Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-05-24
From Cincinnati.
Correspondence of the JounalI

CINCINNATI, May " 90.
This warm sultry aftersoon, with
penetrating sun rays, alieviated now
and then by gentle breeze, is just
such day IS one would look for in
July, aud endure when found there
patiently. but in May, we deem it far
in advance Of the season. lsnd sigh
for the approach OF eFsin, that
seems just possible. Thiy morning
one or two rolls of thund@ startled
our quiet congregations, ffop either
their close attention to tHb. sermon,
or the more probable quiet nsr they
took, at home, or in church. So we
look for rain. Spring is fsirly upon
US, and our markets bear testimony
to its presence. Strawberries, at the
beginning of the last week, we're of.
fered tn US st one dollar aid aqusrter
s quart, but towards the end of the
week their price became more rea
sonable, and during this week or so
they will be ia the height of their
abundance. Other spring estables
come with them and our epicures
are already ENJOYING, to their hearts
and ssousehs great delight, the ad-
vsntages Of good market. Those
OF the people who are fortunate
enough to possess The needfnI are be-
ginning 70 pack up, preparatory to a
summers sojourn in crowded ses-
shore, or watering place hotei-sttics.
which they csll pleasure seeking and
taking. The more sensible either
stay at home, or tske up quarters for
the summer in some rented house, on
our surrounding hills, where proprie-
tor has left it for the diseomforts OF
travel.
Our city authorities too have be-
come awake TO the approach of tum-
mer, and its much feared, and Very
probable companion the cholera.
And so the street cleaning depart
ment, under the authority OF an ordi-
nance passed last February, has been
thoroughly organized and is now
prosecuting its mission with unwost-
ed yigor. Traces Of its work and
evidences of its SUCCESS are manifest
in the greatly improved condition Of
our streets, alleys and lanes. The
Board of Health, comprised of some
Of our best physicians, and the street
cleaning Inspectors, together have
control of the matter, and .he hsi
mony Of their operations has brought
about this great and needed change
in the control snd condition of our
streets. Printed notices are left u
every house stating the regular times
when carts will call for all ashes, gar
bsge, ETC., which are to be kept IN
separate barrels or boxes, ready for
the cartmsn, who will call at lea,t
three times q week. The ordinance
at present is well enforced, and
whether the cholera comes or not
upon US this year, our city will be
one of the clesuest in the union, and
best prepared to meet the approach
of the pestlence.
THE FESIASs.
Somebody LAS been puncturing The
Fenian bubble, and it seems JUS
about to burst Whether Stephens, the
indefatigable Head center is that one,
1 cannot say, but his arrival and the
investigation he made at New York
have brought out one most strartling
revelation. or the several hundred
thousand dollars contributed to the
Fenian cause in the United States,
he tells Us, only thirty thousand ever
reached him in Ireland. Where and
how has the rest disappeared? A
morning paper here says, "O'Mahony
& Co., consumed the remainder in
patent leather boots and every day
sumptuous fare" If this turn Out
to be true, woe to the o. Mahony, il
his supporters ever get him within
their power. The history of Irish
rebellions, secret murderers, mid.
night burnings, as SO wildly por.
trayed in the records of thst unhsp.
py country, for US not to know what
a terrible fury Irish vengeance il
when aroused by exposed treachery
and imposition. In the meantime
more money is called for, and the
faithful, not even yet suspicious, are
pouring in their contribution, to this
will-o- the wisp cause, that seems
scarcely any nearer fruitlon than s
year ago.
OUR LATB ARMY.
The following statistics are taken
from the official war department
records, and may prove interesting
AT the time of President Lincoln's
first cali for troops in April, 1861
the army rolls numbered $4,000 men
During the ensuing four years 1885,.
532 men we're enlisted, OF whom g.
408, ,l03 left the army alive. OF the
balance 5000 died in battle or oi
wounds, while ls4,320 died of dis
ease. The number OF white troops
was about $500, 900, and the number
of de4:hs among them 25l, ,l22, OF
one out of ten. OF the $50, 600 col
ored troops %, 9,296 died, or about
one IN six. Out OF every eight
deaths among the white troops, three
died on the field of battle, and five
from disease. Among the blacks
the proportion of deaths was one in
battle to eight from disease. The
mortality among the volunteers was
nearly fifteen per cent greater than
among the regulars. These figures
only include those who died in the
service, making no mention of those
who have since died, in consequence
of wounds or disease originating in
the army. CRASSUS.
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