The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-08
CHARLES GALrGHER.
what the United states Biographical
Dictionary says Of Him.

spected and enterprising citizens, Charles
Gallagher. speaks as follows;
Charles Gallagher, Miller. was born at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on the 9th day of
December, 1926. His father was Rick
ard Gallagher, merchant halter of Zanes-
vile, man especially distinguished for
the steady and answering honesty that
characterized all his dealings. He was
Scotch-Irishman, and came to America
in his youth, and by his sterling qualities
soon gained the confidence of all who
knew him. He was a worthy member
of the Baptist church. lie died of vel.
low fever during journey by steamboat
from New Orleans to his home in Ohio
in 1885. His mothers name was Hanna
Peters, Pennsylvania German. She
was woman of considerable literary at
tainments, ..and after the death of her
husband, assumed the entire care
aud education OF her children of
whom she had eight. She endeavored to
impress upon them the importance of
honesty, industry and high moral princi-
pies, as qualities that would pay best in
the long run. Her principles have been
thoroughly tested in the case of our sub.
lect, and. have verified the wisdom OF
their sainted authoress. She died in
Cairo, Illinois, in 1865. OF the eight chill
dren-four sons and four daughters
Charles Is the fourth son and sixth child.
His eldest brother, William, was the orig
inator of the Central Ohio railroad, and
was for six years president Of that COM
pany. He died in 1853.
Our subject received a course Of in
structions at the Ohio University. Ath-
ems, Ohio, embracing the English branch
es and mathematics. At the age of fif-
teen years he launched out in support of
himself, and commenced steamboating
on the Muskingum and Ohio rivers as
master of vessel of which he was part
owner. This occupation he pursued for
ten years, becoming quite an accomplish
ed skipper, and accommodating in that Pc
Rod the almost fabulous sum Of twenty
thousand dollars. In 1850 he resolved to
turn his attention to other pursuits, and
in partnership with his brother William
he commenced milling in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, which he continued till 1859, but
with disastrous results. Ia the crisis of
1858, which proved ruinous to many
others by the failure of east
ern firms with whom he was
trading, he lost every dollar
if his previous accumulations, and when
all his liabilities at home were dis
charged, every cent of which he paid, he
was left more destitute than when he
first embarked in business. He strug-
gled on for two years longer in Zanes-
vile endeavoring to rally his shortened
fortunes, but without success, after
which he abandoned his then worthless
property in Ohio, leaving it in the hands
of his brother, and struck out without a
| dollar in his pocket to make new de.
parture. He made his way to Cairo, Ill
inois, and there in company with n
w. Graham and Others, became the pur.
chaser at a sheriff-s sale of small Hour
ing mill, the terms of sale allowing the
original owner two years in which to re-
deem, and the purchasers correspond
| ing. period in which to make payment
| From the moment the new owners tool
possession business began to improve
and at the end of two years they had re-
allied sufficient not only TO pay the en-
tire purchase money of the mill, but the
intermediate expenses. This institution
he has continued to operate ever
since, improving and charging al
the eXigencies of trade required. 1t has
been steadily accumulating for its owner:
from the first day they became possessed
of it to the present. In 1850, Mr.. Cali
CHER bought out the interest of his part
ners, and since then he has been sole pro
prietor himself. For years past it has
turned out at the rate OF fifty thousand
barrels OF flour annually. which has beer
principally shipped to the South, though
the best grades have gone TO the eastern
market. The fancy brand of this mill
The Creole City-is pronounced by the
inspector of New York city and the eX
perts on change, the best flour that en-
tiers that market. and it commands the
highest price Of any like article arriving
in that city. The result of his career o.
sixteen years in Cairo is the ac
emulation OF fortune not far short o
half million dollars. Some few years
since Mr.. Gallagher built a magnilicen
residence in Cairo at cost OF abou
seventy-tve thousand dollars, which il
an ornament to the city, and inferior t
but few houses in the west.
He was married on the 18th of Septem
Der, 1851, to Miss Adelia A. Lippitt
daughter of Arnold Lippitt, Esq, dis
tinguished citizen of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, o
German ancestry. She is lady OF rar
personal beauty, with highly cultivated
and naturally gifted mind deyote(
Christian, in communion with the Pro
testant Episcopal church. They hav
three children-boys Frank T., ALDER
q. and Charles Frederick.
Mr.. Gallagher is not in communion
with the church, but is a constant at
tendant upon its services, to the supper