Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-07-21

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We select this statement from lengthy
article in the OHIO State journal of Mon
day morning last. In concluding his art
icle the editor says: Investigation, it il
thou hit, will lend to other developments
quite as strange us the above"
State and Neighborhood Items
The XeniN Gazette says the Mayor o
that town has collected over $500 in fines
during the past quarter. 7 hey have a DEP
uty marshal OYER in that town who belongl
to the 18th Amendment persuasion, anC
the Gazette says when he reaches for fel
low he travels, officially.
- The Sabbath School at Union Chap,
el, in Xenia, raised $50 on Sabbath before
last, for the Soldiers Orphans monu
ment.
= The Wilmington Republican Of last
week says Mr.. + A Routh, Of Washing
ton q. H., was in town last week, and a
portion Of this, with view to arrange fol
the publication of Democratic paper al
Wilmington. The prominent heads o
that party have been consulting on the
subjcc', and the probabilities are that the
reckless project may be undertaken.
From the above it seems that Mr.. R. has
al Toned the i lea of establishing On hd'
pendent paper in this place, which for
couple Of weeks or SO he was so energetic
ally striving to do, if he could hav found
somebody insane enough to furnish to
Stranger, the siaetesof Dar.
- The Republican of last week say
corn and wheat, for the first time in tha
county, now brings the sume price PEI
bushelr viz:$l on.
The Painesyille Advertiser Of last wecE
snys new potatoes are abundant upon theil
streets and are selling at 81 per bushel
At the same time they were selling here
for 40 cents peck and there is no scarcity
either.
- The Marion Independent of last weel
says it does n man good to 90 into th'
country now and see the magnificent pros
pect there is for crop of corn. 1t is glo
rious. Oats look we'll, grass is not SO had
wheat, though generally thin on the groun(
viii yield well and grain Of unsurpass {
quality,
II is the same way here.
49, The Circlcvlle Union Of last weel
says William Campbell had two valuable
horses killed by being run over by the Cir
eleville d Cincinnati Accommodation
train on last Tuesday night
Molal-Keep your horses off the track
- The Greenylle journal says thatir
that place the proprictors Of the Spoke
Factory are now at work filling an ordcl
to the amount Of 100000. That's busi'
ness.
- Business is increasing in Ripley. the
Bee says that one day last week one Of our
grocers actually got off the box in order to
wait on customer,
- The Columbus GGzetlc says the large
square bounded by Broad, Seventh, Long
and Fifth stIoots, aud known ms the "Kel-
ly Property" in 1860 was valued Tor tax
ation at $40 900. 1t is now 1870 apprais-
cd ut $4,000.
- The Oircloville Democrat says that
Madison township in that county is the
hammer tax paying township of county.
Tho County Treasurer informed US recent.
", that there were but two receipts re
mining in his office. for that township,
and one on the property Of non resident
The "laft spike" has been drivenin
the Columbus and Hooking Valley Rail
road
- John Horlcy, of the Bucyrus Journal
haa been appointed Postmaster at that
place,
-- The German paperherctoforo publish
ed In Portsmouth has been removed to
Chillicothe,
- Logan bugs over a,s3s population,
census jupt completed. Increase since
1850, 1858.
The Wilmington Aid to Progress Of
last week saya that Il A, Routh. Esq,
will shortly commence the publication Of
q Democratic paper in that place
They ought to have another paper in
Clinton county, as there are now but -four
pnpers in the County and three Of them in
Wilmington