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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1859
Page
2
The Slaveholders' Convention met today with Judge Chambers presiding. A committee on various matters was appointed and will report soon, likely yielding both majority and minority views on proposals including emancipation and representation.
Telegraphic accounts describe the Montebello engagement with French forces under Forey and Baraguay d’Hilliers repelling Austrian attempts aided by Piedmontese cavalry. Casualties run high, with 200 prisoners taken and Austrians suffering heavy losses. Generals Beuret and Duchet killed. Bravery praised as Austrians retreat toward Castel San Giovanni.
A letter from D A Russell of Downington reports harsh conditions among Pike's Peak emigrants. He quotes a returned traveler noting months aboard and low earnings, with deaths by the roadside from starvation and hundreds returning daily to sell belongings to survive. Emigrants are said to be misled by glowing tales in Leavenworth and Avctitin.
The Meigs county emigrants led by Daniel Suieler and Jonah Robineth travel from Leavenworth to Pike's Peak via Fort Kearney in March, with many returning due to harsh conditions and few finding gold. Mr. Davis and companions report vast hardship and scarce gold, noting thousands of emigrants on the routes and a general exodus toward California or home.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention people and places including Serene, Mary Turner, John Williams, and Mary Turner along with names like Pomeno and Hewt. The text references local events, a bicycle item, and various place names that suggest a small-town newspaper notice page.
A jumble of arrivals at the Remington and nearby firms lists numerous names, dates, and addresses. The item reads like an old classified page with business notices, proprietor concerns, and schedules through June 10, mentioning people, places such as Pomeroy and Delaware, and multiple firms including Williamson and Co. It presents an array of names, occupations, and prospective notices without a cohesive single event.
All persons interested are notified that the Viewers and Surveyor on the above road will meet on the 22nd day of July, at a specified time and place, to view and lay out the route and assess impacts on properties and public use, with action to follow under county authority.
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