Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

body waS buried. but no papers were dis
covered upon bis person by which his
name or residence could bo ascertained.
It was subsequently ascertained from Mr.
Justus Taylor, that the unfortunate man
was Stradtr Reed, resident Of The Seven
teenth Ward, Cincinnati, who left bis
home on the Tuesday morning before bis
death, while laboriug under a temporary
tit Of insanity. The r.mains were taken
up and removed to Cincinnati for inter-
ment.
The Lebanon Star, Of last week, says;
"The sale Of watches, ciocks, musical
instruments, iewelry, silverware, etc. AZ
B F. Aliens grocery room, on the fifty
cent plan, savoriug Of gambling, will, we
hope, bo discountenanced by the people,
as fraudulent affair" We also think it
iS about time that everybody, who is in
favor of honesty and fair dealing. was
boldly denOuncing this system of gamb-
ling.
The new bridge across the seioto, at
Chillieothe, has been completed. and is
now in use.
The Chilleothe Advertiser says: "We
are glad to state that tn Record of EARLY
Life in Ross County, which has been in
preparation for some time, is now in press,
and will soon be ready for subscribers. 4"
The Advertiser alss says: "Farmers in
form us that the prospects for a good
wheat crop in Ross county, the coming
season, are gratifying. Fruit IS not dam.
aged, and there are indications of a large
crop"
At the February term of the Franklin
county Common Pleas Court there are CAB
cases on the docket for the term, which
includes Al applications for divorce.
The Wilmington Journal of last week
says "0n last Saturday evening, about
dark, Lawthern McNama who is employ.
ed to guard the County Treasury. entered
the Treasurer's office as usual to prepare
for the night, it being a part of his duty
to sleep in the office, While in the Office
he stopped down, when his revolver fell
out of his pocket, struck stone, when
one of the chambers was discharged, the
ball taking effecti in the righ breast, pass
ing through the lungs and lodging be-
hind the shoulder blade. The wound IS
a very severe and most probably fatal
one. He is about % years old, of robust
health and physique, and may,it is hoped,
survive the sad accident. Too much care
cannot be taken with firearms.
The same paper says that "Clinton
County reduced her tax for 1870, about
100000 Let them be reduced an equal
amount during 1871.
A Wooden Bowl manufacturing estab-
lishment at Redwood, Union Co was de-
stroyed by fire few nights since Loss
supposed to be $4,000.
Some of our farmers who were badly
swindled lew months since by some
ruscals who were selling patent paints,
will be pleased to learn that at least one
Of these villains has got in limbo, as we
learn from the following extract we make
from letter to the London madison
County, Times, of last week, written by a
Pleasant Valley correspondents "Gee.
Reard and James Millikan have succeed
ed in arresting one OF the notorious patent
paint swindlers who forged notes on them
to the amount of six or seven hundred
dollars. Heis lying in jail at Mt Gilead,
Ohio. Messrs Ricard and Milliken 60 up
to-day to pay their regrets to the light
fingered gentleman. There is little, one
horse, petty police pettifogger in Column
bus mixed up in the affair, What beau
tiful object he would present playing
checkers with his nose and "striped
gown"
The same paper also says thatTaptler q
Millikin, Of West Cannan see 81 300 in
new Ditching machine of their invention,
and which they now have nearly ready to
test.
The Logan Republican Of last week is.
cues a bulletin announcing that theiI
e forms were unfortunately knocked int'
"pi"
The Circleville Union of last week says
that fellow whom the Unuion calls Mat
F., thias Cheatum, drove some hogs into tina
, town few days previous and seld then
to Mr. Henry Long fol- $57 so. Mr. LouiI
!, Jones.of jackson township having los
4 some hogs, on search found chem in Mr.
Longs pen. Long gave them up to th'
owner, and then went in search for th
thief, who was found at the Pickawal
House, arrested on the charge Of stealing
: said hogs, waived an examination an'
= was held to appear at the next court in
bond Of Eve hundred dollars, which h
could not give, and was committed for saf
keeping
y This is a game that Cheotpm has bee
playing in a number of PLACES.
: The Indications are, that Ihere WI
e be more buildings put up in Columbus
$ tue coming season, than there has been 70
y two or three years past, There is ampI
room for the Capital City to grow Nor
= manufacturing establishments are neede
e there.
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