Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-05-20
EDITORIAL BREvITIEs.

5000 feet OF lumber per week.
The Jail has but four inmates,
Sanford Page and wife, burglary and
larceny; and Vincent Thomas and
Van Woodell, larceny.
Three burglaries were committed
in Portsmouth last week.
Hon. Fl. S. BUNDY has been ap-
pointed one of the Trustees of the
p new Lunatic Asylum at Athens.
The new turnpike law may be
found in the present issue of the
Journal
The corner stone ofia new Ger
man Catholic Church was laid in
Portsmouth last week.
Thanks to Capt. RUcKER, Mail
Agent, for late papers.
The Presbyterian (New SCHOOL,
Sabbath School go pic-nicing Sat
urday. The friends, with-the School,
meet at the Church at 8 clock A. NJ.
The passenger receipts of the
Fleetwood for the month of April
were S4,544; Ohio No. 4, SO 3,545;
Telegraph: s2,s52. This includes
one half the cabin and all the deck
receipts.
Our young friend WILL. C. ATKIN
SON sends us package of st. Louis
papers. Among the local items of
the Times we find the following
"Patronize home industry. Use
Eureka Baking Powder, manufac-
tured by CRUISE & ATKINSON, 314
Olive street."
The egg market is still brisk.
Messrs. KoHEN & Co., bought and
shipped last week AZ barrels-2940
dozen. Merchants will find this a
good market for their eggs.
The Ohio Legislature has fixed
the weight of a bushel of stone coal
at 80 lbs; camel coal at 20 lbs; the
measure of cord wood at 126 cubic
feet; tan bark the same; lime 20 lbs;
and coax 40 lbs The bill requires
all coal to be weighed in cities and
towns.
Twenty-Five indictments were
found by the Grand Jury of Law
renee county at the recent term of
the Court of Common Pleas in that
county. Seventeen of them were
for liquor selling.
The city Board of Equalization
consists of the following gentlemen,
to-wit: 1st Ward, R. Aleshire, Jas.
Meikle; I'd Ward, R. Black, G. D.
Bailey; Sd Ward, S. Kerr, J. G. Van
den. The Board meets next We'd
nesday, May 26th. All persons in
the city who feel agrieved with their
assessments must go before this
Board.
In the geological survey which is
soon to be undertaken, it is under
stood that this part of the State
south of the National road and east
of Scioto river-will be under the
care of Prof. E. B. ANDREWS, Of
Marietta.
Athens county, through public
meeting ofits citizens, has requested
its Board of County Commissioners
to inaugurate liberal system Of
improved or turnpike roads through,
out the county, under the recent law
of the Legislature for such purposes
The Ohio Valley Editorial Unior
held its annual meeting at Chilli
cothe on the 9th. Twenty-thret
papers were represented, and gen
eral good time experienced by the
fraternity. The Union meets mex
year at Marietta.
A horse, with saddle and bri die
on, and having the appearance o.
having been hard rode, was found
hitched in the yard of Messrs. BAL
LEY & CHERINGToN's Livery stable
last Wednesday morning. 1t il
supposed to have been stolen.
The published income list of Meigi
county contains 107 names. W,
note the important ones: c. W. Dab
ney, $38, 8,260; V. B. Horton, S27 ,48s
R. R. Hudson, S17,O9S; II. S. Hor
ton, $500; S. W. Pomeroy, s3,369
c. R. Pomeroy, S2,3O3; 81. B. Smith
$5,37O; d. G.. Daniels, $4,000; G. A
Shepard, $685.; Austin Barton, 81 ,107
The Ohio Legislature, just befor
adjournment, passed law proyidini
for a Chief Boiler inspector, at
salary of $4,000 per year, and al
Assistant Inspector in each Con
gressional district. The Chief to b
appointed by the Governor, and th
Assistants for each district by tn
Probate Judge of the most populou
county in the district. The appoint
ments to be made within thirty day
from May 7.
The stesmer Beardstown leave
st. Louis this week, for the Obi
river, with ballet troupe of sever