Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-05-14
NEWS ITENIS.

The rebel Buckner is to edit the Louis
vile Courier.
william B. Astor's income last year foOt'
up S977452.
johnson is still pardoninR embezzlers
and revenue defrauders.
Petrifed turtles have been found in thC
bed of creek in Indiana.
The Ohio State Teachers Association
meets at Dayton June 3Oth.
The grain and hay crops in California
and Nevada, promise an unequaled yield
The Ohio and Mississippi is now being
changed from the broad to the narrow
guage,
Detroit, by recent census, has 66,S5e
inhabitants-an increase since 1854 Of oVei
10000.
A grand daughter Of the late Alexander
Campbell has been baptized into the Cath
ollie Church.
During April 26 boys were received ia
to the Ohio State Reform School. IL were
discharged.
S24, ,0OO, 900 in coin were checked from
the treasury, on the lst Of May to pay
interest on 5-20's.
The deluging rains Of the last few days
have done a great amount of damage IN
Northern Illinois.
There are 81 Fenian circles in Connecti
cut and full regiment of infantry enlist
ed in the army.
The Mississippi Convention is engaged
in revising the Constitution, butt making
NO material changes.
as miles ofthe Central Pacific Railroad
are now in operation on the eastern slope
of the Sierra Nevada.
r. Z. Withers, of Lynehburg, has been
nominated by the Virginia Conservative
Convention for Governor.
Registration in Washington City has
been completed. The total is 1925
whites, and 6,737 colOred.
Louisville still has her two police forces
on duty-One under the Mayor, the othel
under the Commissioners.
Two hundred and eighty-three munici'
pal officers have been appointed by Sen
Schofeld since January lst.
The President is said to dislike Evarts'
speech. 1t is too much display and not
enough of merit to suit him.
Adutant General Schneider has collect
ed, since the middle of January, soldiers
claims to the amount of $l24, 1886.
Sayles A Bowen, Postmaster of WASH
ington, has been nominated by the Repub-
lican City Convention for Mayor
ID. Wright, arrested some days ago
for illicit distllng, was Friday, at st.
Louis, admitted to bail in $40 ,OOO,
Wisconsin full returns show 6,777 ma
iority for the Union candidate--a very
pleasing gain over last falla vote.
Later surveys for railroad in Arizona
prove the existence of an excellent route
through the San Francisco mountains.
Two Confederate officers have beon
nominated for political positions in the
10th Ky. Judicial District by the Democ-
racy.
The vote in Key West, Florida, on the
9th, was as follows; For Constitution, 224;
against Constitution, 9O9 Conservative
majority, IS.
A heavy snow storm prevailed on the
Union Pacific Railroad, west of Sidney Sta
tion, on the 9th. Enough snow fell to OBJ
struct the road
John Minor Bolts declines to be the I'm
ion candidate for Governor Of Virginia,
but intimates that he would not object 10
a seat in the U. S. Senate.
= The emigration from Germany this sea-
son, bids fair to exceed that of any other
year. 5000 left during the week preced-
ing Easter, and steerage accommodations
have been secured in advance until the last
of June,