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6. Persons should retire at stated intervals.
and have Al least seven hours sleep.
4. Light gauze flannel should be worn next
the skin. in order to preserve the surface Of
the body at uniform temperature.
G. Excessive fatigue. anxiety of mind, fear.
and excitement of every kind sholld be avoid
ed. Therefore large demonstrations at funer-
als should he discontinued, as they excite the
minds Of the people, and tend to create IN,
necessary alarm. For the same reasons. un-
necessary haste 10 bury the dead should be
carefully avoided. This is practice that
can not be too strongly condemned.
9. Al are advised to procure medicines
iron the family physician. in anticipation OF
an attack of the disease. and on the very first
appearance Of symptoms take the medicine.
go home and go to bed, continuing the treat
ment until the arrival of the medical adviser.
10. Chamber-vessels. dc, in use in room
where any one is sick OF the eholera, should be
Immediately moved and emptied into the
priyy vault A solution Of the chloride Of
zine. two ounces to aquart Of water, may be
used for disinfecting the vessels employed.
The privy vault Of every house should be dis
infected every ten days. at least, by throwing
into it four or five pounds Of eopPeras dis
solved in bucket of water"
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Burning of Bostona Mo. 8.
Correspondence Gallipolis Journal.

NASHVILLE, KY, Aug. Q, 1866.
DEAR SIR:-At 20 minutes of
o'clock last evening, the Bostona No
5 caught fire, and burned to the wa
ters edge, one mile below MaYsVille.
The boat is a total wreck. Number
of lives lost unknown. Officers OF
the boat think all were saved, but
passengers think differently. She
had about one hundred passengers
on board.
In two minutes after the alarm was
given the fire was sweeping through
the cabin. 1t caught fire from the
lamp of the watchman, who had gone
back to secure the tying of some cat
tie that had been taken on board at
Maysville, broke the bottom out OF
the lamp, causing the oil to spill on
some dry lumber, which caught on
fire in an instant. The fire appeared
to rage most terrific in the stern OF
the boat, the wind being in our favor
while the boat was under headway;
bnt so soon as the boat struck the
sand bar, the fire came like torrent
up the bow, cutting every thing he
fore il.
The pilot and engineer deserve
special netice for sticking to their
posts. The pilot stayed at the wheel
until the texas was entirely envelop
ed in the flames, when he was COM
PEELED to jump overheard Though
he got badly bruised and severely
brWed, it is thought he will recover.
No sooner had the bow of the boat
struck the bar, than the engineer
opened the mud valve, saving the
explosion of the boilers, and per
haps the lives of half the crew.
There was considerable powder in
the magazine, but most all the pas
sengers had reached terra firma be-
fore it exploded.
There were 250 head of sheep on
board, Is head of cattle, and heavy
freight, all of which were consumed
in the flames. The stock was all
burned alive; none we're saved.
All The baggage that was checked
and in charge Of the baggage mas
ter, was saved. My baggage was
consumed in the flames, and all 9TH
ers that were in the state-roo 1t
being very dark, and in the midst of
a heavy storm, many of US jumped
overheard before reaching land.
The whole affair was horrible
scene, unparalleled by anything 1
ever saw, the dying groans of the
soldier on battle ground not except
ed. / think there were none from
Gallia aboard but myself. escaped
admirably well, with slight burning
on the head and neck. Most of the
passengers were taken back by the
ferry boat to Maysvllle. They look
rather hard this morning.
Most of the crew are on the Mag
nolio this morning, going on their
trip. This is written on board the
Yours, truly.
L. D. CARTER.
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From the Portsmouth Times,
Eleventh District Union Con-
gressional Convention,

The convention appointed to nom
mate candidate for representative
to Congress met at the court house
in Portsmouth, at III o'clock, on
Wednesday, the Sth inst, and organ
lied by appointing Gen. Holcomb,
of Gallia, charm an, and Edward S.
Wilson. of Lawrence and Samuel
Burwell, of Adams, Secretaries. -
A committee on credentials, con-
sistlng of one delegate from each
county, was appointed, as follows:
John Taylor, of Adams; w. j. Cal
lender, of Jackson; Joseph Hunt, OF
Gallia; R. Z. Phillips, of Yinton; c.
A. Barton, of Scioto; and H. C.
Fletcher, of Lawrence.
Next in order was the committee
on resolutions, consisting also Of one
member from each county, IS follows:
T. c. Downey, of Adams; A. F.
Monahan, of Jackson; ,Lemuel Per
~, of Gallia; Joseph j. Mcdowell,
Of Vinton; Henry f. Jones, of Scioto;
and B. +. Cory, of Lawrence.
The convention then adjourned
until one o'clock, at which hour the
delegates met and proceeded imme-
diateiy to business.
The committe on credentials re
ported the following named gentle
men as entitled to seats in the con-
vention:
I'VE omit all but the Gallia dee
CATION.
GALLA-Jos. Bradbury, Lemnel
Perry, Joseph Hunt, A. T. Holcomb,
Ed. Hunt, Amos Ripley. Samuel
Rothseb, James Campbell, Joseph
Stafford, Obadiah Ralph.
The committee on resolutions re
ported the following, which were
read and unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That the Union party OF
the Eleventh congressional districtoi
Ohio heartily endorse the resolutions
adopted by the Union State Csnven-
ton, which met in the city OF Colum-
bus on the 10Th day of June. 1866.
Resolped, That our thanks are due
the Hon. H. S. Bundy, for his faith
ful services in behalf of the Union
and his constituency.
Resolred, That we are opposed to
compromise with unwashed rebels,
and demand that ioyol men control
the government.
Balloting for candidates being next
In order, the following gentlemen
were put in nomination: Simeon
Nash, of Gallia; General W. II. Pow
ell, Of Lawrence; Colonel c. G. Haw-
ley, of Lawrence; Eli Glover, Of Sci.
oto; ID. Mcfarland, of Scioto; and
John T. Wilson, of Adams.
Mr.. Glover declined taking the
field in neat and appropriate
speech, stating as his reason for Sc
doing, his desire to see the position
filed by some one who had served in
the army. Four successive ballots
were then had, with results ranging
as follows:
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to it, re-echos the South's demand
for power. Nothing but the lash of
Southern taskmasters could have in
fused this new life into the rotten
carcass of Democracy.
The result in Kentucky also dem
onstrates one other fact,-the utter
failure that must attend the efforts of
the Philadelphia Convention to form
II third party. There is no middle
ground upon which such party can
be built up. Disguise the fact as
you may, the truth is, that the only
issue before the American people
to-day is simply this-whether loyal
or disloyal men 81 all administer the
affairs of this government. Ken
lucky, by her election, and louisiana
by her New Orleans riot, have spo-
ken out the universal sentiments OF
the South, that loyal men must be
ousted from power and the govern
menu delivered over into their hands,
and this sentiment the Democratic
party at the North cordially endorse.
Representation in Congress by loyal
men will not satisfy the South, but
test oaths and all distinctions be-
tween loyal and disloyal men must
be done away with, and the South be
left at perfect liberty to return JEFF.
Davis to the Senate of the United
States. and make r. Z. Lee our next
President. Such is the issue upon
us, and it is folly to attempt to avoid
or conceal it. It must be met, and
upon this issue, where is there any
middle ground upon which a loyal
man can stand, whether he be a con-
servative or radical. Seward and
Doolittle and their conservative
friends may wrap themselves up in
that spirit of blind faith, which die
tated his famous "sixty- day" proph
ecies, but sooner or later the truth
must dawn upon their minds, that
/ there is no middle ground in thi;
contest, and that they must either
adhere to the Union party, or be
swallowed up and lost in the copper
head party North and the rebeI
party South.
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soldiers. This is the rebel plan also,
and the two have united in an effort
to give it success.
Supposing this combination Of
Southern rebels and Northern SYM
pathizers to be successful in getting
contro, of the government, We all
know Wit the result would be-
The Southern wing of the party has
ever controlled its action, and ever
will. What then, wonld be the &C
ton of Congress in regard to boun-
ties and pensions? Think you they
possess the proper feelings to take
charge of the interests of the Union
soldiers2 Any one at all acquainted
with the tone of Southern feeling
would answer emphatically, No.
One of t~o things would follow as a
matter of course. Either ali boun-
ties and pensions would cease--all
our one-armed and one1eged SOL
diers, and the widows and orphans
of those who gave their life to save
the government, would have to beg
their bread-or else the list would
be increased by adding to it every
rebel soldier. There could be no
other result, for the people OF the
late Tebellious States claim, now that
peace is declared, and the democratic
party of the North back them in
their demands, to stand equal with
the people of the loyal States in all
the immunities and rights of the gov
ernment.
We wish soldiers especially to
think of this when they come to vote.
Consider which is your best friend
in whose hands at your interests are
best secured-Rebel or Union.
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WHEELING, W. Va Aug. l3.--The
severest thunder storm ever known
to have visited this vicinity occurred
Sunday night. A number of bridges,
culyerts, telegraph poles and houses
were washed away. A family named
Robertson, residing six miles west
of this city, on the national road,
were carried away BY the Hood and
all perished A man and woman
were killed by lightning in the city,
and several causalties are reported
TO have occurred east of the city
Trains on the Cleveland & Pittsburg
Road suspended running to-day, in
consequence of the bridges at Port
land and Bridgeport being washed
away. The creeks are swollen
The river has risen six feet. The
storm seems to have spent its fury
within a radius OF twelve miles
There were heavy rains east and
west, but no damage is reported.
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@ Gov. Dennison arrived home
last Friday, and in the evening was
serenaded by the Ohio soldiers home
band. There were present large
number of the citizens of Columbus,
whom he addressed in his usual able
manner. In summoning up the i'm
portance of the campaign, and the
fatal consequences to the country of
the success of the so-called demo
cratic party, among other things, he
asks
"What security will the soldiers
and sailors, who saved the govern
ment from overthrow by armed trea-
son and rebellion haYe for the pay
ment of their pensions and their
bouRties?"
This is an important question to
the soldiers, and one that they should
seriously consider when asked to
vote the democratic ticket. Re-
member, that the democratic plan is
the wiping out of all penalties and
disabilities-the admission of reb-
ell States and rebels themselves to
all the privileges and benefits of the
government now enjoyed by those
who fought to save it-a perfect
equality, Sc far as the blessings of the
government are concerned, between
the Union soldiers and the rebel
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ezWe give below a brief extract

s- We give below brief extract
from a speech made by Mr.. Yallan-
digham during the late political cam
paign in Kentucky. 1t sets at rest
beyond all cavil the fact. that Vars
sympa.hies were entirely with the
South during the rebellion, and that
he is still to-day, as he was then. the
friend and advocate of rebels and
traitors. He says:
'If any loyal man would ask me,
why /, q citizen of Ohio, and here in
Kentucky-to address Kentucky au-
dience, answer him that 1 am pres
ent to return the visit of the Rentuek
ians, to 1rhom Vsre rendered, during the
last fire gears, The hOspitalities Of Camp
Chase. l was not permitted then to
do them the honor and extend to
them the kindness which the great
mass of them deserved as martyrs to
their political opinions, which other
wise gladly woul1 have bestowed" 7"
Such is the language of the ac-
knowledged leader and oracle of the
Democratic party in Ohio. And if
in this language he express the sem
timent of his party, what affinity can
any loyal man have with that party.
Rebels, taken with arms in their
hands and confined in Camp Chase
as prisoners of war, these are the
men whom Vallandigham now exalts
to the dignity of political martyrs.
Traitors, seeking to dismember and
destroy the best government God
ever gave to man, and to blast the
last hope of free government on the
face of the earth, these are the men
to whom Vallandigham now does
honor. Not one word of praise or
commendation for the brave "boys
in blue" who gave up home and
life itself TO save the government
from the destruction threatened by
traitorous hands. Can the soldiers
of Ohio vote with party entertain
ing such sentiments as these?
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SHooTrEs WITH INTENT TO Kill
On Wednesday evening the lst inst,
between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock
Z. NJ. Capt. S. A. Burnap was set
upon by three Williams with an inten-
tion either to rob or assassinate him,
in which attempt however they were
frustated by the cool and gorgeous
course observed by the Captain,
although he received a ball in his
left forearm, which was discharged
by one of them from a revolver
The above offence was committed on
the thoroughfare just below our
Office, where not long since a bold
robbery was effected. Neither Of
the offenders have yet been arrest
ed. Pomeroy Telegraph.
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ANoUNOEnrMTs.

Mr. Editor:-IRA w. BOOTEN will
be a candidate for the Office of Re
corder before the Union Convention.
Mr.. Booten served as a private in
the 73d o. Y. l. and was wounded,
in the battle OF Lookout Mountain,
in the shoulder. by which he is rem
dered unfit for active labor, end
hence asks to be remembered by
the Union Convention.
A. LOGUE, ESQ, is candidate
for re election 10 the office of Probate
Judge, subject TO the decision OF the
Union Convention.
@We are requested to announce
Capt. c. w .CHERINGTON as can
didate for -e- election to the office of
County Recorder, subject to the de-
cision Of the Union Convention.
Mr.. EDIroR:-Please announce the
name of Capt. JOHN II. EVANS as
a candidate for County Auditor. sub
ject to the decision of the L Union Con-
vention. Capt Evans having served
in the both o. V. /. through all its
campaigns, from Fort Donaldson to
Vicksburg, is well worthy the conf
dence and support of the Union vo-
tiers of old Gallia. UNION.
We are requested to say that ] Ohm
c. VANDEN will be a candidate be-
fore the Union Convention: for the
office of County Auditor.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Please announce the
name of JOHN L. GUY, as q candi-
date for the office of County Recor-
der, subject to the decision of the
Union County Convention, and oblige
MANY VOTERS.
Capt. MOSES RIFE, late of the
56th o. V. l., will be candidate for
the office of County Auditor, subject
to the decision of the Union County
Convention.
s-We ere requested to announce
the rame of JOHN P. AMOS as a
candidate for the office of County
Recorder, and oblige many
UNION VOTERS.
EFWe are requested to announce
Capt. WILLIAM GRAYUM as q
candidate for the office of Probate
Judge, subject to the decision of the
Union Convention.
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MARRIED.

SELBY-NEAL-Bv wm- Waddell. Esq. at
ths resilence ofthe brides father, In Green town
ship, Mr. Iegrand Selhy- 60 Miss Eebecca y
Neal Of Mason county. Va.
TArLOR-TODOFf.--Att the residenr Of the
brides father. near West Columbia. by Rev.
George Monroe Mr. James y. fayior. late Of
England to Miss Louisa TodOd Of u eson county.
for which he returns thanks.
Wilson Csartlner az the residence of the brides
father, in Centervilie. Mr. jeremiah Corn, and
Miss susan NJ. waddell.
CUNISGHAM-NOSSBA SBARGER. = Aug. 9th.
BY the Rev. Wilson Garlner, at the widow Elika
NOssharger's residence in Madison township.
Jackson co, Mr. William :. Cunningham. and Miss
Mary M0ssbarger.
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HTuesday was the day fixed for
the meeting of the "PhilaGelphia,
johnson hel-Copper" Convention.
We have advices from there up to
Monday evening. Delegates were
arriving in large numbers-"Bread
and Butter" men, Copperheads, Reb
els, Peace Democrats, DC. Such 4
mongrel set have not been seen since
the confusion of tongues at Babel
We shall have the result of their do-
ings next week.
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Correspondence of the JOurnAl.l
Fort SMITH, Ark,

july "a, 1866.
Mr.. NASH: DEAR SIR:-A few days
ago, becoming tired Of heated gar
rison walls anil baked pavements, we
procured horse and crossed the
Arkansas river into the Cherokee
nation, where the tall forest trees
looked cool and inviting. AS we
stood on the opposite bank innaling
the cool morning air and gazing at
the brick walls of the city that would
soon become heated with Soils rays,
we could but pity the men that daily
move along through the narrow,
heated streets, with scarcely life
enough to cheat a customer. But
we were in the forest and soon for
got the heated and suffering humani-
ty of our large cities, as we listened
to the song of a lively bird, as it
made its morning toilet by a clear
and warbling brook. We felt that
"There is a pleasure in the painless woods,
A rapture on the lonely shore"
Being stranger in the country
and under the impression that the
Cherokees were the most iAaolent of
all tribes, you can well judge OF
my surprise when, after few hours
ride, we merged into an uRdulating
and highly cultivated country, beau
tifully diversified with elegant farm
houses, orchards teeming with lucious
fruit, fields filed with shocks OF gol-
den grain standing like light houses
amid the marked waves of stubble;
herds of cattle grazing on the rolling
prairie which, like blue sea, stretch
es miles away in the distance We
rode few miles through this delight
full country and halted at an elegant
brick mansion, the residence OF a
full blooded Indian of great wealth
and influence among the tribe. We
were heartily welcomed by the host.
Our Kunis (horses) were cared for,
after which we partook of a very
good dinner. served after the manner
of our we'll to do farmers in Ohio.
This tribe of Indians have attained a
greater degree of intelligence and
civilization than any tribe we have
yet met. The country is very fine,
well watered, and greatly adapted to
the production Of corn and wheat, of
which quite an abundance will be
raised this year. On our return to
fhe citv- we found the GalIinolis
journal on our desk. Need / tell
you that it was welcomed like an old
and tried friend, and how eagerly we
looked over its columns to see who
of our friends were dead or married.
After carefully perusiug the Journal
we were pleased TO know that its
high toned gentlemanly editor still
pursues the same course of loyalty,
that has ever characterized his edi-
torial career. We wish him success.
CHEROKEE.
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LETTERS

DEMAINING UNCLAIMED in the Post OF
~ ice at GallipOlis, GalliA county, Ohio, on th'
10th day OF August. y. d. 1850.
RnS- If not called for within one month, they
will be sent 10 the Deal Letter Once.
Eas- To obtain any Of these letters. the appli
cant must call for advertised letters" give thu
date OF this list and paw one cent for advertising
Angel sophia Iuntley James
Rsker Amanda Jones James
Biain Zarah TJ Richa.slson Jane
Brown Martha Jane sanders Naiinda
Carter RieharlC station Matte
Galloway George Sargue James
COchrsnX Gibson MessrsStewar,i Alex
Cox Geo ID Simnkin Thomas
tole ID Nagela Wagner Co
Conner MalligAn VI Williams jas
Farrel Michael
ofiee hours from "a A. NJ. to 81 PM
Sundays, Otiiee open from tO9 a. NJ
JOSEPH DROUILLARD,
August 10. 1855 Post Master.
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EF Under the new policy of
President Johnson, Vim. Smith has
been appointed Deputy collector Of
Internal Revenue for Meigs CO.
Our Union friends at Buffalo, W.
Va, will remember this fellow
Smith as a school teacher IN that
place at the breaking out of the re
bellion. He endeayored to raise
company for the rebel army, but
failing to get but from II to Is men,
he went to Charleston, and joining
Wise, was appointed Quarter-Master.
Smiths opponent for collector was 4
one armed Union soldier? Comment
is unnecessary
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Valuable Farm for sale.

UNHE undersigned offers for sale q nice
IL farm OF 100 acres; 80 under cultivation
and mostly in grass II is under good repair,
well watered by wells and springs. toIerable
good dwelling house, good barn and other out
buildings, good orchard Of 40 trees. Sitna
ted in Springfield township, Gallia county
Ohio, about miles from the city Of GAiiiPoo-
lie. For further information call at the resi-
dence Of the subscriber on the prenisas, or
sddressIby letter to ID. c. WAT
August 2, ls66.-2ms. GAlhpoiis' u
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SThe Judicial Convention, at
Pomeroy, last Saturday, nominated
the present incumbent, Hon. Z. A.
GUTHRIE, for reelection as Common
Pleas Judge for this district. There
was no other candidate before the
Convention His election is sure.
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S Hon. III. j. Jewett, one of the
Democratic delegates from Ohio TO
the Philadelphia Convention, has
sent a note to the Democratic Central
Committee stating tina. he can not,
consistently with other duties, go to
that political menagerie. He has
business in the direction of St. Louis
What's the matter?
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SThe cholera in Cincinnati, has
been on the increase the past week,
and on Saturday the Board of Health
declaredst an epidemic. On Mon
day the deaths were Sc.
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EE Important and interesting
European dispatches by the Atlantic
Telegraph were received last night.
Napoleon has introduced a new ele-
ment IN the continental situation, by
demanding from Prussia an exten-
sion ofthe frontiers of France to the
Rhine. The demand is vigorously
opposed by the Prussian official pa
pers. The armistice between Italy
and Austria has been renewed for
four weeks.-CR. Com. dug. If.
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un;on county Convention.

Convention of the Union party
ecaiI;a q County, will be held at the
Conrt e. House, in Gallipolis1 1on On
00"i' Saturday, dag. 25, 1856.
and organize at II O'Clock a N ior
the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the following Offices, 10 be
filled by election on the 9Th day oil
October next to-wit:
One Auditor, one Probate Judge,
one Recorder, one Commissioner and
one Infirmary Director.
Each Township will be represented
nv one delegate for every 70 voters
for Gov. Cox, ip 1865 Excluding all
fractions) which gives to the several
townships the following representa-
tion to-wit:
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IT, We observe in the Gallipolis
Journal an announcement that Mr..
and Mrs. Van Sickle will open a
Select School. for instruction in the
common and higher branches, Ian
guages, Music and Drawing, at Alex
andcr Chapel, Green Township,
Gallia County, on the lst OF August.
Mr.. Van Sickle and his lady are ac-
complished and experienced teach
ers, and deserve the ample success
which we trust will attend their en-
terprise.--.Springfeld Republic.