Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-03-26
STATE NEWS.


"Some inexpressibly mean scoun
drels amused themselves last Mon
day night by cutting down a mum
ber Of fine shade trees on Wes
Main street. Outrages like thi
suggest a vigilance committee O
some other mode Of bringing then
to rapid and condign punishment.
The Lebanon Star Of the 18th
says: xxx.
"The religious revival in Leba
non is extraordinary. Up to yes
terday the recent converts number
ed two hundred and forty-one. 0
these, one hundred and ninety-onr
have joined the Christian Church
under the preaching Of Mr.. X. Shaw
seventeen have joined the Baptis
Church, under the preaching O
Rev. George Balcom, and thirty
three have Joined the Methods
Episcopal Church, underthe preach
ing Of the regular Pastor, Rev. d
J. Starr, and the revival there il
still progressing, Rev. Balloon
left Lebanon, last Monday, but Mr.
Shaw continues to preach to veH
large audiences in the Hail"
The Wilmington Republicantalk'
as follows about the Court in thai
place;
"The Court of common Pleas is
in session here, and is making rea-
sonable progress in the transaction
Of business. The Grand Jury were
in session the first four days of the
Term, and reported seventeen bills
Of indictment, mostly for violation
of the liquor law. The term will
continue two weeks after the pres
ent one"
The Jackson Standard of last
week, gives the following item OF
the Common Pleas business in that
place:
"Robert Aten VS.. the lncorpora-
ted village of jackson. Some two
years ago last fall, Aten sold two
apples for five cents, on a day when
there was a show in town. There
was an ordinance forbidding such
sales on public days, unless a per
NIT should be obtained from the
Mayor For this offense Aten was
fined $3 90 and costs. A petition
in error was filed to reverse the
judgment, The Court held that
such an ordinance was against pub
lie policy, and void. Judgment
reversed"
The town fathers of the village
of Jackson must have been related
to those law-givers who lived in
Connecticut a good many years
ago,
Coon JOKE ON CHMLIooTHE.-The
Circleyille Union of Friday, tells
the following good joke on a Dor
ough officer of the "Ancient Me
5roE Eolis".
"We learn that the President OIL
he City Council of Chillicothe, in
with another gentleman
rom that place, while in this city
ew days ago, got 'gloriously ben
and become so obstreper-
Jus that 1t was necessary to put
hem into the Calaboose. They
we're afterwards restored to liberty |
md the pursuit of happiness by
paying ten dollars each and prom
sing to leave the city at once"
The Lancaster Gazette gives the
'ollowing notice:
"For sale at this office a child $
'arfage. A bargain to be had,
Jall soon,
Bro. Griswold. hadn't you better
leep that carriage2 There's no
elling what may happen { y
The Mansfield (Richland co.,
Herald Of the 18th, says;
"On Monday Of last week, the
Shelby mail carrier was stopped
lear Adario, Richland County by
hree men, who demanded the mail.
Fhe carrier boldly refused to de.
iver' and started on, when a shot
vas Iired by one ofthe hlghwaymen,
lifting tho horse and inflicting
light wound. 1t lis not known who
he would be robbers were"
The GAINESVILLE Courier of last
'eok, says;
"Mr Enoch Huff, a blacksmith,
asiding in South GAINESVILLE, and a
lost worthy man, met with a sin
ular and serious accident, yester-
ny afternoon. He was hammering
n a blacksmith's forge, when q
mall fragment from the face Of the
teel hammer which he was using,
ew of, struck on the outside of
nc lid of the right eye, penetrating /
trough It into the interior cham
er, and is now safely lodged with. /
, the interior globe OF the right ,
ye. Three or four Of our most
romlnent physicians decided that
0 surgical operation could relieve
i'm, and that he would probably
Use the eye"
The Columbus Gazette of Friday,
lys;
1T is understood that our fell
,w-citizon, Ex-Governor Dennison,
III sail for Europe the latter part of