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

ditch MOTTO E-Joseph
- Worthington Of Highland County
Ohio is hereby notified that the undersigned
on the 9Th day OF February 1871 fled Peti-
tion with the Clerk of Concord Township
FNette County, o.. praying for the location
and establishment of certain ditch or drain
In said township as follows; Beginning on
the line between the lands OF William Nc
Kay aud Margaret Newlan. near the house
Of George Newland in an old ditch through a
cornleld, IN north easterly course and sup
posed to be about 60 rods to the line of
George Anders and Margaret Newlan; thence
In the same direction on lands of said
Andets about nine rods; thence in
same direction in said old ditch on
or near the line Of said Anders and Isaac
Hartman IN said old ditch supposed to he
about 40 rods to the public highway leading
from Charleston to l.eesburg: thence m same
direction in said old ditch on the lands Of
Joseph Worthington until sufficient out
let Is obtained
sud petition will be for hearing before the
Try, 'cs Of said township at 10 o'clock A NJ
on the 3d day Of March 1871 at the dwelling
house of Job Mckay in said Concert TTS"d-
ship Wal MCKAY,
Feb 16 1871, 13-w9 Petitioner.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

NOTICE - Mary J. Mcqueen, of
Oneida in the County Of Madison and
state Of New York is hereby notified that
Alexander Mcqueen. did on the 2sth, day OF
December A d 1870 file his petition in the
office OF the Clerk OF the Court, OF Common
Pleas within and for the county OF Fayette,
and State OF ohio. charging the said Mary
J, Mcqueen with adultery, with one Martin
neglect Of duty, and asking that he NAV he
divorced from the said Mary j. Mcqueen,
and may be decreed the custody Of their
child Frederlck-and for other relief The
said petition viii stand for hearing at the
next term of sail court Commencing on the
gSlh day Of February a. D. 1871 Dated
this eSth day OF December A. u. 1870
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, Plaintiff.
M. j. WILLIAMS, Attorney. CIV
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16
TWISTING AND TURNING.
Judge sanord's Doclslon.

In the Brown County News, Of
the Sth inst, we sec reported the
decision Of Judge VIM. H. Stafford
upon case carried up to the Com
mon Pleas Court, from Greenfield.
The case was for the violation OF
the ale, beer and porter ordinance,
OF said incorporation, tried before
the Mayor, and the defendant was
found guilty and judgment render
ed in accordance with the proyi-
sions of the ordinance. The Judge
reverses the decision of the Mayor.
After a great deal of twisting and
turning and small pettifogging, the
whole case, and all similar ones,
that may in future come before his
Honor, are disposed of as in this
paragraph;
In prosecution, therefore, under this and
similar ordinances Of other cities and vii
lagos, the inquiry will be as to the character
OF the place where the article is sold Is
its chief purpose and business the retail Of
beer, ale or porter; and are the sales ofoth
cr articles Incidental to the main business
or is the keeping of tavern, eating house,
&c. or the sale of merchandise the prima
ry or chief object, and the sale of beer, ale !
aud porter incidental thereto. TO which |
oljsets the chief capital applied and from
which are the profits expected so that the
determination Of the fact as to whether ID
il, or is not beer, ale or porter-house,
will depend upon the proof in the case a
greeabe to the rule herein laid down.
The Greenfield case was dispos.
cd Of in the annxed paragraph.
By an inspection of the record in this
case, it a ppears that the proof showed
that the main or chief business prosecuted
by the defendant, and the chief profits
were derived from altogether different
business, and that the sale Of this article
was merely incidental thereto Such be.
j Ig the admitted state of the proof, the de-
fendant should have been acquitted. The
conviction and sentence were therefore il
legal and should be reversed ordered nc
cordingly,
Under this decision, all a fellow
has to do, who wishes to sell ale,
,eer or porter, or all of these, and t
wade the penalty Of Shoe Hy
ourts, is to procure few cab
ages, pickles and pigs feet, and
lame the place a Restaurant, tue
Internal Regions, or any other
iame he may choose, and com J
meuce the sale Of ale, beer or por- u
ter, aud then tgarfaigned before the Y
Mayor, and fined for violation Of
q village ordinance, all he has to
do, is to appeal to Judge Saford's
Court, and swear that the sale Of
ale, beer, &c, was only incidental c
in his business, and he can go scott
free. u
Now we suggest, whether, in view :
of this very learned decision Of the =
Judge, the following notice would I
not be opportunate, over his judi u
,ial seat2 u
Z@istiag and Turning ShHDaHy y
Executed Here, D
In order, however, that all friends =
# law. order and sobriety, may
)e in possession Of this extraordi- y y
lary decision of one of our Judges, .
We will publish the decision as we "
ind It in the News, in the next mum u
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

A bill was introduced in the
Ohio Senate to protect boarding
house keepers, by giving them a
lien on the effects Of hoarders.
A bill was introduced in the House
to require railroad companies to
keep targets aud target lights at
all crossings Also, a hillto codi.
f. the school laws Of Ohio. A
bill passed the House regulating
the rates changed bv railroads for
transporting passengers and
freight.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

- Fourteen members Of the Ohio
House Of Representatives voted tol
Durbin Wards bill to exclude the
Bible from our Common Schools,
The bill was introduced last Win.
ter, and was called up again at the
present session. Those voting In
favor Of the exclusion, were
Mossrs Callen, Cessna, Corcoran,
Dodds, CASTOR, Green, Haldcman,
Milligan. Mott. Parr. Sehirek- sif
ford, Soule, and Ward, All Demo.
Gratis. They do not recognize the
Bible as a Democratic Institution,
and are therefore afraid Of its indu-
onces upon the youthful mind,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16
Business Change.
II. SENFTENBERG

TT AS sold his stock Of Clothlng &C. to A.
Al NATHAN y CO., who win continue
tho business IN the room occupied by Mr.
Senftenberg Mr. MIR II Strauss viii remain
IN charge OF the business. and will be pleased
to see his old friends customers, and the
public, at his old stand
/ senltenberg inretiring from business in
Washington desires to return thanks to the
people OF Fayette county for past fayors and
recommend the new firm to their patronage
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

The Editorial Convention VIII
he hela at Akron, on the 23d and
2lHrinst, The Editors Of that city
are making Preparations to receive
tho gentlemen Of the Ohio press, in
g spirit Of true generosity and re-
spsct Sorry We cannot be with the
brctheren.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16
Settlement Notice.

Having sold my stock of Clothing to A. Ma
than " Co. and quit business in Washington,
desire all persons indebted to me to call and
make immediate payment My accounts
must be settled without delay My books
VIII be lett in the hands Of my successors, A.
Nathan q Co., at my Old stand forsettement
L. sENFTENBERG,
Feb. 10, 1871. 1a'ws
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16


ONO PENITENTIARY.- From the
report of Col. Burr, the Warden o.
the Prison, the following interest
ing items are obtained:
There were in the Penitentiary,
October 81, 1869, 923 males and
32 females from civil courts, and
10 males from military courts--to.
tai 974.
There were received during the
year, 359 males and 20 females
from County Courts, 6 males from
United States Civil Courts, and 1
male under the sentence of milittry.
court. There were discharged dur
ing the year by expiration of sen
tence, 249 males and IA females,
State prisoners; 16 males, United
States Civil prisoners, and 4 males
sentenced by military courts.
Forty four prisoners were par.
doned by the Governor, 3 by the
President, 8 were sent to the Re.
form Farm, 2 discharged by millta-
ry order, | by habeas corpus, 81
were removed for new trial, 2 e.
capped and II die leaving in the
prison October 81, 1901, 900 pris-
onrrs.
There are row in the Pcniten
tiary u prisoners under sentence
for life, Sixty one were convicted
of murder in the Second degree
5 of murder in the first degree and
OF death commuted;
was convicted Of murder and ar,
son and sentence COMMITTED and 2
were charged with rape OF their
own daughters, Nine Of the life
prisoners were sent from Hamil
,on county, eight from Cuyahogat
county and three from Franklin
county Columous Gazette.
= The Common Pleas Court Of
guernsey county returned ver-
lict of $4,000 and costs-S700-
or the plantiin the case Of FANNY
Watt Us. Sam Bovd, for selling liq.
lor to her husband, from which he
ook the de'irium tremeBS and
lied a horrible death in 1869, in
he town Of Winchester
Another case is still pending to t
ie tried in the April Term, Of this
anne homeless widow as. James J
losegrant, for throwing herself and |
onsehold goods out IN the street
nd taking possession ofthe home
lead for whisky bills. The Lodge
( Good Templars nided Mrs. Wat,
the case just closed by advan ii
ng fees to compel attendance Of |
iportant witnesses at court, &c n
e would delight to honor the \
ldge and Jury and Attorney who
'complished this result If we could
cure their names,--AHiaace I
Ioa tor. 1
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

= The Circleyillo Herald, which,
by the way, is one Of the best local
papers in Ohio, last week publish
the annexed notice, under the head.
ing of "Births,n viz:
0l,Ds-In this City on the 18th inst, to the
wife of Judge Joseph Olds q son
This doubtless accounts for the
unwGnted air Of dignity we ohserv
ed in the presiding Judge OF our
Common Pleas Court as we step
ped into the Court House yester-
day = Madison County Democrat.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

THAT CALAMITY, The Madison
County Democrat SAYS: "The sen
ior editor Of the Circleville Herald
looks calamity squnps IN the face
and even attempts to.feel jolly ovei
it, Hear him:
"'McCollister, Gr., appeared al
our house on Sunday. Hos a Girl,
this time That makes two of EN-,
a sample Of each kind Subscribe
for the Heraldp"
That's the way with these editors
who are unable to cause a calam
ity - Circleville Herald.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

- The Chlllcothe Gazette oi
last week favors the nomination of
Gen. Chas. r. Brown as q, suitable
person for the candidacy for Gov.
ernor, by the Republicans of this
State. We know little Of General
Brown. lie may be deserving and
fully competent, for anything We
know, to the contrary, There will
undoubtedly be candidates enough,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16

- The Northern Ohio Fair As.
sociation will hold its second An
nual Fair at Cleveland, commenc.
ing September 18th and continue
until tie Saturday following
They have ninety acres Of land
IN their grounds, near the city, on
the Lake Shore Railway. 1t is ex.
pected that It will be the finest ex.
hibition ever had in this State.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-16
THE NEW PROPRIETOR

Respectfully asks share Of public patronage,
feeling sure that he Offers as favorable In
ductments as any other House IN Washing
ton. Gail and see. JAMES LEASE
Jan, II. 1871, 8ttf
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-17
From the State House.

Boston, Saturday, April 10, 1871
The state police hearing was continued this morn
ing, but nothing especially important was put in
evidence. Mr.. Goddard, an ex-state constable,
from Lowell, who was on the stand yesterday and
asked for time to consult counsel, appeared again
to-day and refused to testify. After several wit
nesses had been examined Mr.. LoYejoy, the poti-
TONER for the investigation said he had introduced
testimony enough to prove that the state police
were corrupt, and should call no more witnesses.
The committee stated that there were seve-
raj persons they desired to call, and after some
consultation, the counsel for the police de-
ching to open their. case until all the evidence
on the opposite side was in, the hearing was adj
journed to await the action of the legislature in ref
erencet to recreant witnesses who had been sum-
moned and had not appeared.
The senate was not in session to-day, and the
house was thinly attended; the committee on rail-
ways reported bills to incorporate the Plymouth
County Railroad Company, to run from South Scit-
uate TO some point on the Old Colony railroad in
Quincy, with capital stock of $500 900; and to in
corporate heAshburnham Railroad companv with
capital not exceeding 100000 A bill was intro
duced leave to provide for the inspection of steam
boilers.
The bills increasing the salaries of the county
commissioners Of the several counties; TO fix the
salary of the district attorney of the northwestern
district. and to incorporate the young womens ap-
prentice association, were severally rejected The
report Of the committee on railways-leaye to with
draw-on the petition of the Grafton and Millbury
railroad company for an amendment of its charter
was postponed until Tuesday, Mr. Merriam. Of
Leominster, moving substitute bill. The bill to in
corporate the Bolton railroad company, and the bill
concerning the taxation of incomes were postponed
70 Monday, The order requiring all committees to
report on or before the 26th inst was adopted The
resolve in favor oftbe Washingtonan home; to allow
sh ehsnge OF venue In capital cases. and to change
Standish, were seyerally ordered TO he enrrossed
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-17
The soulI,erm Democracy.

The New York World has for long time been
laboring to persuade its party that reconstruc-
tion and the fifteenth amendment are dead is
sues which cannot profitably be revived These
measures though adopted, as it claims, by the
use Of unwarrantable means, are so firmly es-
tabGshed that an attempt TO reverse them must
be unsuccessful and disastrous to the party
which undertakes it. They are settled as the
question of secession is settled; the battle has
been fought to the end and it is the part of
wisdom in the vanquished to accept the defeat
and make the best of il. In enforcing this adj
vice the World has assumed the formid
able task Of supplying a commentary on Sepa-
TOR Blairs speeches and letters particularly the
letter which he wrote not long ago to a southern
newspaper, and of reconciling their apparent in
consistencies. 1t succeeded in showing to its
own satisfaction that Mr.. Blairs views, though
they seemed to differ so widely, were really in
substantial accord with its own, and that even
the revolutionary speech of Linton Stephens,
which was so generally accepted by the southern
democratic press as an expression of the party's
policy in that section, was not fundamentally at
variance with its recommendations.
This work required good deal of ingenuity
and adroitness The democratic papers at the
north very generally seconded the Worlds
efforts. They saw that it would be folly TO
renew the struggle over negto suffrage. and
mat that issue is made in the next presidential
canvass, their party will be defeated. But the
southern democrats will not accent this we'll
meant and prudent counsel They know wbo,
they want, and, with that obstinate blindness
which has always characterized them tbo,.
will not see that they cannot have
II, and that their determination 10
secure it may cost them ADVANTAGES
which might be attained by a concession
on this point. Most Of the leading dem
ocratic papers at the south have distinctly auc
emphatcally rejected the advice OF the World
They say that opposition to negro equality an,
the recent amendments Of the constitution /
the chief distinctive principle of the democrats
party; TO sacrifice this for the sake of an easie
party triumph is TO give mp in advance all tina
isworth fighting for. They persist in believin;
that they can succeed with il, and aver that they
would not care to succeed without it.
This obstinacy disgusts the World so that, drop
ping Its tone of Cancellation, it proceeds to read
rs southern friends sharp lecture. II com
Phres them 10 that sage of nursery romance
VINO, not the discoverer Of the bomeona mi,
principle, was the first to test II in suroeal nrac
tice. bis experiment is said to have baa, sno
cessfalj but single operation. even ~ MO-,
authenticated, cannot be relied upon As a suf,,
gent foundation for system. Al auy rate
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-17

without pretending to special learning as an ocu-
list the World thinks that vision, lost by a rash
encounter with brambes, is not likely to be
recovered by jumping into another bush
of the same kind. The southern democrats,
it says, in 1860 were arrogant and con-
fident; they might have learned from Mr.. Doug
las, who understood it thoroughly the temper
of their northern brethren; but they thought
they knew better than he, and were sure they
could carry the party with them for an extreme
pro-slavery platform and an ultra state rights
candidate. They failed and lost all that they
were contending for and much more. If they
had been wise enough TO take advice from COM
petent counselors, they might still have cou-
trolled the government. Even after the presi
dental election had been decided against them,
they had majority in both houses of congress,
and might have saved slavery to this time.
The mistake which they made then they are
determined to repeat now in spite of every warn
ing. They hope to repair some of the losses of
their former folly by means of another act of
folly precisely similar They know that they
cannot dispense with the aid of the northern
democrats, yet they persist in alternating their
friends by debating policy for the party which
all the influential organs and spokesman lot the
the party in the north declare is unwisc and
suicidal. They are assured that all the north
ern states where the democratic party has any
prospect of success will certainly be carried by
the republicans if an issue is made on the valid
ity Of the recent constitutional amendments, but
they reply that these warnings proceed from
cowardice, and the party must accept the issue
or be abandoned by tits southern adherents.
The Worlds disgust and anger is ex-
cusable. Its ingenuity has been wasted
and its wisdom thrown away upon a set
of impracticable bigots whom even experience
can teach nothing. 1t is novelty to see such
opinions expressed in its columns concerning
the men whose patriotism and craftsmanship it
has been accustomed to praise in the highest
terms; but the World is subject to occasional
fits of frankness and independence, which would
do it credit if it did not hasten TO atone for them
by increased subserviency to all the demands of
its party and by eating humble pie in great
quantities, apparently with an excellent appetite.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-17
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Foreign Notes,


VERSAILLES, April 18.-All the insuroents
taken prisoners are sent to Brest. Marty of
them on the way murdered one OF their guards
and eight of them were shot for it the next dav
A solemn requiem mass was celebrated at the
cathedral to-day for Generals Thomas and Ie-
comte. A vast and influential congregation as
sisted. There are now no troops at Versailles.
They are all around Paris.
April ia bill giving municipal rights in
Paris has been adopted by the national assem-
Dly: The concentration of loyal troops continues
at versailles. Theirs has issued a circnIar
stating that the fighting of the last two DAYS mas
been Of an unimportant character Chatillon
and the southern forts of Paris continue TO FIRE
without result. Our troops are well established
~ their positions, and have repulsed sorties
our communications are perfect while those of
I u insurgents have been DESTROYED. General
~ Mhon, oy sortie from our lines, has DAMAGED
Esnian surgent preparations for an attack upon
aD,11uLocSR. April 14.-A demonstration from
Do 'o.ssIS IN Faris and the commune has heen
viii ,qsra ior sunday, when the national guards
PARIS, April 14.-There is a comnarot,vo III,
IN tue contest. The nationals are encnrra a ,,,5
Dy Tue repulse Of the Versailles army ana 4 20
anxious 70 attack the latter. Cluseret ins,s.s
on eounning their movements to defensive nner.
Anons' TIRES gunboats shellsd Seyres and 81,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-17
ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, April 15.-About one hundred OF
the corporators Of the Texas Pacific railroad
company, which organized to-day, arrived in
this city yesterday. Among the number are
Generals Banks, Fremont and Jack Hamilton of
Texas. Colonel Thomas A. Scott, of the Union
Pacific and the Pennsylvania Central roads, and
Marshall o. Roberts are the leading candidates
for the presidency of the new company, and the
friends of both were confident of success at a
late hour last night. A strong lobby party from
Washington are also busy at work, and dele
cation from several southwestern states are act
ing independently about the capitalists who shall
control the construction of the road.
The steamer Pereire and several brigs are now
detained at quarantine on account of small poX
among the passengers or crew. Captain e. w.
Mariner Of Portland Maine, died OF small pox
soon after the vessel reached quarantine.
The teachers and other friends of educationlin
the state are greatly pleased with the recent &C.
ton of the legislature, in establishing a normal
school, The question of location is being dis
cussed, but the best interests of the whole state
demand that Providence shall be the site of the
institution, even though some of the people OF
that city fear that the high school may lose some
of its best pupils.
HAIL STORM.
JACKSON, Miss, April ia terrific hailstorm
passed over this vicinity last night. Hail fell
for hfteeDi minutes. Stones measuring six inches
in circumference were found Several thousand
window lights were broken, and iron Ioohng
was perforated Gardens, fields, fruits and crops
are seriously damaged. Forest trees have been
stripped of their foliage and hundreds Of birds
killed.
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, April 15.-Winans, Republican, from
Chataqua, announced in the House this morning
that he would vote with the democracy. 1t was
received with great applause. The democrats
have secured a clear majority.
In the assembly this morning the bill ordering
a special election in the 18th assembly district
was passed, s. to IS. Messrs. Delano Pierce,
Prince and Winans voted with the democrats,
and six republicans were absent. Mr.. Winans
said the democracy was entitled TO a Iconstitu-
tional majority, and he should vote with them
hereafter every time.