Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-05-02
NEWS ITEMS.

Mounted inspectors tOr the uetec
ton of smugglers are to be employ
cd on the Texas frontier
Five hundred thousand acres o
land has been located with agricul
tural college scrip in Wisconsin.
Lake navigation to and from thu
port of Buffalo bas fairly commenc
ed
Seven mails leave New York dai.
ly for the West by the Allentown
route.
The banking house of Chenkett
q Applegate, at Brunswick, Mo,
was robbed Saturday night of $2,-
600.
Almost the entire business por-
tion Of the town of Beaham, Texas,
was destroyed by fire on the oath
inst.
The Treasury Department annom,
ces that it cannot protect Legitimate
owners of coupon bonds payable to
bearer, lost through negligence.
Gen. Howard has bought farm
near Washington, which he will cut
up and sell in small lots to the freed
men.
An effort will be made to secure
the trial of JEFF. Davis at the com
ing term Of court in Richmond, or
his release on bail
BY latest reports from the plains,
the massacre at Fort Buford, here
tofore reported, is not confirmed,
and the report is regarded as false
A man named Samuel Jones, la
boring under an attack of delirium
tremens, attempted to commit sui
eide at Chillicothe Monday.
Reports of the condition of Rep
resentative L. B. Washburne's health
are not at all favorable. He has
left Paris to try the virtues Of the
German mineral springs.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided in the Massachusetts
liquor cases that the payment Of
United States revenue tax is no pro-
lection to dealers in articles, the
sale of which is prohibited by State
laws.
A duel was fought near Paris, Ky,
Monday afternoon, between Noah
S. Alexander and Isaac S. Hanson,
five shots being exchanged, and
Hanson slightly wounded in the
side,
The examination of witnesses in
behalf Of Gen. Morgan, in the Del
no-Morgan contested election case,
was begun at GAINESVILLE on the 25th
inst. -Four witnesses were examin-
cd the first day, the testimony Of
none of whom helped Mr. Morgan's
case.
A chess match for the champion
ship Of America, between Geo. II.
Mackenzie, of New York, and G.
G. Reichelm, of Philadelphia, is soon
to be played at Philadelphia, the
winner of the first seven games to
be victor,
1t is reported that Andy, sir-nam-
ed Johnson, will end his Southern
tour at the village Of Greenville, |
Tenn, where, we believe, he began
his brief, but as far as we know
honest, private life as u tailor, and
his long and not altogether credita-
bic public life as an Alderman.
Candidates for midshipmen's pla-
ces at the Naval Academy are plon-
ty. The President has twelve ap-
pointments to make, and has over
three hundred applications.
The rules of practice under the
Bankrupt Law are not yet prepared,
but th9 Supreme Court is furnishing
them to the printers as fast as pre-
pared. They will make q volume
or 2OO pages.
Gen. Stecdman, Collector of In
ternal Revenue at New Orleans, has
order I'd all the distillerics in his
district to quit work.
Information has been received in
Washington that the Canadian on
cials are conniving at smuggling
across the bureau.
1t is reported from Fort Laramie
there was lighting at Horseshoe
Station, 40 miles southwest of