Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-01-25
upon the subject, which is said to date pre-
lyious TO the termination Of the civil war.

vious to the termination of the civil war
'PERsECuTIoNsoF GEORGIA uNIoEIsTs
Washington, Jan ia letter written By
Hon. A. H. Stephens, late Vice President Of
the Southern Confederacy, has been received
here in Washington, he says that the original
Union men CT Georgia suffer greater pcrsecu-
ton now on account Of their sentiments than,
hey did during the days Of the Coniederacy,,
ENGLISH AID FOR FREEDMEE.
Three more invoices of goods, in value
lover s., 500, have Just been received from the
Birmingham Society, England, for, distrlbut-
ion among the destitute freedmen Of the Uni.
ted States. Goods Of this description, by a
recent decision of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, was admitted tree.of duty to the several
ports of the United States. o.
Washington, Jan. l6--Judge Field, o. Cal
tornia, received by express, on Saturday, a
small box, with printed address, which came
from San Francisco by the last steamer
not knowing the purport, he proceeded to
open it with ordinary caution which curiosity
inspires, in the presence of Judge Lake who
is also temporarily here. Upon unscrewing
and rasing the lid about half I'm inch, Judge
Lake caught sight of several little copper
wires, and instantly suggested that it was all
Internal machine.
Further operations we're suspended, and the
box placed in tub of water until Yesterday,
when it was taken to the War Department,
where'it was opened and twelve large metallic
cartridges with heavy balls, nicely adjusted
with Illuminating powder, so as to explode up
on the raising OF the lid, were found There
was single line written upon the inside Of
the lid, as follows Last October you decided
the Puebla case
The affair has greatly increased the excite
ment already felt in certain circles here in
consequence Of the growing frequency Of these
btlligerent occurrences.
MEXICO INVADED by rlLIlBusTEEs FROM TEXAS
CAPTURE OF BAGDAD AND MS GARRISON.
New Orleans, Jan. l6.--Four hundred fl.
libusters under Col Reed, crossed the Rio
Grande from the American side and captured
Bagdad on the Mexican side, below Matamo.
ras, taking prisoners and the Imperial garrl,
son Of $50 men, .'.r-
! LATER.
| The Ranchero of the 5th contains the fol.
lowing
| Yesterday several officers and men crossed
! from Clarksvlle, Texas, and took quarters
apparently for the night Shortly after mid
night the guard at the ferry on Stony river
were surprised and disar,ned by this party.
! Such lighters as were at hand were imme-
diately seized, and with them the entire mill
tary force at Clarksvile four hundred strong,
mostly negroes crossed over. The garrison
OF Bagdad, about two hundred and seventy
five men. was completely surprised and cap
tured, The commander of the post and cap,
tain of the port were both taken prisoners
while in bed. 1t is reported that the former
was killed and the latter escaped. Upon
taking the town, pilage and plumber were i'm
mediatey inaugurated. Warehouses were
gutted and contents crossed to the American
side The gunboat Antonio WAS called on to
surrender. She answered with broadsidr,
which scattered the filbusters.
| A second demand was made, and answered
in similar manner While the Antonio was
en- route up the river an Austrian sergeant on
her was killed At daylight the French men
oi.war in the harhor openei fire, compelling
the fllilustcrs to take refuge in the upper
part of the town. At last accounts the till
busters still held the town.
The number Of deaths is reported to be
thirty on each side 1t is stated that the fl.
liousters are COMMANDED by Col Reed Gen.
Crawford has started from Brownsville for til
scene of action
Later accounts say that twelve hundred
Impcralists had left Matamoras to attack the
i!l!.buscrs.
VEST VIRGINIA. ...r
| Wheeling. W. Va Jan. 1.-THE Lcgisla.
tnre Of Western Virginia organized yesterday,
harmoniously, by the reelection of the former
officers. The Governors $ message is clear
torcible document The financial exhibit ol
the Auditor and Treasurer ia very hnltering
The report Of the Adjutant General ST oys
that West Virginia furnished to the Union ar
my over 81 900 men,
The Governor commelds free schools tC
the fostering care of the Legislature, and re-
commends liberal legislation to facilitate the
completion of the James river and Kanawha
Canal, and Covington and Ohio Railroad
THE UNION CAUCUS
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE feeling devel
oprd by the Union caucus las, night was tha,
OF confidence and ability Of Congress to carry
through all measures OF reconstruction, which
the party may deem necessary to secure the
gains Of the war.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The House Judiciary Committee have
agreed to report an amendment 10 the Con
sttution providing that the actual number o.
electors in each State shall constitute the ba
sis of representation in the Lower Home Of
Congress. This is in accordance with the re
commentator of the Union caucus us per re
port of yesterday.
FROM THE RIO GRANpE.
Mejia has lately levied another forced loar
Of one hundred. and twelve thousand dollars
on the merchants OF Matamoras The Amer
leans refused to ray and were promptly pro
tected by Cen Wetzel
The Republican General, Escobeda was ex
pecled shortly to return with his force to thai
place from Monterey and renew the attack o.
siege. 80 l....t t.....
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided
that the prohibition of the importation of cat
tie from Canada does not apply to the impor
tuition of dressed beef
| The President was considerably ndisposet
last evening, though no fears are entertained
of serious illness.
= New York, Jan. 1S-The Herads Monro,
correspondence SAYS:
The vigilance of the military authorities il
their search for any persons who may be con
cerned in the supposed. plot to liberatc JEFF
Davis has not been in any degree relaxed
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