Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-10-10
News Summary and Personal.


There are fears of another Fenian
insurrection in England. Riots are
frequent.
Elias Howe, Jr., the inventor of
the sewing machine, died in Brook
lyn, N. Y, Thursday night.
A Wall street rumor says the Pres
ident has determined to call Gen.
Sherman to the War Department.
There are plentiful rumors of
Cabinet changes afoat in Washing
ton. 1t is reported that Gen. Grant
expects to be relieved soon, and
holds himself constantly in readiness
to yield up his portfolio.
Col. Thos. W. Sweeney, of the
Sixteenth Regulars, late Generalissi-
mo Of the Fenian invaders, has been
suspended from pay and rank for six
months. by sentence of court.martial
for indecent conduct.
The news from Italy IS rather
startling. The insurrectionists have
possession of some towns. The Ital-
ian Government has refused to fur
nish soldiers to the Pope, and rup-
ture between Italy and France is
| feared.
Washington dispatches say that
rumors of changes in the War Office
are agsin in circulation. It is stated
that Steedman will positively decline
to accept the position, and that
either Gen. Frank Blair, Jr., or Tom
Ewing, will be appointed within a
week
Hereafter, by Gen. Grants order,
preference is to be given in all the
bureaus of the War Department, as
clerks, first to those who were wound
ed in the service; second the soldiers
honorably discharged; and third, to
civilians having families.
Amos G. Sullivan, of the firm of
Sullivan d Jordan, book agents in
Baltimore, publishes letter setting
forth that while in Chestertown, Md,
on business, he was taken from a
buggy in which he was riding, by
four citizens of that place, and Sc
verely beaten and abused. Mr.. Sulli-
van claims to be Republican, and
that the outrage was committed by
rebels on account of his politics.
R. M. T. Hunter, who has been
pardoned by the President, says, in
his petition, that he proposes to con,
fine himself to the pursuits of private
life; that be submits Loyalty to the
authority ofthe United States, and |
recognizes the power of the General
Government to establish Its policy in
the South. He will counsel confer
nifty to that policy with as much |
peace and contentment as possible.
He recognizes the necessity of sub
mission, and feels the Importance of
repose to the country,
Congressman Thos. E. NOEL, of
Missouri, died at ST. Louis on the
Sd, after protracted illness. He
was only twenty eight years old,
having been born at Perryville, Mo,
April 3, 1889. He was admitted to
the bar at the age of nineteen. In
1861 he was appointed military
commissioner for the arrest of dis
loyal persons, and subseq uently be.
came Major in the State Militia. In
1862 he was appointed Captain in the
Nineteenth Regiment Of U. s. Regu-
lars. He was afterward elected q
member Of the Thirty-ninth Congress
and re e-elected to the Fortieth. His
affiliations were with the Democratic
party. '-i
A convict in the Columbus Peniten-
tiary attempted to stab one of the off
GERS, while going to chapel, Sunday,
but was promptly felled with cane.
There is great soreness felt in the
White House circle on account of the
splendid ovations the people are giving
to Gen. Sheridan.
Tom. Ford, of Ohio,is likely to be the
new Minister to Ecuador, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr..
Cogeshall.
For two weeks, ending the 7th, there
were four hundred and .thirty-six
deaths in ST. Louis, from cholera,
cholera morbus and dysentary.
: The Tennessee Legislature meets
Oct 7th. Next week u S. Senator
viii be elected, for which place there
are half-a-dozen candidates, but Gov.
Brownlow will probably be elected if
he desire it.
Richmond dispatches say that the
counsel on both sides are ready, and ,
that the trial Of jeff Davis will certain :
ly take place in November. He is ex-
pected to return to Richmond about
the 25th of this month. J
Captain Joe. Harrison, familiarly |
known as "Uncle Joe," an old resident {
of Cincinnati, died near Fosters Cross {
ing, Saturday, in the SEVENTEEN year of a
his age He followed the river many ]
years ago, as pilot; mate and command 4
er, and for several years was the pro- I
prietor of the Buckeye House, on the {
Lower River road. ~o,--.- t
The Presidents friends have fire. \
9uently asserted that fourteen Repub- =
Iican Congressman had requested Gen. :,
Grant to reinstate Gov. Wells, of Louis 9
ana. The letter in question has been ! !
published and proves that this is an \
,ther instance of variation from fact on r
lie part of the White House clique. :,
ssBeyOnd the Mississippi" A Com =
,lete History of the NeU States and Ter u
.itories, from the Great River to the
Great Ocean, by. Albert D. Richard
ION, is the title Of handsome vol
lme just issued by the National B
Publishing ComDany. Cincinnati O K