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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-05

THE subscriber has again re-
i sumed her Millinery busi-
ness in the room occupied as a
Grocery and Notion Store, by
Martin Hecox, one door west of
W. A. Aicher's Jewelry & Watch
Establishment where she will
be happy to wait on all her old
custnmers and as-mnnu nau
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-05
PIXIES PEAK coRREsPoNDENcE.

John Weleh, Esq, and others, Athens,
Ohio. .. t...
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-05
Whit1nore, Wolff, Duff & Co.,
4 Importers and Dealers in t
H A r D w A r E, z

SIGN OF THE ANVIL,
No Sc Wood St., three doors above st.
Charles Hotel,
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-05

and leading him away, and his wherea-
bouts and doom is yet unknown to the
people. Rumor says that several men,
whose names are unknown, have been
found hanging to trees. Such proceed
ings have excited the people toa determin-
ed opposition, and night before last a meet
| ing was called which appointed a com
mittee to draft a plan by which. those
suspicioned Of crime may have public
and fair trial, From the speeches be-
fore the meeting, and other demonstra-
tions of the citizens, [ am satisfied that
/ the vigilance committee Will be put
| down, and if justice demands it they
will, in all probability, be punished for
any precipitancy or unwarrented execu-
tions which they have brought about
There are plenty of vegetables in mar
ket; the largest and incest onions [ ever
saw are raised here. The land under
cultivation is generally irrigated, as a
part of the summer is generally affected
by the drouth. In conclusion I would
say that thiscountry is not the place for a
man unless he has capital; to be sure
there are few who will make diseove-
ries or stake claim that will pay; but
they are of the fewest number when COM
pared with the great majority who go
home penniless. Time and capital may
develop the mineral wealth of the noun
tains here, so that they will offer sub
stantial inducements to theplebeslof the
States; but as yet they had better re-
main at home. : -'a-z'-
,E R. A. SIDEBoTToM.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10
A Good Document.

We see it stated that the Union Exc
cutiyc Committee, at Washington intend
publishing a1million copies of Washing
tons Farewell Address, for gratuitous cir
oulation. The careful perusal of that
sacred legacy from the Father Of his
Country, should put TO shame the un-
holy crusade now being waged against
tho Constitution by secessionsis, fire.
caters, abolitionists and disunionists of
every stripe and section. Wequote from
| the Address:
"The unity of government which con-
| stitute you one people, is also now dear
| to you. 1t is justly SOL for it is q main
| pillar in the evidence of your real in
| ependence-the support Of your tran
guilty at home, your peace abroad, of
| your safety, of your prosperity. of that
very liberty which you so highly prize.
| But as it is easy to forsee that, from diff
ferent quarters, much pains will be taken,
many articles employed, to weaken in
| your ininds the-cont lotion of this truth (;
as this ia the point in your political for
tress against which the batteries of in
| ternal and external enemies will be most
constantly and actively Though often
covcrtly and insidiously) directcd,--it is
/ Of infinite moment that you should
| properly estimate the immense value of
| your national union to your collective
and individual happiness; that you should
cherish cordial, habtual, and immova-
| able attachment to it; accustoming your
selves to think and speak of it as of the
palladium of youi political safety and
prosperity; watching for its preservation
with jealous anxiety; notwithstanding
| whatever may suggest even Il suspicion
that it can, inrrfovcnt, be abandoned ;
d da%nins d .. q oIto 'nS an1
| portion of our 2pnutry from the rest, or
to enieeblc tho sacred ties which now
! link togcther The varions lprts.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

possible, peacefable ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
the present Confedcracy and the forma-
ton of Southern one"
VIM. Porcher Miles, of South Carolina,
said
GLOW do we stand now2 The South
stands upon her own platform, depen-
dent upon her own strong arm for sup
port. We have determined to support
two men who have heartily endorsed the
platform with Southern code"
We'll might Il. g. Scott, says the Nash
villo "Patriot," a delegate from Alabama,
as he is reported to have done at Rich
mond, unfurl the breckenridge banner
with the war cry Of PROTECTION OR
BIOODW
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

DRusEs.-Since the Massacre of the
Christians IN Syria commenced, the ques-
ton is frequently asked, who are the
Druscs? A New York paper answers;
They are principally sect of the Ma
hommedans, existing only in SYRIA
Their name is derived from Darali or
Dnrsi, who as early as 1919 came as amis-
sonary to them from an ofishoot of the
Mosem stock. Singularly enough, the
Druses disavow any belief in the peculiar
doctrines of the man whose name they
bear, and do not hesitate to call him a
hereto, and to look upon the title of
"DIuse" as q stigma.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

p4" The proprietors of the La Crosse
wis., Republican and of the Democrat
have bet their entire Establishments
valued at $4,000 each-on the result of
the election in Illinois and Wisconsin,
If Douglas carries both States the editor
of the Democrat is to take both concerns.
If Douglas does not carry both States,
then the editor of the Republican is the
winner. Property to be delivered on the
4th Of March next.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

ANOTHER SLAyER.--A New York dis
patch of the2d says the steamship Carnak,
from Nassau, reports slave schooner
ashore on Landyard Key. She brought
four hundred negroes from Africa, forty
of whom died. The remainder were
brought to Nassau by the wreckers. The
vessels name is unknown. The captain
cut his throat on the first day out. The
mate shortly after. was drowned. Three
of the crew are at Nassau.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

WIVES OF TIE CANDIDATEs.-The New
Orleans Delta states that the several can
didates for the Presidency married South
ern ladies. Lincoln married lady OF
Lexington, KY, where Breckenridge was
born and married. Mr.. Bells wife is a
native of Kentucky, and Mr.. Douglas
first wife was native of North Carolina
his present one being native of Mary
land.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

WELL DoNE.-Geo. L. (son of the late
Gen. Gillespie of this place who is now
a member of the Military Academy at
West Point, took the first honors of his
class, at the recent examination. This is
a high compliment, in an Institution so
distinguished for severity Of discipline,
and thoroughness in every department OF
science as is our National Military School.
=(Lnk IHr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

RS" A Washington correspondent Of
the Richmond Wing, says it is rumored,
in the Federal Capital, that, after the Nir-
gnia Convention on the lGth, inst, Gov.
Wise viii lsfdoT for Bell and Everett
or course. hi is given as mere rumor,
and in the absence of proof, must be
treated as Of little worth, The Governor
has shown himself capable ofchange, and
if he could change from good to bad, let
us be charitable enough to suppose there
is still enough virtue in him to make him
reverse the order, and change from bad
to good.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

A PERSECUTION OF Christians IN CHINA.
A French paper says that fierce per-
secution has broken out against the
Chrirtians in Cochin-China. Their vii
ages have been destroyed, some of their
priests are in custody awaiting death, the
missionaries are hiding from the ven
geance of the government in the woods,
and the whole Christian population has
been dispersed. No cause for this sud-
den outbreak is assigned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

ARKANSAS ELECTORAL TICKETs.-The Bell
and Everett electoral ticket for the State
of Arkansas is composed of the following
staunch gentlemen; Jas. Yell, Of Jeiltr-
son, A. II. Cortland, Of Pulaski; II. f.
Thomson, Of Crawford; John II. Askew,
of Union
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

s59- Henry W. Miller, one q the Dem
ocratic Electors of North CGolina, has
resigned, because he can't go FIR Breckin-
ridge. lie will, in all probability, be put
on the Douglas ticket. Hon. Duncan
McRae, of the same State, , also for
Douglas.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

DADE County, GA.-A great revival of
religion is recorded as going on in Dade
county, Ga. In November there will
probably be o change in the politics of
that county, too.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10
The Abolition Conspiracy in Texas

The Abolition Conspiracy IN Iexas.
We take the following from the Hous-
ton telegraph of Saturday;
From Dallas we learn that some one or
two white men have been hung. From
Waxabachie we haveseen letter written
bv n merchan to his correspondent in
this city, which gives sone of the details
of a conspiracy there to murder the poo
pie and destroy the town. IN manner
similar to that Of Dallas. The plot was TO
have been carried out last Sunday. 1t
was discovered however, and two Write
men whose names are not gwen, were
hung on Saturday last the DIST inst
Some twenty odd negroes were to be hung
also next week,
Mr.. Cruder, who is just down from the
upper country, confirms the accounts we
have received from DIR. Pryor. lie states
that in Dallas they have eight or ten ne
groes, who appeared to be ringleaders, III
confinement They probably be hung.
In Waxahachie the discovery was made
through the voluntary confession OF ne
gro woman beloDgingto Mr.. Marchbanks
throughout the whole region, embracing
Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant and Denton coun
ties, the testimony of the negroes has been
the same. They have all agreed in say
ing that they were to burn the houses ano
murder the women on the first Monday
in August. They were then to attack
the people at the polls, aided by the rein
forcement Of the expected abolition band
and having got possession of arms, provls
ions, etc, fight their way to Mexico.
At Waxahachie, as appear by the con
fession of the negroes, negro was detail
I 4 Al l. ia
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

rsA- It is very truly said that the spire
of very fashionable church is usually
tho only thing connected with it that
goes towarde Heaven.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

A LAND OF MILK AND HoNEY.-A bee
tree was found last week, eight miles
from Henderson, Texas, containing IL
feet of sealed honey-comb, weighing (af-
ter all the adjacent families had eaten
thereof to their satisfaction) two hun
bred and seven pounds.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

MlssIssIPPI.--A Convention to nomi-
nate Douglas Electoral ticket for Mis-
sissippi, will meet at Grenada on the 18th
inst.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

BGy" Gen. Lanes advocates allege that
his ignorance is his misfortune and not
his fault. That may be, but, if the peo-
pie of the United States were to elect an
ignorant man to the Presidency it wSpld
be their fault and not his misfortune.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

DSN Every advocate of disunion, and
every factionist South is for Breckenridge
and Lane; and every factionist and IA
matte North is for Lincoln and Hamlin -
While conservative men of both sections
are for Bell and Everett.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

Hsa5~ "What has he (Breckinridge1 ev-
or done, or said, or written to carry him
to the next generation?"- Garrett Darts.
Nothing very remarkable that we know
of except that in his speech at Tippec0-
noe in 1850 he said:
'The people Of the Territories under
the Kansas Nebraska act have the full
right to establish or prohibit slavery,
JUST As STATE WOULD, which principle is
old as Republican government itself."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

TExAs.-A telegraphic dispatch from
Galveston, Texas, dated July 3lst says
the large Touring and lumber mill at
Austin, was burned on the sixth. Loss
100000 The work OF incendiaries. A
negro was caught setting fire to build
ing in Georgetown. lie confessed that
he was melted by two Abolitionists to burn
tba totv,,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

CosTA RICA.-The latest intelligence
from Costa RIGA announces the fact that
Mr.. Ambrose w. Thompson has succeed
ed at last in procuring from the Govern
ment of Costa Rica what will probably
prove the most important Railroad grant
yet obtained on the Isthmus. 1t is to
continue eighty years, the roadway to be
three hundred yards wide, with alternate
sections on either side donated in fee
The ports OF each end Of the road are to
be free, and the troops and messengers of
the Government are to be carried over it
free of expense. The road will run from
the Bay Of Caronada, on the Pacific, to
the Point of Carita on the Atlantic
The terms of the grant are exceedingly
liberal, and in case OF any disagreement
as to the meaning Of hcOrticlcs of agree
ment the Supreme Court Of Chilli are to
act as arbtrators.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

eG- Heenan has been challenged to q
fstio combat by o Georgia slave named
shadrach.
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Atllsus 9ast.
TERMS

Two DoLLARs YEAR, payable in sdvance.
Announcing names Of candidates for office $500,
Cash.
Obituary Notices over twelve lines, charged at
the re guar advertising ratte.
An Communications intended lc promote TIC phi
vatc ends or interests of Co,porstioas Societies.
Schools o. Indisidp@ls, will Lo charged as Giv-t-
tisomcutE.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

s65- 1t is being charged that Mr.. PRLL
voted to abolish slavery in the District Of
Columbia. There are some men and things
that do not deserve respect. Whoever
makes that charge against Mr.. BELL is
guilty ofyilful and malicious lying. That's
all.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

GEoRGlA.--The Constitutional Union
Convention of Georgia meets at Milledgc-
vile next Monday, 18th. The Convcn-
ton is called for the purpose of nomina-
ting Bell and Everett electoral ticket.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

say The editor dill not reach home
from pil>eville 'hI week until Thursday
noon and did not sec the communication
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

Il KYow HE is HONEST" a friend in
fomed the Nashville Banner a day or two
since that he heard veteran Democrat
say to Bell and Everett man substanti-
ally: "Sir, my party is broken UP and its
prestige destroyed. | see no hope for
good in factions. am for the Union and
for my country, and l shall vote for John
Bell kao,c he is honest" Thousands of
patriots all over the country, who have
heretofore voted the Democratic ticket,
will follow the example of this gentleman,
who has voted the Democratic ticket for
thirty years
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

B8yn ''IIe (Douglas) stole Dickinson's
thunder"--Squatter 'Sovcreignty.--Gar-
ret Dapjs.
Yes, and the wrathy old Dickinson now
damns the thief and the thunder too.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

WIGrALL or HIS TRAvELs.-Thc Vickg-
burg Sm announces the passage Of Scna-
tor Wig(all through Mississippi, on his
way to Texas to fight against Houston.-
The SIM adds:
"Hc was detained forseveral hours, and
many of our citizens had the pleasure of
making his acquaintance. He informed
u that Tennessee the home Of Mr.. Bell,
will go fortLe Breckinridge ticket, against
the combined opposition, by an ovorwhe!m-
ing majority. He was .iustirom that State,
and OF course was not speaking at ran
dom. IL is sanguine Of tho election of
Breckinridge and Lane by The people,
lie would nayo made speech here but
for his earnest desire 20 get home and as
sist in redecming Teas"
Wigtull knows just about as much OF
the state OF parties in Tennessee, as he
does fthedeeoncies and Propriotas Of ey-
cry day intercourse. He passed through
Tennessee at railroad speed, and his OPP
portunities for obtaining correct Informal
ton were great, OF course. It is jus. such
little Aap-and-Ay- backs as Wigfall, assisted
by few editorial pisnlres, who are max
ing all the noise about the Secession tick
ct. The statement that the people OF
Tennessee will vote with and for the dis
uuionists is SANDER. They will do no
such thing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

nz.ya The latest statement of the CON
dition of the Democratic press is thus
given 10y the New York Herald:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

LINCOLN ELECTED.-The New York Her
aid which has recently declared for the
Secession ticket says in its issue of tho
Goth:
Lincoln is virtually elected Breckin-
ridge and Douglas have elected him be-
tween them, and all that Old Abe has to
do now is to select his Cabinet and get
his things ready for journey to WASH
ington,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10
From an Illinois letter we quote:

For twenty years there have not been
such crops Of corn, wheat, oats, rye and
barley as have been raised this year.
Nothing can prevent the harvest Of full
crop Of corn in all except the two north
elm tier of co3nties but an early FROST
Winnebago, asmall county, is estimated
to yield one million bushels of wheat,
two millions Of corn, and one million of
oats and barley this year. One township
in Knox county will have $4,000 bush
els of corn, and tho county from three and
a half to four millions of bushels. One
farmer near Sterling, on one section, Gl0
acres, will have $1,000 of wheat and
other crops in proportion. of course
with such crop there is a great want of
hands, and wages are from 81 25 to 50 90
per day. 1t is expected that everybody
vii! keep Thanksgiving day in Illinois
this year.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

Ba5" Col John d. McAdoo, formerly of
Knoxville, in this State, is the Opposition
candidate for Attorney General of Texas.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

NASHVILLE DlsTRcT.-R. W. Haywood,
Esq, has been nominated Elector on the
Breckenridge ticket for the Nashville Dis.
trict, in the place of Hon Andrew Ewing,
who respectfully declined the position.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10
What Democracy has Donn.

Bearing in mind that the expenses of
the General Government have reached
about EIGHTY MILLIONS under the
present Administration, let the whole
country read the following manly comics.
sions from lgo}'g1 Democrats from various
sections Of the Union:
"Whcn / first entered Congress. in 1888
the expenses Of the government were on
ly S3o,uOO,O eco FER anuum. The country
had gone through the expensive Mexican
War with siXty-three thousand soldiers
in the field for thirty millions. and now
in time of peace. the estimates were sey-
enty-thrcc millions! He believed forty
millions an abundance for the national
expense. "-Iioa. 4. II. Acpclas.
This goyernmcnt, siXty-nine years of
age, scarcel. out Of its swaddlng clothes,
is making more corrupt uses of money, in
proportion - the amount collected from
the people, q honestly believe, than amy
other government on thc habitable globe
Hon. lHd,c~ johnson, Of Tenn.
II think il is not saving too much to
declare tina. this country has gone faster
and further, in ten years. in extravaganza,
than most other countries have gone in
centuries. '-Go. Hicl&s
Before God believe this to be the
most corrupt government on earth. -
Senator T5oDjs
"From the 5yways and the highways of
the government the rottcnncss of corrup-
ton sends folh an insuhcrahle. STENCIL
Why are the PEOPLE so patient? Why
SAUNDERS the Indignation OF the Democra-
cy"-R27cr i. P,y0r'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10
North Carolina Elections.

The following is the latest dispatch we
have received from North Carolina:
Raisigh, August 6.--In IS counties the
net gain for Poole is 1900 over Fillmorc's
vote, comprising two-lhirdS OF the vote OF
the State. If Poole gains in the same
ratio, Eliis's majority will be about 300.
The Democracy carry the State with Il
diminished majority in the Legislature.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

GEN. CASA dispatch from Washing,
ton announces that Gen. Cass is detained
in Michigan dangerously i'll. II is APP
pretended that he will never he able to
resume has duties as Secretary Of state.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

p1BTH In one Of the Ohio districts man
taking the census arrived at a farmhouse,
and in the absence of the men, proceeded
to ask questions of the ladies. Ladies',
how many male COWS have you" 1--WE
have no male cows" replied a young lady
"a sweet, ethereal creature of some
two hundred pounds weight-"but we
have gentleman bull calf" The census
taler put it down.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

The Constitution, the Union, and Il.
Enforcement of tie Lqtcs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

y FINE PROsPECT,--W. i. Yancey, in
his speech at Huntsville, said:
"The contest of 1866 was barely won
by united democracy, said Col. Y. We
are now divided-have only 127 votes,
the whole Southern States, with Oregon
and California, divided between BrckinI
ridge, Bell and Douglas"
Yancey calculates certainly upon tho
election of Lincoln, which is to be the
signal for dissolution of the Union. The
honest masses can thwart the whole
scheme by concentrating upon Bell and
Everett.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

sEA. The city debt of Memphis is sta
ted by Alderman Martin at S42j, 600, and
according to the same gentleman, tho
city is bled annually to the amount of
$S7 1000, to pay interest upon it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

A LETTER FROM FRANHLIN PiERcE.-1he
Union and American of Sunday publish
es letter from franklin Pierce, addressed
to B. F. Hallott, of Boston. 1t offers very
poor encouragement to the breckenridge
men, but as it is as good as they get from
any quarter, it seems to be thankfully
received. The following is an extract
from the letter:
There has been, in fact, no nomination
made in conformity with the established
and recognized usages of that organiza-
ton the democratic party and hence
sound and faithful men will find nothing
in the proceedings, so far as the nominees
are concerned, to bind their party .tealy.--'
Under these circumstances, it would grat-
ify me exceedingly if our friends in all
sections of the land could unite earnest
ly and cordially in the support Of Mr..
Breckenridge and Gen. Lane, ard thus
insure for our cause signal victory; BUT
THISCANNOT EVEN BE HOPED FOR"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-10

HEARD Ir--Spealkcr Pennington on his
return to Newark, n. j., last Tuesday,
was greeted by Il concourse of his polite
al friends. Speaking OF his election as
Speaker, he said:
We had q caucus, and at that caucus
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, arose and said : 81
nominate Gov. Pennington, of New ,Jcr-
sep" Some one said, why, Stevens.
thought you were going to vote for Shcr-
man until the crack Of DOOM" Il was"
replied Stevens, "and yesterday I heard
the crack" Great laughter and cheers. |
And so it came to pass that ! was elect
cd