Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-07-07
NEWS ITEMS.

ABOUT three weeks dSO SOme
adroit thief entered the room in the
Treasury Building, in Washington,
where are counted the National Bank
bills, and stole package containing
$4,000. On Tuesday Treasurer
Spinner was informed that person
was arrested in New York who was
supposed to be the thief. Six thou
sand four hundred dollars of the
money was recovered.
During severe thunder storm in
Pittsburg Tuesday, the lightning
struck and set fire to q tank Of oil in
the Eclipse refinery. The tank
burst and the burning oil started
confagration, causing q loss OF
s5OO,OO0.
Two boys, one the son of the pas
tor of the First Baptist church, in
Evansville, the other Willie Talbot,
son of a carpenter, were drowned
last week in the river, just above that
city. Both bodies were recovered.
The heat all over the country,
Thursday, was intense. Sunstrokes
are reported In large numbers
Around Cincinnati the thermometer
stood at 99o in the shade. In Day
ton, $50; in New York, 970. In
Philadelphia 100o was the figure
There is great fear of water fam
inc in that city. 1t Wss so very hot
in Congress that the House was
compelled to adjourn.
At Columbus, Kentucky, on Tues
day, Ed We'll and A. Meyers made
an attack on Mr.. Lipstein for refus
ing to retract certain statements to
their prejudice. Lipstein drew re-
volver and fred two shots, killing
We'll and seriously, but not fatally,
injuring Meyers.
At Galesburg, Illinois, on Tues
day, Mrs. Dunn, while trying to light
q fire with kerosene, was so badly
burned that she died the same night.
The wheat harvest in Southern II
linois is about completed, and it is
pronounced the best crop for many
years. Corn looks promising.
Gus Banks, river pilot, was shot
and killed by woman in a Main
street store, in Memphis, Thursday.
The woman was arrested.
The potato crop in southern Eng
land promises to be abundant.
A hurricane passed over the coun-
try near Dayton, on Monday, doing
much damage to trees, sheds, fences,
&c.
The reports of drought, grasshop-
pers aud poor crops in Kansas are
untrue. Everything is in very fine
condition.
John Hess, a we'll to do farmer
living near Quincy, Illinois, commit
ted suicide on Wednesday by hang
ing himself to tree in one of his
Fields.
General Sherman having received
official news from General Sheridan, OF
the appearance of Arrappahoe and
Sioux Indians along the Pacific Rail-
road, beyond Fort Saunders, he replied
to strengthen the line of the road as
much as possible in that quarter with
infantry, so disposed that the cavalry
will be on hand and ready. The Four
teenth Infantry can be transferred, he
adds, to General Augur. Sheridan has
also notified Sherman of the receipt of
information from the Vice Consul at
Pembina, relative to the movement of
hostile Sioux from the Winnipeg coun-
try in the direction Of Benton All the
friendly Indians have been driven IN
by these Indians and war parties of the
Uncpapas and Yancton Sioux. In
consequence thereof, and attacks on
small parties of white men already re
ported. all the available military in
Washington and vicinity have been
to General Sheridan.
The Senate reversed its action on the
income tax, and refused to abolish it.
Senator Sherman made showing that
in order to raise sufficient revenue Ell
ther that or the tax on gross sales
must be retained.
1t is said that at least two-(hirds OF
the Fathers at the Ecumenieal Coun-
ell win depart for their homes as soou
as The ipfallibility dogma is officially 4
promulgated. /,