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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-14
Skirmish with a Deer.

While Warren Young was out deer
hunting the other day, he had occasion
to pass through thicket Of under
brush. A rustling in the bushes at
tracted his attention, and he spied a
big buck few rods distant. The inter-
vening bushes were so dense however,
that it was doubtful to the hunter if a
charge of shot would reach him. But
there was no chance to get better view
without alarming the game, SO no time
was lost in giving him the contents of
one barrel. The startled animal sprang
forward, and as he came into a more
open space. Young blazed away with
the other barrel, and the deer dropped.
In the excitement Of the moment be
rushed up to the deer without reload
ing his gun, when to his surprise the
animal sprang to his feet with his eyes
full of fight. Our hunter beat hasty
retreat with the old buck in hot pursuit.
1t was close race through the bush es
for several rods. Warren had thrown
away his useless gun, and got out the
only weapon he had for defence, a
common clasp knife. A couple of
whacks in the back reminded the hun
ter that the race was about over, and
as a last resort he jumped into
brush heap followed by the pursuing
deer. Hardly knowing what to do and
too tired to do much of any thing, War
rem struck backward blow at random
with his open knife and luckily buried
it.in the Deer's neck, cutting one OF
the main arteries. This ended the
struggle, for the wounded deer stagger-
ed and fell. 1t was close call for the
hunter. as any one who knows the
fighting qualities Of a wounded buck
will readily admit-Dunn 20. Neeos.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-14

The President has reappointed Ed
ward Ferguson, soldier of the first
Wisconsin, Pension Agent at Milwau-
kee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-14

It seems that the Postmaster Gen
erals proposition for the establishment
Of postal savings banks in connection
with our general Post Office system,
he hr' f'w friends in Congress.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
New Railroad scheme.

Elsewhere we give rather full synOp-
sis of the speeches made at the railroad
meeting Wednesday night, in order that
our readers may be enlightened somewhat
in the narrow gauge question.
The visitors came here in a fine state
of enthusiasm over the project and were,
probably somewhat disappointed to find
Chillicothe calm and undisturbed. Our
neighbors must remember, however, that
we have not been worked up on this mat
ter to the same extent as themselves and
consequently were not ready to enthuse
at moments notice. And it would be
utterly contrary to the traditions and his
tory of Chillicothe for her citizens to leap
before they look. They generally look
long and well-and even then occasional
ly they do not leap. Further, if we ap-
peared a little lukewarm, it must be re-
membered that we have scarcely recover
ed from the disappointment consequent
upon the loss of the Zaleski Shops. After
short but sharp struggle, we raised $4O,-
900 to give away, and our sorrow that il
wasn't taken affected US somewhat deep
| ly'
Give Chillicothe and Ross county rea
sonable time to acquaint themselves with
the narrow gauge project; let them be con
vinced that both the system and the road
are good things and our neighbors will
perhaps not have reason to complain o.
their backwardness. The Street Railroad
Company and the Hollow-Tooth Harrow
Company had their stock taken almos
without an effort, to the full amount de
| sired-TRoss County Register
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
How They Take 1t.

Many Republican papers taketheir recent de-
feat philosophically, and some even humorous
ly. Vide this illustrated itemfrom the Roches-
ter Evening Express:
Our Poultry Show is postponed this year on
| account of the whether.
And the Democrat and Chronicle. (Rep.,) of
ye same goodly city is responsible for the fol-
! lowing items:
Bring up the scalawags-Good heavens! VIC
| mean the stragglers.
We are now prepared to wager small sum
| on the result in this State.
The ex honorable B. F. Butler doesn't be-
| lieve in the Press. Good by, General.
Now then, to conclude this thing, Hip--hip
-h-i-i Up p-Silence! This meeting is adjourn
| ed.
He who lives to run away will fight again
on some subsequent occasion. We forget the
/ exact quotation.
Vote for SMITH owe beg Smiths pardon;
but 'pOn honor this important paragraph was
crowded out Yesterday
And the N. Y Evening Mail (Rep.) thus
| jubilates:
1t was considerable of storm after all.
If any one dares to mention "Third Term"
"Shoot him on the spot"
onssI aoGr1E W for n.t Well aSo5ny
The N. Y. Commercial Advertiser (Rep.) is
| responsible for these sparks:
For of all sad words, by tongue or pen,
The saddest are these. we shan't have Ben -
| Et tu Jersey.
All one way, isn't itP
/ Who frowed dat las brick?
Come now, let's talk about something else
| "Off years. had better be abolished altogeth-
u er, if this is a sample.
And here comes the Dansville Advertiser
! by charter Republcan-brother Bunnell-
and thus explains how it all happened
IfanybocY says that we are responsible for
/ the defeats in the different States we shall de-
B family deny the charge. We told the Repub-
lieans to vote strsight and they didn't do it.
If they had needed our advice all would have
been well. Why didn't you vote straight
See, now, what has come of it. 1t is positive
ly shocking.
We find a good deal of condensed informa.
tion in the Wooster (Ohio) Republican of this
week. part of which we reproduce:
whisky firm
I "It was ground SWELL"
Jefferson Davis smiles''
"Boss Tweed expects PARDON
Van Felt resumes operation
/ The Democratic party is grateful It elec
TED salary grab Banks on account of his Red
RlYer services
{ gressmen will be rotated out of Office with The
| Forty-third Congress-
Official returns show that IS, ,658 Republi
cans in the rural districts of New York were
hoeing corn on election day.
| From the number of Salary Grabbers cleo
teo Dy the Democracy to the Forty forth Con-
gress' another felony on the National Treasury v
is in contemplate on
The conjunction of excessive righteousness
with fastldlous urbanity, brought the political
collapse OF Hon. Benjamin F Butler, of Massa
| chusetts' -
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
JAcKsox c. H, O., Nov. u.

The delegates from the various
towns along the line of the proposed
DAYTON & SOUTHEASTERN Railroad
passed over the country in carriages
from Chillicothe to this place, arriving
here, after supporting at the newly es
tablished town of Weston, about
O'Clock to night. The route had proved
very rouoh, and that portion of the
trim living between Wellston and Jack
son was accompanied by some disas-
tors A wheel gave way on one car
rage. casting A. B. Smith, of Spring
field. to the ground, and buggy driv-
en- bv G. L. Wolfe and P. @. Griffin,
of Chillicothe, upset, throwing them
out. The horses running away, the
buggy was completely wrecked, and
the drivers miraculously escaped in
jury.
The meeting here was not so large
as that of last night at Chillicothe but
the interest manifested was very en-
couraging. DR. A. B. Monahan was
made Chairman, and Irwin Duncan
Secretary H. L. Chapman stated the
object of the meeting. He INDUCED
in favorable remarks, and was follow
ed by Attorney General Little, of Xe-
MIA, who said the citizens of Xenia,
jamestown and Springfield, Washing
ton, and all along the line, wanted ac-
cess to the Jackson county coal fields.
The people of Green county were now
subscribing to such an enterprise, and
wanted Jackson county to aid. Mr..
Monahan gave the following interest
ing statistics concerning freights pass
ing over the railroad from Jackson
One furnace here manufactures four
thousand tons of pig iron, which is
| transported to market over the M. d
G. Railroad at an average cost of So
/ a ton, making $12, 600. To make that
iron one furnace gets by rail 1900
| tons of ore and lime at an average
cost of eighty cents, or $4,000. II
pays for other general merchandise
freights amounting to $4,000. Seven
furnaces ship at this point, making
freights actually paid $4,000. The
coal shipped from this one point pays
over 100000 year freights, and with
reasonable rates would ship 100 cars
of coal daily, which at 5 cents bush
ell would pay nearly half million
dollars freight to railroad. The gen
eral freights of the town are now
thirty thousand dollars year.
Speeches were made by Judge Mills
Geo H. Fry. and Col. Yeoman, Mr.
Bonner, of Chillicothe, said that city
would do its duty. They wanted thr
road and expected to get it. Geo. L
Wolf, of the same city, agreed will
Mr.. Bonner as to the purposes of thei
people. Mr.. Monahan, of Jackson
thought that this county would do it:
part. J. G. H. Cobb said times wert
hard and money scarce, but much
could and would be done A meeting
was called for tomorrow morning a
the Court House at s O'Clock. Jas
L. Bonner, Thomas Murphy, p. G
Griffin, Geo D. Wolfe and Thomai
Beach were present as delegates from
CLillicothe. The meeting closed Will
the best of feeling, and the interes
felt was most satisfactory to the visit
ing delegates. Tomorrow the Com
: mittee go to Gallipolis.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
The Cillicothe Register says:
News Etcma.

The American Express Company's office at
Cincinnati, was robbed of $4,000, in broad
day light on the 18th.
The engineer of the mill of E. R. Stewart,
| at Clifton, near Yellow Springs, was fatally
crushed in the machinery on Saturday.
White, Republican, is said to be elected to
Congress from the Ninth Kentucky District
by majority of 600 over Cockerill, Democrat.
Colonel Richard P. Morgan, ir., of Bloom
ington, Ill, has presented to the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers plans and estimates
| and complete discussion of the question of
| rapid transit in the city of New Y York
Charles Whlteman. a clerk who entered the
Pacific Bank, New York, in l849, begun in
1917 to make fictitious entries in the book of
which he had charge, and when detected this
| weekit was found that the bank had lost $685.
/ 600.
Ovor 10000 people witnessed the great four
mile running race for $25, 900 at San Francisco
| on Saturday. Katie Pease won in two straight
| heat. Time, 7:431l, 1863 Joe Daniel 8
broke bown; Henry second, Hard wood third.
Thad Stevens fourth.
In the trot Saturday, at New York Copper
bottom, under saddle. defeated American Girl,
TO harness, in three straight heats. Time,
2:221s, 1863, and 2;251a.
The Charleston, S. c. News and Coulter an
nounees. on authority of the leading physici-
/ ans, that the sperOdic cases of yellow fever re-
ported last month, have entirely ceased since
the recent cold weather.
The Cheap Transportation Association met
in New York City, Saturday, and advocated
the building of a double track freight line be-
tween that city and Chicago, and congratula-
| ted the people on the Baltimore & Ohio road
| refusing to enter into the trunk line combina-
ton.
DanviIle, Va, had a 100000 fire Saturday
| night. No insurance.
Thepublishers have used up over $4,000
pounds OF tinted paper in printing Theo Til
toms new novel, item pest Tossed,'' and II
has been printing almost constantly since its
first publication, four months since
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
GALLPoL1s, O., Nov. 13.

A large number of the citizens of
Jackson met this morning,at 9 O'Clock
at the Court House. to consider the
matter of the proposed narrow gauge
railroad This meeting was much
more earnest and important than that
of last night. The citizens of that
energetic place seemed to have grown
more awake to their own interests by
the sleep of the night. Eighteen thou
sand dollars were subscribed by nine
men, and forty thousand more were
promised by the furnaces of that place,
making a large proportion of the
whole amount necessary to complete
the road through their county. E. 7.
Jones, H. F. Austin and Irvine Dun
gan, were made a committee to ac-
company us to Gallipolis and Pome-
roy, and H. L. Chapman, Thomas w.
Jones, and Eben Jones, were appoint
ed committee to prepare statistics of
freights from Jackson This report is
to be sent to all the towns along the
proposed line.
A portion of the excursionists set
out on tour of inspection of the
furnaces and ore fields around Jack
sen, while the remainder set out in
carriages for this place. The Xenia
delegatfan had appointed Hon. John
Little to repr esent them in the remain
der of the trip, and they returned
| home.
The delegates arrived at this place
this evening at o'clock, being met
by delegation of the citizens, and
were assigned quarters at the Dufan
House.
The meeting at the Court House
was presided over by R. AIeshire,
Capt. Hamilton and R. 2. Findley be-
ing Secretaries, Col. Yeoman was the
first speaker. He gave a history OF
the movement, and stated progress SO
far. Col. Hurlbart discussed the mar
row gauge system, showing its cheap
ness, safety, and capacity His re
marks were clear, comprehensive and
convincing to his hearers. Hon. John
Little, H. Frye, D. W. Davis, and Col
J. L. Vance, Capt. E. S. Aleshire, w
7. Miles, of Gallipolis, Irvine Dun
gan, of Jackson, and others, spoke to
the point, the gentlemen from this
place promising to put forth every en-
ergy to secure the outlet from tht
sort Of prison in which they have sc
long existed A committee of twenty
was appointed to meet and confer will
the committees from abroad, at the
Council Chamber to morrow morning
The meeting was one of the hest and
most enthusiastic of the route The
citizens are awake, and while they
have been deceived by other prom
ises in the past, they will let no op
portunity pass until the desirable enc
of railroad has been accomplished
The visiting friends were entertained
after adjournment in It SUMPTION.
manner at the residence of Col, Vance
and they will leave tomorrow with th'
most pleasant recollections of Cali
polls, and hopes that the narrow gaug,
may soon make them more easy O
access from the outside world The
party will reach Pomeroy to morrow
evening.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
United States Receipts and Ex-
DenditureS.

The appendix of Gen. Spinner's re-
port shows the receipts for the current
fiscal year to be S761, 799, $50 So; in
cluding loans, S439, ,272, ,535 46; Gus
toms, S163, ,1O3, 1888 50; internal reve-
nue., SIO2, ,4O9,7 ,784 so; lands, 81, ,852,-
42S 90; miscellaneous, $40, ,942, ,208 48 ;
repayments, ETC., from the War De-
partment, $4,710,805 81; do from the
Navy Department, 81, ,758 81 do
Interior Department, S2,162,,975 05.
The expenditures were S742, PAT, ,173
35; including collection by customs,
S23, ,O61, ,8O4 90; internal revenue, s5,-
799, 1854 IA; Interior, S37,893,851 so;
Interior civil, s4,876,O76 46; Wal
S47, ,024, 732 SO Navy, $38, ,277, ,346 06:
Treasury, S48, ,465, ,953 OIL; Diplomatic
81, All, ,415 81 ;quarterly salaries, ,S607,
1O2 18; Judiciary, 3,46O.3O O8; pub
lie debt, S531, ,3O8, ,633 Is. The bal
lance in the Treasury June 30, was
$3.50, 731, ,533 So, against S131,178,.
137 80 June 80, 1873. The net re
ceipts of the Post Office Department
were 81, 1,99O,816 50; expenditures,
11,56O,216
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19


By special act of the Legislature u,fKen.
fIncIky, March is. 1871, the trustees of the
F10ho Library of that State, located at Louis.
vlile' were authorized to give five gift Oncerts
IN lts ald; -Four of these concerts have ALREADY
been been held and the fifth and last is now posif-
lyely ana une9ulVocally announced to take
place on the 3Oth of November 1874. ks nc
other concert can ever be held under this char
ter, the management have planned it upon a
scale of unprec edented libernlitv. N9 less
than 900 900 are to be distributed amono @
the ticket holders, by lot, under supervision ol
Ex-Gov. Thos. E. Beamlette, associated with
several leading citizeas of Kentucky. The
highest prize is $3.50, 900, and this fortune will
become the possession of the Iuckey holder
ofa ticket costing only $50.
There are twenty thousand gifts altogether
something for everybody; and these win as
certainly be distributed on tie 30th of No
Yember, 1874, as the sun rises that day, and
Gnat with the utmost fairness. Gov. Thos. Z.
BramIette, Louisville Kentucky, is the m ana
ger, and Messrs. Thomas II. Hays d Co., New
York, the Eaatern agents for the sale of tickets.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
Gov. AIlens's Thanksgiving Proc
IamatiOn.

In recognition of a custom older
than Ohio, ,iand responsive to the relig-
ious sentiment in this State, I desig-
nate the last Thursday Of this month
of November, being the 26th day OF
the month, as day for thanksgiving
and prayer.
1t is to be hoped that the people up
on that day will rest from toll and Ia
Dor, assemble at their accustomed pla-
ces of worship and in their respective
family circles, and there unite il
thanks to God for the manifold bless.
ings that have crowned the year; fol
the health, prosperity and peace that
have prevailed within our borders.
Given at the Executive Department
i'll Columbus, this second day OF No
vember, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
~ -four, and of the Independence Of
the United States of America the
ninety y-ninth.
GsEAL W. ALLEN
By the Governor.
A 7. WIKoFF, Sec'Y of State
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19

: The case OF Wynn vs.. O'Reilly, invOlv
ing the right of burial, excited a great local
interest. the last week, in the Toledo Com
mon Pleas. Wynn's wife, the daughter of
Catholic parentage. though herself not in the
communion of the church, died, and her hus
band attempted to bury her remains in the
Catholic cemetry. O'Reilly, the parish priest
denied the right of sepulture to Wynns wife.
whereupon Wynn brought suit, and asked the
Court to grant a temporary injunction against
the priest and so allow him to bury his wife
on the lot that once belonged to his wife's
mother, but afterwards to him.
Judge Collins delivered his opinion on Tues
day of last week in which he refused to grant
| the motion; holding that the cemetry was con-
seerated to special purposes, and that Wynn's
| wife, not being in communion with the Catho-
lie Church, could not be buried in it-THam-
ilton Telegraph.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
McDOle, the LaWrencebUrg MUIR
derer COnfesseS.

William McDole, tried and convict
ed at the last term of the Circuit Court
in Lawrenceburg for the murder of
the Bradley family, made a confes-
sion before his removal to the State
Prison. to Joseph Campbell, foreman
OF the jury which tried him, DR.. Catch
ana several others, saying that he
murdered the family, but was so drunk
that he did not know what he was do
ing at the time. He said that he had
no ill feeling toward the murdered
ones, but was so effected by the whis
ky he drank that he could not restrain
his passions. He could not he induced
to give any of the particulars, but did
not think he ought to be punished for
IL because he was drunk when he did
IL. 1t will be remembered that the
humane jury who tried him very mag
unanimously fixed his punishment at
Imprisonment in the State Prison for
life Indianapolis journal.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
Settlement Notice.
To Our Patrons g:

Another year is drawing to q close, and the
time for general settlement is also near at hand.
Many of our customers hereto fore have let their
accounts run over without settlement, others
have come up and settled by note which we hold;
all this has been done on the plea of thigh tax
esq ''short crops" ''low prices" etc This can
causes exist; crops are abundant; pike taxes are
all of the duplicate; pork and corn are bringing
of produce bring remunerative prices; labor
abundant and wages high; all these things con-
these facts, we expect all accounts on our books,
and all notes which we hold to be paid IN full
make their arrangements accordingly, and hope
this notice will meet with prompt response. We
mean business.
SlLCOTT, NILLIKAN s. co.
Nohember IS. 1874 1w4
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
J. BARKLEi, of the

NOTICE.-T. J. BARKLEi, of the
Richard C. Armstrong Of the county of Madison,
in the state Of Ohio Obi did on the 9th day ~ Of No;
of Common Pleas in and for the county of
Fayette and State of Ohio, against the said T. j.
warranty in the sale Of certain hogs by the de:
fendent to said plaintiff, and breeeh Of said
fendent, and asking for the sum of $500 90 his
damages in the premises 1 and the said H I; j.
and ans wer said petition or before the Sd Sat
urday after the 31st day of December, A. D. 1874
Dated November 16, A D., 1874
RICHARD Z. ARMSTRONG.
By Maynard & Hadley his attys. I've
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
An Interesting IsaiIroad Case,

-, TOLEDO, November ia case involving
round-trip tickets was decided in the Common
Pleas Court yesterday A man named Eock,
OF Genoa, was put off train about year ago,
after presenting a return ticket the limit Of
which had expired. He brought suit for $40 ;.
OOO damages. The Judge charged the Jury to
regard the ticket as a contract, whose terms
the holder accepted when purchased. The
jury rend Tered a verdict for S7l2 in favor of the
plaintiff, as he rendered fare before the train
stoDDed
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
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