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

Monday,
Navigation is open from Lake
Huron to Cleveland.
1t is stated that General HallecE
will resign rather than leave the
Pasific slope,
Gen. Grant by order of the Pres
ident, has detailed General Halleck
to succeed General Hancock at New
orleans.
1t is said that the President con
templates putting Hallecll in the
place of Hancock, in case the latter
is relieved.
Gov. Hayes has appointed /. G.
Harbaugh. of Clarke county, State
Librarian. The appointment was
confirmed. ,Irrt ..
The California Legislature has
indefinitely postponed a bill for the
removal of the State Capital from
Sacr4mento.
Seven saloon keepers Of Youngs-
town, Ohio, are serving a term Of
twenty days in jail for violating the
liquor law,
There have been granted to the
State of Iowa, to aid the Dubuque
q St. Louis City Railroad, 1926
1853 acres of land.
All the operations in Sprague's
cotton mill at Baltic, Connecticut,
have struck for higher wages, The
mill has stopped work.
VIM. NJ Estelle, a prominent
lawyer of jackson, Mississippi, was
assassinated Monday night. The
supposed assassin has been arrested
A duel was fought on the 18th, at
Bandlear Ferry, Ga, between Samuel
Williams and W, j. Jordon, both
citizens Of Atlanta. Nobody was
hurt.
The canvass in North Carolina
grows lively. On both sides the
terms liar, poltroon, knave, &c, are
freely employed to designate polit-
ical adversaries.
A delegation of Virginians from
Richmond, is in Washington, at
tempting to stir up a prejudice
against General Schofeld. They
don't meet with any alarming sue
cess.
John Devlin, Of New York, con
victed of defrauding the Govern
ment of nearly million dollars in
the whisky business has been sen
fenced to pay $500 and to 2 years
Imprisonment.
Richard Parsons, Marshal of the
United States Supreme Court, is
about to resign, in order to enter the
list for the Republican nomination
for Congressman, in the Cleveland
dgeSpaulding's) district.
The Democrats have nominated
Joseph Olds, of Circleyille, as a
for additional Judge of
the Court Of Common Pleas for the
subdivision, consisting of Franklin,
Pickaway and Madison counties.
During Saturday a furious snow
torn ragged along the Atlantic
Coast from Washington to Maine. |
n Philadelphia, New York and Bos-
on it was very severe, and by it
abroad trains were much impeded.
Jennings county, Indiana, may
lain the oldest inhabitance, if the
tory ofGrigg Harper, a colord resi-
ent Of that county, is true. He says
e was born in Virginia in 1746,
nd was emancipated at the age of
0.
AT the suggestion of Gen, Grant r
zen. Hacock has modified his order
Dr the Louisiana election, so that
he election for members of Con
ress and for ratification of the Con '
titution, will take place on the s.
anne day.
The tlial of jeff Davis, original
7 set for the 25th of this month, n
nd formally postponed last week, !;
y Judge Underwood, to the 14th t,
+ April, will, it is thought by some a
ersons, be again put off till about p
le first Monday in May. I
Gen. Hancock, in Washington,
ecieved many calls from the Con
sryative party managers, and Sat
rday had long talk with the Pres
lent. He has not yet been relieved,
nd it is not. known what the pur.
ose is with regard to him. !.
The Lower House of the Missouri :"
legislature has passed bill to au-
lorize the city government of St. dl
ouis to guarentee four millions of H
ridge Company's bonds, but with y,
A amendment reqiring an actual
of one million dollars y
oiore the bonds shall be issued ne
Governor Oglesby's name having eT
sen freely used of late in connec. &C
on with hecandidacy for Congress err
the Seventh District, Of Illinois, /
> has authorized apublic statement IS