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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-24
The Holidays.
THE PLACES FOR PRESENTS
DeN'r FORGET THE CHILDREN.
What. Our Merchants Have
Done.

Inasmuch as Christmas and New
Years Day are fast approaching, and
with them the usual amount of noise,
presents, balls, glad faces, and so
forth, we have been around among
our merchants to see who are ready
for them. We found nearly all of
them prepared to meet the wants OF
men, women and children, in the line
of presents, from the lasting and val
liable to the cheapest toy. Our read
ers will see from what follows who
have replete stocks, and may know
where to purchase for their children,
or "any dear friend" that which will
please the hardest to please.
ID. s. Ford.
Mr.. FORD, on Court street, has all
that fancy can paint, such as candies,
fruits, nuts, raisins, figs, currants and
sugar toys. Also fire-crackers, fire
works, rockets, Roman candles, tor
pedoes, etc. He has, also, mince
meat for mince pies. KRIS KRINGLE
himself, will quarter at Mr.. FoRD's
during the holidays. Mr.. FORD wants
to see the little folks.
M. Moses.
Mr.. MOSES, on Second street, keeps
nothing but presents that will last
If you want to make your husband
or boy lasting Christmas present
one that will tickle him as we'll as dc
him good, go and get him a Christ
mas suit at Mr.. MOSES. Start him
on the New Year with one of Mr.
Moses fine beaver overcoats, or 8
hat or cap, all of which he will sell 6
trifle below cost till New Years Day
s. GOetz.
Mr.. GoETz, a wide awake holiday
man, keeps opposite Aleshire's Mill
He keeps all kinds of candy, nuts
figs and anything suitable for stockin
stuffin'. He will have oysters, fresf
and cove. He will also dish up meal,
in every style during the holidays
Mr.. GoErz' supply is without limit
Go and see him.
l.. p. Maguct & Sons.
At their drug store we found then
ready with sleeves rolled up to wal
on Christmas customers. They hav,
Christmas toys, dolls, drums, horns
baskets, canes, china goods, yan
kee notions, besides articles of util
ity from the drug store, such as per
fumery, brushes, combs, ETC., com
bining both the useful and ornamen
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-24
REPORT of the Union Schools TO

Nos. l, 7, and 10 are the banner
grades in punctUality.
School closes on Thursday, the
oath inst, and will begin again,
Providence permitting, on Monday,
the 4th of January, 1875.
J. S. WILSON.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-24
Probate Court.

Judge KENT furnishes us the follow
ing statement of the business of the
Probate Court for the past week, to-wit
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
John Is. Eckles and Clara Morris.
Coston L. Jones and Anna l.. White,
Harmon Darst and Appeline Warner.
n. II. Matthews and Amanda Kelley.
Jacob Bennett and Mary johnson.
Silas B. Cheney and Eliza w. Beck.
Jos. Coleman and Lucretia Preston.
VIM. A. McClaskey and Marietta Nc
Wharton,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-24

The Clerk pays out of his 5000 for
a deputy; the Sheriff $500; the Audi
tor $3.50 and the Treasurer $3.50. The
balance employ no deputies, clerks or
assistants.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-24
John Dages.

Neither is Mr.. DAGEs asleep. The
incest Christmas slipper extant is for
sale here, just the thing for your fel-
low, young lady. The Christmas pres
ent for your boy is one of his nice
pair of boots, and then for your wife
(don't forget her who loves you call
and ask for a pair of his elegant
French kid shoes. DAGEs is ready
and will fix you out to a dot in jify.
j. M. Smith & Bros.
These gentlemen are up to snuff,
too. They have fancy candies of all
kinds, just the thing for filling stock
ings. Fruits, popcorn, lemons, cram
berries, peanuts, filberts, raisins, figs,
prize-box candy, citrons, currants,
fire crackers, torpedoes-whatever the
little ones want. They have the
incest arranged show windows in
town. Many children stop and look
longingly in. They keep on Court
otraat
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-24
Mrs. Jane Howell.

Likewise, Mrs. HOWELL is pre-.
pared in the line of Christmas goods
She has ladies' neck-ties, ladies' hats
gloves and handkerchiefs. Ladies'
cloaks, trimmings, of all varieties,
zephyrs and sash ribbons. Anything
that will make "duck of a present"
for a young lady. She has also mot
toes made on perforated card board,
that any young lady would delight in
having. Mrs. SANTA CLAUS will keep
here during the holidays.
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John EInSheinner.
Geo. w. Cox.

Mr.. Cox, just across the street,
never comes in second best during
Christmas times. Such nice pieces
of dress goods-they would make
your wife's eyes water to see them.
1--WE only wish we were married, so
we do. An elegant dress pattern
from this fashionable store will make
your cara Sposa never forget you.
Sleeveless jackets, scarfs, travelling
baskets, nubias, shawls, etc, ETC.,
etc, line his shelves, and all will
make sweet, little presents.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-24

80 - -
Bridge .......... 8 05
-$235 46
/ further certify, that all the matters
touching the condition of the said Treas
ury and referred to in the aforesaid in
spection and examination, the books of
said Treasurer and those of said Audi
tor agreed in all respects, (taking In ac-
count the outstanding Orders) and that
the amount of money which should
have been i'm the Treasury at the time of
such inspection and examination Is the
aforesaid sum of 81 800 rs, and that the
amount thereof belonging to each par
ticular fund, as is shown In said state
ment received from said Auditor, and as
herein before stated.
The discrepancy between the said
amount actually In the Treasury, s24,-
945 90, and the said amount that should
have been in said Treasury, 81 $50 76,
making difference of $20,O54 % arises
from the fact that the said difference Is
the amount received by said Treasurer
for taxes since his last settlement Win
said Auditor, ON the 9TH day Of Septem-
Der, 1874.
have made this report in triplicste,
and have, according to law, deposited
with said Auditor, and with said Treasu-
rer each a true copy thereof, and have
filed the original, together with the said
statement received from said Auditor,
as well as my Letters Of Appointment,
in the Office of the Probate Judge, of
said county.
Given under my hand at Gallipolis,
this 2Ist day of December, A. d. 1874.
JNO. C. VANDEN,
Inspector OF the Treasury OF Gallia
County, Ohio.
TO HENRY A. KENT, Probate Judge of
1allia County, Ohio.
The State Of Ohio, GGlliG County, IS.
], II. A. KENT. Judge OF the Probate Court
within and for the county OF Galiia, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing, Is . true
md correct copy ofthe original certificate OF in
pection and examination Of the county Treasu.
y Of said county; died by John q. vanden. as
uch Inspector, in said Probate Court, on the
1st day OF Dec, A. ID. 1874. II
In testimony whereof. / have hereunto set my
-, hand and seal OF said Court, at g 4
! Il. o. f674 II. A. KENT,
~ Probate Judge. !
nao a fo1f
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Miss Hattie A. Andrews.

On Second street, Miss A. has laid
in complete stock for the coming
holidays. She has slipper patterns;
will make delicious present for
gent from lady friend. Also new
lot of neck-ties for ladies, embroider-
ed collars and cuffs. Very fine kid
gloves, opera colors for evening and
wedding occasions. A nice hat for
lady friend. Infant sacques, hoods,
nubias, ETC., ETC., are here. Mrs.
KRIS KRINGLE will keep open house
here.
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Jne. j. MaxOn.

At his old stand in Court street he
may be seen in perfect readiness for
the gala days. He has full line Of
ladies', misses and children's fine
shoes on hand. Parties wishing to
make presents will do well to call and
examine what JOHN has, as he pur-
chased his stock direct from factO-
ries-nOt second hand-and will sell
at factory prices. An l. X. L. ladies'
gaiter can be found here. Give him
hearing; you will be fully satisfied.
F.. NJ. Holloway.
Everything in readiness here, and
as neat as a pin. Ladies' and chill
dren's furs in great variety; cheapest
in town. Ladies', gents and chill
dren's gloves of every style and kind.
Nubias. shawls, linen collars and
cuffs ladies' and gents handkerchiefs,
gents and ladies' scarfs. Dress
goods. such as black luster, French
merinos, empress cloths, pOplins, de-
LANES, etc. Fine stock of ladies'
shoes, hosiery, and ladies' neck
chains. Give FRANK a call.
j. P. Holt.
At the corner of Locust and Second,
one of the most public places in the
city, we stepped in upon Mr.. ]. P.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-24
j. M. Smith & Bros.
William ShOber.

Everybody knows where Mr.. SHo-
BER keeps. He has all the fastidious
desire. just listen = ladies' gold
watches, solid eighteen carat rings
gold and silver specs, ladies' bracelets
Immense variety,) gold, opera and
guard chains for watches, silver
thimbles, silver plated cake baskets,
solid silver tea and table spoons, Ia
dies jewelry sets of all prices, gents
studs, and collar and sleeve buttons.
He has everything in this line.
Mauck & Gentry.
Messrs. MAUcK & GENTRY will not
let Christmas and New Years Day
slip unnoticed. They have the finest
gloves for gents in the market-no
young man can refuse. Then, there
are suspenders, hats, caps, jewelry,
muffiers (now girls, canes (now
girls, again., scarfs, one thousand
kinds of neck-ties, ETC., etc. M. d
G. can put up the finest suit of
clothes in the town, too-nobody dare
go back on such a present.
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EXAMIN ALTON
OF
County Treasury.

The State Of Ohio, Gdllia County, SIS.
Inspection and Examination of
County Treasury.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

How RIcn MfN RAY personal FAN
Es.-The revelations we have been max
ing Of the mysteries Of the eassessnlent roll
of the city and county Of San Francisco,
ought 10 be enough to convince every
poor man of the wrong done him in the
tax upon personal property-a tax which
falls upon the full value of the effects of
the workingman, but from which the
millionaire escapes almost scot free.
There is not an expressman or vegetable
peddler in town who does not have to pay
full taxes upon the old horse with which
he makes his living, and quarterly liz
cense besides; but the magnificent span
Of high -blooded steeds which daily draw
Mr.. Pickering from his palatial mansion
on Bush street hin down to the editorial
rooms Of the cal, step in proud uncon-
sciousness that there is such a thing as
Assessor or Tax Collector in tire world.
While the hod-carrier who has saved up
from his scanty pay a hundred dollars TO
help some poorer relative to this country,
or to aid in paying for doctor or medicine
should sickness come, is taxed on every
cent Of it, Michel Reese, whose fortune
amounts to as much as the earnings Of
600 hod-carriers for a year, is paying
taxes on just 5000. While the man who
is working hard to bring up family,
and by dint of striving, saving and econ
omizing in every way, has got together
piece by piece, furniture which in the
aggregate has cost him eight hundred or
thousand dcllars, is taxed for it upon
five or six hundred dollars, General Col
ton, who lives in an enormous palace, a
copy Of that Of some Italian Grand Duke,
and furnished to correspond, is taxed but
IS 500; the ban ker Latham, who paid at
the Custom House $4,000 duties on his
pictures, is assessed for $4,000, for all
his furniture plate, works of art, horses
and carriages; Lloyd Teyis and j. b.
IIaggin, with their enormous mansions,
filled with the best French furniture, car
pets, laces, pictures, plate, etc., Of the
most expensive sort that money can buy,
pay taxes on only S2l, 900 between them.
And so on TO the end Of the chapter.
The fact is that the tax on personal
property is nothing but a scheme for
making the poor pay, and letting the
rich escape. 1t catches the poorer classes
who, owning no real estate, would if it
were not for this tax have nothing to pay
but in spite Of the fact that the Assessor
is oath bound, and the assessed are OATH
bound, the rich escape it as easily as a
mnnow would slip through a not made
for catching whales.
/ Put the taxes on land, and exempt per-
sonal property entirely, and all this in
justice would be stopped. All these rich
men have land. TheS cannot hide their
land when the Assessor comes around,
nor can they disguise its value. Put all
the taxes on that and they would have to
pay their fair share.-iS r. Post.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13
AN INDIAN AND GIANT PowDEI

AN INDIAN AND GIANT PowDER.-
The Austin ReUeHte, of May 25th, relates
the following disastrous experiment of
Oochee-heaplice--which, rendered into
English, signifies Heap Fool Indian-with
a giant powder cap: This morning he
came in possession Of giant powder cap,
which he proceeded to investigate for the
purpose Of learning "why so heap shoot
'em." Oochec has found out the effect
in not the cause. lie conducted his ex-
pertinent by means Of pin, with which
he proceeded TO scratch the Illuminating
material contained in the cylinder. While
thus engaged manually, and coming over
mentally, the lives and works Of Sir Isaac
Newton and Baron Leibig, Oochoo tho't
he heard something go of and upon IN
vestigation, discovered that something
had gone of-two fingers from his right
hand and the thumb from his left. When
we saw Oochoe, he had his right hand
done up in a barley sack--to hold the
blood was looking for "Merican
Medicine Man"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13
ANorurn trinl. this timein Sacrament

ANoTnER trial, this timein Sacramento
county, has resulted in the condemnation
to death Of another murderer, Estrada,
convicted Of the murder Of John Kruse.
The circumstances Of the crime were such
as showed it to be wholly unjustifable,
which doubtless influenced the jury in
their verdict.
This is the second instance under the
new law whore capital punishment has
been meted out to tho convicted MUIR
derer. 1t gives the hope that hereafter
the punishment Of murderers will be as
sured. For with extenuating circum-
stances imprisonment will follow; if the
plea Of " insanity" be urged, the criminal
will hardly be turned loose to hunt for
fresh victims, while for the brutal unpro
yoked murderer, nothing but the maudlin
sentimentalism Of the jury will prevent
the expiation Of his crime on the scafIold.
The results of the trials which have thus
far been held go to show that the elem
ency Of the new law will not always be
abused, while the ends Of justice will be
furthered.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL San Jose dis
patch Of June 9Th, gives an account of a
singular accident which will result fatal
ly: Victor Spreckens, well known in
this city as wine grower, met with IA
tai accident at his place about four miles
from this city, which resulted in the kill
ing Of two horses, and smashing Sprecs-
ems head so fearfully that death is only a
question Of time. lie was moving about
a quarter of a mile from his house, and
cutting too close to a bluff, thirty feet
high, he and his team slid of, falling on
a pile Of boulders, killing the horses in
stAntly.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

ANNEXATION Tho vote in Siskiyou
county to decide whether the proposed
cession of Territory to Siskiyou, by the
disorganizhtion of klamath, be accepted,
was carried in favor Of the annexation
scheme by about forty majority. Conse-
quently, in a short time there will be no
county of Klamath, its territory will be
divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou.
Two new counties, (San Benito and Mo-
doc) were created and one disorganized by
the last Legislature.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

MUNIFIcENT GrFTs.-James Lick, of
San Francisco has donated nearly the
whole Of his vast property for the benefit
Of the people, either directly or through
educational and charitable institutions.
The specific donations provided for,
exclusive Of small sums for legacios to
relatives and friends, amountto 81, ,76O, 900
of which 800, 600 is appropriated to the
completion and equipment Of the Lick
Observatory.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13
MARRIAGES.
Notice of ShcriR'S Sale
OF REAL ESTATE.

OHERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue of an
- Execution, issued out OF the District
Court of the Ninth Judicial District of
the State Of California, in and for the
County of Trinity, in the suit OF w. j..
j. a. Sturdivant, duly attested the fourth
upon all the right, title and interest of
the said j. a. Sturdiyant, the defendant
in said action, in and to that certain piece
or parcel Of land situate in the County of
Trinity, State Of California, and describ-
ed as follows, to-wit: All that certain
tract Of land situate on Oregon Gulch,
and containing 100 acres, and formerly
known as the Felter Ranch; together
with the dwellings, houses, barns, out
houses and improvements thereon. Also
that certain mining claim situate on Or
egon Gulch and containing So 3-100 acres,
and known as the Sturdivant Placer
Mine said Mine being bounded by the
mining claims Of Bergin ct al, on the
South Easterly side, and on the North
and East by unoccupied Public Lands,
and on the West by the Placer Claims
of Hager 81 Haas being the same claim
for which Sturdivant and Anderson are
now seeking n Patent from the Govern
ment of the United States, being the
same premises described in Mortgage
given by Anderson and Sturdivant to
John Blackwell, Sept. Goth, 1878, and
recorded in Book II of Mortgages, page
1922 in the office Of the County Recorder
of the County Of Trinity.
Notice is hereby gicen, Thato on MON
DAY, the 9th Of JULY, A. d. 1874, at
One o'clock P. NJ, in front of the Court
House, in the Town of Weaverville,
County Of Trinity, l will sell all the
right, title and interest Of the said j. A.
Sturdiyant in and to the said above de-
scribed property, to the highest bidder
for CASH-gold coin and lawful money
of the United States-to wit: 81, ,0S9 20
in gold coin, and $l,49G lG in lawful
money.
JOHN w. PHILBROOK,
Sheriff.
Weavervile, June II, 1874. 81.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

A Mrs. OLIVER, Of Dubuque, few
days ago gave birth to humming-bird
of baby, a girl, weighing only one and
one-half pounds. Yet it is vigorous and
takes its proper food with as much evil
dent relish as infants usually do, 1t
is but seven inches long, and a finger
ring worn by one of the visitors. who
called to pay their respects to the little
stranger, passed over its hand, and would
answer for bracelet.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THE Central Pacific Railroad Company
employ twenty-six men watching thirty
miles Of track across the Sierras, Their
business is to travel back and forth on
sections Of the road and look out for rocks
that are liable to roll down and obstruct
the track. The track is watched so closely
that trains are in but little danger from
rocks unless the latter roll down while the
former are passing.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

SULLEN TEMPER.-A divorce was re-
Gently granted to wife, in a neigh hboring
State, for the cause that the husband ate,
drank and slept, as usual, under the same
roof with her for six weeks, without once
speaking to her during all that time and
the Judge, in entering the decree, re-
marked that such n display of sullen tenn
per was as ridiculous a. it was offensive.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

A FEMALE WALKIsT.--There arrived
at Sacramento on Wednesday a woman
who had walked from Kansas City, No.,
making the DISTANCE Of over 1000 miles
in sixty days. The story goes that she is
searching for her husband, who is sup
posed to be somewherein this State. II
that husband is sensible man, we take
it he will have his head shaved at once
and thereby preserve, for a period al
least, the capillary substance with which
he was adorned by nature.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

IT looks as though polygamy was about
to receive its death blow at last. The
Poland bill, passed by one branch OF
Congress and probably sure of passage
by the other, offers solution of the long
vexed question, which it will take all the
proverbial sagacity Of Brigham to eludo.
The Gentilos and apostate Mormons are
elated over its passage.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

JAMES BocHMAR did not fully appre-
ciato his acquisition when he married a
young and langushing girl in Louisville,
Kentucky. Now he is better informed,
because at the end Of the first week She
threw him down stairs and broke both
his leps.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

NISE out of ton townships in Sonoma
county voted in favor of No Licenson
in the late election. -Four townships In
Humboldt county went the same way.
The License men carried the elections at
lIollister, Dayisyilie and several small
townships, but the greater number Of the
elections have been won by the temper
anee people.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

A LETTER from Rome states that priests
say the Catholic church has gained moro
during the past two centuries in America
than it has lost in all other countries. A
primary step has been taken toward The
beotifcation of Christopher Columbus.
The claim is founded on the inspiration
that led him to discover the New World.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

SHASTA will have glorious celebration
on the coming anniversary Of American
Independence. The programme occupies
column Of the Courier. Clay w. Tay-
loT will act as President of the Day, j..
w. Bracket, Reader, and Rev. Colin
Anderson will deliver the Grafton. Poor
old Weayeryille.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

SACRAMENTO believes it HIS majority
Of Local Optionists, but don't want to
try it until after the State FAN. We
would suggest tina; they had better go
ahead at once, for the Sacramento land
lords have knack Of getting every cent
visitors to the State Fair bring with them
and it only becomes question which it
is spent for-whsky or grub.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

FoR want of other subjects we presume,
some of the journals are still discussing
the ''lhird term" question, When Grant
is known as candidate for reelection il
will be time enough for all parties 70 unite
against him. Bat il we are 10 judge BY
some Of his recent acts he has no intention
of aspiring for further honors.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THE CaUis kind enough to give little
advice gratis to the old parties as to the
selection Of gubernatorsal candidates, and
Bidwcll for the Republicans, with Luttroll
for the Democrats, are the coming men.
Alas, for the ingratitude Of republics
are the claims Of the illustrious freeman
so soon forgotten 4?
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

LYNcHING IN DEL NoRTE. The peo-
pie Of Happy Camp have hanged two
Cinnamon implicated in the murder of
O'Meara, and the burning Of Gasque's
store. Three others are in custody, and
will probably suffer similar penalty
The Chinese confessed to having murder
cd O'Meara and robbed the store, which
they Afterwards set on fire to destroy the
evidence Of their crime.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THE latest returns would indicate that
the Democrats carried everything in the
Oregon election. The figures are not Civ
en, but the majorites will besmall. The
Independent movement helped them,
as il was probably Intended 10 do.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

CALAYERAs county has had a repetition
of the Leeds disaster on n small scale. A
reservoir covering some FIVE acres broke
at daylight and carried away part Of the
town Of Campo Seco. Three persons lost
their lives by the occurrence.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THERE are five indictments found
against Vasquez. lie has engaged c. b.
Darwin, of San Francisco TO defend him.
The indictments were for murder and
robbery,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

SHERIFF MoRsE, though he didn't cap
ture Vasquez, spent much time and mon
ey trying to do so, for which he has very
properly been reimbursed, the State Con-
troler on Friday having drawn warrant
in his favor for 81, ,9OS IS.