Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-04-18
News Summary and Personal.


Pottsville, Pa, within the last two
months, besides number Of murder
Gus assaults, and twenty seven rob-
ber1es. The citizens threaten to
break up the 'Molly Maguires"-
the perpetrators of these crimes-by
lynch law.
An attempt was made on Monday
night to rob the County Treasurer's
office at Valparaiso, Ind. The out
side door of the vault was forced
open, hole drilled through the in
ner door. and a quantity of powder
poured in, but the burglars were
frightened away before they complet
ed their work
At Mexico, Missouri, the other
day, stranger, calling himself Robt.
Youdkin, punched cut his eyes with
q stick. He was insane at the time,
from disappointed love, he says
He has got over that, but his eyes,
the doctors think, are entirely de-
stroyed.
The Governor of Delaware has
appointed Jas. A. Bayard, of Will
mingten, q. S. Senator, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Mr..
Riddle. Mr.. Bayard will take his
seat at once.
Gen. Sickles has agreed that the
Governors of North and South Car
olina shall make appointments to fill
official vacancies in their respective
States.
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware,
has left Washington for home. If
he resigns, it is said he will be sue
ceeded by his brother. now Governor
of the State.
There was a collision at the
custom house in Richmond, Va, last
Friday, between Col. James, Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue, and Hon.
Joseph Segar, U. S. Senator elect,
about the possession of a paper re-
ferring to some claim in which Mr.
Segar was interested. The coilec-
tor refusing to return the paper,
Segar choked him until he became
more plant.
The question of granting the right
of suffrage to women, is to be voted
upon by the people of Wisconsin at
the next election.
Cen Sheridan, it is stated, intends
to remove Gov. Throckmorton, of
Texas, unless instructed not to do so
by superior authority at Washing
ton. ....
The Canadian authorities have six
gunboats ready for service on the
lakes.
A woman, named Finn, who was
far advanced i'll pregnancy, was
gored to death by mad COW at
Highland Falls, near West Point, n.
Y, last week. Her entrails were
torn out, and q male child was
brought into the world. 1t is still
alive, and gives every symptom OF
growing up.
Terrence Carol, of Andover,
Mass, on ednesday last, beat out
the brains of his wife with hot fiat
iron. He had previously beaten his
grandchild, and his wife's remon-
STRANGE at his cruelty resulted in her
death
The annual report of the Methodist
Book Concern in New York, shows
over $4,000 of profits. The pay
ments for Bishops salaries, travel
ing expenses, &c, was S27, ,444.-
Total assets of the Concern, S6S2, ,034
and it owes s126,675.
Mrs. Senator Sprague sailed for
France from New York on Saturday.
Thursday, April 4th, was the
seventy fifth anniversary of the birth
day of Thad. Stevens.
Information, founded on recent
explorations, has been received in
Washington, that with slight i'm
provements the Colorado river will
be navigable for steamboats, twelve
hundred miles or more from its
mouth. This is deemed important
with regard to communication with
the Pacific coast.
Samuel Carter, a colored teseher,
has been appointed register of vo-
ters, under the Reconstruction Law,
for jackson County, Alabama, by re-
quest of several prominent white
citizens Of the place.
General Pope has issued orders to
provide for the registration of voters
in Georgia, Alabama and Florida
The work is to be undertaken with
out delay. .-. ...
The Senate, on Saturday, confirm
ed the nomination of Kit Carson as
agent for Indians IN New Mexico.
A woolen factory in Steubenville,
Ohio, owned by A. B. Bullock & Co.,
of Cincinnati, was DESTROYED by fire
on Thursday. Loss not known. In
suranee in Cincinnati, $4,000.
All distilleries in and about Nash
vile have been stopped by Govern
ment authorities for alleged infringe
ment of the Revenue Law.
Admiral Farragut is to relieve Ad-
niral Goldsborough in command of
the Mediterranean squadron.
R They had lively little elec-
ton for Mayor in Concord, New
Hampshire, on Tuesday last. There
were three candidates-John Alb
bott, present incumbent, Republican,
white man; Charles n. Proctor, citi-
zens' referm ticket, respectable
colered barber, and DIR. Goodwin,
temperance ticket, white man. AT 8
o'clock it was reported that Proctor,
black man, supported by the Demo-
Gratis, was ahead in the race, when