Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-11-28
NEWS ITEMS.


Charles Dickens arrived in Boston on the
18th. He comes to give readings from his
works.
An artillery school has been established ct
Fortress Monroe, of which Gen. Barry mas
charge.
General Imboden has filed an application
for an Injunction IN the United States Circuit
Court, in Richmond. forbidding General
Schofield and all other persons from interfer
fering with him in casting his vote to any
election.
Governor Ward, of New Je-ey, Chairman
of the National Republican Committee, is
out with letter in favor of nominating Cen
eral Grant for the Presidency.
The author of the opinion attributed to Mr..
Stahbery is Henry Sherman, of the Third
Auditors Office.
Dispatches from Washington report that
the Alabama Claims are at length in fair
way Of settlement. Some concessions are to
be made on each side.
There was an inspection of all the troops in
and around Washington on the 18th. The
force amounted to !, 400 men,
The nomination of General Steedman, for
President, by some of his Washington
friends, was only put out, they say, as
ssfeeler.n Most of the Democrats seemed to
think it felt rather too cool for the season.
The steamer Amanda sunk and burned
near Omaha on the l7th. The steamer
Amaranth SUNK near Donipha same day.
The susquehanns and Chenango rivers, at
-Binehampton N. Y, were entirely frozen over
during the night of the 18th. The most
rapid freezing known in several years. The
Erie Canal is also frozen in Central New
York, and Lake Champlain is frozen over at
both ends.
The Connecticut river was frozen over at
Springfield, Mass, on the goth.
General Pope orders the Georgia Recon
struction Convention to meet at Atlanta, De-
camber g.
The Chief Justice is not goiPg TO Rich
mond to sit during the Davis trial, but to
charge the grand jury. which is to bring in
new bill of indictment against the rebel chief
Rumors are again prevalent that the trial will
be postponed until the adjournment of the
Supreme Court, when Chief Justice Chase
will be at liberty to preside.
On the llth of December, the National Re-
publican Executive COMMITTEES meets in
Washington, to decide upon the time and
place for holding the National Convention.
The venerable poet. Fitz Greene Halleck,
died at Guilford, Connecticut, on Tuesday
night. in his eightieth year.
The citizens of Maysville have made up
subscription of 100000 for a railroad to
Paris
In Minnesota the majority for Marshall, Re-
publican candidate for Governor, is 1864
The majority against negro suffrage is ,24S.
The official majority for the Democrats i'll
New Jersey is 1884.
General S. c. Leakin, who commanded at
the battle of North Point, in 1912, died in
Baltimore on the 2lst, aged eighty years.
Prairie fires continue to rage in nearly al
sections of the West. They have been par
tlcularly severe in western and northern Mis-
souri and Kansas-in many instances destroy
ing whole farms.
The meteors fell in such profusion in Leav-
enworth on the 18th, that the deck hands on
board the steamer Hensley became frightened
and, falling upon their knees, called upon
God for mercy, satisfied, as they were, that the
day of judgment was at hand.
General Fremont has disposed of his New
York home, and lives with his family at O
beautiful place at Tarrytown.
The 18th Ohio Cavalry had full and en-
thusiastic reunion at Columbus, on the 22d
A permanent organization was effected. Res.
olutions pledging themselves to net politically
as they had fought, against all disunion
schemes, were adopted.
An returns received indicate that the Radi
Gals have carried North Carolina by a5,00(
majority
Hon. Thad. Stevens has prepared bill fol
the division of Texas into two or more States
Gen. Burbridge, of Kentucky, is promi
.nent candidate for Sergeant-at-arms of the U
S. Senate.
General Mcclellan has returned to Paris
and will be detained there for some time OF
account of the ill-health of his wife, Gene
rails Hooker and Meigs are also in Paris.
Hon. ]. S. Black, of Pennsylvania. is te
defend Surratt if he is again tried at the ap.
preaching session of the Criminal Court in
Washington. An effort is to be made to OBJ
tain from Congress authority for change OF
venue.
The Dubuque Times tells of the discovery
there of five immense lead caves, all of which
are "chock full" of the mineral. Mr.. Kelly,
their owner, refuses $l5G.000 for his windfall.
The Pacific Railroad is now completed TO
the base of the noun tains, five hundred and
twenty-five miles from Omaha.
Davenport, Iowa, erected 462 new buildings
this year, at cost of 81 ,2O6,950.
1t is the opinion in Washington that the
trial of JEFF Davis will not go Oh at present,
although the chief parties to it are all in
Richmond, and. report says, ready to proceed.
Gen Lee has been summoned as witness
for the prosecution.
Ex-Governor Harris. of Tennessee, has re-
turned to Nashville He left with the rebel
forces in 1862. He is under indictment for
treason. After an interview with Gov. Brown
low he was allowed to goto his home, he hay-
ing first given bis parole to appear before the
q. s. Court in March.
FOREIGN.
Late advices from Australia state that the
cannibals of FIJI had murdered and eaten q