davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09
The Infants Drowning Place.

Mrs. Mason, missionary In Burmah,
once wrote:-L am now off Saugor, the is
land sarine of the Ganges. Yes, here we
are, on the spot where thousands upon
thousands of little infants have been Of
fered in the sacrifice to the god of the
river. The English long ago abolished
this cruel rite, but | am told that even
now, secretly, scores of little ones perish
every year, during the grand festival in
january. And while write, see seve-
lal dead infants floating in the waters near
tie head of the island, spot peculiarly
sacred to the idol goddess, as here two
branches of the Gauges join. Our cap
tain tells me that he once found one OF
these poor mothers floating upright under
the bowsprit, her feet having become en-
tangled with the cable Of his ship. Across
each shoulder was tied little innocent,
just as if she was bearing them upoI her
bosom. l can conceive of no one 6@t a
mother who would thus care for her tender
babies; and it is probable that being com
PEELED either by her own superstition or by
the cruelty of her husband, to sacrifice
her children, she chose to clasp her dar-
lings and die with them.'' M aa
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09
WHOLE NUMBER S83.

lookin' when he handed it to me, but L
wus. shut my hand aud he went off,
thinks |, here's spec, l only give him
IS cents and he's give me SO 50 change.
Must l tell him of it or not. Yes, says |,
to myself. Nanny used to say, exon
esty's the best policy" Aud then l
walked up to the man what had cum
around, and says l:
Stranger, you made mistake?"
81 reckon not!" says he.
Yes" (" said |, 81 give you 10 cents
and here's S2 50 change" held it out
and he looked at it, and then thot he'd
split lafin' Sys l:
Whats the matter?" 49,. X 49,. /.
CO." says he, and he could hardly git
his breth, that's new cent" | turned
1T over, and there, sure enough, was eore
cent? in big letters on the back OF it
Then l Went off and looked over the rsilin'
till | got up to Washington. When / got
off the boat, there was another crowd
hollerin'. Dreckly, up Gums ieiler;
says he:
"I'll take you 10 the Kirkwood Hpuse?"
"Well," says l, "cum along"
"Git III th5 omnibus" says he. Jist as
We were goin' to git in the omnibus, says
he:
Amy baggage sir" and he grinned all
over his face Thinks |, that feller's
tryin' to pleg me, and SO catching him by
the throat, says L:
You Internal fool, you know left it
in Mt. Jackson. l amt goin' to stand this
kinL Of stuff, and was ist goin' to plant
my fist between his eyes, when he begged
off, and said he didn't know it.
We'll" says |, "l'll let you off this
time, but conlound me if l don't whip the
next man." Well, got in the omnibus
and sot down, when in come Two women
and set one Oh each side Of me, and l
couldn't see myself for theft dresses; but
off we started dreckly, and l set as quiot
as mouse till | got TO the hotel. Then
| got out and stood ON the pavement with
The balance, when up cum the baggage
man agin; says he:
Which is your baggage, sir?'
"Here it is," says |, and hit him be-
tween the eyes, and down he cum. Then
ID big man with big stick and gold star
on his cote, walked up 10 me, and says
he
Il arrest you for breech Nv the peace,,'
Before could squar myself fur either
fte or an orgyment, he had me by the
back NV the neck and wus marehin' ms
off like IL common felun to the kalyboose.
Alas, poor Yorick, what would your
mamma have sed if she could a seen you.
Them miserable laws what takes, mau
up for nockug ono down for insultin' him.
"Well, I'm tired of writin' now, but if
you want any more, I'll yive you the bal
ance Iext time. Good by,
YORICk YAWNCE.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09
Orlglnal Aoetrg.
For the Meigs County Telegraph.
THOU HAST CHANGED.
DY D. II. GULF, Esq

D. II. CULP, Esq.
Thou hast changed--ah! sad to remember
From what thou vast in days that are past;
But round that shrine will still linger
"A thought of THEE, e'en to the last.
Thou hast changed; thon rose of the summer;
Bright hues are no longer thine, now;
And nought from thee's heard but deep murmurs,
While gloom shades that fair marble brow.
Thou hast changed; thy, VOWS are now broken
SO Gay idols have won thee, trowt. er
Those words thou SO falsely had spoken,
Sink deep in this wounded heart, now.
Thou hast changed; it seems but an hour
Since first thy fair form met;
'Twas then was struck b. thy power
And that deep wound is still bleeding yet.
Thou hast changed; for YOU vowed ever constant;
Fen but friendships fair ties were to prove,
But OH those VOWS have proved transient
As evening or mornings bright dews.
Thou art changed! Oh, God, must lose thee,
And be severed from that precious prize?
viii those eyes, angel-ike, now deceive me,
That have have spoke love meath nights starry
skles. ..
Art thou changed? lfso, then FOREVER
May angels thy pathway att end;
May fate thy path darken NEVER!
Bright Lizzie, my orce angel friend!
CLEVELAND, o., July 4th, 1859.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09
NO Mother.

.She has no mother!"
What volume of sorrowful truth is
comprised in that single utterance--no
mother? . -'. .
We must go down the hard, rough path
of life, and be Injured to care and sorrow
in their stelnest forms, before we can take
home to our own experience the dreadful
reality--no mother-without struggle
and tear.
But when it is said of ia frail young girl
just passing from childhood towards the
life of womaa, how sad iSIIhe story
summed up in that one short sentence?
Who now shall administer the needed
counsel? Who now shall check the way
ward fancies? Who now shall bear. with
the errors and failings Of the motherless
daughter? '-.
Deal gently with .he child.
Let not the cup of her sorrow be over
flowed by the harshness of yoar bearing.
or your unsympathizing coldness.
Is she needless Of her doing? Is she
forgetful Of her duty? Is she cireless in
her movement?
Remember. oh, remember, she has no
mother! s
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09
Perpetual Youth.

1t is an old legend that tells of foun-
Tain, which, to those So fortunate as to
find aud drink of it, has the power of be-
slowing perpetual youth. No student of
history IN unfamiliar with the story OF the
chiyalric Spaniard, Ponce De Leon. who
pursued the rumored trail OF this wizard
fountain through the wilderness OF Florida.
Alas, like many another as gallant and en-
Chusiastic soul searching for the alchemic
myth, the philosophers Stone," De
Leon, wearied in body and withered in
spirit, died ere he could gain a glimpse Of
the fabled fount. And so have died all
searchers for life's renewal. who sought
the elixir in the outer, visible world.
Ever as the footstep seemed TO tread close
upon the happy spot, some night shade OF
sorrow or death interposed and the track
of the fountain was foraver lost. Yet there
IL an accessible fountain of perpetual
youth, open and free to all; IA fountain of
virtue, whose waters, deeply quaffed by
the soul, wash the wrinkles of aye and
stains of time from the heart, and make
i(e--tbe longest lle-bloom with all the
beauty of its first verdure. They are ever
young who retain the innocency, the trust.
and the loving fervor Of youth 1t is not
the years that make us old, it is the crisp
ing flame oe our sensuous desires--our
lusts, our hatreds, our prides, our ambi
tions, He who drinks oblivion to these.
and his fill Of peace with the world and
content with the lot God youchsafes him,
may grow as gray as Methuselah. and yet
be as young as the morning Of life ere one
cloud has flecked its sky.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

Ey- The archbishop of Agram has been
personal enough to write a pastoral, IN
which he describes Victor Emanuaf as
"a cock sparrow presuming to peck at an
eagle"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

Ey-The greatest instance OF impudence
on record, is that Of a Yankee. who, in an
Italian city, stopped a religious procession
to light his cigar from one of the holy
candles.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

EE-A housemaid in The country, boas,
ting of her industrious habits, said that ON
q certain occasion she rose at four, made q
fire, put on the tea kettle, prepared break
fast, and made all the beds before a
single soul was UP in the house.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09
POMEieOY ROLLING MILL co.

Keep constantly on, hand and mahuIac,
turc to order. all kinds and sizes of ha;, rouhd and
square iron of superior quality, which they offer,
wholesale and retail, ut current rates. Also,
. American and Swede naii rods, steel and iron
plow-wings, cast and shear steel, wagon boxes
r3.iy L. A. OSrR0M, Supt
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

PETER LAMBRECHT, Matchmaker IL
Dealerin Watches, Clocks, Jewery and Fancy
Articles. Court street, below the new Banking
House. Pomeroy. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
carefully repaired on short notice. III
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

STEAM SAW MILL, Front street, Pom
eroy, near Karr's Run. Nal K. Nye, Proprietor,
Lumber sawed d to order short notice. Plastering
lath constantly on hand, for sale
JOHN s. DAVIS, has his Planning Ma
chine, on Sugar Run, Pomeroy, IN good order, and
constant operation. Flo1ong, Misunderstanding,
&C., kept constantly on hand, to MI or'ers. I-io
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

w. A. AICHER, Matchmaker and jew
elor, and wholesale and retail dealer in Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry and Fancy Goods, Front above
the Remington House, Pomeroy. Particular atten-
tion paid to repairing all articles in my line. IL
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

MoQUIGG & SMITH, Leather Dealers
and Finders, Court street, doors below the Bank,
and opposite Branch's store Pomeroy,o o
-MANUPACTURES.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09
BOOTS AND SHOES.

7. WHITESIDE, Manufacturer of Boots
and Shoes. Front Street. three doors above Stone
bridge. The best of work, for Ladies and Gentle
men, made TO rder. s.t...... IL
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

1@I1aae1oe1aaozat i'm all t1n1zass--SNe1at.css1
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-09

Legal adv ertisemcnts charged at rates allowed py
! W. from which 10 per cent. will be deducted FOR
advance payment.
Casual or transient Advertisements must be PAID
for in advance. ,--
Adv srtisemen nts not having the nnmbsr of inser-
tions marked on copy, will be continued until Tor
bid, and charged accordingly.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

ANTI-SLAvERY IN THE THEATREs.-We pub
lished in yesterdays paper communication
announcing that the principal persons engaged
in getting up an anti-slavery drama for one Of
the city theatres had withdrawn from the e.
tablishment, having been inundated by let
tiers threatening personal violence to them
should they continue to appear on the stage.
This emeatte is nothing more than what might
have been expected by any one who is familiar
with the effect Of abolition sentiments upon the
politics, religion and literature Of the country.
In less than twentyfv years niggerism has
killed of two great political parties-the wings
and Know Nothings-and it has divided and
demoralized the democratic party. So much
for the politicians. If we look at the Ameri-
can church we shall find that the Introduction
OF the slavery question has already divided the
two most numerous, powerful and wealthy
sects in the countryside Baptists and the
Methodists. We have the Baptist church North
and the Baptist church, the Methodist Book
Concern and the Methodist Book Concern South;
and the most bitter enmity exists between the
Northern and Southern members Of the same
sect The slavery question has likewise been
bone Of contention in the American Tract
Society and various other religious and philan-
thropic institutions Of the day, diminishing
their receipts, lessening their power of
usefulness, and bringing them general
~ into public contempt Latterly we
have seen Doctor Cheever's church, once
among the wealthiest and most fashionable
in the city, losing, through the introduction of
abolition doctrines into its pulpit, the better
part Of its congregation, and compelled to
ask eleemosynary aid from British abolitionists.
The same influences have ruined the light lite
nature Of the North, and killed several maya
zines uanan,'s Monthly for one. Everywhere,
90 far, the abolition infection has resulted
fatally.
And now we see it In Its latest phase, on the
boards of one Of the Broadway theatres The
result promises to be the same as usual Only
few days have elapsed since the "Octoroon"
play was produced on the stage, and already
there are dissensions, and quarrels, and indica-
tions that portend the early dissolution of the
concern. For brief period the exhibition Of
the almighty niger on the stage may
attract the attention of the curious theatre
gosgs; but the pupils viii seQa aa4
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

PRospEors OF New YORK MERCHANTS Down
S0UTH,-The traveller on the European Cont
nent must have his passport, with its indispen-
sable rise, and it must pass the inspection Of
the police from place to place, before the
bearer can pass. The present fearful crisis Of
the slavery agitation appears to have created,
by sort Of spontaneous combustion, pass
port system in our Southern States, and for the
especial benefit of our New York merchants.
But we find, from an example before us in the
Weekly Nescs, published at a place called En-
terprise, Mississippi, that aSsuthern passport to
our merchants may pass good many in the
lump, and that the rise Of local newspaper
editor will make it all right. Thus the editor
of the paper aforesaid gives his vs< to the pass
port of over half dozen New York firms, in
this fashion I'VE endorse the above named
gentlemen as being entirely sound on the mig
ger question, and connected with good and re-
liable houses" Our Southern newspaper edi-
tors may thus very often do good service to
the New York merchant; and we are happy to
recognise the friendly endorsement aforesaid
of our Mississippi contemporary.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

GOVERNOR MoRoAN's MEssAGE.-We under,
stand that Governor Morgan, in his annua
message, will touch the slavery trouble very
gingerly, and especially Brown and Helper.
These two enthusiasts in the common cause
have been little too fast, and the damages
which they have thus inflicted upon the repub-
lican party must be repaired as quietly as pos
sible. When party is thus compelled to beg
the question 1t is in danger of being routed.
Thus the old adage is fulfilled Too many
c99kg sp9u the broth"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

The EXECUTION AT CHARLEsTowN YEsrER-
DAY.-The last scene of the Harper's Ferry ira
gedy was enacted yesterday at Charlestown,
Va, in accordance with the fat of the law. The
two free negroes, Green and Copeland, were
hanged at little after eleven o'clock, and the
white men, Cook and Coppie, at few minutes
before one in the afternoon after having made
an unsuccessful effort to escape on the previous
night. The painful event was Witnessed by
about ten thousand persons, exclusive of the
military, but no disturbance whatever took
place. Thus, by the execution of these five
traitors, has the law been vindicated, and trea-
son against the peace and security Of the South
been justly punished.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

w. II. SEWARD ComG-PREpARATToNs FOR
Hrs REcEPr1oN--We understand that the Hon.
W. n. Seward is expected to arrive at this port
from Europe, perhaps tomorrow, and certain
ly within two or three days, and that private
circulars are aaoat among the republican man
ayers involving the necessary instructions for
grand republican reception in this city, and
for liberal demonstrations and large con-
sumption Of gunpowder, at every available
point along the Hudson river, and the Central
Railroad all the way up to Auburn. Very well,
30 be it We hope that Mr.. Seward, however,
will avail himself Of his reception here to de-
fine his position concerning his "irrepressible
conflict and Brown and Helper, so that the
Gerrit Smith abolitionists, as well as our more
conservative politicians, may clearly under
stand him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

embraced about 400 bales, including 1900 In transi
The affected the -four market unfAvoraby and com
grades Of State and Western were cents per bb
lower while the higher qualities dull and sales Of
all kinds moderate. Wheat was heavy, with small sales
Milwaukee club at 81 %, and prime white Indiana
and Michigan at 81 40 a 81 50. Corn was hsm, with
moderate sales Pork was less active and closed at easier
rates. Mess sold at sic 10 and prims at Sill So The
sugar market was firm, and closed at an advance Of
Hc per b., with sales Of 400 hhds. ZIG boxes and
1000 bags Manila, AZ full prices Coffee was drm but
quiet Freights were firm, with moderate engagements.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

some other sensation, and the Winter Garden
theatre will go down. with Cheever's church, the
Methodist Book Concern, the Baptist church,
and the Trsot Society. Tho Public Adminlstra-
tor will be called upon to act in his Official ca
pacity, and seal up the mask Of ITALIA, the
poison and dagger of Melpomone (now changed
10 o revolver or bowie knife), and keep them
in good order for the next customer. And
that will be the fate OF all the anti-slavery
theatres, if we are not very much mistaken.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

want 10 use the commercial men Of New York
for their own base purposes! We are greatly
mistaken in the character Of these gentlemen
if they will permit their names and themselves
to be placed in the mean position Of utensils
for defeated and degraded faction. Let the
merchants assume the direction Of the proceed
iDgs, aid not only denounce treason and dis
union, but organize comprehensive course Of
action, the first step Of which is to nominate
man of the right stamp for the Presi-
dency on Union and conservative platform;
not some obscure nobody upon whom the
people cannot rely in the hour of danger, but
a man we'll known to the whole country and
respected and loved by all classes. The man
who best answers to this description is General
Scott. Let him, therefore, be nominated on
Monday evening and an electric effect will be
produced throughout the land The conserva-
tive elements of the country will then have
standard bearer around whom they can rally
with enthusiasm, and the revolutionary party
will be overwhelmed with defeat as sure as that
to-morrows sun will rise.
We hope New York, the centre of political
light to the rest of the Union, will take the ini-
tiative in this great movement; and that the
merchants of the city will neither allow their
meeting to be used for the vile purposes of
faction, nor to pass away as nero fzzle, but
that they will make 1t a splendid triumph, the
first Of series ofScott meetings as enthusiastic
and successful as those which carried the
election of old "Tippecanoe" in 1910.
But whether they take any practical action or
not, we call upon the public throughout the
country to set the ball in motion at once Let
meetings be held in every State, and county,
and town, and let delegates be sent to con-
vention to meet in this city to confer the nomi-
nation on the man most worthy of it, and the
man best fitted to save the Union from the
shipwreck to which it is so fast drifting with
wind and tide, upon lee shore.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

Boc0ck. %
boteier ~
Scauer1ng.
There being no choice, the House adjourned. The
democratic members held caucus last night, and
tacitly agreed to stand by their candidate until
come new combination can be effected There
seems now to be little prospect Of an organization
until after the holidays.
The steamship America, from Liverpool via
Queenstown, arrived at Halifax yesterday. She
brings advces to the 4th instant, three days later
than previous accounts. The news, however, is
nnimportant The composition of the European
Congress occupied large share Of public atten.
ton, and Lord Palmerston was urged a. the repre-
sentative Of Great Britain. The French fleet had
demolished two forts of Morocco, at the mouth of
the river Tetuan, and had subsequently assumed q
position Of neutrality. The London money market
had undergone no change, and consols on the Sd
instant were quoted at 96s q $50. The Liverpool
cotton market was dull, and decline of oneeighth
of apenny per pound on all descriptions is reported.
Breadstufs and provisions were dull
The Supreme Court in Columbia county has
issued an Injunction by which the sale Of the ferry
leases now held by the Union Ferry COMPANY.
which was to take place to-day, has been stopped.
The grounds for this order of the Court are set
forth in legal document, which may be found on
the second page of to-day's HERALn
The Board of Police Commissioners held their
regular meeting yesterday afternoon. The resigna-
lion of officer James G. Finch, Of the Twenty-fr
precinct, was received and accepted. A resolution
was passed requesting the District Attorney to
proceed against the poll clerks Of the Fourth dis
tict, Twentgsecond ward, for their alleged mis-
conazst in the canvass Of the votes at the last cleo
Men. A communication was received from large
number Of merchants, asking that boats crew be
retained at the Quarantine to enforce the sanitary
regulations. 1t was referred to the General SUPER
intendent with power. In the Special Sessions ON
Thursday, officers Bowers and Woodward were san.
fenced to pay fine Of $50 each, for an aggravated
assault and battery upon Jane AcCord, keeper OF
, house Of bad repu&e.
To-day, ct ten o'clock A. NJ, meeting win be
held IN the Jewish Synagogue, in Greene street for
the purpose Of devisng measures and procuring aid
Tor the relief Of the unfortunate victims Of the war
between 6pgin and Morocco. Rev. DR.. Rapban
che rabbi, VIII address the meeting.
me foreign news received yesterday was considered
more favorable for cotton and the market here close,
advance Of 80. per ID, riay for midlas M
lads. Which nc neH gp0te VI IL: ?:. :, a.. 80.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.


uoou-TRov R-LoHsARo-tUcREzfA B0kGfk. Evening
-IRoH Cuxsr-SyIxcrIon FROM OrDRAs-RosERT AAcAIRx
BOWERY THEATRE Bowery.-INsuRREcron-Go
NATURED GsNTLEAAN-MAGlc ToYs-CRow Osow.
WINTER GARDEN. Broadway. opposite Bead street.
OcTORo0N.
wALLACK's THEATRE Bsoadwsy.-EvERYBopYs
FRIxxD-PorfISc xaE QUESTION.
LAURA KEENEs THEATRE. ga BruAdway.-Ds.Axz
RELATIONS.
NEW BewERy THEATRE. Bowery.-sAxoS AND
PYTuIAS-STAcE SrRucx-IRsH EAIcR AHr-MAGIc TRUMPET
BARNUMs AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway.-Afer-
noon and Eyenipg-Do0A or DkvuLA
WOODS MINsrRKL's. ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SONGS,
DANCES, Ac-PYTER PIPER PEPPER PopGR
BRYANTg MINsTREIS Mechanics Hail. x72 Broadway-
BuRIksouEs SoNGs, DANCES, &cAr Coz TfkK TO TARRr.
NIBLO's SALOON. Broadway.-GEo CusrsrT's MIN
BrRns SONGS, DANCES, BURLEsouEs &cBLAcK STATUE.
ROE OpxsIs ANN LYaIo PRovERssMatnee at Two Clock
OIvIxRA TEE yIoIlssr.
CHATHAM Observation-Disclosures PxRroRx-
AHcEs &c--Anernoon and Evenng-DIcx TuRPrN-FAsr
NAN.
TEMPLE BALL, Ninth sreet-KIxc SoGoNoxs TKxPI1.
HOPE CHAPEL. 10 BroadwAy.-wAuox's EAIA