Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-01-23
NEWS ITEms-

thanks to Gen. Hancock.
The Reconstruction Conventions OF North
and South Carolina met on the l4th' ana e'-
fected temporary organization
Gen. Butler made a political speech IN
Richnond, Va, on the l4th.
The Iowa Legislature met on the i4'h'-
Retiring Governor Stone delivered his m.s
sage. and Governor Merrill delivered ms .
augural. IN
The, President has nominated Col. :.
Nibling to be Postmaster at finoi
William Henry Smith. Secretary ..s..;a.a5 :. @
b.s resigned, and the Governor mas appo'
Jobn Russell, late Chief Clerk In 'na' 0''i0''
to succeed him. 3,
rb. New Jersey Legislature was organized
., the 14th, and resolutions were introduced
- r.nesl the Constitutional amendment IN re-
r.rd TO reconstruction, which was passed DY
the extra session in 1866.
General Frederick Steele, O. 5. A. ia'e
Commander of the Department OF Ooiuin"iA
d;ed on the 18th, at San Malco, OF aPoPieAy'
Ex-eov. Cox will remove to Cincinnati and
practice law.
A disastrous fire broke out at Cahpoh'
Ohio on the night of the -l4th. Total loss
$4,000.
rhe Republican members OF the ONO
Hou,e. on the 18th presented, to be recorded
on the Journal, their protest against reseinu
ing the vote by which the 18th article Oh 'ns
Constitution was adopted.
The Republicans of Connecticut met IN
State Convention on the 18th. Marshall Jew :
ell wss nominated for Governor. Gen. Grant
was indorsed for President.
The Republican Central Committee OF ONO
will meet at Columbus, on the 23d inst'' TO
6xa day for the Republican State Conven-
tion. 1t is not probable that the Convention
will he held later than March 4th.
A large majority of the Republican mem
her, of the Ohio Legislature have expressed
themselves in favor of the nomination oi
Grant for the Presidency.
The National Convention of the Grand
Army of the Republic met at Philadelphia
last week. Gen. Grant was indorsed for
President.
The democrats in the Ohio Legislature
have M scheme to re-district the State fol
Congress. Thay hope TO SO constitute the
districts as to enable them, next fall tc
elect thirteen of the nineteen Congressman.
Gen. Logan has been elected Commander
in.Chief of the Grand Army of the Repub'
lie.
Gen. Meade has removed the Comptroller
of Gecrgia. He also suppressed court II
Alabama for disobeying the Reconstruction
law.
Property to the amount of SSOO,OOO he
been destroyed by fire in Chicago since Jan
nary LIST.
John Jacob Astor, Jr, died in New Yorl
on the 18th.
Advices from Alabama indicate the certain
success of the New Constitution.
The deaths in New York City during 1856
numbered % ,I59, decrease of 3,O56 from tn
previous year. The births were, in roun
numbers, 80, ,o0e and the marriages 7,5l5.
The four hundred inmates OF Deer Islam
Prison, Boston Harbor, have been taken II
from the effects of poison, supposed to b
arsenic administered by some unknown per
SON. The symptoms resemble those of tn
National Hotel victims at Washington i
is thought that only one person will die.
Mr.. Seward says he has received a dIspatcl
from San Francisco to the effect that som
ore from Alaska yields gold at the rate of sl4
600 a tun.
Hon. W. T. Hamilton was elected U. S
Senator by the Maryland Legislature on tn
18th. He takes the place of ReVerdY johnson
whose term expires March 4th, 1869.
The Grand Army of the Republic contains
q membership of two hundred and forty
eight thousand.
Mrs. Nancy Cooley died at Darytown, But
Ter County, Ohio, on the 10th instant, at th'
age of one hundred and eight years and sew
enteen days. She was born in Virginia il
1853.
Noah Smith, principal journal clerk of th'
United States Senate, died on Sunday, il
Philadelphia
A girl was arrested Sunday, at Chicago
charged with poisoning her father, mother
brother and two sisters. -zl
The UniYersalist Church at Columbus wa
badly damaged by fire Sunday. Loss, $40,
00O; insured for $4,000.
Gov. jenkins, of Georgia, has gone to Wash
ington, to see the President and try and ge
theSupreme Court to act on his troubles. H
has sent the finances of Georgia to New
York, and, thus fer, all the efforts to discov
er just what has been done with the none,
have failed. 1t is probable that the State Of
fcials will be arrested.
The editors of country papers In Souther
Ohio and Northwestern Kentucky met q
Portsmouth, on Friday, and celebrated th
1921 anniversary Of the birth of Benjami
Franklin. Ten offices were represented.
business meeting was held in the mornir
and afternoon, the evening being devoted
festivities. The occasion passed off very sa
isfactorily. .
During the past week two hundred ar
ffty-five immigrants passed through Colur
bus, of whom forty-three will settle in Obi
H The democrats are great pr'
fessors of economy just now, and or
would be lead to infer, from readin
their newspapers. that where the
had control of finance, taxation, DC
the people were freed almost who'll
from taxes. But, if you want
learn what democratic ECONOMY" il
look at New York city. Here the
have supreme control, and have ha
it for SO many years that the cor
trary is hardly remembered. An