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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-01-26
USrrr1sAxr ADvrsrunr.-Captain

UNPLEASANT ADvENrURE.-Captain
Gray, pilot of the Flag. met with some
what romantic adventure, while that
boat was aground last week at Turkey
Island. Curiosity prompted him "a
attempt, accompanied by one compar
Jon. an Englishman, to explore tbe
gigantic cave near Ste. Genevieve. On
Tuesday night last, at 8 o'clock, after
providing themselves with lamps. lad
ders, &c, they commenced. They
penetrated two miles into the interior of
the cave. when their lamps becoming
extinguished, they were left in total
darkness. After grouping about for
several hours they discovered an outlet,
which. however, the Captains COM
panion alone was enabled to get through.
He was left by himself from daylight
Wednesday morning till two o'clock
Thursday evening, during the whole Of
which time the boats crew were dill
gently searching for him through the
cave. They found him at length, on
Thursday evening, completely exhaust
ed, and bleeding from wounds received
in grouping about in the dark. He was
taken back to the boat duly grateful for
his preservation from an awful death.
81. Louis L1telligeneer.
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sherif,s sale.

The State Of Ohio. Gala County, ss:-
In CHAScERY.-GALLIA ConaoS PLEAss
VIM. H. Langley vs.. VIM. S. Summers ct az
RY virtue of decretal order to me directed
u in the above named case, will offer for sails
at public auction, at the door of the court house
in GallipOlis, on the 4th day of February, A.
d. 1854, at the hour Of one O'Clock P. N. on
said day, the following real estate. situate in
the town of GallipOlis, in the county of Gsllia,
and State of Ohio, and described as follows,
to-wit: Town oreity lot No. 263, appraised at
$3.50; town or city lot No. 264, appraised at
$275; town or city lot No. 267, appraised at
$275; town or city lot No. 266, appraised at
$3.50; to be sold as the property of VIM. 8. Sun-
mers at the suit of VIM. H Langley. Terms
Of sale cash. d. II. ROSE, s. G. @.
Dec. 29. lS53-5w
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A JUVENILE CouPIE.-The following
item, clipped from Louisville paper,
shows that a pair of foolish children
have been ''made flesh of one flesh,
and bone of one bone," in our city,
within a day or two: ~
On the evening of the 18th inst, Mr..
VIM. Webb, aged Is, and Miss Susan
Roby, aged rs, both scant-set out from
Mt. Washington, some twenty miles
from this city, escorted by several gal
liant gentlemen, with the atowed inten-
ton Of Joining poplars" for life, Mes
srs. W. P. Burdett, Thomas J. Hall, Jas.
Netherton and D. T. Wigginton, formed
the escort, and with the young couple"
left on the Telegraph No 8, fer Gin
cinnati, where the holy knot was TO be
tied, and by this time, the lovely "little
Sue" rs bound by a Webb, from which
she cannot escape, and would not if she
could: When they return home, they
viii be greeted with welcome in the
sterling comedy Of "Man and Wife,
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PROBATE JUDeE. The following
resolution is now before the State Sen
ate, and, while it interests Probate
Judges specially, viii interest the public
generally. 1t was adopted; H
ResolUed, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of so amending the law
defining the jurisdiction and regulating
the practice of Probate Courts, as to
allow to Probate Judges throughout
this State fixed salary, to- Be paid out
of the county treasury, and graduated
according to the population Of the re-
spective counties. And further, to re-
quire said Judges to render a strict ac-
count of all fees by them charged, as
well as collected, and to pay over all
fees and charges by them collected for
services as said Judges, to the County
Treasurer. g
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The Soule DueIs.

We copy all we have met with in
foreign papers relative to these affairs:
The following version was current in
A duel has taken place between the
Marquis de Turgot, the French Ambas-
sador, and Mr.. Soule, the American
Minister at Madrid, in which Lord
Howden acted as second to the Marquis
de Turgot. 1t appears that another
duel had previously taken place be-
tween the Duke of Alba and Mr.. 'Soule,
Junior, son of the Minister, arising out
of the quarrel to which l alluded some
time ago, and which took place at the
French Ambassador ball. 1t viii be
remembered that the Duke of Alba
was overheard by Mr.. Soule, speaking
disparagingly of the dress of Madame
Soule. whom he compared to Mary of
Burgundy. At the time the Duke Of
Alba declined the cartel sent to him by
Mr.. Soule, on the ground that the quar-
rel was political one; but since then he
seems to have reconsidered the matter.
The parties fought with small swords.
The affair lasted three quarters of an
hour. At length Mr.. Soule fell; when
the Duke, with the point of his sword
to his breast, forced his opponent to re-
treat. Itappears that the duel between
the Marquis de Turgot and Mr.. Soule,
Sem, originated in the same affair, SO
that the Duke of Alba, by one joke
about an American lady's style of dress,
has contrived to get up two duels.
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P We have frequently heard the celebrated
German Bitters, sold by DR.. C. M. jackson,
l2O Arch street Philadelphia, spoken of in
terms Of the highest commendation, and we
honestly believe it is one Of the best medi-
cines advertised for the complaints for which
1t is recommended. They are pleasant to the
ces by the most delicate stomach. The press
invaluable emedy for dyspepsia, debility, &C. /;
and such are the healing effects of this pana,
eea, that we hope it may be introduced into
every family where dyspepsia has, or is likely
to have victim.
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CINCINNATI MARKET.

Jan. 70. I. NJ.
Flour-There was a moderate de,
mand to-day, and prices were slightly
lower. The sales comprised 400 brls.
at Sc 05: 200 and $50 do. at Sc; SOC
and 1000 do. at S6 10, lined. .
Provisions-Sales of Bacon Sides al
&c, packed; No. Lard &c; green
Sides 4tc.; Hams partially cured, Sc
.65. --.... r..
Seeds-Sales of so brls. Glover al
S5 so. Market firm. .E
Beans-A sale Of 100 bush. White
Beans at 81.
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SHOOTING AFFAIR.-On Friday last a
difficulty occurred at Mt. Olivet, Brack-
en- county, Ky, between Aris Vimont
and Mark Kenton, in which Vimont shot
Kenton with revolver, two balls enter
ing bis clothes in the right side, and,
glancing round, lodged in the left
The force of the shots knocked Kenton
down, but did not break the fesh.-
Kenton, after he was shot, and also a
brother of his, instantly snapped their
pistols at Vimont, but they missed fire.
There was no other damage done.
. Mdysvile Eagle.
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SheriR,s Sale.
The State Of Ohio, Gala county, IS.

The State Of Ohio, Gala county, IS.
In CHAScEY.-GALLIA COMMON Pleas.
VIM. H. Langley VS.. William S. Summers ct al.
QY virtue of deeretal order to me directed
u in the above named case, will offer for
sale at public auction at the door Of the court
house in GallipOlis, on the 4th day Of Februa-'
~, A. ID. 1854, at the hour Of one o'clock p NJ,
on said day, the following real estate, situate
in the town of Gallipolis, in the county Of Gal
liza, and State of Ohio, and described as fol-
lows, tO-wit: Town or city lot No. $50, Ep-
praised at $500; town or city lot No. 253, ap-
praised at 800; to be sold as the property Of
William s. Summers at the suit of William II.
Langley. Terms of sale, cash.
Dec. %, ls53.-5w d. H. ROSE, S. G. o.
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NOTICE.

JOSEPH N. BAY, Davidson Bay, Thomas J.
. Bay, Hilas s. Bay, .Angeline Haskill, wife
Of L. o. Haskill, the unknown heirs of Abb
gail Lewis, deceased, and the unknown hers
Of Laxina Bells, deceased, viii take notice
that a petition was fled against them on the
3lst day Of March, A. d. 1853, in the Court Of
Common Pleas, within and for the county Of
Gallia, and State Of Ohio, by James WsBay,
and is now pending, wherein the said James
W. Bay demands partition of the following
real estate, situate in said county Of Gallia,
and State Of Ohio, to-wit: 100 acre lots Nos.
674, IN sections Nos. and ID; 675 in Sec. No.
10, and Nos. 676, 677 and 67s. m sections Nos.
and 13; all in Township No. 8, and Range
No. Is, in the Ohio Companys purchase In
said county Of Galiis; and at the next term Of
said Court application viii be made BY the
said james W. Bay for an order that partition
may be made Of said premises.
- ,as -.iiii1i, - A. GUSHING, x
af Atty for James W. Bay.
January I9, IS5I-6w 80.
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N The following is from the New

N The following is from the New
York letter in the Cincinnati Columbi-
an:
Kemble, one of the editors of the
Alta California, is at the Metropolitan.
He sails tomorrow in the Pacific for the
seat of the Turkish war. l guess he is
'blooded boy" l did not see it,
having no taste for such matters, but
one who did says that a day or two
since, he stepped up, in the hall of the
Metropolitan, to Judge of one of our
courts, asked if he did say something
that had been reported as from his lips.
Then drawing off his glove, he slapped
him in tie face. Then throwing him
his card, walked of. 1 suppose that's
the way these things are done in-Cali-
fornia.
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CUBA PURcHAsED.-The Washington
correspondent of the Journal of Com
merce, after reading the briefs in the
case of Choteau vs.. Mollony, the
Dubuque claim, says:
"Some singular historical reminis-
cences have been brought up by this
case, viz: the history of Lord Selkirk's s
settlement of the Red River of the
North; the intrigues of the last of the
French Governors of Louisiana to create
revelation in the West against the
United States; and the fact also that
Cub was a part Of Louisiana, whose
dominion was ceded by Spain to France,
and that, therefore, we bought Cuba
without knowing it, when we purchased
Louisiana."
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Loss on THE SH1p SrArToRpslHHlIIar.

Loss OF THE SHIP SrAFFoRpsHIRB.-
The following account sof the loss of
tie ship stafordshirs of Seal Island,
ve find in the Boston Traveler, of
tie 18th: o.
1t was at kaif past i2 at night q
Dec. 3Oth that the ship struck. and a
terrible night it is reported to have
been. Il was, blowing with great Sc
verify, accompanied by a binding snow
storm, and the sea was running noun
ttains high.
Seal Island Light was seen, and the
order was given to wear ship, but was
too late. The ship struck the rock with
great violence. After she struck, there
were hopes that she could be run on
shore, but her rudder being damaged
and her wheel useless, they had no com
mand over the ship, and could not con-
troll her course.
Every persuasion was used to induce
the Captain to leave in the boats, but in
vain. He refused, hoping that she
might reach the shore before sinking, a
hope which was, alas, not realized. He
was very calm up to the time the mate
left him, who had Just time to jump
on board the long boat as it passed the
ship, which at that time was apparently
fast filling.
In addition to the four boats which
left the ship with the fourty-four persons
saved, fifth boat filed alongside the
ship and was cut adrift, thus cutting of
any chance of any more being saved.
According to the statement of Mr..
Alden, however, the passengers were
all very calm, considering the terrible
situationin which they were placed. He
states that they refused to go on board
the boats, and it is supposed that they,
seeing the Captain remaining on board
and was perfectly composed, took cOur-
age, hoping that they might still be
saved, and thinking that their best
chance was to stick by the ship.
At the time that the ship went down
most of the female steerage passengers
were in the saloon around the Captain.
They had put on their bonnets and best
clothes. with the supposition. probably,
that they should soon reach the shore.
A minute after leaving the ship, Mr..
Alden says he looked up, and all the
lights were burning in the cabin as
usual. In a moment he looked again,
and all was darkness. The ship was
not to be seen. She had gone down
with the one hundred and seventy souls
on board, from whom amid the raging
of the storm not cry was heard. The
various boats had narrow escape, and
the men reached the land as before
stated, suffering much from the severity
of the weather and some of them being
badly frost bitten.
OF the lost, Dr. Mulloney, the Sur
geon, the Stewardess, thirteen of the
crew, are all that are known. The re-
mainder were emigrants, mostly of the
poorer class.
A letter from Darlington, N. s., says
that from the bearings of Seal Island
Light at the time the boats left the ship,
it is supposed that she does not lie far
from the land; neither can she lie in a
depth of water exceeding IA fathoms.
At the time the letter was written none
of the bodies had been found on the
shore, nor had any of the cargo been
discovered; but after gale from the
Southwark or Eastward, fragments Of
the wreck would no doubt make their
appearance along the shore.
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IN CHANCERY.

Hiram Fisher vs.. James MOssman ct al Court
of Common Pleas Of Gallia county, Ohio.
John JAMES and Isabella james, his wife,
D formerly Isabella Mossman, are hereby no
titled that on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1853,
Hiram Fisher, of the county Of Gallia, and
State Of Ohio, filed in the court of Common
Pleas of the county Of Gallia, and State Of Ohio.
bill in chancery against the said James Moss
man, John James and Isabella James and 9TH
ers, the object and prayer Of which bill is to
foreclose mortgage made and delivered by
John MOssman, late Of said county of Gallia,
Ohio, deceased, to the said Hiram Fisher, upon
Fraction 25 in Section No. 90, Of Township
No. 6, Of Range No. Is, in the Ohio Companyfs
Purchase, in said county Of Gallia, Ohio, to Sc
cure the payment of the sum Of four hundred
and nineteen dollars and sixty seven cents, ac-
eording to the tenor and effect Of two several
promissory notes, under seal, made by the said
John MOssman in his life time to the said Hi
ram Fisher, as follows: One for three hundred
and twenty-six dollars and seventeen cents
payable to the said Hiram Fisher or order in
one year after the date thereof, and dated No
vembes 18th, A. D. 1888, and the other for the
sum of ninety-three dollars and fifty cents,
payable TO the said Hiram Fisher or order in
ten months after the date thereof, and dated
January 7th, 1899: which said mortgage bears
date on the 18th day of January, A. D. 1889
and charging, among other things, that the
condition Of said mortgage has been broken.
and praying among other things, that an ac-
count may be taken of what is due the COM
plainant upon said mOrtgage-that said mort
gagged premises may be sold, subject to the
dover estate Of Grace Mossman, widow Of the
said John Mossman, deceased, heretofore as
signed therein, and the proceeds thereof ap-
piled to the satisfaction of the principal and
interest that may be found due the complai-
nant upon said mortgage, and for general re-
lief, 4c And the said John James and Isabel
la James are further notified that unless they
appear and plead, answer or demur to the said
bin, within sixty days after the next term of
said court, the said Hiram Fisher, at the term
next after the expiration Of said sixty days,
will apply to said court to take the matters of
the bin as confessed as to them, and TO decree
thereon accordingly.
L. PERRY,
Dec. %, '53.-6w Sol. for Compl't.
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NEW GOODS AT PORTER.
HEBARD & WALKER

RE now receiving at their store in PORTER,
II direct from the East, their Fall and Win
ter stock Of goods, the largest yet received by
them, all d which they intend to dispose Of
at prices to suit purchasers. Thankful for
past favors they hope to merit a continuance
of public patronage Besides their Fall impor-.
tatiOn from the East, they have received hea-.
Wy stock of groceries, Hardware, Queensware,-
&C, and are now prepared to compete with any
in the county.
PProduce taken in exchange for goods.
Sept. %, 1853. -
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FIVE SCORE YEARS OLDLA cores
pondent of the Norfolk county, Mass,
Journal states that Mr.. Josiah Hall, Of
Walpole, was one hundred years old
on the e6th ult. The event was cele-
brated at the meeting house, where ad-
dresses appropriate for the occasion were
made. After the services at the church,
the company repaired to the vestry,
where an ample dinner was provided.
At the head Of the table sat the man
of one hundred years, surrounded BY
his family and friends. When the din
ner was past, the aged man, for the en-
tertainment of the company. related to
them brief history of his several cam
paigns in the army of the Revolution.
Mr.. Hall is in good health and spirits,
and bids fair to live for several years to
come.
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S. HAYWARD,

1T his old stand, corner Of Third and State
n street, Gallipolis, Ohio, has on hand gem
eral assortment of
Furniture and Chairs for sale,
and would invite those wishing to purchase a
good article to call and examine for themselves,
and when doing SO recollect that the lowest
priced articles are not at all times the cheapa
est in the end.
He would also say to his friends and those
of the surrounding country, that he has provi-
ded himself with some of the
Patent Metallic Burial Cases,
for the accommodation Of those that under the
providence Of God may be afflicted by the loss
Of friends.
Wood cofins made to order with neatness
and dispatch, and all things in the underta-
kers line attended to at short notice.
Sept 8, l653Ams
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DELEGArIov OF SEmNoLEs FOR FLoRI.

DELEGATION OF SEMINoLEs FOR FLoRI-
DA.-Lieut. Gibbon, U. S. A., left re-
Gently with large delegation of Semi
mole Indians for Florida. The delega-
ton go to try to induce Billy Bowlegs
and his tribe to emigrate West. This
is the fourth or fifth delegation that has
been taken to Florida to get the remain
ing part of the tribe to exchange the
hammocks of Florida for the prairies of
the West. Uncle Sam has to foot the
bills. and, of course, it makes no differ
ence how much it costs him to remove
the remaining handful Of Indians West.
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A MAsoSIc MEErNGs-Morning Dawn
XELOdge No. Z, meets at GallipOlis on
/V\MOrday evening preceding the full
moon and every second Monday thereafter.
Vinton Lodge No. l3l, meets at VintOn on
Tuesday of or preceding every full moon.
VintOn Chapter meets at VintOn on Thurs
day of or succeeding every full moon.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-01-26

EFThe longest railway in the world
is the NewYork Central, which, with its
branches, lis 6ef miles in length. The
number of miles of railway in the Unit
ed States exceed the rest Of the world
by 355 miles. rsl 81 - ialoa1
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TURKEY AND RUSSIA
At War.

NOT so WITH sKEEs ROWAN,
THO are now carrying ON the CABINET
W BUSINESS At the old stand formerly oe-
cupied BY James Skees, q few doors below M.
P. Menager's mill. where they win keepa
Cabinft Wdrer0Om,
Where can be found Bureaus, Tables. Sofas
Bedsteads. Stands, and every thing generally
kept in Cabinet Wareroom, and where they
viii continue to manufacture and keep ON hand
every thing in their line OF business, and Of as
good material a. ean be found any where, and
they 6atter themselves that they cannot be beat
in fashions and workDanship. They viii al
so keep a large assortment Of all kinds Of
Chairs and Settses,
Of every style and pattern; also a large assort-
ment Of Looking Glasses aud Mahogany Va
neerine, all Of which they invite the public at
tention 70, as they are determined 70 sell Is
low as any establishment Although we sell
work low, we would have you to understand
that our work is not inferior but as good as the
best and as cheap rs the cheapest. 50 give US q
call, as we will make II to your advantage to
do so before purchasing elsewhere. Come one,
come all, and give US a call We are also pre-
pared to attend in the best style and on the
shortest notice the Undertaking Business, and
on the most reasonable terms
JAMES SKEES.
THOMAS ROWAN.
Dec. %. .IS53.-ly
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.ScGRcIrY OF OErs and HAY IN New
oRIEASs.-We take the following from
the Deltd,- Of the 9Th: a'-f
If the upper rivers continue low
much longer; we rather think there viii
be many hungry horses about town
The articles Of hay and oats are getting
pretty scarce. of the latter, we under.
stand there is little If any, in first hands.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-01-26

A STREAK OF Coon LUoK.-During
the summer of 1859, John Livingston,
of New York, while on a professional
tour in Europe, had occasion to examine
the unclaimed dividend books of the
Bank of England, and found some
f80,O0O in reduced 8 per cent. annui-
ties standing to the credit of Miss
Penelope Lewis, who died in 1894,
leaving two brothers, James and Cor
nelius Lewis, both of whom had, previ-
Gus to that time, removed to this coun-
try. On searching Doctors Commons
(the Office in London where wills are
recorded, J he found a will of Miss
Lewis, willing the whole sum, besides
other property. to the brothers in Ameri-
ca. On his return, Mr. Livingston ad-
vertised for the brother, but for some
time no information could be had con-
cerning them. Some three months
since, however, they were traced out.
1t was found that James died in Charles
ton, S. c., unmarried, and that Corne-
lius had married and removed to New
Orleans, where he died poor, leaving
two sones-Joseph t. Lewis and Asa
NJ Lewis-both of whom were living,
the one as printer, the other a clerk
at a small weekly salary. The necessa-
~ proofs were at once taken, and the
brothers sent to England, where their
claims were fully established and re-
cognized. Rhodes U. s. Advertiser
says that the whole fortune, now
amounting to more than half million
of dollars, has just been paid over to
them in sovreigns by the Bank of
England. f Lsl
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-01-26

CUBAN AFFA1Rs.-A correspondent of
the New York Daily Times sends from
Havana translations Of two proclama-
tons recently issued by the new Captain
General, which we have previously no.
ticed. One declares the freedom of
the portion of the emancipadoes found
on the various prizes made prior to the
year 1886. They are at liberty to serve
any master they may please at wages
not less than six dollars per month for
each male, and four dollars per month
for each female, subject to a deduction
to indemnify the master for feeding him
or her. The other is denunciation of
the foreign slave trade, which closes
with an authority for the introduction of
free laborers, consisting of Indians,
Asiatics, and Spaniards.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-01-26

EESix thousand dollars has been
raised by the merchants in New York
for the purpose of purchasing tributes
in commemoration of the services of the
three vessels that relieved the survivors
of the San francisco from their peril
GUS position. They expect 70 increase
ID TO ten thousand. has -safi ;