Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-04
ArnEns, Dec. 28, 1888.

| DeoF I6c2Tdph: Al Blk tnlrty tnlS
morning. took tie train for this seat Of
learning. where it is highly proper to quote
Latin. I" and be otherwise profound. and
arrived safely two or three hours after time.
almost came upon a Sensation" item
by the way. but my unusual ill-luck pre-
vented its realization. ~ Somewhere near
Chillicothe, we met the downward train,
Ut dead halt with several cars off the
track. or course, we we're detained until
they were put on again. But the un-ro-
mantle conductor had so bungliDgly man
aged the matter, that there was no blow-up
of the boiler-no smashing of cars--no-
body killed, and not even a back dislocated
or limb broken! In short. there was no
body hurt--nor even decently frightened,
and no damage done. This was U,ry pro-
voking, as otherwise I would have had a
theme for real ''sensation" letter, beside
the occasion it would have offered for sun
dry very grave and useful reflections,
which are thus wholly lost to the readers
Of the 1slegrapf., And, in addition to
this, the conductor on our train was SO in
tolerably stupid. that, instead of rushing
into the down train as he might have done
as well as not, he reversed the engine and
stopped before coming nearit! Ofcourse,
all ed tors and newspaper correspondents
could not but feel indignant. And, these
conductors are hereby notified thatiif they
won't furnish the occasion for interesting
items, the public shall be informed of their
want of enterprise. On almost any other
road such an opportunity would have fur
nished at least a column of names of
"killed" wounded" and missing"
Between Chillicothe and this place. osr
train ran of the track, but with the same
result. If they can't furnish anything
more exciting they may just as we'll not
run off At all. ! shall not notice any more
such abortive attempts. g@b. a.asue
/ think l mentioned, as a singularity,
that there were no ladies' on the boat from
Pomeroy to Cincinnati. The same phe-
nomenOn occusred on the r. r. A belle
or TWO of the ''colored persuasion hon
ored US with their presence for short dis
lance, but no others. Wishing. if possi-
bic, to solve this mystery, named the
circumstance to lady friend here, and
asked for an explanation. She rose from
her seat with great dignity. and with
sparkling eyes and rose tints on her cheeks
replied, E" Why, hosr could heyf" This
answer, given SO emphatically in the form
Of an appeal as it was, caused me to reflect
. moment, and remembering the width OF
cabin doors on steamers, and seats in cars.
and then surveying the queenly form OF
my fair preceptress, the question was al
once and forever solved. 'Hssc could
Ithey?'' Strange, l had not thought Of il
before! And, stranger still, what a world
of significance can be conveyed in 80 short
q sentence! '.'' .'.---,..i't 'fni a.
Nothing Of importance transpiring here
Last night, or rather this morning, cou'
.
pie Of burglars confined in Jail here. made
their escape byupsetiiDg the Sheriff while
he was making fire, and retresting to the
woods. They were botly pursued, and the
Sheriff caught one ofthem short distance
from tewn, but could not hold him. They
are desperats fellows and will not probably
be oVertaken.
There has been considerable sickness
here this Fall. and an unusual number have
died mostly children.o There is no pre-
sailing disease at present. . -
The s.tilnes, |" from what we can learn,
are quite as hard here asht ourown county.
am told that the taxes here are foo dolIGrs
itty- three cents and sir mills on each hum
Fdfed dollars valuatibnl What is this, but
permanent rent? Aiarge portion Of this
enormous tax is to psy Il'stntsre'f on r. =.
bonds wlicb ate vovtbless. And after
taxing the people II, this style for one gem