Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-01-11

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news from Europe
The drain of gold from Paris and Alexan-
dria continues, and there is still an almost to-
tai absence of arrivals.
The cattle disease was still spreading
The number of deaths may be estimated at
10000. Upward of 5000 cattle are attacked
every week. r.l ssa.
Before the Cork Special Commission, at
the sitting of the Court on Monday, Bryan
Dillon and John Lynch were artaigned for
treason and felony. The jury was sworn, and
the Attorney General stated the case for the
Grown, after which Warner the approver, was
examined.
He deposcd that he had seen as many as
five hundred persons at drill meetings, and
the prisoners among them.
The Grand Jury found true bills for treason
and felony against T. Duggan, 0. Donovan.
John Casey, james Mountane and A. Nichols
HEAVY WEATHER AT SEA.
New York, JAN 1.-The steamship Ottowa,
Capt Archer, which arrived last night from
London, experienced succession of terrific
gales on her passage. On the 23d the gale
reached its hight. A tremendous sea swept
fore and aft washing overheard Chas Dryson
Fourth Officer Wm. Carlin, Quartermaster; !;
Jno. Llpday, ordinary seamen; breaking the
trisail, which struck Mr. Mitchell, First Off
Ger, breaking his shoulder and njurinS others
severely I'D. ,...
EXPLOITATION OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION SOUTH.
Under Government regulations, there were
sent to various Southern States from this city
during the month of December, 1900 guns
and pistols, over $4,000 pounds of sporting
powder, $4,000 pounds of shot, and l3,000,-
900 percussion caps. t a.. .. ..t.t..
FRENCH TROOPS IN MExIco.
A letter from Mexico, of December 9th,
says 1t was officially stated few days ago
by the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, that 25,-
900 soldiers were expected at Vera Cruz, but
that now only 10000 would come, because of
the necessary stringencies of the French
Treasury.
FAVORABLE FROM FLORIDA.
A letter from Tallahassee says that through
out Florida increased confidence in the feast
bility of free black labor is noticed every
where in the increased price of cotton lands
and in the tone of popular sentiment There
is also growing feeling of friendship toward
Northern immigrants, and many plantations
have been rented on favorable terms to army
officers and others. A resolution has been
adopted by the Florida Legislature asking
Executive clemency for John H. Gee, who
has brother in the Assembly.
THE ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR CoUNTERFEITs
Washington, Jan. 5.-The Treasury de-
tectives, who for some time past have been
engaged in investigating the matter of the
counterfeit one hundred dollar compound in
terest notes, are understood to have now come
to the conclusion that the plate from which
it was struck was distracted from the Note
Printing Bureau in the Treasury Department.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
The receipts from customs during the month
of December last, at the four principal ports
of entry were S9,S4l ,552 T6.
1t is estimated that when full returns from
the other minor ports be in, the total receipts
in gold during the month will be found to be
upward Of $ll 100000,
AMOUNT OF GOLD RECEIVED
The gold receipts at the ports of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, during
the first half of the fiscal year ending Deccm-
Der 81, 1865, shows total of ST. ,501775 40
The total receipts from this source of rcve.
nue. for the last fiscal year ending June Both,
1865, were fraction over $S4,0O0,0 900. The
total receipts when all the ports are heard
from for the first half of the present fiscal
year will probably amount to as much if not
more than the total receipts for the year 1865
b.. SENT TO SING SING.
New York, Jan 5-Edward B. Kctchum
who was sentenced on Saturday in the Court
of General Sessions, to be confined in the
State prision for four years and six months
was taken yesterday from the Tombs to Sing
Sing prison, by Sheriff Kelly. The young
man was accompanied from the city prison by
his father and one of his brothers.
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
| New Orleans, Jan. 5.-The Times Browns
vile correspondent, writing on the 30th ult,
says, Gen. r. Clay Crawford had arrived at
Brownsville, with the appointment of Gener-
al in the Mexican Republican army, and au-
thority to recruit an American division for the
Republican service under his command. Cen.
Crawford has established recruiting offices at
Brownsville and other places in Texas, and
enlistments are already progressing rapidly.
1t is reported that Gems Lew Wallace and
Logan are Connected Wltnlne movement, and
soon expected. Cavaial, the famous Mexi-
can fillibuster, is expected with large sum
of money to assist in defraying the expenses.
The Imperialists in Matamoras are consider
ably troubled Gen Mejia has commenced
barricading the streets, fearing an attack
from Crawiords American division at any
time. ,.r ..a.
Additional Brownsville accounts say Gen.
Crawford has plenty of funds. His chief of
staff, Col A. 4. Reed, is rapidly raising re-
cruits in Brownsville, and enlsting United
States soldiers still in the United States serv-
ice, by promising them "a discharge as soon
as the necessary papers can be made out and
forwarded. There has been no interference
with this by our authorities, as yet. Recruit
ing officers are appearing in other parts of
Texas. One of the recruiting officers in
formed the. Times. correspondent that force
was to come from New York to join that
raising on the Rio Grande. Nr - ntr #a.
BELGIUM AND FRANcE-Since the death of
King Leopold considerable apprehension has
been expressed in Belgium concerning the
designs of France toward that country. The
idea Of annexation seems to have beon moot
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