Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-12-04
Correspondence. q tn. e.IIipsli. Jou,a.l.
Nsw Yosx, Nov. 25, Isl.

backing out" OF our ancient foes,
all the military, the "real turtle" and
the "mock turtle," are out in full
force in the streets, marching and
counter-marching, and doing all sorts
of imaginable mischief upon the
serried ranks OF all sorts Of imagina-
BILE "enemies OF our country" This
kind Of patriotism, you know, is very
cheap and somewhat snowy, besides
being, sometimes, rather agreeable;
so we have always plenty Of it.
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
were rendered very gloomy by the
long line Of carriages and people in
our principal thoroughfares, who
were following to the grave the re-
mains of the 46 children killed in
the accident of last Thursday. A
public school in Greenwich Avenue,
and containing at the lime 1856 chill
dren. was suddenly thrown into alarm
by the illness Of female teacher
Fire, it was supposed, had occur
red in one of the upper chambers.
In their frantic efforts to escape down
the stairway, the children broke the
banis;ers and were preciPitated TO
the ground; Of the whole number
injured, about 46 have died, and the
circumstance has filled our whole
city with shadow Of general lamen-
tation. Many strangers as well as
citizens have gone to the Cemeteries
with the dead bodies, and many
scenes have REQUIRED Of the most
pathetic character; large sums have
been contributed for the comfort
Of some OF the poor families. who
have by this casualty lost all, or
nearly all their little enjoyments in
this lie; but how much can money
medicine a sorrowing hearti
We have been agitating "cheaP pos
tage" once more in this quar;er.--
But this time it is the newspapers"
that we want to have transported al
less rates. The present law is Pc
culiarly vexatious and abominable.
There is nothing like reform.
Bishop Hughes, who has been ma
king a speech or two violently in op.
position to Kossuth, has gotten into
a controversy with some oI the news.
papers, and the contest is more ami
mated than interesting.
The arrival Of the Atlantic on
Sunday shows US that Kossuth will
not arrive here until the 4th or 9Th o.
tDecember. The press, learning thai
/ he is, also, an ex-editor, are contribu'
ting their loose funds in order 10 gel
up a dinner for him on his arrival
here. Some Of our editorial friend:
are rather well gifted in the matter o.
the bumps called sel(-esteem.
We hear as bit of gossip thai
Mrs. Forrest, the wife Of Mr.. For
rest, the actor, goes upon the stage
on the Sth Dec. She intends 10 ap
pear at Brougham's Lyceum-a Pret-
ty little Theatre here-as Pauline in
the Lady OF Lyons. Some people
anticipate a disturbance, but we are
inclined to think that it is sheel
exaggeration Of fancy. As Mr.. F
allows his wife a revenue Of Sl20O'
wear, which is surely enoug b for
lady without a family, this attemP
TO become an actress is considered
here as rather an ill-advised piece g
conduct, not likely TO tell very wei
for the lady's disposition. She il
guided, they say, by Mr.. H. P. Wilt
and others, who, you may recolIect
stands charged by Mr.F. with having
induced his wife TO become an aban
doned person.
The forgers who were arrested
some davs ago, for obtaining abou
100000 out Of various banks b!
means Of fictitious checks, are be
traying themselves little by littlo, anc
exposing the most extraordinary
scheme Of infamy. The vile Of on
Of The rogues is the main traitress il
the matter--strange as il may seem
and, it appears, is SO anxious TO ge
rid OF her husband that she is leav
ing no stone unturned to ensurs hi
conviction! They say it is because
her affections have strayed in anoihe
quarter. At any rate the anomaly
r is wonderful, and attracts much at
,ention.
| Mr.. Bennett, Of the Herald, ha
been cast in a suit for libel; damage
$1,000. Mr.. b. is so unpopular, how
ever, that jury is almost certain Il
convict him on trial, with or withou
the evidence. 1t is stated, we see
, on his own oath before court, tha
he does not own the Herald. The,
say that it is really held by his paPe
manufacturers.
I = A pretended Hungarian pairiO
: has Just been arrested here, by gen
tleman from London. The villail
lived in London on the charity @
I this gentleman, and finally ran oI