Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-05-16
News Summary and Personal.


A lady and her three servants were
poisoned in st. LOUIS, on Tuesday,
by eating candy saturated with
croton oil. They are now very sick,
one or two of them dangerously So
A publishing house in New York
have gwen to the trustees of the
Peabody Educational Fund thirty
thousand volumes of school books,
including five thousand of the Teach
er's Library The value of the gift
is $25,0O0
1t is believed in Washington that
JEFF Davis will be tried at the pres
ent term of the U. S. Circuit Court
at Richmond. Chief Justice Chase
will preside on the trial, it is stated,
alter the adjournment of the Supreme
Court.
Our Chicago dispatches state that
the working men of that city, in
nearly all branches Of industry. are
resuming labor. Mechanics and car
builders are yet endeavoring to'hold
out, but their employers expect to
be able to resume work in a few
days.
| It is said that after Marshall Ba-
zine made his speech to the Mexican
notahles announcing the withdrawal
of the French Army, the Emperor
Maximilllan exclaimed with vehe-
mence; "They are placing me be-
tween disgrace and death--my selec-
tion is made"
Washington dispatches state that
Attorney General Stanberry holds
the removal of civil officers, by the
military commanders in the Southern
States, to be illegal, except in cases
where such officers attempt to OBJ
struct the execution of the law.
Orders have been received at the
Z. S. Armory, at Springfield, Mass,
for large immediate increase in the
production OF breech leaders of the
latest model. The force of work
men will be largely increased, and
| the old muskets remodeled at the
rate of five or six hundred per day.
The N. Y. Times gives the follow
ing mysterious and fearful announce
ment: eve have received, directly
from the police authorities of the
city, information of recent organi-
cations which are now in pro
gress for tue purpose OF resisting. by
violence and blooashed, if necessary,
the execution and enforcement of the
excise laws, which are obnoxious to
a large class of our citizens"
Senator Wilson was honored with
a torchlight procession of black peo-
pie. at Augusta, on Wednesday night
and spoke in Atlanta on Thursday
His audience was more largely com
posed Of whites than usual, and he
was introduced by thoroughly re-
constructed rebel Colonel. General
Saxton, Gen. Pope, ex Governor
Brown, and many other prominent
citizens, occupied seats on the plat
form. The colored Republican
Union Club were on the ground, with
transparencies, notices, &c A din
ner was given him in the evening by
Gov. Brown.
Thos. McGee, who contested the
election of Douglas Putnam as Com
missioner of Vinton county, has been
successful.
The loyal men are gaining
strength in Alabama, very rapidly
Six months ago there was no Union
party there. Now the Union League
numbers $4,000 white members
The State Central Committee is com
posed of bold, earnest and able men.
On the evening of the 7th there
were heavy frosts in various sections
of the Northwestern States. and in
many localities the fruit is probably
very badly injured, if not entirely
killed. At Chicago and Indianapo
lis, and all through the Wabash bot
toms, very extensive damage was
done to all fruit crops.
A serious riot took place in Rich
mond, Va, on the 9th. At trial of
fire engines a fight occurred, and a
negro was arrested by the police
He was twice rescued by crowd Of
negroes, who hurled paving stones
at the police, wounding several
Gen. Scliofield addressed the negroes
but they paid no heed to him, and
the soldiers were ordered out, and
dispersed the mob by bayonet
charge.
Thos. Gebbart, under Indictment
for murder, in Taylor County, XIV.
was arrested in Louisville and sent TO
Campbellsvllle, on Monday. Late
at night mob broke into the iail.
took Gebhart out, and hung him to
a tree, where his body was found the
next morning. The mnrderers. are
not known, it is said.
The GAINESVILLE Courier of the 9th,
says: The taking of the testimony
in the Delano- Morgan contest has
progressed far enough to assure the
result. A majority of the legal
votes cast in the Thirteenth District
last fall were cast by Union men,
and Hon. Columbus DeIano was
fairly reelected to Congress. This
is already proven by the evidence
taken, and plenty of votes to spare.
The suffering in Iowa and Mime
sofa on account of lack of food, is
very great In Cerro Gordo, Kos
suth, Worth and Winnebago coun-
ties, Iowa, the new settlers are in
great destitution. The old residents
have divided with them until the
stock of food is nearly exhausted
From the southwestern part of Min
nesota the cry for food and aid to
enable the getting in Of crops is en-
phatic. From Marion county, it is