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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
Only.

Only one drop Of water at a time
that had found its way from the
mighty ocean through the dixie,
and was slowly wearing a little
channel, Only one drop! Yet If
that little child in his morning ram
bic had not noticed it, who can tell
what the terrible result might have
been ? .I aaHf"
Only stray sunbeam Yetper-
chance it hath pierced some wretch
ed abode, gladdened some stricken
heart, or its golden light found its
way through the leafy branches of
some wild wood, kissed the moss
covered bank where the tiny violet
GREW, and caused shades of beauty
to adorn It's lovely form.
Only a gentle breezel But how
many aching brows hath it famed
how many hearts cheered by its
gentle touch!
Only one stray bullet that pierc-
od the noble soldier boy as he trod
the lonely midnight round, faithful
Ilv guarding the precious lives in
trusted to his keeping, and the life
blood slowly ebbcd out, and the
sunbeams fell on the cold face OF
the dead.
Only sentinel And yet one
soul more had passed from its
earthly tenement to meet its re- re-
ward at the hands Of a merciful
God.
Only one drop of ink Ana YET
it carried the news of death to anX-
ious ones at home, and caused the he
tear of anguish to trickle down thc
furrowed check of a widowed moth
er, s.ga7
Only a frown! But it left sad
dreary ache in that child's heartano
the quivering lips and tearllll eyes
told how kcenly he felt it.
Only a smile But ah F! how j
eheered the broken heart, engender
.elaray of hope, and easta halo o
light around the unhappy present
made the bedridden one forget IL
present agony for a momnt as
dwelt in sunshine ofjoy, lived IN tn
warmth of that smile New ler'
Presbyterian.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
How General Grant got into the
p. r.. Army. .U....


The father Of Gen. Grant, in a
series Of letters to the New York
Ledger, is now ingaged in writing
up the past history Of his distin-
guished son. From his second
letter, which appears in the Ledger
Of March "a, we make the follow
ing extract as going to show how
Gen. Grant came to get into the
service the second time:
When the rebellion broke out,
Grant offered his services to Gov
ernor Yates. The latter asked
him: lla.H'
"Do you understand how many
men it takes to make a company?
And how many men it takes to
maka a regiment? And what Off
GERS each must have p II
"Oh, yes" replied Grant, " l un-
derstand all about such matters l
was educated at West Point, and
served eleven years III the regular
army" . r.
"WelI, then" said the Governor,
Il want you 10 take a chair in my
office as Adjutant General Of the
State"
Grant remained in this capacity
several weeks, when he made a
short visit to us at Covington.-
While he was absent from Spring
field, Mr.. Burl, young man en-
ployed in our house at Galena, call
ed on Gov. Yates, and, in the
course of the interview, the Gov
ernor said to him r.
"What kind of a man is this
Grant? He has been educated at
West Paint, and says he wants to
90 into the army; several regi-
ments have offered to elect him
colonel, but he says NO. and de-
clines to be candidate. What
does he want?" .9s. "
"You see, Governors" says Burk,
I'Grant has only cerved in the reg
.ular army, where they have no cleo
tions, bu officers are promoted ac-
cording to seniority. Whatever
place you want him for, just ap-
point him without consulting him
at all beforehand, and you will find
he will accept whatever he is ap-
pointed to for"
Acting on this suggestion, the
Governor telegraphed to me that he
had appointed Ulysses Colonel Of
the 21st Illinois Infantry
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
From Cincinnati.


..|.|. NANblNaNAii8 NAiANi NNfe' -
Editor Fdyette County Herald:
DEAR SIR "A few days since,
ON meeting a friend from Washing
ton c. H., | was astonished by his
informing me that the report is in
circulation in your town that | have
gone back on the political record OF
my life, and that | now support
Seymour and the New York plat
form. AS you may well suppose
this was all news to me, and set me
to thinking, and the first inquiry
was: "Of what infamous act have
1 been guilty, that any one should
think me capable of such deprayi-
ty ?" No, Messrs Butternuts, not
anything of that kind in mine, if
YOU please. Your society would
not be congenial-your associations
would not suit me at all. .t
l have not forgotten the history
of the past eightyears. | have not
forgotten that from your party
came the rebellion of 1861 that
you, by every means in your power,
encouraged, aided and abetted it;
that You denied the right of the
Government to protect itself, and
denounced its every act as tyranni-
cal, despotic, unconstitutional, &c;
that you voted not a man nor a
dollar for the war, unless it was on
the side of rebellion; that to you
Union victories brought no joy,
nor did their defeats cause you any
sorrow; that you stigmatized the
administration of the sainted Lin
coin as an imbecile despotism, the
officers Of the army as shoulder
strapped gentry, and the rank and
file as Lincoln hirelings that
you organized insurrectionary and
H.. 4 |.t
revolutionary movements in Ohio,
Indiana, DC, and mobs in various
cities, particularly among the
friends of one Horat'o Seymour,
in New York; that you never did
anything to aid the cause of the
Government, but everything you
dared to thwart it; nor am | SO ig-
norant as not to know that the
bloody-handed rebels are in full
league and sympathy with you;
that yours is emphatically arebeS
platform; that your success in the
Presidential contest would
be the success Of the Southern reb-
els, and again deluge our country
in blood. No, sirs, no. Excuse
me, if you please. You are, no
doubt, hard up for a recruit but
you cannot find one in me, ! still
select my company, and vote justas
the "boys in blue" shot.
In one particular we agree-that
of giving the rebels their rights
We might differ essentially as to
what their rights are. ] think them
each entitled to about sic feet Of
good hemp cord.
Respectfully, @
D, C. ORR,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
The Vote Of Ohio.

We desire our friends in other
States to understand that Ohio
GRANTS native State-is not, and
has not been at any time since the
Chicago nominations were made, at
all doubtful. Nor is it true, as has
been gratultously asserted, that the
Republicans Of Ohio are apathetic
They are at work in earnest, and
never with better hopes than to.
day. We have felt sure, from the
outset, Of at least 25,OOO majority
for Grant in this State. The pres
ent indications are that it viii ex
ceed 10000.
On the other side, the nomina
ton of Seymour and Blair had
disheartening. effect which has ne
been recovered from. The Demo
Gratis are without zeal or enthusi
asm. They are inactive and des
pondent. Whatever may be sai(
by such men as Vallandigham-
.
who expected to be Governor !. il
1863, until he woke up one morn
inc in October, and found himsel
beaten by 100000 maiority-no sa
gacious Democrat dreams Of carry
ing Ohio this year, any more thai
Maine or Vermont. We speak ad
visedly.-TCin. Chronicle.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
SCHUYLER COLFAX.

One of the Washington CORES
pondents has been collecting from
Schuyler Oolfax s speeches some
passages which particularly illus
trate the character and feelings Of
the man. Thus he said of moral
faithfulness in legislation:
"Whether travelling in the valley
of humiliation or disaster, or keep
ing my eyes fixed on the heavens, ]
believe bis blessings will fall on the
Confederacy. God reigns. l don't
believe his blessings will fall on
the ConfederacY Gods ways are
sometimes dark, but sooner or Ia
ter they reack the shining hills of
day.
On the employment of negro
troops he remarked
81 do not call negro soldiers bet
terthan white ones. If / were to
express my own opinion it would
be that those of my own color are
better and brayer. Bor | have al
ways-told you, in spite of charges
to the contrary, that ! believed the
Anglo-S Saxon race was superior to
any other that walks the footstool
of Godw Ha
He first announced the Republican
platform after the breach with John
sJn thus;
"Let us make haste slowly, and
we can hope that the founda
ton ofGoyernment, when thus re-
constructed on the basis of indis
putable loyalty, will be as eternaIas
the stars"
In like manner, on April 10th,
1866, when he made mild but man
ly issue with johnson, he said Of
the civil-rghts bill in the first mo
ment of its enactment:
That law, misrepresented as it
las been by its opponents in Con
gress, will never be repealed, and
in the years that are coming it will
be the proudest recollection and
the crowning honor Of those coun
ellis that they gave to the American
Magma Charta their cordial sup
port"
He treated in this way taunt Of
the Democracy:
"The new nickname flung at US
is Radicals. / had rather be call
ed a Radical than a rebel at any
time. | am Radical for right
against wrong, for liberty against
slavery, for justice againsttyranny
Radical friend Of my country,
and Radical hater Of every enemy
of our native land; l believe in a
Radical Government for the peo-
pie the world over, and my sympa-
thies 60 toward the Radicals who
are trying to initiate our free insti-
tutions in Greece, Italy, France,
Ireland, and Mexico l wish to see
a belt of Republics eneircle the
globe.
Here is another curt passage:
Il am for leveling up rather than
leveling down. God do so to me
and more also, if I do aught more
to crush man down lower"
In short, this is Mr.. Colfax, as
described in the words of his pas
tor and poet at South Bend, at
home;
I "Thou art the clear F. 4
| Persuasive orator of right; the pure,
| Unsullied patriot; the changeless, sure. 81
| And geniei friend to many hearts now dcar.'
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

h-~ Afl NA
A Villainous lIorse Doctor amOne his
Palieuts-s 20, 900 Damage In d sin-
gle Community Excited Farmers
aud llospiiHble Jail. hhfTfW
Fron'tho Chenoa tnl9 Times Augustisu
A few months since an Individual
calling himself john II. May. stop
ped attbisplace, aud issued flaming
posterssettiqgf forth hiseSceheneies
as veterinary suigeois ", h 9th
er words, o horse doctor Although
but few cases Of disease had before
appeared, it seemed that our horse
doctor was born to good, and fre-
quent were the eallsmqde upon Mr.
May for his seryices-so frequent,
indeed, as to cause a great deal of
distrust on the part ofthe farmers
that all was not right.
/ 1t soon became noticeable, also
that the greater part Of the horses
affected we're showing the same
symptoms OF disease. After
month or two May went to Fair
bury, or Chatsworth, and practiced
a fortnight, during Which period no
new cases Of the peculiar disease
we're observed Immediately upon
bis return, however, it broke out
anew, which excited a great deal of
comment anf
On last Saturday evening, at a
late hour he was observed hand
ling horse belonging to afarmer,
and which was fastened TO a hitch
ing post. On being called uponhe
made no answer, but ran, end on
inspection small vial was found
containing croton oil or some drug
Of like propensity. May was imme-
diately arrested and locked up un-
der strong guard to prevent his
being lynched by the excited farm
ers in town. The horse soon after
showed symptoms Of sickness, and
was found to be affected by the pc
culiar disease, the supposition be-
ing that some powerful irritant had
been administered by means of a
syringe.
DR.. Dadd, an experienced veteri-
nary surgeon Of Chicago, was tele-
graphed for, and an examination
had the next Monday before Justice
Sheppard, at which May was put
under $500 bonds, in default of
which he was sent to Jail at Bloom
ington. 1t was with the utmost
difficulty that Deputy Pike could
smuggle him out of town, as the
farmers had collected and proposed
to take justice into their own hands
by tarring aud feathering the cul-
prit, and administering dose ofhis
favorite medicine a Ia postey7ort, on
the principle that the hair of the dog
is good for the bite.
During the examination it was
asceftained that no less than sixty
horses and mules had been subject
ed to the treatment, the most of
them being permanently injured
One Of the victims, Mr.. Ben. Herr,
Jr., who had four Horses and mules
doctored, AYERS that he paid no less
than $40 OF $50 for curative medi-.
cines, and the probable loss to the
stock will be no less than $500 w
The mode of operation seems to
have been to get access to the hors-
es in the night to administer the
potion. AfterEard when called up
on officially to use an antidete,
charging the modest sum of $50
therefor. The total loss from this
system has no doubt amounted to
$4,000 throughout this community
alone. rl7 Eli ss5 6eg-a
= Carpet Bagger Pike, who now
l;.- =, NIo,,,,,1,;s A,,olopcbo aoid
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

The Missouri Democrat has
information of a Democratic secret
armed organization, designed to
carry the State of Missouri for Sey-
mour and Blair. The Democrat
saws several companies are already
organized and armed in st, Louis;
that It has information Of the exist
ence of the organization in several
connties in the State; and that it is
connected with similar organiza-
tion in Tennessee, Kentucky and
other Southern States. 1t publish
es a secret circular, issued from
Headquarters in st. Louis, together
with instructions to Captains iof
companies, and two or three forms
for the transaction of business Of
the organization, which is called
the "Union Legion" These le-
oions are to have no visitors adj
mitted to their deliberations, are to
allow no records 20 De- kept, are TO
nroyide themsel with secret
SIGNS and password, are to MAIN
tain a rigidly discipli. I'd secret mil
itary organization, and to contrib
ute sIS5, without asking any ques-
tions. for each squadron Of sixty
men, to the central headquarters u
.
! ST. Louis Gin. Chronicle.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
How to Become millionaire,

11OW w ASSSOAAN ~ 4@TA 49, - ~
The writer Of an article in the
Galaxy on the New York Million
aires, thus sums up what is to be
done by man who would join the
order: '.'
You must be a very able man, as
nearly all millionaires are.
You must devote your life to the
getting and keeping of other men $
earnings, a .sa eHg n3
You must eat the bread Of care
fulness and you must rise early and
lie down late, ...t ..... .......
You must care little or nothing
about other mems wants, or suffer
ings or disappointments. "a
You must not mind it that your
great wealth involves many other S
poverty. M ~ M
You must not give away money
except iora material equivalent.
You must not go meandering
about nature, nor spend your time
enjoying air, earth, sky and water !;
for there is no money in it. g
You must not distract your
thoughts from the great purpose OF
your life with the charms OF art and
literature. auH. ta es..
You must not let philosophy or
religion engross you during this
secular time. -L .7b a yrH
You must not allow your wife OF
children to occupy much Of your
valuable time or thoughts.
You must VerpermlC lhe lascl-
nations of friendship to inYeigle
you into making loans, however
small. e,.. 4...tF
You must abandon all other am
bitions or purposes and, finally
Youmust be prepared to sacrl-
flee ease and all faneilul notions
youmay have about tastes, and lux.
uries, aud enjoyments, during mos
if not all of your natural life, ..
If you think the game is Tortl
the candle, you can die rich-som'
ofyou can s aoof
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
= Carpet Bagger Pike, who now

= Carpet Bagger Pike, who now
edits the Memphis Avalanche, said
at Center Hill, in Mississippi;
"Young men, it is for you to
bring back to the country its gold
en- days. The South is our land
The North is foreign and hostile
realm. Stand at the altar Of your
country. Swear eternal hatred to
its oppressors. Swear that the day
shall come when the susquehannah
and Ohio shall be like rivers oftire,
as they are now rivers Of blood, be-
tween your native land and that of
the Northern Huns, which no man
shall attempt to cross and live"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

. tits stated two ofthe largest whis-
KEY distilleries in the country have
been siezed by Deputy Collector
Grady. and will be held for the
payment of over $500, 600 tax due
the Government.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
The American Girls.

Whoever wrote the following,
would do we'll to continue in similar
1t is from an exchange pa
ner
gIt ig the belief of certain well
meaning men who were notborn in
Constantinople, chat if the Ameri-
can girl was called on to meet q
proportion Of her expenses by her
own labor, she would be publicly o
greater blessing, and personally
healthier, wiser and happier. 1t is
even believed that her outlay IN
stead of increasing would diminish;
Practiced in the mystery
ing accounts, aware D peEie !s.i ! Eee g
of the difficulty ef-&SeittlltltS money
she would beg3e4er enough to ssaFe
.a-s =
it. With something to de- she
would put less mind, tine and p0Es( S
into the pursuit of pleasure. Mated
at last with a poor man $50 many
are incorrigibly vicious that way y
she would share his burden rather
than crush him withit. If all wo'
men now were thus, we would have
no cause to cry, as we are some.
times TEN ned to do. Ohio, for the
slow but cheap girl Of thirty years
sinceI Whether Democracy is ca
pable Of some such self-saylng mir
acle as we have indicated, remains
to be seen.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

Temple Lodge, No, 227, meets at Wash, !,
;rgton every Tuesday evening, ,at their hall
on op Court street. ALLEN HEAeLER, N e.;
q B, YEoMAN, V. G.; ]. n. V4NDEMAN'
e. l. I, @. KARNEY, P. S.; R. MILL
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Judge of Fayette Common Pleas Court
A. s. DroKEY, of Highland County
Probate Judges. B. YEoMAE'r
Prosecuting Attorney,-H, B, MAYNARD
Sheriff. AMEs STRALEY. @
Clerk Of Gourt.-R. MILLKAN' [
Auditor-ABEL MoOANDLEss.
Treasurer. @. JOHNSON
Reeorder-z. W. HEAGLER'
Surveyor--JAcoB DREAMER
Coroner.-JAcoB CARR r,v
Commissioners. .-WM. H. JONES' ALLEN
HEAaLER, WILLIAM CLARK 80
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

What Hair Restorative took the
first premium of a Silver Medal at
the New Hampshire State Fair over
all competitors "Barretts.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

The fractional currency issued
from theREpting Bureau, last week,
amounted to s469,50O, United
States notes shipped, s1,0O0,0O0
National Bank notes issued, SS3,
800; amount in circulation, S229,-
.217,81O; fractional curreecy de
stroyed during the week, S5S, 700
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

Favette Lodge, No IG7, of Free and Ae-
oent6a Masons, meets on the first Wednes-
day evening after the full moon ana wleI 4h !
the moon fulls on Wednesday, on that
evening. Mills GARDNER, W. Nj .. GARrs'
s, Was. SrRALEY, j. W.; A. M STlM- M
SON, S. D.; JAS, McLEAY, j. D.i ;, Il, Il,
MlLLlKAN, Sec; j. MIsER, Treas.i L' u
KARNEY, Tyler 1ii titIh t'i
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

During sacing week at Sarqto, !,
ga, the glove shops are stripped OF
their contents by sporting ladies
for the purpose Of paying bets.
A Columbia dispatch denies the
report, previously teTegraphed'
that the South Carolina Legislature
propose to repudiatet a class oil
their state bonds.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
sCnOnL EXAMINERs.

DC. EASTMAN, P. E. MoREHoUsE, j.. b.
PRIpoY. The Board meets at Washington
on the jhird Saturday Of every month rs also
tbe first Saturday in April, May, August
September, October and November
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
BOOB Keep11as! /!
NEW SHOE SHOP

CHAs. DUFFEE & SON,
uAvE opened new Boot and Shoe
II Shop in their new shop opposite the
Kirk, House. They are prepared 60
furnish of their own manufacture, every,
thing in the Boot and Shoe line, made Of
the 6estmpterial and in the best style. Of
workmanship. ii
Werequest the public to give us q call,
as we feel confident we can make It TO
their interest to buy ofus. Give us a trlal'
Leather ofall kinds and Shoe Findings
g. .DUFFEE q SON.
Nav % 1867. 26tly
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
.Thc man Of ripper years,
With love supreme and faith in God,
Who sinks not 'ueath the Christening rod

with love supreme and faith in God,
Who sinks not meath the Christening rod"
Then his way is certrinly up and
upward still. / fancy him up 50
near to the HCelestial City that he
can now and then catch q glimpse
of the eight in the window" He
feels his Fathers house is still up
and ahead. Shall we call him now
at the top of the hill, and start him
down on the other side, where this
hill he has been all his life climbing
must rise up betwixt him and all
those pleasant memories Of his
childhood days that the aged are
so fond Of recalling, and forever
hide from his sight those great and
fiery trials that seemed at the time
must bow him to the earth, each
one of which he now feels to be a
brighter star in his crown of rejoic-
ing? Oh no! for a'
Il love the man of hory hair ...
Who feels his race is almost rum,
And sees by faith the victry won"
love to still fancy him toiIing
upward. Though his steps be weary
and slow call him not back to earth.
Give him soup ofcold water and
send him on refreshed. Even now
he may hear faint echoes from the
songs of the redeemed. Those
mansions shine bright, right before
him A few more days of upward
toiling and you will be there, oil,
weary traveller! There is robe of
Righteousness awaiting you. "And
they shall walk with me in white
for they are worthy" So says our
Priest and King. NELL.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10

@ N. YRoMAN q 90, Foreign and
y. Domestic Dry Goods dealers, Court
street, Washington, Ohio lo'
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
BUSINESS CARDS.

~ FURTWANGLER, Jeweler, and
IL. dealer in and repairer of Watches
Clocks, &c. Washington, Ohio. 10
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-10
From Moore's Rpra Now Yorker
AT THE FOOT OF THE HILL,

aYou are now at tic foot Of the hiil, Old man.
Atlast at the Of the hill"
So sings the poet Why is it, j
wonder, that the aged are thus spo-
ken Of? At the foot Of the bill !?
Il love the man Of early wears
Who turns withreyerence above,
Acknowledging the Con Of love-"
Such an one, we feel, is surely
trying to "climb up lions Hill. -
lie feels that 10 reach those bright
mansions he must look up and not
only look up, but his course must
be upward. lie must be steadily
ascending. Tie darker and more
rugged the path, the more feryent
zeal will he press on, until we See
him