Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-03-14
News Summary and Personal

Isham G. Harris, ex-Goy. of Tenn
has left Mexico and gone to Havana
The u. S. steamer Tuscarera has
gone to the Fejee Islands to punish
the savages for barbarities on Ameri.
can seamen.
The Virginia Senate passed a bill
to call a State Convention on the Sec
cond Monday in May, by vote Of
twenty five to four.
The lower House of the Missouri
Legislature has passed bill to
amend the Constitution so as to allow
negroes to vote-yeas rs, nays 46
The Louisville and Memphis packet
Liberty No. 2, was snagged and sunk
in the Mississippi River on the 9th,
twenty-five miles above Memphis
She will be raised. No lives OF
freight lest.
Under the law passed by Congress
the income tax is to be assessed in
March instead of May, and insIruc-
tions to that effect have been already
issued to Assessors. The tax is a
uniform rate of five per cent on all
incomes, with 81, 900 exemption.
Gov. Brewnlow, of Tenn, has is
sued a general order organizing a
volunteer force, to serve three years,
subject to his order as Commander
in Chief, to act as military police,
preserve order and protect the peo'
pie.
The municipal elections in New
York State on the 9th, resulted gen
orally in favor of the Republicans.
Vigilence committees in Western
Missouri are visiting summary ven
geance on the outlaws who have SO
long been a terror to that section.
At the Republican caucus in Wash
ington Gen. Buffers plan for pursu-
ing the impeachment investig cation
was summarily throtteled, and it was
decided to continue the business in
the hands of the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The levee at Helena, Ark, broke
on Tuesday night, inundating the
whole town, and washing away the
lower portion of it. The levees be-
low Memphis broke on Wednesday
night, and the whole lower country is
overfown.
Both Houses Of Congress have or
dered an equestrian statue of Gen.
Winfield Scott, to be sculptured by
Henry K Brown, of Newburg, N. Y.
to cost $4,000, and to be erected in
one of the public squares at Wash
ington.
The Town Council of London,
Madison Co., Ohio, lately passed an
ordinance prohibiting the sale of in
toxicating liquors, and the town Off.
GERS are enforcing it. All places
where liquor is sold are declared
nuisances, provision is made for clos
ing them, and the owners of premis-
es are made liable fer fines and costs
assessed against persons selling Ii
quor thereon.
Wilburn Waters, a famous hunter
and hermit of Southwestern Va, was
lately murdered for the sake Of 5000
bounty for VOLTS scalps which he
had just received. Waters was a
half breed Catawba Indian, a man Of
eccentric habits, but excellent char
acter. and most persistent enemy
of the wild beasts of the mountain
region which he inhabits.
Dispatches from England and Ire
land reveal the fact that the Fenian
rebellion, only lately quieted, has
broken out anew and in more vio-
lent form.
A correspondent of the Troy
Times claims that there is still rev
olutienary soldier living-Mr. Fred.
Barkerman-who is Ill years old,
and who resides in Cattaraugus Co.,
N. Y.
Four days of rain at Nashville and
Chattanooga have worked immense
damage to the railroads. Many
large and expensive bridges have
been carried away, and travel and
business will be impeded for several
weeks.
The Supreme Court of Ohio, in
certain bank tax cases, from Cincin-
natl, held that national banks in this
State must pay the same rate oftaxes
as other banks under the State laws.
In the municipal elections in Iowa
held on Monday, the Republicans
were universally successful.
The students of the University at
Athens attempted to smoke the fac
ulty out of their quarters; which re-
suited in the students being turned
out of the college.
Generals Sheridan, Thomas, Scho-
field, Sickles and Ord, are named as
likely to be commanders of the South
ern military districts under the Re-
construction Act.
Gov. Wells, of Louisiana, has is
sued a proclamation enforcing the
doctrines of the Military Reconstruc-
ton Bill.
Gov. Meagher, of. Montana, has
taken steps to secure the election of
\ delegate to Congress from that
Territory.
4 Radical Union paper, to be call.
ed the New Orleans Republicans, is
10 be started in that city by ex-Gov.
Hahn and others.
The news from Ireland, by Allan.
'ic Cable, is of exciting interest
The rising appears to be general
throughout the island, but the insur-
gents seem wofully lacking in organ
zation and competent leaders,