Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-05-02
News Summary and Personal.

Little Rock dispatches state that
Gen. Ord has divided Arkansas into
eleven registration districts, in each
of which six registering officers are
appointed-four army officers and
two civilians. Cunningham, the
State Treasurer, has been dismissed
being incompetent to hold office un-
der the Congressional laws. Col.
Page, Quartermaster, has been ap-
pointed in his place. Several other
State officers are likely to be dis
missed for the same reason.
The President las ordered the re-
turn TO Louisiana of the statue OF
Washington. taken during the war
from the State capitol at Baten
Rouge.
John Hanks, of Macon County,
Ills, who was Mr.. Linccln's partner
in the rail splitting business long
ago, and helped build the cabin in
which they lived, proposes to visit
the Paris Exhibition, taking with
him the original cabin, which has
been stored in Philadelphia since
1865.
The Boards of Registration have
been appointed for every parish In
Louisiana, and the work of register
ing votes has already made some
o.orr,es ~ Nau Orleans
A wedding at st. Paul's Church, in
Chicago, was singularly frustrated
on Thursday evening. The bride,
with her friends. went to the church
at the appointed hour, and waited O
long while, but no bride groom ar
rived. She was finally borne to hel
home in a nearly insane condition
The bridegroom, named Thompson
left his place of business in good
time to prepare for the wedding
since which has not been heard OF.
Reports of more Indian outrage:
on the Smoky Hill route are ut hand
and the red skins appear about 'to
begin a vigorous war. Our cavalry
under Gen. Custer. has gone in pur
suit of the offenders.
Leuisianians at Washington art
strongly urging the President to re
move Gen. Sheridan, and substitute
Gen. Rousseau, as commander of th'
Middle District The Preslden
seems willing to listen to these sug
gestions.
Special dispatches from Valpa
raiso, Ind, give very unfavorabi'
account of the wheat crop in tina
section. In the open country it has
been winter killed extensively, anC
will not average over five bushels t,
the acre. Fields sheltered by tim
Der land are in good condition.
The Internal Revenue receipts ar
now averaging about S5O0,OO0 pc
day, and for the month of April vii
reach about S15,000,000. The ag
gregate receipts for the present fisca
year, to date, are 1926, 100000.
The Eight hour law takes effect il
Illinois on the 1st of May. TIL
working men of Chicago are prepar
ing a grand jubilation for the occa
sion.
Gen Ord, acting under instruc
tions given him while in Washingto
has detailed army officers to act i
, place of the Arkansas State officer
removed by him.
, General R. NJ. Saunders died i
Raleigh, N. c., last Sunday, age
seventy six. In 1916 he was ar
pointed Minister to Spain, and re
NAMED in that position until the en-
of President Folks administration.
The House Judiciary Committe
will reassemble in Washington mex
week, for the purpose of CONTINUING
the impeachment investigation, the
labors in which they intend
close in time to report On the rea:
9 sembling Of Congress.
The Chicago Journal says. g
gentleman connected with the bus
, ness management of this paper hs
eaten no meat for fifteen years pas
|; enjoys excellent health, and has
complexion that any lady migl
, covet for its clearness.
There is open war between I'll
Methodist Churches, North an
South, in Blount County, Tenn
Rev. Mr. Haynes, of the Southel
connection, was driven out of Mary
vile last Sunday, and another col
gregation Of the same church, in II
neighborhood, was dispersed on IL
same day by the Loyal League.
, Almost the entire business portio
, of the town OF Benham, Texas, wf
, destroyed by fire on the 24th inst.
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CINcINNATI, April 29