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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
Ar Alexandria Virginia, stands the

AT Alexandria Virginia, stands the
old church in which Washington
used to worship. 1t was begun in
1855, and consecrated in the year
1773. The walls are twenty-five
inches in thickness, and the bricks
were all brought from England. Two
sides of the church are so thickiy
covered with ivy that the shutters
can scarcely be opened, and the ivy
are like young trees. An old style
church yard surrounds it on three
sides, the ancient tombstones con-
tanning many quaint epitaphs and
orthographical puzzles. Within, the
pews are very straight and high, the
one occupied by Washington being
larger than the others. On one side
of the pulpit is marble tablet sacred
to the memory Of George Washing
ton; on the other side, and exactly
similar. is one sacred to the memory
of General r. E. Lee, both placed
there since the war. The Masonic
lodge room in which Washington so
many times officiated as Worshipful
Master, situated in a street running
off from King, is remembered by a
person who visited it in 1862, just
before the battle of Antietam, is
carefully preserved in all its antique
habiliments, including the straight
backed chair and gavel used by
Washington.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
A Mountain of Salt.

A correspondent of the San Fran.
cisco Chronicle, writing from Ne
vada, describes what he justly char
acterizes as the most wonderful and
extensive formation of salt on the
continent. The formation is on the
Virgin river, and is in fact one OF
mountains of salt-hard rock salt,
which is blasted and quarried out,
like quarries of granite and marble.
Commencing six miles up the Vir-
gin river these mountains of salt ex-
tend for thirty or more miles up the
Virgin and Muddy rivers. There
are openings now made from six to
twenty miles up the Virgin river at
different places. From six to twelve
miles up these openings uncover a
species of dark gray salt, ninety-two
per cent. pure, presenting to the cas-
ual observer the appearance OF COM
mon gray granite. These openings
are all on the east side of the Virgin
river, from one fourth to one-half a
mile from its banks. At point
twenty miles up the river and on its
western side. is a mountain Of pure,
white crystalized salt, white as the
driven snow and transparent almost
as glass.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
For the Gallipolis Journal.
VintOn Items.

Nothing disturbs the peaceful Sc
renity except the usual busy and
hustle of the town.
The warm showers within the past
week have produced glowing effect
upon vegetation.
The carding and spinning factory
of Messrs. Shack & Hamilton is now
in operation.
We begin to fear our fair little
village will not be represented at the
Centennial-hope it may next time.
Mr.. NJ. d. ]. Hickerson is the cham
pion farmer, having put in over one
hundred and fifty acres of corn this
spring. Mr.. Fl. has good farm and
understands the business, but doesn't
deal in cattle.
The young man who received that
big piece of writing from the Sheriff
last week, said he would like to hear
the author read it, or some other
smart man.
This is leap year. we say this be-
cause it seems as though our girls do
not know it, or these dull times have
a depressing influence upon their
spirits, the latter we believe to be the
case.
Kingdoms have risen and fallen.
have ascended the throne,
swayed the sceptre over millions Of
subjects, lain down and died, only for
others to take their place aud carry
On the great struggle for liberty.
Thus it became a struggle. at Judge
brakes court, a short time since;
not for liberty; not with the sword
that is red with the blood of victims,
but with the sword of law and JUS
tic. The contest was a long and
heated one, and finally terminated in
favor of the plaintiff, to the joy and
satisfaction Of him who quoted and
read the most law.
HITTIM MCGIN. 2
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
The Columbus Journal says of the


The Columbus Journal says of the
Democratic nominee for Supreme
Judge in this State, Hon. VIM. +.
Fink, who is Roman Catholic:
We object to voting for him be-
cause, as Catholic, he is conscien-
tiously bound to oppose our views rs
to secular education. For any office
having no connection with the school
question we will vote as cheerfully
for Catholic as for member of any
other church. The question of re-
lioious belief does not disturb rs
whit. in itself. We certainly have
no war to wage against the Catholic
Church. If the Church held the
same views we hold as to the school
question, there would be no cause to
inquire whether Mr. Fink is a
Catholic or Baptist. = We
have the highest respect for the con
scientious convictions OF the Catho-
lie Church in favor Of purely secular
education; but they are not our con-
Yictions, and we cannot vote for
them. That is all.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
His Crop Had Failed.

Colonel Finnegan was a Florida
planter, wealthy and hosDitable. To
ward the poor he was lways kind,
and even the shiftless he would not
turn eoldly away. A man who had
often been the subject of his bounty
was named jake Hartruff. Jake was
a squstter in the woods, where he
had log cabin, and a small clear
ing. Upon this land he sometimes
raised corn, and with his gun he cap
tured game. OF the game he ate the
flesh, and skins he traded for whisky.
Long before the winter was over Ire
was sure to be out of corn, in which
emergency he would bring his bag to
Colonel for supply, which was gen
orally furnished. Once upon a time
Jake came with his bag very early in
the season-in fact winter had lust
set In.
"Why, how's this Jaks?" demand
ed Finnegan. "Seems to me Won are
rather early in your call for corn"
"Well, Colonel, fact is my crop
failed this season."
"Fsiled. How is that? thought
it had been an uneommonly good sea-
son for corn"
"Yaas, l s'pose it has, Colonel.
But-y see-1 forgot to plant"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
Put Ohio in Quarantine.
From the Baltimore Gazette I'm
Dem II

tltC "IfCttC
Dem.)l
When q ship comes into port from
a plague or fever-tainted country, tn,
cOmmonest prudence requires thai
she shall be in quarantine, so as tC
prevent the scattering of the seeds o
contagion among the other shipping
and thence into the populous city.
When in hospital patient develops
septic symptoms-piemia erysipelas,
or gangrene-they take that patient
and put him in the isolatlng ward,
that he may not communicate his
disease to the others. In a lunatic
asylum they always separate a raving
madman from the others, because the
sight of his Juror excites the frenzy
of the others. One horse with the
'epizoo," or one dog with the hydro
phobia, endangers the health of all
the rest.
This is, perhaps, group Of un-
pleasant statements, but they apply
to an unpleasant subject. Ohio
Democrats have the plague, the gan
CREME, the raving lunacy, the rabies,
the epizoo-all, of course, in politi-
cal and not in a physical sense. In
solemn convention they have select
ed George H. Pendleton, corrup-
zionist, for their presiding officer;
they announced rag-money plat
form; they nominated "Old Bill AL
len" as the Presidential candidate.
These are all such very bad symp-
toms that the Democracy of Ohio is
past all surgery. We must put them
in quarantine, in the lsolating ward,
and fumigate the place where they
held their recent Convention. We
say this not in anger or indignation,
but in simple regard for the health of
the Democracy elsewhere. All the
conventions yet to be held must
take care to show that they are not
bitten by the Cincinnati hydropho-
bia. We feel sorry for the deceased
Democracy of Ohio. We would
gladly help them in their brain sick
ness, but we must put them in quar-
antine as sick, plague stricken, epi-
zootic, hydrophobic, bowling luna
tics. driveling imbeciles, and idiots.
The lunatics went back on all that
the Democracy has gained in the
past three years. The party has
won some prestige as thieffighters,
so the Ohio Democrats elect Mr..
George H. Pcndleton to preside. 1t
has earned some credit for adhesion
to measures looking to specie pay
ment, so they declare for the rag
baby. 1t has gained some influence
by its demand for a higher order of
craftsmanship, so they nominate Old
Bill Allen. who is "war-horse" and
"Oli Roman" OF the worst type. No
thing can be done with these people.
1t is idle to appeal to the knobs on
which they wear their hats. The
only thing to do is to repndiate and
disavOw them as Democrats, and put
them in quarantine. Pass around the
hat for contributions to purchase dis
infectants.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE,

IN pursuance of an order of the Pro
4 bate Court of Gallia county, Ohio,
will offer for sale, at public auction. on
the 2d day of June, 1876, at o'clock p
NJ, upon the premises, the following
described real estate, situate in RaccOon
township, Gallia county, Ohio, tO-wit
The north half of the northeast quarter
of section No. 81; also the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton No. 35; also the south. half of the
southeast quarter of section No. 81, be-
ing the same premises conveyed by Da-
vid White toJacob White, by deed dated
March 18th, 1877, and recorded in vol.
2s. page liz, Record of Deeds, Gallia
county, Ohio, except { acres, more or
less, conveyed by Jacob White to D. A /.
White, by deed dated October 20, 1874,
and recorded in the records of deeds of
said county. To be sold subject TO the
widows dover therein. Appraised at
5000. Said premises will first be offered
for sale as an entire tract, and if upon
failure to sell the same as such, then
the same will be offered in separate lots
or tracts, as follows, to-wit:
Lot No. l, according to plat made by
VIM. r. White, Esq, and fled in the Of
flee of said Probate Court, containing 81
acres in the middle of said 5. E. quarter
of section %, and unineumbered by
dover. Appraised at $ll44.
Lot No. on said plat containing 80
acres, lying partly in the S. part of said
S. f quarter of said section %, and
partly in the n. w. corner of the n. Z.
quarter of said section "a, and unincum-
bered by dover. Appraised at $500.
Lot No. 3 on said plat, being all of the
n. W. Il of Y. w. 4 of said section 35,
and also II acres Off the E. side of said
n. E. a of n. f. 4 of said section 81,
except acres in the n. L. corner of
said n. w. d of n. w. Il of section 81,
in ala 35-l00 acres, and un-
by dover. Appraised at
1852.
Lots Nos. and on said plat, con-
tanning 30 acres. being all that part of
said premises covered by dover. APP
praised at 5000.
Terms of Sale-One-third in hand,
one-third i'll one year, and one-tIird In
two years from Gi;fy of sale. with inter-
est payments to be secured by mortgage
OIL the premises sold.
C.. W. WHITE,
Admir- of Jacob White, deed.
By WHITE & HOLCoMB, Att'ys.
May IL, lS76.-4w
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
An Ohio Gentleman Visits a
Fashionable Church--His Opin-
ion OF the Pew.

FaSuiOuaDie CHURCH,. His Opin-
ion OF the Pew.
From the New York Express
Some years ago, being in Phila-
delphia, John Cockerill, of Ohio, re-
ceived an introduction to a promi-
nent divine of that city. The rever-
end gentleman invited John to at
tend his church on a certain Sunday,
which invitation was accepted.
They entered the sacred edifice to-
gether. it was one of the first
churches of the city, and its men,
bers were fashionable and aristo-
cratic in the extreme. The minister
put John In an elaborately furnished
pew, well to the front. John nestled
comfortably down into one corner of
the same, and looked about as inter
csting and eontented as toad under
cabbage-leaf.
After awhile the owner of the pew
arrived, and at once gave signs of in
tense disgust and indignation at the
presence OF tie iIIttefloper. He look
ed at John, looked at the pew, scowi-
ed magniiicently, and finally, after
fumbling through his pockets some
time. drew forth card and wrote on
it with a pencil: "This is my seat,
sir" and. with an air of the loftiest
contempt, tossed it over to John.
The latter took it up, read it with
lamb-like meekness peculiar to- him
self, and then with most delightful
GOODNESS, wrote in reply: "It's q
devilish good seat. What rent do
yom pay" and tossed the card back
to its owner.
The latter took it, looked at it with
astonishment a minute or two, and
then a broad grin overspread his
cOuntenance.
He evidently enjoyed the sublime
brass and coolness OF his new ac-
quaintance, and when service was
over he approached John, apologized
for his rudeness, invited him TO his
house, gave him the best he had, and
treated him with the utmost respect
and consideration during his sojourn
in the city.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
A Chalk House, in Western
Kam;aS,
From the Hays (Ks.) q,

the Hays lks:l Sentinel. =
One of the curiosities of this
try is the vast beds of chalk.
is large house built of'chalk
at Trego, and it surpasses any 'thiiSN
in the building line we have ever
seen. The chalk is sawed into bricks
smooth and regular, and the whole
structure has handsome appear
ance. Mr.. John Henry, the pro-
prietor, informs us that he had some
of the chalk analyzed by a chemist
of Chicago, with the following result:
9S per cent. pure chalk, per cent
was moisture and per cent. was
limestone. This for purity far ex-
ceeds the English chalk, which is
now in general use. Mr.. Henry in
forms us that in his vicinity there is
an immense supply Of it-enough to
build large city. Undoubtedly
Western Kansas will become cele-
brated for its chalk productions.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
A Model Fire Department-HO
1t Worked on 81 Special Occa-


1t Worked on 81 Special Oeca.
sion.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.l
1t was in certain suburban town
which shall be nameless. The Chief
Engineer of the fire department in u
neighboring town came over upon 4
visit to the chief of another depart
ment, whose name is Jacobs, and it
would be firstrate idea to show the
visitor how very efficient Jacobs fire
department is. So Jacobs got an old
tar-barrel and set it upon the roof of
his stable, and touched it off with a
match. When it began to burn pref
ty freely he gave the signal for the
alarm, remarking at the same time to
the visitor:
You'll see that fire put out in
about four seconds by the boys"
They waited four seconds for the
boys, but they didn't come. They
waited fifteen minutes, and still no.
body came. Jacobs was furious, and
as the barrel was burning very near
to the root, he sent a boy around to
the nearest engine-house to ascertain
what was the matter. When the boy
came back he said the firemen were
all out at picnic excepting the
members of the Washy Hose, who
had gone over the river to fiIht a
couple of roosters.
By this time the roof of the barn
was on fire, and Jacobs was pretty
near crazy. The visitor wanted to
telegraph home for his department,
but Jacobs alleged that he'd let the
eternal earth burn to charcoal before
he'd consent to such a thing. Then
he sent a man on a fast horse to
bring the boys in from that picnic,
and by the time they reached the en-
gine- houses the stable was in ashes,
and Peters stable, next door, had be-
gun to burn. So when the engines
arrived, Jacobs directed them to play
upon that, and then they got to
work; but after pumping for awhile
without getting any water, Jacobs
was just about losing his senses,
when Mr.. McAllister came up and
mentioned that the Supervisors had
let all the water out of the reservoir
so as to clean it. Then Jacobs sat
down to fan himself, and to try to de-
eide whether to commit suicide or to
leave the country. And the visitor
went home with the idea that he
hadn't much to learn from Jacobs
about extinguishing fires.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
A Social Philosopher.

A large man, who sat on the wharf
fishing, recently gave his opinion
with regard to the hard times. He
said the trouble was that capital was
to labor, and no matter how
man was to work, capital
would make no concessions. He
wanted work himself, he said, and
once he thought of giving up, but
now his wife was able to take in
washing, he would never yield. He
to say more, but he, was
obliged to 60 off to attend nbalL
match.-NOrWich Bulletin.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
A Tender Request.

He had gone up to her house with
her from shopping excursion the
other afternoon. While he was there
such a food of tenderness came over
him that he impulsivey dropped on
his knee before her, and giving her 3
glance that spoke volumes, huskily
said: 81 can no longer keep my feel
ings back. / love you. Oh, will you,
oh, will you BIG" "-SHAD!
Ten centsw Fang out the clarion
voice of street vender before the
house. She made a clutch for her
handkerchief to cover up the emo
ton, but she was too late. The lu-
.dicrousness of the combined senti-
'ments was too much forher intellect,
and she melted into prolonged gig
gle. His face flushed scarlet, anoH Hfor
an instant he1was too psafdfndly in
pressed to realize his position. Them
he shot up on his feet, and with a
howl of rage departed. Really, ought !
not more intelligent and more dis-r
eliminating people be employed on
fish wagons.-Ddn6Hry Ne,cs.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01

"WE are in favor of the retirement
of the National Bank currency" say
the Democrats OF this District in
convention at Portsmouth. There
upon they proceed to select Nation
al Bank President to represent them
in the Democratic National Conven-
tion.--fG fGallipolis Journal. Yes, and
the man who presided at the Con-
vention is stakeholder and director
Of a National Bank.-frontea Reg
lister.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01

CHICAGO Tribune: A West End
young man, bewitched by the win
some ways and sunny face Of q fair
female, was about proposing to her,
when she said, "You are splendid
fellow. You squeeze and kiss me
more'n all my gentleman friends
together, cept Tom Jencks, the hotel
clerk, but be only comes once
week."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
"My Heart was Heavy"
Br }. G. wHIrrIER.

My heart was heavy, for its trust had
been
Abused, IFS kindness answered with foul
wrOngs
So turning gloomily from my fellow
men,
One Summer Sabbath-day / strolled
among
The green mounds of the village burial
place,
Where, pondering how all human love
and hate
Find one sad level, and how, soon or
lafe,,
Wronged and wrong-doer, each with
meefened face,
And cold hands folded over still heart,
Pass the green threshold of our COM
mon grave,
Whittier all footsteps tend, whence none
depart,
Awed for Myself, and pittying my race.
One common sorrow like mighty wave
Swept all my pride away, and trembling
forgave!
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01

The Campbelites, or Disciples, are
in danger of losing their Bethany
College, in Western Virginia. There
is mortgage of $4,000 on it, which
nobody seems ready to meet. The
Methodists are said to be ready to
buy the property, In case it is offered
for sale,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
Threatened Mormon Exodus.

A correspondent of the Detroit
Free Press visited Brigham Young,
ut Salt Lake City, in the early paEtSaf.
the present month, to get q denial OR
confirmation of the story that the
Mormon prophet and his followers
are going to leave Utah and sattle in,
Mexico. Brigham said the report of1
the impending Normon Exodus was
true. He gave aS-a reason. that IN
six yearssSalt.i Lake City will be en-
tirely submerged. Said the praAhes
at is well known facJ 4. ssl
Axe fno-visible outlet f& its w.
~ {Mongh number of dreams AoH
considerable volume.are continuallys
discharging their. Tsters into it. It
has always beenscohceded that there
was some subterranean outlet through
which the surplus waters have been
discharged. In .the past few years
waters Of tl& lake have been
& lsf6g on an average ten inches per
year. Now, through my powers of
divination, have discovered that the
outlet is being closed up on account
of the vast quantities of sodium and
chloride gathering at it's mouth. Five
years at longest will be sufficient to
close it entirely, and then Salt Lake
Valley will he one vast ocean and
Salt Lake City city in the ocean,
The Mormons will not leaveC
present home for a year yet, and hs
not decided in what part of Meg
they will establish their monarchical
government, which they intend shall I
be independent of Mexico, and the
best on the face of the globe. Goo.
bye, Brigham; but you and yourss
ought to have been kicked out of the
United States long ago, or made to
obey the law which prohibits polyga-
my.--Gdzette. A.A
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01

TIE Ohio Sabbath school Union
will hold its seventeenth annual Con-
vention at Dayton in the First Bap-
tist Church, commencing Tuesday
evening, June 9th, and closing Thnrs-
day evening, June Sth. Each Sab
bath-school in the State is entitled to
representation.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01
0ILOGRAPHs.
he NeWest Thing in Pictures,

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- who will return to the Am. Oilo-
graph Publishing Co. the annexed cer-
titicate. with 30 cents will receive bv
return mail as specimen Il superb Oil
ograph of Mary Spencer's exquisite
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This picture, measuring l2xl6 inches,
retails for $500. and is facsimile of
AN OIL PAINTING WORTH $3.50. TO also
distribute specimens of their more elab-
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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01

DoUGLAs PUTNAM, of Harmer, has
offered to subscribe $4,000 to en-
dow a professorship in Marietta Col
lege. provided an equal amount shall
be raised by others.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-06-01

TEE Cleveland Plaindealer Dem. }
is engaged in the pleasant task Of
publishing extracts from various pa
pers to show what an ass the party
In Ohio has made of itself.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18
vlUAaBUnG.

SATURDAY vICKSBURG UNITED STATra
NAIL PACKET.
Leaves every SATURDAY, at S r NJ
~ Fer vicksbnrg, Dnvis,s BEND.
Natchez and all intermediate landirsa-
The passenger steamer
Natchcz,
I. p. Leathers MASTER JF Musa CLERK
connecting 1t vicksburg with the Parisor Line 70.
Yazoo, Tallahatchie and Suntiower rivers and NTH
Anchor Line for Memphis, Cairo and st, Louia
For freight or passage apply on board, or to
JOHN JANNEY, lit Common So
Or to HITE 4 CARLIN, Tchonpitoulas m
Freight taken and through bills of lading stoned In
Tallulah and stations east Of Talulah on the Vicks
burg, Sh evepOrt and Texas Railroad via Delta hv
w. b. BkOCKETT, Agent, 50 Magazine u.