Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-10-13

Washington county. Ohio. under the
new census. has population of 4o,-
65o-net gain since 1860, 4,4i4.
The steamer Fleetwood has had her
chimneys cut down sixteen feet for 60
ing under the bridge at Parkersburg.
The Greenupsburg Ky Independ-
ent says Miss Elizabeth Bush, of Green
up county. weighs All lbs /, is 35 years
of age, and willing to marry.
The Hooking Valley Horse Fair viii
be held near Logan. on the goth. elst
and 92d of October.
The last census of Paris in 1856, J
gave total of 1,825,0O0 inhabitants,
living in 10000 houses, or 20 to
house.
The detached forts around Paris
were originally constructed to mount
985 cannon.
John Allen, known year or two ago
as 'the wickedest man in New York, ="
died recently.
At Millersport. Ohio, last Saturday
afternoon, Samuel White shot and in
stantly killed Joseph Walls. White
has made his escape. The difficulty
arose out of an old grudge.
The jackson County Fair, last week,
is reported a success. The total re-
ceipts were sS49 l6. Expenses, in
cluding premiums, s796 90. Balance
in Treasury, s413 33.
Portsmouth has a total of S,403
school children.
There are five hundred and twenty
five lodges of Good Templars in Ohio,
with over thirty thousand members.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe, wife of Gen.
James Rowe, of Chillicothe, died very
suddenly on Wednesday of last week.
The collections of Internal Revenue
for the Eleventh District, during the
month of September, amounted to S45,-
7e3 80.
The trees are beginning to put on
their gorgeous Autumn drapery.
Hooking coal is selling in Chilli
cothe at fifteen cents by the quantity.
Lucius H Gilbert, son of NJ B. Gil
bert, aged 80 years, and John W. Pur-
DUN, Jr., aged % years. died in Ports
mouth last week.
Ironton jail has Is inmates.
The residence of Mrs. Kelly. near
Union Landing, Lawrence county, was
destroyed by fire last Monday morn
ing week. Everything lost except
some bedding.
SO arrests were made in Ironton dur
ing the month of September.
On Saturday night week, man by
the name of James Mcclellan, living
near Centre Furnace, Lawrence coun-
ty, was severely stabbed in the neck,
abdomen and shoulders, and had his
head badly bruised with a club.
On Wednesday of last week, Jim
Stewart badly cut Samuel Rose, in a
quarrel about work. The affair oc-
Cured not far from Centre Furnace,
Lawrence county.
On last Saturday week, not far from
Olive Furnace, Lawrence county, Sam
uel Hedding was fatally stabbed by
Thomas Smith and - Reed, while
they were on drunk. Hedding died
Monday morning. Smith was arrested.
A young man by the name of John
Haines W as arrested last week by Dep
uty U. S. Marshal John NJ. johnson.
charged with taking letters from the
post Office at Athens, not belonging to
him and containing money.
Last week, Tuesday, an unfortunate
boy in Marietta, named Clogston, had
the bone of his nose entirely severed by
a hatchet which flew off the handle
while being used by another boy. A
short time before, The same boy lost
three fingers from one hand; and a
while before that be broke his arm.
Nearly S4OO has been raised by the
Germans of Marietta, for the relief of
their friends across the water.
Parkersburg, w. Va, returns pop
ulation of 5,555.
On the Goth ult., VIM. H. Eby, a
young man at work on the Railroad
bridge at Belpre, Washington county.
was accidentally knocked off back
wards. and fell ninety feet into the wa
ter, striking some timbers and breaking
some of his ribs in the descent; he lived
only about an hour after the fall.
Says the Pomeroy Telegraph:-Wil-
liam Hysell, aged about eighteen years,
a son of Mr.. Peter Hysell, who resides
on Thomas creek, near the old Fair
Grounds, in this wnship. was instant
ly killed on Monday last, while grind
ing cane, in Sorghum mill. We hear
that he tripped in some manner, and
was precipitated forward upon the rolls