Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-01
Neighborhood News.

FREAKS OF A NEEDLE.-Mrs. Will
more, who lives in the upper part of
this city, has been afflicted with con-
sumption for a number of years past.
She has been under medical attention,
more or less, for fifteen years, all of
which time she has been sorely tried
with dry, hacking cough. On last
Saturday evening she was attacked
with fit of coughing, at which time
she complained to her husband that
something hurt her under her left
shoulder blade. He Immediately re-
moved the clothing to find the cause,
and discovered, in the part where the
pain came from, the head of needle
protruding from the flesh. He caught
it with his fingers and pulled it out. 1t
was large, rusty needle, about two
inches long. The only probable con
lecture for its singular location, is that
the lady swallowed a needle some fif-
teen years ago, and during all that
time the little steel instrument has been
working its way out. The symptoms
of consumption appeared about the
time she swallowed the needle, and she
has been growing better since its re-
moval. Her illness has always been
attended with pain in the upper part
of the breast, but lately she has vastly
improved In this specialization Reg
lister.
SEVERE AccIDENT--Last Tuesday
night, Mrs Beeman, who lives on Sec
ond-st, below Lawrence, was very bad
ly burned. Her husband was mixing
some paint near the fire, and was using
tFfRsnns 6 he a IN sbs sPRd %d
ately caught fire-the flames communi-
eating to Mrs. Beeman's dress and
burning her in the most shocking man
ner. The left side of her body was
badly burned. Her injuries are seri-
Gus, but probably, not dangerous. Dr..
Morris was called in to attend to the
case.-Aonton Register.
AFTER OFFIcE--There is man
down in Adams county who knows
Grant personally, and he wants to be
Assessor of this District. There is
also some individual in Scioto coun-
ty who used to be acquainted with
Grants brother Orville, and he is after
the Colectorship. Whether Grants
pow erful memory or brother Orville's
influence will reach these cases, re-
mains to be seen.-Lronton Register .
The youngest child of Mr.. Wilson,
ex-Sheriff of Jackson county, who re-
sides short distance from Hamden,
fell into tub of boiling water, one day
last week, and was so severely scalded
that, for time, it was thought the in
juries would prove fatal. We under
stand, however, that the child is i'm
proving, and is now considered out of
danger Vinton Record.
Postmaster Steece, of this city, is
preparing project to procure the
transportation of the mail by river,
from Sciotoville to Gallipolis. The
plan, if carried out, will secure a daily
mail to points between this place and
Gallipolis, as well as afford more
prompt transportation of the mails
Ironton Register.
SERIOUS AFFRAY.-Just as our pa
per was ready to go to press on Tues
day evening, terrible fight took place
at the stable of VIM. Ryan, in the rear
of his liquor store. Robert w. Smith
and James c. Cadot were engaged on
one side, and VIM. and Thomas Ryan
on the other. Smith had his head
badly cut by brick-bat in the hands
of Thomas Ryan, while VIM. Ryan
stabbed Cadot, the knife entering his
lungs, and he will probably die.
The difficulty arose about mule
trade. The parties had all been drink
ing some, but none of them were in
toxicated. VIM. Ryan and Smith were
arrested and taken before Esquire
Winfough They waived an examina.
ton and were bound over, Ryan in the
sum of $4,000, and Smith in $1,000
We will have more to say about this
matter next week.--Jackson Standard
@ Rev. E. l. Jones, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, in this place,
stated on Sunday last, in some remarks
after the regular sermon, that over
eighty converts had joined that church
during the protracted meeting now in
progress. About one-fourth of these
were adults or persons very nearly ap-
preaching legal age; the balance were
children. He expressed himself deci-
dedly in favor of receiving children in
to the Church, even at very tender
age, and then watching over their fu-
ture carefully.-Pomeroy Telegraph.
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