Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-03-31
A Little of Everything.

new Constitution. -
Some of the London papers dc
not like President Grants views
on naval affairs.
The amount of the defalcations
of Collector Bailey, so far as discov.
cred, is $160, 900.
Emigration from Ireland to the
United States has opened this sea
son with great vigor.
Vice President Colfax addressed
temperance meeting in Phlladel-
phia Friday evening,
TSgelve men were frozen to death
in North western Iowa during the
severe storm of the 18th,
A number of operatives at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, are on a strike, and
there has been serious rioting.
The Wheeling Intelligencer says
the Democrats have a secret polit-
ical organization in West Virginia.
The subcommittee on elections
have decided unanimously to re-
port against Eggleston in his con
test with Strader.
Miss Elizabeth Stanton has been
elected a School Director for Dis
trict No 8, Fulton township, Mus
catine county, Iowa.
Butler is creating a sensation in
Washington by the investigation
which he seems to be directing
against everything and everybody.
Miss Smith, colored, 23 years Of
age, will graduate at the next an
nual commencement Of the New
York Medical College for Women
II. NJ. Turner, of the Salem
(Ohio) distillery, has paid over "2,-
800, 900 tax on spirits since the
revenue tax on spirits has been
laid.
Susan B. Anthony and Professor
E. G. Hewitt, of the Illinois State
University, are to have a joint dis
cussion on woman suffrage, at Pc
oria, this week.
The Kentucky Senate has pass
cd a resolution affirming the soyer-
eighty of Kentucky aud abhorring|
the Fifteenth Amendment. or
course.
The Senate was not in session
Saturday. The House was occu-
pied in general debate, most of the
speeches being upon the subject of
protection to American industry.
d. G, Bloomer, husband of the
lady who first wore the costume
that bears her name, has again re-
ceved the Republican nomination
for Mayor of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
A Washington jury, composed of
white and oolored men, on Satur.
day found Albert Nicholas, oolored, !
guilty of murder in the first degree
for killing his wife and mother-in-
law.
The Vincennes Sun says it is re.
,eiying gloomy accounts as regards
he growing wheat in that vicinity.
rhe late freeze has been very inju-
'ious to it, and much Of it is frozen
)ut.
The collections of internal reve-
lue from tobacco in Virginia for
he four years prior to July /, 1869,
we're $2,3S6, ,90S; and for the eight
months of the present fiscal year,
During April the Assistant Treas
rer at New York will sell two
lillions of gold and buy four mil
.ons in bonds, two millions for
ne sinking fund and two for the
pecial fund.
The Commissioners of Internal
'evenue has decided farmers are
equired to make returns Of produce
old within the year, but not re-
uired to return produce raised un-
/ the same is sold.
A severe storm ragged in the East
n Saturday and Sunday Several
ouses were blown down in New
'ork, and the shipping somewhat !
ljuurea In Baltimore twenty
ouscs were destroyed.
Thomas d. Carr was executed on !
le oath, at st. Clairsvllc, Belmont
ounty, for the murder Of Miss !
ouisa c. Fox. He confessed his !
uilt. He murdered her beause she
fused to marry him.
A band of Ku Kluk attacked a !
egro village near Mt. Sterling, 4
s., Saturday night. A regular
ght ensued resulting in two Ku- I
lux being slightly wounded and Q
lptured. and the balance being $
ut to flight, a
The largest train ever passed i
YER the Union Pacific Railroad ar p
we'd at Ogden, Utah, on Sunday a
ight On the train were over four I
passengers, in fifteen cars. '
he track is in splendid condi- !,
on. 9.
A Citizens Convention was held v
the Opera House in Columbus, y,
hio, on Saturday afternoon, which p
a full city and township o.
ckot, in opposition to the regular \
ticket 1t was partioi- il
ltod in by prominent Democrats /
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