound that from that ground, nc'er
again will once stir M ,..r.
Twas there 81. Patrick planted turf, and plenty o,
the prHties,