Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-03-11

California has wheat three feet above
the ground.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is sojournlng
at st. Augustine, Fla.
Democrats anxious for another war
wish for President like Mr.. Buchan-
an.
The Indiana Legislature has reject
ed the proposition to build State
Capitol. #
Robert Bonner, who gave $1,000 to
the Yale navy last year, has promised
to repeat the gift
All the Manayunk mills, which sus-
pended by reason Of the freshet in the
Schuylkill, have resumed.
Marie Christine, the new abbess of
the Theresain Convent at Prague, is
an archduchess and is sweet sixteen.
Ex-Governor Moses, of South Car
olina, has filed his petition in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities amount to S92,-
451 90. Assets, next to nothing.
Mrs. Pratt, tt,.widow of Daniel Pratt,
the celebrated cotton-gin maker, died
at PrattviIIe, Ala, recently, aged sew
enty-four. She was born in New York
The building of railroad through
the White Mountains has gone steadi-
ly forward during the recent freezing
term, one thousand men being engag-
ed.
Samuel R. Reed, of the Cincinnati
Gazette, has consented to be orator at
the Ohio editorial meeting in May.
His subject will be ''The Great Moral
Engine
One I'D. Y" in the Western Chris.
tian Advocate, ''thinks the influence
of newspaper can be bought for So"
cd. Y" is man with a high moral
standard.
After Ann Bliza's success in Ievying
on Brigham's pocket book, the other
eighteen wives will begin to feel un-
easy. Give the old man a chance,
mesdames.
Huldah B. Loud is a prominent
Massachusetts, sufrragist, and when she
don't shrek we suppose she talks like
thunder.
When Comstocker wants to dis
parage another he says: when you
thoroughly prospect him, you'll ind
no bonanza in him"
Some of the students at Eastern
colleges can board themselves fer
thirty-fye cents per week, but they
don't feel like tearing around much.
Brother Hammond is familiarly ad-
dressed by the California miners as
"Old Pard,' and is in sore distress to
learn what they mean by it.
A Kentucky paper speaks ofa man
who had narrow escape from a sun
stroke, he having stood only two feet
from man who was struck.
The song of the Washington youth
81 want to be lobby man and in the
lobby stand, with brass upon my fore
head and greenbacks in my hand"
We should dearly like to see the
chap who predicted this was going to
be mild winter, sitting on the fence
in 2 hhensduster, and listening to the
mocking bird.
A Michigan man has hit upon q
happy expedient for getting rid of the
rheumatism. He crowded it down to
his two fingers, and then had them
amputated.
1t is said that two Wabash avenue
lovers will sit up half the night with
only one chair in the room, but that is
easily explained to any one who has
been. there. < ! I'll "a
A Missouri woman who applied for
a situation as car driver, being asked
II she could manage mules, scornfulIy
replied; "Of course I can; I've had
two husbands
The Wisconsin Legislature has
postponed its final adjournment until
Saturday, which is regarded as. favor
able to the further modification of the
Potter law.
The first bill OF the present session
that fixing the highest legal rate of in
terest at ten per cent-haS just passed d
the Illinois Legislature at a costto the
State oES10S,320.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company has reduced the fare from
New York to Columbus from SIT SO
to $l5 25; GAINESVILLE SIG so to SI5 25:
Indianapolis, S21 to S17 %.
Admonished by the Charley Rose
case the Legislature of Pennsylvania
has passed law punishing the kid
mapping of children with fifteen vears
imprisonment and fine of $4,000.
DR.. George Denig, father Of DR.
George W. Denig of this CITY, died in
Columbus last week. He-was nearly
80 years of age, and had been a resi-
dent of Columbus since it's fast settle
ment.- Chillicothe Register.
There is much dissatisfaction among
louisiana compromisers as to the
mode of adjustment, and it is said
that members not passed upon by the
returning board will refuse to sign the
agreement demanded by Wheeler.
Under the act of Congress OFFERING
one hundred and sixty acrea of land to
any person who would plant forty
acres Of them in trees and cultivate
them for eight years, about HOO per-
sons had taken up 10000 acres of
land in Minnesota, up to January.
Right on the heels Of the article in
the st. Louis Republican, claiming
Cameron, of Wisconsin, as belonging
TO the opposition, comes MF. Gamer
on statement that he is, has BEEN.
ana expects to be, Republican. The
%. LOUIS paper will hear from the