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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

REMessrs. Morehead d Firor have
eucceeded Jas. D. Hebard in the Editorial
department and proprietorship OF the Cal
lipolis Dispatch" We trust the change
ia for the better, and that tie dispatch
will hereafter be served up to the D'm"c-
,aev Of Gallia in a more dignifed and
,ruibfnl manner than heretofore. -.- .
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

aEThe Athens Messenger" is out
upequivccally, in favor Of Hon. V. b.
Horton as the next Republican candidate
for Governor Of Ohio.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

EHOf the many buildings that were
draf Led last summer, to be erecleu
this spring, none, we believe, as yet
have more than paper founda.on' except
Mr.. Hu,tels, on Court street, which Is IN
course of CONSTRUCTION, and VII be 'wr!Fe
feet wide, and Ms Il gh up and deep aoe0"
"a tie p,op,ie,or sees III TO build 1t.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

D' Fiom every part Of The county we
lave The most encru aging Information
with regard to the wheat crop, and it is the
general opinion that if he season though
ON, remains as avu able as il las SET III.
wheat will almost be dug in the marke'
next all. The fruit, Ms yet, has received
no injury. and The trees look fine an1 heal
tiv. AS the season advances. and the
probabilities of good crops become mo't
evident, confidence will be restored ant
business gradually improved.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

GEwe are in receipt OF an essay o"
mar, by lady student Of the ALBANY
H. L. University" which has beeo mis-
lad Il will appear as soon as feco'ereo'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

rEon Tuesday last, Jackson Cahlil' a
brakeman, while intoxicated. was run over
bv the ears on the Marietta & Cincinnati
r. R., at Hamden. From the injuries re-
csiyeJ he died the same evening.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
GEOGRAPHY.

|. Name the ppi.ic,l divisions of Asia.
2. Whit grand divisions OF the earth
does The equator cross?
3. What large island South OF Italy?
4 Name the Southern States, "of the
Union 3"
5 What sea and strait between Africa
and Asia? tHssF. la
g. What Is the greatest body of fresh
water on the globe?
Z, What divisions Of Ian are connected
aud what waters sepera.ed BY The isthmus
OF Darieu?
What rivers, seas AMI mountains
separate Europe from ASIA?
Q. intohow many degree, is every circle
divided?
H.. Name and bounl each of the zones
The result of the examination i, not "
reported. There were abJu. seven y-tiv
applicants.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

EgrMr. Geo. H. Rupp, of Middleport'
dealer in Stoves, Tinware, &C., hangs out
the Horn Of Plenty to Indicate his ou.
siness. We hope he may have 'plen'y
of bus;ness-not '.in horn "
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

nTFavors are acknowledged from onr
copside,ate friend, Mr.. Wcodyard, Of the
Wharf Boat. - ....
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
SHERIFFHS SALE.
E'itasburgh, Pa.

R'spnctfully invite attention 10 thrirSrrng stock
of H.,rdwnrr. now in store, embracing complete
assortment Of American. tIglsh aud German manu-
tured goods Of most cclebF'tsd BRANDS obtained
direct upon best Ga sh advantages: together with
fun assortment o. pittsburgh Manufactured HARD
ware, uoN Justly ecbrated in quality and chcup-
u d ~ every market. .
B-iIcyiug that the birmingham of Amcrica'' pos
sc>s advantages Hardware Market over amy other
city the country, they cordially Invite all dehlers
consult their interests by examining IT'S claims
for themselves; uring them of amy attention OR IN
| formation thnt may be desired.
our assortment embraces Pocket and Table Cutlery
of most Crlo brAt"d brands; MaDL's, lippincott =,
md "a variety of other makes of ANes Hamnlonds >,
| Rlon,i's Dunlop v Madeira's and other makes ni
! Hat. hcts. Hammers Broad aud Hand Axes; - NJ
! Spencer Sons''' Flies ard Rass; Mouse Hol ,
Wrghi's ;.ge and STAR Anvils; Cast. Shear, Ger
man and Blister 81 eel Mechanics eOls of every va
ricN; Agricultural implements; Mill Cross-' ut ana
! Circular saws. House Trimmings Guns. Gun Bar.
ral. and Trimmings Pistols, Revolvers; Truce, Log
and Puup Chains, with variety 80 extended az pre-
| CudCs euumrr ti0n. l2-Snl
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
RWe publish the correspondence o

EFWe publish The correspondence OF
the Marietta ''ln'elligencer' from this
place, in to,day's paper. Il may present
no new feature OF Developments to our citi-
zans, but will show in what estimation
Pomrroy is held by he traveller We un-
delslani this correspondent is highly
edura ed man, las once visited Eut"pe,
and comlrmpIa,es shortly another tour to
foreign countries. as correspondent of the
Cincinnati ..Gazetle." Ere long We hope
to see pomeroy extensively noted as being
the most successful sail manufacturing
and extensive coal-mining district in the
world. .-sw
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
ArgjVlI Od IIlN OVcrialld NIiIII.

sr Lotus. MalrL 3o-frbe overland
Caliiorth mail with dates 10 the 7th IN
e.anl. arrived here tonight. Victoria
dates to lhe 28,h. rlt. have been received
A proposition had been made TO annex
she colony OF Vic,oriato to British gglum bla.
1t wss reported that aresrrve of4oo, 600
acres Of land viii be made at the forks of
the Thompson nver, for emigIan's from
Oregon. aass-.
| Tie British corvette Satellite was under
orders to visit Netinetle Sound, to punish
the Indians engaged in the recent outrage
on The brig SN Iss Boy. a3
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
DSf. CULVislSW w 4: q

IrsT rrBLtsIEp. th' 6th edition, in se-l,d enVcl-
"pr. gratis ara mail al 10 amy address, paid,
receipt of two stamps.
This little work. .manRting from a colnbrht"d
;neiuher of til. nIehicI profession gives Ih. mOat
important information ever published to Al persons
"rt rttrtaning doubts Of their physical condition. or
aud hrppin n"ss-comaining the particulars of an ef-
ilr"y and perfect me1y for Spe tOrrhoPI
seminal Weakness Debility. Nervorsness, ncpr as
ION OF Spirits, Loss of Energy. ssitnd". Timidity,
involuntary Seminal Discharges, Impaired sight nd
Memory. Biotrhcsand Pnprs on the Face, Pills.,
Indigestion, Pnlritation of the Heart. and II IDLY
nrostrci - Of the Who'll. stcm. inducing mro:"nCy
nd mental and physical ncnpucity-hy means ~
Hhch every may himself privately, AMI A.
triting expense.
- Address, Dr. CT. J. c. KLINE. lst Avenue, cor
| ner 10Th street, New York; Post Box No. 4556.
| Nov. g-4j Amin.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
Lnicr from Ut.sl,

LEAvENw RrH. March 3l.-The Uiah
mai. Wi n 1ia.-s t. tie 8ph ms ant, has an
rived here. Te llblr snow -Sturms bad
prevailed TN the plain, re;arding the mails.
TIE Secund Distric! Court was III sessl"n
At Provo.
Thelts of horses and mules wer" becom-
ing numerous. The perpetrators Were
eatened with Lynch law. -'
The Indians were.molesIing the Caiitor-
MIA mails, and stealing the ANIMALS tor
food. q = .' .s s.te4tt ~ t''- ''
RIsING SUN. March 3l.-The bodies oi
fv, men were Iaken from the wreck oi The
Nat Holmes, to-day.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 3O.-The
STATE Opposition Convention, which me-
here yes erday, nominated Jahn Nethtr'
land as candida . lor Governor al the com
ny election.
Sr. LouIs. March 31.-The jury in th'
case of Dr.. Day and his son. OH Illal al 81
Jo>pph's, ON the charge ,of runplns "I
slaves into KanoaS. was uhabie u -aSIee
A noiL9 y,roSequi was en.ered In lie case =
Chas. Day, aud DE-. Day mas been held i
55.OOo bail for his appearance Al 'ae asx
term VI the court,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
A CAieD.

To the Citizens Of Fomcroy and Megs County:
have opeued an establishment oi lho above i'm
perfct dc iption. think YOU need II, and know
con buy sell favUraLl! others. doing eXclu-
.iyely cash business. N1ll YOU give me suffcie IL
patronage to enable mc to continue. pIoInIse to
snt,sf, you as to my ability 10 sell cheap
2-1-A. " uOllbShh FEN
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
lrnmImm,lnn I'D Il e.l G llers.

A. the meeting OF the Boardoi Exami-
ners. on the 2dginst.,gthe following qpeSc-. :.
lions were p opoun1ed for written answers
GRAMMAR.
What is The distinction between an
adjective aud All adyerb?
e., What is collective noun?
3 What are the different methods OF
denoting the ma culine and feminine gen
ders? e, srsg ,G :.
! How are the person. gender and
number Of pronouns determ1nedE
8. What are compound-pers' ma pro-
nouns? .e -tr
| 6. What ls the distinction between
coniunctiou and a proposition? ttr q.
7 | ASKED MIN "How much it was worh
oer var,z?" He answered 'lt is worth
f,ty cents.'' Parse the words in Italics
s. "It snows,' quoth Robert, as he put
on his coat Parse all the words.
Q. What is The rule for the arrange
ment of pronouns Of different persons III
the same sentence?
| 10. What are compound verbs?
ARITHMETIC.
I. What is subtraction Of simple mum,
bers? s,I
2. When figure in the lower numbe'
is greater than the one above 1t how do you
proceed!
8 On what principle do you carry one
to the next figure ofthe lower number? +
A.. In dividing by 9 scomposiie number
| if there are two or more remalnders how DC
you find the true remainder?
8 Reduce Z Sc and 1s8 to their least
common denomnator and explain why
the value of The resulting fractions is moi
changed by the operation.
6. Divide 25 OF 8 26 by .03l of 3.o4
z. What amount ~ the end of one y"ai
with grace, interest Al 5 per cent. will pay
81 ,oU42 20 at bank?
8, How many bricks 8 inches long ant
a inches wide viii pave yard 100 lee
long and So feet wide?
9. A circular f4h pond is 865 feet II
diameter, what is lis circumference anl
aiea? t.
10. A aud 3 are partners; A put in $500
for 12 months and B put in $3.50. wha
must B pu III n the end OF mon hs L
eutille him to half the years profits?
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
s. M. M.pETTENGILL q co.'s
p ADvrarlsINo AorNcr,

no nassau 81 New York, and 10 Stale f., Boston.
M. PrrrrMorLb q Co., are Che Agents FOR ,ns
.M.,rs County Teiegruph," "and the most innuent'a,
,nd Iarees. circulating Newspapers IN the ohi'eN
states and the Canadas They are authorized 70 con-
rae, for,uaut our loves, rates. n
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

EH-A man III Ohio has invented an iron
watch dog, which, when wourd upby the
tail. will howl twice second from sun
down Till morning. q
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

RIsING Sun. March 3l.-The bodies OF
fiv, men were taken from the wreck oi The
Mai Holmes tuJ-day. .'
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-01-25

A
The yard which has been enlarged du-
ring tho year, has been graded by the la
Dor Of the boy; the stamps have beon ex-
tracted, and several plank walks construct
ed; two hundred cords Of wood have been
prepred for fuel, and some part Of the in
terror of the House has been painted. The
labor of the boys in those ways, is estima-
ted TO amount to 1856 90. On the farm,
sonic of the boys have been employed in
making fences in grading and nj other
work, and they have also cultivated four
acres Of corn, potatoes and other vegeta-
bles. The value Of the labor performed
on the farm amount to $3.50 90.
On the first of September, Messrs. But
ler, Woodhouse & Co. commenced the
manufacture of chairs, in the new brick
shop erected on the premises, under the
contracted for the labor of forty boys for
five years. The number of boys now en-
ployed by them in the shop is twenty nine.
The business is well adapted to boys Of all
ages, the work being light in its nature,
and having variety of branches.
The amount earned by tho boys from
November 1st to December 18th, 1857,
while in tho employ of Of Messrs. Warren
Crayath & Co., was S66,55. The amount
earned by tho boys from the 10th of Au-
gust, 1858, to November 18th, 1858,
while working on the contract of Messrs.
Woodhouse, Butler & Co., was As 90, ma.
king the total value Of labor performed on
contract to be SIP AZ.
The amount performed In the yard and
on the premises, was $3.50 90. Making
tho total value. S49S AZ,
would call the attention of the Board
of Control to tho necessity of seasonably
provieing for tho accommodation Of lar
ger number of inmates. The number of
dormitors now constructed is only 76, each
of which will admit of but one occupant
Of the whole number of dormitories, So
are now filled; and should the number of
inmates received during the next year be
as great as the number received dursng
the Tpast year, every dormitory will be
filed before it will be possible to complete
and furnish the additional wing to the
main building, which tho architectural plan
of the Institution requires. Should no
provision be made by tho Legislature, at
its next session for tho erection of this wing
nothing will be done until the next meet.
ing of the Legislature two years thereafter,
and as it will require one year to build and
furnish wing after the appropriation is
made, the Institution will actually remain
with :only seventy-six dormitories for three
years to come, while the number of persons
sentenced to the Institution will probably
require Accommodations at least twice as
large.
Respectfully submitted,
THEODORE FOSTER,
Superintendent
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CT aplain,s Report.

CT aplain's Report.
To the Board Of Control OF the House OF
Correction.
GENTLEMEN:-I respectfully submit my
report in reference to my duties rs Chap
lain.
Our religious services commence at 2
o'clock P. NJ, every Sabbath, and usually
last an hour and quarter, including Sun
day School exercises. Our manner Of con-
ducting the services is rs follows; Singing
and prayer; repeating in concert the Deca-
loguc, or Lords Prayer; singing again,
followed by discourse. The discourse
must be suited to the capacity of the hear
ers, and it must be interesting to gain
their attention.
We give them the privilege Of asking
questions during the discourse or in the
examination of the Sunday school lesson.
This, instead of making confusion, In
creases the interest of tho services, by tax
ing the ability of the teacher, or Chaplain,
to answer their ingenious questions. They
give good attention during the discourse.
When the Chaplain has occasion to refer
to any portion Of the Scriptures, to prove
or illustrate the subject before them, they
take their Bibles, or Testamcnts, and mark
them at those points, to be read in leisure
hours. The interest of the services is very
much increased by the proficiency the boys
have made in singing, under the instruc-
tions of Mr.. G. B. Robinson, Assistant
Superintendent. They are decidedly the
best class Of Juvenile singers We have ever
heard.
The Sunday school exercises follow i'm
mcdiately at the close of the discourse.
From the first Sabbath in November to
To the last in March, they are kept together
as one class. The boys recito the lesson,
each verse in turn, when questions arc
asked, and explanations given either by
the Teacher or Chaplain. After the reci-
tation Of the lesson, and instruction by
those Christian friends, they resume their
usual places and answer somo general ques-
tious, and closed by singing and prayer.
We cannot close before rendering thanks on
our own behalf and on the behalf OF the
other officers, to Mrs. Bagey, Mrs. Sey-
mour, Mrs. Crosby. Mrs. Hibbard, land 9th
crs, for their assistance in tho Sunday
School during the past summer. The pub
lie may Justly enquire, What effect has
been produced by these laborsi We an.
swer not so great as wo could desire, but
as good as Sunday School labors, bestow'
cd on similar class, in any portion OF tho
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land. They commit the lesson as perfectly
and rccite it as promptly, as any; and ap.
preciate, as highly as scholars possibly can.
the labors of their teachers. Judging from
the spirit and character Of these persons,
the nature Of service rendered, and the ca
ger and devout manner in which il is re-
ceived, we must say those labors cannot
possibly be in vain. Since he who sent US
forth hath promised, "For rs the rain COM
eth down, and the snow from heaven, and
returneth not thither, but watereth tho
earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud,
that it may give seed to the sower and
bread to the eater, so shall my word be
that goeth. forth out Of my mouth. II
shall not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that whereunto sent it." In
tellectual and moral improvement is not
the work of day; the future only can give
a satisfactory pnswes. Even the light of
eternity itself will be required to show the
fruits sprnging from the seed which is be.
ing sown.
All which is respectfully submitted,
BY your humble servant,
j. SoMERvILLE,
Chaplain of House of Correction.
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friends furnish them with postage stamps.
The number of letters written either by or
for the inmates, since the opening of the
Institution, is four hundred and thirty
three; of which number, three hundred
and fifty have been written during tho pres
ent year.
The Assistant Superintendent, Mr.. G. B.
Robinson, has given two lectures each week
on the theory and practice of Vocal Music,
in which the boys have made rapid and
commendable progress; so much so that
they arc capable Of conducting this part
OF the Chapel exercises in pleasant manner
and without assistance.
On Sunday morning the hoys riso half
an hour later than usual. After breakfast,
they are separated into three division !;
each division repairing successfully to the
washroom, where they all bathe and put
on clean clothes. They are then collected
in the school-room, where they spend one
and a half or two hours learning to
sing.
At halfpast one o'clock they prepare
for Chapel, From three and half o'clock
until bedtime, the boys listen to reading
by the officers in charge of them, with tho
exception of one hour after supper, in
which l form them into Bible-cass. The
exercises of this class are very interesting,
and wo hope useful to the inmates. We
commenced with the book of Genesis, and
have nearly finished the third chapter. At
dark the boys are put to bed. The Assist
ant Superintendent has charge Of the boys
in the forenoon, and tho Teacher in the
afternoon, from o'clock.
Acknowledging our obligations to our
Heavenly Father, for the blessings which
the School has enjoyed during the past
yeur, we go forward, hoping, by His mer-
cy, to see, in after years, those undor our
care become honest, useful and holy men /.
II. B. CROSBY, Teacher.
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The Library.

A fee of ten cents is taken at the door
for the maintenance and increase of the
Library.
There are at present one hundred vol
umes of miscellaneous books; and one hun
drcd and thirty-fve volumes of Sunday
School books in the Library. OF the lat
ter over one hundred volumes were dona-
ted by the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School of Middle Town, and about twenty
volumes by tho Baptist Sunday School, in
the year 1857; for which the Officers,
Teachers and Scholars of those Schools will
accept our sincere thanks.
In connection with tho Library is a
Reading room. The boys have access to
this room at all times when not in school
or at work.
The books in tho Library, and the pub
lications in the Reading-room, are, by
most of the boys read with good deal Of
interest.
From tho Library fund. a sufficient a.
mount ofmoney was appropriated to fur
nish the Sunday.schoo! department with
twenty copies of the Youths Penny Ga
zctt, and fifteen copies of the Childs Pa
per.
The following is statement Of the con-
dition and expenditure Of the Library fund !:
Cash on oand, Fov. 1s.
1857 $11 II
Cash received during the
year, Al so
$50 80
CasL pai1 for miscolla-
neous books, $50 70
Cash paid for newspa-
pers and Sunday
school publications, 13 so
Cash on hand Nov. Is,
1853. 10 04
S53 80
II. d. Crosby,
Librarian.
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Teachers Report.

To STE Ovu,S ~ OVnsrot OF tie House Of
Correction:
The Teacher would respectfully report
that there are fifty eight boys in the School
twenty-four of which number hUvo been
received during the year ending Nov. 18th,
1858.
Of the number received during the year,
six did not know the alphabet and fifteen
could not wri.o their names.
Of those now in School, seven under
stand common Fractions, study Clark's
Grammar, read in Cowdery's Moral Les.
sons, and constitute class No. l;
Eleven understand decimal numbers and
federal money, read in Sanders Fourth
Reader, and constitute Glass No. 2;
Twelve understand simple multiplication,
read in Sanders Third Reader, and consti.
tute Glass No. 81;
Twelve understand mental subtraction
and multiplication, read in Sanders Second
Reader, and constitute Class No. 4;
Thirteen understand mental addition
and subtraction, read in Sanders First
Reader, and constitute Glass No. 5;
Three recite in Sanders Primer, and
constitute Glass No. G;
Forty-four write on paper, and fourteen
on states. Thirty five write their own cor
respondencc.
OF tho three girls who were under my
care at the time Of the last report, two had,
at the time of their discharge, obtained
some knowledge of geography, mental a.
ritnmetic and writing, and one had learned
to read.
Owing to the discontinuancc Of the work
shop tho boys wero thrown out Of regular
industrial employment, and it was deemed
advisable to increase the number of hours
of School; hence. from December 23d
1857, to March 18th, 1858, school was
kept seven and one-half hours day; thus
giving the inmates one hundred and thir-
teen days. Of five hours each, extra time
in School, AS no vacations occur in tho
School, there have been three hundred and
ten days regular time, and one hundsed
end thirteen days extra time, making an
aggregate OF four hundred and twenty
three days, Of five hours each, Of School
during the year.
During the past year, the School has
been furnished with a full set of Pelton's
Political and Physical Outline Maps, and
instructions in geography is given orally
from these maps.
We have also been furnished with six
of Lambert's Anatomical Outline Plates, in
connection with which, instructions is given
in Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene.
Within tho year the School has been en-
tirely reorganized, and system of classifi-
cation, based upon arithmetical attainments,
has been introduced.
In consequence Of this classification,
some scholars who are very good leaders
may be required to read in the first or
second readers, because they have little or
no knowledge Of arithmetic; some who are
moro advanced in arithmotc, may be re-
auired to read in book somewhat too
hard for them. Yet it is thought that
these objections arc answered in tho fact
that the scholars will thus be enabled to
devote more time to that branch Of study
in which thoy arc least advanced, aud thus
establish moro Of uniformity in their men.
tai cultivation.
The inmates are allowed TO write letter
to their friends once in month, at the OF
peuss Of tho State, and oftener IL their
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Officers of the House.

THEODORE FOSTER, Superintendent.
CEpHAs B. ROBINSON, assistant Superin-
tendent.
HARMON B. CROSBY, Teacher.
CLAUpIUs B. SEYMOUR, Seward.
WILLIAM II. HAZE, Physician.
Rev. JAS. SoMERvILLE, Chaplain.
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Board OF Control.

JAMES Turner, Chairman.
EZRA JONES, Clerk.
CHARLES w. PENNY, Treasurer.