Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-04-02
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS lIGmo'
r.a.houssnd dollars was stolen from the
o..,I ponk in New Orleans on the 26th.
tov-boat run down skif containing
three boys. at Maysville. Kentucky, few
davs ago, and one of them, named Eddy
stickley, was drowned. The others were res
cued by negro boy named John Gaspin.
The Oregon Union State Convention has
nominated David Logan for Congress, and in
structed their delegates 10 the National Con-
yention to vote for Gen. Grant for President.
The House COMMITTEE on Foreign Affairs
will, it is said, when the impeachment trial is
over, report in favor of an appropriation for
the purchase Of the Russian territory, in ac-
cordauce with the terms Of the treaty.
The House Committee on Elections has de-
cided, in the case of Hogan VS.. Pile. of Mis-
souri,, in favor of Pile by strong vote.
By direction of the President, Gen. Han
cock has been granted leave to absent him
self from Washington four days.
Western papers state, and profess to be-
lieve, that the bloodiest Indian war on record
will be commenced about the middle OF
April.
The Democratic papers are circulate ng
story to the effect that General Logan, in a
letter written to some one in Indianapolis,
said he doubted the success of Impeachment.
General Logan has, therefore, written letter.
in which be saws that he has written no letter
to Indianapolis since the trial commenced
and that in none of his correspondence has
he expressed doubt of the conviction of the
President. He has the fullest confidence in
the impeachment of the President at an early
day.
The Committee on Elections in the o. s.
House of Representatives have reported In
favor of Delano, the contestant, and against
Morgan the sitting member. They say that
Delano has majority of 81.
heavy snow storm prevailed in Western
Kansas last week. The snow in some places,
drIfted from four to six feet deep.
The Union Pacific Railroad is completed to
within four miles of the highest summit on
the route, which is about thirty miles west of
Cheyenne.
The President has assigned Gen. Hancock
to the command Of the Department of the At
lantic, with headquarters at Washington.
1t appears that the time for holding the
election in Arkansas was extended by the
District commander on account of the floods
obstructing the roads, and the large number
of votes thus far got in have, it is believed,
secured the ratification of the constitution by |
from three to five thousand majority.
The people of Milan, Missouri, were ap-
palled on Wednesday night, BY the appear
ance of dense black cloud Immediately over
the town, with the figure of snow-white
coffin, clearly defined upon its center.
The House Committee on Elections will
probably report against Mr.. Hooper sitting
delegate from Utah. 1t was shown that, as a
Mormon Elder, he has been obliged to take an
oath of hostility to the United States.
A man named johnson murdered his wife
in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday. He struck her
on the head with an ak because she would
not get up and make fire.
The heaviest snow storm of the season has
been prevailing along the line of the Union
Pacific Railway, and several trains were
showed under.
A man in one of the Hartford cotton mills
opened bale of cotton the other day and
found wallet containing $4,000 in Confede-
rate bills. It will not be added very sudden
ly to his taxable inceme.
In Eastern Pennsylvania the winter grain
looks remarkably well, and there are hopes
of very large crop this season.
Gen. Buchanan succeeds Gen. Hancock in
command at New Orleans.
Western, the great pedestrian, walked
mile, a few days since, in six minutes and fifty
five seconds.
A serious riot occurred in Toulouse, France,
on the 10th inst. Some $500 people, pro
voked by the conscription under the new
military law. attacked and cleaned out the po-
lice office, broke the street lamps and the win
dows of the barracks, shouted the "Marseil- |
laise" through the streets all day, and kept
up the demonstration until late at night,
when the authorities, gaining courage and
obtaining reinforcements, turned out strong
military and police force, and the mob sp eed-
lily scattered.
During the session of the Conference of the
New England Methodist E Episcopal Church at
Boston, the Committee on the Condition of
the Country, through the Rev. Gilbert Haven,
reported resolutions indorsing impeachment
and eulogizing Gen. Grant and Secretary
Stanton for their patriotic conduct The res
olutions were unanimously adopted.
The United States Grand Jury has found
new Indictment against jeff. Davis
In the Ohio House of Representatives, on
Saturday, Mr. Crist attempted q Joke at the
expense of certain Democratic leaders by of
fering a resolution that Messrs. Ball, of Mus
kingum, Hughes, of Highland, and Hughes,
of Butler, be appointed special committee I
to consider the rropriety of building peni- {
tentiary for the special benefit of white men.
Ball did not relish the joke at all; but poured
ont the vials of his wrath upon Crist, in Ian
guage both filthy and foreible, and threatened
him with personal violence as soon as the
House adjourned. Crist, instead of knocking ,
his assailant down, demanded that he be ar !
rested for breach of privilege; but after !,
many speeches, the affair was dropped.
Impeachment.