Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-03-18
Gbe Ytralo.
NEW 9 ITEMS.

lnb OapLalt NNSuSl ~ " SuDn Asss
recognized Henry G. Sail as Con-
sui fthe United States.
The Water Works Of Montreal
have stopped operations, owing to
detective machinery, and the city
is supplied by carts.
Gov. Seward, accompanied by
Judge Goodrich, of Minnesota, ar
rived at his home in Auburn, N. T.,
on the 7th inst.
John Griffin has been convicted
OF the murder of Prickett, at Ham
ilton, Ohio, and sentenced to be
hanged ON the 9th of May.
The steamer Rising Star, from
Aspinwall, brings $4,000 in spe-
Gle, and California newspapers OF
February 13.
The new Governor McClurg, of
Mo-, provides neither wines nor
liquors of any kind at his public
receptions.
An artist who is painting the
nine MUSES., can find only eight
girls in New York who were beau
tiful enough for models
Mr.. Bancroft, the American Min
lister at Berlin, gave grand dinner,
Thursday, in honor of Grants in
anguration.
A little boy died of hydrophobia
ON Long Island, though his m 9th
er persistently sucked the wound,
hoping to extract the poison
A diligent reader Of Scripture has
discovered that the velocipede, land
the one wheeled variety, was pre-
diCted more than two thousand
years ago. See Ezekiel i. 1921.
There is boy in Hunterdon Co.
New Jersey, not yet twelve years
of age, who weighs over 300
pounds. He isn't "show' boy
either.
The Franklin County Indiana
Circuit Court has awarded $5,OO9
damages against James II. Wiiport
for seducing his own cousin.
The death. warrant of George 5
Twitchell and Gerald Eaton has
been signed by Gov. Geary OF
Penn. Their execution will take
place on the 9Th day of April.
The report that the bill provided
for grant of lands to the Denver
Pacific Railroad was not signed by
the President, is a mistake; it is
now law.
A Denver dispatch says that city
was Illuminated Friday night, and
there was great rejoicing over the
passage OF the Pacific Railroad
bill.
The English and French journals
warmly eulogize General Grants
inaugural address, and argue that
the paragraph on foreign policy in
dicates peace.
The Union Pacific Railroad track
passed Ogden, in Salt Lake Valley,
last week. The road is reported
clear, and through trains are run
ming to The end of the track.
Ex- Vice President Wade, who is
about retiring to his Ohio home,
has been the recipient Of numerous
visits from his old friends in Con
gress, who came to say good bye
Harriet Jacobs, q quadroon, has
sued the Savannah Steamship Com.
pany for So, 900 damages, in eject
ing her from the cabin Of steam
er, after she had bought a ticket,o on
account OF her color.
1t appears that notices from
Washington were sent to the Su.
perintendent of the Albany and
Sing Sing prisons to disregard any
document purporting to be q par
don for Eckel or Blaisdell.
Lees report of the Gettysburg
battle is now published for the first
time. 1t shows that Lees purpose
in his march into Pennsylvania was
to cross the Susquchannah and move
upon Harrisburg, and, probably,
Philadelphia.
A telegraph from Sante Fe, re-
ports the arrival of three Conan.
che Chiefs, representing several
thousand Comanches, heretofore '
hostile, who are now ready to sur
render and submit to the Govern.
ment authority.
Carl Benson thinks the "coming
man" ought to weigh one hundred
and fifty,flve pounds, Professor
Peaslee, on the other hand, thinks
the perfect physiological man will
weigh one hundred and forty
pounds.
A white swan was shot in Huron
river near Greenfield, Huron coun. ]
ty, Ohio, by Mr.. VIM. Ward, on the q
10Th ult. 1t measured I feet from
tip to tip Of wings, and weighed 2S
pounds. There were six Of them
in the river at the time this one 7
was shot.
The Boston Journal says - G
Among the claims allowed by an n
accidental death insurance compa. \
ny was .4e following: No. 27S,- Il
$50. This gentleman was blown