Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-01-12
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On the 18th Of December, the
olast spike" was driven that com
pleted the "Springheld u Illinois
Southeastern Railroad. /" This
spike was driven in White county
near the north line Of Gallatin
county. The road runs from
Springfield through Christian,
Shelby, Fayette and Eilingham
counties, crossing the Illinois Cen
tral road at Edgewood. On this
part of the road, the rails have
been laid from Pana to Springfield.
From Edgewood, in ElHngham
county, the route is through Clay
county, via Louisville and Flora
Wayne county, 0ia Fairfield ;
White county, via Enfield to Shaw
Ineetown on the Ohio river. The
completion of this part Of the road
establishes a continuous rail route
from all these hitherto inaccessible
counties to Chicago.
The Senate joint resolution on
San Domingo was passed Tuesday
by a vote Of 1913 to So, after being
modified by the Amber amend
ment, which provides that nothing
| in the resolution shall be construed
as committing Congress to the an
nexation of Dominica. The amed-
ded resolution goes back to the
Senate, where Of course it will pass
without delay. The Commission
ers will probably take their depart
ure within week,
Some fifteen years ago a steam
boat loaded with 800 barrels of
whisky and 500 barrels of high
wines was sunk in the Missouri
river, near Parkrille, Mo. The
wreck was recently found, buried
some fifteen feet in the sand, and
lit is said that the cargo can be got
at. Parties operating have secured
the title to the property, so that in
the event Of success they will real
ize a handsome sum.
Judge Joseph F. DAILY, sitting in
special term, of Court Of Common
Pleas. One is brought by a Gin
cinnati druggist for drugs, and the
other by DR.. Oliver D. Norton for
medicine and services. Suits came
up for trial, and judgement taken
by default, and yesterday defendant
came in on motion to open default,
claiming that the medicine was
bought for her niece; that she did
not call in the doctor, and that her
niece was under age.
= An exchange discussing kero-
sene lamps, says that if the wicks
are soaked in strong vinegar for
,twenty-four hours, and thoroughly
dried Deforo used, all smoke will
be avoided, the wicks will last lon
ger, and increased brilliancy will
be obtained.
Lyon county, Iowa, had not a
sin0ln white inhabitant until the
summer Of 1867, when Daniel
KcLarcn, hunter and trapper,
settled on the Sioux river, Now
the county bids fair to become one
Of the most populous in the north
western portion Of the State.
Dewey, the man WHO was hung
up for while last fall by q vigi-
lance committee at Charlton, Iowa,
has been prosecuting his hangers,
and finally has succeeded in obtain
ing a judgement for $4,000 dam
ages against three of them,
The Chinese begin another cycle
of a thousand years in their calen-
dar, early in February, and those
OF the race in California will devote
two weeks to festivity in celebration
of the passage from the old cycle
to the new,
Mayor Aguilar, Of Los Apgelos,
Cal, is a Spaniard, and does not
speak or write the English Ian
He sends his messages to
the Common Council in Spanish,
and mas them read by an interpre-
ter.
Isabella, daughter of General
Robert Anderson, is one of the
helles of Venice, where the Gener-
al is now living, and it is reported
that she has captured an italian
prince or something Of that sort,
1t is reported in Washington
that the friends of the San Domin-
90 scheme have given up the hope
of getting the House Foreign Com
mittee to report favorably on
either Banks or Morton's resolu
tion.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.