Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

in this bill similar to the Bankrupt Law
but it was stricken out. The Democrat
all favored the clause, andmost Of the Re
publicans opposed it. We merely make
!. record of this for future reference. Las
evening the House was in session, consid
ering the Swiss resolutions, offered severa
days ago by Mr.. Hutchinson of Madison
We did not remain long to listen to tho
oratorical flourishes Of the eloquent gen
tlemen-not feeling, perhaps, "a due sense
of the solemnity of tho OCCASION" and
having q sick wife at the hotel. When VIC
left, Mr.. Hutchinson had possession of the
Clerks desk, with something less thar
two ,reams of foolscap, which he evidently
seemed disposed to read for the amuse.
ment of the audience. Ear ta -a.'l
BY accident, we this morning made the
acquaintance of Mr.. Alfred Thomas, Sec.
retary and Treasurer of the "Ohio Tool
Company" and accepted an invitation
from him to visit their extensive workshops
They manufacture nearly every kind Of
tools used by carpenters, cabinet-makers,
coopers, DC, and keep in constant en-
ployment about $50 hands. Their sales
amount to about 100000 year, and
they supply nearly all the western and
southern States-from 81. Paul, Minneso-
ia, to New Orleans, and from Buffalo, N.
Y, to Lecompton, in Kansas Territory.
They employ about one hundred convicts
in the Penitentiary. Seldom have we been
more interested in visiting any establish
ment. The perfection of their machinery,
and the elegance Of their workmanship is
truly astonishing. This is said to be the
heaviest establishment of the kind in the
United States. The wood used is princi-
pally beech, of large growth, which is
found in great quantities in this vicinity
though they sometimes use Turkey box
wood and rose wood. The beech is never
used until it has been seasoning for three
years. Mr.. Thomas informs us that he
has two customers in Pomeroy-Mr. Co.
hen and Mr.. Crawford. But our limits
will not permit us to remark further. If
any of our readers desire to visit this
manufactory, they will find it situated but
short distance from the Peniten tiary, on
the banks of the Scioto river.
Quite an extensive robbery occurred
here on Saturday night. The jewelers.
store of S. Buck was entered, and robbed
of it's contents-worth about $4,000
No arrests have yet been made. And this
reminds us that several of the members
have been victimized this winter. Mr..
Cory lost fine gold watch Mr.. West,
an overcoat, others money. DC The fact
IS, Columbus is infested with gang of
scoundrels of all classes, not excepting
political knaves. '
IL is fortunate that our stock of paper is
not yet exhausted, for we see that the pa
per mills in this region have been extreme
ly unfortunate. "A few weeks ago, the
mill at Delaware was burned 10 the ground.
Shortly after the mill at Chillicothe was
destroyed by fire, and now we perceive
that the GAINESVILLE mill has stopped oper-
atoms, on account Of n law suit pending
in court. What we western editors are to
do for paper this spring, is becoming Sc
rious inquiry. ... ..n ,.."..
The only item of much interest in our
readings yesterday, was the settlement of
the Persian difficulty. The most import
ant of the conditions of settlement is that
England is to have eonsuls in all the towns
in Persia where there are Russian con
suls.
From the tone of the English press, we
apprehend no serious difficulty between
this country and Great Britain in regard to
Central American affairs The London
Times says: eve care nothing about the
Mosquito protectorate, we do not want the
Bay Islands, and our whole concern in
Honduras is limited to free transit across
the territory, in case the contemplated
railway should be constructed" If that
is the English mind, certainly the ques-
ton will not be difficult to settle
The Spaniards still talk threateningIy of
Mexico. An imposing force is to be sent
Immediately to protect the lives and prop
ertyl of Spanards in. Mexico-(there are
about 10000, representing near $780,
600, ,ooo) and, if necessary, the most en-
ergetic measures will be pursued to obtain
redress from the Mexican government.
..t #" A. II.
INVASION OF KAN$As.-A correspond
ent of the Boston Traveller, writing from