Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-12-24

During 1905, there were ooA - - -o~s -
the lakes by disasters to vessels
Mr.. Coull, living near Parkersburg. West
Virginia, blew out his brains last week. His
age was seventy, and his habits intemperate.
The new legislature of West Virginia stands
as follows: Senate, nineteen Republicans,
three Democrats. House, forty Republi-
cans. fifteen Democrats.
A communication furnished to the com
mittee of Ways and Means. by the Secretary
of War, shows that the military expenses
from July LIST, 1865, to June 30th, 1868, were
S295, ,000O 900, of which about $10O,OOO,ooo
were on account of liabilities incurred during
the rebellion.
The Great Republic was sold in st. Louis
for S92. 900, to Il. E. Hazlett, of which $751;
600 Is in cash and $4,000 in debts of the
boat.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company has
notified the Postal Department of its readi-
ness to carry mails to Evanston, 957 miles
west of Omaha.
A bill has been prepared, which will prob
ably be introduced in Congress in day or
two, which will provide for the redemption
of the present nickle coinage at the Office of
the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, its place to be supplied BY
new series of small coin.
The President has nominated to the Senate
Henry A. Smythe to be Minister to Russia;
Alexander Cummings, of Pennsylvania, to
be Commissioner of Internal Revenue; VIM.
J. Callen, to be superintendent of Indian AZ
fairs for Ida no and Montana; Benz. T. james,
to be Chief Examiner for the Patent Office.
The popular vote in England gives the
Liberals majority of 172,O0O-more than
fourteen per cent. Of the whole number of
votes given. The Scotch, however, who are
the most impartial judges of the leading
question, gave an overwhelming vote fer the
Liberals, being five to one in the boroughs,
and even in the counties majority of about
twenty per cent. on the total county VOTE
Taking Great Britain as a whole, the major
ity on the popular vote is about $4,000, in
a total vote of I,27S, 900 or more than sixteen
per cent.
4 man who has resided in Texas fer over
thirty years, who has fought upon the frontier
against the Indians, and who served in the
rebel army through the whole war, was recent
ly denied an invitation to a public entertain
ment in Houston, because he favored the elee-
tion of General Grant.
The New York Times says scheme is on
foot to have the tax on whisky again raised
to two dollars, and Congress is being quietly
secured in support of it.
By direction of the President, Major Sen
eral o. o. Howard is honorably mustered out
of the service of the United States as Major
General of volunteers, to take effect the lst
of January. General Howard, consequently,
falls back to his rank of Brigadier General
in the regular army, to which he was ap-
pointed December "a, 1864.
The New Era, Repu blican paper of At
lanta, opposes further Congressional inter-
ference in the reconstruction of Georgia
The q. s. District Court at Philadelphia
has found a verdict against four hundred
hogsheads of sugar, which were invoiced as
molasses to defraud customs revenue. The
amount invoiced is thirty thousand dollars.
Adviccs from the City of Mexico, to De-
cember 8, state that Gen. Rosecrans. accom-
panied by Gen. Stuart, had arrived and been
cordially received.
The farm of ex Governor " ise, in Princess,
Anne county, Virginia, SO long held by the
govern ment, was on Thursday surrendered to
the owner. The government also ordered the
payment of rent to the owner of Libby
Prison for a years use of it
Mrs Eli Parcels and her little girl, eight
years of age, were burned to death last Sat
urday in Pickaway County, Ohio. The
clothing of the child took fire at the hearth,
and the flames communicated to the garments
of the frightened mother.
The Duke of Cambridge, the cousin of
Queen Victoria, receives for the various mill
tary offices held by him an income of over
$4,000 year in gold, and he enjoys be-
side q private property that increases this
sum to over 100000.
General Fremont's friends urge HIM for the
mission to France.
General William A. Bowles, of New Al
bany, Indiana, and q leader of the Sons of
Liberty, was divorced from his wife few
days since, to whom $685. 900 alimony was de-
creed. Bowles, with two other eonspirators.
was once condemned to death for giving aid
and comfort to the rebels, but is now serving
out the commuted sentence of life imprison-
ment in the Columbus tOhio) penitentiary.
His wife expended $4,000, every cent of her
patrimonY, in securing the commutation, and
now obtains divorce on the ground of adul-
terry.
The propeller Volant, On Saturday. when
short distance above Henderson, Kentucky,
on the Ohio River. exploded her boilers and
sunk, killing the engineer, Daniel Cooper, of
Grave Greek, West Virginia, and injuring his
brother, and Mr. Morris, the owner of the
boat
The Congressional COMMITTEES to investi-
gate election frauds in New York has arrived
in that city and will commence sessions to-
day.
s% Congress, by joint resolution,
has agreed to adjourn from the 91st
inst. to January 9Th.
w The operation of the Freed
mems Bureau closes on the first of
January. Democrats viii then sleep
quietly.
~ There are rumors that the tax
on whisky win be raised again to two
dollars. We don't believe it. Con-
gressmen would not make such fools OF
themselves. Were it done, it would be
prinaa facsa evidence that they we're all