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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
How to Stop the Leaks

The clouds which still overcast our
National sky are mainly Financial;
and Gen. Grants Administration
will prove triumph or failure ac.
cording as it shall demonstrate abil-
ity er inability to reduce the burden
Of the National Debt Its first need
therefore, is Retrenchment in Public
Expenditures; but its second, and
scarcely inferior, is to enhance the
National Income by putting an end
to the gigantic frauds which have for
years reduced the Revenue by from
Fifty to One Hundred and Fifty
Millions per annum.
How shall this be done2
We expect something from the pas
sage of Mr.. Schenck's general bill,
and something more from general
infusion of honesty and vigor into
the service consequent on the acces-
sion of Gen. Grant But there is a
more specific means of operating to
this end which seems to us worthy of
consideration. Here is its outline:
Assuming that first-rate Secre-
tary of the Treasury is assisted by an
equally fit Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, we hold that the proper
district officers shonld be held ac-
countable for the success or failure
of their efforts to assess and collect
the Internal Revenue after this
fashion:
Brown, We will suppose, is Assess
Or OF a specified district, and Jones
Collector. The Commissioner should
give them fair notice that they must
secure to the Government the inter
nal revenue rightfully coliectable
from that district, or must give place
to successors. Each, when appoint
ed. should be distinctly told. "The
fair honest cost of Whisky in your
district, is (say) 81 - per gallon; we
shall keep strict watch over it, and
whenever we find any selling therein
for 81 10 or less, we shall want your
office for another man" So of To
bacco; so of other heavily taxed ar
tlcles. If aperson cannot collect the
revenue. that is reason enough for
letting some one else try in his stead.
"Augers that won't bore" are out of
place in such a service; they must
give place to such as will Only let
the Assessor and Collector know that
whenever the prices current prove
them unable to do the work for which
they are paid, they must get out,
and what are now moral impossible
tiles will soon sinkinto mere Difficult
Ties, and then fade away altogether.
At all events, we trust this plan will
receive fair consideration. ~. Y
Tribune.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
The Largest Skeleton Ever
Found,
From the saux Rapids Sentinel, 18th,

From the Saux Rapids Sentinel 1Sth,l
Day before yesterday, while the
quarry men employed by the Saux
Rapids Water Power Company were
engaged in quarrying rock for the
dam which is being erected across
the Mississippi at this place, they
found imbedded in the solid granite
rock the remains of human being of
gigantic stature. About seven feet
below the surface of the ground, and
about three feet and a half beneath
the upper stratum of rock, the re-
mains were found imbedded in the
sand, which had evidently been
placed in the quadrangular grave
which had been dug out of the solid
rock to receive the last rem aims of
this antediluvIan giant. The grave
was twelve feet in length, four feet
wide, and about three feet in depth,
and is to day at least two feet below
the present level of the river The
remains are completely petrified, and
are of gigantic dimensions. The head
is massive, and measures thirty. one
and one halfinches in circumference,
but low in the os .frontis, and very
fiat on top. The femur measures
twenty six and quarter inches, and
the fibula twenty y-five and a half,
while the body is equally long in pro
portion. From the crown OF the
head to the sole ofthe foot the length
is ten feet nine and q half inches. -
The measure around the chest is fif-
ty-nine and a half inches. This gi-
ant must have weighed at least 900
pounds when GOV cred with a reason
able amount of flesh. The petrlfied
remains, and there is nothing left but
the naked bones, now weigh 304J
pounds. The thumb and fingers OF
the left hand, and the left foot, from
the ankle to the toes, are gone; but
all the other parts are perfect Over
the seRulchre of the unknown dead
was placed a large fat limestone rock
that remained perfectly separated
from the surrounding granite rock
These wonderful remains of an an
tediluvian, gigantic race are in the
possession of gentleman who had
started with it to his residence East
This gentleman. it is said, will send
the remains to Boston, and possibly
we may hear all that can be said on
the subject by the learned in these
things. 1t is supposed by some of
our ablest men, among whom is Gen
eral Thomas, that many more skele-
tons will be found during the process
of excavating the granite rocks in
this place. Some seem to think that
these remains were deposited in this
sarcophagus prior to the formation
of the present strata of rocks tn at
now abound here; but this is mere
conjecture.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
Wealth of Ohio.

The valuation of the property o.
Ohio for taxation in 1868 has beer
completed. 1t shows 25, 144,680 acres
of land, valued at $500, $40, 299, being
an average of $50 per acre. There is
found to be 227, 1885 acres less than in
1867, reducing the aggregate assess
ment $3O3, 585. The total value of the
chattel property of the State is $780,
OO8, ,s99, decrease of $4,752, 1873 from
last year. The real estate of towns
and cities amounts to SO, 9,762, 81 5 more
than last year and aggregates to S182,-
141, ,488. On the whole there is net
increase throughout the State of $4,-
7O6, ,6O7-the grand total being s ILL.,
461 1886, which gives about S400 per
capita of the population. This is, how
ever, Just about half the "true value"
at which the wealth of the State should
be estimated. On this basis, the prop
erty of the rural districts gives $500
per head, and that of the large towns
and cities $500 per capita Steaben-
pille Herald.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
ROAD NOTICE.

4 PETITION will be presented to the
n Commissioners of Gallia County at
their stated meeting in March, 1869, asking
the alteration of the county road from Vinton
to Gallipolis, in said county, as follows
Beginning at a hickory tree on sad road
about twenty rods below r. B. Carter's house
in Huntington township thence eastwardlY
to the point of hill on the road from Vinton
to Cheshire; thence along said road to or
near the forks of the run; thence up the right
hand fork through the lands of Abraham
McEwing and James McGhee. the nearest and
best way-and interseet said county road at
the corner of James McGhee's wheatfeld,
and that 50 much of said road as lies between
the last named interesting point, and the
road frcm Vnton to Harrisburgh be vacated.
Dee. 81 '6S-iw
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
Gen. Sherman and the Democ
raCV,

For the last four years the Demo
cratic party has studiously endeavored
to use the name and reputation Of Gen.
Sherman to advance its interests. All
this was done without warrant, for Gen.
Sherman never sympathized with any
of the hereto notions of modern De-
nnoorauy. The leaders OF the party,
however, have assumed that he is one
of their number, and taking advantage
of the fact that his military character
imposes silence and reserve in political
matters, they have, in season and out
of season, declared that Gen. Sherman
is opposed to the policy of Congress and
the Republican party. Not six months
ago they had it that he was ready to
call his old soldiers around him, and of
fer forcible resistance to the Govern
ment. They were simply manufactur-
ing lies out of whole cloth. ... .
Gen. Sherman's speech at the Sol
dier's Banquet, at Chicago, is equal to
fve hundred pound shell in the Rebel
Democratic camp. Sherman had here
proper opportunity to answer the
calumnies which, under the guise of
friendship, the Democratic and rebel
press had circulated concerning him.
He tells them plainly that he has no
sympathy with the States-Rights-Se-
cession Democracy. He was reared
and educated in different school. He
is too old to learn new theories. The
doctrines of Washington, Knox, Frank
lin, Hamilton and Adams are good
enough for him. He don't believe in
State sovereignty. That theory in
wolves notification, secession, treason
he will have none of it; it has cost us
too much in blood and treasure al
ready. He has faith in the destiny of
the American Republic; and is ready
to labor, toll, and, if necessary, fight,
to realize the idea of a great, united,
homogeneous and free people.
These ideas are in direct antagonism
to modern Democracy, and hence the
party organs are barking at Gen. Sher-
mans heels. They denounce him with
out stint, and characterize him as an
imperialist and all that sort of thing
The Cincinnati Enquirer charges him
with falsifying history, and in reply to
his assertion that be loves all parts of
his country alike, throws into his face
the fact that he inflicted terrible pun
ishment on the aristocratic secession
lists of South Carolina. The Enquirer
says that s'if he loves all his country
alike, it must simply be the land, for he
hates the people of one section of the
Unicn with malignant and bitter inten-
sity." In this the Enquirer is wide of
the truth Gen. Sherman does not,
and never did, look upon the few aris-
toeratic families of South Carolina as
the people of that State-he knows that
they are not Further than that, he
makes no pretension to loving his ene-
mics and the enemies of his country.
He is not demagogue; he is not for
sale, and hence the enmity of the lead
ers of the Democratic party.-State
Journal.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
ES- The Cincinnati Commercial
of Monday says:

&E- The Cincinnati Commercial
of Monday says;
The Presidents proclamation oi
general amnesty will bring home
John c. Breckenridge, among Others
1t is stated that he has already quit
ted Canadian soil. and will arrive
here en- route for Kentucky, to day,
or to morrow at furthest. The next
movement will be to return him to
the Senate of the United States.
Probably a very considerable major
ity of Kentuckians are in favor OF
this. Breckenridge is a man of de-
cided ability. He belongs to an old
family. He has wealth, social posi-
ton, and the eclat of service in the
Confederate cause in his favor. We
regard it as foregone conclusion
that he will be the next Senator from
that State, if he will consent to the
use of his name. OF this there is
very little doubt. He is not less am
bilious of political honors than when
he was nominated for the Vice Presi-
dency He has the genuine Ken
lucky itch for official position and
influence, and that disease is incur
able. No Kentuckian was ever
known to voluntarily quit public life.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31

WASHINGTON, ID. e., December 25.
By Me president of The Unied States
of america:
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The President of the Uni
ted States has heretofore set forth sew
eraI proclamations, offered amnesty
and pardon to persons who had been,
or were concerned in the late rebellion
against the lawful authority of the
government of the United States, which
proclamations were severally issued on
the 9th day of December, 1868; on the
26th day ef March, 1864; on the 29th
day of May, 1865; on the 7th day of
September, 1867, and on the 4th day
of July, of the present year; and
WHEREAS, The authority of the Fed
eral government having been re-estab-
lished in all the States and Territories
within the jurisdiction of the United
States, it is believed that such Presi-
dental reservations and exceptions as
at the dates of SAID several proclama-
tons. were deemed necessary and prop
er, may be wisely and Justly relinq uish-
ed, and that an universal amnesty and
pardon for participation in said rebel
lion, extended to all who have borne any
part therein, viii tend to secure perma-
nent peace, order and prosperity
throughout the land, and to renew and
fully restore confidence and fraternal
feeling among the whole people, and
their respect for, and attachment to
the National government-designed by
its patriotic founders for the general
good;
Now, therefore, be it known, that 1,
Andrew johnson, President of the
United States, by virtue of the power
and authority in me vested by the
Constitution, and in the name of the
sovereign people of the United States,
do hereby proclaim and declare, un-
conditionally, and without reservation,
to all and to every person who direct
ly or indirectly participated in the late
instruction or rebellion full pardon
and amnesty for the offense of treason
against the United States, or of adher-
ing to their epemies during the late
civil war, with the restoration of all
rights, privileges and immunities, un-
der the Constitution and the laws,
which have been made in pursuance
thereof
In testimony whereof 1 have signed
these presents with my hand, and have
caused the seal of the United States to
be hcreunto affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, the
twentyffth day of December, in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and sixty-elght, and of the indepen-
dence of the United States of Ameri-
ca the ninety-third.
Signed ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President.
F. w. SEWARD, Actin G Sec. Estate
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31

Eg Amongst Atlantic Gables. steam
navigation and those professions of
science and art that mark the nine
teenth century. not the least useful.
are DR.. Ayers medicines. They take
rank among the benefactions Of man
kind. from the rapidity aud certainty
with which they cure. Try Ayers
Cherry Pectoral on a cough snd it is
gone. What skin diseases OF impuri-
ties Of the blood Withstand Ayers Sar-
saparilla? Ayers Pills are the per-
iec'ion OF purgative-eYery family
Should have them rs almost every fam
lily does. Not trife to be thankful
Tor are good medicines and the kgowl-
edge how TO use them for protection
from disease. These DR.. Ayers prep
arations and publications furnish. and
we do not hesitate to commend them.
81 Louis Leader.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
Gen. Grants Policy.

Whatever the "policy" of the new
administration may be in other re-
spects, in that of honesty and eeono-
my-rigid retrenchment-we are
glad to know there is to be no unj !
! certainty Upon this subject Gen
GRANT, it seems, speaks his mind
freely-there is no uncertain sound
in his words upon this part of hS
''policy"-and the country wilt thank
him for it. In conversation with
several members of Congress, few
days since, says the correspondent
of the y. Y Tribune, Gen. GRAFT
spoke with emphasis upon this sub
ject:
He said, substantially. it was ve.y
apparent to every man in the corn-
try that our finances needed the
closest attention, and that it is vital
ly important, if we intend to pay off
the national debt and tighten taxa
ton, to practice the most rigid econ
omy, and the place to begin with'is
the bills that are pending in Con-
gress granting further subsidies to
the Pacific and other Railroads. No
matter what may be said about the
prospective benefit we are to derive
from these roads, it is too long to
wait, and we should make the lest
possible use of our present resources,
without increasing the burden of our
debt by incurring expensive risks
which are hazardous. The Con-
gressmen who We're at the interview
were astonished at the frankness
with which the General expressed
his views, while they one and all
pledged him their support.
EditoriaIly the Tribune says:
We have splendid news from
Washington General Grant has
taken a step which will cndear him
still more to every patriot. Instead
ofwaiting for the hour of his new
Office, he announces policy that
will do more good than a thousand
orations. He demands from Con-
gress honesty and economy. The
time to squander has ceased; and if
our easygoing Representatives in
tend to vote millions for every
plausible scheme, it must be done
Orer the reto Of the ne,o President.
This simple declaration will save
millions to a depleted Treasury We
must pay our debts before incurring
new ones, and especially we must
stop the wholesale waste of money
and lands covered by the many rail
road schemes. We accept Gen.
Grants declaration in the joyful
hope that we have seen an end of real
estate speculations in the unproft-
able dominions of other countries, of
immense "lawyer's fees for Wash
ington lobbyists-of land grants and
Indian treaties,-and of the astound-
ing frauds in the collection of the
customs and taxes. Let economy be
the word, and the country will re-
spondl Any Congressman who pre-
sumes to stand in the way will be
rebuked by the people. Gen. Grant
is right, and the nation will give him
an enthusiastic support.
We look for his coming as men
who gaze through the darkest night
and fervently yearn for morning
This is sign of the coming day, and
we feel assured that it will be day |
of glorious and beneficent works, of |
economy, honesty, and peace.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
aARRIED,

YOCKEY-ZIS-K.-O Tuesday evening. Dec
2sd. 1865 at the residence Of the brides mother
in kygervilie, by VIM. S. Jenkins, Esq, Mr.. {. +.
lOckey and Miss Susan link.
eiUY-SHAYER-By the same, on Tuesday
evening Dec s2i 1868 at the residence Of Mr.
EDos George, IN Cheshire township. Mr. Obadiah
Il. Guy and Hiss susan Rehecca Shaver
MiLLER-TOW Newport, Ky, Dec,
93d at the residence OF the brides parents by
Rev. Geo u. T. Mortimer. Henry T.. Miller, OF
the firm Of VIC. Miller s SON. OF this city, and
Julia y, eldest daughter OF J. c. Towers, Esq.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
MARKETS.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 90.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 90.
Gold 134f
OF the general markets, the Gazette
says:
There was no animation in trade in
general merchandise on Saturday.
The suspension of river navigation was
a material awback, but if the weather
continues as warm as it was yesterday,
some boats will be able to leave to-day
and tomorrow, Flour was without es-
sential change. Wheat was dull, and
concessions could have been obtained.
Corn was in ample supply, and shade
easier. Oats were neglected. Rye
was inactive, and barley was quiet,
with no essential change in prices.
Hogs were in light supply and fully
Csc higher, closing at SO 25@10 90
net and S11 25@11 rs gross, for me-
dunn to heavy averages.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31


A Coon PoLlcH.-speaker CoLrAx,
in recent speech at Philadelphia.
speaking for the incoming administra-
ton, said:
'sThe most searching retrenchment.
honesty, efficiency and high character
in all connected with the public service;
the rigid guardianship of the Treasury
against unwise and extrayagant
schemes; q financial policy which shall
maintain our credit untarnished, appre-
-ciate our currency, and place us on the
firm rock of specie payment
Such '.policy" is what the country
needs, and viii be thankful for.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31

~ The six Smiths, brothers, of
Middlefeld, Massachusetts. and there
about, killed their several rival pigs
of the Northampton breed, recently,
and Lawrence Smith, owner of the
smallest, paid the supper previously
and mutually agreed upon as the
stakes to be forfeited by "the hinder
most in this race for fatness. This
smallest porker kicked the beam at
500 pounds, and the largest Tailed
6S4 pounds. Lawrence's house was
beautifully decorated on the occasion
of the supper, and fifty of his kith
and kin partook Of his hospitality.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
w We urge upon the United States

~ We urge upon the United States
Senate to give Mr.. Salisbury ten days
opportunity to resign; and if he chooses
not to take that step in that time, then
to compel him. There are plenty OF
sober Democrats in Delaware, and we
can name several whose abilities would,
at least, not disgrace their constituents.
As for our present condition, it has
been endured long enough. The peo-
ple of Delaware are not insensible to
Shame. They have now borne with
this fallen man beyond reasonable lin
its; we therefore represent them in
saying that Mr.. Salisbury must i'm
mediately resign, or the Senate must
promptly. compel him, Wilmington
Commercial, December 20.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31

Dsg- The Amnesty Proclamation
pIeases the rebels, OF course. After
waging a four years war for the de-
struction of the best government
ever known, sacrificing thereby
millions of lives and untold treas
ures, to receive a full and free par
don therefor is enough TO cause re-
joicing. The following telegram
from New York tells how the rebels
there received this Proclamation:
The Amnesty Proclamation causes
much rejoicing among ex-rebels in
this city Large numbers of them
met in the afternoon at the New
York Hotel to exchange congratula-
tions, and are enjoying dinner this
evening. A vote of thanks will be
sent to President Johnson with u
large number of signatures.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-31
Specie Payments.


How shall we return to specie
payments? This is the great, all
important question just now
Statesmen and editors are engrossed
it. For our part we cannot see
the necessity ofmaking haste in this
matter. We don't believe it can be
done by simply saying it shall be-
Time and an economical administra-
ton of the government-the reduc-
tion of expenditures below receipts
will bring it about as soon as the
country is ready for it. A man can
not pay his debtsEwhen he owes one
hundred thousand dollars, and has
only fifty thousand Of assets, and il
he were to advertise that he would
meet all liabilities as they were pre-
sented, he would soon find himself a
bankrupt. And if he should do it
upon the theory that the simple an
nouncement of his readiness to pay,
though unable to do SO, and his
creditors knew it, would bring his
paper to par, and thus keep it from
presentation, every one would say
that he was pursusing very un-
wise, foolish course. And the judg-
ment of the public would be right.
But, if his Indebtedness and assets
stood in that relation to each other,
and his receipts were in excess Of his
expenditures, he would soon be in a
condition to pay up, and thus bring
his paper to par. So it is with the
government. The idea of attempt-
ing to pay specie on its present in
debtedness it seems to us is prepos-
ferrous and insane. And to us it
seems equally unwise, for the sake
of immediate specie payments, to
bond our greenbacl1s to an amount
that would permit it to be done with
a certainty of success. That would
be too sudden. 1t would unsettle
values to such an extent as to bring
disaster and ruin upon the country.
Let the new administration come
into power-turn out the thieves
let Congress stop It's grants to Rail
roads-cut off all appropriations not
absolutely necessary to carry on the
government, and what the immedi-
ate interest of the country require
let all departments practice the
most rigid economy-see that the
revenue laws are honestly enforced
thus bringing our expenditures
below our receipts-and specie pay
ments will come in due time, and
without any disastrous consequences
to the business Of the country.
We trust, therefore, that Congress
will not attempt to force immediate
specie payments. The country is
not ready for it, With our present
circulation it would fail of success,
and an immediate reduction of the
currency to a standard that would
justify resumption, would be ruin
Gus to the business interests of the
country. Wait. Let the legisla-
ton, as we have already suggested,
be in view of resumption, but at
present fix no definite time when it
shall take place. We feel certain
that, so far as the Executive Depart
ment is concerned, under the new
administration, it will be conducted
with the most rigid economy neces-
sary to a wise and just administra-
ton of its affairs. The country eX-
poets this of Gen. Grant, and we are
sure it will not be disappointed.
Let Congress do likewise, and specie
payment will come so easily and i'm
perceptibly as almost to be unnoticed
by the country.