Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-03-09

mable material which burned so
rapidly and destroyed so many
lives in the New Hamburg disas
ter, was gasoline, and not kerosene,
as reported. There is a vast diff.
ference between the two. Gasoline
is remarkably light and inhamma-
bic, but slightly removed from gen
uine gas, and its transportation by
steamboats, is prohibited. 1t is dan
gerous material to handle, since it
penetrates through barrels, and will
ignite if q match or other burning
substance is placed near it. 1t is
not considered explosive. but burns
with remarkable rapidity.
The custom which Congress has
adopted of paying salaries to con
testants for seats in that body,
even where no title is shown, has
become q great evil, many unprin-
cipled persons evidently engaging
in contest almost solely to secure
the usual Congressional appropri-
alton. 1t is asserted that there has
been paid to contestants by the
present Congress S76,959, and to
witnesses S26,416, making an ag.
greeate expenditure in this line of
04,375. 1t is believed that a stop
will be put to this leak,
On Monday night last a family
named Walker, consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. Walker and two children,
living in McHenry county, a short
distance north of Elgin, Illinois,
were found dead in their house.
A letter found explained that the
father and mother had given laud-
anum to their children and taken
it themselves, and were happy in
believing that they would go with
their children to a better world.
They were earnest Spiritualists.
In 1907, J. B. Varnum of Mass
achusetts, was chosen Speaker of
the House, by a majority of one
vote, in place Of Mason, who was
sick and absent. Several Southern
Democrats, true to their instincts,
refused to vote for Northern man.
Some years after this, John Ran
dolph, in alluding to the fact that
he | ad once supported Varnum,
said, che would never again vote
for Northern man, 50 help him
God"
The Cincinnati Enquirer says -
"This personal journalism" ap-
pears to be catching, as they have
got it at Chillicothe, Ohio, in the
pulpit. Elder Millard got up on
Sunday and denounced Deacon De
Camp for insinuating that the elder
was sweet on a grass widow, when
the deacon talked back, threatened
to put head on the elder, and
finally shut OF the gas, and left
things darker than the elders char
acter,"
More than a quarter of million
of females died of consumption in
England and Wales, says the Brit
ish Medical Journal, during the de-
cade 1s51--1860. In regard to
the geographical distribution of
disease, it is stated that in those
districts where consumption most
prevails, heart disease causes the
fewest deaths; while, where there
IS the highest mortality from heart
disease, there is the least from con-
Among the curious questions
lrouoht hefna. tho rostotiice De-
rnlent was this: A wife directed
he Postmaster to deliver her let
.ers to no one but herself. Her
husband ordered that they should
De put in his box, as he claimedt the
light to read them. The Depart
nent decided that the letters must
)e delivered to the person to whom
hey are addressed.
Bread is made by the Mexicans
rom the eggs Of certain brine
nhabiting insect. So says DR..
packard, one Of the best American
authorities on entomology. There
$ .. lake, at the edge OF which these
ggs are deposited in large guam
tiles. The Indians fish them out
nd sell them in the market.
When uncooked, they are known
y a name signifying water wheat.
jenkins has much to contend
nth. In describing a recent ball
t Columbia, S. G., he attempted to
peak Of Mrs. Theodore Hammond, !
$ exceedingly lovely in long
rain and short sleeves" but the
emoniacal printers made him men
on "Mr. Theodore Hammond, ex !
aedmgly lovely on a fast train in
is shirt sleeves"
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