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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-02-01

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YOUR CASH AND IF rHf GOODS SUIT PRICES SHALL!
Apacas Beached Huip
Cloths Cassimeres, Sinets Jean TWeeds, &c
II A r D w A r E.
Glass Nails Locks, Axes, Cutlery Mills Scale Beams Kettles,
CARPENTERS TOOLS.
Planes Saws Chels Augers Hatchet Bits Squares Levels
Also,
COoPERs' TOOLS:
Tress Hoop Ad Compasse Knives
BLACKsM1PHs TOOLS.
Bellows Rasps Cast
German Steel Buggy
call
Blinds all made of clear White Pine Also
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Ladies all kinds
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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-02-01
A Hanging in Illinois.


On Friday afternoon last, German
named Henry Alters, was hung in
Waterlo, Ill, in the presence of sew
eral thousands of persons. An enclo-
sure had been erected for the purpose
of hanging him privately, in accordance
with the law, but the crowd quickly tore
it down and refused to allow it to be
rebuilt There were a number of side
fights and knock downs. but no one was
seriously injured The execution was
postponed until the last moment, under
the belief that his sentence would be
commuted Alters was farmer as was
also the man he killed The hogs of
the latter got into the inclosure of the
other, and Alters Jagged them. The
owner demonstrated, whereupon the wife
of Alters ordered her husband to shoot
him, threatening if he did not she would
leave him. Alters repaired to the
houae, got gun and fred load of
buckshot in his back, killing him in
stantly.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-02-01
~AuctiOn,

/Auction.
fGREAT SALE OF DRY QooDs-LARGE
4 ASSORTMENT OF FINE DRESS GOODS,
Will be sold without reserve, until the
entire stock is closed out, at
Eduards Old Stand, Front ST., Pomeroy
Sales every forenoon and afternoon
exclusively for the ladies, who are re-
spectfully invited to attend.
Sales will be held in the evenings for
gentlemen AS the goods are fer sale,
and mast be sold, come and take them
away at your own prices.
G. W. LAMB, Ag't.
D. MAYER, Auctioneer.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-02-01
Uniol, Meeting,

Tniol, Meeting,
In another column will be found call
for ''Union Meeting to be held in
Pomeroy tomorrow, Saturday. The
object, as set forth in the call, is to
1'recommend such measures of compro-
mise as will allay the excitement and di-
vision of the people" While the call
is impliedly in favor of compromise, !"
we think it was not the design of the
signers to commit themselves to such
a course, if it was thought best at the
meeting to adopt conciliatory measures,
even though 'tcompromise" should not
be adopted as the means of adjustment.
If such meeting can be productive of
good-if it can unite our people upon
the great questions which distract the
country, or have an influence toward
allaying the excitement, without jeopar-
dizing the honor of the State or man
hood of its people-then it is eminently
fit that itshould be held But should
it be controlled by the spirit that has
pervaded some of the ''Union" meetings
recently held in the North-ignoring
manhood, and bowling humbly to the
power which threatens our disruption
and has caused all the ditfculties-then,
for the honor of our County, it should
be abandoned.
: But, from the character of the men
who have signed this call, we anticipate
no proceedings derogatory to the fair
fame of Little Meigs, and hope there
may be such meeting as will give an
earnest of the sentiments of the county.
Anything less than this will go as
neught toward the object in view.
The call announces that Hon V. B.
Horton will address the meeting, which
fact alone will probably bring out a
large crowd. x
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12
Congressional Mileage.

In answer 10 correspondent of the
Mirror, we give the following from cotem.
porary in regard to the mileage of Congress
men. This mileage business, it will be OBJ
served, forms very important item Of ma
tional expenditure, in addition to the salary
of $4,000, now fixed as the compensation Of
Senators and representatives in Congress.
The Tribune recently published a table,
compiled from official sources, showing the
amount of mileage and compensation receiv-
ed by every member of the Thirty fifth Con.
gress. From the table, it appears that the
Thirty-fifth Congress was paid for mileage
alone, $5l7 ,665, and for mileage and sala-
ries together, $2,s45,455. How much of
this vast sum went into the Golfers of the
coffee houses, rum shops and bagnios of the
Federal City, we cannot undertake to say,
but if reports are true concerning the Stree
and easy" habits of the members generally,
certainly good portion of it.
1t may be we'll doubted if the Thirty fifth,
or any other Congress of modern days, is
worth half of this amount of money to the
country. But if the salary and mileage were
all that Congress cost the nation, the people
might we'll afford to be content with the out
lay. To this bill, however, must be added
an incalculable amount Of bad legislation,
and the passage through Congress otinnume
rable schemes Of fraud, corruption and
plunder, embracing all kinds Of rascally
contracts and swindling claims.
The highest compensation received by
any Congressman, according to the table we
have mentioned, was paid to General Lane,
Senator from Oregon, and Mr.. Stevens, the
delegate from Washington Territory, which
amounted to l,636 each. The smallest
amount was received by Mr.. Kennedy, of
Maryland. Some of the Virginia and Mary
land Congressman did not get a very strong
hold on the mileage money, owing to the
>hort distance at which they reside from
Washington. The California congressman
for the Congress in question, were paid
s44,777 for mileage alone, and it cost
s24,249 to transport tie members from the
State Of New York to and from the national
capital, for the same two sessions.
The compensation and mileage Of some of
the Senators were as follows: Benjamin,
SlO,033 Al; Broderick. sl6,9 ,964 80; Gwin,
Sl6,956 So; Houston, $lO,922 80; Slidell,
$l0,l4s. Several other members of the
Senate received amounts little less than
those mentioned above. The salary and
pay Of several of the Congressman and
delegates were nearly $l9, 900 each. Taking
these items all into consideration, to be even
an honest member of Congress would not
appear to be very Improbable business,
especially if the Senator or representative
lives long distance from Washington.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12
Sc mething about Flags.

The Virginia committee Of safety, ap,
pointed July 18th, l775, raised an armed
force for the defense Of the Old Dominion.
One Of the companies which volunteered at
the call of the Commander of the forces
for the protection of the colony" patrick
Henry was the company Of Minute Men,"
so frequently alluded to in the history Of
the Revolution. Their flag was the same as
that under which our navy first engaged
with the enemy, and had in the center
coied rattlesnake, with crest erect, and the
significant motto. "Don't tread on me-"
The words of Patrick Henry, Liberty or
DEATH" were disposed around the centre
piece.
The flag recently adopted by the seces.
sionists Of South Carolina, has for device
around it. There is also another, much in
vogue in that State, which consists of lone
star on field of white.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Adpertiser thus
describes the new flag of Alabama" soon
to be presented by the ladies' of that city to
the southern rights men: ut is to have a
blue ground, and on its face the representa-
ton of a cotton plant. The lower portion
of the stalk bears open bols, the middle
halfopen, and the upper green bolls. In
terspersed among the branches of the plant
are the cotton blooms, white and red, as in
nature. At the foot of the stalk lies rep.
resentation of ra,tlesnake with head erect,
and fifteen rattles. The motto is, Noli me
tanyere On the reverse of the banner is
the map of the State, with the word Ala
bama,' across it,"
The Lone Star" flag of Texas is the
same as the one we have described above
From the Houston (Texas) Telegraph of the
18th, we learn that the original has been
reproduced 1t had its origin in the war be-
tween Texas and Mexico, which was brought
to an end in 1886. The Telegraph says:
"1he flag that waved in the thick of the
fight at San Jacinto was yesterday flung to
the breeze from the talest flag staff in the
city, in token of the love which many of our
citizens feel for the Lone Star and their
wish to see it again take its place independ
emily among the nations of the earth.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12
The Revulsion in Massachusetts,

"Mayhower," the correspondent of the
Union writing from Boston, Mass, Decem-
Der 10th, says:
$50 far as political matters are concerned,
the people of New England, for the first
time, perhaps, begin to look at them in
practical light. For the first time the sla-
cry question has come home to their own
pockets and domestic circles; and, in view of
the dangers and adversites to themselves
which its agitation has produced they begin
earnestly to look about them for the remedy,
and deprecatngly to ask each other "Cu;
bono?" Their eyes have been openel to the
folly and criminaity Of "the irrepres>ible
conflict" they see now, and ,feel also, that
they have been in the wrong; they are dis
posed to confess it by their acts, if not by
words and manifest an unmisakable spirit to
60 manfuly to work peradventure it be not
too late) to repair the mischief which Sec
tional demagogues have, in their name,
made between them and their Southern
fellow-ciizens. The Massachusetts mem
bers of Congress who voted against the
Union Committee of Thirty three have mis-
represented the existing state of public SEN
tment here, which has lately manifested
symptoms OF great reaction, and leading
Republicans have expressed the strongest
disapprobation of fthe'uncompromising course
of their representatives. II a conciliatory
policy prevails at Washington, have not
the slightest doubt that our offensive Per-
sonal Liberty Law will be promptly repealed
at the coming session Of the Legislature.
lbelieve this, no: because our politicians have
grown more magnanmous and patriotic,
but because they cannot disregard the local
interests and feeling Of their constituents.
The commercial difficulties of the crisis
bear hard upon the prosperity of all classes
in this section. Thousands Of mechanics
and operati> es have been thrown out of en-
ployment during the last month, and the
worst is apparently yet to come. Some Of
our large manufactures have suspended OPP
eratons, and nearly all the others are run
ming on half-time. Stocks and real estate
have gone down to an alarming rate of de-
probation, and are still approximating a
clover deep" Money is not to be had for
business purposes except at extortionate
rates."
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12
TWENTY Years.

The changes which have taken place be
tween 1910 and 1860 in the economic con
dit;on of our country are very great. In
that period the gold mines have been dis
covered in California and Australia. In
l84O we had 81 paper circulation 20 81
specie; in 1850, only to 1; in 1860, less
than 2 to l. In ls49 the product of pre-.
cous metals was 95,OOO,OCO; in 1859 it was
1894 100000. The whole amount now in
the world is estimated at $lO,0OO,OO0, 1000
of which sixth tenths is silver. 1t was al
ways supposed that sudden increase in the
quantity of money increases prices. This
has not proved true, for in spite of the in
fux of gold, and in spite Of the repeal of
to export immense quantities of flour and
grain, prices in general are lower, and wa
ges higher than they were ever before.
Tables show that prices generally, during
40 years, were highest in 1887, and lowest
about l843. Flour was so scarce in l847,
that we imported $5,Ooo,O0O worth; its
average price for 40 years has been $6 54
per bbl. The sale of tea has increased in
25 years from l3 100000 to $4,000, 900 lbs;
t"O "'O'"SO p''SO iOi PC'iOu uoS OSO'
for,y-eight cents. The cotton crop has in
creased in 40 years from 2sO, 900 lbs. to
l,sOO,O00,oO0 lbs. A great demand for
breadstuffs from 1856 to 1857, occasioned
by railway labor, and the repeal Of the Brit.
sh corn laws, kept prices generally on the
advance; but in 1857, on account Of the
abundant crops, the slackening of the ship.
ping and railway interests, and glutted
cotton market, downward tendency pre-
vailed. Prices don't seem generally to be
effected by the fluctuations of paper cur
rency. In lS49, the bank.note circulation
was Sll6,o 100000; in 1852, 100000,
in March, 1858, it was $l2OooO,OOO short
after which it rose to $l56,ooo,OoO. The
balance of trade in favor of the United
States in the last ten years is $62, ,05s,ss4.
although our coffee, tea and sugar cost us
$4o,oo0,O0O annually. The consumption of
coffee in 1884 was lbs. per head; it is now
8 lbs. per head. Our exports of breadstuffs
from 1850 to 80, we're $4sO,OOO,0OO.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12
Fruits Of the Lincoln Victory.

The New York Journal Of Commerce
says:
"SroPpAGE OF BusINEss.-Ow to the
partial suspension of orders from the South,
the small receipts of cash from that quar-.
ter, and the prevailing distrust and uncer.
tainty as to the future, manufacturing oper-
ations have been suspended or greatly re-
duced by many large houses, thereby throw.
ing numerous persons out of employment.
One clothing establishment which we might
name, has discharged one thousand hands;
a hat establishment has discharged nearly
one thousand; a saddlery firm has reduced
its force about five hundred and curalment
is very general. At Newark especially the
crisis is very severely felt, on account of
their extensive connections with the South
ern trade"
1t estimates the number ofpersors thrown
out since the election alone at twenty five
thousand, large proportion of whom are
young women. The Philadelphia Ledger
says:
Little or nothing doing in real estate,
but rents are coming down, or rather prem
ses engaged for business connected with tho
South are being surrendered, and will, prob
ably, for a time at least, lie idle. Labor is
also being dispensed with, because there is
Iessened demand for the manufactures.
We heard yeterday of one iron mill in this
State that had discharged about two hun
dred hands, and were informed few DAYS
ago Of similar action, by other iron works
in this State and suppose it vii! be general,
as the same causes effect them all. There is
less demand for iron, and if there was not
there is increased difficulty in making sat
lstactory payment for it,"
Such are the reports all over the country.
1t is Il poor consolation to the laboring
masses who have been thrown out of em:
ployment that through their distress and
suferings the Republican party expects to
benefit the negro. The white operatives
must slarVo on bis account
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12
II wish was in Dixie's Land"

We have been requested by several to give the
words Of Dixe's Land Here it is in full:
l wish I was in de land oh cotton,
Old times dar am not forgotten;
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie
Land.
In Dixie Land whar was born in,
Early on one frosty mornin'.
Chorus
Den wish l was in Dixie, hooroy, hoorayl
In Dixie Land I'll took my stand,
To lib an die in Dixie, away! away!
Away down south in Dixie, away! away!
Away down south in Dixie
Old Missus marry "Will de weaber,"
Willium was q gay deceaber:
Look away! &c.
But when he put his arm around 'er,
He smiled as fierce rs forty FOUNDER.
Look away! &c.
His face was sharp rs butchers cleaber,
But dat did not seem to greab 'er;
Look away! &c.
Old Missus acted de foolish part,
And died for man dat broke her heart.
Look away! &c.
Now here's health 10 de next old missus,
An all de gals dat want to kiss US.
Look away! &c.
But if you want to drive way sorrow,
Come an hear dis song tomorrow.
Look away! &c.
Dar's buckwheat cakes an ingen batter,
Makes you fat or little fatter;
Look away. &c.
Den hoe it down an scratch your grabble,
To Dixie Land I'm bound to trabble.
Look away! &c.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

THE AMOUNT OF LAND.-The amount OF
land the United States Government has for
sale is almost incaIculable. All the peo-
pie of fourteen States and five Territories
dervd their title to their land from the
Federal Government, and the records and
files evincing the inception Of their rights
are preserved in the General Land Office at
Washington. The public domain now COW
ers a surface, exclusive Of water, Of l,45O,-
100000 acres. The government has sold
about l2O, 100000 acres Of land during the
last quarter Of century, for less than
$l5O,0OO,O 900.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

A RooRBAcK.--It has been said that Sen.
ators Gwin and Baker, who left San Fran
cisco on the same steamer, went ashore at
Acapulco to shoot at one another Manuel
CULLEN, a resident of Marysvile, was at Ac-
apulco when they passed, and pronounces
the story that they went ashore to fight
false. On the contrary, he says they were
on good terms while at that place.
COc Rec
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

MINT STATTsTros.-Th Alto publishes a
tabular statement of the operations of the
San Francisco Branch Mint during the cur
rent year. The coinage amounted to: gold,
$ll,l7s,OOO; silver, $4eO,67s 33; total,
$1l,65s,67s S3. The net value of deposits
of bullion was gold, Sll, 1859 IS; silver,
$349,3S3 81; total, Sll,473,Ol6 so.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

ToorH ACHE REMEDY Y.-Chloroform and
Tannin in the following proportions. viz:
Chioroform half ounce. Tannin 80 grains.
mixed. Saturate piece of raw cotton with
the mixture aud place it in the cavity OF the
tooth, and instantaneous relief may be ef-
fected.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

A "bumptious" traveller. overtaking Pres
byterian minister, whose nag was much ia
tigued, quizzed the old gentleman upon his
turn out" "A nice horse, yours, Doctor!
very-valuable beast, that but what makes
him wag his tail so, doctor?" "Why. as
you have asked me, will tell you. 1t is for
the same reason that your tongue wags So
a sort of natural weakness"
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

The following is the summing up Of the
Marshal of the census of Minnesota
Total population l75.525.
Number Of farms 1905.
The total area of Minnesota is estimated
at 1859 square miles, SO that the popula-
ton of Minnesota, on the lst of June,
1859, was little over two persons to the
square mile.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

A DOUBTFUL CoMpLIMENT.-Oneo Of Hen
ry Ward Beecher's lady admirers says he
has the front face of lion and the profile
Of sheep, which may be considered COM
plimentary or not.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

ton, the following new States were admit
ted:
Vermont in 1901.
Kentucky in 1892.
Tennessee in 1896.
Under John Adams Federal anti Dem
ocratic) Administration, not a single new
State was admitted into the Union.
Under Thomas Jeferson's Democratc)
Administration and by a Democratic Con
gress, the following States and Territories
were added to the Union:
Ohio in 1902.
Louisiana purchased in 1902.
Which contained space enough for Is
States. This purchase gave to the U. S. the
entire control of the Mississippi, the mouth
Of which had hitherto been in the hands of
a foreign power. Territorial Government
were organized in Mississippi, Indiana and
Louisiana.
Under James Madisons (Democratic) Ad-
minstration, and with Democratic Con
gress, the following addition was made to
the Confederacy:
Indiana in 1916.
During the Presidency of James Monroe,
assisted by Democratic Congress. the fol.
lowing new States were admitted into the
Union.
Mississippi in 1917.
Illinois in 1919.
Missouri in 1920.
Maine in 1920.
Florida purchased in 1920.
During the Presidency Of John @. Adams
who was not Democrat, no new States
were admitted into the Union.
Under the Pres dency of Gen. Andrew
Jackson, Democrat, the following new States
were admitted by Democratic Congress:
Michigan in 1886.
Arkansas in 1886.
Under the Presidency of Martin Van
Buren, Democrat, no new States were ad-
mitted.
Under the Presidency of Harrison and
Tyler, Wings, no new States were admitted
although preliminary steps were taken to ac-
quire Texas.
During the Presidency of James X. Polk,
Democrat, and by Democratic Congress,
the following new States were admitted:
Iowa in 1913.
Texas in l845.
Wisconsin in l846.
California was bought.
New Mexico and Utah were bought.
Under the Wing Administration of Tav
lor and Fillmore, assisted by Democratic
Congress, the following new States was ad
mitted:
California in 1850.
The following Territories were organized:
New Mexico, Utah and Washington.
Under Pierce's (Democrat,c) Adninistra-
tion the following Territories were organ
lied 10y Democratic Congress:
Nebraska and Kansas.
Arizonia was purchased.
Under James Buchanan's Administration,
the following States have been admitted:
Minnesota in 1858.
Oregon in 1850.
1t will be seen that by this resume that
every new State, both slave and free, was
into the Union by Democratic
Congress- and under Democratic President,
except California. She came in under a
Wing President and Democratic Congress.
Every Territory has been organized and
had a government given to it by Demo
cratic Congress- Every acquisition of Ter
rtorv which has been made since the Revo-
luton, has been by a Democratic President
and Congress.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

One stall in the Washington Market, San
Francisco. sold twelve hundred turkeys on
the day before Christmas; and others made
sales proportionable large.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

The new San Juan m nes, which begin to
be talked about, are in New Mexico. They
are said to be of surprising richness, Of
course, and are attracting the Pixies Peak
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12
ON GOING TO BED.

Here's a body-there's bed!
There's pilIow--here's head!
There's a curtain-here's light!
There's a puF-and SO good night.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12
Ey- The house of Ii. w. X. Clark, a

ES- The house of H.. w. X. Clark,
we'll known lawyer of San Lendro, Alameda
county, was blown up on Sunday morning
last sack of gunpowder was placed in
the basement of the building and ignited.
The house, which was brick wac nearly de-
molished. The inmates, six in humber.
escaped without injury. Every effort ;s be-
ing made to discover the perpetrators OF
the infamous outrage.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

~ The Calaveras Chronicle, lately pub.
lished by Col. Rust and d. o. Avaliue, has
been purchased BY N. G. Sawyer.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

He is a brave man who ISM. afraid to
wear old clothes until be is able to pay for
new ones.
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

GAVE OUr.-kenaaVah. the Pedestrian.
who nnAsrtnok TO wssk liz consecutive
hours 10 San Eraaeises. gave sp On eosnp1e-
ting the eSth ho9s. 80
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

A secular contemporary, in an article on
"Preaching and Hearing" has this para
graph: "A lady recently, in giving her views
Of the preaching of minister to whom she
had listened several times, said: i thought
it was the business of the minister to feed
the sheep. This man does not feed us. He
throws only clubs and stones at us and
sends US bleating and hungry home.' Many
one might gather useful hint from this
az to the proper mode Of dealing with his
flock. Harshness, severity, and fault finding
accomplish but little good in the family, in
the Church, or the world"
The Placer herald., 1861-01-12

NooRroRArIoN.--The Territorial Enter
prise is agitating the question of incorporat-
ing Virginia City in Utah Territory.