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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

ARRIVAL on THE STEAMER SIAeAxk-
Var almost esrtain--Acrkst for Bread
ssufs firm.
HAL1rAx, Oct. 27.-The Niagara,
with dates from Liverpool to the 18th
inst, has arrived.
COMMERCIAL ALIHrELIIeEEcE.-T mar
ket at Liverpool, for breadstuffs, had
recovered the decline of the week pre-
vious, and closed firm at S3s633s Sd for
Western Canal Flour, and Ohio 34s Sd
ass; Yellow Corn 4Os Sd, and White
Ais; White Wheat 9s Sd@IOs I'd, and
Red 9s 4d@9s I'd.
The Liverpool market for breadstuffs
was closed very firm, and prices still
advancing. Beef was in good demand
at 95s to zoos. Pork was firm, but the
transactions were not large at 79s for
mess. Lard was steady at 58s. The
sales of cotton during the week, were
$1,000 bales, of which spectators took
1000 bales. and exporters 5000 do
The market was firm, but prices had not
advanced.
A large business was doing in sugar
at full prices. The transactions in coffee
were small. Tobacco was in moderate
demand at previous rates. Only small
business was doing in American securi-
ties. United States 6's (bonds) are
quoted at l1O4@111h, and Pennsylva-
MIA SIS s5@s6.
GENERAL INrELLIGENoE.-The Sultan
gives Russia fifteen days to evacuate the
principalities, otherwise he would con-
slider war declared by Russia. The
probabilities of war generally considered
very strong, more so than at any previ-
GUS time.
The proclamation Of war is posted on
all the Turkish mosques.
The Sultan has invited the combined
fleets up to Constantinople, and has de-
clared the entrance to the Black Sea
free to vessels belonging to neutral pow
ers.
The latest accounts received from
Paris state that the Paris police had
searched the house of NJ. Kf, Hunga-
rian, but Kossuth was not there. Louis
Napoleon is reported TO have stated on
the 18th inst, that unless Russia yields,
war must be proceeded with.
The Piedmont government has re-
fused to admit Mr.. Foresti, as Consul
from the U. States, on the ground that
he is disciple of Mazzini.
A decree has been issued by the Pa
pal Government, admitting the importa-
ton of Breadstuffs into the Papal States
free of duty until February next.
The Emperor of Russia has author
lied the free importation into the various
ports of Finland, all the material for
equipping ships.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
/ don Times says that in the private let.
tiers from ConstantinOple, the eastern
question is examined in every point ol
view, and the conclusion unanimously
come to is, that war is inevitable. The
Russian agents are actively at work,
stirring up instructions in Turkey
Immense numbers of English, Polish,
Italian, and Hungarian officers were of
fering their services to the Sultan, and
many of them had already joined the
Turkish army.
The Turkish forces were not to at.
tempt crossing the Danube at present.
The Arctic arrived out on the 12th.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03
For the GaIlipolis journal
EAns's Mills. ONO. Oct. 60. '5s.

EAKIs's Mills, Ono, Oct. 20, '5S.
The Committee on surveys and Com
mittee of aid, of the Symmes Valley
Railroad, met. E. Willis was chosen
Chairman, W. N. Burke Secretary.
/ The object Of the meeting was made
known by the Chair.
Charles Wilgus, Esq, of Quaker Bot
tom, was then called upon to address a
portion of the citizens of Lawrence,
jackson, and Gallia counties. He very
appropriately showed the utility and
benefit Of said Road, when buik. and the
great and extreme necessity of building
t.
DR.. VIM. Burke, of Lawrence coun-
ty, also made many very appropriate
remarks upon the projected Road.
On motion, Messrs. John G. Stewart,
John Mcdaniel, and D. L. Ridgway
were appointed. AN inquiring Committee,
to inquire and report from the Commit
tee of aid, present, the amount of money
raised to defray the expense Of survey
ing sald ROAD.
Said Committee reported that the
Committee of aid have raised, by sub
scription, one hundred and eighty-three
dollars, given as donations to said Road.
Several of the Committee of aid were
not present.
The inquiring Committee paid over
to Joseph Eakin, Treasurer, ffty-fve
dollars and twenty-five cents of the
above subscription.
Moved that the survey Committee go
on and make survey Of said Road i'm
mediately, from the Ohio river, opposite
Guyandotte, Va, to Charleston, Vinton
county, Ohio.
Moved that when we adjourn, it shall
be to meet at Winchester, jackson CO.,
Ohio, on the second Saturday in No
vember, 1853.
ELIZA WILLIS, Chm.
w. n. BURKE, Sec'y.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

SHOULD WOMEN VorE?-Harriet Hunt,
one Of the ''strong-minded women" of
the day, says that taxation without rep
resentation is tyranny, and continues
"Here am !, an independent American
woman, educated for and living by the
practice of medicine. 1 own property
and pay taxes on that property. 1 de-
mand of the government that taxes me
that it should allow me an equal voice
with the other tax payers in the disposal
Iof the public money. am certainly
not less intelligent than thousands who,
though scarcely able to read their bal
lots, are entitled to vote. 1 am allowed
to vote in any bank or insurance compa-
ny wherein 1 choose to be stockholder.
Why ought l not to vote in the disposi-
ton of public money raised by tax, as
well as these men who do not pay taxes,
or those who do either?"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03
The Fire In the Woods.

This dreadful scourge still continues.
Indeed, it is growing worse every day,
and will be likely to continue to increase
till we have rain. 1t would be inpossi
bic to give any correct statement of the
damage; but some idea may be had of
it when we say belt of fire and "burnt
district" extends from west of this city
nearly through t. Utica. And there
are other parts, south of west, extending
almost to Flat Rock, which have been
run over by the fire. Many thousand
acres have been burnt over, and it would
be safe to say that hundreds Of acres,
within 90 miles of Detroit, are burning
to-day.
Some houses, and many barns, and
other out-buildings have been consumed,
and hundreds of tuns of hay in stacks;
an immense quantity of wood, piled
where it was cut, miles of fence, with a
large amount of other property, have
been lost. The largest loss of personal
property is in cord wood and hay.
A farmer who came in yesterday, on
the Grand River road, says the woods
are on FIRE much of the way as far as
Worthwhile; and that in the towns of
Greenfield, Southfeld, &c, the woods,
swamps and marshes, are burning in all
directions. Passengers by the Pontiac
Railroad represent the woods to be on
FIRE most of the way to the Oak. On
the Mt. Clemens and Utica roads, par
ticularly the latter, the destruction is
still more wide spread. A citizen who
was out yesterday to witness the scene
of the confagration, says the people
men, women, and children-are busy in
removing wood, hay, and other combus-
tibles from threatened neighborhoods,
and fighting the fire in the fences.
To the northwest, lin which direc-
ton the corporation extends two or three
miles, the fire is approaching very
near the boundaries, and may be expec-
ted to come within the city limits. The
smoke, to-day, is much worse than on
any former day. At this morning. a
person standing at the outside of the
footwalk could not see the buildings
across the walk, so dense was the fog
and smoke.
And now, at 2 O'Clock, the clearest
time in the day, one can be seen but a
few rods. 1t will be readily understood
by those who are living, somewhere, in
the blessed sunshine of this autumn
day, how miserably afflicted we are, who
live under this smoky cloud.-Detroit
Dem., 19th.
The Detroit Tribune, of Oct. 90,
says:
"The fire in the woods is spreading
fast, and in its progress devouring thou
sands of dollars worth of properly. 1t
is estimated that a strip of country at
least thirty miles in length has been
burnt over, that twenty seven houses
have been entirely destroyed, and the
crops and wood on at least one hundred
farms have been entirely destroyed
The fire does not confne itself to the
woods, but spreads in the soil, which it
burns off entirely to the depth of foot
or over. The smoke envelopes our city
as in dense fog, rendering it almost
to breathe, or get about even
in midday. Hundreds and thousands
of people are vainly endeavoring to
fight the devouring element, but we ap-
prehend it will continue to spread until
we get rain.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03
TIE spotrs ADM1K1srRArIos.-Our

The SPOFES ADMIEIsfRATIoN.-O
readers have not forgotten that one
FRANK PIERCE was elected President,
about year ago, by majority almost
unprecedented in President making, and
that it was given out that, in considers
ton whereof, this man, that had been so
highly honored above his deserts, $50
he said, was going to be the President
Of the people-the whole people-and
an that sort of stuff. 1t win be further
recollected that the cohesive power of
public plunder has been too weak CEN
tripetal force to keep the corrupt party
leaders of the New York Democracy
from nominating separate State tickets,
and pitching into each other in right
good earnest. Judge Bronson, appoin-
ted by President Pierce, few months
since, Collector of the port of New
York, gave in his adhesion to that wing
of the party with which he had always
acted, but which happened to be the
faction not most in favor at Washington.
The President directs his Secretary OF
the Treasury to write letter to Bron-
sen, telling him he had no right to en-
tertain private opinions at variance with
the Administration, and that the pat
ronage of his Office must be distributed
to promote the union of Locofocoism in
New York, and meet the appreciation Of
John Van Buren in New York, and
Frank Pierce at Washington. Judge
Bronson sent the Secretary a digni6ed
reply, showing this contemplate inter-
ference of the President of the "whole
people" with party quarrels of New
York in its true light. By return mail,
Judge Bronson receives his dismissal,
and H. R. Red6eld the appointment as
his successor, a man that is ready to do
the disreputable work of the Secretary
of the Treasury, or of the Cabinet,
which Judge Bronson nobly and fear
lessly refused to do. And this has all
been done by the man that was to be the
President Of the people, and not of a
partyl Judge Bronson is turned out Of
ofiee-not that he was not honest, ca
pable, and popular as public officer
but because he would not show more IA
vor to the Free Soil faction of the De-
mocracy than to the old line Democrats
who stood up for Cass, in 1848. 1t is
an act that would not be tolerated in the
party warfare of small fry politicians,
but is disgraceful to the nation, when
descended to by the President and his
Cabinet. But the end is not yet-by
this act, the powers that be at Wash
ington have made themselves enemies
among their own party friends, that will
both bite and sting.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

At meeting of Gallipolis Division,
No. IA, Sons Of Temperance, held on
the 22d October, 1883, the demise Of
our late brother W. H. H. FILLNoRx
being announced, a Committee was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions expressive
Of the feelings of the members on the
melancholy occasion. The Committee
reported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
WHKREAs, it has pleased an over
ruling Providence to remove from
among us our esteemed and worthy
brother w. Fl. II. Fillmore; and IS
members of the same Division, we can
not permit the sorrowful circumstance
top pass. without paying deserved trib-
ute of respect to departed worth
Therefore
Resolued, That in the death of broth
er w. H. H. Fillmore, Gallipolis Di-
vision has lost worthy member, So
ciety an honest man-and the family
circle suffered an irreparable loss.
Resolred, That we extend to the af-
iicted family of the deceased, our sin
cere commiserstion, believing that our
loss is his gain.
Resolrsd, That in token of respect
for our deceased brother we will wear
the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days.
Resolped, That the above be entered
on the minutes, and copy presented to
the widow of our deceased brother, and
also published in the Journal and Cour-
ier of this town.
L. ]. LANGLEY.
| I ruyrS prrrrUoo
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

NEW ADvERTIsRMEsrs.-S. T. d R.
LANGLEY have moved into their new
store. and are opening large stock of
goods and it takes essentially a large
stock to fill it. Call and look at this
establishment, and if you don't purchase
it wont be because you can't be suited
in price and quality.
MONEY Losr.-We call particular at
tention to the notice of E. FIrzerRAIp.
CLOTHING at the old stand of Jobn
Morrison, just below Meals store, by
B. VEYssIE 4 Co.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

~The millers in this place are ask
ing go cents per bushel for bran. We
do not know the number of pounds
they give to the bushel, but we feel as il
we could hold at arms length a cart
load of it. Our friends will be careful
not to expose it to the wind, as it has
wings. We should like for our neigh
Dor to be fed on it about a week, Just to
see what kind of looking varmint he
would turn into.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

H The Washington Star of the
28th says that letters have been un-
doubtedly received there from which
the conclusion is drawn that a large
French and English feet will be des-
patched to the Gulf of Mexico as soon
as the Eastern question will permit, and
that the Union has good grounds for its
assertions in regard to Cuba.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

WHAT is JURY?-Judge Hurd of
the Knox Common Pleas Court, has
decided the jury provided by law to try
persons in Probate Courts, for such Of
fences as are tried in those Courts is not
the jury contemplated by the Constitu-
tion-that jury must be composed of
twelve men, and that that portion of
the law which provides that one charged
with crime shall be tried before a jury
of six men is unconstitutional.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

~The Western Messengersays that
several inaccuracies appeared in the
published reports of the land sales in
the neighborhood of West Columbia,
and adds the following statement:
The first, then, is Lewis Anderson's
farm, improved, 333 acres, sold to the
West Columbia NJ. & NJ. Company, for
the sum of $50, 900; next is the Isaac
Behan farm, 365 acres. slightly i'm
proved, sold to the same for S65, ,000;-
next is Mrs. Peck's farm, not sold; next
is the Horton land, unimproved, -
acres, to the West Columbia NJ. d M.
Company, for $4,000; next is SO acres.
improved, of Michael, Hall d McCul-
loch, to L. Breneman, for SIS, 1000; next
is SO acres, unimproved, from same>to
same, for $4,000; next is $50 acres,
slightly improved, from same to West
Columbia NJ. d NJ. Company; next is
25 acres from same to same; SO acres,
unimproved, from L. Breneman to W.
c. NJ. & NJ. Company, for $4,000; next
So acres, from L. Breneman to same for
S32, 900.
All these lands are now in the hands
of the West Columbia Mining and Man
ufacturing Company. 1t will be seen
that the farm spoken of was not the
farm adjoining Mason City; as it was,
it was sold for the sum of $4,000, or
about $50 per acre. Probably the farm
of l. Behan was nearest, which lies next,
and contains 365 acres, and was sold for
$685.
1t will also be seen that the nearer
the approach to West Columbia the
higher the price, until they have reach
ed the price of S4O0 per acre.
So far as we know, the price of lands
are higher on this side of the river than
on the other side.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

re- Mr.. Geo. Bates a respectable
and wealthy citizen of Evansville, was
killed last week by lunatic, named
Peter Buzzard, who was in Mr.. Bates
employ. Buzzard acknowledged that
he had killed him, and the reason he
gave for it was that Bates had threaten
ed to kill him. Buzzard had been re-
turned from the lunatic asylum, as in
durable, several years ago, but was al
lowed to run atlarge here, being consid-
cred harmless.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

E VIM. E. Haskill was recently
tried for burglary in Maine and SEN
fenced to four years Imprisonment
After the sentence had been passed he
made the most desperate efforts to free
himself from the officers having him in
charge, and the Court thereupon recon-
sidered the sentence and changed it to
seventeen wears.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

~ Judge Mclean has made an
order in the Martha Washington case
prohibiting the publication of the evi-
dence in that case during the trial.
This order has caused a good deal Of
complaint on the part of the Cincinnati
press which had made all the necessary
arrangement to publish the evidence
from day to day-they say the Judge
has gone beyond the law in making the
order.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

U. S. SENAToR.-It will be the duty
of the next Legislature of Ohio TO elect
aU. S. Senator to succeed Mr.. Chase,
and as this body will be overwhelming
Democratic, that party are presenting
their fayorite candidates. The leaders
of the two factions of that party are
both spoken of. Medary it is said
would like to throw up his appointment
for the place of Senator, but the friends
of Bill Allen viii not permit it without
a strong fight. Payne, of Cleveland,
Sweetzer and Olds have also aspirations
that way. 1t cannot be disputed that
Allen is the ablest man of them all,
and if we were to select from that list,
we should say send Bill Allen back to
the Senate.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

H The Pittsburgh Commercial
Journal has the following in regard to
very grave charges preferred against
several officials of Allegheny City:
Rumors have been in circulation for
some time past, seriously affecting the
reputation of Mayor Park, of Al
legheny City, and Hugh Gallagher,
Samuel Long, Robert Hastings, and
John Piles, his officers. They were
accused by man named Jacob Pack,
of compounding felonies, receiving mon
ey for so doing, and either opening the
cells for the escape of criminals, or ar
ranging matters so as to let them out.
We have not alluded TO this subject
heretofore, because we think so grave
charge against persons occupying situa-
tions so responsible should not be made
public, until the evidence has been at
least brought before Grand Jury
This has been done, and true bill was
against Robert w. Park,
Mayor; High Constable, Hugh Gal
lagher; and constables Long and Has
tings, and ignored as regarded John
Piles. The matter viii soon receive q
judicial examination.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03
w BLAckwooD, for October, HI

H BLAcKwooD, for October, has
been received. The articles are "Uncle
Toms Cabin; Right Divine; Lady
Lees Widowhood, part, 10; New Read
ings in Shakespeare, No 8; Rail and
Saddle in Spain; The Wanderer;
Thackeray's Lectures. &c.
Price 50 a year-Price of Black
wood and any one of the -Four Reviews,
SIS; the Four Reviews and Blackwood,
80. Published by L. Scott & Co.,
New York.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

MEDIATION OF THE UNITED STATES
The New York Freemen's Journal
states, on the authority of letter from
London, that President Pierce had in
structed our Minister at st. Petersburg
to offer to the Emperor of Russia the
mediation of the United States, to settle
the controversy between Russia and
Turkey.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

H Our friend n. H. Parker has
discontinued the "Life Boat" a paper
devoted to the advocacy of the Maine
Law. and which during its short life has
displayed considerable ability. We un-
derstand he proposes to establish new
paper at st. Paul, Minnesota.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

H Neighbor, we should like for
you to publish any correspondence in
your possession, between oursef "and
gentleman who was candidate" and
give us also the reason ''why a certain
member of the Whig central committee
declined serving" as it may be news
for us and will not be taken as "person-
al" As to the county convention,
neighbor, we were about as ignorant oi
the duties of the committee as we were
of your character at that time, but we
have frightened wonderfully in regard
to both, particularly the latter, and con.
slider you Che smartest man at present
"out of jail.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03


KA monstrous and disgraceful
fraud was perpetrated in Perry county,
at the recent election. The county seat
question was the.eause. Men were busy
for weeks before the election, buying up
votes IN surrounding counties, and on
the lines of adjacent railroads. On one
of the railroads, one dollar head, with
free passage to and from the polls, and
a free dinner, was paid for illegal voters.
Two years ago. Perry county cast less
than 1000 votes. This year 6,667
votes were polled. 1t is gratifying to
know that this greatly increased vote
was given mainly for the Locofoco, An
ti-Maine Law ticket. This county usu-
ally gives about 300 or 1000 Locofoco
majority. This year it gave near 5000.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

New York, Oct. 98th-The steamer
Ohio from Aspinwall, Nth s998, 900 on
freight and $500, 900 in the hands Of
passengers, and the California mail,
arrived here to-day. She left Aspin-
wall on the 18th, and the steamer Fal-
con for New Orleans the same day.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

re- At the National exhibition of
horses at Springfield, Mass, two weeks
since, over four hundred horses were on
the ground, including some of the finest
specimens in the country. Speeches
were made by the President, by Gov.
Seymour, Mr.. Lawrence, Gov. Lloyd,
of Virginia, Mr.. Bolts and others.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

A FAST PRINTING PREss.-The fast
est Hoe Press, with eight feeders, can
print 10000 sheets in an hour. Victor
Beaumont, Frenchman, has invented
a press combining the principles of the
Napier and the Hoe, that will throw of
$4,000 an hour on both sides. He has
sold the patent to Hoe.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

Oregon and Minnesota will soon be asking
admission into the Union as States Thirty
thousand inhabitants have been deemed hith-
erto sufficient number for that purpose, and
both these territories viii come up to that
mark in a short time.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

THANKSGIVING. = Governor Medill
has issued his proclamation designating
the last Tuesday in November, the
24th instant, to be observed as day Of
Thanksgiving and Prayer throughout
this State.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

H The two remaining daughters
of the late Prof. Webster, of Cam
bridge, sailed from Boston for the
Azores on Thursday last. Their broth
er has deceased recently, and they have
hidden to this country farewell for
ever. They intend living with their
married sister resident at their point Of
destination.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

re- There will be very large ma
Jority of anti-Maine law members in the
next Legislature of this State. The
western half of the State will not have
more than two or three representatives
who favor the Maine or any other strin-
gent anti-liquor law.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03

Hoes.!The Louisville Journal hears
of a contract of between 1000 and
1,4oo head, in Hardin county, Ky, to
average 200 lbs net, and to be delivered
about the middle of December, at
81 80 per cwt, net.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-03
nETbe Court Of Common pI

NThe Court of Common Pleas
commences its fall term in this place, on
Monday next, the 7th inst, as we sta
ted last week, and not Wednesday, the
9th, as enormously stated by our gen.
orally incorrect neighbor of the Courier.