Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-03-19
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Bald Mountain, North Carolina, is
an incipient volcano.
Trains on the Vicksburg d Shreve-
port Railroad are blockaded by the
water from the Mississippi, which has
broken through Upper Bass Levee,
near Lake Providence, La.
George Lavine, q farmer residing
five miles Below Toledo, while on his
way home Tuesday night, drove his
team over an embankment fifty feet
high, and was instantly killed.
Mike Mahon, alias NJ. L. Mason,
has been sending letters throughout
the South claiming to be proprietor
of an Atlantic Hotel in Louisville, and
telling the various parties addressed
that some relative has died in the
hotel, whose trunk and valuables will
be forwarded upon payment of the
bill. He is now on trial for swindling.
- Prince Frederic Charles of Prus-
sia, will make tour around the world
next summer. Going eastward through
Russia, Siceria, and Japan, landing at
San Francisco, he will traverse the
United States, and return to Berlin by
way of London.
= The Vinton Record says there
are about forty- FIVE men, with twenty
five blowing and scraping teams, at
work on the Gallipolis, Macarthur and
Columbus railroad.
= Virginia Judge gave a convict
ed thief the choice of six months in jail
or thirty days in jail apd twenty five
lashes. He was such toughIcustomer
that he chose the latter.
The Constitutional Convention has
passed a resolution to adjourn on
March 31st.
The Delaware peach buds are pro
nounced healthy and promising.
The condition of Emperor Will
helms health causes uneasiness in Ber-
lin
Hon. Hugh ]. Jewett, Representa-
tive from Columbus, O., District, is
making arrangements to resign his
seat in Congress in the course of a
few weeks. He will give his time to
certain railroad interests now claim
ing bis attention.
| A female somnambulist in Kansas
City was mistaken by a gang Of bur
glars for a ghost, with the effect of
putting the thieves to ignominous
fight.
A bill is before the Massachusetts
Legislature to establish "A separate
State Prison for females, with room
for five hundred The cost is not to
exceed 100000
| Blind man.-'Ah, Mr. EVins, l
amt heered you pass this some time :;
l feared you wos laid up with your
roomeytiz." Mr.. EVins.-"Worse nor
that, John-worse nor that. The wife
went an found me job o work"
- 1t is said that two COWS is the
current market value of woman in
Easten Africa. In this country it of
ten requires but one calf to obtain a
charming bride, especially if he has
money Of his own.
= "Why do you choose to live a
single life ?" asked fashionable
idler of an estimable young lady. "Be
cause" she replied. 81 am not able to
support husband"
- When you hear a man say the
world owes him living, don't leave
any movable articles, particularly any
bank bills, lying around loose.
- A young lady, speaking of one of
her aversions, said the severest thing
on record, "He's almosta perfect brute
he only lacks instinct
| - A Bible and newspaper in ev-
cry house, a good school in every dis
trict, studied and appreciated as
they merit,-are the principal support
of virtue, morality and civil liberty
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