Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-10-06
NEWS ITEMS.

A correspondent at Washington,
Ohio, writes as follows: "Our town
was shocked Thursday afternoon, about
four O'Clock, by the report that Mrs.
Garis, wife of Sheriff Garis, was dead!
She had gone short time before to
the Office of DR.. Hamilton to have some
teeth extracted. DR.. Wilson was ad-
ministering the subtle agent, and DR..
Hamilton extracting the teeth, and dur
ing the operation it was discovered
that the patient had died! When the
report got on our streets, the faces Of
citizens blanched, and the excitement
grew intense, and so overcome were
all who heard it by the awful news,
that the people we're dumbfounded."
The two factions of the Democracy
in New York city will each nominate
city tickets. Tammany Hall expects
to carry the election by fraud. Under
the law of Congress putting the cleo
ton under control of the Courts, and
having an Inspector from each party at
the polling places, the Young Demo
Gratis expect to win. 1t is proposed TO
choose all the Democrats from their
ranks. This will defeat Tammany and
give the State to the Republicans.
An officer of the Revenue Depart
ment, fresh from an inspection OF the
cotton region of the South, estimates
the growing crop at not less than g.
100000 bales, larger crop than has
been produced since 1860. He also
conveys the cheering intelligence that
the quality will be superior to that of
any crop ever raised in the country.
A young man named Alonzo Fletch-
er. living near Gilman, Illinois, on
Thursday last was caught in broom.
corn cleaner, and literally torn to pieces.
The census of Delaware, just COM
pleted, gives that State total popula-
ton of 125,05O, an increase of about
1900 in ten years.
Advices received by the Indian Bu-
reau at Washington, show general
peace among the Indians, with no indi-
cations of its disturbance.
Victor Emmanuel will make his for
NAL entry into Rome on the 18th of Oc-
tober.
Michigan counts on population Of
100000, and Missouri on ,728, 900. |
Butler county, Ohio. has a popula-
tion of ,919, an increase in ten years
of 5,91s.
By returns made to the State Board
of Equalization of Illinois it appears
there are 2,213,97O hogs in that State.
The population of Oregon is about
sl.OOO; of Washington Territory, 3d.
600.
Population of Mississippi towns
Vicksburg, 1O,50O; Jackson, 4,160;
Meridian, 5000; Canton, 2,134.
The floods in the rivers east of the
Blue Ridge, in Virginia, are causing
immense damage. Bridges over the
james, Shenandoah and Potomac Riy-
ers are almost universally swept away,
and the villages on those streams com
pletely inundated. All the lower por-
ton of the city of Richmond is sub
merged. The damage caused by the
floods is beyond calculation.
A few nights ago masked marauders
in Henry county, Tennessee, took a
number of negroes from their cabins
and whipped them, assigning as rea-
son that they had been voting wrong.
They were industrious, peaceable men,
but had voted the Democratic tickets.
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Williams,
Congregational minister firm Wales.
while boarding the steamer Clara Scott,
at Coalport, Ohio, few days since.
accidentally fell overheard and was
drowned.
The official census OF Wheeling is
%. 432, and of the county 28,8I9. In
crease since 1860, 6,397.