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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05

factory as could, under the circumstan.
ces, have been expected.
1t is therefore desirable that this svs.
tenn should be continued in the different
States at all future elections of local
or general nature; and the Board ol
Managers indulge the hope that on thi:
occasion at the elections to be held in
the respective States of Maine, Yer
mont, Massachusetts,, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land, South Carolina, Georgia, Missis.
sippi. Ohio. Michigan, Wisconsin, Hi
nois, Louisiana, and Florida, contribu-
tions viii be made m aid of the Mcnu-
ment, worthy Of the Countrymen ol
their illustrious benefactor.
JOHN CARROLL BRENT,
Secretary Of The " ~ M s.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05

deep into the ground; he laughed mock
ingiy, and screamed, as he tried to de-
stroy me. But against that rock my
feet were firmly braced, and l held him
tightly, and 1 sought to hurl him from
me. Hurl him from mel as well might
the hungry tiger be hurled from his
prey.
o. the agony of that struggled
know not how long it was, but to me it
seemed like many hours. The wild
eyes Of the madman glsred at mine all
the time, and 1 found it impossible to
look away. His fearful face, all white,
all ghastly, was upturned towards me,
as he shouts in his fiendish, mocking
laughter.
o, Heaven! o. horrorl Can this,
will this endure foreverp cried /, in the
agony of my fear. The maniac howled
with derisive shouts. 1 fels that l was
growing weaker. But he was a maniac;
and would he grow weaker also9 A
thousand thoughts fled through me.
Suddenly the maniac gave one fearful
plunge. 1t was with the strength of q
giant that he seized me. He raised me
from my feet. The rock, the saving
rock, l had lost it-I was gone. l
threw my hands high into the air, and
my scream Of terror assembled in unison
with the maniac's mocking yell. e.
Down. down! to the bottomless pit?
To the home of fire and birthstone! To
the endless horrors of burning lskes!'
he screamed as he gave a bound to-
ward the edge of the cliff.
Inspired by sudden gift of super
human strength, by partial possession
of even mad mans power, caught
him by the throat, and even on the very
edge, even when in sight of the abyss,
| sprang back; bore him back; /
brought him to the ground. Falling
heavily upon him, held his throat still
in a fierce grasp, while his own arms
were wound tightly around my neck,
and his legs around mine. / felt the
hot breath from his open mouth, as my
cheek lay pressed against his face; |
heard them CRATE hars6ly, and drew my
head violently away; as he sought to
seize me with his sharp teeth.
In our frantic struggles on the ground,
we rolled wildly about, and the dust
from sulphur and from pumice-stone as
cended around us in suffocating clouds.
l was half insane. l was struggling
for life. caught up handful of the
fine choaking dust, and rubbed it vio-
lently over his open mouth. 1t went
InUo ms noSJriIs aifu l~-o-- IL s-=
jerk forward in agony. Amid the
clouds of dust around, l could not see
where we were. He held me by the
hair as he sprang; moment after, and
a fearful force was straining there
Another moment and l arose; while
wild and high rose the shrek of the
maniac, as he fell down-down-into
the abyssl-RniekerbOcker for August.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05
MANAGERS:

WASHINGTON NATIONAL MoSUMENT
AS Elections for Members of Con-
gress, &C., will be held during the en-
suing months in several States of the
Union, the Board of Managers have
deemed it their duty to requst the
Judges or Commissioners who may be
appointed to take the ballots of the
voters, to put up boxes at the different
localities where elections will be held,
for the purpose of receiving such con-
tributions as the admirers of the Illus
trious Father of his Country may think
proper to deposit in aid of the great
Monument now in course of erection in
this city to his memory.
They feel assured that when this noble
and patriotic purpose is presented 10 the
people, they will not hesitate to give
their mite for such an object; and it now
becomes more necessary, as the funds
of the society are rapidly diminishing
and may not soon be adequate to carry
on the work. A small contribution
from each citizen or voter throughout
the United States, would be sufficient
to complete the Monument work
intended to add to their glory as well as
to honor the memory of the llustrious
dead. A half dime is but an ineonsid-
cradle sum, and yet half dime con-
tributed by every inhabitant of our
country, would rear the grand struc-
ture, now In progress, to its destined
completion. 1t will be pitiful, won
drous pitiful, if out of twenty-five mil
lions Of souls who inhabit this great
country, rendered Independent, pros
porous and happy mainly by his exer-
tons and devotion to its cause, the sum
necessary to erect Monument worthy
of such q man could not be completed
for the want of the small pecuniary aid
which every American should feel it his
pride, as well as his duty to afford.
AT the last Presidential election, the
plan of obtaining contributions at the
Polls, (thus testing the patriotism and
liberality Of the voters and others was
attempted, though the previous arrange
ments were not such as to insure very
full collection, the result was as salts
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05
WE MISS THEE AT HOME.

We miss thee at home-we miss thee,
And oh, we wish thou were here,
To linger with us round the freside,
And share in the evenings cheer,
To list to the voices of loved ones,
And wish that thou never wouldst
roam:
Oh, yes, 'twould be JOY beyond measure,
Dearest brother, if thou were at home
We miss thee at home-we miss thee,
When pleasures of evening are nigh,
When the sun hath retired IN splendor
To his home in the Western sky:
And the moon is shining so brightly
On the family circle at home;
Oh, then it is that we miss thee,
And sigh that thou ever didst roam.
We miss thee at h ome-we miss thee
AS we all kneel down to pray,
And tears viii start from our eye-lids
To think that thou still art away,
If before life's journey is over,
And thy spirit has passed from the
earth,
Wilt thou not meet with our circle,
And cheer our desolate hearth?
Oh. yes, when the spring-time cometh,
With the birds from distant shore,
Then may we not hope to embrace thee,
At home in our arms once more,
To kneel with us in the church-yard,
BY the side of that dear little tomb,
And mingle thy tears, dearest brother,
With those thou hast left here al
home
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05
APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY
IN BEHALF OF THE

IN BEHALF OF THE
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT
Fellow CITIZENS: ..a
The Monument so nobly undertaken
by few of our patriotic countrymen,
to commemorate the worth and services
of the Father of the Country, having
reached 154 feet, of the 5l7t according
to its plan, at cost of about $3.50, 600,
needs your prompt and jealous support
to raise funds, now nearly exhaused, to
carry it on after the present month of
June. Unless contributions are made
this great National Work must be dis
continued, if the Board of Managers,
who render their services gratuitous, do
not incur q debt upon their own re-
sponsibility. Is their patriotism to be
so taxed, or shall this work begun in
patriotism be a monument of national
disgrace? Surely there are sufficient
number of noble hearted patriots in the
land to prevent this. r
Nothing but a small contribution from
all, in proportion to their means, if only
from dime to dollar each, is wanted
for the completion Of the Monument
The question is asked, viii not such a
contribution be made by every one?-
Will the people of this great country
leave to few the honor, after long
years of trial and toll, of erecting a
Monument worthy of the great and
good Washington; or shall it be Ma
tional Monument from the whole people?
That the Monument should stop short
of one third of the plan proposed, no
patriotic citizen can believed ~tt
But the time for making contributions
can be no longer delayed. Let every
citizen ask himself, Have l discharged
my obligation towards the Father of my
Country; have l contributed my share
to the Monument to be raised in his
honor? If not, let him at once make
his contribution, however small. Let it
be made singly or by associations. But
be sure it be made. Delay is hazard
Gus to the great undertaking. The pay
ment can be made to your Postmaster,
or whoever may be most convenient to
you, so that the duty of an American
citizen be discharged. Every patriotic
citizen surely will aid in forwarding the
money received for the advancement of
the great work. Will he not render
that aid now?
The Board of Managers confidently
trust that this appeal will not be made
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Number As.

and of sorrow, and memory. and fare
WE'LL j have seen many kiss their dead
many such seals Of love upon clay
cold lps-but never did / see one so
purely sad, so simply heart-touching
and hopeless as thatl Orif it had hope,
1t was that which looks beyond cofins
and charnalT houses, and damp, dark
tombs, to the joy of the home above
You would kiss the cold cheek Of in
fancy. There is poetry; it is the last
rosebud! Or the pallid cheek where
beauty blushed. There is romance
there; for the faded flower is still beau
tifull In childhood, the heart Yields to
the stroke Of sorrow, but recoils again,
elastic with faith, buoyant with hope
But here was no beauty, no poetry nor
romance. The heart Of the old wife
was ike the weary swimmer whose
strength has often raised him above the
stormy waves, but now exhausted, sinks
amidst the surges.
Why should the cid love old. or kiss
the cold unloving lips? All, why
shouldn't they? Does affection grow
old? Does the true heart feel the in
trinity of years? Does it grow cold
when the step becomes unsteady. and
the hands hang down? Who shall say
that the heart Of the old wife was not
as young and warm as in those early
and brighter days, when be wooed and
won her? The temple of her earthly
hope had fallen, and what was there
left bnt for her to sit down in despon-
dency. among its lonely ruins and Weep
and die? Or, in the spirit of better
hope, await the dawning of another day,
when hand divine shall gather its
scattered dust. and rebuild. for irnmor-
tality, its broken walls. sa y sss
May the old wife's kiss, that linked
the living with the dead, be token Of
a holier tie, that shall bind their spirits
in that better land, where tears are
wiped from all faces, and the days Of
their mourning ended! - 81 = ails
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CAL1FoRN1A WoNDEns.---California

CALIFORNIA WoNDERs.--California
always was a wonderful country, but it
is now getting to be more wonderful
than ever. 1t is land Of marvels and
marvellous phenomena, natural and un-
natural. The papers by the last steam
er told us of the discovery of lake
the waters of which were so largely
possessed of the principle of buoyancy
that the human body would not sink In
it. Still more extraordinary is the dis
covery of subterranean pass through
the mountains of tho Sierra Nevada
This pass is described as beginning near
the head of the Zo-Lemity Valley, and
containing many internal evidences that
it was once a great Indian rendezvous.
Pits were discovered in it, too, in which
were the CHASTITY remains of many a
victim. of savage cruelty. The adven-
turers who explored the passage tell us
they met two live Indians "tall and
manly-looking:"
Language cannot express the aston
ishment and rage that was depicted on
their countenances upon beholding us,
and had it been in their power, we
would have been doomed to inevitable
destruction. But after while l ascer-
tanned that one of them spoke little
Spanish, and with some difficulty /
made him understand that we had been
directed through the mysterious passage
by the Great Spirit. Then they told
me in broken Spanish, that we were
scarcely half way through the pass
that little further on was an immense
chasm, but that it was bridged by logs
which we found petrifed--and that
there were other passages that led into
lakes and rivers, but without any outlet.
They said this pass was known only to
their tribe and ourselves; it had been
mentioned to Major s., but had
never been shown to him; that they
were the great medicine men Of their
tribe, and were returning from visit to
the white tribe at the eastern end of the
pass. They then gave us some Of their
torches-bid us good bye and departed.
We congratulated each other on our
good fortune, and continued our march
in high spirits. We found the chasm
yawning abyss, into which had been
thrown many victim of savage cruelty,
for at the bottom, by the aid of torch
thrown down, we discovered the bones
of many human frames. We found
nothing more to obstruct our passage
except few massive boulders, which
we however passed, and on the morn
ing Of the fourth day we entered the
village Of the white Indians.
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DO THEY MSS NE AT HOMER

Do they miss me at hame-de they mis-.
met -. -
'Twonld be an assurance most dear,
To know at this momentsome loved one,
We're saying, I wish he were here;
To feel that the group at the ireside,
We're thinking of me as i roam;
Oh, yes, 'twonld be joy beyond measure,
To know that they miss me at home.
When the twilight spproaches-the sea-
That ever is sacred to song
Does some one repeat my name over,
And sigh that tarry so long?
And is there no chord in the music,
That's missed when my voice is away,
And chord in each heart that awaketh
Regret at my wearisome stay.
Do they set me chair at the table.
When evenings home pleasures are
high;
When the candles are lit in the parlor,
And the stars in the calm azure sky?
And when the good nights are repeat
r' ed, 4
And ali lay down TO their sleep,
Do they think Of the absent, and waf me
A whispering good night while they
81 weep?
Do they miss me at hOme-do they miss
me
At morning, at noon, and at night?
And fingers one gloomy shade round
them,
That only my presence can light?
Are joys less invitingly welcome,
And pleasures less hale than before,
Because one is missed from the circle
Because am with them no more.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05

LATER FROM TRxAs--ARRTvAL OF fHR
PERsEvERAECE.--By the arrival this
morning Of'the steamer Perseverance,
from Galveston, we have papers of that
city to the 10th inst, and Lavaea pa
pers to the 7th.
We find nothing in the Galveston
Times respecting the fever, beyond the
report of interments, but that is signif-
cant enough. On She 9th there were
IA interments, and on the 9th 10.
The Times learns that the rains on
some portions of the D."@Ys iss.'e 49,.
incessant recently, and that many of
The cotton crops on that river and Oys-
ter creek are greatly injured by the
worm. -r--. -.
A reneounter took place at LaYaca
on the morning of the 9Th, between Mr..
George P. Finley, editor of the Regis
ter, and Mr.. Henry Jordan, commits
sion merchant of Lavaca, which result
ed in the death of the latter, by being
shot with double-barrel shot gun and
revolver in the hands of Mr.. Finley.
On the afternoon of the same day,
Mr.. Vanziles, who keeps boarding
house in LsYaca was stabbed with q
large bowie knife, by Mr.. A. ". O'Con-
nell, tailor in that place. ~
The San Antonio Western Texan, Of
the 3lst ult., says there has lately been
more sickness than usual in that city.
The San Antonio Ledger learns that
the Indians greatly annoy the settlers in
the neighborhood of Fort Mason by
their depredations. The Ledger says
there is no security for stock, and what
is not driven off is killed. The settle
ment is not strong enough to protect
itself, and unless the government af-
fords the settlers there some protection.
they will be forced 10 abandon their
homes. ..- -.t--
The Gonzales Enquirer, Of the I'd
inst, has the following paragraphs:
One of our planters, Col, Cleveland.
who lives on the Guadaloupe river.
about four miles from this place, has in
cultivation forty acres of Sea Island cot
ton, which is in a thriving condition.
and promises as heavy yield as any Of
the ordinary cotton growth in this coan-
try. II is the opinion Of those who pro-
fess to be Judges that it win make
bale. weighing 500 pounds, to the acre.
We learn that arrangements have
been completed for the immediate erec.
ton of q steam cotton press at Indiano'
Ia. ,-....,.'- ---9
A correspondent, writing from Con
zales, Texas, on the Esd ult, says:
The crops of cotton and corn in the
country are large. ] never saw such
fine crops as there are on the Guada-
loupe river. The planters here have
been picking cotton since about the lst
of July. i
Large numbers Of emigrants are NOV
ing to Peters colony, and settling on
the fine lands within its limits. A gen.
tleman recently from Red river, passed
two hundred wagons in few days ride.
These emigrants are the FIRST to take ad,
vantage of the expiration Of the Law re-
serving lands in Peters colony from To-
cation. a
The Know Nothings have been organ
lied in our town, Belmont. The tree
will be known by its fruits. Ne are
ahead of other counties out West. We
have voted over two to one against the
licensing of grog-shops, and the whole
State has voted largely against the traf-
G. W., Orleans pino,,sf,,s 9fb
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05

E the number Of emigrants arriv-
ed at New York from foreign countries,
from the 1st Of January 70 the 9th INST.
is officially stated TO have been 2f7.662
showing an excess Of 22, 2,515 over the
arrivals for the corresponding period
last yoar.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05

Stock of all kinds is coming down in
price. In Illinois, or in portions of it,
hogs are given away, and In some places
hundreds have been shot to keep them
from starving. The price to be paid by
packers has not been mentioned, but
we presume 50 so to 81 will be the
opening rate. We are of opinion that
corn-fatted hogs will not be plenty this
season. Mast, however. is said to be
abundant, which will in some measure
make up for the deficiency in corn.
The Springfield (nl.) Journal has
the following: -
1t is an extraordinary fact, that,
though the dry character of the season
has cut off the late crops there is a most
astonishing mast. The oak trees are
loaded with acorns, and some Of them,
we are told, win yield ten bushels
These acoras, we are informed by those
who ought to hnow, for the purpose Of
fsttening hogs, are nearly equel to corn
particularly is this the case with the
aecrns from the white oak. Where ouI
farmers live ia the Deighborhood o.
forests they will be able to make nearly
their usual quantity Of pork, especially
If they have sufficient corn to feed then
hogs q few weeks. .r - f.ys
Mast fed pork Is not. however. in az
high esteem as that which Is corn fed
but good deal Of the former will b.
broaghttO market the coming fall.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05
OFFICERS:
FRANKLIN PIERCE,

FRANKLIN PIERCE,
President of the United States, and ex.
ofico President.
ARCH. HENDERSON,
First Vice President.
JOHN T. TOWERS,
Mayor of Washington, and ex-oficic
Second Vice President.
THOS. CARBERRY,
Third Vice President.
j. B. H. SMITH,
Treasurer.
JOHN c. BRENT,
Secretary.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05

S In some parts Of Missouri cattle
are dying in great numbers, from dis
ease called dry murrain.' caused by a
want Of proper grazing and water.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-10-05

ET The Boston Courier learns from
a gentleman who has just been through
Illinois, and has letters and advices Of
latest dates from all parts of Illinois,
Missouri, and Wisconsin, that there
will be full averagein the North, and
little less in the South; but. full crops
in all parts where hogs are grown. The
corn on the prairies looks remarkably
well. The reports that have been in
the papers about half crops of corn in
the States referred to originated mostly
with those who have hogs and corn to
sell. He is satisfied that there will be
25 per cent more hogs packed in the
three States above named than an aver
age, and large increase over last year.
On the other hand, the St. Louis
Democrat says:
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-05-03

BosroS, april 26--The Arabia arrived
here at 4 O'clock. making the run in 20
hours. The mails for the South we're for.
wArded this evening by the steam5os aud
train due in New York to morrow morning.
The following are the latest items Of news:
Accounts from Copenhagen state that the
ptaish ntaisser uf war has resigned, and
tbas the nays! armaments were on Iat ger
so4ie Than neutrality demanded
The China mail says. it docs not doubt
the accuracy OF the opening Of Japan. The
japanese officials stated that FIVE portsmight
Al onse bs considered open for supplies o
wood and water and reftting bnt years must
sapss before treaty or privileges Of trade
sAald come into operation.
The London Times says, we fear ther,
.sno doubt. that the Emperor Of Russia ha'
seized the property Of Sir H. Seymour, Brit
.s'i Ambassador at st. Peters5urgh.
Fhe Vienna correspondent Of The Times
axys that the Turks charge that the reason
stnstapha Pacha was obliged the evacuat'
Drobudscha was the failure Of the promised
lid Of the Anglo French fleet. and add
hat thnreputatiou Of the Turkish Genera
9uffered less in the matter than that of th,
allies.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-05-03
Patronize your Home Market.

There are many persons who entertain the idea,
that when they have anything TO sell, or wish to
buy any article, they must 60 from home 70 get a
good bargain; and hence they 60 to Wheeling stsu-
benYile or sOme other town TO purchase few dol.
lars'worth Of goods This Is an erroneous idea IN
every particular In the FIRST place, they circulate
their money away from home. And, moreover,
they cannot possibly do as well as where they are
known and deal regularity. When merchant sells
TO transient customer an article below living
price, he must necessarily charge him as much on
the next article sold as will make up the deficiency
in the first l. the second place they are building
up other towns and counties TO the injury Uf their
own.
Since we are to have Railroad to this place, our
msrchants thToughoutihis county, can and will pay
as much iorproducs OF ever kind as in any part Of
the state and can and will sell goods as cheap We
have some OF the right'kind OF business men, who
keep ~ with the progress of the timss and indeed
are not 80 I've excelied any where.