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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
BY JOHN pHGN1x. *


George Washington was one of the
most distinguished movers in the Amer
lean Revolution.
He was born. of poor but honest par
ents, at Genoa, in the year 1892. His
mother was called the mother of Wash
ington. He married in early life, a
single widow lady, Mrs Martha Custis,
whom Prescott describes as the cussidest
prettiest woman south of Mason and
Dixon's line Young Washington COM
menced business as county surveyor,
and was present in that character in a
sham fight under General Paddock,
where SO many guns were fired that the
whole body OF militia were stunned by
the explosion, and sat down to supper
unable to hear word that was said
His supper was afterwards alluded to
as Braddock's S deaf eat, and the smile,
ssdead as Braddock,' and subsequently,
Vulgarized ''deaf as a haddock," had its
rise in that circumstance. Washington
commanded several troops during the
Revolutionary War, and distinguished
himself by crossing the Delaware river
on ice of very adequate thickness, to
visit family of Hessians of his ae-
auaintance. He was passionately fond
rof green peas and string beans; and his
fayorite motto was: I'm time of peas
prepare for war.
Washingtons most intimate friend
was French gentleman, named Marcus
Doe, who from his constant habits of
visibility, was nicknamed ''laughy yet. ~
His greatest victory was achieved at
Germantown, where coming upon the
British in the night, he completely sur
rounded them with wall OF cotton bales,
from which he opened destructive and
terrific FIRE, which soon caused the en-
emy to capitulate. The cotton bales
being perforated with musket balls
were much increased in weight and con.
sequently in value, and the expression
playfully used, "What is the price Of
cotton? was much in vogue after the
battle. Hie 90
During the action, Washington might
have been seen driving up and down the
lines, exposed in small Concord Wagon
drawn by bobtail gray horse. His eel
-ebrated dispatch, "Veni, Vidi, Wei" o,
came and saw in a Concord wagon ha.
reference to this Circumstance.
Washington has been called the ''Fa
ther of his country" Gan unapt title
more properly belonging to the late Mr.
McClosky, parent of the celebrated pu
gilist;) the child has grown, however, t.
that extent its own father would no
know it. Gen. Walker William Walker
is also Father Of Nicaragua and W
have no doubt, in case of his demise, hi
children, the native Nicaraguans, woul
erect suitable monument over his re
mains with the inscription $50 fathe
and fare worge.'
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
OHIO AFTER THE "PAN HANDLE"

1t seems that the 'sinfected district"
of Virginia, known as the 'Pan Handle, y
is about to become matter of conten-
ton between the States of Pennsylvania
and Ohio. Whether either of them
gets it, depends after all, very much on
the disposition of Virginia in the matter,
and the value she sets upon her abolition
territory. The people resident therein
might also desire to have their say about
the transfer. If Virginia consents to
sell, the competition between Ohio and
Pennsylvania will doubtless be quite
spirited The chances are, that it the
Old Dominion sells off her territory as
fast as it becomes "abolitionized,' her
area will rapidly be reduced. Thus
much by way of introduction to the fol-
lowing proceedings in the Ohio House
of Representatives
Mr.. Welsh offered the following re-
solution which was referred to the com
mittee on Federal Relations:
Whereas, It is understood that re-
solutions have been introduced into the
Pennsylvania Legislature preparatory to
opening up negotiations with the author
tiles of the Commonwealth of Virginia
territory, comprising the counties Of
Ohio, Brook Hancock and Marshall,
more familiarly known as the Virginia
"Pan Handle;'
And, Whereas, 1t is believed by many
that acquisition of the aforesaid territory
by the State of Ohio would be greatly
conducive to the best interests of the
State, and in accordance with the feelings
and interests of the counties sought to
be acquired Therefore,
Resolved by the General Assembly of
the State Of Ohio, That the Governor OF
the State is hereby authorized and re-
quested to open up correspondence
with his Excellency the Governor Of
Virginia, and with such other State au
thorities'as he shall deem proper, making
inquiry as to whether the Commonwealth
of Virginia would consent to the trans
fer of this portion Of her territory
And if so, on what conditions. Also
with the authorities, and citizens, SO far
as the same may be practicable, of the
counties of Ohio, Brook, Hancock and
Marshall, as to their willingness to be
transferred to and become a part OF the
State of Ohio, and report the result Of
such correspondence to the adjourned
session of this General Assembly.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
What a Country.

In Hartford county, Maryland, the
newly elected Democratic Sheriff sum-
moned a Democratic grand jury, and
their first act was to bring before them
the Postmasters, to inforr' them if any
incendiary documents canlo to their Of
fees, and who took them. T. B. Hull
was found guilty of the crime of receiving
the New York Tribune, and indicted; the
modern inquisitors having decided the
Tribune, Sunday School Adrocate, and
Helpers Book were incendiary under
Maryland laws. The punishment is not
less than ten years Imprisonment in the
Penitentiary! The same jury indicted
IS. S. Walton for having a copy of the
''Impending Crisis, and loaning it to a
neighbor; David Tucker for circulating
the Sunday School Aduocate in his class,
containing an article copied from John
Wesley antislavery writings, and free
colored man for taking the Tribune!-
What ar institution!
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
B@ Gen. Ashley's bill to prevent the

DW Gen. Ashley's bill to prevent the
recurrence of such protracted and dis
creditable contests over the election OF
Speaker and other officers of the House,
as occurred at the opening of the present
Congress, meets with general favor. 1t
provides that for the first two days, the
mere business of voting for those officers
shall alone be in order, until they are
elected If there is no choice at the end
of this time, then all officers shall be
elected by q plurality vote. We tras'
this bill, or something accomplishing tht
same object, will be passed by the pres
ent Congress.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01

ma. We can le; IN to read and wYite,
but we cannot learn raillery; that is .
particular gift Of nature; and. to tell the
truth, 1 esteem him happy who does not
wish to acquire it. The character Of
sarcasm is dangerous;although this quail
ity makes those laugh whom it does not
wound; it, nevertheless, never procurss
esteem. .z 4 $50 il p
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01

nal is not crimes such as robberies
and murder, which destroy the peace ot
society, SO much as the village gossip
the family quarrels, jealousies and bick
erings between neighbors, meddlesome.
ness and tattling, which are the eankel
that eats into all social happiness.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
Small Creatures.


Among the papers published in costly
style, by the Smithsonian Institute at
Washington, is one of the microscopic
plants and animals, which live on and in
the human body It describes quite .
number of insects The animal which
produces the disease called the .sitch, is
illustrated by an engraving about half
an inch in diameter, which shows not
only the ugly little fellows body and
legs, but his very toes, although the ami
NAL himself is entirely invisible to the
naked eye. When Lieut. Bergman was
sounding the ocean, preparatory to lay
ing the Atlantic Telegraph, the quill at
the end of the sounding line broughtsup
a mud which, on being dried, became >
powder so fine that, on rubbing it be-
tween the thumb and finger, it disap-
peared in the crevices of the skin. On
placing this dust under the microscope
it was discerned to consist of millions
of perfect shells, each of which had been,
the abode of living auimal. These
have been sinking down through the
water to the bottom, and no doubt form
in the course Of ages, an extensive range
of either silicious or, limestone rock
The process is similar to the one by
which stratifed rocks we're formed in
ancient geologic periods. a.z afa5 -
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
Which is Josh!

whats that pictur on?" said coun-
tryman in our hearing the other day, in
a print store, to the proprietor, who was
turning over some engravings. "That,
SIR said the dealer, "is Joshua COM
mapding the sun to stand still" "Du
tell! Wall which is Josh and which is
! his spn?"
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
A Difficulty in Shelby County.

On Saturday, at North Simpsonville,
in Shelby County, KY, DR.. Dohoney,
whose conduct had been such that his
wife could not live with him, sought her
at the house of friend Of hers, entreat-
ing an interview. She refused to see
him. He however pressed into her pres
ence, and seized her and ordered her to
return with him to his house. He men
aced her, and undertook by force to take
her with him. He left the premises
without her, but not until his conduct
was so shameful as to call down the just
Indignation Of the entire community
He returned a second time, to apologize,
he stated, for the disturbance he had
created The gentlemen upon whose
premises he had obtruded himself gave
him a cool reception. This was late in
the night. The Doctor retreated. Shots
were fired at him, and he returned the
fire. The Doctor was wounded, not Sc
riously, we understand. On Sunday
morning DR.. Dohoney was arrested by
an officer of the law, and was to have
his trial in Shelbyville on Monday, but
upon the failure of an important witness
to appear he was discharged.
A public meeting was to be held in
the neighborhood yesterday to consider
his case, and the general impression pre-
walls that unless he adopts new man
ner of life in the precincts of old Shelby
Judge Lynch's court will assemble to
consider his case.-LouisriUe Democrat
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01

pgTo get angry at nothing, and to
be surprised at nothing, are said to con-
stitute two steps towards perfection,
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
From Zion's Herald.
WHIPPING A PRE- ACHER.

. The Christian Lun,inary, Cincinnati,
publishes an account, in three columns,
of the whipping of Solomon NJ Kinney.
Mr.. NJ Kinney left Bloomfield, Iowa,
last April, for Texas. He is about sixty
years old. and has beena preacher thirty
years. He Isl Kentuckian, Democrat,
and understands slavery to be authorized
by the Bible While living in Texas,
he boarded with Thomas Smith, slave
holder, of Dallas Co., Texas, who was
also member of the Church. Having
been requested by 7. Smith to preach on
the relative duties of master and slave,
Bro. Mckinney did SO, and reflected Sc
verely on the inhuman treatment serv-
ants sometimes receive. This resulted
in the calling of a meeting, which, after
having determined to "mobilize" all
preachers of Mr.. M'Kinney's type, ap-
pointed a committee to whip Mr.. NJ Kin
ney and companion Of his, both hav-
ing been previously lodged in jail. Mrs.
NJ Kinney wanted to enter the jail with
her husband, but was forced back by the
mob, and compelled to await the result
outside of the town. After dark, seven
men came and opened the Jail, and took
the prisoners out; then, after divesting
them of all their clothing, excepting shirt
and pantaloons, they bound their wrists
firmly with cords, and one held the cords
while second took cowhide and ad-
ministered ten lashes, then another and
another, till they had administered sew
enty lashes. The other, Mr.. Blouns
was next taken into hand and served in
the same way, only in his case the dose
was doubled He received one hundred
and forty lashes. The shirts of both
were cut into ribbons by the rawhide.-
They were then unbound and left to seek
their company. Bruised, mangled anc
bleeding, these wretched men staggered
to the place where Mrs. Mckinney wa:
waiting for them Their backs were one
mass of clotted blood and gore, ane
bruised and mangled flesh.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
A GOOD LAW.

The following law passed the Ohio
Legislature at it's late session, which will
prove very beneficial to all counties
where its provisions are enforced:
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Ohio, That
whenever hereafter any person shall be
convicted of any criminal offence, com
mitted after the passage of this act, all or
any part of the punishment Of which by
law is an Imprisonment in the county jail,
the court, in lieu of such Imprisonment,
may sentence such person to hard labor
in the Jail of the proper county, any
length of time, not exceeding six months,
at the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 2 That labor thus to be per-
formed shall be under the direction OF
the commissioners of the county, who
may adopt such orders, rules and regu-
lations in relation thereto as they may
deem best, and the sheriff or other officer
having the custody ofsuch convicts shall
be governed thereby; and it shall be the
duty of the sheriff of the county to col
lect and pay into the treasury OF the
county the amount of the avails Of the
labor of such convicts, and take the treas,
urer's receipt therefor, which receipt he
shall forthwith deposit with the auditor
of the county.
Sec. 3. That, for the purpose of ena
bling the county commissioners OF any
county in this state to employ, in prof:
liable manner, all persons who may be
convicted under the provisions Of this
act, the county Jail, in such cases, is
hereby declared to extend to any stone
quarry or quarries, road or roads, ol
other place or places within the limits o.
the proper county; at which the convicts
may be advantageonsly employed, with
out the walls of the prison, by the county
commissioners aforesaid.
Sec. 4. That all other ACTS heretofore
passed, inconsistent with the provision:
Of this act, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Sec, 5. This act shall take effect anc
be in force from and after its passage.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
Marrying ON a Wager.


The Detroit Tribune says:
1t is certainly great mistake to sup
pose that the workmen employed in
making the St. Mary's canal repairs, are
sloao. From the latest news received,
there is not only every Indication that
the canal will be opened atan early date,
but that the employees are doing what
they can in the nantrimonial line. A
gentleman living at st. Joseph's Island,
in the river, was engaged to be married
to very pretty French girl at the Saut,
and the banns were published in the
Catholic church on certain Sunday
The next day Yankee boss on the canal
made bet of 500, with friend, that
he (Yankee) would marry the girl him
self. The money was placed in the
hands of third party, and the Yam
kee called upon the young lady and
made proposition of marriage. He
would not take mo" for an answer, as
"he could not afford to lose his bet. -
The lady then told him that her inten-
ded had already given her $40 to buy
clothes, but that she didn't like him
very we'll At this the Yankee handed
her like an cunt, and then placing
forty dollars more with it, remarked
"There's has forty dollars and I'll GO
forty better The young lady could
resist no longer, and taking the money
returned the amount given her by hel
first lover, and married the Yankee within
an hour, we'll satisfied with the bargain
The bet was won, and in the course of &
month, the St. Joseph islander married
the sister of his first finance.
The above is well authenticated, anc
can be relied upon as correct.
Land Sales I'm Michigan.
) Land sales are to take place in Michi
gan in July and August of alternate
sections under the railroad act of 1856
: | tba prioo Of which Ia two dol
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01
Land Sales I'm Michigan.

Land sales are to take place in Michi-
gan in July and August of alternate
sections under the railroad act of 1856,
the minimum price of WHICH ia two dol
lars and half per acre, together with
the lands heretofore unoffered, embrac-
ing an area of 1,68O,000 acres.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01

,*John Ph9nix-one of the best humorists of this
country--is Lieutenant in the U. S. Army. This
buriesque biography of Washington is 3 hit at the
mistakes made by many writers in qnong important
events fgom history. 1t would be difficult TO crowd
more humOI into small space.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-09-14

TELLING TALEs.-The following rich revela-
tion Of Washington life and practice is only
one instance out Of thousand: ut is dangerous
to have any one who knows your secrets be-
come your enemy-providcd you have done
anything TO be ashamed Of Bits of private
history, which may have come to the knowl-
edge of that enemy before he censcd to be a
friend, may some day be raraded before the
community with very UNPLEASANT results. A
case in point Is the contest now wagipg be-
tween the Columbus (O) Statesman. and the
Evening Bulletin; the Inter; ,sheeti being an
ofrshoot of the iormer edited by men who
were formerly in the statesman's employ, and
know the history Of the establishment. In
the course of controversy, the Bulletin has
divulged the fac, that Hon. s. s. Cox, a MEM
Der of Congress from Ohio, was in the hahi,
of writing self nduIatory letters to the States
man from Washington. One of these, signed
j. has been exhumed. Mr.. Cox therein 81
ludes to himself as the youthful orator. tells
how he demolished John Sherman and spoiled
Tom Corwin's chances for the Speakershp and
closes by asking his constituents to be proud o
him! 1t only needed this stroke to put the
finish to Slr. Sherman's recent castgation O
Cox. The Statesman was unwse IN quarrel
ing with its old cronies. if the Bulletin ha.
many more such revelations to make"
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-09-14
ABBENILE
PEMlLE ACADEMY.
MISS N. E. PUTNAM,

INHE Princi pal Of the above Institution rc-
Il turns her thanks to the public for the Ia
tronage heretofore extended, and solicts its
kind interest during the next session.
The exercises of The Academy will be re-
su'nrd on the SECOND MONDAY OF SEP.
TENDER.
The following are thu Rates Of Tuition for
the Scholastic Year Of FORTY WEEKS:
Spelling, Reading and Writing, $1,000
The above, with Geography. History,
Grammar, Arithmetic nn1C position "a 90
The above. with Algebra. Geometry,
Chemistry. o,nny, Arithmetic, Logic,
Rhetoric aud Ethics. 5000
The above, with French and German, 4S.m
The above, with Latin and Greek, 40 ca
Music, 4uO
Use Of the Piano in taking lessons, 800
Use of the Piano in practising SOC
Contingent eXIrnscs. Ii fly cents each Session
or One Dollar per year.
Sept. |, !ScD. 90, If
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-09-14
TIE GROWTH OF THE Union.

In 1920 there were twenty.three States in
the Union, now there are thirty three; then
its area was l,7s7,l6s fquare miles. now it is
1855, l66; our population then was 9,6ss. s.l3l
now it is 81, ,000,GO our registered and en-
rolled shipping then was 1880. l65 tons, now
it is 5.l45, 1877; our annual imports then
amounted to s74.45o.0nO. now they amount to
s33s,76s,l3O; our exports were $6g,669, now
they are 1856, 7s9,462; our revenue then WIS
$l6.779,S3l, now it is 100000. 900; the real
and personal estate of our citizens :hen was
not over $1,000, ,0oo, 900, now it is estimated at
lo,0ooo.ooo, 900; then we had 35ooOO per-
sons employed in manufacturing establishment.
producing over five hundred millions Of dol
lars Searly, now we:have l,25o,OoO persons in
the business of manufacturing.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-09-14
THE MASONIC FEMALE COLLEGE.

The friends Of this Institution will regret to
learn Of the resignation of the President, the
Rev. B. JOHNSON, who retires from the poet to
which he was unanimously re elected by the
Board Of Trustees and the duties Of VIII ch he
has discharged during the present year in a
very allie and satisfactory manner.
The following response was made by the
Board of Trustees to his letter of resignation !:
DEAR SIR AT q receDt meeting of the
Board Of Trustees of M. r. College, the fol.
lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resolved That this Board highly appreciate
the ability and diligence exhibited by Rev. 3.
JOHNSON in the discharge of his duties as Pres.
idcnt.
Resolsed, That we sincerely regret to receive
his resignation as President and extend to
him our hest wishes for his future ptNsperity
and happiness.
Respectfully.
CARY C,osx
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-09-14
A FINE BELL.

large Bell Of very superior manufacture
from the vel! known Foundry of Messrs. JonS
ALEXANDER Il Co.. has beerfrscentiy presented
to the Episcopal Church OF this place. by our
liberal fellow townsman, Col. J. F. MARSHALL.
The Bell weighs 500 lbs, and has a sweet.
clear tone, and is we'll worthy to form an
appendsge to the beautiful Church edifce,
~ which it is attach. d. 1t is made of the
best material, md We have no doubt will give
entire satisfaction.
The skill and enterprise of the Messrs. JOINS
ALEXANDER Co., have established for them
high character, and we trust that their ex-
ertions in the cause Of Southern manufacturing
industry will be duly appreciated and'reward
ed. These gentlemen are the only Bell Manu-
facturers at the South. and challenge competi
tion with the best fabrics Of Northern manufac
ture.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-09-14
SPEECH OF MR. BRECKENRIDGE.

The New York 7Tmrs md Herald, publisI,
an imperfect telcgraphc report of the speech
Of Mr. Breck in, iJge. delivered at the great
mass meeting at Lexington, Ky, on Wednes-
day. the 5,h inst.
Nr. Breckenridge, after thanking his friends
! for the cordial reception which had greeted
him, proceeded to justify himself against va.
rious accusation which had been brought
against him-to wit: Tint he had ever in.
trigued for the nomination-that he Ind signed
petition Of John Brown-that he was in fa-
vor Of Gen. Taylor for the Prcsidency-that
he had ever advocated the doctrine of Squat.
ter Sovereignty. DC.
He repelled the charge Of disunion made
against him and the Constitutional Democracy
BY Mr. Cri,tenden. by showing that the prin-
| ciples of that party had been endorsed by the
Government. affirmed by the highest judicial
! tribunal of the country. approved ny the Dem
ocrncy of Kentucky. and declared to be true
by Mr.. Crttenden himself.
The Guardian in furnishing a summary ol
the speech. concludes with the following re-
flections which We cordially endorse: "In
making this brief summary Of the remarks o
Mr. Breckinridge, We take occasion to express
our regret that in his position. he considered il
proper to acquiesce IN the wishes of his friend.
single instance. He has followed bad prece-
dent in thus apparently justifyIng the undig
nified course pursued Ly Douglas. His public
| career was a sufficient vindicaton Of his own
soundness. consistency and patriotism, and the
principles of his party are SO plainly in, con
sonance with the Constitution. and have been
so clearly expounded by The highest judica
authority Of the Gov ernment, sustained by the
unanimous action of the Democratic Senator,
that in our opinion, the necessity did no
exist for this departure from the wise and dig
nified course heretofore pursued by Presiden
! tial nominees.