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The Van Buren press., 1861-05-22
From the Leavenworth Times, May 8.


Gen. James Fl. Lane arrived in this city
Yesterday, on his return from Washington.
He is authorized to organize three compa-
MES of cavalry. in addition to the two regi-
ments of infantry already ordered into the
United States service from Kansas The
Government will furnish the entire equip
ment, with the exception of horses. Each
man must procure his horse. for which he
will receive full value should the animal be
killed while in the service. The cavalry
companies will be composed of picked men.
1t is also the intention of Gen. Lane to
form battalion of artillery, and tender
the same to the Government.
From two to three hundred Minnie rifles.
with sword bayonet attached, are now on
the way to Kansas. in charge of Captain
Stockton. They are intended for the use of
the cavalry companies.
Eg The body of a man was found in the
river yesterday. just below tho mouth of
Lees Creek. and was supposed to be that
of deck hand, that was lost from the
steamer Leila. on its last trip up. He fell
off from ths0boat between this place and
Fort Smith. Justice Sr1vEY, held an in
quest, and verdict was rendered accord
insly.
The Van Buren press., 1861-05-22
A Sensible Letter.

One d the most sensible things We have yet seen,
says theNew Orleans Crescent, of May 4si,, coming
from Northern source, since the beginning of the
war. is tie following letter. 1t is from the Mayor
Of Hartfrd, Conn, and was written in reply to an
invitation to preside at Union meeting:
The Van Buren press., 1861-05-22


]. G. Vaughn has been appointed military store.
keeper at r. Leavcnworth, other changes Of civil
officers haze been made both at thss post ana Fort
Riley.
We lean from a reliable source that the sacred
remaina ol Washington have been removed from
Mt. Vernaa by Col Washington, who has recently
joined theConfedcrate army. By the sale OF Mt
Vernon, C,l Washington reserved to himself not
only the pmb of Washington, but also an acre of
ground auund it
The Pssident takes the deepest interest in the
|desperatesruggle now going on in Tennessee, be-
tween theSecessionists and Union men. Measures
are in contemplation for the support of the gallant
Andrew bhnson and his friends, in their devoted
efforts for the Union. !,
Massachusetts Regiment have purposely selected
for openirr- the wsy to Federal troops through Ma
to render the huml,sOs ,reh ., ans
the 9Th prvsd pill of indescribable bitterness to
the blood tubs.
It asher probable that ndsrssssa frsn
either Pen,arlyania or Maryland, without the 81
multsneous advance Of strong CORPS ir''n TINS
The Van Buren press., 1861-05-22

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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
NUMBER Is
THE FORTS AT CHARLESTON.

A Charleston correspondent, who has
recently visited Forts Sumter and Moul-
trio and the Floating Battery, writes to the
Baltimore american, giving an account
of his visit.
! Taking into account all the shot, Of
every descriptions, that were fred, the
damage to Sumter is comparatively light.
1t is undoubtedly ruin within. A
glance will satisfy the mind of this, but
the walls are good for many more days.
equally hard fighting.
On the side of Sumter opposite the
Iron Battery on Cummings Point
counted two hundred iudentations. The
brick in every one of these places is
| umbled-ground to POWDER to- the
depth of eight inches. In one spot,
from the tcp of the rampant, to the depth
Of three feet, the masonry is crumbled
to dust This and several other perfo-
rations between the windows are the
works of small rife cannon which was
procured by the Carolinians in Liver
pool.
The famous Floating Battery, against
which Anderson directed his first FIRE
almost exclusively, though we'll manned
and the guns we'll served, would still
have been slaughter pen had it not
been kept at respectful distance be-.
hind an arm Of Sullivan's Island. AS
it was, the uncouth "ark is perforated
with eleven shot, and has several bad
rents; have seen several large pieces
Of iron torn from its Sides In the walls
of Sumter opposite to this machine
counted one hundred indentations simi-
lar in character to those on the wall
facing Morris Island. The side oppo-
site Fort johnson has but few of these
honey-comb perforations. The principal
kind of missiles sent from hence were
shells to clear the ramparts. The same
is true of the Mortar B4ttery on Mount
Pleasant in the neighborhood of the
Floating Battery. -
Fort MOultrie, adding to its revolu-
| tionary renown, has much to be proud
Of during the present engagement. The
good old fort rs looked upon with in
creased affection, and all the praise that
is bestowed upon it is we'll deserved
Naturally weak and worn with time, it
is now strengthened, as I have before
said, with every appliance engineering
skill of superior order could suggest.
The proof Of its great strength is found
in the comparatively undamaged state in
which it now is. Only in one place is
the brick wall penetrated by Anderson's
shot, though he paid particular atten-
ton to the post during the lombard
ment. Its merlons and nd-bags are
uninj ured, but the barracks and officers
quarters are dreadfully torn,
At present there are over two thou.
sand men encamped among the myrtles
! in every part Of the island, waiting for
a landing of Bu1ted States troops. The
same thing is the case at Morris Island,
Stone, and other localities. In all,
suppose there are fully ten thousand
troops now under arms in and about
Charleston.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
THE PHANTOM BRIDE,
OR THE TEST OF love.

..Niil you love me. even beyond the
tomh?'
The question came from the vermil-
ion lips OF Il young girl at fancy bal!
IN Paris durin" the reign of Louis XIV
.>hc Was Il brilliant brunette, with abun-
,lant raven hair, and wore the Spanish
vail aul manji.l, which she had as
>umed for the occasion, with all the
.race Of daue hter OF Anlalu<ia Her
companion, Il noble Scotch Earl Of some
two or 1hicc and twenty, alraycd as a
warrior OF Mary Stuart's, in Scotch
plaid and Iii ghland bonnet and feather.
nad Leen pursuing the fair unknown all
he evening with l,rotestations Of love
md eternal fidelity. His answer WIS
prompt and unhc>itatin2:
Yes. | swear it, If [ die [ will
heHm of you in the sepulchcr, aud Il
tl.f1iil OF joy will welcome you if your
suot but press the grass over my head. >
And if / should die?' inquired the
young girl, in Il sad tore.
'If you should die, | will be as faith
ul to you dead as living; and if you
:hou1d be permitted to visit me, will
Kiss YOUR cold haud with is much love
as at this moment, and he pressed to
his lips the little white hand Of the
peautitui Spanlard.
"Ah, well! [ permit you, then, to love
me- We shall see if you will be con-
slant Farewell, we shall meet again. y
But whcre?-wEcn?' demanded the
Earl anxiously.
Il cannot tcIl Perhaps here-per-
haps whcre-but you will sec me. -
Ard, with Il gesture which forbade
him to follow her, she disappeared in
the crowd.
Two years passed away, during which
Earl Ralph Morton sought vainIy at
Marley, at Versailles, in every place OF
public res ort, for his beautiful unknown
lie was ii Scotchman by birth, and, like
many of his countrymen, had entered
the service OF the King of France
But a Court life did not comport very
we'll with his slender fortune, and he
became, ere long, deeply involved ii
debt.
You must find some rich heiress,
said his sympathizing friends; it k&as
the usual resource Of embarrassed gen
tIeman Of that day. But the Earl had
not forgotten the bewitching Anf1lu
sian, and was in no mood for the search
He was spared the trouble, however,
His uncle, who was the archbishop oI
an Assyrian city, destroyed by the Ro
mans, informed him one day that 1t WA;
time for him to marry, and that he hac
found wife for him.
| is she rich?' inquired Ralph: 81
do not ask if she is pretty-it IS all thf
same to me.
Very rich and very pretty
| The Earl thought OF his unknown
and sighed; then thought Of his credit
ors, and consented. The uncle ar
ranged everything, and when all wa
settled he gave the nephew his benedic
tion and two hundred pistoIes, and sen
him off to Burgundy, to pay his resnect
/ to Mademoisel!e de Roche Noire, whom
lie WIS to marry i'll il fortnight.
\ gloomy journey OF sc'efui days
dulutlun brought htm ut length to th'
ancient teudaI .man"r-houae OF Roch
Av.re, s.tuute4 u the heart ot i forest
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
Give me Drink

Give me Drink!
Mr.. M'Leod, an English writer, puts
the following language in the mouths
of those who visit the rumseller's den :
There's my money-gire mo drink
There's my clothing and food-give me
drink. There's the clothing, food aud
fire of my wife and children-Give me
drink! There's the rent have robbed
from my landlord, fees | have robbed
from my schoolmaster, and innumerable
articles I have robbed from the shop
keeper - give me drink! Pour me out
drink for more will | yet pay for i'll
There's my health Of body and peace of
my character as a man,
and my profession as christian--I give
up all-give me drink! Moro yet have
1 to give! There's my heavenly inher-
itance and the eternal friendship Of the
redeem med-there--there-is all hope of
salvation! I give up my God! l re-
sign all! All that is great, good and
glorious in the universe, | resign for
ever, that I may be drunk
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
Strange Parricide.
Fbo IDui.rillo n.,,,o,,ot oF 1lo o.

Strange Parricid-.
The Louisville Democrat of the 21st
says:
A man named Peter Smith was shot
yesterday morning, on the Jehersonyille
ferry boat by his illegitimate son, Fran
els Marion Smith. The young man
states that the former had seduced his
mother forty years ago, and brought her
to career of prostitution. He states
that his mother, on her death bed, about
year ago, told him of these facts, and
told him to avenge her. The young
man first stabbed him, and then shot him
in the back Of the head, the ball coming
out above the eye, literally blowing his
bruins out. lie died immediately
Peter Smith was well known as a wine
grower, and resided near Utiea, Indiana,
and is connected by marriage with re-
spectacle families in this city. He was
highly respected by large circle Of
friends. Mr. Samuel Patterson arrested
the murderer, and conducted him to 5aii,
where he reiterated the facts aboye
stated
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
"Adieu Ralph she said. "Marr,

"Adieu Ralph: she said. "Marry
Herminie and pray for me"
"Fulmen! Fulmen!' exclaimed Ralph
falling on his knees at her feet. "Do
not abandon me-I love you'll"
But your love is death.
at is happiness! 1t is life!'
His tone was so toucking that the
young girl hesitated.
'Let me live eternally with you," he
persisted.
Listen, my friend,' she said at
length, as she could no longer resist his
entreaties. In this casket," pointing
to richly-carved box which stood on
the table, there is Vial containing a
dark liquid"
"And this liquid?"
sls DEATH
LIS happiness!.. acclaimed Ralph.
seizing the casket.
Fulmen stopped him by gesture
Not yet" she said; 'by and b5-at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Immediately the candles were extin-
guished and found himself in complete
darkness.
If Earl Ralph lad been a Frcnchman,
as soon as Fulmen disappeared, he
would have opened the window and let
the cool night air play upon his brow.
Then, the fever fit being over he would
have SAID to himself, All this folly.
am twenty five years old, an officer in
the Kings service, and am about to
marry young girl, blooming as Ma
donna, fair as Il lily, who will bring me
an income of hundred thousand livres.
l have only to be quiet, and let things
take their course"
After which he would have slept
quietly, and dreamed no more of Full
men. But Ralph was a Scotchman,
with an imagination as susceptible Of
exaltation as most Of his countrymen Of
the land of mountain and mist AS soon
as the phantom vanished, he relighted
the candle by the aid Of half-extin-
guished fire brand, and opening the
casket, he took out the vail
"Fulmen! Fulmen! wait for me? l
am coming he murmured, and swal-
lowed the contents at drausht
For moment he experienced a
strange and inexpliclble sensation, a
coldness in the chest, heat in the head;
then his eyes became heavy, his limbs
trembled: an extreme lauguor crept
over him, and he sank upon the floor
still murmuring family, "Fulmen wait
for me-t love you
When Ralph swallowed the contents
of the phial he expected to awake in the
other world. He was mistaken; the
phial contained on y narcotic, and lie
was very much astonished on opening
his eyes to find himself in bed, and to
see the sun shining through the curtain
windows. \ lady sat by the bedside
1t was Fu!men! but no longer the pale,
ssd Fulu1rn, fresh, radiant, 9Trs, IN
the same custumc which she wore at the
fancy ball.
The reader will understand the expla-
nation Of this more readily than the
Earl. whose head was still somewhat con-
fused from the effects of the narcotic
The young girl had wished to put the
sudden passion of her ballroom lover to
the test; and with some difficulty she
had persuaded her fond old father and
her cousin Hcrminie to lend themselves
to the myStlfcation. y little ingenuity,
some invisible assistance, transparent
glove Of serpent skin, aided by the ma
tive superstition Of the young Scotch
man, were all that WAS necessary to the
success Of the scheme.
We need not say that the Earl, when
he recovered his sense, WAS very glad to
exchange his phantom bride for u living
one.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
We Don't Believe it!

The following. remarkable prophesy,
''good for ninety days" appears in the
editorial columns of the Atlanta (Ga.)
Latelligencer of the 18th inst:
In three months from this time, Lin,
coin and his Government will have re-
moved from Washia gton City to Boston;
the fifteen Slave Stat, S will be united
under the Constitution of the Confede-
rate States; the middle and Northwest.
ern States will have formed separate
and distinct Government of their own,
and Lincoln will be left alone in his
glory, with the Capital of his Govern
ment in the Yankee City of Boston, and
the extent of his territory will be COM
posed Of the six States of Puritan New
England We predict the utter dis
grace, overthrow and annihilation Of the
whole batch Of Abolition conspirators
who planned this infamous revolution,
and plunged froe, happy, and once
united people, in all ths horrors Of civil
war.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03

Nature ond Art.
Upon examining the edge Of very
knee razor with micros ,ope it will ap-
pear like the blade of thick knife
rough, uneven, full of notohes and fur.
rows. An exceedingly small needle re.
sembles rough iron bar But the sting
ola bee, seen through the same instru.
ment, exhibits everywhere polish
most amazingly beautiful, without the
least flaw, blemish or inequality, and it
ends with a point too fire to be dis
cerred. A small piece of exceedingly
fine lawn appears, through the micro
scope, like hurdle of lattice, and the
threads seem coarscr than yarn with
which ropes are made for anchors. But
silkworm's web appears perfectly
smooth and shining, and every whore
equal. The smallest dot that can be
made with pen appears, when micro
scoped, an irregular spot. rough jagged,
AMI uneven. But the little specks Oh
the wings or bodies Of insects are found
to be most accurately circular. So great
is the contrast between the works Of
God and man.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
a. KOHL,

Dealer in and Manufacturer OF Umbrel- u<g'V,,
.as. lie holds himself in readiness to =
make Umbrellas to order, or repair Old rs
ones i'll the most substantial MANNER He will
also buy WORKOUT Umbrellas at liberal prices
Shop on Linn street, north of Smiths Shoe
Store.
He would also inform the public that lie pre-
pares ii SALVE, which he will warrant equal
to any in use, for the cure of Felons, Catarrhs
Burns, Bruises, Spraius, Cuts, Salt Rheum,
Ring Worm Rheumatism White Swellings
and many other diseases of the kind. Price.
% cents per Box. Jan. 3, lSG0-3-ltf-
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03

Ra5@To TEAcHERs.--1le Board OF School Ex-
aminers for Meigs County will meet on the
first Saturday of each month, ct the Court
House, in Pomeroy, for the examination O.
Teachers.
Examination to commence at 10 clock A.
NJ, and continue till A. ?. NJ.
BsS No Teacher need apply at such exami-
nation who has certificate valid for three
months from tie date of said application.
by order of the Board
Jan. 1860. II. C. WATERMAN, Clerk.
BLANK REPORTS can be procured by ap-
plying to the Board, or at the "Telegraph;' Of
flee
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03

RwIn Portland Maine, on Monday,
a horse put his hoof through a lady's
hoop-skirt, and to extricate it three men
were required to hold the horse and two
to hold the lady.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
VIM. RUST,

khilor, Front street, few doors west Of Cou't
'omeroy, o. Men and 10y Clothes made i,
order; also, cutting done. ASH have No
sewing machine, my facilities for doing wor.
are complete. 3-22,i-!yI
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
FRANK COOPER,

Stone Mason s. Bricklaver. Residence il
John Lances Building, near the Catholic Churc
Dressed and Ruhble stone work executed il
the best manner: also, Brickaying Ccmentine
&C., done at reasonable prices. Work wal
ranted. r3-2i-lyi
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03

A-Our Texas exchanges speak of
extensive frosts, which in some places
have donc much injury to the cora and
cotton crop.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03

nazAt Troy, n. Y. recently, o young
woman applied for q situation as teacher,
and out Of twenty five words given her
20 spell tWenty-ooe'Wroae.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03

~ William Jones, mulatto, threw
his VT. into the fire at MeKeesport,
20 ma, day or two ago, and the poor
womaa, WIS busaed to death.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
EMING GTON HOUSE.

r. 3. IiIIIE.I.D \ II + l.. Il
1TopCleGo
At the heed Of Steamhodt La"di"g
Front otscot, Iop,sroy, Ohio,
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
.ae Famine in India

H.ae Famine in India
The news from India is frightful in
the extreme; "famine is devastating the
country The London Times Of the
29th. in an article on the subject, after
alluding to the fact that the famine is
created by drought, says:
1T is drought in land whore the
sun bakes up the soil almost to the hard
ness Of pottery, and where the earth,
without rain in the accustomed season,
is an impenetrable crust. Where irriga-
ton works the scarty waters will suffice
to produce scanty crops, but where there
are no such works there is vegetation to
be found. Mr.. Edmonstone, the Lieu
tenant Governor Of the Northwestern
Provinces, had himself seen that in a
march Of twenty miles there was not a
green blade in any direction. Families
were fleeing away from the delth which
threatened them. Emancipated multi
tudcs were dropping and dying by the
way And all this, we are told, is but
the beginning Of the terrible calamity
which threatens to involve a population
reckoncl by one of the speakers of the
Mansion-house at seven millions and Il
half. Of these it is stated that two mil
lions and half are actually starving"
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
$. w. ROSS,

Raintcr, Glrz:er, and Paper Hanger, Pomeroy.
Rper put on ut f.om l24 to IS cts per bolt
fording 10 qualify. Orders left at Tslegropt
elting Office promptly attended 10. I'm
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
JOHN EIsELSTiE,
RE-. EJSETNER.
r. r, HUMPHREY

RIGID. STEWARD. JOIN p. GILDILAN
STEWARD & GILLIAN.
This firm have located in the old stand OF g. +
StiveEs, on Froat Street, Il few doors heiuw
Nyes Sdw-Mill. Norse-sloeng, Ironin,
Wagons and Buggies, aud all kinds of tiobhn.
work done in satisfactory manner, ut mode;
ate rates. I3-3l-ly1
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
BY FRANCIS 8. KEY.

| TUNE-'.-1nucrcon in UeQrcn.'
o. say, can You see, hy the dawns early light,
| What 50 proudly we llaild ut the twill Q lit :
list cleaning,
Whose broad stripes ana bright stars, through
| the pc ious fight,
Der the rampar.s We watch'd were so Cal-
lantiy streaming!
And the rockets lel glare, the bombs bursting
III air.
Gave proof through the night that our hag
was still there;
OF say, does that sar-spangled banner yet
Ger the land of the free and the lone OF the
brave!
On the shore, dimly seen through the msts of
the deep
Where The loe naughty host i'll dread silence
reroses;
What is that which the breeze, Ger the tower
AS ii ii,luiy blows half-conceals, HALF
discoses
Now it CATCHES the gleam of the morning
first bealn,
lis the star-spanglcd banner " long may
Der the land Of the free and the heme OF the
And where is that Band who SO vauntingly swore
Iha, the havoc OF war and the battles con-
fusion
home and country should leave no more?
Their blood las wash i out their foul iout-
steps pollution.
Norefuge could s,lve the hireling and slave
rlom the terror OF figLtasii,t he gloom of the
gt,Vei
doth wave
Ger the Lind Of the free and the home Of the
brave
D. thus be it ever when frecmcn shall stand
Between their loved home and the wars
desolat;ou!
Bless with victory and peace, may the Heaven
rescued land,
Praise the Power that hath made and pre-
Scry2l nl-
fhcn conquer we must, when our cause it is
just
And this bc oar moto--'iu God is trust
And Tie star-spangled banner i'll triumph
Shall
Ger the land Of the free and the home Of the
brave
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
.poetrn.
TlIE srAR-spANGLED BANNER.

We publish this celeb ated song, as pecu-
ltarly appropriate at the present time, together
with all account of the circumstances under
which it originated:
\ gentleman had left Baltimore with flag
of truce, for the purpose of getting released
from the British fleet friend Of his who had
b .en captured at Marlborough. He went as
far as the mouth Of the Patuxcnt and was not
permitted to return, lest the intended attack on
Baltimore should be disclosed. He was there
fore brought up the bay TO the mouth OF the
Patapsco, where the flag-vessel was kept under
the guns OF :. frigate; and he was compelled 10
witness the hombarlmeut of Fort Mlierry,
which the admiral had boosted he would carry
in few hours, and that the city must fall
He watched tie flag at the fort through the
whole day, witliTan anxiety that can be better
felt than described, until the night prevented
him from seeing it. In the night lie watched
the bomb shells, and at early dawn his eye was
again greeted by the toudly-waving flag Of
has country.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-03
FALL & WINTER GOODS.

JUST RECEIVED, a complete assortment Of
- seasonable Goods, consisting OF Dry Goods
Books & Stationery, Hats, Caps, Bonnets, Trim
.mings, Notions, Hardware, Qnecnsware, Stone
sware, Groceries, Oils, Manila and Cotton Rope
Cord and Twine; Wall and Window Papers
sClothing, Shoes, Comforts and Oil Cloths, Nats
gilass, Steel, Musical instruments, and any
,other Goods that people want.
Oct 10 1S60.-4O-tf WNI. ii. REMINGTON.