Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-01-27


man W. Hall, resigned.
The Legislature of South Carolina, which
has just adjourned, passed an act to amend
the State Constitution, in sucha a manner as
to require of every naturalized citizen two
years residence in the State after being nat
uralized, as condition precedent to the
exercise of the right of suffrage.
We are informed that Mr.. Hough, the
Postmaster at Chillcothe, has been re-
moved, and Z. B. Eshelman, formerly ed
itor of the Chillicothe Advertiser, appoint
ed CIclemHe Herald.
New PosT- -OrF1cEs.-A new Post-O
flee has been established on the Marietta
and Cincinnati Railroad at Cincinnati Fur
mace, styled, Agatha" jackson county,
Ohio
A new Post Office has been established
at Gallia Station, on the S. d. H. V. Rail
road, called "Samson Post Office" VIM
Trago, Sen, has been appointed P. M.
A destructive fire occurred at Lewis
burg, Preble county, o., on last Thursday
morning. 1t was occasioned by the care
less emptying of hot ashes into barrel.
The bakery, plow factory, tin and stove
store, and their contents, were destroyed.
In the plow factory were fifty plows and a
large number of other agricultural imple-
ments. A whole block of the best build
ings in Lewisburg were destroyed.-Cin.
Com.
TIE WANT or A B1BLE.-The Missouri
Democrat says the ceremony of inaugnra
ting the Governor ofthat State, was delayed
half an hour for the want of Bible with
which to administer the oath of Office
Several persons were sent out to find a
copy, and at last one OF them succeeded in
getting the required volume at the Peniten-
tiary. We recommend the city of Jefier-
son to the Bible Society.
SHIPwREcK-BosToN, Jan. 19.-The
ship WcllSford, from St. Johns, for Liver
pool, was wrecked, December 25, on Cape
Race. Captain Ielield and twenty-six Of
the crew were lost
We had, last>niylt, the most tempestu-
ous storm known here for years. The
streets are blocked with snow. Railroad
travelling will undoubtedly be suspended
for some days.
New York, Jan. 19.-The Cincinnati
express train, on the Erie Road, which left
Dunkirk last Friday evening, at 9 o'clock,
ran off the track at Hawkins Station, on
Saturday evening. The cars were thrown
into the Delaware river, one of them going
through the ice. One passenger was killed,
one fireman fatally injured, and about thir-
ty more or less in jured. '*"''' s~ss
The man who was killed was a sailor,
who was on his way fIom Cincinnati tc
Boston, where he belonged. Name un.
known, Among the injured is E. P
Mount, of Jacksonville, Ill.
New YORK, January 22.-Thc shiT
Gutenberg arrived here to-day. She re.
ports having passed on the Goth inst, II
miles cast of Cape May, vessel on fire
supposed 20 be a whaler, bark or brig
There was no one Oh board and no boat,
near.
The London correspondent of the Com
mercial Advertiser intimates that Lore
Napier will be the new English Minister
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-The thermomete
atseven O'Clock this morning, stood at II
degrees below zero, and at P. NJ. thre
above.
At Dubuque, at sunrise this morning
the thermometer stood at thirty-seven de
grees below zero.
MONTREAL, Jan. 19.-The weather yes
terday was the coolest of the season--th
thermometer standing at 90 degrees beloy
zero. 1t has been showing and blowing
terrible gale from the west. AT Quebec
yesterday, the thermometer stood at 80 dc
groes below zero.
OswEGo, Jan. 19.-The thermomete
at 8 O'Clock, A. NJ, yesterday, stood at /
degrees below zero. At Ogdensburg yes
tcrday it stood SO degrees below, and
Watertown 40 degrees below zero.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The snow
about eighteen inches to two feet deep on
level, and four feet in the drifts. The
are no trains from the North or likely to
for some time. There will probably be !
train from the South.
GT An enthusiastic admirer Of Il
Gar was repeatedly saying to strange
1.-The Gar is great" "Yes," was the 7
ply, "but God is greater"
"Ah," exclaimed the Russian, "but Il
Gar is young yet !"
CoLD WEATHER IN CUBA.-The H
vana correspondent of the New Orlea
Picayune writes:
We have had quite a "cold turn" duri
our Christmas holidays. In some parts
the island ice to the thickness Of doll
was formed. Snow fell in the inter
near Villa Clara! This is an extraordil
Ty thing in Cuba, and has never bt
known before. The frost for three mo
ings was so severe that it injured the pla
aims and cane shootings. have seen s
eral sweet potato patches near the c