Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-28

in Gonnecticut, 7apegro was sold there IN
der the following eircumstances:3 a. lBp5l
chanah fafxner disposed Of load Of haYto
his parsori, and being Rnxiousto get 4s
much as .possiblez for hiscrop3<be covered
a negro in the hay, and weighed negro and
clover together, and the parson was in
this way made to pay 50, SO for the negro:
I-BoStos I1adS.
, cmoAGo,i April fs.--On Saturday,
April l2, Eli Clifford a half-brsedy WAS
hung by a mob for killing John ingalls,, in
Jackson county. Iowa. On the same day
mob at Bellevue, Iowa, forcibly entered
the Jail, and taking prisoner out, who
was accused of numbering and counterfeit
| ing, hung him. Great excitement existed
in the community. 80
- Count Cleist Won Nollendorf, son of
Field Marshal Won Nollendorf, says the
Milwaukee News, intends to ennigrate to
Milwaukee next spring. The Count re-
ceived his last name at the memorable bat
tie of Nollendorf, fought on the 3oth of
August, 1913. There the French General
Vandamme was made prisoner, and his
army, of nearly 10000 men, nearly de-
/ stroyed. He brings with him about 200
respectable. families, and his own resources
alone are So, ,O0O,O 900. The present resi-
dence of the Count is in Prussia. =
The Abbe McMaster,, of the Freeman's
Journal, is an applicant for the mission to
Rome The fact that he wrote three or
| four private, letters for publication,
pitching into Fremont's religion, during
the canvass last fall, accusing Fremont OF
being Catholic, is the chief recommends
ton put forward for him. 1t is curious
and kind of the Able to apply to Gen. Cass
for Major Cass's place; the latter we pre-
sumo isto be recalled. ".'-
Lieut.. Habersham, in his recently pub
lished work, entitled 'tMy Last Cruise"
notices curious phenomenon, which was
seen at sea. 1t was brilliant meteor
which although not visible for more than n
second, presented a most perfect represen-
tation of the human eye. He says: ''We
distinctly saw it contract and dilate twice
during that limited period. Immediately af-
ter which, the lids, as it were, closed, and
shut it from our yiew."i -
Gen. Scott is much relieved in consider
alton of the fact that jeff. Davis is no lon
ger Secretary of War. His headquarters
are to be continued at New York, but he
is expec ted to make monthly visits to
Washington. He is on good terms with
the new Secretary of. War, and few days
since gave a dinner 10 the new Cabinet
l.
York Times says: .,....' .-
The father Of Mr.. Floyd, and many of his
nearest kindred, among the eminent mel
of Virginia in the past generation, were the
! devoted and personal friends of Gen
Scott, and however they may differ upor
political topics, the Secretary brings witt
: him a sort of tilial and traditional esteem
for the soldier ,.lHaea 81
The treaty between the United States
: : and Persia, now on its way to Teheran to
ratification, is whimsically described by
the New Y ork Times as providing ''fre'
) access for American shipping to inaccessi
BILE ports, and leave to bear away cargoe:
of articles, unknown to occidental use o
commerce, to markets where they will no
sell" The main object of the treaty wa
no doubt to provide a snug salary for SOM
: hungry politician, as a reward for election
eering services. a'! '.'-' i.H'a'
l The tea dealers in London, it is said, ar
all for .Palmerston. They have on hanC
100, 900, 900 lbs. of tea, a great part of
bought on speculation in the prospect OF
rise in price by the continuance of the war
Peace, at this time, would involve then
in ruinous losses; but war would add tw'
millions sterling to the value of their stock
Mr.. Charles Beecher, of Galesbury, Ill.
!, , is preparing biography of his father, ant
, , requests all persons possessing letters o
DR.. Beecher, to forward copies % him, t
!, be used in preparing the work. ..: ~
ST. Louis, April 8.-Henry j. Adams
+ Free State has been elected Mayor o
; Leavenw orth, Kansas, by a Majority of on
r hundred and eighty overall. ''# ' '@.I'
: AT a meeting Of the Board of Trustee
of the Indiana Asylum for educating tn
Deaf and Dumb, held at indianapolis
5 April 9th, 1887, preamble and resolution
+ were adopted setting forth that the Legis
( lature had failed to make appropriations, t
5 support the Asylum, and it was orderet
!, that the operations of the Asylum be sus
, pended until the 5th of September, o
until the necessary means be provided b.
. IMMENSE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.--1l
II, the recent debate in the New York Senat
r upon Trinity Church, it was stated that tn
Roman Catholics of New Y orki are abou
building, and have made the necessar.
preparations for, Cathedral at the uppe
, part of Fifth avenue, Of size exceeded
n only by St. Peters and ST. .rlPauPs of tn
;, Old World, and the two towers of whicl
. are to rise one hundred feet above that o
i Trinity. ,!i.I % nGiti9- ,p-au ea1od 90
$ General Shields has been elected Presf
| dent of the Minneapolis and Cedar Valle1
) Railroad Company The company is fully
organized, and stock 60 the amount o
1896, 900 subscribed. ''. -
The Legislature of Massachusetts has
| naVot To tho Constitution