Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-06-03
NEWS ITEMS.

Ms;or woodford, of Mississippi, has had
an ;n,erv;eS with the President, stating
that II the disfranehising clause, test oath
and militia clauses be submitted separately,
the Constitution viii unquestionabiy be
.dopted. The President expressed satisfac
t;on with the State of affairs in MISSISSIPPI
but no election will be ordered there until af-
ter the election in Virginia, and the obi &C.
tionable features will be submitted separate
ly.
Samuel Plummer hung himself to the post
of his bedstead, at hotel in Aurora, Indiana,
last Tuesday evening. he was missed at
dinner, and, when found, was cold and stiff
A father and son, named Vore, were milk
ing COWS under tree. at Lafayette, Indiana
during thunderstorm on Wednesday even
ing, when lightning struck the tree, killing
the boy and seriously iniuring the father.
A violent storm at Perryville, Kansas,
Tuesday week, blew down four houses and
killed one woman.
An old gentleman, named Kunkle, was led
to hang himself, few days ago, in Darke
County, by temporary insanity, caused, ac
cerding to report, by an attempt to extort
money from HIM, under threat of prosecution,
by disreputable woman, for alleged misde-
meanor.
An Irishman, named John Rutherford,
committed suicide, last Sunday evening
week, in Union City, Indiana, by placing the
muzzle of>a pistol in his mouth and firing
Wishing to return home to his friends in Ire
land, he had written there for money to pay
his passage, and expected an answer on
Saturday. The disappointment led to his
suicide.
Young man from East Haven, possessed
of an insane idea that somebody proposed to
murder him. jumped overheard from the
steamer Continental, just after she left New
York, Friday week. He was rescued, and re-
warded his reseuer by biting one of his fingers
off as he was beng hauled up the boats side.
storm, which prevailed all Wednesday
night, Thursday, and up to Friday morning
did much damage to crops, RAILROAD tracks,
de-, in many points in the Northwest, and
more particularly in Central Illinois.
The Rhode Island Senate, Thursday night,
adopted the 18th amendment to the Consti-
tuition, by vote of % to IL.
The United States Revenue taxes in st.
Louis, the First District of Missouri, for the
fiscal year ending May 81, amount to $3,-
s78,I59
1t is said thst the capital of Russia is to
be transferred from st. Petersburg to Kiel.
The public debt statement for May will
show decrease of about twelve millions.
ohevalier is preparing for his balloon
voyage across the Atlantic
Georgetown, California, was nearly de-
stroyed by fire Friday. Five lives were lost.
Mrs. Needham and her daughter, living
about two miles from Sharpsville, Indiana,
were killed by lightning during the storm of
Wednesday of last Week. The bolt came
down the chimney, close to where they were
sitting. Mr.. Needham at the time, was at the
barn, and knew nothing of it for some hours
afterward.
During heavy thunder storm in Kansas
on Monday afternoon the Rev. Mr.. Fishers
house was blown to atoms at Efingham Sta
ton, on the Central Branch Road. -Four per-
sons were in the house at the time. One lady
was blown 200 feet, and the others to various
distances. All were more or less hurt, none
seriously.
The collections made by the Internal Rev
enue Bureau in the Louisville District during
the year ending April 30, 1869, were s., ,362,-
461 81.
In the Republican Congressional Conven-
ton of the Third Congressional District of
Illinois, Fl. G. Burchard, of Freeport, was
nominated on the 353d ballot for election to
Congress, in place of Hon. E. B. Washburne,
resigned.