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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26
The best inheritance.

The following paragraph we clip from one
of Henry Ward Beechers recently published
sermon: .-"
"Not money, not honor, not even good
name, is the best inheritance of the child
Far above all mere secular gifts is parent S
good name; but there are some things that
are better than that, namely, those transmits
siblc moral qualities which put the sou from
the first, under the dominion of the highest
instinct. From my mother | had a legacy
which | should not be able to thank God
enough for in this world, if | were 10 live for
long ages. Have you not reason to thank God
that YOU sprang from such parents as yours
were? And do you not know that the nature
which they handed down to you was one that
represented, as it were in journal, the point
at which they left the conflict having gained
victory upon victory, that your warfare might
be less, and your victories easier? And that
which you have inherited of tendencies toward
things noble and true, and away from
things selfish and false, you may transmit
with augmentiAg power. Here is a great lesson
of life. Gain moral victories, that your chill
drcn may gain moral victories early; and
rive prcdominancc to that which is spiritual
and divine in you knowing that you will not
be the sole participator in the blessings which
result therefrom; that yours will participate
in them as well as you, and that they, from
the fact of their inheriting better temperaa-
ment and better dispositions will find their
victories in some degrees accomplished
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26
What is a Mule

This great question, which has probably
been asked by every inquring mind in coun-
tries inhabited by mules, is answered as fol-
lows by u correspondent of the Germantown
Telegraph;
'After so much has been said about mules,
it will be deemed folly, by some, to ask the
question, What is a nule?' The answer
will in nine time out of ten, be q hybrid
between the horse and the ass. Yet this is
not exactly correct, for hybrid between the
horse and the ass will produce two destnct
races of animals, as different from one ano-
thcr as horse is different from mule One
of these, the offspring of the male horse or
stallion and the female ass, is the hinny--
This animal is characteristic of the horse,
which he closely resembles in many respects;
but he also inherits the hardy constitution and
activity of his mother, the ass. One distin-
gushing festusc of the hinny is that he neighs
like the horse, and his cars are smaller and
his feet larger than the mule proper. In
every respect he partakes more of the charac.
ter of the horse than the ass. The second
hybrid between the male ass or jack and the
female horse or mare, is the mule This hy-
brid takes after the sire, as in the case of the
former hybrid. have never had my expert
ence with the hinny but have heard it said
they were preferable to the mule for pleasure
travelling but not for drought y - y.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26
Brother against Brother.

In Major General Keier's address at tho
Soldiers Picnic, in Troy, recently, occurs tho
following account Of remarkable and most
interesting incident, well told. We copy it;
below, from the Miami Union -
MAJOR Clifton r. Prentissf a brave and NJ.
compiished officer from Maryland ssI5r tlih t;nne
IN command of his regiment-the 6ih Mar.
land lniantly Qoyal)-led his men gallantly
within the works, and, with his sword dripping
with the blood of the foe, received what was :
supposed to be mortal wound, by o musket
bail passing through his left breast and fell
10 the earth. Almost at the same moment a
rebel o1hcer was wounded, and fell near by
him. The two lay face to face, and for the
first time in over four years, were able to
greet each other They were brothers =
They had received no tdiugs of each other
since the commencement of the war. One
was battling for human freedom the other
for human bondage. The two were carefully
placed side by side, at their own request, in
the same hospital They were continued to.
gcther until the 25th of June last, when death
separated them. The rebel officer died from
the effects of his wound; the Union officer
will not long survive him. Here was a most
striking instance of brother fighting against
brother The two fell in the same fort-4the
one in taking it, the other in trying to defend
it. Time will not permit me 10 give other
similar instances that have come under my
notice. .,'. .t-..r., :
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26
A Lawyer Outwitted.

One of the most peculiar criminal cases on
record has just been disposed of at Chicago.
An individual calling himself j. S. Love was
put up for trial on the charge of having stol-
en- bonds to the amount of S3l 900, the pros
ecutor in the case being s. NJ. Felker, an at
torney, who made a statement to the effect
that supposing Love to be a thief he had tax
en- measures to make him show his hand
Evidence and everything seemed going with
rush III Feker's favor, but what was his sur
prise when there came sudden turn. in at
fairs, showing Love to be in the employ Of
government detectives who had all the time
been working to implicate Fell1er in certain
robberies that had taken place in Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Illinois, and who now produced
documents making this implication certain
fact. There was rich scene in Court, q
stormy kind of civilized free fight, pro-
tracted period of calling of hard names and
as u closing scene Felker made indignant ex-
it, ironed and in charge of officers bound for
Ohio. He is charged with burglary, forgery
and the receipt Of stolen property 1t aP-
pears that two sells of detectives were work.
ING to attain the same object; one party using
Felker, the other Love, and thus was Felkerls
true character discovered e..
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26
The Lady and the Robber.

In large, lone house, situited in the south
of England, there once lived lady and her
two mail servants They were far away from
any human habitatious, but seemed to have
felt no fear, and to have dwclt there peace
fully and happy. 1t was the ladys custom to
90 round the house with her maids every eve
hing, to see that all the doors and windows
were properly secured. One night she had
accompanied them as usual, and ascertalned
that ali Ass safe. They leit. her in the pas
sage close to her room, and then went 70
their own, which was quite at the other s'de
OF the house. As the lady opened the door'
she distinctly saw man underneath her oeu.
What could she do2 Her servants were iar
away, aud could not hear If she screamed for
help; and if they had come to her assistance
those three weak women were no match tor
desperate house.breaker. :
How, then, did she act2 She trusted u
God Quickly she close the door, and lockec
habit Of doing. She then leisurely brushes!
her hair. and putting on her dressing-gown
she took her Bible and sat down TO read :
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26
The National Financcs-POIicy of
Secretary Mc(ullOch. e.,
Chicago, Oct. II

sid CHICAGO, Oct II.
am not one of those who seem to repudi-
ate coin as measure of value, and to make
a secured paper currency the standard. On
the contrary, belong to that class ofpersons
who, regarding an exclusive metallic currency
as an impracticuble thing among enterprising
and commercial people, nevertheless look
upon an irrcdecmable currency as an evil,
which circumstances may for a time render a
necessity, but which is never to be sustained
as a policy By the common consent of the
nations, gold and silver are the only true
measures of value. They are the necessary
regulators of trade. have myself no more
Doubt that these metals were prepared by the
Almighty for this very purpose than have
that iron and coal were prepared for the pur-
poses in which they are being used. favor
a well secured convertible paper currency
No other can to any extent be a proper sub
stitute for coin. OF course it is not expected
that there shall be dollar in coin in, reserve
for every dollar of paper in circulation. This
is not necessary For all ordinary home
transaction paper currency is sufficient, but
there are constantly occurring periods when
the balances between countries, and in the
United States between its different sections
must be settled in coin. These balances are
insignificant in amount in comparison with
the transactions out of which they adsa, and
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She read aloud, and chose chapter, which
had peculiar reference to Gods watchfulness
over us, and constant care of us by day and
by night. When it was finished, she knelt
and prayed at great length, still uttering her
words aloud, especially commencing herself
and servants to Gods protection, and dwell
ing upon their utter. helplessness and de-
pendence upon Him to preserve her from all
danger. At last she arose from her knees,
put out her candle, and lay down in bed; bat
did not sleep After few minutes had
elapsed, she was conscious the man was
standing by her bedside He addressed her,
and begged her not to be alarmed. II came
here, said he, TO rob, you, bat after the
words you nave read, and the prayer you have
uttered, no power on earth could induce me
to hurt you, OR to touch thing in your house.
But you must remain perfectly quiet, and not
attempt to interfere with me- [ shall now
give signal to my companions, which they
will understand, and then they will go away,
and you may sleep in peace, for I give you
my solemn wold that no one shall harm YOU,
and not the smallest thing belonging to you
shall be disturbed" He then went to the
window, opened it, and whistled softly. Re-
turning to the lady's side, (who had not spoke
or moved) he said: "Now I am going
Your prayer has been heard, and no disaster
will befall you" He left the room, and soon
all was quiet, and the lady fell asleep, still
upheld by that calm and beautiful faith and
trust. When the morning dawned, she awoke,
and we may feel sure that she poured out her
thanksgivings and praise to Him who had
defended" her under "his wings" and kept
her Safe under his feathers" so that she was
not afraid of any terror at night. The man
proved true to his word, and not thing in
the house had been taken. Oh! shall we not
hope that his heart was changed from that
day forth, and that he forsook his evil courses,
and cried to that Savior, "who came to seek
and save that which was lost and even on
the cross did not reject the penitent thief
From this true story let us learn to put our
whole trust and confidence in God. This
ladys courage was indeed wonderful but "the
Lord was her defense upon her right hand
and with him all things are possible.
We have received an extract from Il letter
fully corl oborating the remarkable anecdotc
Of the "I.ady and the Robber, in our October
NUMBER and adding some facts that enhanced
the mercy and wonder of her escape. We
quote the words of the letter. an the first
place, the roJber told her, if she had given
the slightest alarm or token of resistance, he
was fully determined to murder her; so that
it was really Gods good guidance that told
her to follow the course she did. Then, be-
fore he went away, he said: 81 never heard
such words before must have the book you
read out Of" and carried off her Bible, will
ingly enough given, you may be sure. This
happened many years ago, and only compar
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26
Hot Summers.

In 1882, the earth opened, and rivers and
snrinps disappeared, in Alsacc. The Rhine
was dried up In 1852, the heat was so great
that eggs were cooked in the sand In ll5O,
ot the battle of Bella, great number of sol,
diers died from the heat In 10 and lli',
in France an absolute failure OF the crops OF
arass and oats occurred In l3O2 and l3o4,
the Seine, the Loire, the Rhine and the Dan,
nbc, we're passed over dry footed In 1873
and 1894 great numbers of animals fell dead
and the crops were scorchcd up, IN l4fo,
tho hnat was excessive. In 1888, 1889, 1910
and 1871, the rivers were almost dried up
Tn 1886 there was n great drought all over
Eurona In 1915 and 1916, the heat was
overwhelming in France, Italy and the Meth
orIonIs In 1916, there were Is consecutive
lave Of excessive heat. The same was the
oasc in the first three years of the eighteenth
I6IS. it did not rain once from the month
of nril to the month Of October. The crops
were burned up and the theatres were closed
hv tbn decree of the lieutenant OF pohce.- -
1'bp Thermometer marked 80 degrees Reau
mur 0l3 of fahrenheit) In gardens which
were watered fruit trees Powered twice II
lI722 and l724, the heat was extreme. In
iI747. the summer was very hot and dry
which calcined the crops During sever
months no rain fell. In l74S, l154, lIoo
lI767, l76s, and 1888, the heat was ekeeS
In 1911, the year of the celebrated comet e.
tho summer was very warm, and the VINE ae
1iicious evep-at Susenes In lslS, tue thea l
Tres in' France and Great Britain rename. e.
closed for nearly a month, owing TO the neat
In 1886, the Seine was almost dried up. y
1850. in the month of June, on the seeon'
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26

pREcoe1ors PlETY-A Michigan lawyer
tells the following story. Several years ago
was practicing law in one of the many beau
tiful towns of Wisconsin. One very warm
day, while seated in my office at work, l was
interrupted bp the entrance of boy, a son of
one of my clients, who had walked into town
six miles, in blazing sun, for the purpose of
procuring Bible, lie had been told, lie
said, that there was a place where they gave
them away to the people who had no money;
he said he had no money, and said he was
anxious to get one of the books, and asked
me to 20 with him to the place where they
we're kept Anxious to encourage him in his
early piety, left the brief on which was
and went with him over to the stand of
Presbyteria& deacon who had the much, coy
eted books in charge l introduced him 70
the deacon, telling him the circumstances. He
praised the book highly, was delighted'to see
young men so early seeking after the truth,
etc, and presented him with the best bound
Bible in his collection. Bubby put 1t in his
pocket, and started off, when he. deacon
said: ...........N .--.- r.
Now my son, that yos possess what 20"
desired, sulapeee you feel hapiyy I y,
"Well, do, old hoss; for between you and
me, know where can trade it for plaugey
good fiddle y s-. .r
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26

.hcIll ltTn VI luIiitl l-CSISlub'lt.
UNION MEMBERS OF TIE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-,
TlyEs ELECTED. 49,.
.Adams-Col, Henry l.. Phillips y.
Ashabula-Capt. S. A. Northway.
Athens-*Wm. 7. johnson. @ ..a.
Bclmont-#C. Davenport, John Patton.
Carroll--*Wm De(ord. .
Champaign--Cart. S. T. McMorran.
Clark--Menry G. Houston. ..
Clcrmont-, Abram Teetor, IA. w. Coan.
Clnton-Jcssc N. Orcn. ,.. .r...r I
Columbiana-*S. w. Clark, Samuel Fox
..Cuyahoga--D. A. Dangler, *C. b. Lock
word, NJ l. Gallup. f.....H. ,..
Darkc--Scipio Myers. ...
Dclaware--*O. d. Hough. .' .
Erie.--Col. A. T. Wilcox. a.......
Fayettc Gardner
Fulton-#I3. Masters ...,......
Gallia.--Col. J. II. NJ. Montgomery.
Geauga--*C Peter Hitchcock
Grecnc.--R. +. Howard. u ..u
Gucrnsey--John I. Clark. .....n
Hamlton--Henry Kcssler, *Wm. Stanton
NV p Nixon, xJohn NJ. Cochran, Gustav
Tafcl, NJ p. Gaddis T. II. Obcrkline, I. l..
Young, George B. Wright
Hardin-SolomOn Kramer ......
Harrison-lngram Clark. .......
Highland-Capt d. NJ Barrett.
Huron-Cpl. Frank Sawyer. .......
Jackson-*James Tripp. ...-. ~
Jctferson-Sumuel G. Kerr. ,....,..
Knox-Gen. II. B. Banning ..
Lake-Col Russell Hastings.
Lawrcncc-Thomas N. Davey. 0.a..
Iooon-Col Don Pintt .
Lorain-W W. Boynton. Eft. r...E
Lucas-Col. J. A. Chase. .,....
Madison-Capt. r. NJ. Hanson .as
Mahoning-*C Joseph Bruff r
Mcdina-Hiram Bronson. ....
Meigs-Thos. A. Wech .... .-. .'
Miami-Cnr W. ID. Alexander. :,
Montgomcry-*Col. Il. 4. Parrott, fSam
Furnass .. ...........
Thomas J. Williams
Morrow-Col. John H. Rhodes. .-a..
MuskingunSDr. A. W. shipley, PERI,
Wiles. *5..-ae
Noble. harles Hare ..... ....
Portage-*Col VIM. Stedman.
Prcble-Philip Lybrook. ---
Scioto-*E. Glover n.
Stark-Col. Il. +. Schneider *H. Hoover
Summit-John Enccll,
Trumbull-*Austin ID. Kibbe. ..
Union-Col NJ C. Lawrence. . ......
Warren. II. Coulter
Washington-A. L. Curtis, A. I. Haskn
Wood and Otawa-Maj II. L. Wood
Total, 10, being just two thirds of the House
*Mcmbers of former Legislature.
IA. W. Cowan, of Clermont, and Col. Par
rott, of Montgomery, lack eight or ,r, ten vote
each of election by home vote. The returns
from the army will doubtless elect them both
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26
Union Members OF the Fiffy-Sey-
d enth General Assembly of Ohio
"A TwO-Thirds Majority I'm Both
Houses.
UNION SENATOR'S ELECT.

Il Ist D;.tr;,+ JJou;lton Nc HI,
Cco r % Hollistc NV snd'W N P,tamon a. aS'een
f2d District MBntisr and Warren M n M
Farland. 51is - ~ y. = W
81 Distriet.--.s foa,, eraery, ana apretie, COL
A. L. Harris.
4th District-Ross and Highland, *Capt
Silas Trion
9th District.-Clinton, Fnyette and Green
A. w. Doan. .....
9th District.-Clark, Champaign and Mad.
ison, Col. Toland Jones.
ith Dlstrct--Darke, Miami and Shelby
*Col. Jno u. Cunmins
! Sth District.-Logan, Union, etc, Mp. B.
Cole
sth Observation-Disclosures and Licking, 'ien'
cra Warner. "Ha 'f"
10Th Dlstrict-Adnms, Scioto, etc., Jehn
l. Wilson
llth Distnct.-Galla, Lawrence, Meigs,
etc, Joseph Bradbury.
Eth Dstrlct--W ashlnston ard Morgan,
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A,r.or Not oaARRELiyG.--Sensibe hus-
h.nJ. GLOW is it that we never quarrel, MIR.
Xantippe? y Well, will tell you. One per-
con cqnnot make quarrel Now, If am
=; o. onorrelsome humor and break ont, my
..;cs W. ran,a;ns coei and collected, and does, mt
m.," snr word If,hy wife is peevish, and dis
ulsrs more temper than is becoming. to one
If her beautiful sex, I, her husband. remain
os unmoved as monument or else cheat my
self into the belief that am listening for the
orent to some heavenly song. lFe only
o,,nrre, one at time, aud is it astonishing, i
You leave quarrel alone, how very soon y
dies Quit That's our secret. maaami au1
should advise you, and all Aaneppes " 'o''
low it, /" So. Sd Sa,1
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-26

more needed than in the southern states. No
where will it soon command better prices
This labor question at the South will, / doubt
not be satisfactorily arranged in due time for
the best interests of all concerned. u.pEI.
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Editor g Publisher.
NUMBER, r, IS.

appearance ofthe cholera, the thermometer
marked , twenty-five degrees centigrade. The
highest temperature which man can support
ior certain time varies from 40 10 As degrees
(lo4 to ll3 Fahreaheit) Frequent accidents
occur, however, at a less elevated tempera-
ture. l.ht IN gst y
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A.. KOHL,

Dealer in and Manufacturer of umbrei- -
las ~ Court st., ID door from Front, S -
pomeroy, Ohio He also repairs om- -
arell.s, aod purchases old ones at liberal
prices.
May 8, l86O.-3-1-tf.
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MARTIN HAYS,

MARTIN HAYS, n
Attorney-at-Law, Harrisonville, Mcigs Co., w.,
viii promptly attend to all business TINT e may
,e entrusted to his care, in the several n',1.e
Courts of Ohio, and in the U. S. Court Tor ,he e
Sorthern and Southern Districts OF OHIO. -
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s,cax.UN SALT COMPANY.
I.H,1 7. A. PLANTS, Agent.
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POMEROY IRON COMPANY.

oyo, n. NEAL. rs. M'KIgLBY.
NEAL a. MCKINLEY,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants, Steam-
boat Agents and wharfboat Proprietors, Parkers-
burg, West Va.
Agents for the Purchase and Sale Of the best
brsnds Of Crude, Refined and Lubricating Oils.
LtyzS-Sm]
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Attorney and Counselor at Law, onesa.re' .o,,
asllia County, Ohio. Prompt attention. gwen
to the collection of claims. l'-l]
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n. SIMPSON.

NJ "Ar''"' N, H. G. p. SIMPSON.
Attorneys and Csunselors at Law, romeFoy
Ohio. once up stairs in the Court House. 81
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10, .d,erti.erents charged at rates a.
4usiness Gards.

T. A. PLANTS.
Attorney and Csunseler at Law, Pomeroy'
OG.a at the Office of the Sugar Run Salt 70.
I'll
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DR (,EORGE *. ACKLEY,

TTAVING permanently located in this city,
I'll would respectfully tender his professional
services to the citizens Of Pomeroy and vicinity
ofiee in Smiths new building, on Court street
where he may be found at all times, except when
professionally absent.
Pomsroy, January IL, 1s65-l6m.]
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w, A, AICHEE,

roNERoy SALT COMPANY.
Salt 4b cents per bushei. =
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LEWIS PAINE,
Attorney AID Counselor at Law fomerOy, " u
OHse-In Courthouse. lTiJ
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w. A. AICHER,
Matchmaker and Jeweler, aud wholesale sna
ret,I dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry ana
F.noy Goods, Front street, below the "hem,ns-
ton House" rsmeroy. Particular. attention
naid to repairing all articles in my line. ~
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LEWIS PAINE,
CT AIM A c. E N L,

PoMBRoY, oh'o'
will attend promptly to Collecting Bounty
Money, Arrears of Pay, and Pensions due ~, TO
Disabled and Discharged Soldiers, and the
widows Of deceased soldiers.
Ofhee in the Court House. l'-zo-ti.
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r.. LYMAN,
Painter and Glsxier, back room OF +. Lam
prschts Jewclry Store, west side Court street
emeroy, o.
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E, HUTTON
n. w. HAMPTON,

County Surveyor, and Attorney OF Law. ot
sss in the Court House, Pomeroy, Ohio. IL
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*NIcmbers of former Legislature.

IA. w. Cowan, of Clermont, and Col Par
rott of Montgomery, lack eight or ten votes
each of election by home vote. The returns
from the army will doubtless elect them both