Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-05-21
NEWS ITEMS.

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The Republicans carried the first charter
election in Ogdensburg, N. Y, on the 18th.
VIM. @. Brown was elected Mayor.
A large cave, embracing several chambers,
and already explored more than six hundred
feet, has been discovered in Armagh, Mifan
County, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Randall, Democratic Representative
from Pennsylvania, met Jack Hamilton, OF
Texas, in Washington, asked him his name,
and called him 'thieving seoundrel. -
Hamilton replied with q blow of his cane,
knocked Randall down, and struck him sew
eral times afterward. Randall was taken
home nearly insensible, and is reported quite
severely injured.
The heirs of cne John Davisson are about
to bring suit to obtain large portion of the
city of Ironten, Ohio, embracing the principal
business portion of the city. The Register
says the property is worth over half million
of dollars. 1t was John Davlsson's farm,
and the heirs claim that the sale of the land
under the will was defective.
Willis Tate, an inoffensive and respected
citizen of Hillsboro, Ohio, was stabbed to the
heart on the morning of the 18th inst, by
Derritt Goens, who, after an unsuccessful at
tempt to commit suicide, surrendered himself
to the authorities. Goens has long had q
bad reputation, and has more than once
threatened to kill Tate, on account of some
family grudge.
Ex-Presid0nt James Buchanan, is recover
ing from his recent severe attack of pleurisy.
gJohn NJ Roberts suspected horse thief,
was taken from the Sheriff and hung by a
Vigilance Committee, at Waverly. Brewer
county, Iowa, on the llth.
The Connecticut Republicans in caucus,
on the l 14th. nominated VIM. A. Buckingham
f.rU. s. Senator. On the third ballot the
vote stood: Buckingham, 81; Hawley. SO;
Pratt's name was withdrawn.
Mr.. Seward has asked the Prussian Gov
ernment to recall the members Of its legation
in Washington, who were concerned in the
late duel; and has given the other party in
the affair, Mr.. Lawrence, our Minister to Costa
Rica, On opportunity to escape removal by
resigning.
By the explosion of boiler of portable
steam saw-mlll, at VOLTS Station, Perry
County, Ohio, on Tuesday, Mr. Ball, SON.
in-law of ]. s. Wolf, the owner of the mill,
was killed.
Youatt, the well known veterinary surgeon,
who has been bitten eight or ten times by
rabid animals, says that crystal of the nj
trate of silver rubbed into the wound will
positively prevent hyprophobis In the bitten
person or animal
It is estimated that the wheat crop Of CAL
ifornia for the present year will be twenty mil
lion bushels, barley ten million bushels, oats
two and half millions.
General John @. Breckinridge and his fam
ily were in Rome on the 1st of April.
At the municipal election, in Providence, R.
l., on the 18th, the entire Republican ticket
was elected.
A terrible tornado passed through Ienia,
ILL.,, on the 10th, and almost destroyed the
whole town. Three persons were killed, and
forty-six wounded. Sixteen buildings, in
cluding two churches, were torn to atoms
Services were in progress in one of the
churches at the time of the tornado, and
most of the wounded were of the congrega-
ton.
The remains of s. A. Douglas are to be cx-
humed, on the I'd Of June. and to be deposi-
ted in the sarcophagus under the monument.
The people of Athens have given 500, 600
security, required by the Legislature to in
demnify the State for any losses that may ae-
crue because of any defect in the title to the
one hundred acre tract purchased as site for
the new Lunatic Asylum, and the work on
the institution will now be permitted to 60
forward.
In Springfield, Ohio, it is said, four hun
dred new dwellings will be built this year,
to accommodate the increasing population
drawn thither by manufacturing business.
A Savannah dispatch says it is now under
stood the Georgia Legislature will be com
posed of three parties, Democrats, Radicals
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The latter
hold the balance of power, and their proclivi-
ties thus far have been decidedly Democratic.
Mr. Gordon and United States Attorney Fitch
will probably receive the Democratic nomina-
tion for United States Senatorships.
E. Brook, sen of M D. Brook, City Mar
shal of Newark. Ohio, while walking with
some friends, in the Public Square, Sunday
evening, suddenly drew pistol and shot
himself in the right breast, making a wound
which caused his death within an hour
No cause is assigned for the deed.
A recent charter election in Oregon oity re-
suited in Union majority. Last year the
city was Democratic.
Six thousand dollars in gold were found
Friday, by laborer. in an old building in
Hoboken, formerly used as bank.