Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-07-19
NEWS AND OgMESs ITEMS.

ChSS III regafd 10 the pTotSCtloH OF UHluIat-
lied citizens that has been assumed by the
liberal press throughout the country.
Eff Mr.. james j. Faran has left the
editorial chair of the Cincinnati ''Enqui-
rev." win which he first became conuec-
ted in 1914, but retains his proprietary
interest. aud will be an occasional con
tributor,
NEGRO EMIGRATIoN TO llAYTI.-The
New Orleans "Dclta" says that large
numbers of free negroes are leaving Louisi.
ana for Hayti. Several hundred have
gone, carrying with them farming imple-
ments, clothes. furniture and money. The
Hayden government gives them land, and
pays their passage 10 the island.
HvMpoLpT's LIBRARY.-Mr. Wright,
American Ambassador Mt the court of
Berlin, has, it is stated. offered so, 900
thalers for the library left by Alexander
Won Humboldt. 1t is not probable that,
under the pressure of the present times,
he will meet with many, if any, competi-
tors in Prussia or Germany.
EE-A letter writer, in speaking of The
Arapahoe Indians, says: 1.-The young
ones are thorough savages-their allow
ance Of clothing averaging six inches
square of Buffalo skin to each, but so I'M
equally distributed Gas is the case with
worldly goods in general that the maor-
ity have IA scantier allowance"
a FAsTrDIous WIFE.-lL is said that a
MN named Byers, who was hung at
Welland, Mass, a few days ago, previous
to his execution offered "A physician the
privilege Of taking his body aftei' death
for the sum of so. The offer was ac-
cepted. The money was RENTED to his
wife, but the poor woman refused TO re-
ceive it.
DEAF ON ONE SIDE.-When the grand
Jury was being empaneled at Cambridge,
Massachusetts, last week, a juror asked to
be excused on the ground that he was deaf
of one ear, and could only hear on one
side. Judge Hoar replied that that did
not appear to be a sufficient excuse, since,
as a grand juror, lie waS only erpected to
rear one Stte.
Eg~The danger of having ones like
ness engraved has been illustrated in the
case of "A Grand Master of the Odd Eel
lows in England, who has become a large
d~efaulter TO the order and fled. Some
years ago, Lis portrait was engraved at
the expense of the order, and now the
copies nave been distributed among the
police to aid in discovering him.
A FoRTUHATE MAN.-A correspondent
of the New York Esprit of the Times"
wiring from Bowleyvilie, Ky, says:
About twelve mouths ago a young man
in this county, Breckenridge, got married
and went to hous excepting. In a short
time his mare had twin colts; not long
after his COW had twins; this spring all his
ewes, six in number, had twins, and now
we are told his wife has twins-a fine boy
and girl both Of which are doing well.
II lie tool, p1aca in twelve months
PROFITABLE PEAR TREEs.-A gentle
man near Vicksburg, Miss, recently sold
fruit from two hundred and fifty pear trees,
Occupying about two aud a half acres of
land, to the amount of five thousand dol
lars, in "A single season. They were packed
in boxes, holding about three pecks each,
and sold for four dollars a box. The va
rieties were principally the Bartlett, and
the Beurre Diel. and each box contained
from four and a half to five dozen pears.
The fruit on a single tree sold for eighty
dollars.
ANCIENT EGGs.-A correspondent from
New Orleans writes on June 18Th:
IL lave a most odorous item for per-
sons who are fond of sweets cake and con
~fections generally. A commission house
of this city sold, a few days ago, eight bar
rels of egg which were put down in the
bill rs Observation-Disclosures and rot
ten These eight barrels of concentrated
fragrance were purchased for the use of an
extensive confectionery establishment. at
the price of twenty-five dollars, and proba-
bly, before this time the ninety dozen eggs,
which each of them contained, have en-
tered largely into the composition of sun
dry tempting-looking cakes and ice
creams"
Later from Pixies Peak.
LEAvENwoRTH, July 2.-The "Times"
publishes a communication from the gold
region, dated June 18th, considerably
later than previous advices, also a private
letter from Horace Greeley, who says there
is no mistake about the existence of gold
in paying quantities.
The last three days working of Defrees,
Barber & Shotwell's claim, produced
8 $1,000. Estimating the gold at $18 per
ounce, $500 per day per sluice is consid-
cred a fair average of the operations of
all parties.
It is calculated that 500 sluiccs will be
in operation by August LIST.
New and rich discoveries are made every
day.
a FooL1su FELLow.-Mr. James Ste
~ens has been exhibiting several bloody
and disgusting feats to delighted audiences
= in MaysVille, Ky. He drew "a knife
through his arm, between the bones Of his
carry through the audierce;'' to drive a
a knife through his limbs, etc., and all
formed all these feats, not By slight at
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