Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29

The gunboat Seminole went into comnis'
sioe at the oharlestown Navy Ysrd, on
Thursday. and took on crew preparatory 70
ahsr dsuxrtuze for oabs.
Bris.dier Gen. Mslss n. aeAlister. Of the
Engineer Corps, u. sszAa died snddeatys a
Buffalo, on the sd,
The Ares in shs Cold Hill mines are not YET
e .,zsiinruisfsd. The Yellow JACKET mine i
= closed. Preparations are making to dslugs
the mine with wstsr.
& A notorious cochterfeiter, named Loui,
Dallman, was shot and killed by policeman
in St, Louis. Friday. while attempting to es.
cape arrest. BE fired four shots at the police
man, but without effect.
Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise has been i'll in
Richmond, Va, for several days. and Is not
expected to recover. .es !.
A tornado passed over the upper Porsion Of
Dubuque, Iowa, Monday evening destroying
a large amount Of property, carrying away
houses. taking off roofs, DC. One man, named
, Krusie. was killed. and numbeIs injured.
Cuban volunteers are lesviAg New York,
daily, for Southern ports.
A band of Indians captured the horses Of q
wagon train near Fort Laramie, last Friday.
TrooPD have been sent in pursuit.
San Domingo adyices Of tie 10th state that
General Csbral has given in his adhesion to
the Baez Government, and the whole popula-
ton, including President Bsez, favor annex
alton to the United States.
John MeElleron was run over and killed at
Pitlsburg, Wednesday. 4rt
A Berlin dispatch mentions, con hdentially,
the probable marriage of Mrs. Lincoln and
Grauch, chamberlain of the Grand Duke of
Baden. 's9s
The French press are agitating the cubsn
question Special meetings Of the French
Cabinet were held on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, which resulted in special envoy being
sent to London with dispatches.
Two men, employed at the cement mill be-
low Jeffersonyille. Indiana, while digging
ditch, were buried by the cavlng in of an en-
basLmeut. One of the party was instantly
killed, and the other badly injured.
Admiral Fanagut has been seriously ill,
but is now out of danger. ~
General Candy has issued an order requir-
J ing ali persons holding office in Virginia,
who were elected to the same, and who have
not taken the test oath, to take it now. This
will vacate number of Offices.
Recruiting is progressing rapidly at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. The report that twenty
vessels are to be made ready for service Is
untrue. There are only eight that could be
made servieeable in few weeks, and the only
one that is actually preparing for sea is the
practice- ship Sabine, which carries thirty six
guns.
Mr.. Sylvester Mooney arrived in Chicago
few days since via the Pacific Road, in
eight and one half days from San Francisco,
including nine hours staging, thereby eight
hours delay in making connections, and three
hundred and twenty miles on slow moving
construction trains at the ends of the two
roads. On the 18th instant, there were but
twenty miles of the road to build to effect the
junction of the Union d Central Pacific
Tracks would be completed by the first of
May, thus forming continuous line of rail-
road across the continent. from Eastport to
San Francisco, distance Of very nearly B.
500 miles. 5a Iassf .rR
The London Post contains an article On the
Cuban question, in which it declares that
Grant desires the acquisition of Cuba to di-
vert the attention of Americans from internal
iissensions. 1t adds that the acquisition OF
Cuba would lead to the annexation of all the
West India Islands, and that France and
/, England will determine whether Mr.. Grant
can pursue his designs, Or whether Spain
shall maintain her colonies.
Henry Achilles Wise, formerly Chief of
the Naval Ordnance Bureau, died in Naples
: on the lst instant. He was naval officer of
merit, and the author of lively narrative of
adventure in Mexico, called Los Gringos.-
He married daughter OF Edward Everett.
At special meeting of the Quebec City
Council, the other day, disturbance took
.pidce, which at one time threatened to be Sc
risusa Revolvers were drawn, and some blows
were exchanged The Mayor attempted to
restore order, but his authority was defed,
ana the police were finally called in and dis
psrsed ths meeting. ssa
s-sThs Esvsrk. NV Jersey. carpenters have,
By atfiking, secured s5 Is per day.
The ides.prevsils in Berlin that the proba-
bility of . war between France and Prussia |
depends upon the approaching elections in
France. If favorable to the country, peace
will continue; if contrary, rupture viii i'm
,nsdiately follow. 30 +
There is great activity in building, in To-
pegz. His springl but the supply does not
inses the remand. sThe city is filling up
sspisig, andAinmigrstion to the State is un-
tSs5&5ented.i n - l'sc3 - (s'c !
Business was generally suspended at Au-
eustas Georgia, Monday, in honor of the deco