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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25
ZINE Washington CapitoI.

The Capitol buildings at Washing
ton were burned August "A, 1911.
The resident people raised new
Capitol for Congress to occupy in one
hundred days, and so we'll built was
the structure that it lasted to the re-
belliou. Calhoun died in it; Wirz
was hanged in the yard thereof; and
Lyman Trumbull, William NJ. Evarts,
and Justice Field recently owned
residences in the old block.
The old Capitol edifice was in such
bad condition before the torch had
been applied that it had to be shored
up from without, and was really light
ed up by the shavings and refuse
contained in it. Latrobe, who had
been in charge of the work since
1903, recommended it with renewed
energy, searching the upland country
for less perishable building stones.
devised many of the quaintest bits of
ornament, which remain to this day,
and built the stately old hall of Rep
resentatives as we see it now, cleared
of its desks and filled with sculpture.
Between 1917 and 1880, Bulfinch, of
Boston, finished the Capitol which
cost 50, 100000 and thirty seven years
of work. Bulfinch's successor, Rob
ert Mills, was 10 the Treasury, Patent
office, and Post office buildings what
Thornton had been to the Capitol
building, a portion of each to be
modified by subsequent architects;
and it is to be noticed that among
the majority of these men there eX-
listed some relation. Thus Walter,
who began the marble wings of the
Capitol in 1851, was pupil of one of
Latrobe's pupils, while Mills studied
with Hoban. These extensions of the
Capitol greatly exceeded in cost and
splendor the original, which is sand
wiched between them, and have
brought the cost, including the dome,
grading, enlarged ground, library and
apparatus, up to fully $l5,OOO,OOO.
The Houses of Parliament in London,
which are much larger, have cost less
than this in figures; but as the most
costly part of the Capitol was built
with deprecated currency and at
high wages, the investments have
been about the same.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

A funny joke and all the more
palatable as its truth can be vouched
for, says a New Jersey paper, oc-
Cured at prominent church in that
State. 1t seems that worthy deacon
had been very industrious in selling
a new church book, costing 75c. At
the service in question the minister,
inst before disnissing the congrega-
tion rose and said: "All We who
have children to baptize will please to
present them next Sabbath" The
deacon, who by the way was little
deaf, having an eye on selling the
books, and supposing the pastor was
referring to them, Immediately jumped
ND and shouted: Gall who haven't
can get as many as you want by call
ing on me, at 75c. each"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

The schoolmaster is badly needed
in Kentucky. The Louisville Cour.
ier Journal alfirms that the number
of ilhterate voters in Kentucky is
rapidly on the increase, and that this
increase is i'll Il greater ratio than the
increase of population; this, too, in
face of the fact that there are few
persons of foreign birth in the State,
and but few immigrants. There are
abont 5000 districts in the State,
and not more than 100 are properly
provided, even now with school
houses. And yet Kentucky is the
strongest Democratic State in the
Union, and has no carpet baggers to
blame for anything.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25
What I Live for.

live for those who love me.
For those know are true
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit, too:
For all human ties that bind me,
For the task by God assigned me,
For the bright hours left behind me,
And the good that Lean do.
live to learn their story,
Who've suffered for my sake,
To emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake:
Barls, marters. patriots, sages,
The noble of all ages.
And times great volume make.
l live TO hail that season,
By gifted minds fOretold,
When men shall live by reason.
And not alone by gold
When man to man united,
And every wrong thing rightel,
As Eden was of old.
/ live to hold communion
With all that is divine,
To feel there is union
'Twixt natures heart and mine,
TO profit by affiiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfill each great design.
live for those who love me.
For those who know me true.
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit, too:
For the wrongs that need resistance,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that | can do.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

SANTA ANNA is now living in abso-
lutte retirement. A correspondent
writes: 81 perceived, instead of a
gray-haired old man, man of mari
tai mien. In spite of his wooden leg
he walks without crutches or cane.
His eyes are coal-black; his hair has
nor yet turned gray, and he has the
hand of woman. The expression
of his countenance bespeaks such
kindness that it was difficult for me
to believe had a man before me who
had figured in SO many bloody scenes.
He is deaf, and his conversation al
ways turns upon subjects of the past. !.
He loves to speak of his exploits, and
the precision with which he quotes
the dates of events which form the
history of fifty years past is really
remarkable"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

THE Importance OF the commerce
of the Ohio river is well set forth in
the following item from the Cincin-
natl Commercial:
The Ohio River proper is about
1,S00 feet average width, and $50
miles long, and has numerous large
tributaries, which, with the main river,
embraces about 5000 miles of navi-
gable water, all running through a
rich mineral and agriculturai coun-
try. Its waters drain the surface Of
259 counties, from which the United
States, through the Internal Revenue
Department, since 1868, has collect
ed $246, 2S3,I12 81, clearly proving
it to run through Il region of great
wealth and extensive manufactures.
1t also connects Pittsburg with H.,
600 miles of water transportation, by
which 400 counties can be reached,
in Is different States of the Union,
without breaking bulk, running past
several of the largest and most pros
porous cities of the Union.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

REMARKS ABOUT EAsTER.-Easter
day is always the first Sunday after
the full moon, which happens upon
or next after the 21st of March.
This year the moon fulls ON the 21st
of March, which also happens to be
Sunday. Therefore Easter falls on
the following Sunday, the 28th of
March. This is within six days of
the earliest period on which it can
occur. The earliest possible date for
the occurrence of Easter is the 22d OF
March, and the latest the 25th of
April. These extreme limits are,
however, seldom reached. In 1851
and 1918 Easter fell on the 22d of
March, but this will not happen again,
neither in this or the following cen
tury. In 1913 it will fall on the
23d of March. The latest casters in
this century and the following will
occur in 1886 and 1943, and on the
25th of April.-Mi,sers' Journal.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25
At the BARRIERS.

Next" shouted barber, who had
lust finished a customer.
Two persons at once sprang from
their seats, where they had been pa
tiently waiting, and approached the
knight of the lather, and both look
ing ferociously and inquiringly at
each other.
One of them was an elderly per
sonage, evidently from the country;
the other a young sprig OF city breed,
whose down had just begun to indl-
cate the slow and uncertain approach
of beard.
(which of you is nextT'' asked the
barber
II am said the young man.
"No, you are not. We botn en.er-
ed at the same time, and as am Ghe
oldest claim the first chance. Be
sides, l am in great hurry.
"Ah. old party, l see you are from
tho country, and of course do not
Lnow the rules of society governing
such cases as this, said the youth.
"What is the rule?
"Simply this: Beauty goes before
age-so / will take the chair. Seer
30, well, that's right. Mr.. Barber,
shave him first. He has got the best
of me by that city rule of his; and,
come to think of it, he is right ac-
cording to the rule where come
FROM"
"Indeed! What is the rule where
YOU come from, old partyT asked the
young fellow, as he fixed himself
comfortably in the BARRIERS chair.
avail, young man, the rule up my
way is, that we always keep the hogs
ahead of us. So you can go ahead.
Barber, it's all right" said he, taking
up paper and sitting down to read.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

ANDY JOHNSON was invited to stump
New Hampshire for the Democracy.
In a note declining the invitation he
lectures the party in this wise:
All our troubles have arisen from
the Democratic attempt to. break up
the Union and overthrow the COnsti-
tuition iii 1S61-5. The only obstacle
to peace now is the refusal of the
Democratic party to eoncede equal
rights to all men. When say that 1
am for equal rights, | mean it; but
when you say it you don't mean it.
When the Democratic party gets
right on this question, then the Con-
stitution will be safe, and you can
command the services of yours, truly,
"a. JOHNSON"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

A CURIOUS automaton spider has
been invented at Paris. The spider
is life size, and is made of copper.
By pressing spring it will move
round the table in way marvelously
true to nature. 1t was made at Nu-
remburg forty five years ago, and was
bought as a toy for the Due d Au-
male. Now it has been sold for toO.
This automaton is worthy to rank
with the historic iron fly which New
around the room and perched on the
hand of its master, or the artificial
eagle which took fight from perch
in front of the Emperor Frederick
and soaring aloft for some distance
returned to its starting place.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

A GROCER in a certain town keeps
a little brown jug near his cider bar
rel, and when he wants to do the fair
thing by a customer, he mingles some
of the contents of the aforesaid jug
with the cider. He made mingle
the other day for an old farmer, but
cot in good deal of benzine and a
very little cider. About an hour af-
ter drinking, the farmer was observed
leaning against a fence, and was
heard to soliloquize: 'It's too early
for sunstroke, and too late to freeze
to death, and / guess it's a touch o.
the shakin' ager."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

AN inebriate stranger precipitated
himself down stairs, and on striking
the landing reproachfully apostro-
phized himself with: "Ifyou'd been
a-wantin' to come down stairs, why
IN thunder didn't you say so, you
wooden-h headed old fool, an I'd a
come with you, an showed you the
way?''
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

The following puzzle is again on
its rounds: ITO five and five and fif-
ty-five the first of letters add; twill
make thing that killed the King and
drove wise man mad 1t was pub
lished first about twenty years ago
and has never been correctly an
swered. Butthey say there is an an
ctunr.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

EVERY year pastry cook in Dres-
den cooks up lot OF pancakes III
one of which a ducat is placed, and
advertises the same, whereupon all
of the good people of that city rush
to invest five pfenings in one of the
cakes in the hope of being the lucky
winner Of the prize.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

A LATE number of the New Or
leans Republican contained eight
columns of advertisements of prop
erty to be sold for taxes, over seven
of which were devoted to city taxes
and less than one to those of the
State. While the State Government
is Republican, the city government
is Democratic, as it has been nearly
ever since the war; The total State
tax amounts to one dollar and fifty
cents on the hundred dollars, which is
a very high rate, but the city tax is
two dollars and fifty cents on the
hundred dollars. Query: If the
Republican State Government is bur
densome, eXtravagant and corrupt,
how is the Democratic City Govern
ment to be characterized?
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

WE hear of a man who goes up to
Gallipolis to get his teachers certif-
cate because he can't stand the
character" part of the examination
down Irontoa Register.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

Our new judge has a way of bring
ing the lawyers to the scratch which
we believe is generally regarded as
quite ccrrect,-Pomeroy Telegraph,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

RAyRNLcRoFT's tables give the f0t-f
lowing as the religious state ofstife
world: Heather 8l6.915s200s No
hammedans 1O5, ,6sS, 600, Jews 5.2f0,,
100, Christians 3a4, It's, 800.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-25

Two San Francisco capitalists re-
bought 100000 acres Of hand
in Oregon at the rate of 81, gold, per
acre. tf -s.,t.~s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04

The libel suit OF Henry C. Bowen against
James McDermott of the Brooklyn Eagle for
$50, 900 damages, has been put over to another
time
The Duke of Connaught, letter known as
Prince Arthur of England, is about to make
tour in the East, ard will go up the Nile, the
modern fashionable excursion. He travels
incognito, by special desire of the Queen.
The Mayor of St. Louis received an anony-
mons letter signed by five suppostitious per-
sons. threatening to burn the city on the 2Sth
of .lanuary. They declared that they have
burned Chicsgo twice and Boston once" and
now they intend to TRY it on" in st. Louis.
The 2Sth came and went however, and st.
Louis was not burned
The Orleans princes are selling good deal
of their real estate on French soil. According
to some, this betoSens scare inspired by the
prospects Of another empire. The empire
which ended at Sedan contiscated the estates
of the ex-royal family, and held them until
vote of the Versailles rurals restored them with
interest accrued thereon, in 1871.
Rear Admiral Davis, superintendent of tho
United States naval observatory, has made q
report to the department relative to the obser-
va.ions of Encke's comet He says since jan
uary every available opportunity has been
used to look for by Prof Holden and Paymas-
ter Tuttle of the United States navy the night
of January 26. 1t was extremely faint, with
no nucleus, and with no well-defned boun-
Diary, but seemed from one to two minutes OF
arc of diameter All attempts TO observe the
comet with the micrometer failed on account of
it's extreme faintness. 1t will probably be too
faint to observe for some weeks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
Is it A HOaX2

The New York Tribune says the interest
awakened by the placarding of a reward of
e100O for book of scandalous gossip concern
ing the royal family of England seems to have
no further foundation than q practical joke, or
the attempt of an interested person to make
market in this country for republication of
Huish's scandalous ''Memoirs of George the
Fourth''-a book not at all rare. 1t proves on
inquiry that none of the book-dealers who
posted the placard knew whence it came; most
of them received it by mail, and to one firm it
was sent inclosed in a copy of the North Amer
lean Review. a well known house in Broad
way caused it to be placed in their windows
without thinking Of being in any way held to
account. 1t was an afterthought, on finding
that the placard attracted crowd about the
windows, to place beneath u poster OF the
"Greville Memoirs" and this is the only foun-
dati)n for the story that the pacard was deVls-
ed as an advertisement of those volumes Dy
their publishers. The house in question atter
wards caused inquiry to be made at the address
given for the Mr.. Brown named, ana sign
with that name was found in the top story, but
NOT the nerson himself. The firm has already
received letters from several persons in differ
ent parts of tho country, who undoubtedly have
copies of Huish's took, as well as from owners
of other scand9lous books, who seem to think
their possessions may in some way be made
available. 1t is rather curious that within q
few days person whose name is well known
to the public, has approached first the publish
ers referred to, and afterwards others, with a
proposition for the republication of the volumes,
which he shows cautiously, but declines to let
go out Of his hands. His statement is that the
book was given to him in London during the
Chartist agitation by Chartist, who advised
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
How FREMONT CAME Across SAM WAR

How FREMONT CAME Across SAM WARD
CALIFORNIA -Anent this bizarre mans
bizarre history, John G. Fremont tells a
characteristic incident. The veteran path
finder, handsome, courty, and on the silvery
side of 60. is temporarily in Washington, l
concluded to recuperate, one summer,-I
think it was in 1S59,-by one of my solitary
jaunts through the California wilderness. To-
ward the middle of bright day, found my
self near river which l desired to cross. |
had previously learned that there was rude
ferry in the neighborhood. California ferries
were then mostly kept by some hard-up chap,
who would build little cabin near the river
side, where he would live and attend to his
few customers. Presently saw such cabin
a little way ahead. Approaching it, the oc-
cupant saw me and opened the door.
doubted my eyes, but was soon assured that
it was Sam Ward. Before / could find
tongue he had me by the hands in polite de-
light, exclaiming: My dear general. So
glad to see! Come right in. have just
caught superb salmon, and was sighing, OIL
ly minute ago, that no gentleman was here
to discuss it with me-" He served the fish
in tue noble style," continued Fremont, "and
it was one of the most memorable and enjoy
able repasts of my life. Two winters after, ]
was in Washington again, where found Sam
recovered from the depression of fortune
which had made him California ferryman,
and as jovially mysterious as ever, with the
biggest men of this country and Europe par
taking regularly of his wonderful Dime rs. -
Washington Letter to Chicago Times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04

ONE of the foreign correspondents COM
plains of the French syste n of Instruction
because it does nat require each student to be
proficient in various branches of knowledge,
aud makes of each too much of specialist.
The great desideratum, the correspondent
thinks, for anybody, is not SO much perfect
culture in one direction as general culture in
all. Exceptions may be taken to this dictum.
The process of making Admirable Crichtons
out of American youth has been tried, and is
laUghable failure. Too many of them know
little of everything, but not enough of any
thing to be of use. TIE great value of the
French system is. its training of specialists.
BY means of this training it has been enabled
to contribute more to the physical and exact
sciences, and to the arts than any other ma
ton in existence. Give us fewer universal
men, and more specialists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04

RUSSIA is distinguishing itself by putting
into operation great system of internal i'm
provments in its provinces in Central Asia
An irrigating canal is to be constructed from
Khokan the capital of the Turkstan Khanate
of the same name, to DizzoE, by when
large tract of now barren country will be re-
stored to fertility. Russia appears to have
adopted wiser policy in Asia than has Eng
land.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
THE PR ES S.
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 4. 1875

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming represent
journal, as we have Information that several "bum-
mcrs' seeking courtesits in the name of the
PRESS, and we have no disposition to be, even pas
sively, party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04

Don CARLOS is said to be a splendid speci-
men of physical manhood, but to have no
brains worth mentioning. He has an advan-
tage over his cousin, for King Alfonso ap-
pears to have neither brains nor physique.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04

NEW York papers are discussing the Curl
osities of contingent funds. There is ample
opportunity in the discussion to furnish much
entertaining reading. A contingent fund is
the most curious thing in the world, Except
a British discussion on American politics.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04

IT is intimated that new trial is to be
granted in the Powers-Cary libel suit. Should
the plaintiff agree to a reduction Of damages
the new trial will probably not be granted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
THE VERY BEST AMATEURS

THE VERY BEST AMATEURS
of the city will give for the
BENEFIT OF ST, PAUL'S CHI.
an entertainment at GRAND ARMY HALL of the
GTwO Buzzards,' GOOD fpr Nothing"
and Poor Piiiicoddy,"
MONDAY EVEN ING, Feb. Sth
Single Tickets IS cents; two, more 25 cents. To
be found at Augustus Robinson's, Middle St,
Schumacher Bros Congress st. fcb2dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
For Sale or to Let,

ONE of the most desirable Lots in the vicinity OF
~ Portland, containing about II aces situated in
Cape Elizabeth within mile from the city. Will
be sold at Bargain, if not Sold will be Let. For
particulars INQUIRE Of JOHN C. PROCTER.
motif 90 Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
Valuable Real Estate for Sale.

DHE well-known Deane property or State street
i containing about 10000 feet Ofland, with COM
modious dwelling house in good repair is offered FOR
Friday from to P. M.
For TERMS etc.. inquire of S. w. ROBINSON, Real
Estate Broker 2O5 Middle Street, or WIN. HI. MORSE,
corner of Pearl and Middle SITS. jal5df
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
ESTABLISHED JUNE %. 1862. VOL. Is.
REAL ESTATE.
A Farm in Brunswick, for $1,000.

CONSISTING of one story House, six Rooms,
u Cement ediCellaT, good Stable connected with
House. and fifteen acres Of land with some sixty
Apple and Pear Trees This property is situated
at n bargain Terms of payment made satisfactory
to responsible party. Further particulars can be
had of F.G. raj IiEhoDN,
fh3low 13 Fluent Block.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
FOR SALE.

FUN SAAGs
A LOT of vacant land, situated on the west side
n of High, between Pleasant and DanfOrth, Sts:
This lot has front of about 81 feet and about l94
feet deep, and plans have been drawn by HOW, for
block of nine genteel and convenient resi-
dences, and adapted for the same. Enquire OF
EDWIN CHURCHILL,
No. Portland Pier,
mar29 From IL to o'clock. P. M.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-04
TICKETS so CENTS.

Doors open at O'Clock. Dancing to commence at
O'Clock.
Outside garments excluded from the floor.
Refreshments served throughout the evening. Mu-
sic by ChandIer's full Quadrie Band of twelve
pieces. Tickets be obtained of Dresser, McLel-
Ian & Co., Thos. G. Loring Fred f. Hale. a. Lowell
Loring, Short s. Harmon j. f. Sturgis q Co., Ira u
Stockbridge and at the door. ja30d1w