Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-01-06
EDITORIAL BREvlr:es.


"a Retrospect" by II. W. C.,
next week.
Mr.. II. L. AMOS, rmerly OF
this county, has become manager OF
the Vesuvius Furnace, Lawrence
county.
The Ironton Rolling Mill, some
time idle, has been purchased by
parties from Marietta, and will soon
be put to work.
There was watch meeting at
the IL. E. Church New years Eve.
5 AT Kelley's Mills, in Lawrence
county, on the 18th ult., Wesley
Smith accidentally shot himself, and
died a few hours afterwards.
The estimated cost of construc-
tion per mile, Of the railroad from
Pomeroy to Athens, is $4,000.
The route fromAere to Hamden is
over much better ground, and can
be built for full one-third less than
the road from Pomeroy 10 Athens.
Say Sc, ,333. Thirty miles is the
distance. Entire cost Of eonstruc-
ton, s196,323. Is it possible that
we are to poor TO raise that much
for an Improvement which win do
so much for us?
The Ohio No. 4 was delayed by
the storm Of Sunday, and did 2ot
pass down until Monday morning.
She will be up again Friday night,
and will go through TO Marietta.
Thursday and Friday were
bright, beautiful days, more like
May than December. Saturday,
rain-Sanday, snow, with high
wind,-one of the severcst storms |
we have ever experienced in this
section.
Capt. JAMES NEWTON, Of this
city, says the Portsmouth Times,
proposes to build a new side-wheel
boat for the Kanawha river and
Parkersburg trade. The new boat
will be 100 feet long, 26 feet beam,
and II feet hold.
WILLIAM J. RAND, ESQ, President |
Of the Bank of the West, Charleston,
W. Va, died very suddenly at his
residence, on the 29th, of heart dis
ease.
We had an alarm of FIRE Friday |
morning, about halfpast ten o'clock.
1t proceeded from the business house
of Mr.. ALEX. MCINTYRE, corner
Court and Third streets. The fire
caught in the roof of the building,
but, being Immediately discovered,
it was extinguished without doing
any material damage.
The Festival, by the ladies of
the Episcopal church, last week, was
q decided success, in every respect.
1t afforded raro enjoyment and
pleasure, and netted q very hand
some sum for the church.
Treasurer Sisson requests us to
say that the Dec chattels, in CALI
polls city, will be placed in the hands
of a collector, Friday morning, the
7th, if not previously paid.
The National Iateligeacer sug-
gests as the Democratic ticket for
1s72-Chase for President, and Gen.
r. E. Lee for Vice President. No
one but s Democrat could swallow
such a mixture.
The following are the passenger
receipts of our two prominent pack
ets-including one-half the cabin
and all the decl-for the month of
November, to wit:-Ohio No. 4,
$3.50; Fleetwood, s2,222-
w. H. Brown, of Pittsburg, has
suffered the loss of $500 by the
destruction Of boats, barges and coal
during the past year.
Tho Louisville and Madison
packet Leonora, was sunk at the
Louisville wharf, last week, by run
ming into the Mary Houston.
Gen. STEPHEN J. McGRoARTY
died at his residence, near Cincin-
natl, last Sunday morning. He was
one of the bravest officers of the late
war He was elected Clerk of the
Courts of Hamilton county at the
late election. u
Thanks to Dr. CLANcEY for late
papers. The Doctor is at Philadel-
phia attending lectures, and will re- |
turn in the Spring, better prepared
than ever for the practice of his pro- /
fession.
E A sad accident occurred at .
ALL1soE's mill, Oh Raccoon, an Mon
day. The miller, Mr.. JoHN NUL-
Inns, took the skiff to set Mr. JOIN
RAIDER across the creek, when by
some means, the skiff became un-
and went over the dam,
drowning HULLNs. RADER was
saved. Tie body had not been re-
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