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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

HWe received the following letter
from a subscriber at Putnam G. H., Va.
1t would be fine thing If all our sub
scribers were as punctual as J. B. D.,
for then we should be paid for our Ia
Dor and could afford to print a better
paper. People here are entirely too
slow-too slow at subscribing to build
our railroad, and too slow in paying the
printer, two things by all means they
should be prompt in:
In looking over the last num-
Der of your paper, my eyes full upon
something which attracted my atten-
ton Immediately; the article commenced
thus: Wagons cannot run without
wheels, boats without steam, bull fraes
jump without legs, or a newspaper be
carried on an everlasting time without
money, no more than dog can wsg his
tail when he has none," &c.; then you
say ''your subscribers are all good; :"
l hope they are. When l first COM
menced reading your piece l felt an un-
easy dollar in my pocket, and it seemed
to me that it grew larger. l first tho't
it was trying to get large enough to
make wheel for the wagon you speak
of without wheels. But when read a
little further / found out what was the
matter-I hadn't paid my subscription
for this year, and the dollar was remind
ing me of the fact. l just thought l
would save it that trouble for the future,
l would send it to you Immediately. l
am a subscriber to some half dozen
newspapers, and l believe you are the
only one which l am behind with, and
if had seen your piece six months
ago you would have got your money
that much sooner. Come, boys, send
in your dollars and pay for your paper.
Let's keep up the Journal, though she
may be well to do. But its long rope
that has no end. 1 think if the piece
referred to above has the effect on all
that it had on me they certainly, as hon
est men, will pay their subscription
without further delay.
The following is from our old friend
D. R. L., at Lebanon, Ill. Had we a
few such men with us now the required
amount of subscription to the railroad
would be raised and the road put under
contract in less than three months from
this time. As it is our citizens must
do something more than they have to-
wards this great improvement, or there
will be flash from their inactivity that
will completely envelope Gallipolis in a
fog:
= . Enclosed please find one
dollar for the Journal the ensuing year.
We still look eastward for light
Some of these days, the Lord willing,
l will mount the ''iron horse" and make
a flying visit to your thriving little city,
the home of my youth. The Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad is fast drawing to
completion through this region. Press
on the work on your Gallipolis, Jackson
and Chillicothe railroad, so that we can
railit to your doors.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08
New Advertisement.

Mr.. M. VANDEN wishes to close up his
old business-he says he is in earnest.
We call attention TO the advertise
ment of Mr.. SOLOMON HAYWARD
Everybody knows where Howard's shop
is situated. Call and examine the fur
niture there to be found.
WV. ELDEN & Co., Portsmouth, call
the attention of our merchants through
this paper to their first Fall importation
of Dry Goods. This firm is well and
favorably known to our citizens. Read
their advertisement, then send in your
orders.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

NAPOLEON ON THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA
AND ENGL1ND.-Although none will
claim for Napoleon any prophetic
knowledge, yet he undoubtedly had as
deep an insight into the future history
of political affairs in Europe as any
other man. The following extract is a
striking proof of the clearness with
which he saw the results that the causes
then at work would bring about. II
will be read with interest now, when
there are some indications that the
events of which he speaks with so much
confidence may soon be fulfilled:
The following remarkable observa-
tons of Napoleon Bonaparte, while at
st. Helena, are from O'Meara's "Voice
from st. Helena" vol. 2, from pages
SO to 72, and the surmises will be read
with some interest at the present juno
ture: "In the course of few years,
Russia will have Constantinople, the
greatest part of Turkey, and all Greece.
This hold to be as certain as if it had
already taken place. Almost all the
cajoling which Alexander practised to-
ward me was to gain my consent to
effect this object. / would not consent,
foreseeing that the equilibrium of Eu-
rope would be destroyed. In the natu
raj course of things, in few years
Turkey must fall to Russia. The great
est part of her population are Greeks,
who, you may say, are Russians. The
powers it would injure, and who would
oppose it, are England, France, Prussia
and Austria. Now, as to Austria, it
will be very easy for Russia to engage
her assistance by giving her Servia and
other provinces bordering upon the
Austrian dominions, reaching near to
Constantinople. The only hypothesis
that France and England may ever be
allied with sincerity will be in order to
prevent this. But even this alliance
will not avail. France, England and
Prussia united cannot preventit. Rus
sia and Austria can at any time effect
it. Once mistress of Constantinople,
Russia gets all the commerce of the
Mediterranean, becomes a great naval
power, and God knows what may hap
pen. She quarrels with you, marches
off to India an army of 10000 good
soldiers, which, to Russia, is nothing,
and 100000 eanaills, Cossacks and
others, and England loses India.
"Above all other powers, Russia is
the most to be feared, especially by you.
Her soldiers are braver than the Aus
TRANS, and she has means Of raising as
many as she pleases. In bravery, the
French and English soldiers are the
only ones to be compared with them
Ali this / foressw. l see into futurity
further than others, and ! wanted to
q barrier against those bar
bsrians byre-establishing the kingdom
Of Poland, and putting Poniatowsh at
the head Of it as King, but yeur iaa6e-
Giles of ministers would not consent
A hundred years hence shall be
praised, (snosnse, and Europe, espe-
cially England, will lament that did
not succeed. When they see the finest
in Europe over-run, and q !,
prey TO those northern barbarians, they
viii say Napoleon was right" q
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

~We learn by a gentleman from
Big Sandy that an engineer was to COM
mence on Tuesday last the survey of a
route from opposite Catlettsburg to
some point near Jackson. 1t will be a
hard road to make, but where people
have the enterprise all obstacles can be
overcome. Where will be the GalIipo-
lis, Jackson and Chillicothe road when
a connection is effected with the Virgin
ia Central Railroad at Big Sandy
Our citizens should think of these
matters, and act as their interests de-
mand. Let every one that is able to
do any thing, even if it consists in the
taking of but one share of the stock
towards the required amount necessary
to be raised, do so now.
Our road is looked upon with a jea-
lous eye by the stockholders of the
s. & H. V. railroad at Portsmouth, and
some of them have gone so far as to
assert that we should give up the pro-
ject of building our road, on account
of the great injury theirs would re-
ceive by it, in turning the trade in our
favor. We must either build our road
or follow with the trade that is leaving
US. Citizens of Gallia, which shall
we do?
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

THE EPIDEMIC AT New ORLEANS
New Orleans papers of the 18th have
been received, but little is contained in
them relative to the fever.
The press has suffered severely from
the scourge. The True Delta has
stopped publication altogether. Several
of the most influential editors and re-
porters are already among the dead,
and many others at the last accounts
were languishing upon beds of sickness.
OF those connected with the Bulletin
Office, two-thirds are down with the
fever, while the Picayune has scarcely
an editor left; they having quit the city
for more healthy quarters.
The Delta Office has lost two of its
compositors, Octavius Caully, and
Thomas McElroy; the latter native of
Pennsylvania.
Altogether the place seems to have
become ''city of desolation," valley
of gloom, and sad will be the recollec-
tions of those who survive unscathed
by the pestilence.
A correspondent says that the society
of st. Vincent de Paul { Roman Catho-
lic) have agreed to take charge of all
the children left orphans by the disease,
and that they were about to be COM
mitted to the society's custody. The
city authorities were doing much also
to meet the emergency, the Board of
Health taking control, as they properly
should, of the Howard Hospitals and
asylums.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08
A STRIKING Picture OF DEsoLAr1oN.

A STRIKING PICTURE OF DEsoLATIoN.
The New Orleans Delta Of recent
date contains the following: "The Levee
presents a scene of awful desolation.-
The hustle on the wharf is hushed-the
animated crowd has departed. and no
man knows whittier. The ships are all
gone, and only solitary steamer, whose
Struggling passengers seem almost afraid
to land, finds an ample berth at the de-
serted wharf. No cabmen there to i'm
perfume you for a fare, their calls are
nowin hegrave. Siek-Dying-Deddi
These are the words on every lip. OPP
era, music, dance, seem sacrilegious
now."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

MILK AND Oh FOR WooL.-A mix
ture of milk and oil for preparing WOO
for spinning, is now used in some o.
the principal English manufacturing
establishments. In the United States
rectifed rosin oil is found to be valua.
bic substitute for other oils for this pur.
pose. 1t is afforded at much less ex.
pense, is said to answer the purpose
equally well, and has less infamable
tendency than some kinds. This has
been pretty freely tried in manufactur.
ing establishments during the last year,
and with entire success.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

JACKSON AND VHroS.-The Wings
of che Legislative district composed Of
these two counties have nominated
WIIEI1x j. EVANS, of Jackson, for
Representative.
The Wings of Jackson county have
nominated the following county ticket:
For Treasurer.
JARED STEPHENSON.
For Commissioner.
JOSEPH RADCLIFFE.
For Recorder.
B. F. SMITH.
For Surveyor.
THOMPSON LEACH.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

RAILROAD MkTTERs.-H is not to be
denied that subscriptions to the stock
of the Gallipolis, Jackson and Chillico-
the Railroad are less rapid than its ear
nest friends desired. True it is that
the amount is being increased, but there
is not that prompt and ready action that
was reasonably expected when it was
announced of the readiness of others to
aid, when the people directly interested
would manifest their opinions and feel
ings in the matter.
The people of our town and county
have the question distinctly before them:
"Do you desire this road to be built?"
If so, the means are within your power.
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars
is the amount asked of the people living
along the route, Will our citizens SUBJ
scribe that amount, or give up all hopes
of the road, and willingly see their
neighbors enjoy all the advantages de-
rived from prosperous business COM
munity, while they quietly surround
themselves with stagnation and ruin
This is subject that comes home to the
business and bosom of every property
holder in Gallia county, and if they
would win they must act-act like men
who are in earnest, and design accom-
plishing the object in view. The Direc'
tors are not the only ones to act, but ev'
cry individual who feels any interest
should put his shoulder to the wheel,
and render all the aid and assistance in
his power-the Directors are no more
interested than others. Let no one wait
until he sees what his neighbor is will
ling to do-let each one make it his es'
pecial object to do something. We can.
not help thinking that, if our citizens
had understood and taken hold of this
matter as their interest dictated, the
amount required would have been on
the subscription books before this.
The Directors are by no means dis
eouraged - they know the requisite
amount can be raised, and confidently
expect it will be. Subscriptions are reg
ularly increasing, and only some fifty
thousand dollars remain to be taken
When that additional sum is on the
books, the work will be commenced
All interested should recollect that the
final sfort is now being made-the issue
depends upon the action of our citizens
on the proposition now before them
You have the means TO meet 1.-THE
power to build the road is with you, and
the only opportunity of using it is pre-
sented. What will you do? Answer,
without further delay, as reason and in
terest dictate, and all is safe.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

A FRosr.-A gentleman, who has
been travelling north of Columbus, Ind,
writes to the proprietors of the Pickett
warehouse that white frost was visible
there on Sunday and Monday morning
last, 98th and 29th ult. The frost was
so heavy that person could write his
name on a fence-rail. The Indianapo-
lis Journal says:
There was heavy white frost on
Sunday morning. Saturday night was
so cold that persons who slept under the
ordinary summer covering found them
selves quite chilly toward morning.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

HILLsBoRoUGH RAILwAY.-We are
authorized by the parties to say, that
the contract of the Messrs. j. q S.
Chamberlin & Co., with the Cincinnati
and Hillsborough Railway Company
for the construction of the entire line,
has been Cancelled by mutual agreement,
that the work on the line will not be in
terrupted, but will be carried on vigor-
ously under the immediate control of
the Directors. The sub-contractors
have, for the most part, taken their con-
tracts direct from the company, in lieu
of the general contractors. This ar
is deemed of great advan-
tage to the road Cincinnati Gazette.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

NEW ORLEANS PRIsoss HEALrHY.-
1t is stated that in the New Orleans
work-house, where there are over two
hundred prisoners confined, there has
not been single case of yellow fever
this season. All the other city prisons
are said to be equally exempt from the
epidemic. If true, this is remarkable
fact
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08
~ We have received iutelIipenc,

R We have received intelligence,
through the Cincinnati papers, Of an.
other probable murder in that city
The parties in the affray were James
G. Hall, the former postmaster at Gin
cinnati, and DR.. Fisher w. Ames.-
The difficulty originated in an old feud
between their families. Ames shot
Hall in the side, the ball passing
through the liver. No hope is enter
tanned of Halls recovery. Ames has
been arrested and awaiting an examina-
ton.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

SOMETHING FOR THE DocToRs Tc
"TAKE."-The celebrated DR.. James
Johnson, editor of the London Medicc
Chirurgical Review, thus unbosoms
himself:
81 declare my conscientious opinion,
founded on long experience and rehec-
ton, that if there was not a single ply
sician, surgeon, apothecary, man-mid-
wife, chemist, druggist, nor drug on the
face of the earth, there would be less
sickness and less mortality than now
prevail"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

MR- BEEBE.-This gentleman ad-
dressed large meeting of our citizens
at the Court House, on Wednesday, of
last week as advertised. Mr.. B. was
not in good talking condition, having
rode all the previous night, yet he ac-
Quilted himself, in the estimation of his
friends, with credit. We have placed
on our outside a statement of the dis
cussion at Columbus, between this gen.
tleman and DR.. Jewett, which we found
in the State Journal. The argument
used by Mr.. B. on the two occasions
were similar.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

Down WITH THE ALANTHUs.-A
friend Of ours, says the Cincinnati Com
mercial, distinguished for his scientific
researches, states that he has recently
proved the poisonous qualities of the
Alanthus tree. A decoction of the
leaves will kill dog in half an hour,
and the leaves, alone, will kill hornets.
"Down with the Alanthus.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08
A FoRrUNE MADE BIZ M1sronrur,

A FORTUNE MADE BIZ MIsFoRTuNE.-
Mr.. Quigley, of Bowling Green, Ken
lucky, it is said, bought large quanti-
ty of tobacco last winter, expecting to
ship it to the Southern market before
the season of low water and high
freights. Unfortunately the Ohio fell
before he could get his tobacco out of
Green river, the consequence of which
is it has advanced in value on his hands
to the amount of $4,000.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

RThe experiments with coke as a
fuel for the passenger engines on the
Baltimore and Ohio road, continues
highly successful. The Miners Journal
says: "It is now demonstrated that coke
is not only far superior to wood as a fuel
for locomotives, but that it can be used
at one-half the cost"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

~ The Virginia Wooleu Factory
in Richmond, with its machinery, was
totally destroyed by fire on Thursday
night, the 18th ult. $4,000 was the
insurance. The loss of the company is
estimated at 100000. The origin of
the fire is thought to be purely acciden-
tai.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

@ A large amount of immigration
to the United States from Canada has
been observed of late, principally among
the female portion of the community,
and more especially, those who earn
livelihood by sewing, on account of the
higher rate of wages now ruling in the
States.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08
- The Albany Register yery truly

@ The Albany Register very truIy
says: "The Wing party is around. 1t
is everywhere. 1t is neither dead nor
sleeping, neither disbanded nor dis
solved. Beaten it has been, but not
annihiIated- 'scotched but not killed ;
1t has been beaten before quite as badly.
prostrated with quite as sweeping an
overthrow. But it rose again with re-
newed strength, as it is now doing. to
aehieFe new triumphs." !"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08
LORIN ANDREWS.

For Senator tortse district composed of The coun.
ties of Laurence, Gallo, Meigs and Vinton,
RODNEY N. STIMSON, of Lawrence.
For Board of Equalization,
For the district composed of Meigs, Vinton
Gallia and Lawrence,
V. B. HORTON, of Meigs.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

~ A fugitive from Minnesota was
arrested in st. Louis on Saturday. He
is Mr.. Tobin-is married to lady Of
high responsibility, who was formerly
from Illinois; and he has himself, until
this, been man of excellent standing.
He is charged with having committed a
rape upon a young lady, eighteen years
of age, who was a guest and visitor at
his house.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08
sErAron1AL NoMINArIoE.-We !

SENATORIAL NcMrEATIoS.-We un-
derstand that at the District Locofoco
Convention held in Logan, last Friday,
Lot L. Smith, Esq, was nominated for
Senator for Hooking, Fairfield and
Athens counties, and Alex. White, Esq,
for member of the Board of Equalizs-
ton for the district composed Of the
same territory.-Ahsens Messenger.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

TIE TELEPHoNE.-The Plymouth
Journal (England) announces the dis
cOvery of amode of transmitting articu-
late sounds to great distances by means
of an instrument termed the telephone.
water being the agent or medium of
transmission.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

The CRoPs IN EURoPE.-The late
accounts from Europe are of a charac-
ter to awaken much interest. The cir
cular of Jos. Surge & Co., states that
crops are worse than in any year since
1916. That potatoes will be shorter
than since 1846; that the wants OF
England will equal 100000 qrs. Of
grain, quantity larger than ever be-
fore. France will also want a large
quantity, although the government has
foolishly made arrangements to have
flour quoted less in August in order to
allay fears. This is important informa-
ton for American agriculturists.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

re- VIM. j. Weir, late compositor
in the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser Office hung himself on Saturday.
He had been melancholy for some time
in consequence of an unfortunate at
tachment to a Miss Mary E. Myers,
who is in California. He left $4,000,
with a note stating that it all belonged
to the lady.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

S The officers of the steamers
Justice and A. Clipper have placed us
under obligations for Cincinnati papers.
The A. Clipper will run in future be-
tween Pomeroy and Cincinnati.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

H A proclamation Of the President
of the United State is published, an
nouncing the ratification of conventions
between this country and Great Britain,
which sets forth the necessary arrange
ments to be entered into for the settle
ment of all claims which the citizens Of
one country may have upon the other,
and which arose from transactions of a
date subsequent to the Gath of Decem-
Der, 1914. 1t is understood that these
claims are principally from American
citizens, and amount to about half a
million of dollars. Judge Upham,
who has been appointed on the part Oi
the United States, is already in London,
where the board is to meet, and is nc
doubt prepared to enter at once upon the
duties of his Office.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

~ The deaths by yellow fever at
New Orleans on the LIST inst, were 103.
The disease appears to be abating on
account Of the scarcity of victims, all
that could get away having left the city.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

FATAL AccIDENT.-On Friday last,
a man named John Buchanan, was
killed by the falling of an ore bank al
the Keystone Ore Diggings. Medical
aid was Immediately brought, but to no
purpose. His injuries were of so seri-
Gus a character, as to cause his death
in about four hours.-Jackson Standard.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

DIED-In this town. on Saturday
morning last, CArHARrSE, daughter Of
John and Cynthia Newton, aged 4
years.
RIrontOn papers win please copy.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

~ Grace Greenwood (Sarah Jane
CLARK, has returned from her European
tour, and is now in Boston, superin-
tending the printing of her travels. "
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

~ The river has raised at this
point some FIVE or six feet within the
past % hours. The rise is out of the
KaAawha.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

A VERY IMPORTANT BoUETY LAND
QUESTION SErrLED.-The Secretary of
the Interior, to whom the question was
submitted by the Commissioner of
Pensions, has decided that the war be-
tween the United States and Mexico
terminated on the soth of May, 1848,
when the ratified treaty of peace was
exchanged between the two countries.
Therefore, those persons who enlisted
into the army of the United States
subsequent to that date, are not entitled
to bounty land.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

For G0oernor,
NELSON BARRERE, Of Highland.
For LietnenGnf Governor,
ISAAC J. ALLEN, Of Richland.
For Treasurer of STATE,
HENRY BRAKEMAN, of Hamilton.
For Secretary Of State,
NELSON d. VAN WORRIES, OF Athens.
For Attorney General,
WILLIAM r. GIBSON of Seneca.
For Supreme Judge,
FRANKLIN T. BACKUS, of Cuyahoga-
For Board of Public Works,
JOHN WADDLE, of Coshocton.
Peopls's nominee for Commissioner Of Commoi
Schools,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-08

~ The Ohio State Fair is to be
held at Dayton on the goth, 9lst, 99d
and Esd of September.