Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-05-13
EDITORIAL BREvlTIEs.

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his Eastern trip last Thursday. His
goods have arrived and are on the
shelves.
The Legislature has passed a bill
to authorize the Trustees Of Addison
township, this county, to refund to
DR.. BARTON, Treasurer, the $500
stolen from him some time since.
Our former fellow citizen. KINsEY
ROBINSON, Jr., has gone into business
at Charleston, w. Va, as dealer in
Flour, Corn Meal, Mill Feed, &c.
The sad intelligence was received
this wednesday, morning, by the
friends here, from Verona, Italy,
announcing the death of JOSIE HEN
KING, son of CHARLES HENKING, Esq,
formerly of this city. The mourn
full event occurred on the 21st of
April, after an illness of only day
and half.
The meeting at the Court House,
last Friday evening, to make ar
rangements for decorating soldiers s
graves, was well attended. The
proceedings are published in another
column-likewise the subsequent
action of the Executive Committee.
Let us hope that the committees
will act promptly and energetically
in the matter, so that the ceremo-
nies of the day may be worthy of
the noble dead whose sacrifices il
commentaries. Further announce
ments will be made next week.
The popular packet Ohio No. A
was here on prompt time Tues
day evening. In honor of the
nuptial relation lately assumed
by the first Clerk, J. L. NEW
som, a gay party went up on
the boat to Pomeroy and returned
this wednesday, forenoon. We
need not say that their cup of
pleasure was full and overfowing,
as every one who is acquainted with
the officers of the boat know that it
must be SO per consequence.
The Court of Comm on Pleas
meets on Tuesday, May 25th.
Messrs. RATHBURN & DRoUILLARD
have set their Soda Fountain run
ming for the reason. Drop in and
try it.
G. III. MCCORMICK has a superb
stock of Carpets, but to get even.a
look at them you must be in a hur-
ry, as they are selling very rapidly.
The man who don't take paper
was in town Saturday. He set his
watch by SHoBERs sign, and wanted
to buy RoBINsoN's barber pole for
candy, for the "babes." He asked
how Gen. Jackson was getting along
in his fight with the United States
Bank, from which it was inferred he
was democrat.
The U. S. Grand Jury, at Cincin-
matt, have found indictments against
DIR. W. S. NEWTON and his son E. S.
NEWTON, for embezzling letters from
the Gallipolis Post Office. They
plead not guilty, and were released
on bail of $4,000 each.
As a matter of interest to pa
readers we publish elsewhere #hf
decision of the U. S. Circuit Can-.
in the case of LANGLEY Us. PERRz
copied from the Cincinnati Com
mercial.
Gen. Pope was a passenger on the
down trip ofthe Fleetwood Tuesday
Two more choice pieces of music
this week, from JOHN CHURCH, Jr.
Sc West Fourth street, Cincinnati
to-wit:-"The Greeting at the Door,
a song, composed by Anthony Nish,
and "Whisperings from Fairy land
--Mazurka by Lucy E. Skinner.
Monday was a busy day with .
number of our wholesale houses
One firm turned out twenty -eiss
dray loads of goods. Purchasf
who visit us once, always cone
again, for they have found it pays
Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re.
newer is the most reliable article in
use for restoring gray hairs to its
original color and promoting its
growth.
A man by the name of Morrow
was drowned in the Ohio river, near
Hanly's landing, last week.
We will publish the new turnpike
law next week.
J. l.. KIssINGER, of Athens, has
been appointed Collector, under the
q. S. Revenue laws, for that district
vice Richardson resigned.
The Musical Convention at Chesh
ire, which commenced on Monday
will close with public entertain
ment at the Academy Hall, in tha
village, morrow friday evening
Now is the time to work the roads
One days work now is worth NOR
than two in September.
The lumber trade, the result of th
establishment of the Furniture Fac