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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

under him in his fall. l was riding
with a Polish officer, who conversed
with a great many of the wounded, who
informed us that large quantities oi
brandy had been served out TO the
soldiers before the action, except the
artillerymen. There were great many
small platforms lying about, some re-
sembling ladders, with the rungs very
close, and carried by ropeslings attached
to each end as bridges to be thrown
across the squeduct. The great ma
jority, however, passed without them.
The Zouaves had made general col
lection of crosses, relics and medals,
and retailed them to visitors, in addition
to which pickings from the dead bodies,
they made collections of money from
the persons of the wounded, managing
dexterously to extricate it from the IN
side of the trousers close to the knee,
where the Russian soldiers generally
carry their money, while pretending to
examine into the nature of their wounds,
thus avoiding giving any mental pam
to the sufferers. Some very fine rifles,
quite new, and now seen for the first
time, were found on the field, but were
instantly taken possession of by the
military authorities, and the sale pro-
hibited. Judging from what saw my
self, and from comparing notes with
others, and without being able to say
how many bodies may be in the acque-
duct, l should say the number left on
the field was fifteen hundred; the usual
calculation is that twice as many are
wounded as are killed. and this, with
between five and six hundred prisoners,
not wounded, taken by the French and
Piedmontese, would make the total loss
of the Russians little short of 5000 men
hOrs de combat.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27
Number Al.


SENTIMENTS OF THK CHAsE ORAroRs.
The ablest and most prominent sup
porters Of Chase in Ohio are Joshua R.
Giddings and Benjamin F. Wade, the
latter an Abolition Senator and the for
mer Representative IN Congress
Both may be supposed torefect correct
ly the political views of Salmon P.
Chase, inasmuch as they enjoy his con-
ndeEce. N a debate on the Ten-million
bili, year or two ago, Cnase's ''rigbs
hand bower" Giddings, exclaimed:
al look forward tothe day when there
shall be serviie msurrection in The
South; when the black man, armed
with British bayoRets and led on by
British officers, shall arrest his freedom
and wage swar ofextermination against
his master. When the torch Of the in
cendiary shah light up the towns and
cities Of the SoDth, and blot out the
last Vestage Of slavery. And though
] may not mock at their calamity, nor
laugh when their fear cometh, yet I
will hail it as the dawn Of a political mi
lenniumr'
The Ohio Eagle, IN giving the above
says:
"This feDdish sentiment was written
down by a gentleman who sat by when
it fell from the lips of Giddings, and by
him was furnished to us. This is the
man who procured Chase's nomination
and who supports Chase because they
hold common sentiments on the subject
of slavery. Let the people of Ohio
vote for Chase if they want to endorse
the hellish sentiments above"
Wade, in his Portland Maine speech
a few days ago, said:
"There was really no union between
the North and South, and he believed
no two nations upon earth entertained
feelings of more bitter rancor toward
each other than these two sections Of
The Republic. The only salvation of
.he Union, therefore, was to be found
n divesting it entirely from all taint Of
slavery"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27
From the Correspondent of the New York
Tiibuoe.
PARIS, August 90, 1855.

PARIS, August ~, 1880.
THE EMPEROR NAPoLEos's BALL TO
QUEES VIoToBuA--Two OF OUR MEM
BERs OF CoNeIEss TAKEN FOR LAQUAYs.
Among the Americans present at the
fele of Versailles were Messrs Mason,
Piatt, and Wilbur of the Legation, Mr..
Fillmore, Mrs. Gen. Winfield Scott,
Messrs. Grow and Morgan, members of
Congress, Mr.. Harrington, Assistant
Secretary of tae Treasury under Mr..
Corwin, Mr.. Valentine, Chairman of the
American Commissioners to the Great
Exhibition, Messrs. Fleischmann and
Coke, jurymen, Mr.. s. S. Osgood, Mrs.
Fleischmann, Mrs. Ridway, Mrs Beck.
The man er in which the two MEM
bers of Congress, named above, were
recently taken for domestics by the do
mestics of the Emperor, is laughable
enough to be worth repeating. On the
day on which the diplomatic corps were
to be presented to the Queen at the
palace Elysee, Mr.. Piatt, Secretary of
the American Legation, found himself
deprived at the last moment of the con-
yeyance in which he had intended to go
to the presentation. Rushing into the
street with his uniform on American
diplomats do wear uniforms) to find
public carriage, he saw passing, in a
miserable carriage, drawn by horse of
the leanest species known to the Paris
public-wbich describes the horse fully
to those who have seen Paris horses
the two members of Congress, who
called to him to hnow where he was 60
Ting.
Mr.. Piatt told bis dilemma, when the
gentlemen informed him that that was
the only carriage they had been able to
find in the neighborhood, and invited
him to take>a seat with them and they
would leave him at the palace. The Of
fer was accepted, and one of the gentle
men taking q seat with the driver, the
uniform took the interior. When the
equipage arrived at the line of soldiers
formed around the palace, they were
stopped, as a matter of course, and 1T
was not until after the uniform got out,
showed himself and his embassadorial
'.passe. .partout," (" that they were permit
ted to enter. In the court, which was
already full of brilliant equipages and
aristocratie servants, the apparition OF
this democratic turtout was the signal
for a scene of meriment and wonder
which might have wounded the pride Of
more pretentious people.
The uniform got out, and was already
ascending the broad stairway of the
palace, when lackey ran after him
! with hat in hand, saying: "May itpleass
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

| Fusion MADE .Cozrusrox.--The re-
suits of the Maine election, saws the
Cincinnati Columbian. viii read the
Fusionists in Ohio a lesson, that will
take the sharp edge from their own dis
appointments little in advance q their
coming melancholy October. Morrill,.
the Fusion candidate for Governor in
this State, has been defeated by nearly
1000 votes, and both branches of the
Legislature are largely against him, Sc
that he viii stand no chance of re-elec-
ton. The American Party did not go
into the canvass as body. although it
was at first claimed, as in this State,
that it would accept the Fusion ticket
As the day for the election approached,
there was more and more dissatisfaction
manifested, and the Know Nothings
finally dropped their distinctive princi-
piles and went in on their own hook.
The result is that Fusion in Maine is
dead and buried beyond the hope of
resurrection. The oppressive features
of the Liquor Law were one of the
issues OF the canvass, and beside them
was arrayed all the concentrated power
of every isn, from Woman's Rightsism
to the most ultra Abolitionism, inclu-
sive. The State Of Maine (newspaper)
remarks that the animosity which en-
tered into the canvass was chiefly due to
the introduction of the ''foreign legion" :"
and the disunion sentiments of Senator
Wade. 1t says:
at was Senator Wade's speech, at
Portland, on the 14th Of August, that
overwhelmed and crushed the Republi-
can party. He was feasted and caress-
ed by Senator Fressenden, ionized and
dolized by the fierce Abolition fanatics
Of the city, after he declared the most
Infamous disunion sentiments that ever
a political demagogue. 1t
was this that reused the solid men of
Maine to action, and disregarding all
minor issues and all personal questions
they put their shoulder to the wheel,
and laid Disunion, and the Maine Law
together in the same grave"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

An AMERICAN IN SEvAsToPoL.-An
American captain in the Crimea, July
22, writes to the Newark Advertiser that
tie allies number 100000 men. He
adds:
"The two armies have advanced their
trenches to within fifty yards of each
other, and make dreadful havoc.
could see the Russians throw shells
from the Redan and Malakoff Towers
directly into the French and English
trenches, and it is melancholy sight to
see the poor fellows taken out of them
knocked to pieces.
81 was talking with an officer who
has been in the Crimea throughout the
campaign, and he was of opinion that
it would not be taken this year. He
said that the Russian Notifications were
the best engineering he ever knew
From an elevated position where you
can see the whole camp It'll most
magnificent sight. l had a good view
of Sevastopol and all the war ships in
the harbor.
There is great deal of sickness
here. l have lost two of my crew, aud
the most Of them are now sick. The
sail through the Mediterranean, the
Greek Island, the Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus is very pleasant. The see
merry is grand"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

The RATTLEsNAKE's BITE AND MS
ANT1DoTE.--Many persons have died
of the bite of this willy and dangerous
reptile. Although not so large in size
as the boa constructor, yet the effects Of
the bite, if not provided against, are as
fatal and deadly as the coils which en-
fold man and horse in their chilly en-
brace. Many may wonder why the
bite of the rattlesnake is so fatal. The
reasons are simply these: The poison,
or fluid which acts as such, issues from
the fangs, and is secreted in the wound
made by the bite. This fluid chills and
crystalizes the blood, steals gradually
over the frame, like that felt by freez-
ing person, the blood being like water
in a freezing state. Some years ago
physician was bitten by 6 rattlesnake;
but, unfortunately. thoug' he cured
many of various kinds of diseases, he
could not cure himself, nor could be be
cured by any of his brother physicians,
and in one or two hours he died martyr
to his own ignorance, with the antidote
within arms reach, and which, if taken
in time, would have saved his life. And
even now there are like cases in the pa
pers, which prove beyond doubt that
the fact is not known as it ought to be
that brandy or rum taken Immediately
after the bite, or as soon as convenient,
and in such quantity as to make per-
son tipsy, will destroy the effects Of the
poison and serve as safe and sure an
tidote.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

The BUToHER1Es IN CHISA.-Dr.
Wentworth, a Methodist missionary
writing from Shanghai under date Of
June 8, says;
cat Canton the chief amusement of
the Imperialists is cutting off heads.
Lieutenant Jones, of the United States
Navy, told me that he saw one hundred
and fifty decapitated there in one day
recently. This is equal to the French
guillotine or Cincinnati slaughter
house"
Mr.. Williams writes from Canton
that executions proceed at "frightful
rate" Nearly a thousand men were
butchered there last week, besides FIVE
or six times that number at Shaking,
the place of the capture of most Of
the unhappy victims of this indiscrimi-
nate murder.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

THE TREASURY CREST OF THE STEA-
MER ATLANTIC.-Mr. Green, the sub
marine diver, made an effort to recoy-
er the chest, containing 100000 in
specie, lost with the Atlantic, three years
ago, on Lake Erie. A letter thus de-
scribes his dress and descent into the
deep:
He was dressed with three pair OF
flannel drawers, three shirts, (also
flannel) three pair of wooden pants,
three coats, and three pair Of woolen
stockings, surmounted by his submarine
armor; on his feet he wore a pair of
stogy shoes, with lead sole one-half
or five-eighths of an inch thick, and a
belt of eighty pounds of shot around
his body, to sink him, and the breast
piece of the armor cannot weigh less
than fifty pounds. Taking hold of the
line he descended, finding it perfectly
clear so that he could see all around him
to the depth of sixty feet, when it grew
dark, and for the balance of his fearful
journey, amid the caverns of the deep,
he was guided solely by the line, until at
the depth of one hundred and forty feet,
when he struck bottom, or something
which he soon made out to be the wheel
house of the ill-fated boat; grouping
along, he slid down on the hurricane
deck, from thence to the guards of the
boat; by poking around he discovered
the precise position of the boat and
found himself not far from the sought
for Office, and made fast the end of the
line which he had carried down with
him, to a staunchion near the gangway,
and giving the signal he ascended, car
rying with him piece of the wheel
house which he had secured, Ia piece of
which, about eight inches long, four
inches wide and II inch thich, was
sawed off and presented to me by the
Captain of the Yorktown.
He had gone down, in all, 152 feet,
and remained just forty minutes. After
resting, he again descended, having first
partaken of hearty meal without re-
moving his dress, save the head piece
His excitement was intense, at his great
success thus far, and when he descended
the second time he was quite hot, (the
day was intensely hot. Descending
by his second line, he soon stood on the
deck; feeling his way along, he soon
reached the "third" window, which be-
ing unbroken he shattered it, and reach
ing in his hand, at last laid it upon the
so much coveted safe. just in the posi-
ton it had been described to him. Not
being able to reach far enough to make
this line fast, he aseended for a
hook, to hook through the handles;-
reaching the deck, he made known his
success and requirement, and as no
hook was ready, sat down until one
could be secured to line.
In a few minutes after he was taken
violently sick, and two physicians, who
arrived in short time, pronounced his
recovery doubtful. AT last accounts,
however, he was slightly better. He
says if his life is spared, he will yet be
the owner of that chest. He will, no
doubt, be more cautious in future bow
he makes a dive when be is warm, and
on full stomach. His first exclama-
ton on his second ascention was, "l
touched the gold"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

your excellency, your servants wish to
speak to youP' Mr.. Piatt turned back.
and found that the servants whose duty
it was to arrange the carriages in the
court until the presentation had taken
place, had supposed that the equipage
in question was the property of his Ex.
cellency, thatEhe persons who attended
him were his servants, and had, accord
ingly attempted to arrange them in line
to await, the close Of the proceedings,
MrsP Piati soon liberated his friends, who
disappeared, in the midst of a general
laugh, as rapidly as their barebones
could travel.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27
A Sailor was called upon the stand a,

A Sailor was called upon the stand as
a witness.
We'll, SIR said the lawyer, do you
know the plaintiff and defendant?''
L don't know the drift of them
words" answered the sailor.
What! not know the meaning Of
plaintiff and defendentP continued the
lawyer, you are pretty fellow to
come here as a witness. Can you tell
me where on board the ship it was this
man struck the other one?
'Abaft the binnacle," said the sailor.
'Abaft the binnacIe!' said the lawyer,
what do you mean by that
You are pretty fellow responded
the sailor, to come here as a lawyer,
and don't know what abaft the pinnacle
means
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

INCoRRECT.-The Ironton Register Of
the 22d ult., says of GEN. TRIMBLE:
"The old man is about eighty years Of
age, is highly respected, but must be
completely in his dotage." This is to-
tally incorrect, as to age and infrmities.
Gen. Trimble is only about seventy;
younger, we believe, than Daniel Web
ster at his death, and no one thought
him too old to serve his country, and
as we had occasion to tell an editor three
weeks ago, who spoke without knowing,
quite as vigorous in mind and body as
most healthy men of fifty, We SET
him passing the streets every day on
horseback or on foot, attending TO his
business, and speak only what all our
citizens observe, as remarkable, that be
sits as steady and straight, and steps as
elastic as a young man in his early
prime. No, no, Mr.. Register, you are
deceived yourself and misled your res-
ders in suppoSing and saying that the
old PIONEER has lost any of the high
en6owments which characterized him
twenty years ago. We doubt not you
will hasten to do him justice, we ask
nothing more for him at your hands
by correcting the wrong impression
your remark is calculate d to produce
HiLLs5Orough Citizen.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27
From heHome Journal.
THEoLDMAN LEANED oNHIsFRIEND-
- ~ LY STAFF. ft.a ra 3

AhLfOLAO 1A2AAt A--1-NN -AAS O4A 4A4AJ =
80 - LY STAFF. ra
The old man leaned on his friendly staff,
- With tottering step and slow, u
As he picked his way of q Sunday morn,
To the church where he loved to go.
His hair was white, and he scarcely knew
His friend as he passed him by
Sofeebleand frail was his memory now,
And SO dim was his clouded eye.
He sat in homemade chair at church,
In froBt of the preachers stand,
And listened as if in a pleasant dream,
To the words Of better land.
The sunlight fell on his silver locks,
And his white hair turned to gold
And / fancied sunlight shone from Heaven
On the heart Of that pilgrim oldi
But the autumn leaves have fallen now,
And the old man sleaps below
We never shall see him pass again,
With his totering siep aad slow.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27
A MN WHO CouLp HELp HMsELF

A MAN WHO CoULD Help HMsELF,
A writer in the Christian Witness says
of the late Bishop Grisswold, that not
one man in thousand ever gave so lit
tie trouble to their friends. What he
could do for himself he allowed none to
do for him. He was a newer of wood
and drawer of water, made his own fires
polished his own boots, carried his Owl
yaIise, and did bis own errends.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

R To plunge young lady six
fathoms deep in happiness, give her two
canary birds, half dozen moonbeams,
twelve yards of silk. and ice cream,
several rose buds, squeeze Of the
hand. and the promise of new bon
net If she don't melt, it win be be-
cause she can't.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

TIE AMERICAN CREED.-American-
ism does not war with a man because he
was born in Ireland or Germany, or be-
cause he is a Catholic. 1t only opposes
foreigners ruling the country. no matter
whether they come from Ireland, Ger
many, Africa, Kamskatha, or Fee Jee
Islands, and opposes Catholicism when
it attempts to interfere in political mat
ters, or subvert the institutions of the
country for its advancement.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

FusIoN AT A DIscoUST.-A cores
pondent OK the Ohio Statesman says,
that the Fusion Mass Meeting at Mari
eta counted on acttally 993, all told,
and that, after several weeks drumming
up for large gathering. A portion Of
those who did attend were members Of
the other parties. The Marietta Re
publican says:
"Since the nomination of Trimble,
we hear but little said in favor of Chase
except by regular AbolitionistS. The
Cincinnati Times, Know-Nothing pa
per, says that it has news from most OF
the Councils, and that two-thirds of
the Know -Nothings will vote for Trim
bic. There appears to be much doubt
in the minds of some, who they had
better vote for to be with the strongest
opponent of Democracy. The contest
is becoming quite interesting. Since
Trimble has taken so large a portion of
his expected Nnow-Nothing vote, will
Chase withdraw"
The ChiIlicothe Advertiser says:
twas laughable night before last to
hear Chase claiming that the backbone
counties cf Ohio were all going to give
a majority for him for Governor. Poor,
pitiful Chase! Beaten on the stump
afraid to define his position on any of
the leading questions of the day, be
has adopted the Dragging game. Chase
getting a majority in Ashland, Richland,
Wayne, Fairfield, Holmes, Seneca, &cl
Pshawl it is simply ridiculous.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27

HT The farmers in Galloway county,
Missouri, are in a deplorable fix. A
few Sundays ago, one Of them was Bit
terly lamenting the condition Of his
corn crop. He has ten thousand bush
els more than he can gather.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-22
Tho Kansas Settlement.

The despatch from Kansas in yesterday
mornings paper evidently came from pro-
slavery source, and in regard to tive argree
with the following from the Chicago Press.
awe are glad TO learn, as we do by dis
patch from st Louis, that the war in Kan =
sas is for the present at an end From the
face Of the statement, it would seem that
the Free State men had conceded some
thing 10 the mob, but the probability is that
the later, having a snlntary fear OF cold
lead. were GLAD Of an excuse for falling back
to Missouri The people of Lawrence have
always avowed their willingness to give up
any one for whom the proper officers could
show warrant, and the reiteraton OF this
willingness is probably all they have now
done, The fact that the dispatch comes
from Independence shows pretty conclu-
svely that it gives the pro-slavery side OF
the story. But however this may be- We
are glad that bloodshed has been averted
There is all the more hope of n just consid'
Grafton ofthe Kansas question in Congress
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-22

DAVENPORT Posr OrFlcE.-So much
kns has been taken at Davenport and
|pck Island to get postmasters in each
kce who favor the present National Ad-
Illustration, that they have overlooked all
ker considerations, hence we need not
4 k any farther east for the cause OF de-
s-Tipton Adr.
As far as the postmaster Of Davenport IS
sncerned,i the Advertiser does him mus
h. Mr.. MAST is kind and obiising and
4 / submit 10 sny Inconvenience for the
kcommoda,ion Of the public. With the
krea.ing business Of his Office, although
has full complement Of assistants, it
h. be that mail matter is sometimes de.
4 sed. bat we are confident that no delay is
Ser experienced from either negligence or
eness. II the post Offices throughout the
aaty were all as well conducted as the
en Davenport, people would have less
e to complain OF the irregulariIy OF the
La
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-22
New York Market.

New York, Dec. 81.
Flour unchanged, demand fair, sales OF
10000 bbls at S8,l2@s8 % for State; Sl,Is
to 1915 for Western, 400 bbls Canadian
from $3.50 TO $1,000. Rye 600 bbIs sold
at $500. Wheat dull and dropping, sales
OF 1000 bbls at S2,l5; white Genessee ST.
%. Rye $l,31, Corn lower, sales Of 5000
bushels at 8509oc. Oats unchanged Pro
visions. Pork firm, sales 10000 bbls $50.
Mess SI7,50@l7,75. Prime beef quiet.
Lard lower. sales 300 bbls at II y @l256c.
Whiskey better, sales Of 600 hbls at 3Slla
and 1911 Stock frmer, Money easy at
lOdl2 for first class paper, lower on call
Sterling exchange nominal.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-22
F,be EsgDsss fer. ghe ssPss.

Al lt,d in genc from the Corn Flow TO Tie ~ men
n bca King poys, made and Tor sale II ,he Davenport
p,ty. In 10 not unty given general sattSifrtoh bn'
~ IS man, AZ 10 have used them, To be tc best OI
~, rou rtry titai have been lniroduced 4, IA -. -
me Ise1ry has been enlarged and snppieI VIM ne" ma
ehms III hurg ofthe best quality which that great IRON
on" to,s And he undersigned feel confident va !" "a
a. in the business, their knowledge OF me SS
Is oftLe country, and their perfected pasths usS Mn
e allie 10 furnish the farmers with lnst i9en ios a.
need, and at reasonable prices iio"= ' " ~ - -
,easona IDLE discount,.,,,,, sr.rNrrp A. pItRRIS ~
p Davenport Dee'ia '55dR ~ -H'-1'-'=1 II