Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-02
General News Items

Brigham Young's power in Utah
is said to be waning
Madame Parcpa. Rosa has deci-
ded not to return to America un-
til next fall.
Negotiations have been going on
in Washington relative to the FISH,
cry question.
The consolidation Of the revenue
districts has been postponed until
February 2S.
The custom, house at ST. Marks,
Florida, is to be removed to Cedar
Keys,
The bill to create the office ofan
additional Assistant Attorney Cen
eral, is likely to become a law
The Military Committee has re-
ported adversely to making Decora-
ton Day national holiday,
Smith Il Dover's carpet yarn fac
tory in Andover, Mass, was burn
ed on last Sunday, with loss of
$4,000.
The Legislature Of British Co.
llmbia has accepted the proposal
of confederation with Canada.
The outrages of eve Southern
chivalrie" are being unearthed by
the South Investigating Committee.
A grand poultry exhibition is in
full operation at Cleveland. The
Leader devotes two columns to
each days proceedings.
Michigan has 5,173 lakes having
an area Of Lila square lies,
Maine is next, having 1868, with
an area Of 2,200 square miles.
The President has s,nt to Cor
gress a message recommending the
establishment Of q territorial gov
ernment for Indians.
The bill to create the Office Of
an additional Assistant Attorney
General is likely to become law.
Judge Lawrence is spoken Of for
the place.
The roof of the Erie Railway To-
comotive shop at Newburg, N. Y,
fell on Sunday last, smashing four
locomotives. Loss, $4,000. Too
much snow.
1t is suggested that America
o1ght sehd provi iIns to PAIis
in the same way that provisions
were s mt to Ireland during the
famines.
A party of Indians attempted to
cross the Mississippi liver at Fort
Madison, Iowa, on the ice a few
days ago. The ice gave way, and
nine Of the party were drowned.
James Bowser, living near In.
dianapolis, killed himself early
yesterday morning because he
wounded, and thought he had killed,
a man who was robbing his corn
bin. A case of conscience.
The Indiana Senate, Yesterday,
by vote Of rs to 90, resolved that
the 18th Amendment was never
ratified by Indiana, and is not
nor ever has been q part Of the
Constitution Of the United States.
Perry Manual and John Williams
have confessed to taking up a rail
of the Union Pacific RaiIroad, near
Mcpherson Station, Nebraska, and
state that their purpose was to kill
George p. CarweIl, assistant road
master.
Phillip Lock, Of Philadelphia,
reported to be lost on the McGilI,
arrived at MempAis on Wednesday
night badly burned, He says, out
of twenty on the stage-plank that
night, all were lost except seven
The charred remains OF several
victims still lie on the wreck,
The Fort Wayne, Muncio 4 Gin
cinnati Railroad has been purchased /
by the Fort Wayne, jackson d
Saginaw Railroad, This gives the
Michigan Central road, which con-
trolls the Saginaw road, direct line
from Jackson, Michigan, to Cincin-
natl, via Fort Wayne.
A woman at the West tunnel,
North Adams, Massachusetts,
whose husband has been in Cal
iforhia for two years past, recently
gave birth to a child almost stimuli
taneously with Mrs. G., neigh
hors wife. To conceal her shame,
the former made arrangements
with the latter by which Mrs. G.
agreed to adopt the child from its
birth, and call the two twins. So
the news was sent to Mr.. G., who
was at work in the tunnel, that his
wife had twins, weighing twelve
pounds each. and in due time they
were both Chistcned as his, He
has since, however ascertained the
fraud practiced on him, and has
sent the borrowed baby babk to its
mother.
1t is n curious circumstance that
there is hardly a single journalist
Of note connected with the New /