Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-01-13
A Ll.tle Of Everything.

Memphis, by about seven hundred ma
jority
Smallpox is reported to be on the in
crease in ST., Louis, although little is said
} about it in the public prints,
Hon. George W Julian is said to be suf-
fering from soltening of the BRAIN, and
there are grave doubts as to his recovery
The Regents of the Michigan University
i have adopted resolution which admits
women to the University on an equality
with men.
Mr. Seward was at 0riznba, Mexico, on
the lst He was expected to sail from
Vera Cruz on the 10th, on the steamer
Cleopatra
William Naghten, President of the Col
umbus City Council, died Friday, from in
iuries received few days since in being
run over by locomotive.
The Missouri Legislature, yesterday,
ratified the Fifteenth Amendment. In the
House the vote stood 86 to "a, and in the
Senate, % to 3.
The iron manufacturers Of Pennsylya-
mia have sent papers to Washington, in
reply to Commissioner Wells report
They say it costs $29 to make ton, and
not S2G, as he said.
The army officers having easy places in
Washington do not want to go to the front
ier, and are all trying to get special eXemp-
ton, on the ground that the business Of
the War Department cannot 60 on without
them.
The balance in the Sub Treasury at New
York, Saturday, was-gold,S75 ,OG5, ,728;
currency, So, 3,87G,O23,
Its now believed that the Pope will
proclaim the dogma of Papal infallibility,
but will permit the recording of adverse
opinions.
The London Times, commenting on the
situation in Spain, says she must chose
between abolishing slavery aud losing Gu
ba.
Our special from Georgia says quorum
of the Legislature is certain to meet and to
ratify the 18th Amendment. The AttOr-
ney General of the State has delivered an
opinion as to who are ineligible, which
makes the list long one.
The Dubuque Herald closes an ar
ticle in regard to Senator Harlan as fol-
lows:
No man can jump from poverty to his
wealth by honest means, and with no Wis
ible stepping stones.
A young man named John Smith was
almost instantly killed, on Friday, near
Carbondale, Illinois, by the discharge of@
revolver from which he was attempting to
draw charge.
A State official Mt Columbus tclegraphs
Senator Morton that he has made thor
ough canvass of the Ohio Legislature, and
tnat there can be no question of its ratify-
ing the 18th Amendment.
A Democratic paper in Massachusetts,
says "the editor of the Memphis Avalanche
should be scalped and supplied with some
respectable brains"
SAKE asserts that it is pleasant to be
surrounded by n group of ladies; but he
likes to be surrounded by one just as
we'll
The Tom Thumb party arrived in Japan
November 30, .Nnd at last accounts was
holding levees in Masonic Hall, Yokoha-
ma.
Alexander H. Stephens is still too feeble
to stand up.
G. +. Train swears to q yearly income Of
fifty thousand dollars from lecturing.
A Boston paper says: "The New Year
opens with II perfect carnival of hloody |
horrors"
Every cab and public carriage in Lon
don now has painted upon its doors the
rates of fares.
Stephen Smith is the richest coorod
man in Philadelphia, He has made $780,
900 in the lumber business.
The Cleveland Leader makes the follow
ing observation that Each new year is n
mill stone in lifc's journey"
Reyerdy johnson has given an opinion
that the acts Of the Maryland Legislature
of 1899, lS44 and 1882 imposing tax up
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
passengers over the Washington Branch,
are unconstitutional and void
A laborer in Washington was terribly
crushed by the falling of n bank He was
carried to II hospital and ForneY's paper
says the Sisters received him cordially"
A little boy of Proyincetown, four years
old, the evening preceding Christmas Eve,
on going to bed made the following pray
or: "Now lay me down to sleep
want n drum, i pray the Lord, | want q
drum, my soul to keep. and if | should
die before wake | want drum" His
prayer was answered,
Henry Ward Bcccher's salnry has been
increased from $l2,5OO to $lI5OO.
Breyet Major General Charles II Smith
lns been assigned to the command of the
District of Louisiana, Dice Mower deceas-
ID.
The scheme for free banking on q gold
,asis introduced in the House yesterday
5 the pame one introduced two years ago
" Morrill,, Of Vermont 1t will find favor
m the Pacific Coast, Ia some parts of the
south, and in New York and Boston.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue |
as ordered the seizure of all unstamped
ohacco in the Indian Territory. 1t is as :
ertcd tobacco has been sent from the ad. I
leent States to be manufactured there to
void the tax.
The MOimons are much excited about
he proposed legislation Of Congress on
he subject Of polygamy, The Evening
'ost hopes that if the provisions of the
i'll are carried out, resistance will be
lade. Brigham Young has also been
laking q savage speech,
On Tuesday evening the annual sale of
ows took place in Mr., Henry Ward
eecher's Church. The frat pew was
old ut premium of S5O5, making with
le regular price S6l5, The total re.
oipts for the year are $57 ,5l3, Last year u
hey were $5i, ,I9l, !
Letters have been received in Washing. 4
oa asking whether the income tax must Il
e paid this spring The answer was a
hat no tax Is levied on this years in, o
ONE, but, Of course, the tax on last years
loome must be paid, 1t is uncertain
hat Congress will do about this tax, but A
is thought that il will be put at 3 per n
,nt for tho future, Il