Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-02-19
Miscellany.

Hard-wear-tight boots.
Pinaphorism-Better late than hardly
ever.
Mrs. Honora Shea, aged iii years,
died at Indianapolis last week.
There are 1900 Indians living in Mis-
sissippi.
Ex-Gov. Hubbard, of Texas, weighs
$40 pounds.
An appeal to the understandings
"Wipe your feet" q
Indian Ouray is said to be worth $780,
600.
There are 10, ,937, 700 horses in the Uni
ted States.
There are Al 900 postoffices in the Uni
ted States.
Senator David Davis owns 6,o00 acres
of improved lands In Illinois.
The Theater Royal in Dublin. Ireland,
was totally destroyed by fire Sunday
night. .Ns tNs e =
James w. Clayton. a clerk in the Uni
ted States Senate, died sc Baltimore last
week.
Business has been dragging along
very slowly in Congress, and all hopes
of short session have been abandoned.
Secretary Thompson has been elected
President OF the American COngression-.
al Temperance Society.
The accounts of the last Cincinnati
Exposition are squared. and the net
profits amount TO over $25,O0o.
No kissing bY telephone for us. We
prefer TO take the electricity direct from
the battery.
A daughter of Professor Doremus, of
New York, is said TO be the best banjo
ist in that city. - - --sas
Over one thousand cheese factories are
operated in the State of New York.
Ohio spent s7,7ll, ,325 last year for the
maintenance Of her public schools.
Mrs. T.. d. n. Southworth, the prolific
novelist, has never known real well
day. - s3tlttiiAs
In Dude and the northwest provinces
of India l0l, ,0S0 persons died of fever
last October.
The South Carolina delegation TO Chi
csgo, according 70 reports received NJ
Washington, will be tor Sherman.
Francisco Ottero, for attempting to
assassinate the King OF Spain, has been
sentenced to death.
President Monroe's tomb has been
desecrated In 80 far that the brass plate
has been stolen from it.
A French chemist asserts that If tea
be ground like coffee, Immediately be-
fore hot water Is poured upon it, Its eX-
hilarating qualities will be dOnbled.
There seems TO be a very determined
effort on the part of Congressman repre-
senting cities to secure the passage of q
new Bankrupt Law,
By the fall of building during a re-
cent Jete at COnstantinople, two hum
dred soldiers were killed and three hum
dred wounded.
She was plump and beautiful, and he
was wildly fond of her. She hated him,
but, woman like, strOve To catch him.
He was flea. s'------ -
A son and two nephews Of Tom
Hughes, the English author. have for
several years been engaged in cattle
raising IN Texas.
Good Friday Is March 26, and Easter
Sunday March 2S. Christmas will come
on Saturday. The 4th of July will come
on Sunday.
A learned physician asserts that i'm
pure blood causes more red noses than
whisky does. Cut this out and paste il
on your prOboscis.
Blind Tom. when at his Georgia home,
remains alone with his plano, in build
ing apart by himself, and plays day and
night like q madman. He now plays
about 1000 pieces, and picks up new
ones everywhere.
"You promised to pay that bill yes
terday," said an angry creditor to Il
debtor. EYES," calmly replied the 9TH
err "but TO err is human, TO forget, d.
vine, and / forgot it."
The Bishops of the Methodist EpiseO-
pal Church are all more than fifty years
of age. Bishop Simpson, 60; Bishop
Bowman, G3; Bishop Harris, 63; Bishop
Foster, 60; Bishop Wiley. 80; Bishop
Merrill, 30, and Bishop Andrews, %.
Miss Butler, of Pittsburg, Pa, had
looked for a man under her bed every
night for many years, and at last she
found not one there, but four. They
wore black masks, and left he: bound
and gagged when they went off with
the family plate and jewelry.