Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-08-31

ment will oppose by diplomacy the aggres;
sions Of Spainsupon St Domingo, and per-
haps with strong measures.
The Veteran Reserve Corpsis to beconsoli-
dated into six regiment.
IL IN RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. sf
Erie, Penn, Aug. PA collision took
place between the passenger and freight trains
on the Oil Creek railroad this morning, by
which nine persons were killed and ten or
fifteen wounded. .,,4ss4
Boston, Aug 24.-The excursion train re-
turning last evening from a picnic at Abing-
ton, on the Old Colony Road, came in COLI
slonS with handcar. The engine, tender,
baggage, smoking and four passenger cars
were thrown off the track-three of the latter
being capsizcd down an enbankment, which
contained nearly 100 passengers, including
many ladies. Less than hhlfa dozen received
injuries; none serious.
WORK FOR SOLDIERS WIDOWS AND oRPfANs
Washington, Aug. 2.-1t is authoritively
"hhouhNNu tiiut uStCutlCE 0CClIIiHn
in the Government printing Offices, where
women are, employed, will be filled only by
the widow OF, orphans of soldiers who have
died for their country, or by the wives of sol
dieFs now in the service who are in needy
circumstances. None others need apply. n
a...s.. d ID, THE wIRTz TRIAL
The Wrtz trial got well under way to-day,
and made good progress. Wirz was provided
with a couple of counsel, and is perhaps bet
ter off than before his desertion by the others.
The testimony of two witnesses examined to.
day-the rebel Colonel commanding the post
of Andersonville, and one of the rebel sur
geons in charge of the hospitals there--were
important, and opened a chapter of horrors
of which however it is known to be only the
beginning. Writ looks very nervous and fee
bic, and is evidently suffering under mental
depression. ,.ls.,. ,at
SECRETARY STANTON TAKING A VACATION.
Secretary Stanton, who has been harder
worked than any man in Washington, has at
last taken the season of rest which his ex-
haustcd system so much demanded. He will
tax week or two at least of rest and recre-
alton. sH M 90 .at. FFa --,."n-
FROM COLUMBUS. @
Columbus, Aug. 24-While in some re.
spects the condition of Governor Brough is
more favorable, it is due to the public tha.
should state thatin other respects it is discour-
aging The surgeons upon consultation,
have unanimously agreed that the amputation
OF the entire foot is necessary, and have COM
their decision to the GOVERNOR
The people of the whole country will await
the result with painful anxiety
Changes have been made in Senator S1er-
mans appointments for public speaking, as
follows: He will speak at Ravenna, Sept.
list; Salem, Sept. Cd; Garfield, Sept. 4th;
Steubenville, Sept 4th; McConnellsville, Sept.
Sth; Marietta, Sept 9th; Athens, Sept | 11th;
Pomeroy, Sept 18th; Gallipolis, Sept. 18th
Cincinnati, Sept. 18th; Urbana Sept 18th;
Delaware, Sept. 10th. =
JOE JOHNSTON on THE rUTIEs OF vIRGINiASs.
BUFFALO SPRINGS, MEcKLENDuRG CO., Va,
, .ez Z .Ht August 18th, 1865.
You ask my views of the future course and
future interests of us ALL The case is so plain
that very little can be said or written upon it.
We Of the South referred the question at issue
between us and the United States to the ar
bitranient Of the sword. The decision has
been made, and it is against us. We must
acquiescc in that decision, accept it as final,
and recognize the fact that Virginia is again
one of the United States. Our duties and in
terests coincide; we shall consult the one and
perform the other, by doing all we can to pro
mote the welfare of our neighbors and to re-
store prosperity to the country We should
at once commence the duties of peaceful citi-
zens, by entering upon some useful pursuit,
qualifying ourselves to vote, if possible, and
at the polls our votes should be cast for con-
servativc men men who understand and will
maintain the interests Of Virginia as one of
the United States. This is the course which
| have recommended to NIL those with whom
have conversed on the subject, and that
which have adopted for myself as far as
practicable. Very truly yours,
Signed r j. H. JouysTo'.
, ~ Hf AGRICULTURAL.
The monthly report of the Agricultural De-
partment for August says: The returns of
correspondents are very full, and show slight
falling off in the wheat crop in New England
and the Middle States Of something over half
a million of bushels, loss of about one and
three quarter million bushels in the States of
and Delaware, and deficiency of
over 20,000,00O bushels in the Northern and
Western States. The corn crop exhibits, the
greatest promise. 1t is everywhere good
The potato crop is almost as promising as that
of corn. The other crops harvested will be
ample for all domestic purposes, and that of
oats will be very large The prospect there.
fore, is that the injury to the wheat crop will
be more than compensated by the unusual ex-
cellence ofthe other crops. The tobacco crop
is the only one which exhibits a general fall.
ing of in the amount planted. The heavy in
ternal taxes on manufactured and the appre-
henson of a tax on leaf are assigned by some
Of the correspondents as reason for the di
productions. The amount of wool
and increase of sheep are shown by the table
to bear like proportional advance to that
they have exhibited since 1861. The report
says the rebellion has given to this great in
terest prosperity which the protection laws
under the high tariff failed to accomplish for it.
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