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47s1VF8s14tN'S
Accompany ing letter recetyed fruua Breekeo-
t!dFe. Caldwell Countyv Missouri, Written b. Mr.
= 1nfefsoal L . pAck4&e Of R1uhs, wos1nA, Of
phenonaenA Of hzvtnx q rpq< or sprpns aTrH1uR
cut Or the Under stde Of the he4d--tn the ,tpect-
mems befoEe u, sosue Of the roots being souf OF
nte fnchea ln langtn.
1ne~ kruts hare legs p,Anly seeu, and : large
t nss1 s.n ~ pats % Of su9ax hss @ mandlhsea Ike
trom the Under xide nf the head"
We copy the following extract from the letter
th4t accompanied Tie specimens.
II hare found \ ez11dktty ut which i aeud I'm,
Z few sptc1raerA ~ think It viii be sou,tthtn1
ner 70 my Bloomington ntenda- These KFuns
<ere found on ! ptece o8 tan-p -plowed pr4tr1s tn1t
va burned oTcr tbis spdns. EveryEfeir tnat I
haTe 1ooxEd. uu my pines. e1n ind these Hf1Ibs.
ZONE Of them 3ASsnK SKo rpot1, and aou,z frQsr
= tttt.e why's rum Ne 0ys he can md nuo1,edS of
th<n. n every f1z1pv."
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Mr.. Michael Seaman, the editor Of The Tr1,h
Rtreh!todn, has been appointed Assessor Of Inter
nal Revenue for the ThlEd District Of this State.
The appointment Is one every Way to be comtnend-
ed. Nj. Stanlan Ia trustworthy Republican and
an honest man. lie has, besides rendered s,gaal
ser.ice to his party. snd under many dlscoutage.
meu1 has proved III faith By his WorKa+ Such
men ~ he arc the ones entitled to recognition AT
the hands Of the administration, II the nfflccs are
ever 70 bc Used for that rnfposc.-4sto 1ork
Tribune.
where. for many YEAH 65etoFs going IT 10 New
York, be VIA respected as an honorable and
upright citizen. His appointment was a
creditable recognition Of fidelity to Repub-
ican principles on the part Of a large md
growing class, who have to pass through m
ordeal from which most men shrink. That
he will prove m honest aud capable officer
we do not doubt, and we are sure his ap-
pointment will give universal satisfaction
to the thousands hero and elsewhere who
know him Personally,
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The Locomotive An1 eftcna
YrcaN The SkE TeEk TkEeF9ps, LduA

The locomotive America, which wAs built u the
and sent to TIE Paris Exnibitton the sa.ae year,
wnere II rreelyed the gold mccall WIS brought
back 10 this rouut1! 2nd has oeen r1yhase4 BY the
TO Chicasp on Monday TO participate In the opep-
ing Of the new road to Dm4hA She lies 1t the
fcOt nf Tn1Fty -thlTd ttysct North R1EeI,
She i8 1 spicad1t md tn2Astye engine, and well
deserved the compliment paid 10 American euKt
neestng tktn over European competitors By the
award of The gold neisl
Al she to play sueh N 1Hlpo1tzuI pan II Advzoc-
ing the future Greatness Of the Wtxt and Is pf0o-
ahly one Of the nne<t u not the 1nest, locomotive
ever built. We give few details OF her coossrnc-
tton. she beinx adapted to express passenger
tssinA, and differing IN no respect except N ner
elaborate nnlsh, from The locomotives now butls n
these Horkst from which they tuz1 out tHo
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ATergae yield forty oushclA OF s tho rate Of ID
cent? per busnel. Frpm this mast be deducted
part OF the charge for use Of implements and
Ftalka. The yield Is only 2bout tWo-thirus the A.
ersge Of sone farsns. In sorne SEASONS he gets
nearly az much, but In othess less.
than half, from the vet condition Of the soil: nor
can he work his land soop after rain fall: but
he always hts something to do. Tom saJH he Is not
sure that m1nuHng won't pay, and u1Ay he there
is something In draining, but be has no time TOT
either.
One year With another Sam makes the most on
hts cora- In bad seasons he has good crop that
hstngs N extra price.
On returning nom Tom Smiths crossed ser-
eral hcIds that were being prepared for corn.
One OF these was piece OF nupaatarcd prairie, =
part Of a 1eid that hsd been cultivated
and from which STOCK had been
concluded. Last October it hsd been broken two
inches deep, and to-day they ase turning the SANG
futrowB over again but to the depth Of six inches,
b5 the use Of three horses on four1ecn-lnch
p1ax. 1t ia rather hard work. but the Land Is In
nne condition It viii be narrowed, planted and
rolled. and worried with dunble-shoyes rioKg.
Another utld Of the sau'e kind Of prairie had pecu
trehch.p1owcd. some weeks since, By turning the
top s-o md halt lncnea, and the bottom forfow
The sane, II *nA being narrowed really 70 plant.
Some Fesr ptowtng In the stalks, BY using sharp
~~N4t%A
we're rsking them In Htnuows and burning them.
NpCsTRI11 FA7x-
understand thAx Prof. Bliss II busy On this
farm, with the a!d Of student t2bor mainly, but
have not had time to call and see him, but shall
do 10 soon and report hts doings- This farm
ought 10 gtve ua many valuable 3easous, and nc
doubt viii do 30 under charge Of Prof. BLISS and
the farm COMMITTEE Al appIe orchard ot over one
thousand varieties Is being planted. 1t Is doubt
fut Il student labor ean be made useful to either
student Or faSzn, even unass the present voluntary
arrangement
The Committee IN Faculty and Course Of Study
meet tn Chicago on the 18th. 1t Is to be hoped
that the committee will read the law Organizing
the university, and sec II a course OF study autl
term Of school cannot be constructed 50 as to
meet tt8 requirements After we hive educated
farmers Or mechanics tn the sciences relating to
these tndusufeaz We can then 1t all those who
wish to become f1esidenta, ConxIessmen aud OF.
1ce-holfers at out LEISURE At present the demand
Is for skilled labor. Rua1l,
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lVAA. $ik .
"4At yield Of only forty busneA per ac.r this
would make the cost Of cotu thlrV-6Ee cents
oc4hel In The reld These figures look Lizzie
uEty II Is true, sass sam; 1nut then expect 70
naSe mort than the forty noanels per acre; besides
fhs' PIT In more than forry ACTS, snd that les
aers the cost Of the use Of the implements tor
corn; then have the sails 70 feed and mste
1rcds % mt hhof and capttzl+ hezdes ny neigh
oo1s worthless GTs rn1ke foe speed dotaf md
= bali to Each ac7e, When snoald hare proit on
tanJ o. forty sheep NJ oosn h heavy, and
can huss and cth II fer iess per
nosae1 than Tofn Smith, who pua IN fwo a4s4 To
ny one, and gets 10 more corn. Then my enaa
Always krAaes No. !, md II win keep tor yea1A
IL = npe early, and ean hare II tn the CRIB b.
fore cold wca;he1- Taktnx al these things, n1Y
corn IN Hb casss me-. rent md III, no< orcf sven-
tn-use or thirty cents boshel ! ahsll look for
xty ousoeas to he Aeze Tor TINT part Of The ncad
not 1oanu1ed, md eighty to ninety foe that top
drea&ed Then to:A1a my corn crop with wheat
and cAcEe1. And. with the manure ard surface
Draining, The lard y tmpsovtnx...
crL71sA1pEs IND fzpwA
II *ss In town YESTERDAY and npd waking epl-
tvA,ars al the to: the dea1ers eay they csnnos
ael the sa1kaea" :" "Weu.n eays sam, q let them
seit whst they ftk&- stan oae the sprttsa
have one Of staaoEda TIC old pattern, ttAt have
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$@9&U
"Ihe r1anure hauling xM Cost SIX aenasa IN
acre. and expect to get out ten acres II least
Pretty good figures for forty Aerea Of corn
sixty eight dA5s' teamwork and forty dAJs hoe
my.
"Let me tell you, ssss Sam, ~ We had the
dog Law enforced, - you snzEested IN TIE
TxlsCHI, could just nye snose toEty days wnrk,
and let my thirty OF forty sheep tim up the weeds:
they will JUST do that, Il you KEEP them tn the
cotn-feId for two Of three hou11 daily. Put them
In the yA1n Ut night, ano u the morning sn1a sheN
into tho ccxn, and they VII eAt 1hs summer q
nnal grssseA, and the young weeds OF course,
The low e leaves wi0 10 also; but this vi. DO nc
harm. II you do not leave the sheep In too long,
10 that they get the habit Of brca1tng down tho
corn+ they Will make It II clean ~ you can with
the hoe. Cnless tais deg iawt pn. IN force BY
PROPER regulations, must continue to lose ny
forty days' work aunrz11y.~
'What can you rent thas la1d fnr:' "Te1,
An offered x an acre. said Sam, @'thst rould ne
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Inc Pnlk County {WlA} Pfra g1res detailed e.
ana9tsa Of ths AMOUNT Of logs cut On the St CfniE,
N AtunfxatA 4nl Wisconsin, the past season, taf
fotal toott1gs Of which reach ~ 100 600 feet The
esnteat<d Products Of the different streams are u
fQlnHxs
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used ha1f dozen Jeats, thAt would not sell u
any reasonable price, u they arc making no more
of them; fof III kinds Of work Il OF great Tatue-
Then hare one II Young fIargood that does
rood worf-ttt best for hilling potatoes and laJ-
Ing hJ the corn crop: ona Of Deercs cuftiva
tom that I commenced using ,ase laz<
yeay that promises to he Ill that ID claimed for T.
Then I uted tho HpoMer mode It Iaporte, md
found that valuable. Now, have two 1aults 70
ind with iii Of these. Fist il the price F1fty TO
al1ry dollars u more than mnat people Ike TO pa5
for = .criusstor, md they ruschase walking ones
u thirty to thlfty+1ve doflA1A The next point Is
TO hare the cu:uvAtor 20 made that the trauSht
csn Be adjusted to high OF low corr That l.,
when the corn Ii au,.lI shRt the drnught shall be
down ne1r tno snoyeiz, and II The corn S1owt
that L can be raised Ii the SOL becomes more
mellow the team win hare 1ess Tort 10 drsw the
Implement but as the drau2ht Ia higher the power
4 leag ehacient aud The Esln ID balsnced. They
can and mnht ba cheapened, md when that Is Nc
eompnshed they viii be as popular a ever.
Bere1 work ean be done With the douhie-shoyef
p1ow, but only at half the rate. In some eondl-
lions Of the soil this taller implement Is tndls-
pensztle-
"As TO plowr, " continued Sam, "a txelyeinch
IA large enough for large team Five inches
deep and twelve inches vide r1ake SIXTY cnnlc
Inches to move, which l8 As much IS any team
ought to do; If We have fourteen-inch plnw, we
must run leas depth, say four inches--1his makes
only nfsy-siI inches; ut four and q half, sixty
three inches, and At Gre l1cnes scFeuty Inches OF
one sixth more power 70 move It. But l want to
pulyeF1ze The sotl and for this 1rason prefer
short t1otd-b<ard
LAS the Moline plows are the standard, VIC will
look It them tor the Lest Most us 'hese hare too
long Mold boards for old land but are verT well
adapted to nn kipds Of work. tn case one p1ow Is
1anted; but what We want Is plow for each par
slculat kind Of work, and, for this reason prefer
the sweire-tnen plow. It IS IN improvement m
the twelye-Inch Ted plow: but, for rough iau'l
With IN occaa,onA& patch es gzass, the Moline
CLIPPER Chicago Clipper, aud Einailar patterns are
the best The fact Is, We hare 70 many sood p!oTs
now, that there Is little trouble IN being su'tetL
Yrr there Is = growing demand for SMALLER p!ow
lhAn the usual s.ze-fourteen tnchel
To-day went over to sec how Tom stulth was
getting Oh with his corn crop; and foand h!1a
busy with the fonrteen-tnch plow cutting hxteen
inches vide aud little less than four snches deep
using about the szme power as In the case stated
above, but p1nwtng over fwo acres day. The
fur7ows lay very smooth for the n1old-boastl Is Of
the clipper pattern. Tom plhnta the same day ot
the piowtng In most Cases, and without other
preparation; rolls IA the com u corasny 1p,
cutlvates three times doesn't lay OF Ia 1ands With
view TO drain; plants In hills four feet and With
rows The usual v1d1A, lnree feet eight incnea-
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02

Spain can not keep Cnba, ant
the reyolutionists, unless they pos
sess more talent than Spanish Amer.
leans have heretofore displayed,
will not be able to set up and sue
cessf'ully carry on a government. -
The British papers are so confident
of the inevitable result, that they
&c advising Spain to make the best
bargain possible with the United
States, and stop wasting its treas
ures in useless attempts to subju-
gate the Cubans This may be
good counsel to the Spaniaras, but
the interests of seller and buyer arc
not always identical, In the pres
cnt case they are decidedly differ
ent. Why should the United States
pay millions of dollars for what a
few months hence will be offered
as a giftY The Cubans would
much rather join us by their own
free will than be handed over as the
property of the tyranical power
against which they are contending,
At the present time liberty is their
sole desire, and incorporation with
any nationality might seem ungrat :
full to them. Yet when they have
gained their freedom, and discov.
cred that they can have no perma-
nent peace or prosperity without
annexation, they will prize the ad-
vantage which they may now des-
pise. - Cin. Gazette.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02

LAY DELEGATloN.-The Cincin
natl Conference, NJ. E. Church,
which has just closed its annual
session at Hillsborough, has deci.
ded against lay delegation. The
Presiding Elders report the popu
lar vote on the question in tlleiI
different Districts in the aggregate
as follows: For Lay Delegation,
3,443; Against it, 2,S64; total
vote, 6,307. The rule for making
the change in representation, il
seems, requires athree- fourths vote
of the Ministers voting; and the
number of Ministers voting for lay
delegation was SO; the number vo-
ting against it was So; there not
being three e-fourths in favor Of it,
the question was not carried.
The total membership Of the
Conference last year, agreeably to
the report Of the Presiding Elders,
was 67,S6S; SO it will be seen that
alarge per cent Of the members did
notvote. Ifall the members of the
Church who did not vote, had been
counted against Lay Delegation, we
apprehend that the vote for it would
have been much larger than it was,
but not enough to have given the
question an affirmative popular
vote.
Outsiders, and those in favor Of
popular governments, are at a loss
to know why representation in the
Church, any more than in any other
organization designed for the wei
fare Of the human race, should be
withheld from worthy members
thereof, and assigned only to a pc
Culiar class. The time has been,
perhaps, when this kind Of eXclu
siveness may have been proper;
but in these days Of progressive
christianity, enlightenment, and, as
politicians sometimes say, equality
before the law" mere class quali0-
cations, as it regards tho represen-
tation Of the people in Church as
well as State, should not be pre-
cminently and exclusively the law,
making power. The question of
Lay Delegation is progressive, and
will ultimately prevail in the NJ. f.
Church.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02

= A woman's Suffrage State Con
vention has been called to meet at
Cincinnati Oh the 18th and 10Th
inst. five could be convinced that
the rights, the interests, and the
female character Of the universal
sisterhood could be better secured
and eleYated with the ballot in their
hands, than they are under the
present regulations Of law, or that
this kind Of suffrage would tend to
make the sterner sex better, we
would assuredly be IN favor OF put.
ting the tallot into the hands of the
women Of the United States. But
we Have failed thus far to see that
the ballot would produce these re-
suits. We know ofno necessity for
exclusive legislation for any sex,
The women Of our country have
more power to WELD the destinies
and correct the immoralities of the
country now, than they would with
the ballot in their hands. If they
were to make a vigorous, united
effort, they could do more to cor.
rect the habits of dissipation and
vices Of our young men, than all
the laws that could be put upon our
statute books, even with the aid Of
female suffrage.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02
Destructive Fire at Davis & Co.'s
Distillery.

On Wednesday last at about 3
o'clock, p. NJ, during the preva-
lence of n severe shower ofrain, ao,
companied by quick, sharp reports
of thunder and lurid flames oflight.
ming, the whiskey houses Of Messrs.
Davis a Co.'s distillery took fire
from a stroke Of the electric fluid,
communicating Immediately TO a
very large crib adjoining In a
very short time both buildings were
consumed, with all their contents.
In the whisky house there was about
four hundred barrels Of high wines,
one hundred of which had already
been stamped for moving upon the
market. The balance of the whis-
ky had no stamps attached, but the
company is, notwithstanding, liable
for the tax thereon.
At the moment the bolt struck,
w. s. McColm, the Inspector was
in the building - Portsmouth Re
publican,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02
special Dispatch to tie Cincinnati Gazette,

| Special DtSpatch 10 the CINCINNATI IhHelle'
New York, August 80.
Private letters from Berlin say
the King of Prussia has been quite
i'll recently, and fears are entertain
ed that he will not recover. Bis
marcks health is improving, thougl
he is occasionally prostrated from
the effects Of his fall a few months
ago. 4
The Northeastern S@ngerbuno
proposes to cooperate with the
| Philadelphia Harmonic Society, and
celebrate Beethoven's birthday with
a concert larger than the recent one
at Boston.
The chief feature of Wall Street
to day was the rise in Governments,
On the announcement of the Treas.
ury policy for September, there
were heavy purchases and consid-
erable activity, with an advance on
all the different series. Many OF
the foreign houses telegraphed or
ders to purchase IN London and
Frankfort, and many Of the sales
were on this foreign account.
There were new rumors about
Napoleon's health, in the gold
room, but none of them reliable
Many of the gold operators left the
board early to speculate in bonds.
The stock market was quiet, with
light business. Vanderbilt is ex-
pected here in a few days, and his
friends promise lively operations
when he comes.
Halifax papers say the coal min
ers of Nova Scotia are prepared to
supply New York or other Atlantic
markets as soon as the duty is re-
moved by Congress. One mine
has solid bed of coal, thirty feet
thick, and covering several square
miles. u
The discussion about annexation
has been renewed, and the project
is rapidly gaining favor. A meet
ing was held in Halifax, to decide
upon receiving the Governor Gen
eraL A majority of the citizens
voted to give no reception. The
matter was compromised by a
small number who met quietly and
arranged for reception, but there
was no enthusiasm when the Gov,
ernor General arrived.
The last hours of the Fenian
Congress were quite stormy; no
plans were arranged for future mil,
ltary operations, and it is not likely
war will be declared this year--
The claims now on file for O'Ma-
honey's $4,000 Of Fenian funds,
amount in the aggregate to nearly
$4,000.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02

~ Gould, of the Register, pro
pounds several questions to M, j,
Williams, the Republican candidate
for Representative. Mr.. Williams
will make several public speeches
within the next six or eight days,
and if the editorof the Register
really wishes to know Mr.. WIS
opinion on the political topics Of
the day, he can be enligltened upon
them by attending tho meetings
where Mr. W, is to speak, and we
have no doubt but he will take
great pleasure in enlightening the
mind Of the said editor Go and
hear him, Gould, Go, and cease
to remain in blindness and igno-
rance,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02
. SHERIFF'S SALE.

Philip Powell, against John j. Honey and
Delana Horney, his wife, and Edward p.
Conner. .H
Order of sale on Mortgage
By virtue of an order Of sale issued in the
above case, from the Court Of Common
Pleas of Fayette County, Ohio, to me direct
ed, and in pursuance of the command, there
Of l will expose and offer for sale, at
public auction, at the door Of the Court House,
in the town Of Washington, in said county on
Saturday the I'd day of October, A. ID. 1869, at
one o'clock p. M, of said day, the following
described real estate situated in the county Of
Fayette and State of Ohio, to.wit: In-lot No
u, in the town of Jacksonville in said State
and County, as by reference to the Town
Plat will more fully appear Said premises
being ordered to be sold by said Court in said
cause
Appraised at at $500 90.
Terms of sale, cash
CONRAD GARIS,
Sheriff. Fayette County, Ohio
Q, A. Palmer, ATTY for PIN.
Sep, 2, 1862 41*w prf 81 50
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02
"A, Democrats, we desire all thovotqs

- as Democrats we utslIe al tuo WIZ
we can get for our State ticket, and there
fore consider it necessary to maintain on
organization for State and National pur
poses; but so far Ms county officers ar
concerned, we vote for the men most r0Ba
BE, regardless of other opinions .--Regisfs
Of to-day's date.
Then it is not the policy Of th'
Democratic party to choose thu
most honest, capable men for STATE
and National Offices, hence yon pro.
pose to keep up your political or
ganization. So Far as the election
of these officers are concerned, ano
as Democrats you want all the
votes You can get, your Democrat.
ic Central Committee, it is fair to
conclude, is for the purpose Of do
I ing a vast amount Of unscrnpulous
drilling, marshalling and wh'Pptag
$50 far as State and National
elections are concerned.
Now why does not the same rule
of action apply to county officers
"As Democrats 'tyou want all
the votes you can get2 Ifso, why
not apply the same means to get
votes for candidates for county Of.
fcers that you do for State and ma
tional officers? a?
Query again. Are you not un-
Willingly admitting, when you pro
pose to drop party lines, and fail to
apply the party screws, and go for
honest, capable men, erithoutregard
TO poIijchl opinions, that honest,
capable men enough to I'LL the coun-
ty Offices are not to be found in the
Democratic party in Fayotte Coun-
ty? Now mind you, Mr.. Register,
"ace 10 not sag so,'' but tits fair to
infer flom the language and spirit
of your several editorials on the
choice Of county officers, that this
is your private opinion unwittingly
publicly expressed-not very high
compliment to the Democracy of
the county, to be sure.
The editor wants to know what
we are in favor of. without ad-
hitting The right of the editor to
3atechise us, we will tell him.
In the first place, we are In favor Of
electing honest, faithful, competent
men to CountN State and National
offices. Whenever we are convinced
that there arc not enough of this
kind Of men In the Republican par
ty to fill the offices, and that it is
necessary to go into the ranks OF
the Democracy to find them, we will
the propriety Of doing SO.
But, fortunately, we are not reduc-
ed to that necessity at present
The editor of the Register, howey-
er, taking his own confessions, is
under the necessity Of ignoring his
party, and going somewhere else to
find honest, competent men for
county officers; and, strange to
say, that necessity never exists in
Pickaway, Fairfield, Franklin nor
any other county where the Demo
cratic party has q reliable majority,
and can elect their candidates indie.
pendent Of the qualifications Of
HONESTY and conpetencD Orcourse
il Democrats are ready to admit,
as the Register does, TINT they can't
find honest, competent men enough
in their own party for County ofIl-
GERS, we have no objections to their
voting for Republicans
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02

Owing to the prevalence Of dis
ease among the cattle in the neigh
borhood Of Wilmington, California,
General Stoneman has issued an
order prohibiting the issuing of
fresh beef to the soldiers in garri-
son tn ere,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02

The people of Lafayette, Indiana,
are agitated on the bloomington,
Lafayette and Muneie Railroad
question.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02

A man named Dyre, at Decatur,
Michigan, gave his child half a
glass of alcohol while himself in.
toXicated, recently, which killed