Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-07-14
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nounce untrue the stories Of Amer
ican fishing vessels having been
seized in Canadian waters.
Some Senators have assured the
President that an extra session OF
the Senate will be necessary to act
on the nominationsnow before that
body. No such extra session will
be called ifit is possible to avoid it.
Dispatches from Cheyenne, and
other dOints, give accounts of mas
sacres hy the Indians, and there
seems little doubt that a general
war with the Indians is imminent.
In fact, several tribes have begun
the contest.
Hon. VIM. E. Fink is the unani-
nous choice of the Democracy of
Perry county for Congress in the
XIIth( Judge Van Trump's )district.
Congress has recently enacted
law providing that Christmas, New
Years, 22d.of February, Good Fri
day, and the 4th Of July, and
Thanksgiving Day, shall be illegal
holidays"
The death OF Hon. David Heaton.
n member of Congress from North
Carolina. is announced. Mr.. Hea-
ton was from Ohio and formerly n
member Of the legislature Of this
State,
The Madison county InGrmary
has been condemned as unsafe Il un.
fit tor use. The Commissioners
have determined on buying the
farm of Mr.. Stephen Watson, con
tanning $50 acres, with improve
ments, at $50 per acre,
Senator Morton and Vice Presi-
dent Colfax will take part in the
coming political campaign in Indi
ana.
Congress has taken the right
view about woman's work and wa
ges by legislating that women clerks
in the departments shall receive the
same pay as men similarly employ
cd.
Arrangements have been perfect
ed between the city of Fort Scott
and the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as Rail road, for the completion of
that road from Sedalia, Mo, to Fort
Scott in nine days.
The President yesterday signed
the Alaska Fur Seal bill. The con
tract under it will probably be Civ
en- to the Alaska Commercial Com
pany, of which John f. Miller,
formerly of Indiana, is President.
The Orispins thrown out Of EN-.
in North Adams, Massa-
by the Ceestials, have
organized a co operative company,
and propose making shoes on their
0 wn hook.
Eight thousand one hundred and
forty-two Cinnamon have arrived in
San Fransisco since January lst.
According to tho census taker
there Is a lady at Crab Creek, Pa,
aged 30, whose eldest son is 2S.
Two boys, aged respectively |
I2 and ID years, started from Cedar
Falls a few days ago for the Plains
10 hunt bears and Indians. They
we're overtaken twelve miles from
home, taken back to their mammas,
md soundly whipped.
People are having their senses Ia
zen, many Of whome never had
hem taken before, If the census
-aker is polite to you 1t is against
he law to "sass" him, You must
Inswer his questions just as though
le was a minister, and you wor get
ing married
There is q sentiment as beautiful
Is Just in the following lines "He
yho forgets the fountain from which
10 drank and the trees under whose
hade he gamboled, in the days of
lis youth, is a stranger to the
weetest impressions Of the human
ieart"
The Senate Friday reversed it's
elton on the ihcome tax, and re.
used to abolish it, Senator Sher,
nan made q showing that in order
0 raise sufficient revenue either that
II the tax on gross sales must be
etained.
Efforts are being made to prevent
he admission Of Governor Steven.
on, of Kentucky, as United States (
enator to succeed MeCreery, Va 4
Gus charges Of being connected
ith the rebellion are made against
IN, and II true, II is said his Admia-
on will be doubtful.
- Andrew Humphrisc, who pre-
les over the Terra Haute conVen- y
IN on the Goth, which nominated i
an, Voorhees,, was a Major Gen y
Al in the Sons of Liberty, was s
rested for treason and sentenced 5
be confined for the war within n
e lines Of his township. in Green y
unity.
- The Senate, in executive ses- Y
on Tuesday, voted 2s to % on the
N Domingo treaty. A twothirds
ote being required, the treaty was /
st, Counting those who paired of,
} Senators are against ratification,
Now that James William Smith, ,,
e colored boy from South Caro- q
Is, has passed bis examination and
ken his place in the cadet ranks \
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