Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
A Little Of Everything.
Prince Arthur arrived in New
York on Saturday

Prince Arthur arrived in New
York on Saturday.
Mad dogs are enjoying a carniv-
al in Princeton, Illinois.
- Henry Ward Beecher's salary
has been raised to $4,000.
- Time will never hang up his
sythe until he shall be no mower.
Arkansas makes loud call for
school teachers and blacksmiths.
The last span Of the bridge over.
the Ohio at Louisville was finished
Monday.
The largest vineyard in Califor.
MIA has 100000 vines, covering $50
acres, da
In a recent religious revival in
Equality, Illinois, two whiskey
dealers emptied their whisky in the
street.
The old carriage brought from
England by William Penn is now
owned by Captain L. A. Pierce, of
Cleveland. fH HaM
A woman in Cincinnati stole al
$50 ring at a jewelers., but was de-
tected, when she compromised byI
paying 800 for the ring.
A company of American and
French capitalists has beer formed
in Paris, to build the Darien Ship
Canal Aaues 8eI4
The Congressional calendar show
that 9S5 bills and about 40 joint
resolutions have beenintroduced in
the House, and about the same
number in the Senate. #
Golladay and VOORHEES, got into
a little squabble in the House, on
Saturday, in which Golladay ex
pressed a blood thirsty desire for
coffee and pistols for two, and a
grave for one. ra.... .r.
The board appointed to investi-
gate the frauds on colored soldiers
have discovered the existence of a
widespread scheme to swindle these
men out Of back pay and boun-
ties. 0
The Assistant Treasurer, at New
York, has been instructed TO sell a
million of gold a week during Feb
ruary, and buy million in bonds
every other week.
A woman at Mansfield, Ohio,
brought suit against a saloon-keep-
er for damages done by selling her
husband liquor, and obtained YER
dict for $3.50
Five thousand marriage licenses
were granted in Chicago last year.
The divorce record is still ahead.
The Chicago papers refuse to pub
lish it, pleading "lack Of room"
At a recenG Nantucket tea party
Of is persons, the youngest was n
years old, and two were over 80
The united ages of the 10 were u
259 years.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
is to be built Immediately, the ar
rangements being completed, and
some of the contracts already Civ
on out.
There is another of the land
swindles before the Senate, by
which 215,000 acres Of the best
land in Kansas is to be sold on time,
at ridiculously low prices.
The committee investigating the
gold conspiracy say the reports
published Of the testimony taken by
them were unauthorized and very
inaccurate,
The Pope, being very uneasy as
to the views of the French Emper-
or on the question of infallibility,
has sent the Archbishop of Algiers
to see him about the matter.
General Ames has gone to Wash
ington. He will retain his position
as Military Governor Of Mississip-
pi until the admission Of the State.
A private letter received In New
York, from an American Bishop at
the Ecumenical Council, says the
council willnot nccede to the Pope's
demand to declare the dogma Of
infallibility.
II is reported that the Pope has
yielded to the wishes Of Emperor
Napoleon, and abandoned the pro-
ject of announcing the dogma of
personal infallibility,
There being nothing in Virginia
for General Candy to do, tits prob
able new military department will
be formed, including Maryland, Vir
ginia and, perhaps, West Virginia,
and Candy placed in command
1t is said the committee Of the
Kansas Legislature, to investigate
the corruption Of the Congressional
delegation from that State, have
discovered evidence of a startling
character against Senator Pomeroy,
The Commissioner of Customs
has written a letter to the House
Committee on Commerce yehe-
mently opposing the project of ma
king Cincinnati, ST. Louis and Chi
cago ports of entry.
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