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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17


THE Truth. ABOUT AUsTRALIA.-Un-
der this caption the New York Gazette
publishes a letter from Australia, from
which he makes the following extract:
This is the worst place for young
MAJ. who can make living at home;
to be sure, clerks get large salaries; but
then their expenses are so enormous,
that to save money is impossible
Board is SIS per week, washing SO so
per dozen, and other things in like pro-
portion. They can live upon their sala-
nv, and that is all. Now, is that any
inducements for young men, who are
surrounded with friends and all the
comforts of civilized life, to leave all
home, country, and friends--and go TO
a gold country 10 return in several
years NO better off than when they left?
No, certainly mott every young man
will say; and yet, why do so many do
so? Merely because they have ro-
wing disposition, desire to see some
thing of the world, and to be free, as
they call it. l have heard many young
men, when questioned of their motives
IN coming TO this uncivilized colony, say
that they were tied down at home, and
wanted TO be free, and come TO place
where they could do just as they
pleased. They bitterly regret their ioi-
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17
A VERAcIoUs Doc SroRY.-Tbe fol

A VERAcIoUs Doc SroRY.-The fol-
lowing new instance of canine sagacity
is from the Boston Herald:
Captain Pratt, formerly of Chelsea,
grandfather of Daniel Pratt, Jr., the
great American traveller, once had re-
markable dog. Mr.. Pratt was won't to
relate that on a certain occasion he lost
bis wallet on the Chelsea beach, and
after he returned to his home sent his
dog down to the beach to find it. The
dog found the tide in, and as the wallet
was dropped at lower water he waited
until the tide had ebbed, and then picked
up the article and brought it home
On examination Mr.. Pratt fround that
the wallet contained four and d-sixpence,
whereas it had only acknowledgement
when he lost it. His shrewd and faith
full dog had found thirty-seven and
half cents on the road, and put it into
the pocket book"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

THE .ARMY.-The Washington cores
pondent of the Baltimore Sun, speaks
thus of the Army Bill
The House, after disposing of the
Naval Appropriation bill, took up the
Army Reform and Pay bill. This
measure augments the pay of the Army
in ever grade, from the private up to
the Major General, and provides for
promotion from the ranks. AT present,
out of 992 officers, only 10 have risen
from the ranks, and those under special
acts, on account of special services.
One reason of this apparent exclusion
is, that of the enlisted soldiers in our
army very few are Americans; and an
other may be that man serving long
enough in the ranks to acquire citizen
ship and be fit for commission, can
find in this country something better to
do. The proposed augmentation of
the pay of the army may have the ef-
feet to remove these objections.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

The CoNFEssIoNAL.-The truth has
been disclosed, and the entire response
bility of the Greytown affair is laid at
the door of the Administration. An
impartial perusal of the official dis
patches cannot prove anything else,
than that the Commander Of the Cyane
had complete authority for all that was
done. To Pierce then, and his Admin
istration, be all the glory. History will
be at loss which to admire most Gen.
Pierce's famous charge on the Chappe-
raj, where the enemy Were supposed to
be, or that on the defenceless cabins
where they were knoVn not to be. Let
two monumental piles of New Hamp-
shire granite arise TO commemorate
these bloOdless victoriesl Let poetry
embalm them in its immortal amber, and
the children of all time chant poems to
their praisel-.SciOto Gazette.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

H In the testimony brought before
the Downing court martial, in Philadel-
phia. the Hon. John S. Pendleton, late
Minister to Buenos Ayres, stated that,
during the recent revolution there, Gen.
Rosas had caused FIVE thousand persons
to be privately assassinated. There
was actually club organized by Rosas
for the purpose of declaring who should
be killed. The houses of the suspected
who. had been condemned by the club
were burst open at night, the inmates
murdered as they lay, and their bodies
carried away in the public carts next
day.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

PRONE TO Ev1L.-A little boy, only
9 years of age, was arranged before a
Virginia county court, few days back,
for placing a fence-rail across the track
of the Manassas Gap Railroad. He
was caught in the act by the conductor
of a train, and confessed that he had
placed the rail there to see the cars
bounce" /" as he had previously placed
a stone for the same purpose. In Vir-
ginia the ofense is punishable by death,
but, in the exercise of a discretion
which the common law permits with re-
gard to children, the court decided to
order twenty lashes to be inflicted,
which was accordingly done.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

OLIVES OF
OF the Mount of Olives we find what i
considered the garden of Gethsemane
memorable as the resort of our Lord
and as the scene of the agony he en-,
dured the night he was BETRAYED =
There is little doubt that this is the real
place of this solemn transaction. II
seems to have been an olive plantation
in the time of Christ, as the name Geth-
semane signifies oil-press. 1t is about
nifty PAGES square, and is enclosed by a
wall of no great height, formed OF
rough loose stones. Eight very ancient
olive trees now occupy the enclosure,
some OF which are very large, and all
exhibit symptoms of decay, clearly de-
noting their great age. AS fresh olive
tree springs from the stump of an old
one, there is reason to conclude that,
even if the old trees which existed in
the time of our Lord have been de-
stroyed, those which now stand sprung
from their roots. But it is not incredi-
bic that they should be the same trees.
They are, at least, of the times of the
Eastern empire, as is proved by the fol-
lowing circumstance:-In Turkey every
olive tree which was found standing by
the Moslems when they conquered Asia
pays tax of one medina to the treasu-
ry, while each of those planted since
the conquest pays half its produce: now
81 l.. L = n -
only eight medina. DR.. Wild describes
the largest as at twentyfour feet in girth
above the root, though its topmost
branch is not above thirty feet from the
ground. NJ. Bove, who travelled as a
naturalist, asserts that the largest are at
least six yards in circumference, and
nine or ten yards high-so large, indeed,
that he calculates their age at 1000
years.-Ancient Jerusalem.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17
wThere is fact in natural histo

EpThere is fact in natural histo-
ry, known to those acquainted with
birds, that if you take the young of
those almost totally devoid of song from
the nest, when only two or three days
old, and bring it up beside the cage Of
another bird, Of class distinguished
for the melody and execution, the bird
will have none of its own imperfect
notes, but will emulate aud acquire a
great portion even of the song of the
nightingale or the lark. And Shall we
hesitate to train, at the earliest practi-
cable period of existence, an immortal
creature, endowed with faculties which,
the more perfect they are, are the more
susceptible Of help? There is no foun-
dation for the argument against infant
schools, on account of their separating
the children from their parents; they
only separate them from the streets, and
return them in the evening to their
parents, who are generally engaged IN
labor.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17
ANOTHER GUNpowDER ExpLosIoN.--

ANOTHER GUNPowDER ExPLosIoN.--
A shocking accident, arising from the
careless handling of gunpowder, hap
pened at Canada West on the 18th. A
young man named John Pentland was
riding on load of goods which was on
its way to the country, when he acci-
dentally dropped cigar he was smok-
ing, among the goods. Among the
goods was a 90 lb. keg of powder,
which exploded while Pentland was
STOPPING TO pick up his cigar. The
goods and wagon were blown IN all di-
rections. The driver was thrown against
the fence and badly hurt, and Pentland
so much injured that faint hopes are en-
tertained Of his recovery. He was
blown high in the air and deposited at
some rods distant on the hard road, with
his clothes torn to fragments and on fire,
body and hands burned black with the
exploded powder. While tearing the
burning cloths from his person, the skin
peeled off from his hands. The horses
ran with the fragments of the wagon
about a mile and were stopped. They
were much burned. A hogshead Of
sugar had nearly all the hoops torn off
and the slaves partially burned. A
barrel of vinegar was blown to atoms,
hardly a hoop or stave to be found in
the neighborhood of the scene of havoc.
Several articles of hardware were also
twisted, bent and scattered about, leav-
ing on the mind the only wonder that
both parties were not Instantly killed.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

BED CLoTHEs.-The perfection of
dress for day or night, where warmth
is the purpose, is that which confines
arousd the body sufficient of its own
warmth, while it allows escape to the
exhalations of the skin. Where the
body is allowed to bathe protractedly in
its own vapors, we must expect an un-
healthy effect upon the skin. Where
there is too little ventilating escape, in
sensible perspiration is checked; and
something analogous to fever super
venes. Foul tongue, i'll taste, and lack
Of morning appetite, betray the evil.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17
MINDFUL OF BUsIsUss.-Tbs follov

MINDFUL OF BusIEEss.-The follow
ing appears bona .Sds in the Detroit
Daily Advertiser of the 9th inst:
A CzRD.-Mr. Simpson returns his
thanks to those gentlemen who SO kind
ly volunteered their services at his
daughters funeral. He has now re-
sumed his business, and solicits share
of public patronage.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

ADVANTAGES OF JAPAN TO THE q. S.
Japan with whom we now have a trea-
ty, is on our way to China: whereas,
the English, French and Dutch, who
usually double the Cape of Good Hope
will have to go out of their way to trade
with her. The coal depot which we
have right to establish in one of the
islands, win be more valuable to Shanr-
hal and other lines of steamers to China,
than It can ever prove to any other peo-
pie in Christendom. .2
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

EEHusband-'My dear, it's impos-
sible, can't afford to let you go to
Saratoga this year, owing to the tight
ness Of the money market
Wife-sCan't afford it! Why don't
you burn your store down after having
Effected heavy insurance, or become
bankrupt and make your fortune at once.
You'd be able to afford It thenP t
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

~John Baillache has retired from
the conduct of the Alton Daily Tele-
graph. He says that Jorty-ta0o years
Service at the editorial desk has some
what impaired his health, and he there
fore begs an honorable discharge from
the nrofesson.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

CooLNEss OF DUELTsrs.-It is a sin
gular coincidence in duelling, that in
nine cases out Of ten the challenger is
the uulucky man. The affair of honor
which occurred in Charleston, between
Donnsvan and La Gree, was one of the
coolest things we ever heard of. Dom
navan was the challenged. party. He
lodged at hotel the night previous to
the duel. The fsts de combat was to
come off at six A. NJ. A servant was
despatched to the room for the purpose
Of waking him. He replied in very
uncOncerned manner:
Il am weary; let me rest three quar-
ters of an hour longer
Six o'clock-Principles and seconds
on the field. Second was about giving
the word, when Donnavan discovered a
little clump of grass near him, and by
which he supposed La Gree could line
him. He deliberately drew his knife
from his pocket and cut the grass; after
which the seconds gave the word:
Gentlemen are you readyp
At this moment lie Gree informed
Donnavan that he was not holding his
piece properly, to which Donnavsn re-
piled coolly:
Does that suit you, Mr.. La Gree?'
The second gave the word again:
Gentlemen, are you ready?' to which
both responded in the affirmative. The
words one, two, three, were given
La Gree shot before the word two had
fairly escaped the seconds lips, and
missed his man. Donnavan returned
the fire, and La Gree fell a corpse.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

g Recent explorations at Pompeii
have brought to light new bath-house,
larger than that discovered in 1894. A
more valuable discovery is that of a
piece of glass shaped like magnifying
glass.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

E Is not this beautiful? It is con
tributed to the Home Journal by Mrs
T. H. Beverage of Galveston, Tsras::
/ saw a youthful mother
s Once, onea Summer day, a
Set down a smiling infant
To watch Its holic play; -.
It gamboled on the howerets ~
That decked the carpet Ger
And seemed with childish wonder,
Each object to explore,
A something, on the instant,
Its glad career arrests;
And earnestly it gazes where
A golden sunbeam rests;
While on the new found glory
1t fixed its wondering eyes,
And trustfully reached forth its hand,
To seize the glittering prize.
And now its tiny fingers clasp
The treasure rich and rare,
Which in its baby innocence, r)-
It surely thought was there.
But, ahl that hand uncloses,
And to its earnest gaze
Reveals no gem of beauty
No bright, imprisoned rays.
All, then the first of many tears
Fell on that cherub face
The FIRST sad disappointment
In life's uncertain race!
And thus it hath been with us ALL,
Who its dark game have played;
We sought to grasp the SUNSHINE
And only found-the shade.
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Number SO.


SocrErY IN CALIFoRSIA.-The follow
ing is an extract Of private letter from
San Francisco, by the last steamer.
-
Every man connected with the press
here Is masked battery, not that the
members of the profession are really
more belligerently disposed than their
brethren in the Atlantic States-but
rather because the slightest slip of the
pen, or the greatest personal reference.
IN PRINT, is, ten chances to one likely
to be the occasion of knocking down the
writer IN the street, or inAicting some
other chastisement upon his person
Criticism even on theatrical perform
ances is dangerous, unless that criticism
is all praise. The editors of prints in
this country are in the habit of settling
their personal quarrels with coffee ana
pistols-an abominable practice, which
| fear, it viii take California many wears
to get rid of. Hardly a week passes
that some such rencontre does not take
place here in the city, and as in the case
of poor -7, frequently with fatal
results.
= = = There is,>as yet, so loose
an administration of law in this country.
and the public sentiment, morally, is of
so Indifferent character, that men will
lingly encounter the hazards of seeking
personal redress, sooner than trusting
their case to the courts, that too often
give no redress at all.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-17

AT an early hour the following morn
ing the Marquis opened the door of the
ante-chamber of his wife's apartment.
At the same moment the famine de
cldns5re, her looks betraying the utmost
astonishment and alarm, entered the
room by the door on the opposite side.
"Has your lady rung the bell?'s asked
the Marquis.
"Not yet, your excellency," answered
the girl, curtseying and blushing deeply.
"Then, wait here until you are sum-
moned," !" returned the Marquis, opening
the door which led from the dressing
room into the bed chamber. He was on
the point of stepping into the latter,
when his young and beautiful wife stood
before him in a morning robe, hastily
thrown on, as she had risen from the
Washington sentinel., 1854-03-10
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% w. BROWNING. merchapt Tailor.

Il under the United States Hotel having en-
lsrged and improved his store would now respect-
tuly call the attention or citizens. and strangers
visiting Washington, 10 his w.ll.selected s,ock al
French and English cloths. cassilnerex and vs.,
lngs. Of the newest and mos, .leeau, styles q,
goods from the New York market. 80 =
Having had twenty years experience in The
purchase Of goods from the hes, importing house.
in the United States, with such advantages q. uiI
enable him to offer them to the public on such
terms will give entire satisfaction to the pur.
chasers. and. in view Of increasing his business.
he has purchased an unusual large stock of goods,
such as will defy competition for their beauty,
style and chcapness.
All he asks is a call before you purchase else
where, and ne will convince you that you will
save your money by so doing suit Of c othes
can be made up in the most elegant style al twelve
hours notice.
Superior Ready-made Clothing.
| have on hand superior assortment OF ready
made clothing. of my own work made up in Tie
most fashionable manner such as overcoats in
various styles, frock and dress coats, and also
pants and vests, which viii be sold at much less
price than work made TO order.
N. D. Sole agcn, for scott's report Of Fashions
for the District.
Oct. l5-6m. 1m)