Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-01
NEWS ITEMS.

Cure recently, anu Tue WIG eooni0u ~
devoted to her husband that the other
guests were greatly amused. She
never suffered him to get out of her
sight He appeared gloomy and dys-
peptic, but at last grew better, and
one night was SO cheerful that his wife
went alone to the chapel. On her re-
turn he was missing, and his corpse
was finally found on the grounds with
the throat cut. 1t appears that the
wretched man had been insane for
some time, the result of dyspepsia.
His wife's singular devotion, in never
letting him go out of her sight was ac
counted for, and the other guests
learned that they had been making
Jest of very bad subject.
A duel was fought, just over the
Mississippi line, few miles below
Memphis, at sunrise, Friday morning,
between Major Edward Freeman, a
Young merchant, and Edward Hamlin,
ayoung lawyer, both of Memphis. with
Derringer pistols, at fifteen PAGES, and
Hamlin was shot through the body
and died in ten minutes. The affair
caused great excitement, as the par
ties are well known and were highly
respected.
General Sherman and daughter ar
rived in Chicago Friday. The General
left there Sunday, for Rock Island,
and will then go to Des Moines to at
tend the great reunion of the Iowa SOL
diers, August 81. From there he
goes to California, to attend a reunion
of the pioneers of that State, at San
Francisco, September 9. General Sher-
man is one of the first California pio-
neers, having gone there in 1916.
There are 1886 names on the
lists at the Pension Office of soldiers
who lost arms or legs during the war.
Those who do not wish to take artif-
cial limbs can commute them at the
rate of $50 for an arm, S75 for leg
No attorney is needed to make appli-
cation but direct correspondence with
the department will be best.
Near Osceola, Iowa, few days ago,
Colonel Langdon was found murdered.
His son-in-law, Samuel Roberts, was
suspected of having committed the
crime. A son of Langdon shot Rob
erts, and then surrendered himself to
the authorities and was held in five
hundred dollars bonds to await the is
sue of Roberts wound.
Mr.. David Stewart, of Lawrence,
Massachusetts, who is seventy-two
years of age, says the drought of this
year in the East has not had its equal
since 1911. He remembers the pecu-
liarities of that season with great dis
tinetness, and says they very much re-
semble those of the present season. He
is sure that no season since 1911 has
equaled the present in its excessive
heat and lack of rain.
James Poindexter, colored, gave
himself up to the police, in Chicago,
stating that he participated in the mur
der of Captain Gallup, at Parkersburg,
West Virginia, two years ago. He left
for that place, last night, in charge of
an officer.
The Republicans of the Seventeenth
Ohio District last week renominated |
Jacob Amber for Congress by accla-
nation. His majority at the last elec-
ton was 1896.
At Cambridge, Wednesday, the
Democratic Convention nominated R.
E. Chambers for Congress, to run
against Hon. John A. Bingham
Samuel shellabarger was nominated
for Congress at London, last week, by
the Republicans of the Seventh Dis
trict.
At Mansfield, Wednesday, Hon. Jas.
Monroe was nominated by the Repub-
lican Convention for Congress from
the Fourteenth District.
A terrible storm of thunder and
lightning prevailed along the Hudson
river, Thursday night, aud awful dis
asters by lightning are reported. At
Kingston five persons were killed by
one stroke.
Vice Admiral Porter has been ap-
pointed Admiral His new commits
sion is dated the Goth inst.
The first of the fall elections occurs
in Vermont on Tuesday, September 6.
Hon. John W. Stewart, of Middlebury,
is the Republican candidate for Cover
nor. :
During the first six months of this
year 1858 passengers came East from
California, and IL, BOA went West.
The population of Louisville, ac-
cording to the census returns, will not
exceed 100000.
Bradstreet Stevens, aged eighty
three years, died at Oberlin, August
Esd. He was the last of the old colo /
nists who first settled at Oberlin.
The population of Detroit. accord !