Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-06-07
From Cincinnati.
Correspondence of ths Journal
CINCINNATI, June 8, &c.

CINCINNATI, June 8, &c.
or course, every body here today
is sll excitement over the "Finnegan"
in Canada, and is busily
the Bulletin boards, just
as was done in the old times of our
war. The telegraph has already
fully posted you in all the items of
this raid into Canada, and its apparent
The opinion prevails
here that some branch of the body
has failed TO come to time in making
4 simultaneous entrance to Canada at
q point further east on the border.
A party of the Fenisns is announc-
cd to leave here tomorrow night to
join their brethren, already st work,
unless by that time they are not all
prisoners of war. Those taken can
have little hopes Of final escape, for
we all know the treatment of rebels
by the British government too well,
to doubt their fate. A short trial, if
any, and speedy punishment of
death, and the tale of the rebellion
will be ended.
COURT SCENE.
Rather q navel, and instructive
scene was witnessed in one of our
city courts last week, which the pa
pers here have failed to present in all
its bearings in their daily legal re-
ports. The facts prior to the de-
of last week are these: In
February, 1865, German, moving
from New Haven to Cincinnati,
shipped by rail road box of house
hold goods. Failing to receive it,
and tracing it into the hands of the
Little Miami Rail road Company, he
brought suit against that company
for its value. In his petition he al
legged this 10 be 81, 800, and sought to
recover that amount from the com.
panY. Attached to the petition was
a long list OF articles said to be in the
box, with valuation for each article.
The case came up for trial last We'd
nesday, and the plaintiffs counsel
opened and presented his testimony,
conslusive and to the point, and at
the close of his side of the case every
thing indicated verdict for all the
plaintiff had asked.
The defence opened and produced
in evidence the identical box, the
subject of controversy. thad been
found the day before in the Hamilton
& Dayton depot, where, by some mis-
take, it had lain nearly a year and a
half. On finding the box, they open
ed il in the presence of reliable wit
nesses who catalogued and appraised
its contents. A number of articles
such as silver ware, line clothing. and
elegant pictures. claimed to have
been in the box by the plaintiff, were
found to exist only in his imagina-
ton, and his valuation of all that
was there, to exceed the real value
in the ratio of eight to one. Their
valuation of the whole box was Sll4.
The box, as said above, was brought
into court, and Its contents displayed
to the jury. The discontinue of the
plaintiff was complete, his specula-
ton failure, and his case disposed
of.
In consideration Of The fact, how.
ever, that the box had been DELAYED Q
year and half the court instructed
the jury to give verdict for plaintiff
of one dollar, in order that the costs
Of the case might be paid by the de-
PENDANTS. The matter was very
slightly alluded to in the papers.
The revelations of the trial expose to
view a new field for adventures, the
bringing suits for damages against
railroad companies for lost boxes.
where claimed value need only be
limited by the elasticity Of the peti-
toners conscience.
EXTREMES MEET.
The weddings alluded to in my
last all came off as, had almost said,
previously advertised But the sane
tity of fashions domains, was sadly
invaded in the case of one. The
hour for the ceremony was six O'Clock
at prominent church right in the
center of business. At that hour the
evening tide of people on their home
ward way from their daily toll, usual
ly fills the street. Attracted by the
busy signs of preparation, the white
muslin down the church steps, the
gathering carriages, it turned in
with the rest and filled the church to
repletion. Such motley company,
that church had never before con.
tained-cart-drivers. brick layers, fac
tory girls, roughs, rowdies, gamblers,
with here and there some naughty
dame or maid, whose pretty nose Whit
fed undisguised contempt for its unac-
customed company. Nor was this
the least. The ceremony had COM
menced, the audience, becoming de-
sirous of seeing that every thing
was done correctly, gradually rose,
mounted the few seats, the pew
backs, and in the windows, eagerly
inspecting each stage of the proceed
ing. Imagine apalace varieties CON-
pany in q church. AS the minister
spoke in solemn tones of the impor.
lance of the relation now being in
augurated, the stentorian tones of q
vigilant policeman called to the res
cue by the wretched sexton, ordered
the audience to "get down of them
seats" which command, readily obey
ed by some, was received with smil-
ing outspoken derision by others.
Fashion went home insulted and out.
ragged, vowing never to marry its
daughters in church at an hour when
the herd was free to attend. The
herd departed happy in its vision OF
robed magnificence and privacy, and
in having asserted its privilege of
entering the church when open, al
thouoh If rpiohf avan ha the craat