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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
The Point Pleasant Scare.

We have been in quite an exhilara-
ting state of excitement here for the last
week, expecting almost every hour to
hear the ''deep-toned thunder" of the
cannon at our neighboring town. Re
ports we're brought to this place daily of
the approach of the rebels in great force
down the Kanawha. 1t was asserted
positively, few days ago, that the whole
secesh army was within five miles of the
river, and that in two hours the fight
would begin. Ofcourse strong excite
ment was the result.
We confess We did not participate in
the alarm. 1t may have been for want
of military knowledge, to which we lay
no claims, and We may be all wrong in
our theory. It may be the intention of
therebels to capture Point Pleasant, and
then invade Ohio, but ue don't see it,"
The most desperate necessity of the
rebels has been salt. Without it they
could no longer support their army
1t was selling at one dollar quart In
the South, and could not be had at hut!
Governor Letcher had just called the
Legislature of Virginia together in spec
ial session, by proclamation, the sole o5-
ject being to deuise some means of prosur-
ing sail In this desperate strait, an
army of some ten thousand rebels was
marched upon the Kanawha. There
was three hundred thousand bushels of
saltready barrelled mp to their lands
The works would turn out from seven
to ten thousand bushels per day, as long
as they could hold them. This supply,
if it tcould be had, would furnish them
with all the salt they needed By the
favor of God, the Devil, or our Com
manding General at Washington, this
immense amount of salt was abandoned
to the rebels, and the works placed in
their control They brought with them
large train, and swept the country of
all the teams in it, and instantly COM
menced transporting the salt in more
than thousand wagons. They have
been running the works night and day,
to their utmost capacity. A mine of
coined gold would not have been half
so valuable to them. Could they.
therefore, afford to give up all this ad-
vantage for the purpose of attacking
Point Pleasant. Perhaps SO. But to
us the thing looked exceedingly absurdl
Still, we don't pretend to under
stand strategy" But, if we were a
rebel chief, and had command of the
Kanawha salt-works, we would hardly
leave them to risk fight on the Ohio
river. without an object. In such a
case, ace would make and ship salt as
long as permitted, and then return. If
the rebels have adopted the 'sstrategy'
of our Generals, they will not take
this course. But they have not, hereto-
fore, taken our ssstrategic" movements
for pattern. And we don't think they
will, in this ease
ltis our opinion that as long as tn e
rebels can keep our army fortified at
TT. Pleasant, sixty miles from the salt
works, they will continue to make salt
That when our army moves in the di-
rection of Charleston, the rebels will re
tire with their Acquisitions
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03

IfTI. o. o. F.-Mineral Lodge No $40 I. o. 0.
F.-Regular meetings every Tues - az
day evening at odd Fellows Hall e=z-z-S e3sesfE.
Sd stery, Of Front AMI Court sE..ssSs
Streets. Pomcroy. i----44-1SS ~
5-l2-ly w. L. DoWNIE, p. S.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03

saFAn aged Organist wants q situation
where the church would support him. for his
services. Address "0rganst," Pomeroy, O..
n. Bother Editors will oblige by insert
ing. 39-lt-gratuitous.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03

He79~To TEAcHERs.-The Board of School Ex
aminers for aIeigs County will meet on
the first Saturday of each month, in Pomeroy,
for the examination of Teachers.
Examination to co'nmeuce at 10 o'clock A.
NJ and continue till J p. NJ.
Isl No Teacher need apply at such exami-
nation who has a certificate valid for three
months from tie date Of said application.
By order Of the Board.
Jan. 1866. II. C. WATERMAN, Clerk.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
CONS e00NRSs8}hsR SSs8}sVRI ION
GAN RE 0OREOl

DR.. HERBERT, e. the Society OF Friends aud
member of orr firm. is deyoting his time principally
to the cure of this most distressing complaint, and
is meeting with unparalleled success.
He is aided by his experience, in his foreign trav-
els, on purely benevolent mission, where he be-
came acquainted with an indigenous plant, used ey-
clusiyely in the curs of Consumption by the Natives
of the forest The secret of his recipe rests solely
i'll his bosom and would not be impaired to another
for any consideration. FoG fall particulars send for
circular which Will be matted Tor three c.,nta
stamp.
Every letter inus. cqutain six ecnts in stamps. to
be used For reply. Address 'rs Jtvk.r;. Herbert ~
Co, or suIy T. o. Box - IS C cilrisi. Ohio. Of
fee, M. l67 Sycamore street. M.ti-f:,ea and in
struc loss sent promptly TO an! lafG u ttie county.
July 2ath, 1867 3G-Iy.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
S0LD1ERS' CLAIMS.
ID @ W NJ 7. III OR
Atioraey for Claimants.

A RREARS of pay, and bounty money due
"A friends of deceased soldiers. and Invalid
pensions for those wounded OF disabled in the
present war; procured. Land Warrants for
sale, and Warrants procured for those entitled.
Prompt attention given to all requests. Ad
dress K. Downing, Middleport, Q.
Feb. 6, 'G2.-5-3m
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03

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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.


Editor Ts1egraph-Sr:-I see, in
your paper of the 10Th inst, under the
heading-''The retreat Of Col. Light
burn saying the Home Guards of
Pomeroy, Middleport, Minersville, &C.,
turned out to meet the Colonel at Ravens
wood, ignoring all other portions of the
County. The people of Chester town
ship manifested as much interest as
Pomeroy, or any portion of the commu-
nifty. At FIVE o'clock P. NJ Monday,
one hundred Home Guards left Chester
for Ravenswood, all armed, and a good
supply Of provisions, there being some
eight wagons and buggys loaded with
men and provisions, besides some forty
citizens of Chester township, who went
along with arms and victuals for the
starving soldiers of Lightburn's 5 Brig
ade, all willing to render what assist
ance they could. We encamped oppo-
site Ravenswood, about midnight, and
remained in the vicinity until noon
next day, when they began to return
home, well pleased, not because of sore
feet and tired limbs, (for many walked
all the distance,) but from the fact that
Lightburn's Brigade was neither
whipped nor starved.
w. FOSTER.
Good for Chester! We publish the
above with real pleasure, and need
hardly assure our friends there, that the
omission to mention the noble turn out
Of the Chester Home Guards was nos in
territorial.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03

IEFECE AND z3SgDENCEI 0E
" W. N. HUDSON, Surgeon, Hygeo-Thera-
peutic Physician and ElestrcsMagpet at
the Gold Knight place, near Middleport, O.,
where he attends to limited practice, after an
extensive experience of many years. Electro
Magnetic hours at his Office, from 10 to II
o'clock on Thursdays. t5-1 .
NOTICE.
TTHlIE undersigned has been duly appointed
L administrator of the estate Of VIM. K
Simpson, late OF Meies County, o., decd. Ali
persons indebted to the estate are requested to
make immediate payment, and those having
claims against the ssaiae. will without delay :,
present them 10 the uu;!essi gned for allowance.
DANIEL bIBBhE.
Sept q, ,,aa2-98>at=
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
New Tin ShoO.

EJTRONT Street, doors west OF Court Street
sissy ". Fl. KNOWLDEN.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25
ILIonnavi,r of Anlmnls.

The average age OF cats is fifteen years;
squirrels and hares seven OF eight years; rab.
bits seven; bear rarely exceeds twenty years;
q dog lives twenty years; wolf twenty; Q fox
fourteen to sixteen; lions are long lived, the
one known by the name Of Pompey lived TO the
age Of seventy; elephants have been known, 1t
is asserted, to live to the great age of four hun
dred years. When Alexander thu Great had
conquered Porus, King Of India, be took great
elephant which had fought very vallantly for
the king, and named him Ajax, dedicated him
to the sun, and let him 60 with this inscription:
"Alexander, the son Of Jupiter, dedicated Ajax
10 the sun" The elephant was found with this
inscription three hundred and fifty years after.
Pigs have been known to live to the age Of
thirty; and rhinosceroses to twenty horse
has been known to live TO the age OF sixty-two,
but average twenty five to tbirtyi camels some
times live To the age Of one hundred; stags are
very long lived; sheep seldom exceed the age
Of ten; COWS live about fifteen years. Cuvier
considers 1t probable that whales sometimes
live thousand years; the dolphin and porpoise
attain the age Of thirty; an eagle died at Wen
na ct the age Of one hundred and four; ravens
frequently reach the age Of one hundred; swans
have been known to live three hundred years.
Mr.. MaleFton has the skeleton of swan that
attained tho sge Of two hundred years. Peli-
cans are long livedi tortoise has been known
to live one hundred and seven years.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25
A TripIe victory.

English and French fleets have arrived and
planted the flags of their respective nations by
the side of that of Spain on the Castle Of ST.
Juan d. Ulloa Spain distanced them, but q
dividend was made Of the glory. A triple vic
tory, and no body hurt. Three on one, and he
lame, accords with the boasted British love OF
fair play. 1t is reported that the distant Allies
grumble at Spain for not waiting to start fair.
However, they were permitted TO play second
fiddle to the Spanish dance. An American
steamer has been searched, seized and arms on
her confscated as contraband. Another out
rage on neutral rights! The Allies have not
declared war against Mexico. How eau any
thing be contraband when there are no bellig-
erentsl
The invaders find it something more than a
pleasure trip. Masked batteries grow there,
Ii seems. A reconnaissance in force was driven
back-6rst blood for Mexico--and Vera Cruz
is in state of siege. The duties on imports,
which the Allies were to take possession Of, do
not promise speedy liquidation Of their claims.
In fact, they begin to find that the interior has
something to say about the imports, and that in
order to make the confscation Of the duties
work, 1t is necessary TO have customers for the
goods. All their combined fleets and armies
could not make hen set contrary to her in.
clination, and they find 1t equally difficult to.
force the Mexicans to impor: goods in order to
pay duties to the invaders.-Gn. Gazette, 23d
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25

MURDEP AND SUICIDE in Urea, N Y-Aboat
Eve O'Clock Sunday afternoon, man named
James DuhD, acoAck trimmer by trade, who has
been living for some time in Utica, murdered
bis wife and took bis own life while crszed by
rum. The Utica Herald ssys that, when first
discovered the woman lay at full length upon
the floor before the bed, in pool of blood, the
right side Of her neck and head covered with
ghastly wounds, gaaAes from the razor across
her face from the forehead to the chin, some Of
her teeth broken off, her features distorted as if
she had died in terrible fear and pain. Gloves
were on her hands, and she was otherwise attired
as if. before she was stFuckshe had intended to
go into the street. The murderer was leaning
against the door, his throat cut across and
across again, by the bloody razor he held in bis
haud Everything was in the widest confusion,
bed-clothes, some articles of wearing apparel,
and straw from the beds strewn over the floor
and soaking up the blood.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25

TEE ARnY IN CArADA. The western part Of
Upper Canada has been divided into two mill
taFy districts. The first is to be called the
Hamilton district, and under the command Of
Major General G. Napier, with the following
limih; II extends from line drawn from Port
Hope, on Lake Ontario, to line drawn from
Sydenhsm (owen Sound) in south, eastern
direction TO Milton, in the county of Haltop,
and from that town in south-westerly direc-
ton to Brantford; thence south to simicoe, in
the county of Norfolk, and thence 70 Long
Point, on Lake Erie. The second is termed
the London district, under command Of Major
General David Russell. II extends west of and
is bounded on the east By the Hamilton district,
its western limits being Lake Huron, &c. Clair,
and its southern boundary Lake, Erie The
headquarters Of the entire army Will be at Mon
treal. lss ssssn sts = ois .aa lstis 'glov lai
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25

Archbishop Hughes still remains in Paris
For several Sundays his sermons delivered In
the Church Of S.. Roch attracted large num-
bers there. The Archbishop will proceed tc
Rome in the course Of few days for the pur-
pose Of paying bis respects to the Holy Father,
On Monday he dined in the Irish College along
with several of his countrymen who have Oh.
tanned the same hiersrchial position as this
Irish American prelate. They included the
Archbishops Of Abyseinia and Pelkin, and the
General Of the Order Of 81. Vincent de Paul.
In the evening Archbishop Hughes, accompa-
MED by some French and Irish Reman Catholic
clergymen, and an Irish medical doctor who
beaTa the Gross Of the Legion of Honor, made
q call upon the American Consul, the first
dressed 10 full csnonicals-L London Netvs, Sd
inst H
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25
LETTER FROM THE ARMY.
CAMP JEFFERSON, Ky.,)
Tau,arwI0 1850 {

CAMP JEFFERSON, Ky.,(
January 10, 1862.
DEAR STArEsMAN:-I arrived back in camp
on the morning of the 10th, and found the old
Third Regiment in fine health and spirits, and
all eager and anxious for forward movement.
In fact, have never seen our regiment in a
better condition than now. There is not sick
officer in the regiment and only two absent al
this time. Comparatively few of the boys are
on the sick list, and none Of them dangerous.
Our Division General is one Of the most eff
cient officers that the Government has in the
service. He works night and day, and nothing
is found by him too much trouble that is for
the general good of bis division; and each day
shows plainly the result Of his teaching. He
has established school of instruction for Off.
GERS, himself the teacher, which l think will
prove both interesting and beneficial to us all.
allude to Gen. Mitchell.
The rumor Of the camp to-day is that we shall
move forward in a day or two, and everything
looks as though the rumor might prove true.
Out ONleiUuI ~ 10 puiuS WIZ w WIZ eN'enNp
which, If true, will give our regiment fair
chance for some fun in the coming contest.
Yesterday General Mitchell and staff were
out scouting, or rather taking survey of the
country and roads. They had some cavalry
with them--one of them Lieutenant, and
some dozen men, and it is supposed that they
were captured by the rebels. A party went out
this morning and came back at night without
any tidings Of the lost. Since the above, two
men have come in, and report skirmish and
the capture Of the Lieutenant and few Of his
men. They we're taken on their return by a
party of bushwhackers, and, l suppose, they
have gone down to Bowling Green, few days
in our advance, to select quarters for our worthy
General, whom we all adore.
The weather is very mild and soft Our
roads and camps are very muddy, this being the
only drawback to an early advance.
sAr rtr ORRIS.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25

TRAEsToRrATroN FOR THE GOVERNMENT
As an evidence of the immense business done
by the government in the way Of transportation,
il is stated that during the past six weeks there
has been forwarded to Washington, from Balti.
more, 100000 feet Of lumber (including
heavy timber stock }, IL. 900 cords Of wood, and
10000 tons Of coal. Since the 2Oth Of October
1900 car loads, carrying 100000 bales of hay,
have been sent from Baltimore to Washington
together with S 900 car loads Of oats and coril
NEARLY 100000 bushels. On the average
100 cara of the largest capacity, heavily laden
with freight, have passed over the road every
day since the Goth Of October In addition to
this, Eve regular passenger trains, and from one
to ok extra trains for troops, have passed daily to
and from the points above named.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25
news snnEnary.


The Military Committee Of the House ioi
Congress, yesterday, authorized tho chairman
70 report bill, to enlarge the Illinois and
Michigan Canal to ship canal, for war pur'
poses. -p1 rfe,a
MEAD, of Kansas, has declined an appoint
meut on jim. LAWS staff. It is thought that
the STAFF as announced, viii not be confirmed as
a whole, by the Senate
There isa bill pending in Congress, which
proposes % tax telegraphic dispatches. ~ es
A number Of British troops arrived at St
Johns yesterday. ,...,.
Some interesting news from the South will
be found under our telsgraphic head y is not
believed there that ZptticOTFrs was killed and
his army whipped. 40 s
fAfulI account Of lhe bsttlecf Mil Spring or
Somerset will be found in another column.
Capt. WILLARD, of the Chicago Light Ar
tillery, arrived at Cairo on Thursday from Cal
lOsay, six milss from Fort Henry, and reports
that place garrisoned by six or seven thousand
rebels, with several heavy guns.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25
su.penslon OF ,he Hapoas Corpus

The Louisville Journal presents the foiiow'
ing condensed argument to prove that the pow
or to suspend the privilege Of the haoea' corpus
is vested In Congress and not In the President
The language of the constitution In relation
TO the matter is as followe;
"The privilege of the writ OF haoeds corpus
ahall not be suspended, unless when IN cases Oh
rebellion or invasion the public safety may re-
Quire It," -,
Now, In the first place, in the British ccnsti-
tuition, from which this provision is derived tne
power Of suspension Is vested In Parliament ana
not in the monarch. Analogy, therefore, leads
TO the conclusion that in our constitution tne
power is vested in Congress and not IN tne
President And there Is nothing In the nature
either of the rcmalping provisions Of ,ne con.
stitution or OF the system as wnoie tnas uoes
away with the force OF analogy In tnis paruou'
lar. The provision, In the second place, oc'
ours 10 the article Of the constitution wherein
the powers aud limitations OF Congress are
treated dstinctiyely. Il results from this nat
urally and Justly that the power OF suspension
| IL vested In Congress and not 10 the President
And, in the third pace,the power is not an ex'
ecutive power but legislative one. The eus-
pension or repeal Of a law is the same In prin-
ciple as the making Of q Law, and must OIL ne
cessi.y aow from the same authority. The
notion that It belongs to the President by virtue
Of his Office to repeal or suspend what u belongs
TO Congress by virtue Of ite office TO enact u
absurd. The authority which under the con
Ititution makes laws Is the only authority
which under the constitution can unmake Of
suspend them. a'
These considerations appear TO ne to settl'
the point clearly against the right 10 question
And herein we but concur with the great bod.
of the legal profession Of the United States.-
The opposite conclusion is opposed indeed I
the mature and fixed opinion OF the eniight
ened intellect of the country.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25

rhs Iseislature d NOV 10 tho third week Of
n. .sss;ob Ana the business Transacted thus Tar
n nrin6,psIll notices and intenticns OF doing
s,n6etb' y. 'ot <. The passage of the Bank Suspen-
sion act last week, seems TO have been an I'M
msnae elfort, ior. both .Houaea closed their IA
bors On Friday and adjourned until Mondsy al
.ternoon lduring which time heexpense q evs'
X6OD ACCRUED against tho Staiej anq pIopoa'
yicps have been offered TO make ike adlouin,,
msnis frequently. And Jet, they Almost ~ ~
talk relrenchment! One thing, however, nes ss
been done by q member ,ofthe Senate, wnicn 1ea
sesneth weiI IN our sight. VIZ; that !hsy "Sd. rs
;ourr sine die on the let day Of March" the
creator norton of the time Of the Legislature
6ss been occupied With the introduction Of blill
and resolutions, which are almost as npmeloui
as the sand on the ssashOre ---Co1nfnoa's "a
xSffe ..-a NN