Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-12-08
GeneraI News Items


\ General News Items
The catacombs Of Paris occupy
an area of three million square
yards, under the city.
The State geologist of Ohio de
clares that there are ten thousand
square miles of coal deposited in
this State.
The sunfsh Hills, in Pike county,
are pronounced by the State &c
oIogist to Re the highest point in
Southern Ohio.
Vance, recently elected Senator
from North Carolina, says he will
never ask a Yankee government to
remove his disabilities.
The shipments of coal over the
Hooking Valley railroad are very
heavy, averaging 100 loads per
day
NJ. Trielhard, the new French
Minister, has received his creden-
tails His reception by the Presi-
dent win take place early next week.
The total revenue collections in
the Third District of Ohio for No
vember were S223,794 Sc, Of
which S165, ,420 so was on whisky.
Admiral Porter denies having
written the letter recently published
over his signature, and containing
certain structures on President
Grant.
A beautiful monument Of Italian
marble has iust been erected in
OaItwood cemetary at Troy to the
memory OF the late General George
ii. Thongs,
Three acres Of land near Basket
Station on the Delaware Division
of the Erie railway, sunk a few
days ago to the depth OF forty feet
No water appeared.
TAe Democrats in the General
AS emily of North Carolina are
discussing the questions Of i'm
peaching Governor Holden and
calling a restrictive Constitutional
Convention.
The average valuation of land in
Ross county, outside Of towns and
villages, is $31 93 with improve
u euts, and $3l 80 without. In
Pike county, the average is 8 IA 81
and $l3 S. In Scioto, il is
$l5 81 and $13 81.
A committee of merchants has
been appointed in Chicago to get
Congress to remove the features
ofthe law for the transportation Of
FOODS in bond which make 1t mop
'rative. They say the Treasury
Department has practically nulli.
led the law,
A strong pressure is being I
to bear upon the President
% have the nomination of Mr.,
Vaughn, as Governor of Utah, re-
rokcd. Certain persons are urging
or the place McCulIom, member
IF the last Congress, and the author
of the stringent anti-Mormon bill
If last session. 1t is said the
will succeed.
A report just made in reference
o our national cemeteries shows
here are seventy three ofthem, and
hat in addition soldiers are buried
n 316 local cemeteries. The cost
If collecting the bodies has been
S3, ,22G,370. The number reported
is 3I5,5l5, Of whom
~, 100 can be identified, while the
est are unknown. Only 463 bod
es remain to collect.
The question whether the Treas
Try Department can reserve, for
interest due from railroads to which
ubsides in land have been granted,
he entire amount payable for nails
nd transportation, has been sub
nitted by the Secretary of the
treasury to the Attorney General,
'ending q decision Of that question,
to railroads for such ser
ice will he delayed at the Treasury, /
Capt, George Edwards died near
Iipley, Ohio, on the 2Sth Of Oct L
Der last, in the Doth year of his /.
&c. He was an officer in the war c
+ 1872, and represented Brown 3
'omty in the Ohio Legislature I
light years. His married life ex-
,nded through q period Of IS
ears, and he was the father Of | 8
IA Of whom lived to be
rown and I3 the heads Of families,
.e saw the fifth generation, mum
oring over four hundred |
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