Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-03-18

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was the builder of the house your of
fee is now in.
Ed. Reynolds--Was an Englishmar
I-his sons Edward, Henry C. and vii
liam, and his daughter Ada, grea
many of your citizens will remember
His granddaughter lives within short
distance of where I am now writing
she is married.
Yelling Wesaaks-Nearly all your
old citizens will remember him. He
moved to Illinois great many years
ago. His residence when l knew him
was opposite the old jail building, cor
ner of State and Fourth streets, and
has recently been occupied as board
ing house by Mr.. Sisson. 1 think it is
now the property of Jno. eating,
Esq.
Jacob Fetzer-Was tanner, and his
residence the frame building opposite
the parsonage of the NJ. E. Church.
l believe it is now standing.
Martin Gross-I understand be is
still alive and lives on Campaign creek,
in Gallia county.
Samuel r. Holcomb--He was the
father of Gen. Anselm 7. Holcomb, Of
Vinton, Huntington township. He was
Sheriff of Gallia county at the time
this Gazette" was printed. find the
property of three persons advertised
by him as Sheriff, as follows: A card
ing machine, the property of Jno. v
Brown, at the suit of Edward McIntyre.
Also, one mare, the property of James
Humphries, at the suit of Jessie Aus
tin. Also, one horse, the property of
James McLasky, at the suit of Jessee
Hudson. Mr.. Holcomb, while Sheriff
of Gallia county performed one official
duty that no other Sheriff of that
county ever did. He carried out and
completed the sentence of the law upon
murderer. He executed James Lane
for the crime of Murder. The place
of execution is not far from the Apollos
Ward corner, near the Wash. Viney
livery stable, sup town." if I remem-
Der correctly.
r Northup-I understand that this
person was uncle to Mr.. Northup of
the firm of Northup & Smith, Clothiers,
of your city.
Jno. Spires-Was at my last accounts
living-residence near Porter, Spring
field township.
Thos. WeStiake-Brother of Yelling
Westlake above referred to.
The above are all the names in the
list of letters advertised that l can give
any account of. The advertisement is
signed "Francis LeClercq, P. M
Mr. LeClercq was the grand father of
Francis and James LeClercq, of the
woolen factory in Gallipolis.
Presuming your community may be
blessed with "Women's Rights advo-
Gates" l will give one quotation from
the Gazette for their benefit. 1t
will undoubtedly prove good text for
their organ, Elizabeth Caddy Stanton's
paper, the Revolutson.:
"In Philadelphia alone, 10000 per-
sons are begging the manufacturers for
work. The prices paid there by the
Commissary General for making pair.
of pantaloons or shirt for soldier is
125 cents. Thus, for woman to earn
S1.50 per week must make two shirts
or two pair of pantaloons each day.
In New York the same thing exists
600 women have been seen at daylight
before counting house in Greenwich
street soliciting work of manufac-
turer."
Now, Mr.. Editor, you being blessed
with "single dlessedness," perhaps you
may be an advocate of "Women's
Rights" if so, if you can't get off
something good on that quotation why
then there is no use talking about women
getting rid of nursing babies, mending
breeches, or using "ShoDl-psns' for
s'four-cornered articles" Go in, then,
Mr.. Editor, Lizzie, or "any-other-fel-
low a.
1 find on looking further that in 1919
negro slavery troubled Massach husetts
people very much. The Gazette"
tells of powerful speech made by
Mr.. Fuller of Massachusetts,. The ar
ticle says: at contains, in oar estima-
ton, complete demonstration of the
constitutionality Of tile interference Of
Congress wah the Internal policy of
any State which offers itself for
admission into the Union" The
article continues in very bitter
strain against the institution of slavery;
but l cannot comment; were | to do
so it would take up too much space in
your paper and too much of my time.
| viii now turn to the advertisements
of the "Gazette."
l find there were a great many stray
horses in those days, as there are FIVE
advertisements to that effect. Where
horses were taken up as estrays the ap-
praised value ranged from three dollars
to eighty.
George Payne-Then living at the
Mouth of Campaign, advertised for a