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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

SHEPHERD, r1sE MURDERER.-The
following is an extract froru letter from
a gentleman at Xenia, dated yesterday,
to his friend in this city. 1t throws
some additional light upon the character
of the notorious Shepperd, and renders
it certain that he is formidably armed.
He is 'hard customer and still more
hardened villain, and he may commit
more murders before he is captured
Medina Gazette.
$50 it turns out that Beebe was killed
by Charles Shepperd, whom we sent to
the Penitentiary for passing counterfeit
money, April %, 1859, and was par
doned May 9th, 1853. He is one of
the most unaccountable young men l
ever saw. He broke our jail, strong
and famous as it is, twice. The last
time, for ingenuity of contrivance and
successful execution, he rivalled any ex-
plot of the renowned Jack Shepperd,
of Newgate memory, from whom l pre-
sumo he has lineally descended. The
first time he was met at the gate of
the jail yard by man who attempted
to seize him, and was knocked down by
Shepperd, who ran, pursued by others;
he frequently turned and struck at the
foremost person. made him recoil, and
then run on again, and SO escaped
For powers of bodily endurance, action,
promptness, presence of mind, and dar-
ing resolution, his equal cannot be found
IN this country. His fertility of inven-
ton, fruitful resources and ingenuity in
Jail breaking, throws Baron Treuck in
the shade. One of our citizens saw
him get on the cars one day last week.
between here and Cincinnati. He had
his right hand tied up. The butts o
two pistols were seen projecting from
his inside coat pockets, and the handle
of bowie knife from his bosom. HI
appeared very much fatigued. Th'
manner he was armed was noticed BY
other passengers. Your county jai
could not hold him long, unless con
stantly watched and guarded. He hs!
caused our Sheriff to lose more slee,
than all the prisoners he ever had undel
his charge; and with all he could do
he escaped thus, as 1 have stated
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

on the Wilmot proyiso; at one time ad-
vocating, and then, again, opposing it
He denied that there was any threat II
the resolution, as regards not consent
ing to the law; what they intimated was,
that a majority of the people of the
northern States was opposed to it; but
that the measure would not be opposed
on the battlefield, but at the ballot box
This is the opposition which will be
made to it, and made so successfully
that those who now betray their con-
stituents in voting for the Nebraska bill,
will be overwhelmed by an indignant
people, and viii be consigned to obscuri-
ty, and political death.
The resolution was laid on the table to
be printed.
Mr.. Chase presented a resolution Of
inquiry, as to the expediency of erecting
a Marine Hospital at Cincinnati.
Mr.. Clayton offered resolution, i'm
posing certain restrictions on American
Consuls in the West Indies, so as to
prevent the abuse of the American flag
by the slave trade, which was adopted,
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May %.
SENArE.-The Nebraska Bill was re-
ceiyed from the House, and read the
first time.
Mr.. Lennon objected to the second
reading.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up.
HousE.-Mr. Giddings desired to
have fifty thousand copies of the Journal
of yesterday, printed for general circu-
lation. Objected to.
The House then went into committee
on the deficiency bill.
A long debate ensued on proposed
appropriation of half million dollars,
to supply Washington city and George
town, with water, and without con-
cluding the debate the committee arose,
and after passing a resolution providing
for an adjournment, from the first to the
sixth of June, in order to have the hall
cleaned out and renovated, the House
adjourned.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

re- On Thursday. the 4th inst. an
order was left at drug store in Mont
gomery, Ala, for a small quantity of
Icotine, which was duly put up, labelled,
and left on the counter. On Thursday
night, little daughter of Mr.. W. T.
Battle, of Montgomery, was taken sick,
and a negro boy was sent to the drug
store for medicine. A clerk arose, and
carefully preparing the medicine, gave
it, as he thought, to the boy, who car
ried it to his master. Unfortunately
the package containing Icotine was
taken by the boy through mistake. The
father ignorant of this, gave the child a
teaspoonful of the mixture, causing
death in a short time. The coroner's
jury acquitted the apothecary of all
blame.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

CONSOLATION FOR THE AFELIcrEp.-'
Mrs Stevens, of Wisconsin, in letter
to life insurance agent, writes: That
'it affords me a great pleasure to ac-
knowledge the receipt of 81 900, being
the amount of a policy effected on the
life of my late husband Then Mrs.
Roxa Wiley writes to a similar agent,
it is with heartfelt gratitude that ae-
knowledge the receipt of the sum Of
1000, being the amount of a policy of
insurance on the life Of my late hus-
baud.'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

APRIL FooLs.-Our friend of the
Albany Register carries his eyes in his
head as he walks the streets Of that
quiet village, and narrates many curious
and amusing incidents. Sometimes we
suspect him of great inventive faculties
but the following story of an April
joke, is as good as any we have SEEM
Speaking of the beginning of April,
will any body tell us where the custom
came from, which makes every body try
to fool every body, on the first day of
that capricious month! We saw a funny
thing on the first day of April down in
Green street. Did any body ever see
any body pass by an old hat on the side
walk, without giving it kick? We do
not believe such thing ever happened.
Well, wag seized upon this character
istic, out of which to max little amuse-
ment, on all fools day. So he pro-
cured boulder, weighing some twenty
pounds or more, and laying it upon the
sidewalk, placed over it an ancient
weather beaten hat.
The first person who passed that way,
was jolly, rollicking young man, who
went whistling Jordan is hard road to
travel and as he came opposite the
hat, placed so temptingly in his way,
he gave it arousing kick, expecting Of
course to see it go skiving into the mid
die of the street. But It didn't move,
and the kicker picked up his toe in
both hands, snd hoped about, and be-
came emphatic in his language, in a
manner that made the psrpetrator Of
the joke dodge around the corner. In
a moment afterward, gentleman came
that way, with a cricket club on his
shoulder, which he brought down with
a swoop against the hat, expecting to
see it take hoist over the lamp post
on the adjacent corner. But it didn't,
while the cricket club as it rung against
the stone, few half way across the
street, and the striker fell to dancing
about, blowing his fingers as if they
were cold, and using good many
words not found in any religious work
of the day. We staid long enough to
see dozen or more assaults perpetra-
ted upon that old hat that concealed the
boulder, and every time the attacking
party got the worst of the bargain.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01
Cincinnati Commercial.

AN INGENIOUS RIDDLE.-It was done
when it was begun, it was done when it
was half done. and yet it wasn't done
when it was finished. Now what was
it? of course you can't guess. viii
this do?
Timothy Johnson courted Susannah
Dunn. 1t was Dunn when it was be-
gun, it was Dunn when it was half
done, and yet it wasn't Dunn when il
was done-for it was johnson.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

THE WHEAr CRop.-Many of our
farmers are plowing up wheat fields to
put IN oats and corn-these fields being
almost completely bare from the frosts
of the winter. Other fields look pref
ty well; but it cannot be disguised that
the prospect is gloomy indeed. We be-
lieve this is much the case in Ohio and
Indiana. But in those States farmers
are putting in all the spring wheat
they can, which viii make up, to con-
siderable extent, the winter killed.
Mansfield Banner.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01
Number 81.
A RExARxAsIr MAs.-At a temper

A RExARKAsLE MAS.-At a temper
ance meeting held in Alabama about
six years ago. Col. Lemanousky, who
had been 90 years in the armies of Ma
poleOn BOnaparte. addressed the meet
ing He arose before the audience, tall,
erect, and vigorous, with a glow Of
health upon his cheek, and said:
You see before you man 70 wears
old. ! have fought two hundred bat
ties, have fourteen wounds on nv body.
have lived thirty days on horse fiesb.
with the bark of trees for my bread.
snow and ice for my drink, the canopy
of heaven for my covering, without
stockings or shoes on my feet, and only
a few rags of clothing. In the deserts
of Egypt 1 have marched four days
with a burning sun upon my naked
head; feet blistered in the scorching
sand; and with eyes, nostrils, and mouth
filed with dust-and with thirst so
tormenting, that l have opened my
veins and sucked my own blood Do
you ask me how l have survived these
horrors? l answer, that under the
providence of God, l owe my preserva-
ton, my health and vigor to this fact,
that never drank of spurious liquor in
my lifel and, continued he, Baron Lar
ry, chief of the medical staff of the
French Army. has stated as fact, that
the 600 survivors, who had safely re-
turned from Egypt, were all of them,
men who had abstained from ardent
spirits
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

DREADFUL ACcIDENT-ONE MAN
KILLED AND TWO WouNDEDl-Yesterday
evening, Mr.. John Crawford, the min
eral water manufacturer on Columbia
street, near Race, was. engaged in put
ting power on to his new soda water
fountain, and had applied pressure of
go lbs, when it suddenly bursted.-
The head flew out and struck him in the
pit of the stomach, tearing away the
flesh and leaving his entrails exposed.
Two other persons were also severely
one of them belonging to the
Fourth Ward House, having his arm
broken off, and the other sustaining
severe wound in his leg. Mr.. Craw-
ford was Immediately removed to his
house on Front street, and died in FIVE
minutes afterwards. The accident is
said to have occurred through imperfect
construction of the machine.
Cincinnati Commercial,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

E The boy who licked his chops is
supposed to have little belligerent
blood in his nature.
There are two things which you should
not borrow-trouble and newspaper.
He that is fast in yonth, viii tra-
verse the downhill of life with drag
On.
How can a ship beat hen?' Be-
cause. while the hen is laying an egg,
the ship can lsyto.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

AEAGRAM.-The following anagram
of Napoleon's name is translated from a
French Journal, which says that the
name is composed OF two Greek words,
Napos and Leon, which signifies the
Lion of the Desert. The letters of the
same name, ingeniously combined, pre-
sent a phrase which offers a singular
analogy with the character Of that ex-
traordinorr man.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01
W How said Lord A., to frie

w How said Lord A., to friend
who wished to convey matter of i'm
portance to lady without communicate
ing directly with her, how can you be
certain of her reading the letter, seeing
that you have directed it to her hus-
band?' That have managed, without
the possibility of failure, was the ans.
wer. She'll open it to certainty, for
I've put private in the corner
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

RIGHTS OF AN AUDIEEcE.-It has
now been solemnly decided in Scotland,
that any man at theatre may hiss like
twenty geese, if he will. A person
who had rudely exercised this priyi-
lege, was rudely turned out Of the
theatre and taken into custody. The
on the case being brought
before them, fined the manager 20 gui-
meas and sixteen pounds expenses
This was appealed from, by a bill OF
but the original decision
was confirmed by the Lord ordinary,
with additional costs.
London Examiner.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

By striking of the first letter of this
word, and pursuing the same course
with each following word, six Greek
words are formed, which literally trans
lated in the order designated by the
figures, signify, Napoleon being the Lion
Of the people, became the destroyer Of
cities.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01
Volume XIX.
A PRAYER FOR REMEMBRANCE.

When my web of life is woven
And my death hour draweth nigh
When the golden rays of sunshine
Bear my spirit to the sky;
When the s'Silent Land' draws nearer,
With its glory shining bright,
And my soul fees from its easing
To promised world of light
When my heart beats meath their trem-
bling,
Sinking motionless to rest,
And silence never broken
Lieth deep within my breast:
When my form is laid to slumber
Where the wild flowers drink the
wind,
Oh, pray to be remembered
By the friends / leave behind!
Love me not for good or evil
That has mingled in my heart,
Stirring up its tide of waters
With quick and sudden start;
And my words of care and sorrow
And my earthly form forget
But amid your souls glad treasures
Let my spirit linger yet!
Let it come to you at even
When the twilight breezes swell,
And when you shall feel its trembling,
Think I've loved you all so well!
And within the world of spirits
If harp to me is given;
will touch its chord of music
To allure you up to Heaven!
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

The MoRMoNs OF UfAH.-The De.
seret News, of February 10th, publish
es an address of President Brigham
Young, in which occurs this passage:
have no fears whatever of Franklin
Pierce excusing me from Office, and say
that another man shall be governor Of
this territory.
Wehave now territorial government,
and l am and win be governor, and no
potcer can hinder Il, unta the Lord A.
mighty says: Brigham, you need not be
governor any longer and then / am
willing to yield to another.
1t came into my mind what brother
Bernhisel was speaking, and the same
thing strikes me now; viz, inssmuch
as he does first rate as our delegate in
Washington, / was going to move that
we send him again next season, though
it is on the Sabbath day.
1 understand these thing, and say as
other people say, we are Mormons.'-
We do things that are necessary to be
done when the time comes for US to do
them. If we wish to make political
speeches, and it is necessary for the
best interest of the cause and kingdom
of God, to make them on the sabbath,
we do it. Brother Kimball has second
ed the motion that DR.. Bernhisel be
sent back to Washington as our delegate;
all who are in favor of it raise your
right hands. More than two thousand
hands were at once seen above the
heads of the congregation. This has
turned into a caucus meeting. 1t is all
right. 1 would call for an opposite
vote. 1 will try it. however. not a
single hand was raised in opposition.
l will now say, not only to our dele
gate to Congress, but to the elders that
leave the body of the church. he four
delegate) thought that all our cats and
kittens were let out of the bag. when
Brother Prat went back last fall and
published the revelation concerning the
plurality of wives; it was thought there
was no other cat to let out; but allow
me to tell you, elders of Israel and del
egate to Congress, you may expect an
eternity Of cats, that have not escaped
from the bag. Bless your souls, there
is no end of them. For if there is not
one thing, there will always be another.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01


The FIRST FRU1T OF WAR.--A letter
from Rev. VIM. G. Shauffier, of Con-
stantinople, draws melancholy picture
of the distress which the Eastern war
has already occasioned among the poor
er classes of Constantinople. He says
that there is no commerce, no business
going on. but little money to be seen.
and thousands Of human beings are dy-
ing of hunger, thirst, nakedness. and
disease. Rats and mice are eaten by
many to allay the cravings of hunger,
and people who but few months since
were comparatively rich in worldly
goods, now beg for bread. Mr.. Shauff-
Ter states that, although he has resided
for twenty years in Constantinople,
through all the horrors Of war, plague,
famine, and FIRE, he never saw such dis
tress as now exists.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

MYSTERIES OF THE OCRAN.-On Mon
day week apaper, containing the results
Of various observations made in the
coast survey by A. D. Bache, was read
before the Scientific Association at
Washington. Among other interesting
passages, was one relating to the shape
of the floor or bottom of the ocean,
showing that some extraordinary de-
pressions exist along our own coast:
For instance, on the seaward line
abreast of Charleston, from the shore
to sixty miles out, the depth increases
pretty gradually, till at that distance it
has acquired depth of one hundred
fathoms. But it soon deepens with
great rapidity, as if on the side of a
mountain, until at the distance of eigh-
ty miles out the ocean bottom is more
than six hundred and fifty fathoms
from the surface. This continues for
ward less than ten miles, when the depth
as suddenly decreases to no more than
three hundred and fifty fathoms, which
so goes on only few miles, when it
again deepens to about FIVE hundred
fathoms, with subsequent fluctuations.
There is therefore submerge noun
tain peak or ridge between these points,
of truly remarkable character. The
difference in the temperature of the wa
ter vary almost precisely according to
the change of contour Of the bottom,
showing that the temperature at great
depths is much modified by the propin-
guilty of the oceans bed. 1t appears
that the gulf stream, whilst certainly
not superficial, does not run to the bot
tom, for off Cape Florida, at twelve
hundred fathoms, the water in summer
is of temperature of 38 deg. Fahren-
heit, degree below the average winter
temperature further north
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

CURE FOR A DRY CoUGH--Take OF
powdered gum-srabic, half an ounce;
iiquoric- Juice, half an ounce. Dissolve
the gum first in warm water, squeeze
in the Juice of lemon, then add Of
paregoric two drachms; syrup of squills
one drachm. Cork all in bottle and
shake well Take one tea-spoonful when
the congh is troublesome.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

A LARGE PRIzE.-Mr. Mason, our
Minister to France, has transmitted to
Mr.. Marcy, Secretary of State, a letter
from Alex. Vattemere, the French gen.
tleman who has done so much for the
diffusion of knowledge by international
exchanges, stating that by his will he
leaves 100000 francs to any person who
discovers the means of curing Asiatic
cholera or the cause Of the pestilence.
To give publicity to the fact, the publi-
cation has been made. The power Of
awarding the prize has been conferred
on the Institute of France, and the in
terest of it, until it has been awarded, is
to constitute an annual prize, to be Civ
en- to those who advance the knowledge
of the cause of cholera and its remedy.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

LIQUOR LAw-BoUSD OYER.-A Mr..
Morath, a grocery keeper. was summon
ed to appear before Esq. Moore for SELL
ing liquor to man in the habit of get
ting intoxicated, contrary to the proyi-
sions of the new liquor law. The COM
plant was made by Mrs. Mitchell, who
alleged that the said Morath sold her
husband liquors, and that her husband
was in the habit of getting intoxicated.
The case came up for hearing yester-
day. William Clark, attorney, appear
ed for the State, and George Atwater
and William Woods on behalf of the
defendant. Several witnesses were ex-
amined on both sides, and the case ar
gued by Clark for plaintiff, and Atwa-
ter for the defendant. The Justice re-
quired the defendant to give bond IN
the sum of $500 for his appearance be-
fore the Probate Court. The Court
House was pretty well filed up, and
much interest manifested in the decision
of the case.-Nsscark Herald.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

A MosT Foul AND HoRRrsIx Nm.
DER.-The Frankfort (Ky.) Yson.an, Of
Saturday last relates the particulars Of
a murderous outrage, which has few
parallels in hellishness:
We hear various accounts Of the hor-
rible murder perpetrated near Law
renceburg, in Anderson county, of Mrs.
McBrayer, wife Of Jas. MeBrayer, Esq,
and daughter of Thomas Bond, of this
place. It seems from a summary of
the reports, that some time between
nine and eleven O'Clock night before last,
after Mr.. and Mrs. McBrayer had retired
to rest, a man entered their room with
an axe, and, approaching the bed, pass
ed his hand over her face, in order to
be sure of the right one, which awoke
her. Being satisfied that it was her, he
commenced cutting with his axe, first
striking her breast and arms in many
places; he then, with several strokes,
severed one Of her legs entirely off,
Mr.. McBrayer, being awakened by the
noise, reached out his hand to protect
his wife, and received a blow cutting
his hand in two. The incarnate fend,
thinking he had killed her, commenc-
ed striking about at random over the
bed, with the hellish intention to kill
their youngest child, who was in bed
with them, but not finding it, he went
to the lounge in the room where slept
their other child, and aimed blow at
its head, but only cut the back of its
neck. He then went out, leaving the
bloody axe at the door. Mrs. MeBrayer
had life enough left to tell who, as well
as she could see, in the darkness, had
committed the horrible deed From
her statement, her step-sOn has been ar
rested and put in jail to await'his trial.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

WELL SAID.-In course OF his able
and excellent speech on the Nebras-
ka bill, Hon. VIM. Cullom, of Ten
nessee, argued that, inasmuch as this
measure benefited neither the north
nor the south, and no one but politicians,
it should by good rights, be placed upon
the private calendar, and the title Of it
should be amended so as to read, "a
bill to make great men out Of small
ones, and to sacrifice the public peace
and prosperity upon the altar Of POliti-
cal ambition"