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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

A TEXAS CHARGE AND VERDICT
Think of twelve innocent looking gen
tlemen in box in Smith county, Tex
as, listening with wide open eyes to
the following charge: "If the jury be-
lieve in the evidence that the plaintiff
and the defendant we're partners in the
grocery business, and that the plain
tiff bought out the defendant and gave
his note for the interest, and the de-
fendant paid for the note by delivering
to the plaintiff COW, which he war
ranted not breachy, and thewarrant was
broken by reason of the breachiness of
the COW, and he drove her back and
rendered her to the defendant. but he
refused to receive her, and the plain
tiff took her home again and put a
heavy yoke on her to prevent her from
jumping fences, and by means of the
yoke she broke her neck and died; and
if the jury further believe that the de-
fendant's interest in the grocery was
worth anything, the plaintiffs note
was worthless, and the cow good for
nothing, either for beef or milk. then
the jury must find out themselves how
they will decide the case, for the Court,
/ if she understands herself-and she
thinks she does--don't know how such a
case should be decided" The verdict
was Eyes," and both parties appealed.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29
FROM CALIFORNIA.

Through the kindness of E. s. MEN
AeER, Esq, OF this city, we are per-
mitted to make the following extracts
from letter addressed to him by his
brother-in-law, Thomas MEARs, ESQ.,,
dated San Francisco, March 31st, to-
wit:
"This is something of large place
for its size. The city has, proper,
about 15O, 900 inhabitants, and l think,
is the fastest place of its size on the
American continent. All business is
done for gold, and every one who at
tends to their business can make mon
ey. and plenty of it. My brother is
doing well and has gotten what he
says, he is satisfied with.
Fourteen years since he sold 160
acres of land, on which he lived, and
which then adjoined the city, for ST.
900. The same property to-day, ex-
elusive of all Improvements, is worth
over three million dollars. The man
to whom he sold kept it two years and
sold it at profit of $4,000, so that he
let 60 too soon also.
At the present time there are i'm
mense sums of money being made here
on farming lands and city property
One can loan money here at ] per cent
per month--interest payable monthly, in
advance, and get real estate as security,
worth double the amount advanced.
The climate here l think is the best
in the world; the thermometer seldom
ever going below so nor higher than
10 degrees.
There are fresh vegetables in market
the entire year, and during period Of
say 10 months of the 12, strawber.
ries, green peas, and new potatoes in
abundance; and as for fish. and al
kinds of game, this beats any place
have ever seen. Everything in the eat
ing line is very cheap. The prospect;
for an extraordinary large grain croE
on this coast has never been better. and
the quantity planted is said to be a
least twice larger than ever before
There is a large quantity of last years
crop yet unsold.
There are some very fine FIGURING
mills here. The average grinding done
by the mills here is 7 barrels per hour
to each run of four feet stone; this in
cludes the necessary time for dress
ing.
All grain and vegetables are sold ii
this market by the pound or by the
hundred pounds. .f-
This is the country for farming
For every crop you SOW, you cut three
and sometimes four crops of OATS
They have always too volunteer crops
besides the crop from the one they
SOW. Wheat and barley is gathered
with what they call headers, leaving
the straw on the ground"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

How NOT TO GET ALoNe.-Some man,
who has evidently studied this subject
well gives to his neighbors this whole
some advice: ''lf you wish to keep
town from thriving, don't put up any
more buildings than you can convent
emily occupy yourselves. If you should
accidentally have an empty dwelling
and any one wants to rent it, ask him
about three times the actual value for
it. Demand q Shylock price for every
spot of land God has given you stew
ardship over. Turn a cold shoulder
on every mechanic or business man
seeking home among you. Look at
every new conner with a scowl. Run
down the work of every new workman.
Go abroad for wares rather than trade
with those who seek to do business in
your midst Fail to advertise or n any
way support your papers, so that pso-
pie abroad may not know whether any
business is going. on in your place sor
not. Wrap yourselves up with your
selves, and cover yourselves up with a
coat of imperious sel6shness. There is
no more effectual way to retard the
growth of town than actions like those
enumerated"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

A Coon ONE.--A rich occurrence
came off at Sandyville, Tuscarawas
county, the other day. Mr.. McFar-
land, the landlord, and also farmer,
took lot of sheep from Col. Black to
keep for him. The bargain was, that
if any of the sheep died, Mcfarland
was to pelt or wool them, which means
that he was to take the hides off, or
pull the wool, as he thought proper.
A stormy night came. and three Of the
sheep died. Mr.. Mcfarland had a
chunk of boy in his employ, who was
not up to sheep talk, and he ordered
this boy to go and pelt the sheep. Boy
started off to obey orders, procured a
club and "went for" the sheep. He
came back in a couple of hours, and
Mcfarland asked him how he got on,
to which he demurely replied: "Oh,
middling. got nineteen OF them, but
there were three l couldn't catch" !"
Nc went to the sheep pasture and dis
covered that the boy had "pelted nine
teen of the sheep to death, and pretty
thoroughly run down the three wild
ones. ."-Holmes County Farmer.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29
A ROMANCE OF TRUE LOVE.
4In Death They Were Not Di-
vidsd.n
fFrom the 81. Louis Times |


The death Of Miss jackson. of this
city, on Thursday of last week, was fol-
lowed by that Of Mr.. WI Hadpeus
the Saturday following. The former
peacefully breathed her last after a
long and painful illness; the latter in a
paroxyism of grief burst q blood ves-
sci and dIed almost instantly. The de-
ceased were betrotbed, and the con-
summation OF their dreams of love had
been deferred from time to time, until.
finally Miss Jackson was prostrated by
sickness.
Unwilling even then to be debarred
her presence, Mr.. H. was admitted to
the sick room. where none were more
attentive to the every want of the suf-
ferer than himself. so far as the delica-
cy of his position would permit. A sis
ter of Miss Jackson was, for days and
nights, the sharer of his watchfulness.
Her more feeble nature, however, sunk
under the burden of fatigue and sleep
less apprehension, which she vainly
struggled to sustain, and at last Mr..
Hudgens was left alone, with barely
the assistance of servant. The OBJ
ject of his solicitude and devotion day
by day became more feeble. He scarce
ly left her bedside. Sleep became
stranger to his eyes, and even food was
put away by him. But even such de-
votion could not turn the penetrating
barb of death, and finally the eyes Of
the sufferer closed forever upon the
fearful face ever above her. and her
hand grew cold and rigid in death
while yet in the warm clasp of his to
whom it was so shortly to be given in
life and love. This was on Thursday.
On Friday the remains of Miss Jack
son were followed to the grave. He
who had been ever present at her bed
was by her bier. His heart went down
into the grave with the sleeper.
The day following the burial the IA
tigue to which Mr.. Hudgens had sub
jected himself began to overcome him.
He sank prostrate upon his bed, and
giving way to the poignancy of his feel
ings, burst blood vessel, and in less
than five minutes his heart had ceased
to suffer, for it was cold forever. The
next day he, too, was followed to the
tomb and placed by the side of his be-
trothed.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

A Coop JoKE.--A stranger got off q
good joke On one of our prominent hv-
cry stable men. Having asked for a
horse and buggy, he was informed by
the livery man that strangers must be
vouehed for, or identified by some one,
before horses could be given them out
of that stable. The man asked how
much the rig was worth. The reply
was $3.50. He gave that amount to
the livery man, took the horse and bug
gy, and used and returned them in good
order. Having got back his roll of
bills, the stranger started away, when
he was reminded that he had forgotten
to pay for the use of the.rig. Said the
stranger: "Do you take mefor fool?
Pm not in the habit of paying for the
use OF my own horse and buggy" and
walked off. The livery man won't hear
the last of it for some days to come
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

T The response to Senator Sum-
ner's great speech on the Alabama
claims, Is so nearly uniformly favora-
BILE that the exception is too insigni6-
cant to notice. Caleb Gushing warmly
supports the view taken by Mr.. Sum-
ner, and says: "Now for the first time
Great Britain receives distinct i'm
preston of the nature and consequences
of her hostile Intervention in the affairs
Of the United States. We do not con-
ceal from ourselves the serious aspect
of this fact, but we belieye that instead
of tending to embitter the relations of
the two Governments, it viii have the
contrary effect" 9
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29
GALLIPoLIs, OHIO, APRIL 80, 1869.
RAIu STORM.

Is the rain sadi All, mol
Not the dear April rain,
The sweet, white rain;
These are glad tears that flow,
Not tears Of pain.
Though the blue heavens take
The clouds their bird-swift way:
Their white, pure way;
The clouds that part and break
In diamond spray.
The clouds that die in show
Hues of the rainbow give,
Its beauty give.
That'in its dyes the flowers
May brightly live.
FAINT odors of the Spring,
The subtle breath Of feids,
or grass in fields,
Scents that TO moses cling,
The sweet rain yields.
The song Of its delight
To the warm noon it sings,
Tenderly sings,
And to the quiet night
Its music brings.
All happy things rejoice
In the bright April rain,
The freshening rain,
Exulting that its voice
Is heard again.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

E A tall Eastern girl. named
Short loved a certain big Mr.. little,
while Little, little thinking of Short,
loved little lass named Long. 10
make long story short, Little Propos-
ed to Long, and Short longed to 0e
even with Little's shortcomings. 80
Short meeting Long, threatened to
marry Little before Long wnlcn caus-
ed Little in a short time to marry Long.
ouerv-Did tall Short love big Little
less because Little loved Shortf
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29
H A doctor was very much a

H A doctor was very much an
noyed by an old lady who always
stopped him on the street to tell him OF
her ailments. Once she met him when
he was in great hurry: "Ah! 1 see
YOU are quite feeble" said the doctor.
"Shut your eyes and show me your
tongue" She obeyed, and the doc.
tor moving off left her standing there
for some time in this ridiculous posi-.
ton, to the infinite amusement. of al
who witnessed the funny scene.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

H Josh. Billings says: 81 don't
suppose there is ever killed, on an as- w
eraee. during any one year, more tna1
is fieas in the whole ov the United
States oy America, unless there is a
casualty of some kind--once IN while
shsrs Is dog gits, drowned sudden,
and then there may be 9 few heas lost"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

E An ingenious individual has laid
before Professor Morse, the electrician,
plan for sending velocipedes over the
wires by electricity. He proposes that
the wheels shall run on wires, one above
and one below, the tires being grooved.
He thinks that they can be used for
carrying the mail, and even goes so far
as to propose to send a man from New
York to New Orleans in an hour and o
halt. sS si5g
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

E An old farmer in Ohio, having
read that the State Penitentiary cleared
seven thousand dollars during the year
by the labor of the convicts, sat some
time in deep thought, and then eI-
claimed, 81 think we'd better turn our
legislator into penitentiary, BY Jin-
pop'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29
.Du Cbsllu tbn. descr;b,ess th

H Du Challu thus describes the
costume of an African Court: King
Diops wore dress coat--and nothing
more; and his first minister, sleeve
less shirt--and nothing more; his Sec
ond minister, q necktie--and nothing
more; his third minister, hat-and
nothing more; the Queen. an umbrella
and nothing mers.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29
H How does it happen, wheneyel

~ How does it happen, whenever
you chance to stay out late which, OF
course. isn't often, that, upon retiring
as quietly as possible, with your boots
off, every door creaks ten times as
much as usual, and the stairs go Oh
like a battery of artillery? For cor
rect solution of the mystery we will feel
everlastingly obliged.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

~A thiefess robbed the clothes
linz Of the editor of the Wellsville
Union Uni a few nights since She was
smart enough to go for the clothes in
the night, as she probably knew that,
being an editor, he wore them in tbs
DAYTIME. q
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29
American House!

THIS HOUSE, situated on Locust Street,
L opposite the Court House. is always
open for the accommodation Of day and week
boerders. on terms as reasonable as any
house in the city.
CD. WALL.
Dec. I9, I867-tf.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

W The mittsn that never fts--Ths
one you get from lady.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-15
MRS. STANTON ON MEN.

Mrs. Stanton has recently given evidence
that she is really woman, by revealing
some things in connection with herself which
might just as well have been kept secret
One of her re, Citations which will surprise
not a few, is that she has home. 1t is SO
contrary to our habits of thought about
mothers with homes to preside over that
they should be rowing round the country
making stump speeches, that for one we con
TESS that it had never occurred to US that she
had a domestic establishment, or that she
had the ordinary home tastes to CRAFTY and
duties to perform which employ women as
we know them. She has also revealed the
further fact, which nobody not acquainted
with her would have suspected, that she has
a husband and jipe sons. Until now we had
supposed shc was the only man around the
house. But she does not stop with these rev
Citations she goes further and draws aside
thecurtain which has shut out from the con
terminating world that fair husband and those
lovely buds of boys, and subjects the trem
bling innocents TO the vulgar gaze and criti
cism of the crowd instead of gathering them
together under the wings of her paterna
tenderness as hen gathereth her brood
In the very onset against the"maIe clement
in q late lecture, she stops to put sharper
point to her napier by saying: n know all
about these men, for have FIVE sons and a
husband IN my own house. They prefer
that women in the abstract should be relig
ious, but they do not wish her to mourn for
their sins" Now in behalf of the six weak.
er vessels of Mrs. Stan toms househould and
in the name of the lords Of cregtiou-we
insist on our ancient rights-we protest
against this invasion Of the sancilv Of home
and dragging therefrom its unfortunate and
defenceless ornaments with which to point a
moral or sdorn tale The amiable Mr.
Stanton senior and the flock of five Junior,
whose duty it is, by their quiet and unoh
trusive lives, to illustrate the virtues and cx
cellencies of a well ordered household in th
Stanton famiiy,s should be spared the NORTH
cation Of this public exposure of their pr
Vate peccadilloes. We entreat Mrs. Stanto
to spare the innocent lambs of her own tocl
In her assaults upon the brutal foes of he
sex. Exercise that quality of charity whicl
rs said to begin at home, and if your hus
band and sons prefer that you should no
mourn over their sins, we beg YOU not t,
become their cenfessor.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-15
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.

The expression Of portion Of the Re
publican journals against the policy Of the
proposed amendment 10 the Constitution il
so plain and positive as to beget the hops
that no such partisan measure will be en-
grated on the supreme law Of the nation
The Providence Journal remarks that sc
far as the Government Of the United States
is concerned, no such amendment as that
now proposed by the Senate is needed II
allows that the negro is already citizen
and undoubtedly has right to hold any o.
fee to which he may be illegally cIe'ird or
appointed, And, in general, 1t sSJ.'
evident that great changes must 'a"e 'aee
in the character and social eond'uoh OF he
race over the greater part Of the country,
before many Of them can be elected to Office
with advantage either to themselves or to
tho community" The Chicago Tribune
pro,csts that Congress has no right, aud can
have none, to say who shall be eligible to
Office in the several States. This clause, TO
be- sure, was stricken out Of the bill before
its final passage, but Gen. Butler and many
of the party papers have got over 1t ny say
ing that the right TO vote Of course imP''es
the right to hold office. Bat the Chicago
Tribune declares that estate officers are not,
Ike voters. constituents Of the national
co,o,,,oapt The Constitutions Of
,b. severn, States provide various quali6ca.
,,,rs for their officers" And it adds that
these may be safely left to the people Of the
various States. The Cincinnati Gazette op.
poses the measure in opposing the annexa.
ton Of Elayti, and, commenting on the ex
tension Of the suffrage to the blacks Of the
South, says that "our eniranchisement Of
the Southern blacks was done upon the mis-
taken theory that it was nee ssary, etc, etc. "
The Newburyport Herald remarks Of the
amendment that mo public necessity Justi
fcs it; TO the States belong the power 10
control the suffrage question; and to place
it in other hands will be to institute DO
minicn over themselves that may become
tyranncal in its character and insulting in
its use
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-15

Tins ls the mental question asked by the sick,
and after repeated failures. lIayr you used
BhANDRETHS PILLS. This is a medicine
which simply "cleanses '-cieunses the blood ~
every organ Of the RoATh ~ r.oi ;n snrd
Rnce with the printed directions. One who has
recovered his own health by this means tells you
10 have courage aud do likewise. j. }. Cook,
publisher Of the Banner for 20 years at Ben
ningtou, VI, says, "Braudreth's Pills cured me
OF dyspepsin when every other means had failed.
and was actually given up by my physicians
and fricuds."
SCRoruLA OF - Years STANDING Cured.
PREsToNvuLE Pa, Jan'y ii, 1865.
DR.. Manifestations Sir; have been ahIi ted
with scroiula for - years but when hope had
long departed, salvation Unexpectedly came. /
have used your pillsfor the last 5 months. Ian.
auage fails TO convey an idea Of the blessng they
have been to me they have cured me, and my
health and strength are now perfectly restored.
LUClEN b. JONES.
Sold by all Druggists. Dr. Brandreth's Office
| Brandrcth House, New York. feblGlwlm
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-15
NEW YORK, BOSTON.
and New England Cities.
% to q Miles the Shortest Route
All trains run directly through to New York,
VA $50 MILES, without change Of coaches.

PROM and after February 18th, 1899, Trains
wll leave in connection with all Western lines, as
followsi
FROM CLEvELAND-From Erie r ailwsyD .
pot:
$50 A. NJ LIGHTNING EXPRESS, daily, ar
rives at Leavittsbur gu $40 a. III. Sleeping
coach from this point to New York without
ohange). Meadyille ITO a. m, llOrnells-
willie II p. IN. (sup), New York 7.4O a. IN.
Connects ut Leavittsburgb for youngstown;
at Mesdville for Oil City, at EImira with
Northern Central Railway for Harrisburg
and the South and at Jersey City with Nor
ming Express Train Of New Jersey Railroad
for Philadelphia, Baltimore aud Washing
ton.
AI5 P. NJ. CINCINNATI EXPRESS, Sundays
excepted, arriyes at LeayittsbuTgh $50 p.
m; MgadVillc $50 ,. III. Sleeping coach
from this point 10 New York without change)
Breakfast at Susquehanna 9.45 a. m, dine
at Turner's $40 p. IN, arrive in New York
$40 p. N, connecting with Evening Express
Trains Of New Jersey Railroad for Phila-
dolphia, Baltimore and Washington.
945 p. NJ. DAY EXPRESS, Saturdays excepted,
arriving at Hornellsviie 9.lj q. m, (breRk-
fusD Great Bend 2.l5 p. m, connecting
with Delaware, LackawHnna ana Western
Railroad Susquehanna z.o2 ?. IN. ldineb
Turner's IS ?. IN. Supper, New York
10 40 p. IN connecting with Michigan Ex-
press Tran of New Jersey Railroad for
Philadelphia.
- "A Si7oPins - g ottaqhed TO this train at
Cleveland, and runs through to H0rIellsville.
FROM DUNKIRK-By New York time from
Union Depot:
| 1850 A. NJ. EXPRESS MAIL, from Dunkirk, DAT
ly, except Sundays. Arrives at Hornells
vile 2.0S p IN. tdine), connecting with tho
730a IN. Express Mail from Buffalo, via
Hornellsyille and via Avon, aud arrives in
New York at Tao q. m.
lis P. NJ. LIGHTNING EXPRESS, from
Dunkirk cunning daily. Stops at Hor-
nellsyille sos P. NJ, (Sup.) intersecting with
the $50 p. NJ. train from Buffalo, stopping
ond connecting as above, arriving in New
| York at 7:40 A. NJ.
Sleeping coach attached to this train at sala-
msnca at $3.50 p. m, running through to New
York.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-15
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-15
The Greatest Discovery of the Age.

Farmers, Families and others gan purchase no
remedy equal to Dr. Tobias Venetian Liniment
Tor dyseutcry, colo, Group, chronic rheumatism
sore throats, toothache sea-sohness, cuts, burns,
swellings, bruises old sores, headache, musquito
bites, pains in the limbs, chest, back, etc If il
does not give relief, the money will be refunded
All that is asked is trial, and use it according
to the direction
DR.. TOBIAs--Dear Sir: l have used yaur We
netian Liniment in my family for a number Of
years and believe it to be the beet article for what
it s recommended that l have ever used. For
sudden attack of or up it is invaluable. have
no hesitation in recommending il for all the uses
it processes TO cure. I have cold it for many
years, and it gives entire satisfaction.
CHAS. II. TRIMMER.
Quakerstown, j., May s, 1868.
sold by the Druggists. Price so cents and 81.
DePot, ~ Park Place. febl6dwlm