Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-12-14

BeA. Hoffman (democrat is elected Mayor
of the city of New York by 1884 majority.
pa- The entt]e disrase is represented to
be increasing in England. -e"
nA- The Legislature of (0lD Virginia re-
pealed the law authorizing the transfer of
Berkley and Jefferson counties to West Va
a@- 1t is represented that exHrebel Secfe-
tary Mallory, Will be tried before civil tribu-
nal.
DSy- 1t is said that two per cent. of all the
fractional currency at the Treasury, is coun
terteit. ..4
bG- The origin of the rebellion in Jama-
en-, is ascribed to the southern rebels in order
to destroy confidence IN the negrol
nGA- The grand aggregate of votes polled
in the States of New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio, at their late annual elections, foot up
l,42s,77l.
MY~ A Minister in Scotland refused the
Sacrament to Printer who printed Sunday
paper, which the Preacher read with much
satisfaction on Monday mornings.
19- A catalogue of fir"s ensued at Chicago
on the Sth inst, including the burning of
Freewill Babtist Church, which had cost Sl4,-
600.
nN. The Senete of Indiana defeated a bill
passed by the House of Representatives, re-
pealing the law prohibiting negroes testifying
in the Courts.
D@" \ Sorghum Convention was recently
in session at Cincinnati, and will doubtless
soon give us much interesting matter to lay
before the growers of this staple article.
bG- Gen. Hooker was laying dangerously
i'll at New York, on the 7th inst, from erysip-
elias in the head his situa ion is considered
dangerous.
b9g The people of South Carolina are con-
sistent with their antccedents On late Wis
it of Gen. Grant to Charleston, very few of
her citizens turned out to receive him.
b@ Neill h Brothers of New Orleans, es-
innate the cotton crop in the Southern States
in round numbers, new and old, at 9, 100000
bales.
pN- Alabama furnished the Confederate
army 12S,00O men, of which $4,000 were
killed or died. This State also furnished
twenty-four general officers, five of whom
were killed in action. 4
pT The Legislature of Mississippi has
passed an exemption bill over the veto of the
Governor. The bill cxempts from execution
$4,000 worth of property belonging to the
head of family. The Legislature also
passed stay law over his veto.
A MINISTER on TRlAL-The Rev. II. NJ
Steed, Pastor of the 9th Street NJ. E. Church
Cincinnati, is OH triM ha.sle his church, on
charge of wholesale lying, less than SIX
teen specifications being preferred against him,
which appear to be pretty well established as
the testimony progresses
pM- We furnish the following as an esti-
mate of rents paid forreal estate at Louisville,
Ky: The Gault House was leased at SIS, 900
per year. The Louisville Hotel, has just
been leased for five years at $45 900 per year,
being an increase over the lease just expired
of $4,000 year:
B% A bold robbery was committed on
steamboat about the time of her arrival at
Cairo from the South, of S., 900 in grcenbacks,
the property Of Capt Porter of St. Louis
On the boat nearing h"r port, the Captain
had withdrew his money from the safe, and in
short time thereafter found himselfminus oc
his treasure. Verify these are dangerous
times to carry money about ones person.
S@- The Legislature of Virginia, convened
at Richmond on the 4th inst The message
of the Governor discloses the fact of an ag-
gregate indebtedness of $4l 100000, against
$4,000, 900 available assets. A tnx Of 60
per cent is recommended on real estate, and
a tax for taking oysters in hs wassrs of Vir-
ginia.
HSr Having "assumed our dgnified looks