Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-05-16
STATE ITEMS.

STATE ITEMS.
FRUIT PROSPECTS. From all we
are able to learn the late frosts did
but little damage to the fruit
throughout the State and the pros
poets are very favorable for a large
quantity of all kinds CirclecjHe
Union.
THE MAILS. - T. r. Matthews,
Esq, Postmaster at this place, has
furnished us the weight of the mails
received at and sent from this Post
office for 30 days, commencing on
the 1st day Of April, 1867, The en-
tire weight is 1866 pounds, or 453
pounds per day, average.-JachSon
Standard.
FIGURING MILL.-London is like
ly soon to have new steam Flour
ing Mill to be erected on Walnut
run Just at the Southern corner Of
the corporate limits. The princi-
pal in this new enterprise is Mr.. r.
Roulston, Of Fayette county, an old
and experienced miller, and with the
reputation of q worthy and upright
citizen,-Maqason County Union.
Wei learn that the new toll house
on the new Clarksburg and Chilli
cothe pike, in North Chillicothe,
near Adams Mill, was burned down
on last Saturday night. The gate
keeper was to have moved into it !
on the following Monday. The
fire was doubtless the work Of an in
cendiary, who has entitled himself |
to term in the penitentiary.-Ch
Hc0thc Gazette.
HEAVY WEIGHTS. - Some one,
writing to the Columbus Journal
from Marysyille, says 30 men with
in the corporation limits Of that
town, weigh, in the aggregate, G,150
pounds, being an average Of 205
pounds apiece. These gentlemen
must be hat-footed to keep above
ground in Union county in the
spring Of the year. The same writ
er says MarysvilIc has the largest
man in the United States, but does
not give his weight. The wheat
crop, he says, looks Splendid
DelaWare Gazette.
The DITFERENcE.-A blatant ne
gro-hater rated himself hoarse in
.wo nightly efforts at vulgar abuse
If the colorcd man, from the steps l
If the Court House, last week. He
the usual dirty and rag ]
ged al pearance Of mendecants, and
vas bitterly opposed to negro suf-
rage, He had his bill at the hotel :
aid for him by an admiring sym !
athizer, was taken to the depot by s
colored eXpressman, cut on his e
ire and left. Fred Douglas will be
ere this week, pay his own bills,
'ok like q gentleman on the streets, ,
nd leave wish in the mind Of ev-
'y intelligent man that he may re-
I'm again. ChiWicothe Ga2ette. il
Capt, George Patterson Of this fc
.cinity, is still suffering from the
fects Of five wounds received in
attic during the charge upon Fort =
'agner, July 18th, 1868. He was l.
ounded by piece Of shell in the
ght leg, in the left arm by a min A a
lie ball. in the left hip by piece r, r.
( shell, in the head by a canister ~
lot laying open the scalp, and
stly by the butt Of a musket upon
le left side Of the head, the blow L
aing received while mounting the
'east-works. He was carried from is
le field by his gallant comrades of of
ic 48th N, Y, and was compelled co
live in the hospital for many
onths,-LebaR0B St0r. lie
RAILROAD RUMoRs,-We hear ru-
ors to the effect that the Pennsyl-
mia Central Railroad Company, r
ho have the management Of the
and Columbus Railroad, ~
g negotiating with a view, if pos /
bIe Of obtaining the management tai
the l.. NJ d G. u X. Railroads to
ncinnati, Ohio, and thus extend fo
cir through line direct from Phil EST
cIphia to Cincinnati via Pittsburgh
ID Columbus. 1t is said that the Dr
" 0. Railroad, in view of this r.
ct, will eudeayor to obtain the -,
ntrol and management of the G. W
u, Railroad, in order to compete
til the Pennsylvania Central II