Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-03-25
News Items.
= At Cleveland the ground has
been frozen to a depth of five feet.

- At Cleveland the ground has
been frozen to a depth of five feet
In Lake county large quantities
of potatoes have been spoiled by the
severe cold.
= The GAINESVILLE Signal claims that
coal only cost D cents a bushel IN
that city.
Thirty miles of bitches were con
tracted in Delaware county during the
year 1874
John Johnson, the oldest male set
tier in Newark, died Tuesday night Of
last week.
The Governor of Indiana has signed
the new liquor law, which goes into
effect August l.
A Detroit man has taken to raising
lemons in a hot house This years
crop amounted to five lemons, and it
only cost him four tons of coal to
raise them.
The Boston house of Beech Brothers
has suspended The leading member
of the firm died Monday from an over
dose of chloroform.
The New York Tribune makes the
novel suggestion that ex-Presidents
shall be. retired as United States Sena-
tors at large, for life.
Colorado has been admitted as a
state. The House refused to concur
in the Senate's amendments to the bill
admitting New Mexico, and the bill
therefore failed.
In Tuscarwas, Guernsey and
Coshocton counties lung fever and
diptheria prevail to an alarming ex-
tent. The same reports come from
other sections of the State.
The return of Mr.. John Young
Brown to his home at Henderson, KY,
was celebrated by the burning of Ben
Butler in effigy by the sympathetic
youth of that place.
The local option repeal bill, with a
! license law attached, passed both
houses of the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture yesterday. in the House by 122 to
6S, and in the Senate by 27 to 20.
The celebration of st. Patrick's Day
at New York was more than usually
imposing 1t is estimated that 10000
persons were in the procession. Ser
vices were held in all the Catholic
churches.
Ann Eliza Young's success in her
suit against Brigham has created some
thing of stir among the othes Nor
mon wives. Many of them begin to
think it would be so nice to have $4,000
a year and no Brigham bothering about.
The ruling Presbyterian elders of
Baltimore have unanimously disap-
proved the overture of the last Gener-
al Assembly proposing rotary elder
ships, that is, the election of elders for
not less than three years.
The last Congress authorized the
payment of private war claims from
the South amounting to $786,058.
This is not the spirit of implacability
to our Southern brethren Ohio State
Journal
Democrats are vexed because Re-
publicans will not make partisan NOM
nations this spring But Republicans
and Democrats will unite in securing
to Cincinnati good government.
That will suit the tax. payers Gin
cinnati Gazette.
Custer Hoff has sold his interest in
the Cincinnati Volksblatt to Mr. Has
saurek and Leopold Markbreit Mr..
Hassaurek' half brother. 1t is under
stood that the paper will be more
Democratic in its tone than hereto
fore. The price paid Mr.. Hef is
$65, 600.
The Merchants Wooden company
of Dedham, Mass, has made success
full attempt to render the ten hour Law
tinoperative. The strike caused by 8
refusal Of the operatives to work elev
en- hours per day has ended by com
promise, the males to work sixty five
hours per week and the females sixty
hours
There are in the present United
States Senate two ex-Vice Presidents
Hamlin and Johnson; one ex-Presi
cent, two exrebel generals, Gordon
and Cockerell, many of whose capt ur.
. ed hags are now on exhibition at the
Ordnance Museum one commando
of the Federal army, Burnside, and ex
slave!
( A Washington correspondent, wri
ting of the new Senators, says Burn
: side, from the Reporters Gallery
makes a fine appearance, but if yol
once get around on the other side, the
J, charm vanishes-if ever a man WoulC
!, be justified in wearing a waterfall
! tits surely he, for the back of his head