Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-05-19
Little of Everything.

4 hC OlouhlSh olNAlhShAP 0'bSAaNi
has safely arrived at Queenstown.
Red Cloud and party are expect
ed in Washington in about week
The total number Of voters reg
istered in New York City is l72,-
$50.
One hundred and seventy foreign
built vessels are registered as EN-.
ployed in our commerce.
The Pope threatens dire things
against the Armenian Bishops who
quit their places at Rome.
1,l43 emigrants passed through
Columbus last week for homes in
the West aud Northwest
Gen. Forrest has been making a
temperate speech ut a 18th Amend
ment celebration in Mississippi.
The propose China cable is to
run by way Of the Sandwich and
Medway islands, and Pokohama to
Shanghai, and be 9,l2l miles long.
The number OF voters registered
in New York, up to Saturday night
was 184,4l9, including 2,879 col,
ored.
An expedition of three hundred
Cubans fully equipped, has sailed
from New York in the steamer for
San Domingo.
The Fenian General O'Neil has
left New York for the West, and it
is said a movement will be made
from Detroit or Chicago.
The American Equal Rights As.
sociation has died, and left the I'm
ion Woman's Suffrage Association
its heiress and successor.
The Reichstag has ratified the
postal treaty between the United
States and the North German Con-
federation.
John Graham is said to have re-
ceived $4,000 from John Morris
sey, and other New York Demo
Gratis, for defending Mcfarland.
The Spanish Government has
promised the early Introduction in
the Cortes of a bill abolishing sla
very in the Colonies.
By an order of tho Secretary ofI
War discharging employees, &c,
the expenses Of the department
have been reduced $1,339,972.
The breach of promise case Of
Amanda Craig against Elisha
Sprague is to be tried again, the
Supreme Court of Illinois baving
ordered a new trial.
A State mass Temperance con
vention of Maine will be held at
Auburn on the 17th Of June to
nominate candidate for Governor.
The Delaware Republican State
Convention, to nominate candi-
dates for Governor and Congress-
men, has been called tor the 9th of
June.
The House Committee on Ap-
have agreed upon a
bill giving Wilberforce University
$4,000 of the funds remaining in
the hands OF the Commissioner Of
the Freedmen's Bureau.
Including q balance Of 1913, ,463,
237 in the Treasury December 81,
the receipts of the Government for
the quarter ending March 81, was
1924, 4,s37,243, and the expenditures
S10G, ,905,029
The House Military Committee
have agreed to report bill equali-
zing the bounties, giving each sol
dier eight and one third dollars a
month for each month of service,
deducting bounties previously re-
ceived,
The decoration Of the graves of
the Confederate dead at the Mt.
Olive and City Cemeteries, in Nash
vile, Tennessee, took place Sun
day. Several thousand persons
were present There was a large
and imposing demonstration.
The English Blue Book, just
published, says according to the
contracts with the small steamers
they carry letters 10 the United
States at six cents per ounce, and
papers six cents per pound, The
Cunard line gets an annual subsidy
of $350,0OO
- Dir. Stephen Fiskc, ofNew AL
bsny, has been granted a divorce
from his wife in Jasper county -
got rid of that ineum-
brance, he is going to the Holy
Land to write book on the de-
lights of connubiality,
The corner stone Of a new jew
ish temple was laid in Columbus
with Masonic ceremonies.
The Rev. Isaac M, Wise of that
city, pronounced an oration on
"The Dignity Of Man" Governor
Hayes, the city officials and several
people were present,
- There was filed Saturday the
certificate of incorporation Of the I
Gallipolis d Pomeroy !
Railroad Company, capital stock
one million dollars. The road
passes through Hamilton, ,Clerm ont,
Brown, Highland, Pike, Gallia, JEFF
ferson and Meigs counties.
The new revenue bill Of the