Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-09
State and Noighborhood Items.

The funded debt of the city OF
Chilicothe is $4,000, which the
Advertiser says, the greater portion
falls due next Summer; and the
city council has reason to believe
the bond Of the city cannot be sold
at seven per cent. to raise the
money.
The ChilIicothe Advertiser OF
last week says; The lady who
lectured in the M. e. Churches OF
this city Sunday, caused many Of
our fashionable christian ladies to
ask themselves If it is possible that
they were meant The same kind
of queries have been engaging the
minds of the same class of ladies
in our town ever since a certain
lady lecturcd here.
The Chillicothe Gazette of last
week says: We regret to know
that Judge Dickey continues in
feeble health. 1t says also that
the "Cood Templars" Of this city
have dissolved their organization,
and the hall occupied by them is
now for rent. We are sorry to
hear this.
The Lancaster Gazette of last
week says; The c. and H. "
Railroad sustains the running of
eighteen daily trains,
A good move-The Circleville
Herald of last week says: A pc
tition is being circulated in this
city for the purpose of securing
signatures to the same, with the
object of enforcing tie law against
gambling.
The Circleville Democrat says ::
Revival meetings are now progress
ing at the Methodist Episcopal,
English Lutheran, United Breth
ren, Evangelical Association and
African Baptist Churches, of this
city. The Democrat says also,
that Josiah Renick contemplates
extending Corwin street to King
ston pike, and laying out fifty
acres adjacent, in building lots.
The Wilmington journal says:
The real estate of Wilmington is
of greater value than that of any
town in the Sixth Congressional
District, unless it be Riply. Clin-
ton County has seven incorporated
villages, VIZ: Wilmington, Sabina,
Port William, New Vienna, Mar
tinsville, Clarksvill, and B!anches-
ter.
The Logan Republican of last
Thursday, says: This section Of
the State was visited by an earth
quake on Thursday night last. In
Logan the shock was distinctly felt
about 2 :30 A. M.
The same paper says 1t is sug-
gestcd that gas enough escapes
from the oil well to light our
streets.
We learn that Alvah Perry Esq,
first Assistant Sergeant at Arms
If the Ohio House of Representa-
ives, is to take charge Of the Em-
nit House, in Chillicothe, about
he first of March. Mr.. Perry is
aid to understand the mysteries
f hotel keeping, and will keep a I
ood house.
A lady at a masquerade ball, over !
le Rhine, in Cincinnati, the other d
vcning, appeared in q drose, the 6
parts of which, were
uttler crackers, The Fatherland- g
3, after waltzing until almost the /.
aep Of day, got hungry and made +
raid upon the cracker costume
Id came near eating the fair Cath =
en- stark naked. The Germans are o
eat walters, and some on 2Wnch a
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- Alexander Caldwell has been !,
ccted to the United States Senate, o.
ON Kansas, by vote of SS, to s le
ties for Ross, tue present lncumu Il
H. Ross is the member who sold s,
mself out to Andy johnson, G
ZEN that distinguished parsonage ID
IS playing President. ~ ~
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The Columbus journal Of Mon y y
y morning last, gets off the m
lowing on some Cincinnati sao6s ch
10 recently visited the capital; tic
There is lot of hungry look. III
: Cincinnati fellows in the city. ~
icy manifest q desire to cultivat o'
acquaintance with gentlemen Of VI
, press and Of the Legislature - ~