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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
The Presidency.

The Ross County Register is right
in say ing that the Fayette County
Herald is in favor of the denomination
and election of Grant and Colfax, by
the Republican National Convention,
to the office of President and Vice
President. Gen. Grant has shown
himself fully competent to discharge
the duties of the first Office in, the gift
Of the American people; and the sec
ond Office never has been and never will,
mall probability, be better filed than it
has been by Vice President Colfax.-
He has served the people long and
well, and if he were to consult his
own wishes and personal comfort, he
would unquestionably retire from pub
lie life at the close of his present off
cial term. But the people have favor
ed him, and we feel confident that no
man appreciates more highly than he,
the repeated evidences of the great
confidence in his fidelity to their inter
ests, that has been shown to him and
if tile people should, as we have no
doubt they will, desire his renomina-
ton, be. will receive it as additional
evidence that he has, in the discharge
of his arduous official duties, fully
equaled their most sanguine anticipa
tiOns, and would not feel at liberty to
decline the proffered situation.
Notwithstanding all the charges Of
usurpation, incompetency, DC, upon
President Grant, the opposition party
and the disappointed place seekers
have failed to sustain single charg'
against him in his official capacity. I
is easy to make charges of corruption
fraud, usurpatiOn and incompetenc,
against public functionary, but it i
not quite so easy to sustain them b.
an array of facts that will convince al
intelligent people that they are true
There is always disappointed clas
of office seekers who are ready to sid
with the opposite political party t.
traduce the official character of tn
party in power; it is their vocation
it is all the political capital they have
and their weakness and want of capi
tai in a political campaign is unmis
takably evinced in this way 1t ha
been the case during the whole 0
President Grants administration bu
every election has proved beyond I
doubt that they have failed most sig
nally in their cherished hopes. TIL
Administration is stronger to-da.
among the people than it has eve
been, because, by the judicious an
able manner in which governments
affairs in these troubulous times hav
been managed, public confidence i
the ability of the Administration ha
increased; and he who cannot see tina
the public sentiment points to the re
nomination of Grant and Colfax, fail
to see what is as clear as the noon-da,
sun.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
Rev. H. x. Foster.

Rev. H. K. Foster, of the Third av-
enue n. E. Church, of Columbus, for
reasons satisfactory to himself, has
surrendered his parchments as a miu-
lister, and dissolved his connection
with the church.
Some four months ago he came to
Columbus as pastor of the Third-ave-
nue. Church, and has served with great
satisfaction until few days ago, when
the Prosecuting Attorney of the Pick
away County Court came there with
the intelligence that servant girl in
Circleville was about to become a
mother, and that Foster was the father
of the child.
The official suggested marriage or a
prosecution. Foster chose the hitter,
and the official returned home. AS to
whether the marriage has been con.
summated or not, gossiaertffueE This
disenA~o-fsf1-rrKea pail on his friends
there, and his resignation is the re-
suit.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

= Horace Greeley never has beer
in the habit of being pleased with the
nominations by the old Wings or Re
publicans for the Presidency; nor does
he like their platforms unless he can
have the privilege of making both can
didates and platforms. We remember
that sometimes he has spit upon Wing
platforms, but he has generally man
aged to ring in before election time,
and support their candidates. He don't
like the idea now of nominating Grant
for re election but Grant will be nom
mated, and Greeley will support hin
before the election day comes.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
Awards by the Commissioners.

AWarOS ny INC OOnAAAASSAOA0A D
The County Commissioners are in
session. On Tuesday last, they award
ed to G. s. Newcomb & Co., Cleve-
land, the contract for binding, station
ery, printing blanks, dc. The print
ing of blanks, especially, ought to be
kept at home, even if it should cost a
little more. The Messrs. Newcombs
are neither citizens nor taxpayers
here. and in no sense identified with
the interests of Clinton county By
accum ulating large amount of work,
in this way, using stereotype plates,
and running steam presses, they are
large profits. No opportunity was
presented to the printers here to put
in bid. The printing went in with
the other work. We would agree to
do the gohOle Of the blanks for the
county officers, on the same terms bid
by Newcomb & Co., and do it in every
respect as WE'LL WiIninqton Jour
nal.
We presume the Commissio ners Of
Clinton county, if they have any pride
in relation to the institutions of their
own county, would be ashamed when
they are away from home, at least, to
own that they had no printing offices
in their county that could execute a
respectable job of county blanks or
hand bills, or that they had no print
ing Office at all in their county; yet
a stranger would be forced to this
conclusion from the suggestive cir
cumstanoe that the Commissioners send
a hundred and fifty miles away from
home to get their county blanks print
ed. Well warrant if the Commits
sioners of that county have any hankg
jobs to be done for the benefit of the
people, they never think of going to
Cleveland to get them done. There are
a hundred little notices during the
year-such as notices of public meet
ings. religious meetings, temperance
notices, political notices, and advo-
eating and pointing out the advanta-
ges for business, &c, of their partic
ular section, and numerous othel
ways of advancing the interests of the
county, through the medium of The
press, which, if the editors refused tc
do, they would run a great risk of be
ing invited to leave town, as un
worthy citizens. Yet by sending
little printing away, (Which to eact
citizen is very small item,) they vir
tually say that the printers are un
worthy of county patronage, although
they pay taxes, help support churches
and all the benevolent institutions
&c. This thing of sending abroad tc
get done what can be as well done a
home, and very nearly as cheap, i!
all wrong. 1t is a poor way of en-
couraging domestic institutions. Ap
ply this system to every branch o
trade and mechanical business, ant
what kind of town would you have
Surely you would have no mechanics
and no newspapers to tell the worlC
of your 0OGnt Of enterprise.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

There is dignity in that going away
alone, which we call dying-that wrap
ping of the mantle of Immortality
about US; that venturing away from
home for the first time in our lives,
and seeing foreign countries not laid
down on any maps we have had ac-
cess to. There must be lovely lands
somewhere starward, for none ever
return who go thither, and we very
much doubt, if any would if they
could.
The Eighth National Bank of New
York shows a deficiency of one hun
dred and fifty Thousand dollars, not in
cluding claim OF one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars lent the bank
when in need. The bank has not been
examined by the Government Exami-
ner for two years and a half.
A girl about eighteen years old,
living near Highland, Ind, rushed to-
ward the track and purposely threw
herselfin front of an engine on the
Vandalia road, last week, and was
torn to pieces. Her name and the
cause of the strange suicide are un
known.
The Japanese Embassy and suite
with the exception of the Prime Min
lister, arrived at San Francisco in out
landish English readymade garments
of all styles since the food, which they
have already discarded for the mos
fashionable clothing obtainable.
In the American and Mexican
Claims Commission last week severa
American claims were rejected upoI
it's appearing that the injuries com
planned of were inflicted by the Max
imilian authorities, for whose acts the
Mexican Republic is not held liable.
The mother, wife and two daugh
tels of DIR. n. Klumb, living at Lou
i willie, were poisoned at supper las
night, from eating fruit put up in jars
The prompt, energetic efforts of ply
sicians averted fatal result.
! Lawrence Sullivan, under sentenc
of death fer murder in a New Yorl
prison, has been decided insane, ant
sent to an asylum. Larry is glad tina
his disease is pronounced incurable.
An old coIored woman, Aunt Phyl
lis, said to have been spy in the Fed
eral service, among the Tories, in Rev
olutionary times, was burned to deaf
Friday night at Bricktown, N. j.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

Last year the rural members of
the Illinois Legislature expended a
good deal Of their time IN efforts to
legIslate the Canada thistle out of the
State. This year they are discussing
measures to rid themselves of dogs
There is no doubt that the ravages of
dogs upon sheep focks are a very
serious injury to the farming interest
in nearly all the States. Official re-
ports show in Ohio an annual loss of
$1,000, 900 in sheep killed by dogs,
and nearly s., 900, 900 in injuries
loss equivalent to 5000, 900 pounds of
wool, or tax of two per cent. upon
the total sum invested i'll sheep in that
State. 1t is said that in two years,
from 1868 to 1870, Illinois-san from
the sixth to the ninth rank among the
States in the number and value of it's
sheep, and this great falling off is at
tributed to a proportionate increase in
the number of dogs, and the lack of
proper legislation to prevent their raw
ages among the sheep. The Legisla-
ture is considering the same subject.
The returns from five counties report
over l 100 sheep killed in one year by
dogs. These are all country dogs,
however; our New York dogs have
never been accused of such wicked
ness.-TN. Y. Sun.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
T EGAL NOTICE.-Thoodore

1 EGAI NO O11CE-1nCOQOr0 ii.
Ia Sanders, whose place of residence is wholly
unknown and cannot be aScertained, Isabella &.
Ernst, (formerly Isabelle e. Sanders and d. P.
Ernst, her husband. of Wayne County, in the
State of Indiana, will take notice that Moses v.
Rawlings, on the - day of January, 1872, filed
his Petition the Court of Common Pleas With
in and for the County of Fayette, Ohio, against
Margaret J. Hay and Samuel n. Hay, her husband,
Isabella g. Ernst and ID. Z. Ernst, heI husband,
Mary E Kimball and Aaron Kimball, her hus-
band, Theodore H. Sanders, Eberdella Sanders,
Sanders, Defendants, setting forth that Alice
Ann Sanders and John M Sanders, her husband,
on the Goth day of March, 1855, executed and de-
Iivered to said Plaintiff Moses Rawlings, their
certain mortgage deed and thereby conveyed in
fee sim pie to said Moses v. Rawlings In Lot No.
145 in Rawlings addition to the town of Wash
in gton Fayette County, Ohio, to secure the pay
from said last date, being the purchase money for
said real estate according to q certain note
referred to in said mortgage and that since the
irving of said mortgage, the said Alice Ann San
ders and John Nj. Sanders, her husband have
both departed this life and said defendants, who
are children and heirs at law of said Alice Ann
anil John Nj. Sanders deceased, hold said real es-
tate ly descent subject to said mortgages and also
setting forth that no part of said money has been
paid andathat said mortgage deed has become
absolute, and that the Plaintiff claims to be due
upon said m mortgage the said sum of $22b 90, with
interest thereon from March 20, 1871 and praying
that said premises may be sold to pay the same
Ernst and d. p. Ernst her husband, are further
notified that they are required to appear and an
swer said petition before the third Saturday
after the Goth day of February, 1872.
MOSES " RAWLINGS, Plaintiff
dated Jan. 1S 1872. ow6 prf 81. 30
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

We notice that bill has passed the
Senate of our State Legislature, the
object of which is to appoint guardi-
ans for drunkards. A bill for this OBJ
ject passed the Legislature ofthis State
on the 9Th of january, 1871, and may
be found in the liquor laws of 1871
We do not know what the details OF
the new law are. -
On the subject of the bill for the
above object, now pending in the
House, the Ohio State Journal Of last
week makes the lowing good and
timely remarks:
The Ohio Senate did little piece
of business on Thursday that in all
probability will meet with general ap-
probation on the part of the people
We refer to the passage of the bill
providing for the appointment of guar
dians for habitual drunkards. Moth
ing is more manifest than that much
of this worlds poverty and degrade
ton is due 10 fortunes squandered fol
intoxicating liquor, There is no lack
of instances in any community of fam.
lilies who once enjoyed the comforts oil
a good home and plenty to live on,
now are reduced to penury, are dis,
cOuraged. with nothing to hope fol
but death, and all traceable directly
to husband and fathers yielding to an
Unsuitable desire for strong drink
Such men, and all men, whether they
be married or single, who cannot car
ry a piece of fractional currency in
their pockets without going off, spend.
ing it for whisky and getting beastly
drunk, to beat their innocent wiv es
and children, destroy the household
furniture and dishes, insult decent peo'
pie on the streets, or create q row
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
GHERIFF'S SALE.

Alexander Draise ct al against Patterson He
Coy.
Order of sale in Partition
By virtue of an order of sale issued in the above
stated case, from the Court of Common Pleas of
Fayette County and State of Ohio, to me directed
expose and offer for sale at public auction at the
door of the Court House in the town of Wsshfng-
ton IN SalQ county of E1ayette on Monday the Ssh
DAY OF anuary; A D. 1872, at one O'Clock P II. Of
ments to-wit situated in the County of FaTetta
and State aforesaid:
Beginning at a stone in the center of the GOOD
Hope Pike, north S51z deg west 49 poles from
the line of Efidosey Mccoy where a white OAK
two " feet in diameter bears south IS deg east
poles white oak 10 inches in diameter north q
deg east 1s5 poles and white oak feet in diam
stake is beginning point of tract of IS acres
/ and 1OS poles belonging to Elizabeth Draise and
others; thence running from said Stone in the
center OF said road, (the beginning point ef this
the line of John Boyd and corner to said tract of
80 acres and los poles; thence with said Boyd s
line north ~ deg west Is 2 poles to stone corn
er TO PATTERSON McCoys thence with said Pat
poles to a stake in the center of said Good Hope
pike; thence with the center of said road soutb
271-2 deg east 20 poles to the beginning cSntain-
ing 10 acres and IS poles, being part of B. Stn-
Said land and tenements to be sold Frse Of
| Appraised at Ss7S IS
! TeIms of Sale-A cash on day of sale = In one
year and 3s IN two years, the last payment 30 be
! secured by mortgage on premises; deferred pay
ments to draw intesest at per cent from d1y OF
sale. - :
CONRAD GARIs,
Dec. IS 1S7I. 6w5 prfS S1s so
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

- Could is out in an article in his
paper OF to days date, in which nc
charges that our article in last weeks
HERALD, in relation to certain adver-
tising he did, is "false in every par
ticular." We shall reply to his arti-
Gle next week, and produce sneh facts
ss hO cannot deny, in proof OF our
statements, such fact as will more ef
fectuaiIy brand the liar upon his cheeks.
We shall not make single statement
but we shall verify by uncontroverti-
BILE documents.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

= The Cincinnati Commercial thinks
that if there was any chance for any
body to be elected to the Chief Mag
istracy but President Grant, Senator
Trumbull, of Illinois, would be very
suitable and acceptable candidate for
that high position.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

The James River and Kanawha
Canal folks are again before Congress
for money to construct canal seventy
feet wide from Richmond, Va, to the
Ohio River at the mouth of the Kan
awha. AS this canal would have to
be carried over or under the Allegheny
mountains, it is difficult to estimate
what it would cost; but the bill intro
duceL by Mr.. Stevenson in the House
of Representatives modestly asks for
only $S,000,00 to begin with. The
bill also provides that before the de-
liverv of the United States bonds pro
vided for, the Legislatures of Virginia
and West Virginia shall convey to the
| United States all their interest in any
companies having a claim in and to
the continuous line of water commu-
nications projected; but that such CON
veyance shall be null and void if the
United States does not within certain
time complete the water way with ca
pacity sufficient to pass vessels of at
least two hundred and eighty tons
burden over the-whole length of the
line. 1t further provides that the
United States shall buy all the stock
of the James River and Kanawha
Company that is in the hands of pri-
vate stockholders. AS an inducement
to the Government to invest in this
enterprise it is provided that no tolls
shall be collected for ships of war be
longing to the United States that may
have occasion to sail across the coun-
try, and that munitions OF war, or
stores and supplies for the use of the
General Government shall be allowed
to pass free of all charges; but to pre-
vent Uncle Sam from taking too much
money out of the speculation it is
stipulated that after the private stock
of the James River and K9nawhs
Company shall have. been paid for,
and the debts of that company and
the Kanawha improvement paid, and
the money advanced by the Govern
ment for the construction of the
work repaid with interest to the United
States treasury, then no further tolls
shall be collected except those neces
sary for the superintendent and repair
of the canal At a time when so many
unreasonable claims for Government
aid are pressing upon the attention Of
Congress, tits cheering to observe the
moderation of the demands in Mr.
Stevenson's bill n. Y. Sun.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
: There is a bill before IL

- There is bill before the Ken
tucky Legislature for the purpose of
admitting negro testimony in courts
of justice. 1t has a'lean chance of be-
coming law. Kentuckians are 10th
to admit that colored people have any
rights that ought to be recognized by
statutory enactments.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

with some debauched dcompanions, and
either murder somebody or get killed
themselves-ought to be placed under
the legal control of honorable citizens,
including the right to manage their f.
nancial affairs, not allowing them to
have any dictation whatever in refer
enee to receiving and paying out mon
ey belonging to the family, or if un-
married, that they may have earned by
labor
We sincerely hope that the lower
branch of the General Assembly will
pass this bill, as we verify believe it
will be the means of preserving much
property to wives and children, be-
sides inducing now and then a drunk
ard to reform in consequence of per
ceiving during his moments of sober
ness, the odium that the appointment
of guardian over him would naturally
create.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
CHERIFF'S SALE.

Horace L. Hadley, Plaintiff, against Jorton
Kelley and other, Defendants
On Foreclosure of Mortgage.
BY virtue of an order of sale issued in the above
stated case, from the Court of Common Pleas of
Fayette County and State of Ohio to me direct
ed and in pursuance of the command thereof |
will expose aud offer for sale at public auction at
the door of the Court House, in the town of Wash
ington, in said County of Fayette, on Monday the
10Th day of February, A D. 1872, at one o'clock r.
NJ. OF said day the following described lands and
tenements to-wits
In-lot No. 141, in Rawlings addition to the
town of Washington, seat OF ustice for Fayette
County,-reference being had to the recorded
Plat of said addition for greater certainty.
Appraised at $3.50 90
Terms of sale cash.
{. GARIS,
Sherif of Fayette County, Ohio
II. L. HADLEY, Atty Pro. Sc.
Jan, Is, 1872. 9w prf Sc s5
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
ATTENTION!

II G. MILLER a. CO. desire to inform
Ne the Public that they have purchased the
Rlac ksmith Shop formerly owned by Burnett &
scott, and are now prepared to do all kinds OF
Blacksmithing the Most Reasonable
TermSs
BESSe HOrss-ShOeilg VIII he made -
speciality Farmers and Horsemen generally
will lind it TO their advantage to cali at their
shop. For terms call at our of1ee on Fayette st.
ems r. &. MILLER 4 CO.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

1t is said that Horace Greeley
has declined to sign the call for the
National Republican Convention. We
fear that Horace is becoming stolid.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25


= The Ohio Statesman does not en-
joy the position taken by Senator
Sherman tsince Mueller elected him."
on the tariff question, and inquiries:
won't the Cincinnati Commercial
gently demonstrate with the good man
it did so much to elect? At least give
US tariff groan or civil service
grunt."
We do regret that Sherman is not
educated up on the tariff question, but
we believe he is developing, and may
come out right. 1t is not our judge
ment that he would fiagrantly refuse
to listen to reason if all the people of
Ohio should expostuIate with him.
The Democracy may, however, thank
themselves and Jim Ashley for his re-
election. But if it is qualification to
them to shake their CORY tablecloth at
US, it's no matter Gin. Commercial
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25
GHERIFF'S SALE.

John Simpkinson ct. al, against A. j. Soldiers
ct. al.
BY virtue of order of sale issued in the above
stated case from the Court of Common Pleas of
Fayette County Ohio. to me directed and in pur-
suance of the command thereof, will expose and
offer for sale at public auction at the door of the
Court House, in the town of Washington. in said
County, ON Monday, the 18th day Of February,
1872, at two O'Clock p. NJ. of said day the follow
ing described lands and tenements to-wit. sit
uated in the County of Fayctte and State of Ohio,
and described as follows, viz:
Lots Nos three (3) and four a. in said town of
West Lancaster, with the appurtenance thereto.
Lot No. 8, appraised at 1916 6ssS and lot No. 4
at S15S.
Terms of sale cash.
e. GARIS
Sheriff Fayette County Ohio.
Jan. II, 1872. sw5 prr Sc