Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-05-30
News Summary and Personal.

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of ill heMeE, with permission to
leave the limited States. General
Meigs will visit Europe.
Last October, Thos. Middleton,
Treasurer of Beaver County, Penn,
disappeared, and was not sgsin
heard of until Thursday, when his
body was found floating in the Ohio,
below Steubenville. Two stabs were
found in the breast, one of them
penetrating the heart, and on his
hand were cuts, probably received in
resisting the nsrderers. The i'm
preston, previous to finding the
body, had been that the missing man
had absconded with the funds in his
possession.
A Montreal dispatch says Geo.
Mason, Southern spy, suspected of
being connected with the plot to as
sassinate Lincoln, has left that city
for New York, accompanied by an
American detective, under safe con-
duct from Secretary Seward, to give
evidence against Surratt.
Among the presents for the Pope
taken by the prelates who sailed for
Europe on Thursday, is a silver
model of the yacht Henrietta, carry
ing a cargo of $50, 900 in gold pieces
presented by the Catholics of Cincin
natl.
The deficit in the New Orleans
Sub Treasury is said to be larger
than was at first supposed, and there
is possibility of considerable loss
to the Government No appoint
ment has yet been made to fill the
vacancy in the Assistant Treasurer
office.
An unfinished new building, on
Orleans street, New Orleans, intend
ed for theatre and ball room, was
demolished by tornado, on the
morning Of the Goth. A Mr. Boudre,
of Iberville, was struck by a falling
timber, and instantly killed.
Generals Thomas, Stoneman and
johnson have gene to Washington,
and some of the Kentuckians fear
that it is for the purpose of consult
ing with regard to The recenstruc-
ton of that State
1t is reported that the U. S. man.
of-war Ashuelot, has bombarded the
town In the Island of Formosa, the
inhabitants of which murdered the
shipwrecked crew of the Rover.
The Indians on the plains are still
numbering small parties of travellers
and stealing cattle.
The st. Louis Democrat urges the
claims of Sec. Stanton for the Presi-
dency and wants the Vice President
taken from Missouri.
1t is stated that a petition for the
pardon of Jeff Davis is being circu-
lated by Southern men in Washing
ton, and it is said Davis himself is
no longer averse to asking for elem
ency.
1t is now stated that the President
will not visit Boston this summer
A telegram inquiring as to his lnten-
tions, received by him, was replied
to with an unqualified negative.
Gen. Sherman apprehends that the
Indian difficulties on the plains may
prevent his excursion to Palestine
this summer.
B. M. Brown, the venerable gentle
man whose reported abstinence from
food for over two months has sup
piled the staple local news of the
Dayton papers throughout that
period, died on the 23d. He was
eighty-fo four years old.
1t is stated that letter written by
the President last winter, offering
Horace Greeley the office of Post
master General, will soon be publish
ed. Mr.. Greeley declined the ap-
pointment, because he could not sup
port the Presidents reconstruction
policy.
A correspondent of the New York
Herald, writing from Winchester,
Va, says that in spite of the ravages
of the war, and almost total destruc-
ton of the fences, houses, &C., the
farmers of the Shenandoah Valley
will probably have the finest and
largest wheat crop ever raised in
that region. The lower counties are
filing up with Pennsylvania Ger
mans, who are quietly buying all the
farms they can get.
A terrible affair occurred last Mon
day in Madison, Ind. Preston
Christie and Jas. McLelland, two
well-knewn citizens of the place,
being involved in a lawsuit. the lat
ter sought Christie and asked for a
private settlement of the matter
Christie made an evasive answer,
when McLelland drew his revolver
and shot the former through the
breast, inflicting wound which
caused death in forty eight hours
McLelland, on returning home after
the fatal encounter, seemed so oyer
come by remsrse that he shot him
self through the breast with the same
pistol. His wound also was NOR
tai enc, and he died the following
day. Both were old men.
Payner, who tried to murder his
cousin, Miss Holcraft, in Philadel-
phia, the other day, and then cut his
own throat, is said to be recovering.
The military commanders o. the
Southern States have returned to
the War Department favorable re-
ports of the condition Of affairs.
There is great excitement in Ne
vada over rich discoveries of the
precious metals in the Gold river
district.
VIM. A. Graham, once Secretary
of the U. S. Navy, and afterwards
member of the rebel Senate, has re-