Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-06-13

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russia, from the torrid zone to the
frezen pole, the main object of which
is to protect American Revenue in.
terests at Stika, and get specimens
of the productions of the country,
whales, icebergs and walrusses, for
the Smithsonian Institute.
Milwaukee has dog factory, the
proprietor of which pays liberal
prices for first-class CANNES. The
animals are skinned, the hide being
used to make gloves, and the hair to
stuff mattresses. The carcasses are
then put into huge kettle and boil
ed, the greese being sold for various
purposes, and the bones are used for
knife-handles, and flesh for manur-
ing the soil. The proprietor makes
1880 on every dog.
A widow in Paris, aged As, mar
rled young man aged Is. BY her
first husband she had q son whose
age at the time of her second mar
riage was 81. She recently died,
and by her will left her fortune to
her son and husband. As her hus-
band was not of age, her son was
appointed his guardian.
The N. o. Tribune notices, as
singular coincidence, that the new
Mayor of Mobile, the Hon. Gustavus
Horton, is the uncle of the Rev. J.
W. Horton, who was murdered by
the rebel mob in New Orleans in
July, 1866. Mayor Horton is a
strong Republican, and President of
the Mobile Union League.
Dates from San Luis Potosi, Mexi-
CO, to the 18th, state that Maximil-
lian's fate still hung in the balance.
Juarez and his ministers held con-
ference on the subject of a disposal
of him, but the conclusion is un-
known. 1t was thought Juarez
would take him to the capital. The
capture of Miraman, with the rest of
the Imperalists, is confirmed. Men
dez, however, is nowhere to be found
Escobedo had issued orders that
every Imperial officer who had not
surrendered within twenty four hours
should be shot.
A Washington letter writer has
heard of the formation of an ''Ander-
sonville League" whose members
are in Philadelphia, New York and
Boston; who have suffered either
wounds or Imprisonment during the
war, and who are bound by oath, in
case the Government fails to punish
jeff Davis, to take the punishment
into their own hands. The close re-
tirement of Davis, since his release
on bail, is attributed to knowledge
of the existance of this league; and
two of its members known to the
authorities, are said to have been or
rested in the Richmond courtroom,
on the day of his release, on some
ficticions charge, and detained in
prison in Richmond fer several days.
The Wheeling Register tells of a
young man who for some weeks had
been wasting away to a skeleton,
owing to mysterious loss of blood
On awaking every morning, he found I
a fresh puncture on some part of his
body, from which blood had been
drawn. He at length became con.
vinced that vampire had been
sucking his blood, and removed to
another boarding house. Since the
removal he is recovering his health.
The Presidential party left Rich
mond on their return to the capital
on Saturday morning, receiving
salute from artillery stationed near
the city. At Ashland, Fredericks-
burg, and various stations along the
route, large crowds were assembled,
who cheered the President quite en-
Enthusiastically. No speeches were
made, and the party reached Wash
ington safely in the afternoon.
General Grant has telegraphed to
General Sheridan that there is no
truth in the report that Secretary
Stanton and himself censured Sheri-
dan for removing Governor Wells.
Eg- The friends of JEFF. Davis are
about to make formal application to
the President for his pardon, although
Davis positively refuses to apply for
It himself A number of signatures
nave been obtained to the petition,
and some persons have refused their
names. Governor Worth, of North =
Carolina, writes that he does not see
Why Davis should refuse to ask par
Ion, but at the same time he favors
granting one to him. Governor Pier
oont, of Virginia, was asked to sign
he petition, and he replied as fol-
ows: Il ask for pardon for no man
Who will not ask it for himself" ,,
When the rebels took possession
If the Customhouse at New Orleans,
here was large amount of imported
FOODS in the bonded warehouses, the
iuties upon which were afterwards I
collected by the Confederate customs =
The records in these
ases are now in the hands of the 7
Government, and an agent of the
Treasury has been sent to New Or s
cans with instructions to compel the
'ayment of the duties over again. .
The amount involved is said to be b
nore than million dollars. {
A boy named Thomas Feeney, be-
ween twelve and thirteen years of
ge, while playing base ball in Dover, o
Delaware, last week, was struck in
be region of the heart by ball, and
INJURED so badly that he died.
On Friday, the 21st Of June, Pres I
dent johnson will leave Washing
on, on his way to Boston, where he
7ill attend the dedication of the new
lasonic Temple on the following
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