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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

ESCAPE OF A CoNvIcr.-On Satur-
day last we visited Sing Sing, where we
learned that convict escaped from the
State prison the day previous in a very
skillful manner. James Dunn, the con-
vict in question, though but 90 years
old, had served one term in the State
prison, and had been but few months
returned on another sentence which was
for life. He worked in a weaver shop,
and managed to procure strips of India
rubber cloth, with which he made a
tube some six feet long and water-tight.
To one end of this he attached a bag of
the same material and shaped like a
duck. During the forenoon of Friday,
he left his shop and managed to allude
all the vigilant keepers until he reached
the river, where he threw off and Sc
creted all his clothing, and with his
India rubber Gfe-preserver, plunged into
the water. Sinking to the bottom, he
kept one end of the tube in his mouth,
while the bag fioated upon the surface,
through which the air passed to supply
respiration. In this manner he went
some distance from the shore, and drift
ing with the tide, he passed the guards
and keepers, and all the men employed
along the prison docks, the railroad,
Robinson's dock, the Farmers dock,
the lower landing of the village, Man
sion House dock, and up to Colver's
dock, distance of half mile. Here
he found number of men and boys
who were astonished to see stranger
swimming from bay four miles wide
at midday, and under burning sun Of
one of the hottest days of the season.
On gaining the shore, he remarked
with perfect composure that he had
"won the betp' Some one inquired
where his clothes WERE He pointed to
the Upper Landing, and remarked that
he had cleft them up there when he
went in" He then started up the rail-
road track, and meeting a Mr.. Fowler
he pointed to a person still further
north, and inquired of Mr.. Fowler elf
that man had bundle of clothing. -
He received a negative answer, when
he replied that "he had stolen his
clothes while he went in swimming"
and then started off a few hundred
yards, when he left the road, and
Gen. Van Wyck's grove. Soon
after, he was observed crossing the
yards and fields toward the Dale
cemetery, in the same condition in which
he left the river, since which he has not
been seen.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
HONOLULU. Julv 12. 1893


The Legislature of the islands, after
long and stormy session, adjourned yes
terday.
The United States frigate st. Law
renee, "A guns, is now lying here. We
had, few days ago, visit from a Swe-
dish frigate of SO guns-the first Swe-
dish man-of-war that ever was here
They were the whitest looking sailors l
ever saw, and looked as if they had new
er been in the sun in their lives. The
st. Lawrence is stationed here to fight
the French, if necessary. We expect
the controversy between them and the
Hawaiian Government will soon be re-
newed, and probably settled. 1t may
interest you to know (whst till lately l
did not know, that, when we arrived
here, an American and French frigate
lay here with guns shotted, and all rea-
1y for action-the latter for the purpose
Of firing into the town, and the former
Tor the purpose of preventing their do
NO so. Two or three American flags
lad been prepared, and the first gun
rom the French would have been the
ignal for hauling down the Hawaiian
md running up the American flag on
hore. The French commander was ap-
rised of the intention on the part of the
Hawaiian Government to hoist the
American flag, about an hour before
he firing was to have commenced
he odds against him seemed too great,
nd he was compelled, much against his
nil, to postpone his revenge until news
ould be had from France. That news
re are now daily expecting; but, as we
ave the st. Lawrence to take care Of
s, we anticipate no trouble, as the diff
Guilty viii probably be settled without
ny guns in the matter.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
~J. o. willard. Cashier Of The

EJ. o. Willard, Cashier of the
Ironton Bank, states, in card in the
Register, that there are genuine notes in
circulation with forged signatures of
Register, President and Cashier, on the
following Banks, viz:
Savings Bank Counter
feits dated May 4, 1852. There are
genuine notes of this date.
Forest City Bank-Counterfeits dated
Dec. IA, 1859. There are genuine
notes of the same date.
Springfield Counterfeits dated
Nov. a, 1852. No genuine of this date.
Adams was not Register in 1852.
Champaign County Bank-Counter-
feits dated Nov. 18, 1852. No genuine
of this date. There are genuine of
Nov. 18, 1851.
Miami Valley Bank-Numbering and
filling up bad. The letter m in Emeley
is made in the counterfeit commencing
with an up hair line stroke, and ends
with hair line tall; IN the genuine the
m IN all cases commences with curl at
the top, and ends square down.
Bank of Marion-Counterfeits dated
March 4, DC. No genuine of this date.
He states that the numbering and fl
ling up of all the above are stiff and
awkward, like school boys hand. No
counterfeit signatures of genuine notes
have yet been discovered on any of the
other Free Banks.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

LoCoFoco STATE CoNvENTIoN.-The
Locofoco State Convention assembled
in Columbus on the Gath inst. The
State Journal says a debse arose
whether any resolutions should be
passed. The Convention d. ecide d
against the adoption of any at this time.
As usual, a rumpus arose in the Hamil-
ton delegation. Mr.. Griffin said the
Miamis were trying to get every thing,
and that there would be no trouble
there if they could get that tribe out Of
the county. The scene was rich at
times, but passed off without fights or
broken heads this time.
James Myers, of Toledo, was nomi-
mated Lieutenant Governor, and H. H.
Barney, of Hamilton county for School
Commissioner.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

INCIDENTS OF THE EPIDEMIC AT NEW
o ORLEANs.-The Daily Delta of the 18th
contains the following melancholy state
ments:
1--WE greeted an old acquaintance
Yesterday on Nayades street whom we
had not seen for fortnight before. He
had a care-worn and troubled counte-
nance, his eyes were sunken, and his
cheeks were hollow, and care had left
its footprints on his brow. He looked
at least ten years older than when last
we saw him. We asked if he had been
sick, and if not, to explain the cause of
this great change. 'AlasP he replied,
"a few days ago and was happy in
the possession of father, mother,
and three loved sisters; but 1 am alone
now, / buried the last one yesterday
We were answered; it was indeed
enough to turn the darkest hairs to
snowy whiteness. And yet il is but
one instance out of the many which
daily occur in our city,"
"On Triton Walk yesterday we no
ticed boy, about eleven years of age,
carrying on his head a coffin, which, on
inquiry, we learned contained the body
of his little sister, who had died Of
yellow fever. He was accompanied by
his elder sister, girl of some thirteen
years of age; they were slowly and
sadly making their way to the cemete-
rv."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
ST. THOMAS, Aug. 8.
1898

Negro hVsurrection at Tortola.-There
has been an insurrection among the
negroes at the Island of Tortola. The
town has been burnt and several per-
sons killed. All the whites were fee
ing, and many have arrived at St.
Thomas. Soldiers were sent from St.
Thomas to quell the revolt.
This is only the beginning of what
must eventually and soon be the result
in all the British West India Islands,
where the negroes have the supremacy
of power, which is the case in most of
the smaller Islands.
The African fever (called the yellow
fever, which has caused such frightful
ravages the past year among sailors and
strangers, has nearly left, and the
island is becoming more healthy.
TTortola is one of the Caribbean
Islands, and is under the government of
Great Britain.-Eds.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
Democratic senatorial Convention.

Pursuant to previous notice the De-
mocracy of the 9th Senatorial District,
met in Convention at the Court House,
in Gallipolis, on Thursday, the 25th Of
August, at one o'clock p. NJ, and or
ganized by calling Moses GATES, Of
Gallia, to the chair and appointing E. F.
BINGHAM, Esq, of Vinton, Secretary
On motion of F. Leet it was resolved,
that the delegates of each county be
authorized to determine the manner OF
casting the vote of their respective
counties.
On motion the Convention proceeded
to ballot for candidate for Senator, a
majority of all the votes cast being
necessary for choice. The first ballot
resulted as follows:
V. NJ. FIRoR, of Gallia, 10
WIN. McABoY, of Meigs, II
JoHN CAMPBELL, of Lawrence, 8
BENJAMIN JOHNSON, do 5
No one having a majority of all the
votes cast, the Convention proceeded to
the second ballot, which resulted as fol-
lows:
LEWIS ANDERSON, of Lawrence, 80
WIN. McABoY, IA
Whereupon LEWIS ANDERSON was de-
clared duly nominated.
A committee was appointed to inform
Mr.. Anderson of his nomination.
Who appeared and accepted the nomi-
nation in a few brief and appropriate
The Convention then proceeded to
nominate a candidate for a member of
the State Board of Equalization
Whereupon, on motion, Gen. GEORGE
HOUSE was nominated.
Ordered that the proceedings be
published in the several newspapers in
the District.
On motion the Convention adjourned
sine die.
MosEs GATES, Chairman.
E. F. BINGHAM, Sec'y.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

A MAGNIFICENT SPEcULATIoN.-Our
friend Bateham, of the CaLtiUator, has
Just returned from an inspection of the
famous Peach orchard of Mr.. Davis,
about two miles east of Milford, Cler-
mont county. He says it is the finest
fruit sight he ever saw. One hundred
acres of ground covered with ten thou
sand peach trees. They were set out
six years ago. In 1850, they averaged
one basket, or three-quarters of bush
el per tree, which brought him ten thou
sand dollars. This paid for his land
and trees, and something to spare
Last year there was no fruit. This
year they will average three baskets to a
tree. They readily sell for from 81, ,95
to 81, so per basket. The crop of this
season will bring him $4,000, with a
net profit of $4,000. Before the
peaches we're ripe, Mr.. Davis was Of
fered twenty thousand dollars for the
fruit of this year. He has been offered
one hundred dollars per acre for his
trees alone, but he can do much better
to keep them. The fruit is now in its
glory, and presents one of the finest
sights imaginable.
Such things should stimulate others
to 90 and follow his example. There
is no danger of overstocking the market,
for railroads viii soon carry the fruit to
every State and city of the Union.-I
Think of these things, farmers of Ohio.
State Journal.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
New Adxertisements.

The finder of gold cuff-pin will re-
ceive reward by leaving it at this Of
fee.
The old and favorably known house Of
H. CHILDs & Co., is prepared to furnish
their Fall customers with Shoes, &C.
This is one of the oldest houses in Pitts
burgh, and has heretofore received lib
eral patronage from this section of Ohio.
See the advertisement.
Messrs. HENKING d CADoT have a
new supply of Cotton yarn, Glass and
Stone ware, DC. Call and see.
Bring on your WooLEN RAGS, and re-
ceive the Cash, at the upper Paper
Mill.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

The RECENT FATAL DUEL IN SOUTH
CARoLINA.-Our comments on this af-
fair so far have been the means of get
ting us reliable information concerning
its particulars. We have been thus ia
vored with sight of reliable letters
from Charleston, from which we gather
that Mr.. Legare was engaged to a young
lady in Columbia. Her friends inquired
of Dunovant what was the character
and habits of L. (?) This coming to
his ears, he inquired of D. what he had
answered, and found that he had spoken
favorably of him; but not satisfied with
a verbal statement, he demanded it in
writing, which was refused. Legare
challenged on this refusal. The dis
tance was twelve PAGES. Legare fired
at the word "one," and missed; Duno-
want fired at the word "two," and
killed his antagonist. The survivor was
wholly unskiIled in the use of the pistol,
having never before had anything to do
with a duel. Legare, on the contrary,
was notoriously crack shot, having,
few days before the affair came off lin
practising } placed forty-eight out of fif-
ty balls in a card at the word. He be-
came very nervous on starting for the
ground, and remarked that he felt a
presentiment that he would fall, not
withstanding his skill with the pistol
He was formerly in the navy as a mid
shipman, from which he was dismissed,
it is said, for running a sword through
a marine. Washington Star, dug. IA.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

~Mr. HARPER, of the GalIipolis
Journal, while attending camp meeting,
called over to our sanctum, and gave
himself and Mr.. HEBARD, (also of Gal
lipolis) an introduction. Mr.. HARPER is
said to be one of the best printers in the
west. The printers of Louisville, we
understand, awarded him a printers
rule made of gold. He prints good
paper. We have an old man in town
who has nearly as much faith in the
Journal as he has in the Bible.-Guy-
a1adotte Herald.
We called on our friends of the Her
aid, as stated, and found them and the
citizens of Guyandotte going ahead
The town has much improved, within a
few years, and with its Railroad is des-
tined to be a place of considerable i'm
portance. Messrs. Wheeler d Smith
are publishing an excellent paper, and
contributing in no small degree in draw
ing attention to the increasing impor-
lance of their town, and Western Vir-
ginia generally.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
LORIN ANDREWS.

WH1G CoNvENTIoN-Our next issue
will present our readers with the result
of the Senatorial and County Conven
tons. That the nominees may be such
as will meet the approval of all good
citizens of the county, the township
meetings on Saturday next should be
fully attended. If the people of the
several townships will attend their
primary meetings and select delegates
who will look well to the character of
the men they nominate, we may expect
the nominees will satisfy the great ma
jority of our citizens. Attend the
meetings on Saturday.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
DOWNFALL OF HoUsE.-on Wed

DOWNFALL OF HoUsE.-On We'd
nesday night of last week, during a
severe storm, the one half of the large
brick building, near the depot in this
place, belonging to Mr.. c. NJ. Damarin,
of Portsmouth, fell PROSTATE to the
ground. This building was nearly
completed, and was intended by Mr.. D.,
as a Forwarding and Commission
House, and Grocery Store. The DANA
ges are estimated at about $1,000.
Jackson Standard.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

HORRIBLE AFFAIR-The Ironton
Times of the 18th inst, says: We un-
derstand that a man by the name of
Daniel Swim, at Cattlesburgh, Ky, at
breakfast yesterday morning, from some
slight imaginary wrong attacked his
wife in the most brutal manner, knocked
her down with a chair, kicked three of
her ribs loose from the body and other
wise injured her so that she is not ex-
pected to live. He was Immediately
arrested and ironed. He first became
a brute BY intoxication.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
N The London Quarterly Review

contains the following table of Contents:
Annals of Ireland by the Four Mas
ters; Baron Haxthausen's Notes of
Russia; Writings of Professor Owen
Generalizations of Comparative Anato-
my; Shepherd on Ecclesiastical Forge
ries; Autobiography of Signor Rufini;
Court Ficquelmont on the Palmerston
Policy; The Oxford Commission; Me-
moirs of Thomas Moore.
TERNs.-For one Review, SO a year;
for Two, SIS; for Three, 81; for the Four,
SO; Blackwood's Magazine, SO; Black
wood and the Four Reviews, SO.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
1Tuly yours
CHAS. HENKING.
~ We have

E We have received a commune
cation from IS. NJ" which we decline
on account of its extreme
length. If he will bring his communi-
cation into a reasonable space we will
insert it with pleasure.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

ONO STATE FAIR OF 1853.-The 4th
Annual State Fair will be held on the
Goth, 21st, ED and Esd of September
next, at the city of Dayton. The Fair
grounds, comprising thirty-six acres,
amply supplied with water and shade
trees, viii be provided with spacious
tents and buildings. The address is to
be delivered BY Hon. Jas. A. Pearce, of
Maryland, on the Esd, at 3 o'clock, af-
ter which the premiums will be an
nounced. The first day will be devoted
to arranging articles for exhibition and
stock, and their examination by the com
mittees.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

N Dickens Household Words for
has been received. Itcon-
tains a great deal of choice reading,
and all the articles are original. Price
SO.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

~ We call attention of the Wings
to the fact that the County Convention
meets at Rodney, and the Senatoria
Convention at Porter, both on the same
day, September 9th, and that conse-
quently on next Saturday two sets of
delegates will have to be selected.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

The INTRODUCTION OF THE Yellow
FEvrR.-The New York Tribune makes
the following statement
1--WE have private sdvices from New
Orleans which reveal the astounding
and alarming fact that the clothes and
soiled linen, sick chamber rags, and so
forth of persons dying of the yellow
fever and black vomit, are shipped to
this city by rag speculatorsl'' Our au-
thorities should Immediately be on the
alert, or we shall have the pestilence in
the midst of us. 'Rag-men, of whom
there is a great number in New Or
leans, on being asked what they did
with these rags and clothes, whichthey
picked up, referred our informant to
several places where they were Pur-
chased. With some friends he went to
the rag buyers depot, who informed
him that the rags were sent to New
York, and that a lot had been shipped the
day before! Lookout, therefore, for the
pestilence messengers!
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

@G. ]. Beebe, Esq, of Rochester,
N. Y, will address the citizens of Gal
lipolis, to-day, at the Court House, in
opposition to the Maine Law.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

RAILROAD MEETING.-There was e
railroad meeting at the Court House
on Monday afternoon, which was wei
attended. Judge NASH addressed the
citizens on the importance of putting
their shoulders to this great improve
ment and pushing it through. Now is
the time above all others for our citizens
to act; if they let the present favorable
opportunity slip there is no telling what
Gallipolis will be reduced to. Already
our trade has been divided. A deter
mined energy to provide the necessary
means to build the road seemed to be
manifested.
In this connection we give the fol-
lowing extract from the late report of
President CUTLER, of the Marietta and
Cincinnati road:
In addition to these hattering pros
poets, from Baltimore and Philadelph
and various points reached from Wheel
ing, the Virginia Legislature has de-
veloped the policy of that State in re-
gard to her sesboard cities, as connected
with western trade, by the pledge of
$1,000 to the extension of her Cen
tral road to the Ohio river. Although
ithas been decided to locate the main
line of that road to the Mouth of Big
Sandy, with view to southern connex-
ions, this will undoubtedly be followed
by the construction of branch to the
Mouth of the Big Kanawha. From
that point, the Gallipolis, jackson and
Chillicothe railroad company are pre-
pared to supply the necessary link for a
connection with our road, at a point
about 80 miles east of Chillicothe.
While very direct line will thus be
offorded from Richmond and Norfolk,
to Cincinnati, those cities will secure
their most direct connexion with the
Scioto and Miami Valleys, and, through
them, with the great Lakes, and all the
central and northern portions of In
diana and Illinois.
During the past year. the Maysville
and Big Sandy Railroad has been placed
under contract from Maysville to Ports
mouth. An agreement has been made
with that Company, for a running con-
nexion-thus securing most valuable
contributions from the Kentucky system
of railroads, which will be commanded
through the Scioto and Hooking Valley
and the Maysville and Big Sandy lines.
Active preparations are being made for
the construction of the Hooking Valley
line, from Columbus, through Lam
caster, to Athens. Also of the Frank
lin, Pickaway and Ross county road;-
both of which will prove important
tributaries to our business.
The Dayton, Xenia and Belpre COM
pany, it is understood, have placed their
entire line under contract, to its inter
section with our own, near Frankfort.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

R The Maine Liquor Law will be
found on the outside of the Journal
As large portion of our readers have
not had an opportunity of perusing this
much talked of act, we now give them
an opportunity.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

Nh. JAMES HARPER SIR: am
but Just in receipt of letter from the
Cashier of one Of the State Stock Banks
of Ohio, from which the following is an
extract:
81 have Just returned from Cincinnati
and Columbus, which explains delay in
my reply.
We are going to get up new plates,
IS and $40, for the present, each Bank
separate plate. = = = =
You will observe by the papers that
there are no counterfeit signatures on
the
Pickaway County Bank,
Bank of Commerce,
Iron Bank of Ironton,
Union Bank, Sandusky,
Portage County Bank,
Merchants Bank. Massillon,
Stark County Bank.
All the signatures, Registers, and
Bank officers are forgeries."
All the notes of the above named
State Stock Banks l will receive at par,
either on deposit or in exchange. The
notes of the balance of the Ohio State
Stock Banks l shall only receive at dis
count of twenty per cent.
Truly yours,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

EThe officers of the steamers Ohio
and Justice viii accept of our thanks
for late Cincinnati papers.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

EThe debate at Columbus, on the
Maine Liquor Law, between DR.. Jewett
and G. ]. Beebe, is thus noticed by the
reporter of the Cincinnati Times. We
shall give the points of the argument
next week, so that all may judge for
themselves:
"The combatants were DR.. Charles
Jewett, shrewd and talented lecturer
from the old Bay State, in favor of the
law, and G. ]. Beebe, Esq, New York
lawyer, in opposition. They spoke,
with the exception of an intermission for
dinner, all day, from 10 O'Clock in the
morning until 6 O'Clock in the evening,
taking it hour about. As is usual in
all discussions of this character, each
speaker was cheered by those who be-
ieved with him, and both came off vic
torious-in the estimation oftheirfriends.
Without saying anything in regard to
the arguments produced, 1 must init
mate that l think the Yankee more than
a match for the Yorker.
cat the close of the debate it was pro-
posed to take a vote of the audience up
on the Maine Law. Those in favor of
the law went to one side of the lot, and
the antics to the other. AS soon as the
two crowds were effectually separated,
one cheered Beebe and the other jew
ett The Maine Law crowd was much
the largest, but then it contained all the
ladies-as Jewett said, ''See, not one fe-
male is on the side of rum!" Counting
the males in each crowd, they were
about even. A large portion of the an
ties were Germans. The combatants
announced future appointments, when
the crowd quietly dispersed, and thus
ended the discussion here"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01

@We were happy to meet our old
friend, Mr.. Rufus Beman, in town, last
Tuesday.