Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-07-08
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

Raven and her barge 1ull 10 over
flowing.
The crowd came to the show OF
Saturday, sure enough. We have
seldom known our streets so full O
people. The show tent was crowded
both afternoon and evening. The
performances were very satisfac.
tory.
Mr.. J. r. SMTTHERs, above town,
had a saddle, blanket and bride
stolen from his premises Sunday
night.
The three NJ. E. Churches, in
Portsmouth, voted on the question
oflay representation, last week, with
the following result: for, 81; against,
"a.
Mr.. J. o. JOHNSON, of Scioto coun-
ty, thrashed fifty-four bushels OF
barley to the acre on twenty acres.
says the Portsmouth Republican. A
good investment.
Twelve hundred dollars have been
subscribed in Portsmouth for Sol
dier's Monument. Why cannot Gal
liza county rear one to the memory
of her brave sons? The Public
Square would be a good place for it.
The vote on lay representation, in
the NJ! E. Church, at Pomeroy, taken
last week, stood: for, 26; against 4.
The vote at Great Bend, in the same
county, was all against the PROPOSE
ton.
The Clifton Nail Works are again
in operation.
Last week, the Mountain Belle,
Capt. NEWTON, made the run from
Portsmouth to this city, in eleven
hours, doing her usual way business.
That may be counted packet time.
During the storm last Friday af-
ternoon, the elightning struck a shock
of wheat in the field of Mr.. STEEN-
BERGEN, across the river, and burnt
it Notwithstanding the heavy rain.
DR.. J. S. JONES writes us, that he
cannot 60 to Rodney, to locate, as he
had advertised he would We make
the statement at his request.
We copy from the Ironton Regis
ter an interesting letter from III. S.
NEAL, Esq, written from London.
The Universalist Church, in this
city, have secured the services of
Rev. R. BREARE, and will hereafter
have preaching regularly every Sab
bath. Mr.. BREARE will, in short
time, remove to this city and make
it his permanent residence.
The steamer Victor No. 3 came in
Saturday with big trip for the
show-some two hundred and fifty
passengers. She took them all safely
home in the evening, and then re-
turned, and, On Sunday, left for
Ironton with the major part of the
heavy freight of the show.
Lieut.. C. C. ALEsHIRE, q. S. A,
arrived here Monday evening, on a
visit to home and friends. For the
past year he has been stationed at
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugus.-
Thanks for late papers.
Brevet Major W. H. NASH has
been assigned to duty, at Cincinnati,
as purchasing Commissary.
The Building and Loan Associa-
ton, at its meeting last Thursday
night, adopted code of bylaws,
and the rules of order by which its
meetings are to be regulated. The
election of officers occurs next Sat
urday evening.
WILLIAM Brown was before Mayor
DAMRoN, on Monday, for disorderly
conduct, and fined S. and costs.
Death has taken away, the past
week, two of the old and well known
citizens of this county, to-wit:-
GEORGE EAGLE, of Raccoon township,
and JOHN SMITH, of Perry township.
They were respectively aged about
80 years, and were among our best
citizens.
Dandruff eradicated, the scalp
made clean, and gray hair restored
to its original youthful beauty and
vigor by the use of Halls Vegetable
jSicilidn Hair Rene,cer.
"a man by the name of BARRETT
whom Sheriff BLAZER attempted to
arrest, on Saturday, resisted that
officer, causing thereby quite a
skirmish and large crowd; but the
Sheriff kept his hold, and, with the
assistance of ex-Sheriff CAMPBELL
walked the prisoner off to Jail
BARRETT was under Indictment foi
riot and assault and battery.
Township Clerks are requested to
send their names and P. o. address
es to the County Auditor.
Unrivaled in neatness and dura
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