Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-05-27
EDITORIAL BREviTIEs.


On and after that date those seek
ing these valuable springs will find
ample accommodations by applying
to the proprietor, Mr.. Z. Il. WAD-
DELL.
j. CABOT lost fine horse by
lock-jaw last Thursday, 4
Capt. J. II. RossLER, for a year
past mail agent on the Mountain
Boy, has been appointed Assistant
Assessor of Internal Revenue for
Kanawha county, W. Va. A good
appointment.
Our Pomeroy friends are talking
of chartering steamer and coming
down here in force on the 29th,
decoration day.
T. s. FoRD, the Architect and
Builder, has commenced the erec-
tion of fine residence for himself,
on Vine street, near the river.
Some beautiful lines, in commemo
ration of the solemn services OF
Decoration Day." may be found on
our first page. They are full of
true feeling for the nations dead.
CoFFMAN, the gardner and fruit
grower, had radishes in market last
Friday. We tried them-they were
tender and sweet.
The Ironton Journal wants Rail
road built from 1ronton ria Jackson
and ChiIlicothe to Columbus.
The city expenses of Portsmouth,
last year, were $4,000 81; Chilli
cothe, S25,118 76.
The income list of Athens coun-
tv contains SO names. The highest,
is S4,557.
The fine steamer Victor No. :
will make an extra trip next Satur-
day for the accommodation of those
who desire to attend the ceremonies
here on that day. She will leave
baskerville in the morning, and re-
turn in the evening.
Mr.. J. NJ. Coffman had strawber-
ries in market on Saturday, the first
of the season. They were full ripe
large and delicious.
There are one hundred and seven.
ty-fve soldiers graves in our Gene
terry. One hundred and fifty-nine
of these were strangers, buried by
the Hospital authorities. These
left loved ones at home, never to re
turn, all for the good of their coun
try-let us, on Saturday, remember
them and their services.
H. S. NEAL, Esq, our Consul tc
Lisbon, Portugal, spent last Friday
3 in this city, on visit to his parents
and friends, and left in the evening
on his way to his post Of duty
His family and a sister-in-law, Miss
CAMPBELL, accompany him. From
New York he will go in company
with Mr.. SHELLABARGER, our Minis
ter to Portugal, whose post of duty
will also be Lisbon. The party ex-
pect to leave New York for Liver
pool, to-day, wednesday, on the
Conrad steamer Australia. We hope
their journey will be both pleasant
and safe.
Two young children Of ROBERT
CARTER, Jr., of Perry township
while on visit to their uncle, W. B
ALLISON, in Green township, las
week, were set upon by bull dos
and severely bitten. Their wounds
are serious, but it is hoped, not dan
gerous. The dog was the property
of man named CLOUD. He wa
killed. 1t is not known that he wa
mad.
The two Building Associations 0
Chillicothe, already under way, ar
working so satisfactorily that it i
proposed to establish third one
with a capital stock of 100000, il
shares of 800, at 25 cents pc
share. 1t is expected that this com
pany will pay out in abont fou
years.
Application has been made for
certificate of incorporation for
company to build a Railroad from
Newark, Ohio, through Fairfield
Ross and Brown counties, to tn
river opposite Maysville, KY. Capi
tai stock, s2,5OO,OOO Its friends ar
sanguine of carrying it through.
The Ross county Regisks say
there is sycamore tree i Pick;
way county, which, two feet aboS
the ground, measures thi 5ssigl
and a half feet in circumf Z
ing a diameter Of abou tles
feet That is a match for tifs Ilno1
trees of California.
The day set apart by the 6rar
Army of the Republic for tho dec
ration of the graves of the fall
heroes of the war for the Union, j
notice by our exchanges, win
generally observed throughou t
country tits right that shou
be SO. Nothing can be mort appt