Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-12-30
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The Catholicclergy OF Richmond, Va,
have inaogurated crusade against
whisky selling On Sunday.
Twelve Chinese lepers were shipped
from San francisco to China, last week.
at the burning of the Mllburn Hotel,
Toledo, Tuesday week, Henry Seaman
jumped from third story window and
was killed.
British difficulties in South Africa are
Increasing.
Obadiah Dawson, Of Indiana. lived
sixty-cight days without taking food.
He is dead now.
Tin census returns Of Utah show that
there are more males than females in
the Territory.
Mrs. Harvey Carpenter, Athens. died
last week.
Generals Sheridan, Ord and Schofield
are Roman Catholics.
Mrs. Senator Logan has entire charge
of her husbands correspondence.
Charles Finding was shot in the leg
in saloon at Pomeroy, Tuesday week,
by the accidental discharge of a conn
rade's revolver.
Allen L. wycoff has been reap
pointed Pension Agent at Columbus.
Senator Voorhes lectured on Thomas
Jefferson, at Richmond, Va, Wednes-
day evening.
A grandson of John e. Calhoun
was recently drowned in San Fran
cisco.
DIR. J. T.. Lind YVES shot dead by an
unknown assassin at Hot Springs, Ar
kansas.
The report of the contemplated abdi-
cation of the Czar of Russia, is pro-
nounced absolutely unfounded.
In various parts OF Belgium, the
floods are becoming serious, doing much
damage to property of all kinds.
Bob Thurman was shot and mortally
wounded at Versailles, Kentucky, Mon
day night.
Hon. A, T. Akerman, ex-Attorney-
General Of the United States, died
Tuesday night at his home In Georgia,
Of infiammatory rheumatism.
Diphtheria and typhus fever are max
ing fearful ravages in Southern Russia
and Odessa. EEah
The hog cholera is raging to an
alarming extent in Wyandot county.
Ellis Hallv was found dead In his
hut near Hecla Furnance, Lawrence
county, Wednesday.
General Samuel Thomas, Charles
,Parrott, t. z. Ogden, S. Churchill and
E. C. Fuller have incorporated the
Hooking Valley Pipe Company, TO be
located at Columbus.
Judge Woods has been confirmed as
Justice Of the Supreme Court.
George Eliot, the novelist, died in
London, Wednesday night, after short
illness.
At Belmont, California, Thursday
evening. Sir Thomas Hiskett, of Eng
land, was married to Miss Flora, the
youngest daughter of Senator Sharon.
At Corsieana, Texas, Thursday, three
stores were burned In the principal
part of the city.
CuyahOga Falls doctors connect rotten
sidewalks with the diphtberla raging
there. 80 ~
Scarlet fever. is prevailing to con-
siderable extent in the vicinity of Ken
ten, and some of the schools have been
closed in consequence.
An engine on the Reading, Pa, Rail-
road exploded Thursday, killing the
engineer, conductor and two brakemen.
A company has been incorporated to
construct an elevated railway in Cincin-
natl.
Charles e. Smith, elder son of
Richard Smith, OF the Cincinnati Ga
zette, died Thursday at his residence at
Clifton.
Commissioner Raum favors remitting
all internal revenue taxes except those
on whisky, beer, tobacco, cigars and the
special license taxes.
Thursday was the darkest day in
Pittsburgh for years. A dense volume
of smoke hid the heavens, and all
business was car ried on by gaslight.ss
For the eleven completed months of
the present year we have sent abroad
$257, 900 600 of breadstuffs and $l2S,-
0OO, 900 Of provisions, an increase of
$55, ,0O0, 900 over 1879.
Mike Leary shot, andit is thought
fatally wounded, Pat Boyles at Kelley's
Mills, Lawrence county, Friday.
A large number of brakemen were
relieved from the Hooking Valley road
last week for getting Intoxicated.
John Penn, son Of Ed. Penn, coal
dealer of Charleston, W. Va, was
crushed to death by the falling Of slate
In the Frederick coal mines, near Can
Melton.
Coal miners in the Sunday Creek and
Hooking, valleys are on strike because
operators refuse to pay them twice
month. E.
The Eastern seaboard enjoyed
northeast gale all day Sunday and Sum
day night, compared with which the
previous storms of the season were as
zepbyrs. Vessels were wrecked In the
harbors, and railroads aud wagon
roads blocked with the snow and ice.
The storm began with heavy rain, and
ended with binding snow and wind at
sixty-cight miles an hour. {ilI
Sixty houses have been destroyed by
floods at Limasol, Sicily.
In london the weather is as warm
as summer. Violets are blooming In
the gardens. There is an old proverb
that a green Christmas makes a fat