Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-03-19
STATE NEWS.

g Telegraph of last week, says "Las
Friday evening an old man, to al
appearance, about go years Of age
9 attempted to commit suicide, by
+ throwing himselfi in front Of a traiI
ofpars passing the depot. 1t wa
!, no fault of his that the attempt
proved q failure, but the COW cateh,
4 er dealt with him more kindly than
I is usual, and gently rqshod him
!, off the track and out Of narm's way,
He was picked up by the officers,
! and being foundyo be in state Of
intoxication, was taken to Jail. Dis
! sipation is supposed to be the cause
of his trouble, and the instigator OF
t his malicious attempt on his own
life
y - The Chillicothe Gazette OF
last week, gives the following item
"a non compoS meatis inmate OF
! the County Infrmary made his es-
cape from that institution, recently.
3 The Superintendent discovered him
, in the neighborhood Of the riy-
er bridge, and with Others gave
chase. The man showed fight,
knocking one Of the pursuers down
with a brick. After an exciting
chase he was brought to bay in
Kinks coaI-y yard, but before secur-
ing him he was knocked down once
or twice with hoop-pole."
- The Circleyille Democrat Of
last week, gives the following mode
of how to sustain a Democratic pa
per: "Let Democrats in Office get
their blanks, DC, at Springfield,
give the city printing to some 9th
er establishment, and let prominent
Democrats take their printing else
where. BE sure, however, if you
have any gratuitous work, or want
any favors, to patronize "our pa
per-" This mode of sustaining a
Democratic paper, will, at least, re.
ceive the commentator of Repub-
licans."
That kind Of support might do for
a Democratic paper, but Republi
can publisher would get "mighty
lean" on such pay as that.
- The CircleviIle Union of the
18th, says; "A new Building and
Loan Association has been started
in this place. It's certificate Of in
corporation was filed in the Office Of
the Secretary Of State last Tuesday
The corporation are II. F. Page,
A. J. Haswell, b. II. Moore, Sam
uel Knott and jeremiah Hall. Cap
itaI stock 100000, This makes
the third Association of the kind in
Circleyille."
An Association Of this kind
would result in much good to our
village Houses are very scarce
These Building Associations are
becoming numerous in the State,
and a source of profit to those in
vesting in them, They are sure to
add population to a place and to
enable mechanics and laborers to
procure houses on advantageous
terms. NO piacc IA cfifs otate IS
more in need of an enterprise of
this kind than Washington,
- The Cambridge Times gives
the following: "a company of
Gipsics, who have been encNmped a
short distance west of town during
the last two weeks, were a few days |
since visited by gentleman from
near Philadelphia Pa, in search Of
a child supposed to have been sto-
len by them. He failed to find his ,
child, and returns to the distracted
mother with no tidings Of the little
The Wilmington Republican CT l
the 18th, says; Owe learn that the |
Commissioners of our county, at |
their session last week, decided to |
make no more orders, and take no (
further action in relation to our S
free turnkilkes, until after the ses- '
sion of the District Court for this
county, in May, when it is expected {
that all the mootcd questions in re- {
ation to them will be settled" n
- The Portsmouth Tribune says t
very truly "The extraordinary G
intelligent appearance Of the late I
State Convention, presume, may be y
accounted for by the presence of I
80 many editorial delegates, About O
lalf the men VIC met were quill dri- S
,ers,"
We were there. (2)
The Lebanon Star of the 10Th, :,
ays "The Lebanon Temperance a
Division is in an exceedingly pros y
,erous condition Fourteen mem .
iers were received last Monday n,
light. The Division now numbers i
lore than two hundred and fifty" i
- The London Union say - ST
Property holders and business men Ii
n Main street arc talking of rum Y
ing mud ferries at the various d,
rossing on this street y b
An Investment Of a similar kind u
hight be made on some of the p
treets in another town we know, ~
hat would, at least, add comfort to tc
h.
Agate, the popular correspond ~
Mt of the Cincinnati Gazette, in Il,