Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-12-16
Dec. 16, 1880.
News.

Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague has COM
nenced proceedings for divorce.
A counterfeit $50 note of the series of
1875 has made its appearance, and is
well calculated TO deceive.
Fostoria is trying to put down liquor
selling.
The number of Indians in the Unitad
States, exclusive of Alaska, is reported to
be 255.93s.
L. is reported that Senator Sharon's
daughter Flora Is to be married to an
English lord.
There is water famine in Eastern
Pennsylvania.
Berlin, Germany, has % slaughter
houses where horses are killed and sold
for human food.
Mrs. Annie Morgan was found frozen
to death at Chicago "Wednesday morn
ing, just outside her house. Whisky.
Daniel Bowman, the largest man in
Perry county-4l0 pounds-died last
week, aged SO.
Fancy Christmas cattle are selling In
Chicago for Sc 7o-the highest price for
years.
Pete Becker shot and killed James
Brady, at Jackson, Monday week. Beck
er was drunk.
A difficulty between two policemen
In Louisville, Wednesday, ended In one
being fatally stabbed, and the other
probably fatally shot.
In Newberry county, S. G., Wednes-
day, James Thomas shot and killed
John Lyles, who had married two Of
his daughters, but before Lyles fell he
shot both Thomas and his son, killing
the latter.
The original Rome Beauty apple tree
has been traced to a nursery in Ma
rietta, and reported to be still standing.
venner predicts IL feet Of snow on
the 22d of December.
American apples bring better price
than oranges in Europe.
Chief Justice Hunter, of Utah, star
tied the Mormons by urging the new
Grand Jury to indIct all parties guilty
of polygamy.
Representative MeCook has prepared
a bill to place Gen. Grant on the retired
list with the full pay of Lieutenant
General.
Thomas and William Stricklett, old
merchants, Vanceburg. KY, have fail
ed.
Six persons were killed by the ex-
plosion of boiler of portable steam
saw mill at Wendell, Mass, Wednes-
day.
Railroad men state that the present
is the toughest weather for their bus
iness they have experienced for q long
time.
Thousands of bushels of corn have
been washed away in the Scioto bot
toms, near Portsmouth, by the sudden
rise in the Ohio river. Capt. Amos
Cole lost 10000 bushels.
Senator Blaine has prepared bill to
reduce letter postage from three to two
cents per ounce.
Hon. John Kenna, Congressman from
the Kanawha wv. va.) District, is the
youngest man In the House.
Gen. Ewing is sick in New York.
Alarge tobacco factory was destroyed
by fire, Thursday, at Richmond, Va.
Fire at Sprinfield, Mass, Thursday,
DESTROYED property to the amount of
100000
Considerable destitution and suffering
is reported in Northw stern Kansas.
The late storm, lasting fourteen days,
froxe a number Of hunters and freight
ers south OF Fort Dodge.
Alfred Baron, of Ballaire. was acci-
dentally killed by the cars Wednesday
evening. He slipped and fell in front
of tram in motion, while crossing the
track.
The Theatre Comique. St. Louis, was
destroyed by fire Thursday.
A Wisconsin mother cut her baby'sl
head of, and then cut her own throat.
dying almost instantly. Insane.
Wool has advanced 5 cents per pound
the past week.
The new pension bill appropriates
$50, ,000. 900.
The Court House at Anderson, Ind,
took fire Friday morning, and burned
to the ground, with all Of the county
records.
A colliery explosion near Cardiff,
Wales. Lass week, killed from 80 to 100
men.
Croatia is shaken by repeated EARTH
9uskss, end the people are terror strick-|
:ea.
No ethsr remedy Is 30 e1sctasl in rslieyine