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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24
Rains as Ps.p.aI.

Rev. DR.. Dufheld, in a letter to the
Christian Observer, speaks thus OF
certain things laid bare by recent
excavations at Pompeii:
The Theater, the Coliseum, the
Forum, the temples of Hercules.
Diana, ETC., and of the Graeco-E Egyp-
tian divinity, with its chapel and
altars; the house OF Sallust, the BasIli-
con, and its Dungeon for prisoners
and felons; the tombs and mausol.
Gums erected, some for private per.
sons, as tokens Of affection, others to
eminent religious persons, by order
of the city, as tokens Of public re-
spect, with the names OF some OF
the dead recorded and celebrated;
all these, and multitudes OF other
things, have been made TO stand out
as clear as il it were a city not de-
serted, and all you feel that is needIul
to make you fully realize that you
are treading the streets Of ancient
Pompeii as it was nearly eighteen
hundred wears ago, is to meet the
living, busiling old Roman popula>
ton that inhabited it. Some Of the
fresco paintings, where the ashes had
not been hot which covered them,
have preserved the freshness Of their
color. Others have been. injured
and obIiterated partially or wholly.
The embellishments in the chambers
are generally rude figures, and some
of them grossly and disgustingly las
civious. Similar statuary, ! was
told, was found. and most OF the
specimens of this description had
been arranged in a cabinet or private
museum, TO which access could only
be had by special permission, on APP
plication from the public authorities.
This secret cabinet was visited by
Pho Mono, the present Pope, during
his soiourn in Naples, in lS49. He
was so impressed with the immoral
character and tendency Of such an
exhibition, that by his direction the
rooms have been barred against the
entrance Of every one whatever, on
any pretext. In like manner, doors
and curtains have been provided to
shut up and conceal the more inde-
cent Irescoes on the walls in Pom
peii, which, however, the workmen
in attendance are cage: to exhibit
for The sake of obtaining a little
money from curious Travellers
They also offer for sale various little
brown antiquities, some original but
many more limitations, such as dif-
ferent penates or images OF house
hold gods, and phalli with rings at
tached, as though they had been
worn as an amulet about the per-
son.
Nothing can convey more lively
and painfully impressive idea of the
law and exceedingly degrading sour
riIity and licentiousness, that must
have characterized the inhabitants oI
that city. We can scarcely con-
ceive it possible that rational human
beings could sink to such a pitch o
even worse than bestial abomina
tions. We wonder not that the
righteous hand OF God directed tht
shower of fire and heated ashes from
Vesuvius, to bury out OF sight anc
for centuries out of the knowledg
Of the world, such people and sucl
a placel
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24
Volume nm, XVIII Number IL.

been so cruel. told him my hus.
band was dying, but he replied:
Sorry. sorry TO hear it. He won't
earn any more money, and, as you
can't pay up, I'll just take the house.
You can live somewhere else, as
you'll have no one TO look after |
interrupted his cruel remarks, and,
thinking to move his feelings, | led
him to the room where lay the cold
form OF my child.
"Vain hope! | might as well have
tried to move an iceberg. After
much entreaty | obtained permission
to remain in the house while my
loved one lived, on condition that !
gave up the furniture. This |
promised, that ! might no more be
troubled with his loathsome pres
ence.
"The man left me, and | sank into
a chair, utterly overcome at the
prospects OF the desolation before
me. At that moment l heard a rap
at the door. could not rise TO obey
the summons. ] felt that my heart
was breaking. But the door slowly
opened, and Mr.. Webster stood be-
fore me. He had come home on a
visit, and, without knowing any,
thing OF our sorrows, he rode over
to see and smbrace his early friend.
What was his surprise TO find him
thusl And when the story OF our
troubles had been told, when he had
assured himself that his long
cherished friend had but few more
hours TO live, he sat down and wePt.
"Then he asked TO see The corpse
of his little pet, who, when he last
visited us. sat upon his knee aud
played with his watch. As he rose
to leave the bed, my husband said in
a whisper: "Fetch her to me, that
| too may LOOK upon that sweet lace
once more"
awe placed the beautiful form be-
side the bed, and standing near it
gave ourselves up TO uncomfortable
grief. When able 10 command his
voice, Mr.. w. said: "Let US pray"
And kneeling there, beside the dying
and the dead, he prayed as none but
a Christian can pray. Sure ] am
that a prayer so earnest, so full OF
faith and hope in the Redeemer, was
never poured forth from the lips OF
an infidel.
"Gladfy would he have stopped
with us through the night. But busi-
ness forbade his stay. He left US,
and as he grasped for the last time
the hand Of his dying friend, those
pale features were lighted up with a
smile OF hope. such as they had not
worn for many day. The troubled
spirit was at rest, for the assurance
had been given that the widow
should be provided for in her affiic.
ton.
"My husband died the next day
saw no more OF the hard-hearted
creditor, and the house remained
unsold. | still occupy it, and the
room where Mr.. Webster kneeled in
prayer is to me sacred place"
z w
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

the Gospel, Of the kingdom. There
is, perhaps, no land where faithful,
devoted servants of the Lord Jesus
can do more good than here.
Our rainy season has almost sus-
pended business, cutting of commu-
nication between the cities and the
mines. The grass is growing finely;
the weather is warm, and we have
no indication of winter. Abating
the mud, and long. continued rainy
season, a finer. climate, perhaps. is no
where found on the earth. Health,
in general, is remarkably good.
Let the whole Church continue
TO pray for the blessing Of God upon
California. Yours, truly.
Fl. c. BENsoN.
Stockton, Cal, Jan. Is, 1853.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

A system adopted by the Suffolk
Bank, of making all counterfeit bills
that pass through the foreign money
department of that institution,
operates as a great check to the
passage OF bad money. When once
bill is marked, The person from
whom it was received is liable, and
must either redeem it or inform TO
whom it was returned. Attempts
have been made to erase the Suffolk
mark, bnt the officers now put it
both on the face and back OF the bill,
in such a way as to render any re-
moval impossible.
The benefits of the system are
every day felt. A man lately pre-
sented a counterfeit bill at our coun-
ter which had the mark upon it. He
did not know where he received il,
and on going to the Suffolk Bank,
there that il was de-
posted in July lS40, by a trader OF
this city. The bill was taken to this
trader and redeemed.
Traveller, l6th.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

Mr.. J. Norton has invented
machine, which he calls an "lndica.
tor of Numbers and Distances" and
which is approved by the London
Society Of Arts. Il will tell the
number OF persons passing through a
door, or travelling in an omnibus,
and in this case the distance passed
over also. Ii is easily adjusted. and
is pronounced to be infallible in its
results. Our omnibus proprietors
will, no doubt, look into this matter
forthwith. .e,i at.1s
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

yellow FEVER AT RIo.-Accounts
from Rio de Janeiro to the 18th Janua>
ry, state that the fever was chiefly con-
fined 10 the shipping. The cases on
shore were very few and of a mild type.
Seamen are so very imprudent and i'm
temperate, il is only wonder there are
not more deaths during the summer sea-
son, with the thermometer ranging from
s5 10 90 deg. The deaths by yellow fe.
yer in December averaged about so per
week.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24
From the sciOtO Gazette.
THE GRAVEYARD.

S,eo liphtlyl for beneath thy feet, r.
In deeth,s repose, so calm and sweet,
Sleep those who once were gay as thou.
Whose step, once light as thine is now.
Of wandered to this holy ground,
When, lingering near some "turfgrown
mound" .r- ~
They gazed as thou-without sigh
And dreamed ike thee-they could not
satf die. y
Oil crush not carelessly yon fowerl-
Its fragrance steals, with magic power,
Ger some torn heart, whose gentle care
The sweet love token planted there,
To blossom in the quiet vale.
Famed by the zephyr's softest gale;
In chastest beauty there to bloom,
Upon some precious, loved ones tomb.
Breathe softly lest some grating sound ,
Mingling with the stiffness so profound,
Should startle, from their quiet rest,
The songsters that have built their nest
High in the weeping willow tree,
As if they, too, far off would flee
From sorrows withering blight, like
80 those 57'
Whotnd, beneath Its boughs, repose.
Speak gently!-let no careless word,
Amid the holy calm, be heard;
Let no rude tone disturb the breeze,
That, murmuring gently through the
trees,
Seems over chanting Ger the dead,
A requiem for the "spirit fled"--
That seems with every breathing sigh,
To whisper-''here earth's loved ones
as lie." ALPBA.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24
Ineraen, ln MIR. web.rer'. E.rlr Life.


In answer TO some fanatical i'm
putations on Mr.. Webster's re-
Iigious principles because Of his sup
port Of the Compromise measures,
widow lady who resided liz the vi
cinity of Mr.. WIS early home writes
thus:
"Mr. Webster an in6del! can
not believe that. ] have known him
long, and if it would not SAVIOR too
much of egotism, could relate
some incidents that would, | think,
convince you that. whatever his po-
liticaI views may have been, he Ger.
tainly was not an inidel."
She was requested TO do SO, and
accordingly wrote the following:
"Mr. Webster and my husband
became acquainted in early life. and
the friendship of youth extended TO
riper years. They were truly con-
genial spirits, and sought each others
society as much as possible. But
the cares OF business at length sepa>
rated them, and for many years they
seldom met. My husband settled
down in this place, and Mr.. Webster
went ;orth to battle for the right in
the councils of the nation.
"For some time we were greatly
prospered. A lucrative business
brought US wealth almost beyond
our hopes. The children came like
a sunbeam to light up our happy
home with their joyous smiles, and
to cheer our happy spirits with their
innocent prattle. Those were happy
davs, and | love TO recall them. But
alasl they were soon covered with
clouds oil darkness, that even the eye
of faith could hardly penetrate.
"Some of the firms in which my
husbands funds were placed became
involved, and our little all was swept
from our grasp. When he found
that every effort TO recover it but
plunged him deeper into difficulty
he became disheartened. Soon hi:
health failed, and he was compelled
TO give up his business entirely. He
then sold the shop, and what elst
we could spare. and with the avail'
paid every debt except one. This
was due friend, who chose TO wal
for his money rather than take from
us the cottage where we lived, th'
only property we could then call oul
own. But hardly was the arrange
ment made when the gentleman died
leaving the note in the hands of ont
who knew not how to show mercy
He demanded immediate payment
and we were about to sell our hous
when our oldest child was takel
down with fever. and soon left u;
as we hope, for better world. Tn
same disease Frustrated my husband
and when the physician told me h
must die, | felt that my cup OF sol
row was full. But, no: was mi;
taken. There was yet another dro
TO be mingled in that cup of bitter
ness. While my husband yet liz
pered between life and death. m
daughter, the only remaining chilt
was taken sick also, and after fiV
davis suffering, she too left US
rsjoin her brother in the spirit land
ado you ask howl bore this S
cond bereavement ] believe ] hs
not leisure to think Of it. All n
time. all my attention was given
nv husband, who was slowly b
surely going down to the grave.
had even forgotten the hard-heart'
creditor. But he did not forg'
InexorabIe as death itself, he can
atthe time appointed and demsnd
the money. | think he must ha
been intoxicated, for ! am sure
man in bis sober senses could ha
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24
Stockton, Cal, Jan. l3, 1853.
Ideas ana Manaer. of tine Age OF Queen
Mary.


To give only one or two Instances Of
the manners and ideas Of the age in
which Queen Mary's lot was cast. 1t
is generally known that Henry VIII
put seventy-two thousand persons of all
religious persuasions to death on the
scaffoId, during his single reign; but it
is not equally known that his daughter
Elizabeth had an array of three hundred
heads of persons convicted of high trea-
son, placed oD London Bridge, inclu>
ding those of her cousin and friend
Norfolk, and her romantic lover Essex;
and that, so far from being shocked at
the ghastly array. she took The foreign
ambassadors 10 see il, in order to show
show we serve traitors in England. -
Protestant historians have recounted
with Just indignation, that the Bloody
Mary cast two hundred and forty men,
women and children into tho flames du-
ring her brief but atrocious reign; but
they have not equally prominently bro't
forward the fac: which is equally GER
tain, that a still greater number ofCath-
olic priests and partisans were, by her
Protestant Successor, secretly racked to
the utmost limits which the human frame
can endure, in that awful scene Of hu.
man agony, the Tower of London.
After the Massacre Of ST. Bartholo-
NEW, the ladies' of the Court Of Paris
went out TO examine the long rows Of
the bodies of the Huguenot cavaliers
who had been slain during the tumult,
and curiously turning them over when
hall stripped of their garments, said to
each other: "This must have been q
charming lover; that was not worth look
ing at" And when the fanatic assas,
sin Ravaillac, was brought out into the
square Of the LOUVRE, TO undergo, du
ring four hours. the most frightful tor.
lures which human ingenuity or malig
nity could devise, or the human frame
endure, the whole ladies of the Court o
Paris assembled to witness the specta
Gle, and as high prices were given fol
the seats nearest the scene Of agony a'
were given for the best places on the
streets leading 10 St. Pauls, on the ap-
preaching occasion when the first anc
noblest of Britain attended her creates
hero TO his last resting placel
1t is perhaps the most difficult thing
in surveying the annals of the past, tC
bring ourselves TO conceive how human
beings could, in any age or under an!
circumstances have been brought Il
lend themselves TO such barbarities.-
But nothing is more certain than tina
the greatest and best did so, and deem
ed that they were doing God a service
when so engaged; witness Sir Thomas
More fiogging prisoner with his owl
hands in his garden, TO convert hin
from heresy. II we are wise or just
we will judge of those who lived il
those savage times according TO tht
measure of the ideas with which ihey
are surrounded and not our own; ant
reflect with deeper thankfulness on tn,
happier lot, when subjects are not callet
on 10 undergo such sacrifices in thei
duty TO their sovereign. and the Queer
upon the throne can exhibit the spirit o
Plantagenet forefathers. and the gracI
of her Stuart ancestors, without beini
exposed to the terrible trial which eli
.her underwent.-BlacxUood.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

To AVON CATcuING CoLD.-Ac-.
custom yourself to the use Of spong-
ing with cold water every morning
on first getting out Of bed: 1t
should be followed with a good deal
of rubbing with wet towel. II
has considerable effect in giving tone
to the skin, and maintaining proper
action in it, and thus proves a sale
guard TO the injurious influence OF
cold and sudden changes Of tempera-
ture. Sir Ashley Cooper said: "The
methods are-temperance, early
rising. and spong,ng the body every
morning with cold water Immediate
ly alter getting out Of bed; prac-
tics which | have adopted thirty
wears without ever catching cold"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24
Traveller, 18th.

MARcH.-Tbe man born in this
month will be rather handsome; he
will be honest and prudent, but he
will die poor. The lady will be a
Jealous. passionate chatter-box, some
thing given to fighting, and in old
age 10 a fondness for the bottle
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

A negro woman. belonging TO a
lady in Bowling Green, was de-
Iivered a few days since Of twins,
one Of whom was perfectly while
and the other a pure African. The
mother is black, and the circumstance
can onIy be accounted for as one OF
those singular freaks that nature
sometimes displays.-----Russellville
Herald.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

For a girl to expect TO be hands
some with the action OF her lungs
dependant on the expansive nature
of a cents worth OF tare, is as abb
surd as to look for tulips in snow
bank, or a iulI grown oak in a flower
not
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24
nsn,h OF Iudge ElIreheoek.

Peter Hitchcock, for many years a
Judge of the Supreme Court Of Ohio,
is deadl He died at the residence Of
his son, at Painsville, after a short
but severe illness, on Friday last,
aged about 20 years. Judge Hitch
cock was a native Of Connecticut,
and a pioneer in Ohio, and no man
has lived within our borders more
identified within our rise and pro-
gress-our whole history.
A lawyer, and good one, he was
successful in private practice and as
public prosecutor. He has repre-
sented his district in both houses Of
the Legislature, in Congress, the
Constitutional Convention, and, in
addition, was on the bench OF the
Supreme Court of Ohio ,or a much
longer term than any other man has
been. He possessed sterling integrI-
ty, a high order oI talent, iirmness
Of purpose seldom Il ever excelled,
with the most untir,ng industry and
energy. He was generally known
in ali parts OF the State. and was as
generally respected for his talents
and esteemed for his virtues as he
was known, though oI rough and
unpretending manners, and careless
of his personal appearance. The
death of such a citizen is public
loss. He has gore 10 his account,
full of years and full Of worldly
honors.-Ci1. Gdz.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

NJ An editor in Arkansas was
lately shot in an affray. Luckily, the
ball came against bundle Of unpaid
accounts in his pocket. Because
they we're not paid he was nearly
starved, and if they had been paid
he would have been shot.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

p" Capital is so cheap in Aus
;raIia that common laborers there
expend Sl.500 for a wedding frolic,
and then don't seem 10 realize the
fact that the enjoyment cost a great
deal. B rsag0-t brs hoasg1 e.f ,GU.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

"If dull weather affects you,
marry a warm-hsarted girl. and
make sunshine for yourself. Bache-
lors will find this far superior 10
either billiards or burgundy. Try "
on. Is rli- 80
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

Nearly everybody has heard of
the Mississippi Valley renowned
Captain Scott and his rifle. Scott
was a Kentucky rihsman, precisely
such a once as Kossuth had praised
to the skies at Louisville. Like
Mike Fink, the last of the boaimen,
he used to amuse himself, now and
then. when sailing down the Ohio,
by shooting the heels off the negroes,
as they idly sat summing themselves
upon the fences that ran along the
rivers bank. Scott was out one
day, hunting coons. Espying one
in a tree, he Immediately brought
his rifle to his shoulder; the coon
happened to see him. and this dia-
logue took place: SIS your name
ScottP Yes John Scottl' yes
Captain John Scottl' Yes, SIR
well, then, you needn't fire; I'll
come right down.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-24

Snow A HUNDRED FEET DEEP.-
The ST. Louis Intelligencer publishes
letter from an overland emigrant
to California, which gives fearful
account OF tremendous snow storm
in the mountains near Carson valley.
On what is called the Second Sum-
nit, the writer says. he caught hold
of the tops of pine trees aud was
confident they were one hundred
feet in height.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-05

Partial Sinking OF Steamboat nt the La nd
eiiing Time.
Yesterday evening the Nashville packet Summit having
taken on board heavy and valuable cargo, and being
about to proceed on her trip. discovered to have
sirupg serious leak. Energetic efforts at
made to save her; but the water gained fast and
showed that the load not speedily unshpped she
must rink Barrels II ale whskey, hsur, and brandy
were then tossed overheard in scores and the
Boxes Of tea and drygoods followed in profnsion and
stoves reached the bottom by dozens Barrels Of -four
were In the hurry stove in great numbers and the -four
mir Cling with the liquor Of bursed casks and the rising
water, formed q singular mixture.
large number Of extra hands were EMPLOYED (volun-
teers plenty and the decks Of boats the
wharf boat and the shore quickly covered with the
unceremoniousy discharged freight.
The Licking packet, Champion, with barge by her
side csme up and soon received much and her
eopsort could bear. Every skd in vicinity was out
after the floating barrels and boxes of CHI in
damaged condition we're landed above Milcreek.
About fifty kegs OF guDpowder noticed we're rolled
upon the whsIfbost and in the proximity Of many Sc
CARS and pipes as were about they had dangerous LOOK
Tie eegbtest articles OF freight being overheard the
water did not come in fast and the boat
from going under entirely at late hour OF the night
several pumps were beipg worked and gaining slowly
the wa'er number of fights, none OF them of a very
de perste character took place during the excitement
and disposition # individuals make the most of the
misfortune by appropriatiDg whatever they could lay
hancs upon, manifested dagrac extent and
called n the interference Of the police.
IL Is impossible as yet 10 estimate with precision the
amount OF damage sustained Various sums, ranging
IRON So 600 to Sl2 Geo. pSmed in rough calcula.
uops. There will probably be a difficulty in deciding who
shall bear the loss. There large amount Of in
suanee on the goods rhaps enough the loss
dent overlooking of the -Cincinnati Commercial
June 2.