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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

EKnowledge and good parts.
managed by divine grace, are like the
rods in Moses's hand. wOnder-workers; I;
but turn to surpeHts when they are
cast upon the ground. and employed in
promoting earthly designs.-ARRow.
SMITH. 4uC +..--a.1I 80
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

much interest in public. mat,ers--r.ad
papers as late as the Tuesday befor,
he died. He was up Wednesday. sit-
ting up until 8 O'Clock ia the esenin .
anxiously waiting for his two daueb.
ters expected from Missouri; thes came
Thursday night; Saturday night, be
was gone, ain The fullness Of bis
years."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

@-At Dayton, Ohio. ten compa-
MES Of youthful wood-sawyers formed
themselves into regiment, and have
elected officers. They "muster IN" the
wood-piles Of soldiers families.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

TThe golden everlasting chaiu."
described by Homer as reaching from
heaven to earth. and embracing the
whole moral world. was no fable
That chain is love.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

%"HeroiDe" is perhaps as peculiar
a word as any in our language; the two
frst letters of it are male, the three
first female, the four first q brave man,
and the whole word brave woman.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

FVslue the friendship of him who
stands by you ia the storm; swarms of
insects will surround you in the sun:
shine.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

cF Talk Of fame and romsnce-all
the glory and adventure in the world
are not worth one hour Of domestic
bliss,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

E"Pat. IL Mr.. Jones comes befors
my return. tell him that l will meet him
at two o'clock Gay, ay. sir; but
what shall I tell him il he don't Gomez"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

~Show naughty man that yod
DO not look up to him. and he will not
Ieel that he can look down upon you.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

rTbe longest and Oldest chain
bridge in the world is said to be at
Kingtung IN China. where 1t forms a
perfrct road from tie top Of one lofty
mountaip 10 the top OF another.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

~"Too late" and "no more" are
the mournful sisters. children OF sire
whose age they never console.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

~well NAV every act and every
silent thought. deep-hidden though IL
be, tend TO the great hereafter.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

~A tedious writer 10 one, hot vb6
uses msny words IN long or short sen.
tencss, bat who uses many words tp
little purpose.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03

The laundering at the door drowned
her voice. She few TO open the door.
AS the wrathful husband burst into
the room, I thought felt little sold.
and crept under some garments hang
ing in the closet. vsil5r ~
The gruff ye;ce fayed and stormed--
othello was Jealous, and reyengeful;
Desdemons innocent and distressed
then heard ominous sounds, as Of
some one looking under the bed.
Il know hsis here. / saw him come
into the house with you'll You locked
,se do o-rl I'll have bis heart
out
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-12-31
Tuttle, Hibbs

army btsore or ~. ! mas dune ne made it
confident in itself, and enthusiastic for the
cause OF the country, He made it capable
offghting Gettysburg, and winning Then
succeeded Meade, who reaped the glory
which belonged-to Hooker, and then relaps-
ed into that imbecity which has character.
lied every one ofour generals of copperhead
affinites. ft.E , b.'ss Fl
During the past two years, the army Of
the Potomac has fought manly battles, and
in every one has behaved well. except part
of it which fed at Chancelo louisville, and lost
us the victory. On the peninsula, beyond
Centervile. at Antietan, at Fredericksburg,
at Gettysburg,thc troops so behaved as to Ell
title them to the gratitude Of the country. =
But nowhere did the conmsnins general
profit b, their valor. Grant fought ALI the
way from Grand Gulf to jackson and from
Jackson to Vicksburg. He gained no more
decisive victory than the Army of the Poto-
mac gained at Malvern Hills, but his order
was Forward Let the dead bury their
dead ~ That of McCeland was Back |!
Let the rebels have care of our dead and
wounded on:the field" There you see the
difference. The one general was scared
out of his boots ever. at Q, victory of his
own troops, the other knew what victory
was and how to use it. Had Vicksburg
been no stronger when Grant set down be-
fore it than Richmond was when McClel.
land got into the Chickahominy swamps,
unconditional surrender would have
marched into the Rebel stronghold with his
Iowa troops alone. Per contra, old Strate-
gy took to digging bitches, which in the end
served the rebels and damaged him. Thus
has this army, as fine and as brave a set of
men as ever handled nuskets, been cheat ed,
of glory by inbecile commanders during al
most the whole of its history. Hooker
lately took two of its corps [certainly not
the best to the west. Their !exploits, on.
Lookout Mountain tell what tho men can
do when competently led. | ask for the
men Of the Army Of the Potomac well nigh
unmixed praise. for to this their history
shows they are entitled. For the inbeciles
who have commanded them, for the imbe-
cile who is now at their head, and for the
party responsible for their having been there
and Meade being kept there q mean Hal.
leck) need hardly ask indignant condem-
nation. ..- ....r
| .Our delegation in Congress is getting
along admirably aud harmonlously Your
own member, Mr.. Grirnell, of whom I am
also a constituent, is already making his
mark as an active, efficient man. His cen.
testant, DR.. Martin, since the decision of
the Supreme Court sustaining the soldiers
vote, has given up the contest. All he pro-
poses to ask now is mileage! hope he
can put into his eye all he shall get.
LINKENSALE.
| Washington City Dec. 22d, 1868,
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W. s. 5.2O,S.

THE SECRETARY OF ryk TREASURY has not ye. given
notice of any intention TO withdraw this popular
given, the undersigned, as "GenerRl Subscription
Agent" will continue to supply The public.
The whole amount of the Loan authorized Is Five
Hundred Millions % Dollars NedtIy -Four HIM
decd Millions hdes been already S,sbsc,ibSdE6r and
paid INTO TIE Treasury, mostly within the last see
en- months. The large demand from abrosd, and IN
rapidly increasing home demand for as the basis
for circu ,ation by National Banking Associations
organizing In all parts Of the country will In
very short period absorb the balance. FAIRS haze
lately ranged from ten to fifteen millions weekly,
frequently exceeding three millions daily, and a. Ii
10 well known that the Secretary of the Treasury has
ample and unfaiiag resources in the Duties on I'm
ports and Internal Revenues and in the issue Of the
Interest bearing legal Tender Treasury Notes 1t Is
almost certainty that he will not find it necessary
for long time to come to seek market for any 9th
er long permanent Loans, tbs ISraREsT AND Pkis-
opal oE WHICH ALE PAYABLs IN GOLD. f
Prudence and sefin crest must force the minds OF
those contemplating the brmationof Ma tiont hank
ing Assoc ATOMS as well the minds OF a who hay
idle money their hands, to the prompt conclusion
that they should lose time In subscribing to this
| n6st ?opnl,r Loan. IL win soon bn beyond their
| reach, anu advance to a handsome premium, as was
the result with the "Seven Thirty Loan, when II
was all sold and could no longer We subscribed for
at par.
10 Is a. Siaper Cent Loan, the Interest and P,inei
pal Pdyotbte IN Coin, thus yielding Nine per
Gent per annnni at the present rate OF premium on
coin. The Government requires all duties on I'M
ports to be paid In Con these duties have for long
time past amounted TO over Quarter of Zion oil
Dollars daily, sum nearly three times greater than
that required in the payment of the interest on all
the 5-20s and other permanent Loans. SO that II Is
hoped that the surplus Coin In the Treasury, at no
distant day, will nabe the United states to resume
| specie payments upon all liabilities
The Loan Is called 800 from the fact that viii list the
Bonds may run for 20 years Yet the Government has
ight to pay them off in Gold at par, at any time
| after 5years.
The Interest is pqid AaIHyearly,. viz: on the frs.
days of November and Max.
! Subscribers can have Coupon Bonds which are
pay able to bearer and $50 SlU0 5000, and Dos
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ud1unuu ADV ERTllssA.2-.

good and true y Democrat as either oil
= ou, or any other man. But the dose was
Zoo strong for me, and when the day of cleo
ton came, duty and hcpor compelled me to
vote tbs Stone ticket clean through, County
nominees ard all, and arm prouder to day
of that vote than any ever cast because
was sure they would support the Govern
ment for which as soldier have perille3
my life more than once and am ready to do
so again.
On the other hand :, from what could be
seen and heard, there could be no doubt
that if successful the so called, and SELF
styled Democrats would put every thing in
the way ofthe President in their power. This
is no time for q uibbling over minor and old
political issues. tits the duty of every
true man to do all he can to put down this
wicked Rebellion, an when that ia done il
any one has suffered .wrongfnl!y, let him
seek relress. do not believe that any
truly loyal man has suffered at the hands oil
tbs Administration, and it is but little odds
how much disloyal ones have. to suffer, for
it is war of their own getting up, We
soldiers, as a general thing, consider it our
only duty to support the Administration in
all efforts to put down the Rebellion, and,
when attacks are made on him we take il
as ours, when quarrels are raised with him,
we consider the quarrel ours, and when he
is insulted AMI ab,sel VS. consider it as
meant for US, and will resentit. In short
no man vino abuses and Whites the Presi.
dent or his measures can get any favors
from a large majority, of, the Army, for he lis
oar President, even if we did not vote for
him. | am at a loss to know by what route
to send this to you ; but suppose it will
reach you if published in the Courier, al
any rate shall ask the Courier Man to put
it in his paper I have no special news to
give you only that we whipped Bragg like
the devil q short time ago. Burnside has
given Longstreeta complete drubbing, a nd
we expect to clean the whole machine out
in course of few months. I suppose Bro
Burton you removed the MsrcarSs with. you
when you went up Salt, but then a. the DR.
is Botanic physician, perhaps 1T would
not suit him to have any mineral medicine'
in the new settlement. But then Mercury
is q harmless thing if not meddled with
Well gentlemenI must bid you an affection
ate farewell for the present, and / hope
you may come around all right before an,
other election comes off
| Itwould have done you good to have heard
hearty cheers from the S0th Ohio Infantry
in our, Brigade when the news came tina
Brough's majority on the home vote wa:
from 60 to 80, 900, and also from Iowa boys
when we learned that the party which sup
ports the President and through him the
Army, had a majority of near 10000 on
the home vote. I tell you Gentlemen once
for all, at will not do to kick against TIT
pricks." More anon. rq rra
MILTON L. COOLEY
I'd Lieut., Co. E, 18th Iowa Inf.
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1858
The Last Day of the Year.

We issue this paper upon the last day OF
1868, and the circumstance is suggestive
1t is suitable time to indulge in general
review as to these matters which concern. us
as individuals, and as members of the great
family Of man.
So far as we in this locality are concei ned,
we have little reason to complain, in fact
much cause for gratitude. A general state
of good health has prevailed, business has
been active and repumerative, and Of the
necessaries of life, there has been sufficien
cy. Peace has D. evailed throughout our
borders, and though passion has Teen arous-
ed, it il believed that bitterness is fast dying
out, and unity of purpose taking its place.
The rebellion has been successfully com
batted at every point, and although it is not
yet subdued, it seems to be very near its end
Everything considered, we enter upon
another year with reasonably flatte.ing pros
poets. Wa have yet a country. The Union
stands, and is growing in strength each sue
ceeding day. The loyal States are becoming
more loyal, and several of the rebel States
are looking with longing desire again to the
good old flag and government. under which,
it is confidently believed, some of them will
very soon again be ranged. Our armies are
everywhere bravefy confronting the rebel
lion, and surely forcing it into narrower
limits. Our national Credit is sound and
will be maintained. The ranks of our ar
mics need replenishing, but the country is
making an effort such as it has not yet made,
and that vital necessity will be successfully
met. The last final effort to meet the crisis
and the demands of the country is beng
made, and knowing the spirit and deter
minston Of our people, we cannot doubt
what the result will be. The thinned ranks
Of our armies will be filled up, and thus
strengthened, the last final blow will be
struck at the rebellion, and it must give way.
Before another New Years day, the flag OF
the free and brave will wave over every State
1.-THE confederacy. LIE. us see to it that
nothing we can Individually do to aid in
this grand contamination, is wanting.
With these few general remarks, we con-
clude with happy New Year to all our sub.
scribers, wishing them individually and col.
lsctively happiness and prosperity.
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countries where, they originated. Those
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is mainly digest of existing postal laws.
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We are indebted to the Hon. j. B. Grin
nell, our efficient and able Representative in
Congress, for the Congressional Globe. the
Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture,
and other fayors. 1t was our good fortune
10 Reet Mr.. G.. at Washington at the CON-
anenceme2t Of the session, and we can assure
his constituents of the 4th district, that their
interests will be faithfully attended to at the
Capital this winter. Ipased, Iowa has abun,
dant reasons to be proud CT her delegation
in both Houses Of Congress- NO State is
better represented. With Grimes &no Har
Ian in the Senate. WILSON, Pricc, Allison.
Grinnen, Kas. on and Hubbard ia the House
we may safely conclude that our gallant, glo-
Yious young State, over whose name our
brsye and invipable soldiers have shed such
lustre in the field, viii win and maintain an
equally prominent and glorious position 10
the councils of the nation. 81.
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We are unable this week to express in
fitting terms our obligations to our friend,
L. ID. Inge,soll, for the coIr munication in
this paper over the familiar signature Of
hipkynsale." We hope to be favored In
the same way often. Mr.. j. occupies
tMppnsible position in the Treasury De
SpATt@ent, and is deservedly popular in
Washington, where his:brilant talents and
ssos;il Qualities arc highly appreciated
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The General Assembly of Iowa, convenes
at Des Moines on the End Monday, the 18th
day of January. The session, in many i'm.
portant particulars, will be one of great in.
terest. United States senator will HAYS
10 be elected. and much legislation upon
momsntous subjects, will demand attention.
Il will be the first session of new State ad-
niaistratiOn, and although it is not likely
! that the policy of the incoming will differ
from that of the outgoing, still, an interest
attaches to anything that is new and untried.
We shall expect much from this legislature.
Reposing upon popular majority, larger
than was ever given to any party, not being
hampsred by the traditions and entangle-
ments Of any of the old parties Of the coun-
try, and meeting amid the excitements and
terrible realities of this great civil contest, it
Is to be hoped and expected that unity, wis.,
dom, and patriotism will preside over and
control their deliberations. 1t is subject OF
profound gratitude that our own noble coun-
~ for the first time will be represented by
delegations, who love their country, and
Internationally stand by its constitution
and Union. Long and bitter has been the
contest in this county between the friends
Of free and liberal institutions, and the re-
tainers of as corrupt and rotten political
combination As ever disgraced any age or
country. Thank God they have been tried
in the balances by the people and found
wanting. The seal Of public condemnation
has been placed upon them, and the places
which have known them will, we trust, know
them no more forever. A new set Of men,
with other and better principles and pur-
poses succeed them. That these men will
90 act and iegislate as to justify and confirm
the wisdom Of the people in making the
change, We firmly trust and religiously be
iieve.
We shall make arrangements to hear from
the capital during the session of the Legis-
lature, and shall keep our readers fully adj
vizsd in relation to whatever may transpire
there.
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The Richmond Prisons.

From the Richmond Enquirer, Dec 6.
There were yesterday in the Libby pris-
on, and its dependencies over ten thousand
abolition, captives. In this number are in
cluded niEe hundred and eighty three com.
mssioned officers. domic,led at the Libby.
under the immediate supervision Of Major
Thomas P. Turner. By the record it ap.
pears that Mae were received on the l4th
inst. Twelve died the same day. The ar
rivals for severa! days past have not been
very numerous. On last Friday night
Captain Anderson, of the ffy first Indiana
cavalry (Streights co,nmand), and Lieuten-
ant Shelton, of the Nineteenth Iowa regi-
ment "a red headed, bullet eyed, pestilential
abolitionist). escaped from the hospital Of
the Libby prison by bribing the sentinel,
one Mack, a member of the Tenth Virginia
battalion of heavy artillery. This person
was purchased for forty dollars.
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G KEnKUK HOSPITAL -The total number oil
patients admitted into the q S. Hospital
a, Keoktsk since Abrk Goth, 1862, is 7,396
OF this number, the deaths have been as
follows: OF the State Of Iowa, 1870; Hi
nos, 1877 Indians, go; Kentucky, 8, Kan.
sas, %; Missori, SO; Michigan, ~; Mime
sofa, 8; Nebraska, 8. Ohio, 70; Wisconsin
So. Total number Of deaths, GIT.
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IL PRlves.
GREAT FALL
IN CLOTHIN G..
r. G. GooDsI',sssSr, p p,t.o,

may interest your readers. Mr.. Shelton is
at my house. lie is quite lion in the city
very properly. He hqda ball pass into his
feya, ope through. his leg, and yet after res
ceivirg medical treatment here fer his eye
will 60 to-Iowa for a brief visit, and then
GO back to the army. He is full Of courage,
and gives much information in regard to our
prisoners and the rebel care at Richmond. |
trust he may reach his home in Iowa in SOME
ten days. Yours truly,
j. B. GRINNELL.
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Chief Justice fancy is lying at the poin,
of death. ,r-
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

tiled that the PaxBooks for 1868 have been PLACED
In my hands, aud that am. prepared to receive
taxes for said year At my office on Front street
Cow an s Drug Store, from aud after this date
Dec %, 1865 JOHN bASIHY 3a
10 lo-ss CRY Collector
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,r soldiers, und enjoy the luxury Of doing

our soldiers, end enjoy the luxury of doing
good. -
Wea>k the press Of iowa to give this an
extended circulation.
JAMES S WIGHT, Committee
Des Moines, Dec 2lst, 1868.
ExaeuTIvE orFlcE, Iowa, Des Moines,
Dec. 2lst, 1901 most heartily endorse
the foregoing Address of the Board of Con.
troll of the Iowa Sanitary Commission -
This is very important work. know
that great good has been done by it, |
know the supplies furnished are, in the
main, faithfully applied. know hundred
and thousands of precious lives have thus
thus been saved, and vast amount of sui
fering relieved. | ask the ladies of Iowa to
act in the spirit Of this Atllress--to bur v
all past liiferences--to dismiss all jealous.
les, and unite in giving this. their organi-
zation, their foil and cordial support e
la 9aHn SAMUEL j. HARDWOOD.
| fully concur in this Address, and earn.
estly issire to see the obj,cl it is designed
to promote entirely accomplished. 81
IS fars WILLIAM M. STONE.