Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-05
NEWS TTENIs.


Shall we gather at the riverS
When was beefsteak the highest
When the COW jumped over The
moon.
The Government sold one millior
of gold ON the 22d at 135.2O@
1850.
Contract for a new Jail at George
town, Brown county, was made las
Friday,
The grape crop in Northern Ohio
promises better than it did weel
or two ago.
Kerosene oil is said to be an ef
fective antidOte to the poison of
bee sting.
A good suggestion is like a cry
ing baby at concert-It ought tc
be carried out.
Woman's rights-If she cannot
be a captain of ship, she may al
ways command a smack, gN
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fc'.
lows of Illinois. will meet at Gum,
Cy on the I'd of October.
All accounts from the interior
pro Vinces of the Canadian Domin
ion represent that the crop pros E
poets are very favorable.
"What blessings children are p
said a parish clerk when he took
fees for christening them.
Prentice says man was the chief
consideration at the creation. Wo-
man was only "side ISSUE"
Why are Victoria's pastry-cco ols
like the Canadas ? Because they
are the Queens Dough-minions.
"Don'tcare much bout the bugs"
said Mr.. Swinks, "but the truth is,
I hav'nt got the blood to spare"
Sambo, in speaking of the hap
piness Of married people, said; Dat
ar 'Rends altogedder how dey en-
joys dsmselves."
"Attention, men y said a corpor.
al to a division Of recruits. "When
your names are called you say here,
and he who is not here, say alb
sent"
The postmaster and express agent
named Bratton, located at Pacific
City, Iowa, absconded with 800, 900
express money. Parties are now
in pursuit. a,a
A mineral we'll has been discov-
cred at St. Louis, Gratiot County,
Michigan, which is said to possess
curative properties superiorto those
Of the Saratoga Springs.
Mr.. Smith, wish to speak to
you in private. Permit me to take
you apart FOR a few moments, -
Certainly, sir, if you'll promise to
put me together again"
Who wrote the most-Dickens,
Warren, or Bulwerp Warren wrote
"Now and Them" Bulwer wrote
"Night and Morning" and Dickens
wrote "All the Year Round" "
"Harry, you ought not to throw
away nice bread like that; you may
want it some day" "Well, moth
er, would | stand any better chance
Of getting it then il | should eat it
now ?"
Returns from the Land Office at
Salt Lake City show that during
two weeks Of June last, 8S3 declar-
atory statements, covering 40, ,0C0
acres, were flied in that office under
the pre-emption act.
Four negro men and two negro
women were arrested at Nanconah
Bottom, Tennessee, and taken to
Memphis and lodged in Jail on the
charge of numbering the German
priest there some months ago.
Near Hamilton, Ohio, last weel
Mrs. Mary Riley, IA years old, was
attacked, while walking to church,
by a maddened COW, knocked down
BY it's horns, seriously burt in tie
back, and had leg broken in three
places.
At La Grange, Tennessee, O few
days ago, the Sheriff and an assist
ant attempted to arrest a bricklayer
named Grimmett, who Ind beaten
out the eyes of his employer be
cause he refused to pay him, when
Grimmett stabbed the assistant
and shot the Sheriff, wOunding both
fatally.
On a farm q few miles from
Grand Rapids, Michigan, a couple
Of travelling preachers, Seventh
Day Adventists,' have pitched q
large tent Of the kind used for cir.
cuses, and for the past three weeks
have been preaching nearly every
day TO such of the nelghboring
farmers and people from a distance
as curiosity has led or religious in
terest called to the place,
Then soldiers must be on aw.
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