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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
Two Georgia Snake Stories.

We have TO record the death of Mr..
Marshall TOmpkins near Buffalo Greek.
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. Tompkins,
In company with Mr.. G.. Brown, went
to the swamp for the purpose of looking
up some hogs and attending to fish
basket. While walking through the
edge Of lagoon, with bare feet, Mr..
TOmpkins was bitten on the instep by
large moecasin. the four fangs pene-
trating considerable depth, and one
| of them cutting q vein. His CON-
panion at once corded his leg tightly,
| and endeavOred to get him home. He
carried him some distance on his back,
and then, finding he was unable to
| proceed further, he hurried to the
house, distance about mile, and got a
mule, and In the course of an hour
Tompkins to Mr.. DOolittle's. BY this
time the unfortunate young man was
suffering from the virus, and swelling
had set in. Physicians reached the
patient about II o'clock p. m. All that
medical skill could suggest or sympa-
thizing friend could do was done, but
without avail. The swelling still in
creased, and dark purple spots appeared
| first on the affected leg, AMI then spread
over his body. The pain was intense,
causing loud mOans of distress from
the sufferer, and often violent spells of
nausea came over him, attended with
fainting symptoms and Indications Of
conyulsions. MIR. Tompkinsl retained
his mental faculties, notwithstanding
his intense agony, up to half an hour
before his death, and for some hours
before that he became quiet, and ex-
pired without a struggle.-[Sandersville
| (Ga.) Herald, July %.
On Wednesday last as w. Bradford
was returning home from school he OBJ
served horned snake, which, upon
seeing the young man, doubled itself,
caught Its tail near the horn In Its
mouth, and gave chase to him. Having
nothing to defend himself with, Brad
ford took to his heels, the snake rolling
hoop fashion after him. lie reached a
pine tree and lodged behind It; the
snake coming mp, lOosed its mouth hold
and struck around the tree. Bradford.
seeing that the snake understood the
situation, started on the run again, the
snake promptly following. Arriving
at another tree, he lodged behind that
| but the snake tried TO strike him around
the tree as soon as it arrived. The
young man, then thoroughly alarmed,
started off again at tremendous pace,
the snake In pursuit. Fear lent speed
to his feet, but ON looking back he saw
the rolling reptile closing upon him.
lie ran this time nearly 200 yards.
when right in his path was cOiled
! mOccasin with head erect, eyes glisten-
| ing, and its forked tongue playing with
lightning rapidity from its open mouth.
He was going at snch speed that he
could not stop, but exerting himself
he made a tremendous spring aud
jumped high in the air and landed
about fourteen feet over the moccasin,
and running little further on, stopped
to see what the two reptiles woiild do.
He then found gool pole, advanced
upon the moccasin and killed It, but
could find nothing of the hOOped,
horned serpent that had chased him so
far.-Americus (Ga.) Republican, July
| %,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
For the Gallipolis journal,
In MemOrIam,

Nancy Sparks is deadI Her voice Is
no longer heard in Vinton; and the
trees bending over the silvery stream Of
Raccoon shed tears of sorrow, for they
miss her from her accustomed haunts.
The birds have sung their melancholy
lays and are no longer glad as they
used to be when they chattered among
the trees, for they too miss her, and sad
is the burden Raccoon bears upon its
bosom to The Beautiful River. The
grasshopper came and sang, "One good
night earol' over her grave, and the
locusts cast q few empty shell upon her
last abode as tribute Of respect to one
who heeds nothing more forever. q sz'
The wise proverb says: seThere are
remedies for all things but death;" so
he took Nancy in his arms and laid her
to rest beneath the clover sod where in
due time the violet and daisy will come
and shower their bright petals above
her. head. The tall grass and rank
weeds of forgetfulness will grow there
too and briers will spring from a soil
now moistened with tears.
Nancy was a devOut wOman--an Old
Maid verging upon forty-her hail
getting grey and face marred with
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
Hancock's Fearlessness.
From the New York Tribune (Reu.,

The "fearlessness" of Hancock's epis-
tie is exciting the unbounded admira-
tiOn of the bold Democracy. ''See how
boldly he stands by the constituti0n!"
He does; and see also how riimbly he
leaps over the free trade plank in the
platform. The Constitution is pretty
safe thing to strike out for; for even the
Greenbackers are not opposed to that.
There is not q word about financial
questions, n0ta word about tariff, not q
word which could by the most liberal
Interpretation, be taken as an indication
OF an opinion on either Of these two
leading questions ofthe day. This may
indicate ssfearlessness," but it looks
more like an intellectual drouth. =
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
"HancOck's Fourth of July Let
-F- ter"
From the New York Evening Mail

From the New York Evening Mail
(Rep.) .t .'.-. i-
Gen. Hancoek's letter of acceptance
was evidently written for the s4th of
July, but was delayed out of Difference
to the ghost Of the late Mr.. T'ilden.
That T'ilden has succeeded in Injecting
into 1t the expression; SIT Is vital
principle IN our system that neither
fraud nor force must be allowed to sub
vert the rights Of the people," Is evil
dence that the letter remained at Gray
stone over night, with the candidate for
whose election the spirit of Tiiden so
fondly yearns. No Democrat Is known
to use the words "fraud" and 'force" In
this campaign unless the ghost of Til
den puts them into his mouth. In the
absence Of Judge Black, the wisdom Of
GraystOne had to be invoked for the
preparation of the letter. and the Tilden
earmarks are unmistakable. Whether
the delay until July 30 of q letter which
seems like u section of a 4th of July
Grafton was judlcious Is a matter about
which few besides Gen. Hancock will
entertain any doubt.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

GALLIPOLIS, OHIO.
Feb. II, 1880.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
A snsplcion Conftrmed.

From the New York Tribune (Rep.)
It is the unanimous opinion Of the
Democratic papers that Hancock's
letter "covers the whole ground"
There always was suspicion that the
Democrats had very little ground to
cover.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

a PETITION will be presented to
IN the Commissioners of Gallia Cotin-
ty, at their regular September session,
1880, praying. for the alteration of q
County road as follows: Beginning at a
gate in the old road at the foot Of
John Irion hill, on the farm of the
late John Irion, in Green township.
where the new road now opened
and travelled by the public begins
thence to follow said new road to a wal
nut tree northwest of #. j. Graham.
house; thence the nearest and best way
to intersect the old road where the said
new road now does. Also to vacate as
much of the old road as is supplied by
the new, except a gateway for school
purposes In District No. u, and also to
extend the Siders road to new road.
July 20, lSS0.-4w $50
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
NOT Il SUICIDE.

Death from Membrauous Group or Diph-
liberia OF Matthew Murphy, Railroad
Laborer from Near st. Cloud.
1t was reported yesterday morning that g
man had been found dead in his bed at Dunn's
boarding house on East Fourth street below the
gas works. and with the intelligence came ru
mors of foul play or self-destruction. Coroner
Davenport was appraised of the affair and an in
vestigation showed that it was neither, but
that death had been caused by perfectly
natural circumstances.
The name of the deceased is Matthew Muir
ply, and 30 far as could be ascertained the
cause of death and history of his life is as
follows: Deceased came to st. Paul last March
from Portland Maine, in company with his
brother, John Murphy. The men were labor
ers. and procured work at St. Cloud laying
railroad track. Last Tuesday they came to st.
Paul, the deceased being in apparently good
health.
About three days ago he complained of cold
and sbre throat, and was seriously incon-
venienced by the latter malady. He retired
about o'clock Friday night, and complained
of great difficulty in breathing. Later in the
evening he asked for medical attendance and a
priest. Medicine was given, and yesterday
morning he was discovered, dead.
DIR. Davenport Investigated the case and
came to the conclusion that an inquest was not
necessary, as he died from natural causes. viz;
either membranous Group or diphtheria. De
ceased was thirty-five years of age, and leaves
a wife and two children residing in Portland.
The funeral will take place to-day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
ROCHESTER,.

A number of soldiers will attend the reunion
at Milwaukee.
Miss f. E. Willard had a good audience at her
lecture last evening.
A very severe hail storm visited the north
part of the town of Pennington, in this county,
beating the wheat down. destroying the fruit,
and breaking the glass in many windows. One
man is in the city after twenty-seven lights
and says the glass dealers will have business for
a few days.
A cyclone is reported to have destroyed con-
siderable property northeast of this city. Com
mencing on the farm of Mr.. Edward Bealon
four miles out, it demolished his barn and
granary, taking up the plank floor completely
and carrying it some fifteen feet into the field.
The new school house in district SO was tipped
over, the belfry and roof taken a quarter of a
mile into wheat field; the desks and school
books cannot be found. Had it happened when
the twenty-eight scholars were in they must
have all been killed. Next it destroyed a
windmill and granary owned by Mr.. Brannan;
also, granary belonging to q. Daily. At the
farm of j. Moriarity carpenters were at work
on new frame house, which it racked so badly
that it will have to be taken down. 1t lasted
but twenty minutes going from northwest to
southeast, and covered a space of two miles
long, one-third of mile wide. Other damage
no doubt, will come in later. During all this
time rain and hail fell in torrents.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06

ity than are the truths of the bible. The
shelves Of every public library tell story of
the public taste that is not at all fattering to
either the taste or intelligence of those who
patronize it. The novels of the trashy order
are invariably we'll thumbed and worn, while
the better clsss-such as those of Thackeray,
Dickens and Scott-remain in good state
of preservation. The compartments in
which works on science, philosophy and
travel are kept are seldom approached, and
half of the regular patrons of the library
are almost in complete ignorance of the fact
that such authors as Spencer, Mill or Car
lyle ever had an existence.
More attention should be paid by the
churches to the character of the literature
their members read. Even the shelves of the
Sunday school library often contain books
that are decidedly demoralizing in their ten
denotes. If people were more select in their
reading, they would be better Christians,
and if reform could be inaugurated in the
churches in this respect there would be less
backsliding and a large increase in church
membership. The subject is worthy the at.
tention of devout people all over the country
for it is of the utmost Importance not only
to the church but to society.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06

A NEW system has been inaugurated at the
John Hopkins university, in Massachusetts.
1t is the giving of students the choice of the
courses they will pursue. If a young man
has no taste for mathematics, he need pay
no attention to that branch of study. If he
has no taste for scientific pursuits he need
waste no time upon them, but can pursue
his natural bent. There is good deal of
common sense in the new system, and it
ought to be adopted in every college in the
country. The forcing process never sue.
Ceeded in making doctor of divinity out of
a man who was only adapted by nature for a
dry goods store.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION.

amendment and Passage of the Bill by the
Senate Chances in the House.
Washington Special to Chicago Tribune
TheI Senate finally passed the immediate
transportation bill, after having added to it the
names of a great number of places. most of
them small inland towns, which are to be en-
titled to the privileges of the act. 1t seemed
at first probable that the eagerness of Senators
to be near their constituents would defeat the
bill, as to make the act practicable in the form
in which it was at one time would be necessary
to increase the custom forces by several
hundred officials, and to greatly add to the
expenses of collecting the revenue. Seaports
even which do not yield the government a dol
lar annually were added to the list, and inland
towns, where no merchandise would likely to
be imported in greater quantities than basket
of champagne or box of cigars, were put on
an equal footing with the great commercial
cities. Mcdonald, of Indiana, endeavored To
have the bill extended SO that it would be al
most univers a, comprising all ports of delivery,
even where there are no means of collecting
duties, and where there were no custom officers
beyond a Waterman of the treasury. Nor
rill, of Vermont, said the bill was merely a
peddler's scheme. Finally the following pro-
viso was added, which relieves the bill of the
danger of defeat in the House: ''The privi-
leges of transportation herein conferred shall
not extend to any places where there are not
the necessary officers for the appraisement of
merchandise and collection of duties" The
effect of this amendment will of course be to
make considerable portion of the bill mere
idle words if the great majority of places de-
signated in it do not have the custom machine
~. Beck made an earnest fight for the BILL but
the other members of the Finance Committee,
except Senator Allison, were either Indifferent
or gave it a luckewarm support. It is the
opinion of the friends of the bill that the
amendments, if added, will not materially
weaken it in the House, and that it will be ap-
1rnved
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
THE DoMINEoN OF TIE BOSSES.

The proceedings of the Chicago conven-
ton have demonstrated the fact that
the Republican party is not a party of
the people, but is completely under the
domination Of a gang of INSCRIPTIONS trick
sters who carry the entire machinery of the
organization in their pockets. From start
to finish the entire proceedings have been
marked by management. The majority of
the delegates have been perfectly mum
throughout, only the leaders daring to adj
vance their views upon any of the import
ant questions raised for discussion. On one
side were Conkling, Cameron and Logan, the
bosses of the Grant machine; Conger, Hale
and Frye, the managers of Blaine's little
implement, and Garfield and Dennison on
the part of Sherman. The other little booms
had no representatives of sufficient grit or
prominence to obtrude themselves upon "the
assembled wisdom" of the nation. Even
Minnesota, with Window boom all to her
self, has not been heard from, and was &C.
corded places upon the committees only be-
cause custom had decreed that each State
and territory should have a member upon
each of them.
There has been long struggle, ostensibly
for the purpose of procuring harmony in
council. It has been evident to all disinter-
ested observers, however, that each delay
was procured through the exercise of boss
ism, and for the purpose of gaining time,
to be used in the manipulation of wavering
or purchasable delegates. Every motion
made had been carefully considered by the
respective bosses, and according as they de-
cided their followers voted. No greater
subservience was ever seen in any delibera-
tive assemblage that ever convened in this
country.
The convention must be a humiliatine
spectacle for the Republican party, that has
long boosted the possession of exceptional
intelligence and independence. It has been a
convention of craven slaves, domi-
neered over by few overseers, the mass of
the delegates covering with fear every time
one of them cracked the party lash or haste
ming with alacrity to do the slightest bidding
of their bosses. There has been absolutely
no exhibition of independence, no care for
the public interests-only scramble for the
spoils of Office and an utter disregard of
decenoy. White delegates have fawned upon
negro delegates in the hope of securing their
votes, and nearly all of both races who had
not been previously instructed to follow this
or that boss, were notoriously in the market.
There is but one opinion at Chicago and
elsewhere, among those who have watched
the proceedings, and that is that the Repub
lican convention at Chicago has been the
most disreputable body of men ever gathered
together for g similar purpose. The country
will breath freely after it has adjourned, but
no respectable man will regard the nominees
of such body with other than suspicion and
distrust.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
THE COURTS.
District Court.
Before Judge Wilkin.]


JURY CASES.
FL. B. Elder VS.. John Fl. Reaney, ct. al.
partners as st. Paul City railroad line. Verdic<
in favor of defendant.
Constantine Robert VS.. the city of St. Paul;
action for damages. Verdict for $43S in favor
CT plaintiff.
A. G.. Perkins VS.. Dnrant, Wheeler 6 Co. and
@. Nelson interpender; motion for judgment.
Granted.
SPECIAL TERN CALENDAR.
Before Judge Simous.
Beaupre Kelly VS.. John N. Hall; to be
heard by Judge Brill.
z. W. Tuchelt vs.. P. g. Biersach; application
for discharge of receiver. Continued.
In the matter of the assignment of E. E..
Henderson; same. Order granted allowing as
signee to amend his report and rescind his ap-
plication for discharge.
The Middleton Plate comp any VS.. Max Wit
leshofer; order wanted, giving plaintiff judg-
ment for the amount admitted in answer.
Geo. Wilkinson VS.. @. Clausen; motion to
make answer more definite. Heard and taken
under advisement.
Susan l.. Thompson IS. Joseph G. Green ct
al. order granted confirming sheriff. report of
sale.
Farnham &c LovejoY VS.. ]. Fl. Kennedy ct al.
order granted allowing defendants five days to
answer.
Henry Shurmeier VS.. A. W. Eller ct al; or
der to show cause. Continued.
James Daulton VS.. A. Il. McGill; motion for
decree. Continued to the 10Th inst,
Peter Fritz We. A. L. McGill; same. Same.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
TIE TROUBLES OF THE ropDs.
The Male End of the Firm Makes Life
Miserable for His Spouse, Who Resorts

The Male End of tho Firm Makes Life
Miserable for His Spouse, Who Resorts
to Poison for Relief.
Long, if not learned essays have been written
to show that France is the hot bed, so to speak,
of suicides. The weather, particularly, is said to
have peculiar influence upon the mind of the
mercurial Frenchman and gloomy day is
properly chosen as the most appropriate time
for those who have worked their frenzy to the
sticking point to court futurity other than by
the natural methods of dissolution.
If anything mundane is calculated to inspire
longing for the hitherland among the morbid
ly inclined, it would be the beastly elements
that have uncorked over st. Paul during the
past few days. From a suicidal standpoint
the nasty weather has borne fruit, and St.Paul
may be pointed to as being possessed with the
Parsian novelty.
Two attempts at self destruction were made
in this city yesterday, only one of them, so far,
proving fatal, while what was supposed
to be third suicide, the doctors, God bless
them, decided that death was brought about by
natural causes.
In addition to the information elsewhere
given IN this issue, an almost successful at
tempt at suicide occurred yesterday in the rear
of MerrilPs carpenter shop on West Seventh
street. The melancholy affair took place at
the residence of q colored lady named Mrs. Ely,
the front room of which is occupied by couple
named Todd.
Mrs. Laura Todd, the victim to the foolish
attempt at self-destruction, is comedy colored
woman about twenty-five years of age. She
arrived here from Kansas City about five weeks
ago in company with her husband. The latter
is molasses colored coon, about Is years of
age, and earns precarious living at gambling.
He hasn't played winner of late, and when
short of stake he is said to have raised money
to play cards by pawning his wife's wearing
apparel. This had something to do with the
trouble and led to frequent quarrels. About
IL o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs. Todd un-
bosomed herself to Mrs. Ely, and intimated
relief from her trouble by suicide.
A few minutes afterwards Mrs. Ely heard q
sitting cry IN the adjoining room, and going
thither, was surprised to see Mrs. Tedd lying
upon the bed convulsed with spasms. DIR. Alb
bolt was summoned and at once OWNED the
cause of the trouble. Two walls partially filed
with morphine and strychnine told the story,
and her recovery at first seemed hopeless.
Powerful remedies were administered and two
hours of persistent work brought her out of
danger. Last evening she was exceedingly
weak, but it is thought that she will fully re-
cover.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
PERN1oroUs LITERATURE.

Now go, write it before them on table, and
note it in book, that it may be for the time to
come forever and ever.-IsAIAH Xxx: s.
There is probably nothing that contrib
utes more largely to the degradation of pub
lie sentiment than pernicious literature. The
young people are easily reached by the pub
LEGATIONS of the day, and more especially of
late years, since the enterprise of the pub
fishers has reduced the cost to minimum
amount, so as to place all the novels, of for
eign production, especially, within the reach
of the poorest. Such being the case, it
should behoove all moral reformers, and es-
pecially all church members, to keep a close
watch upon the character of the books that
find access to their families.
The country is literally flooded with worth
less trash in the shape of light literature.
There are twenty-five cent editions, dime
editions and nickle editions of all the novels
that have attained notoriety abroad. The
authors have not the privilege of an Ameri-
can copyright, and there are, unfortunately,
q certain class of publishers who are always
ready to pirate whatever promises to sell.
They issue the books In the cheapest form
and place them on sale at the news stands
or railway tyains, and the legitimate book
stores. Boys and girls greedily buy them,
and eagerly devour their contents, and thus
form taste for light literature that degrades
their moral sense, and renders them unfit
for the grave duties of life.
There are few novels that are calculated
to have beneficial effect upon the youthful
mind, and to teach them to appreciate to
their fullest extent the duties incumbent on
them. But the mass of those extant are
either vile or trashy. They are written to
pander to the baser passions of man
kind, or are marked by the most
mawkish sentiments, and instil in the
minds of the reader incorrect ideas of every
sentiment of human nature. Villainy is Of
ten deifed, or at least the interest of the
novel centers in and around the most de-
PRAYED of the characters. The hero or hero
inc is most generally an insipid fool, while
the villain is endowed with noble attributes
that elevate him to the distinction of the real
hero. Nine tenths of the current literature
of the day is, if not immoral, at least per-
nicious, and should be excluded from every
respectable home.
1t is surprising to what extent light litera-
ture of the worst description is perused in
nominally Christian homes. The sentiment
talism of Mrs. Holmes, Miss Braddon, Oui-
da, and host Of other prolifc writer's of
their class, is devoured with far more avid