Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-06-02

We must not scold;
When the weather is warm,
We must not stern;
But
Be thankful together.
What ever the weather.
The Hooking County Fair will be
held at Logan, on the 9Th, 7th and 9th
daysof October next.
The wheat crop throughout the Ka-
nawha Valley bids fair to yield magnif
icently.
Gen. W. H. Powell has resigned his
position as Superintendent of the Cliff
ton Iron and Nail Co., and accepted an
agency FROM the Ohio River Salt Co.,
with headquarters at Kansas City, Mo.
Coal miners are wanted at the Hang
ing Rock Coal Works.
GAINESVILLE allows swine the freedom
of fthe streets, but forbids them to be
shut up in pens on back lots.
HIS. Neal and family will leave Lis
bon on or about the lst of July next.
His resignation takes place at that time.
The law of this State forbids seine
fishing between May and October, of
which fact fishermen will take notice.
Joseph Smith, of New Martinsville,
West Virginia, committed suicide few
days ago. Cause, intemperance.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention
of Virginia and West Virginia was in
session at Wheeling. last week, Bishop
Whittle presiding.
Walter C. McCune, an Attorney of
the Pittsburg bar, intends locating at
Ironton.
Jane Delaney, the woman con fined in
the Lawrence County Jail, charged
with grand larceny, escaped last Fri
day night, but was overtaken and ar
rested the next morning near Mt. Yer
non Furnace.
A steam ferry boat is being built at
Maiden. up Kanawha river, for Charles
ton. She is now receiving her machi-
merry.
The State Geological Survey has
been resumed.
Gen. John G. Breckenridge was at
Ashland last week looking up railroad
matters.
Judge Loomis will preside at the
June term of the Lawrence county
Common Pleas, and Judge Johnson
will 60 to Marietta.
The census takers will soon be
around with all sorts of questions, and
the ladies are advised to "get their
ages ready"
Lawrence county reports 1,O27
births, and 800 deaths, for the past
year.
The Pike county Republican pub
fishes an account of snake being kill
ed in that county, which looked like
black snake, of the racer kind, but was
as white as snow.
Ironton has no public cemetery, and
The necessity of securing one is being
agitated.
Richland county, it is said, has con-
tracted for a new Court House in Mans
field, at cost of $4,000.
There is PROPOSE ton for a street
railroad in Marietta.
Wednesday oflast week, while Mrs.
Stafford Palmer, of Malta, Morgan
was visiting in Windsor town
ship, her little son, who was with her,
fell into kettle of boiling soap. scald-
ing him so terribly that he died within
a short time.
The body of Walter N. Burke, who
mysteriously disappeared, in Ports
mouth, on the night of the Sd of Janu-
ary last, was found in the Ohio river
at Buena Vista, on Thursday last. A
man by the name of Shuffiin is under
arrest for his murder.
A portable steam saw mill, in Athens
county, exploded last week, instantly
killing Loring Corner, the engineer,
and William Wagner, hand.
The store of Mattern & Rice, Lowell,
county, was robbed re-
cently-the safe blown open, and near
$500 in money carried of.
Prof. ADNEY, of the Ohio University,
formerly of this county, is atpresent
attending the Presbyterian General
Assembly in Philadelphia.
Pattan Bros. Drug Store, in Cat
was robbed last week.
The wharfboat at Guyandotte,
with considerable freight aboard,
sunk Thursday night.
Probate Court.