Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-02-19
Western Points.

Richardson County (Nob.) coal is
sold in Lincoln for SO so per tor.
The Mormons of Salt Lake City
have nominated a full municipal
ticket.
Montana has within her borders
owe 1900 miles of river navlgable
by steamers.
During the month of January
the bullion shipments from Phoebe
amounted to S241, $50.
The Colorado World says the Platte
River is said to be lower now than
at any time before for several years.
Between 500 and 900 women are
employed in the Government works
at Jacksonville, Indiana, in making
army clothing.
To show his contempt for the de-
tective abilities of the police of
Napa, Cal, a thief the other night
broke into and robbed the house of
City Marshal.
The manufactures of Clinton,
Iowa, employ 1900 men, who re-
ceive monthly in wages the sum of
S65, 100. Would it be best for this
regiment of men to go to raising
corn?
A half breed recently got out of
Jail at Bowlder, Colorado, while the
jailer slept. 1t was not much trouble
to find him, as he had some assist.
ance in getting out-from q mob
who hung him to the nearest tree.
He was charged with murder.
One of the ward debating socie-
ties in Salt Lake is wrestling with
the conurdrum-"W hich is the most
desirable, to die young and go to
heaven, or grow up and become a
Mormon Bishop?"
A Mrs. Davidson, near Michigan
City. Ind, had a contest with two
thieves who were attempting to steal
her husbands horses, and with the
aid of a dog drove them away and
recovered the horses.
The Kansas Legislature has dis
pensed with chaplains and substi
tuted services of religious member:
in its own body. There is an i'm.
preston abroad that Kansas legisla
tors did "preying" of another sort
The Denver TIMES says a blushing
young man of twenty five summer;
has been found in the city who has {
wife only seventy years of age
There is another cas- of a man o.
thirtY-one united to a lady of fifty
three.
The order of the Knights of Ply
thias was instituted in Iowa in May
1870, and now there are twenty three
lodges in the State, all with q large
membership Ia the United States
there are 1920 lodges, with 100000
members.
The first steamer put on the Colo
RADIO River in 1852 was the Genera
Jessup, a small s%idewheel boat
There are now four steamers anC
five barges of an aggregate tonnage
of 1.424, 10 tons, and employ abou
140 men.
A single copper-shop in Madison
Indiana, last year worked 5000, 00(
slaves. 700 tons of iron, 1900 pounds
of iron and 100, 900 wooden hoops
into cooperage; manufacturing l25,
! 600 barrels. l07, 600 tight barrels
1905 lard kegs. and number o
tierces, and employing an average o
$50 e Its pay roll averaged 81,
500 per week.
There is a man in Idaho who re
2 Gently found the truth of the OLE
saying, There's many a slip," etc
] He was a man against whom no ad
D verse charge could be urged, excep
having lived single too long to en-
t gage in a little game of matrimon,
with a young and handsome rival
The stake was 8 buxom lass Of nine
e teen, and although the hero put up
g broad acres and horned beasts innu
: merable, and "went'' a rich quart
: mine and q forty-stamp mill "bet
! ter" his opponent "esllcd" him on
: full hand Of youth and good looks
; and took down the "pot." Delay
always dangerous.