Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-02-24
Brevities,

MIS-. FoSlesong, VINO lives near
Mt. Vernon Furnace, Lawrence conn
ty, died few days ago at the ad.
vanced age of 95 years.
John Smith, coal digger at Pere-
grimes banks, Lawrence county, was
killed almost instantly, last week, by
the falling of a portion of the roof of
the mine upon him.
Mr.. Waters store, in Proctors.
vile, was entered one night last
week and robbed of about $3.50 worth
Of goods.
The new Victor No. 8 will be fin
ished at Ironton.
Martin Hetzel shot Simeon Hanne-
gan, in Clifton, last week, infiicting a
severe, but not, probably, fatal
wound. Hetzel done it in self de-
fence. e. fs..#.lr
A well known citizen OF Ross
county, VALENTINE SYLER, was
drowned on Monday of last week,
while crossing small stream five or
six miles southwest of Chillicotbe.
Last Friday week ten dollar
prize fight occurred near Clifton, w. !.
Va, between one Bob Pierman, of
Portsmouth, Ohio, and Dick Sulli-
van, of Richmond, Va. Bob won
the SO, having, in the third round,
got his arm around Dicks neck,
until the sponge was tossed up.
The Pt. Pleasant Register contains
an interesting letter from Rev. G.
H. MCCLELLAN, formerly in charge
of the o. S. Presbyterian church in
this place, dated st. Petersburg, Rus,
sia. His friends will be glad to learn
that he is enjoying good health.
At Pt. Pleasant, Monday week,
Miss Annie Young, daughter of Rob-
ert Young, Esq, was severely scald-
ed by the upsetting of a tea kettle of
boiling water.
j. NJ. Hennessy has put up a
Stave Machine on the Kanawha riv-
er, near Five Mile Creek. 5z
Thus far Scioto county has ex-
pended s65, ,494 A in the construc-
tion of free turnpikes. als= $500
Eagle Furnace, Vinton comfy, was
sold on Wednesday, by the Sheriff, to
H. S. Bundy. for S27 7,46iii %. a
The Council ol Ironton, have laid
out a fine LOT of street work for next
season. 's--4i' -.e
A house belonging to Mess RS
SWORDS, about 8 miles west OF Ports
mouth, was burned down last We'd
nesday night, and Mr.. Valentine
Kinder, a German, was burned up
in the eonfagratlon. b--.r
The family of the late Gen. Sam.
Houston is living in Texas in great
poverty. v b
The first train passed over the
Ohio river bridge at Louisville, last
Saturday evening. --F s
A New Yorker has invented
glass coffin, on the principle Of self
sealing cans.
Milton Page, of Alexandra, New
Hampshire, is the champion egg
eater of New England. On the 2Sth
ult he stretched himself outside of
eighty five of the largest eggs that
could be selected. .qgs
Bllghted affection has caused a
Vermont youth of so 10 sell his
house, live in o hay NOW 10 his barn,
and never have his clothes washed.
One county in Minnesota has 164
babies to the square mile. 81, l-si
For a business man TO stop adver-
Using would be equivalent to his say
ing: 81 have stopped business and
ask no more favors of the people"
None but the brave deserve the
fair, and it takes brave man TO live
with some Of them.
The public funded debt of Ohio,
outstanding Jan. %, 1870, was Sl0,-
009,OSl &c., sa sIsr91 ID
Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren heads an
anti woman suffrage society at Wash
ington. 2@ 4sa a5,as p9
Young gentlemen who are fasci.
mated by the "curl Of the period are
styled switch tenders. 80 Il
The Richmond iva, Enquirer
says that peach trees are in blossom
in thatvicinity, Feb. 8. aox 5.k7.
Jacksonville, Fla, has strawher.
ries grown in the open air. .s9
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