Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01
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Wheat looks fine in Southern In.
dana, and the fruit prospect is
promising.
Information from diferentpoints
of Southern Indiana says the pros
pect for fruit looks promising.
1t is stated that the Secretary of
the Treasury will anticipate the
payment Of the May interest at
once
DR.. Salter, formerly Of General
Cox's staff, is said to have been
promised the Collectorship at Mem
phis.
Edward Bates, Attorney General
under President Lincoln, died, on
Thursday afternoon last, at St.
Louis.
The new railroad from Kalamazoo
to Grand Rapids, Michigan, will be
opened forpassenger transportation
next Monday.
Sewcll, Day & Co.'S cordage
warehouse, on Commercial street,
Boston, was burned on Thursday
night. Loss $4,000; insured.
Hon. e. B. Washburne, our new
Minister to France, arrived in Chl.
cago Friday morning, and left for
his home, in Galena, in the eve
ming.
Edgar Irving, nephew Of the late
Washington Irving, has been ap'
pointed United States Dispatch
Agent Of New York, vice Derby
resigned.
A telegram from Ogden says that
the Utah City authorities are about
purchasing the depot grounds for
the proposed Branch Road to Salt
Lake City.
A negro, charged with murder
and rape, was taken from Jail in
Dooley county, Ga, on Tueoday
night, by disguised m9b, and
burned to death.
The rush of parties to the ap-
pointment office Of the Treasury is
SO great that an order will be issued
excluding applicants for the office
until after each days mail is read.
The dam built at Ranney's Bend
of the Welland Canal has given
way-a calamity which will for one
year at least defer the much, desired
Lake Erie level for the Wolland
Canal,
Surgeon B. Norris telegraphcd
Saturday night from Greenyille,
Tenn, that ex. President johnson
suffers intensely from neuralgia. He
is relieved, however, and on his feet
again.
Steamers Pennsylvania, from Liv.
erpool, and Deutschland, from Bre-
men, have arrived at New York
The latter brings southampton
dates of the 10th, and G33,000 in
specie.
The decision by Roard Of Ar
hitration in the case Of Mitchell &
Jones vs., the City Of Brunswick,
Georgia, involving over million
of dollars, was in favor Of the de-
fendant.
Chas. A. Dana, of the New York
Sun, has been warned not to pub.
lish anything more against Sheriff
O'Brien, on pain of mysterious as
sassination by some of the villains
who are his friends and associates.
1t is said in Republican circles
that the Committee on Reconstruc-
ton will, early this week, report
back the bill reassembling the orig
inal Georgia Legislature, imposing
the test oath qualification, and de-
claring the expulsion Of colored
members void.
A terrible shooting affray, grow.
ing out of an old debt, occurred
near Independence, Missouri, on
Wednesday, between four men nam
ed Gardner, Lewis, Keisler and 81.
Clair, resulting in instant death to
Gardner, aud seriously wounding
the other three.
Here is q splinter from the Chica-
90 Post: A resolution pending in
the Ohio Senate, proposes to bring
the United States Government to
Columbus, and have it investigated
bv the Democratic Legislature in