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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20
A New water Gas Enterprise.


We are enabled to announce to our
readers that the manufacture of gas
through the decomposition of steam
by incandecent carbon, according to
patented methods of NJ. Tcssie du Mo
tay, of France, is about to be carried
on, on large working scale, in this
city.
The company is known as the Nun
icipal Oxygen Gas Company, and is
under the presidency of R. NJ. c. Ora
ham, Esq. Their works are located in
41st. street, between tenth and eleventh
avenues. They have decided to erect
furnaces at once, and to lay mains for
the manufacture and distribution of
from four to five hundred thousand
feet of this gas, enriched with naphtha
for Illuminating purposes. The cost
of the production, in this was, of a gas
Of good calorific power, we have every
reason to believe, from informa ton
in our possession, will be very low in
deed; and the prospect seems good
therefore, that gas may soon be turn
ished in New York city for warming
houses and cooking food, as we'll as
for many manufacturing uses, cheaply
enough to inaugurate new era of civ
ilization-an era which we have long
hoped for and looked forward to-
American Gas Light Journal.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

At the opening Of the Brooklyn
court on Monday, Mrs, Tilton rose
and presented Judge Nelson with a
communication which she requested to
have read in open court The Judge,
after its perusal, said he would hold
the matter under advisement Subse
auently he instructed the clerk of the
court to address a note to Mrs. TiIton
stating his reasons for declining to
accede to her request. The following
is copy of the Communication re
ferred to =
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20
Doctor Rush's ONCE.
School Examiners.

TTNHE Board Of School Examiners of Fayette
4 County meets in Washington on the first Sat-
urday OF each month Only third and fourth
Slass certlncates will be awarded at these regu-
laf examinations.
Applicants for first and second class Certih-
Gates must give notice to the clerk of the Board
at least dye days before the last Saturday Of the
montns, oI JsLnnaIy;i april, May June. Septem-
these advanced grades & W1n be given,
A. g. HIRST, Examin ers
lstf e. r. DEAN, )
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

A boy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS old, knock
ed at the door of house in Detroit,
and when the lady appeared he said !;
"There'll be boy around here pretty
soon to clean your walk, but don't
give him the job. His name is jim;
he's cross-eyed and he blows up cats
with powder snaps. I'll be here with
my partner pretty soon. We go to
Sunday school, never sass our moth.
ers, and we are going to give half the
money to the grasshoppers. The job
was saved for him.
Esquire Grove desires it to be dis
tinctly understood that the killing OF
that ground hog was not to take i'm.
mediate effect on the weather
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

The Washington Chronicle says that
Mary Harris, who killed Burroughs
in the Treasury Department about
eight years ago, has been removed
from the insane asylum to Providence
Hospital.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

TheRochester woman who expected
the world to end the other day, ana
gave away her brass kettle, is now the
naddest woman east Of Detroit river.
-TDetroit Free Press.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

A printer out West, whose office is
two miles from any other building,and
who hangs his sign on limb of a
tree, advertises for boy. He says
ga boy from the country preferred.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

Detroit boys seem to advance in
education whether they attend school
or not. A newsboy who couldn't
change ten cent piece year ago, was
recently heard remarking: William
Scott, if you ever cOrrugate your brow
at me in that way again, shall tenn
porarity deposite my papers on the
pavement and cause the blood to CO.
agulate under your left optic. Hear
me, William p
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

The hardest word to spell is Hard
est but there is one word Harder.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

p MILLIKAN, dealer in Books, ,statiOnerY
Als Wall and window Paper Ss,, COuft
Y aahinRtQn, Ohio,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20

A Williamsburgh woman has an ar
ti6cial Jaw. Did she wear the other
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20
OPTICAL DIRECTORY.

Common Pleas Judges-TaOs. 81 GRAY. :.
= TEELE.
Probate Judge-JOBN b. PRIDDY.
PYosecuting Attorney-AOE GRECO
sherin-JOHN MILLIBAN.
Clerk Of COurt-JOsEPH q. PLUMB
Audftor-JAM p. ROBINSON
TreasuFer-G. GARIS
Reeordsr-Z. W. HEAGLER-
COroner-E. b. UPDEGROVE.
t,Ommfssi siOners-ABRAM BUSH, y. L. FOED,
ROBERT 5. SUTHERLAND.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21
Mart CARpESrRR on THE WAR PATH

Mart CARpENrRR on THE War PATH
To the editor Of the Chicago Trib
une-Sw: You have seen fit to
charge in substance. or publish com
munications which in substance
charge me with having been mem
Der, or organizer Of, or connected with
what YOU choose to denominate the
Whisky Ring in Milwaukee; by which
your readers will understand, as you
intend they shall, that was, while a
Senator, sharcr in the fruit Of frauds
upon the internal revenue laws of the
United States.
am now very much engaged in NJ
tending to the rights of clients in the
United States courts ere; but rs soon
as can get the necessary leisure,
which hope will b. in few weeks,
| will sue you Tor libel, and thus afford
YOU fair opportunity 10 prove your
charges if you can.
II your charges arc true. ! am u
disyraccd man; il not, you are: and
which is the william We will submit TO
the dc .crmina,ion Of jury where the
difference between trutl, and ialschnod
is recognized. II you can establish
my guilt, ought To bc disgraced,
AMI am willing to b.: il you cannot,
you ought 10 be-, however unwilling
you may lc.
will not take you to Washington,
nor Nova Scotia. nor Cuba. nor chcy-
cnnc. under the Poland gag Iaw!!.
but will sue you i'll the United States
Circuit Court for the Northern Dis.
trict Of illinois; and you may rs well
be collecting your evidence upon the
subject. MATT H. CARPENTER.
To the editor of the Chicago Even
ing Journal: You charge me in your
paper Of Dec. l with having acted as
an attorney for the Whisky Ring du.
ring my Senatorial tenn, aud say !
had no right to do so.
] am exceedingly hnsy at present,
but as soon as can find time will
afford You an opportunity to prove
your charge. and If you do so, shall
submit to your conclusion that did
wrong. Yours truly,
MATT. II. CARPENTER
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

A LITTER from Brooklyn to the New
Britain Record says that the unity OF
Plymouth Church IL thoroughly bro
ken, that Withdrawals Of old members
will soon be very numerous. and that
many have already asked for letters
to other churches "How far this may
proceed. = says the writer, before open
and determined revolt against this ca
bsl takes place, ] canaot Of course
say, but well-informed men Of good
judgment do not hesitate to utter their
conviction that unless those who have
dictated the policy Of that church, a.
to their. calanities, be disposed, the
pulpit will It allevents be vacant
within two years from the present
time. and the fms Of Mr.. Beechers %
called church work in Brooklyn bc
reached. in the virtual pdissolation Of
The orgapisstion.7
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

-
III Presid ent llas appointed 2 3
Thomp y Oregon, Governor q
idaho. lsisaed] T. ". BEssr17'
4 We know very we'll that Oregon hes
il measure been the mother Of ON.
Gals for this Territory, but we were
under the impression that all the
Thompsons not only in Oregon but
throughout the United States, had been
supplied with Office. In this it seems
we labored under mistake. Ballard,
the last Webfoot governor for Idaho,
was blessed with an photography PEE
culiarly his own, and spelled medicine
"m-e-d.a-s-u n" and blue mass "b-l-e-w
mast" But he was a doctor. Whether
our new executive has like unique
mode Of putting his letters together
to be seen. However, the
Statesman heralds Gov. ID. p. Thompson
as an able and good man, and it is
hoped he will prove such.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

The American members Of the Byron
memorial committee, at the head OF
whom is William Cullen Bryant, will
receive and acknowledge subscriptions
of one dollar and upward. About FIVE
thousand dollars have already been
subscribed.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

HExRY WArrkRsox, discussing in his
paper Of what the world will be wnen
the years have died away" concludes
with this thought: ut is remarkable
fact, which teaches lesson Ia he well
remembered, that mans knowledge
and mental power may increase many
fold more beyond its present limits,
but the heart beats as full now as it
ever will. In other words, the supreme
Of earthly happiness is within the
power Of the humblest man. Emotion,
love and affection are high above dog
mas and intellectual triumphs. Aud
when it is all over love will will light
its torch at the funeral pyre."
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

THE Emperor Of Germany has sane
toned the scheme presented to him for
. great synod Of the Established Pro-
testant Church in Prussia, which is to
convene in few days for the first
time.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21
This Statue

Onions are said to be sure remedy
for cpizootic in horses. The New En-.
gland Farmer chronicles a trial OF
them as follows:
The horse tackled three Of the on
ions Immediately, and by the time he
had swallowed them began to cough
and sneeze and prance about, appear
ing quite indignant, and refusing to
touch the remaining onions. For full
FIVE minutes he wept at the nose. and
thcn-he was cured horse. He has
not had cough. a sneczc. nor any
symptoms Of the cpizootic since.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

TUESDAY, DECElfBER y, 1875,
Tar latest reports from the|scenc Of
the colliery disasteF - England place
the number Of lives lost at $50.

ARsANesAENrs for sending Chinese
legations abroad are proceeding salts
factorily. Ministers have been APP
pointed to the United States, Peru and
Japan.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

TExAs.-Ampng the articles adopted
BY the Texas Constitutional C,nvsn.
tion are: to provide that the legal rate
of iptereat shall not exceed eight per
oentsA year, and that the legjslature
shall PASS laws to punish .usury; thst
current Wages aball mot b ;sukect. to
gApisbnest isndebt, that married
msp shell not, sea NOR mortgage his
homeetepd without the consent Of his
Nifa,s that = Homestead shsll. be pro
teoled &pm seiznus Gom debt, except
6epnths ppogchaae money ti,ersof; and
ttat,it shslls MT - partitionedaamDn
hsieldorjpg the lifetime d sssrviving|
I,pphaad ~ wife,, 1dacatim il ibsr.|
allrlr - fSsaapd 10 pnb elsnds|
pgpleetsd lton plsndes.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

WMxEs BoorH--Celia Logan writes
fram New York to the Hartford Cour-
liant: There is lady in this city who
was once engaged to be married to
John. Wilkes. Booth, but broke off the
match and requested the return Of her
letters, which he refused Her story
goes that she never heard directly
from him again until two years after
his reported death, when man called
1t her house at dusk She opened the
door herself, he handed her = sealed
package and. disappeared. On open.
ing, It che discovered her own old love
letters TO Booth and . line unmistaka.
bly, in his. hand. It was: i return
your letters, Inside the letters was q
piece Of q Cuban newspaper. She
firmly believes that Booth still lives.n
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-21

The Figaro, Of London, desires to
see the following inscription put upon
the English memorial statue Of Stone
wall jackson:
This Statue
Was Paid for by a
Few Englishmen Who Made Money
During the Civil War
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08
The Convict Women Of England.

A veW distressing statement, respect
ing the treatment of women in convict
prisons, has been made in letter from
IA Eady Visitor" according to whom
the present system of penal servitude for
women IN England is one OF solitary con-
finement OF very rigid character. Each
woman lives in cell by herself, the only
hours when the prisoners meet being the
half hour devoted to prayers in the chap
ell, and the hours exercise in the. prison
yard, and during the exercise the strict.
est silence is observed. The exception
to the rule is in the case of prisoners
employed In the laundry, in cleaning the
passage OF waiting on the Matron. But
these are only the unavoidable devia.
tfbns from the rule, and the system is
one of the silence Of solitude, continued
throughout the prisoners sentence,
which may vary from six months to q
lifetime. The writer, indeed, proceeds
to mention another exception to this alb.
solute silence, in the fact that the school
mistress visits each prisoner In her cell,
and teaches her half an hour so many
times week; while, OF course, though
she does not mention II, the chaplain
vista the prisoners. The dict, too, 10
good and varied. But II the results
which the writer proceeds TO attribute to
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

the system correspond to o'the facts, 1t is
unimportant to inquire into the details
of the system. 1t stands self-condenned.
"Not one woman in twenty" she says,
undergoes sentence of over a years
duration without showing signs OF tenn
porary insanity during some period of
her confinement. Either she makes an
attempt ON her life, or she gives way to
a wild outburst known in the prison. jar
gon as breaking OUT which may be de-
scribed as a smashing OF everything, her.
self included, for having broken up the
bed, table, chair, etc., in tho cell, and
torn to ribbons her clothes, the author of
the mischief seats herself on the ground,
and kicks her heels against the wall till,
In many cases, her brain and spine are
injured" Most of the women, it is ex-
planned, come from the lowest classes,
and have been hard drinkeFs in their
former lives. But even TN better edu-
Gated among them are not free from Pc
riodical fits of insanity, though their ten
dency is to commit suicide rather than
to "break out"
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

q. A. Smith and wife to G. w. Paris, so acres
in Section 80, Delhi township-s5,5OO and other
considerations.
Helen NJ KILN to same, quit claim to same
track-$l and other considerations.
Heirs Of W. s. Taylor, per Sheriff, to Hugh
Taylor, lOt40 by W feet, on the northwest COR
ner Of Stavelay street and Pennock alley: also,
lot ~ by W feet, on the south side Of PennOck
alley, opposite Stayeley street in the square
bounded by Mound, Cutter, Richmond, and
Covrt streets-$6, ,7J0.
Peter Killian and wife to Maria L. Helen
kamp, lots ia and ll5 in Biunt's ADDITION to
Reading-$l7U.
Frederick Roos to John McGill, lot II by 81
feet on the north side OF Court street, III feet
east Of Vine street-S6,OC0.
+. II. ROttgcr to + A. Hahn, lot 10 by 19i
feet, on the east side Of Harvey avenue, south
OF Catharine street, in Avopdale--. 1,77,.
s. ". Bard and wife to Z. Ii. Stevens, lease
hold IL by 81 fcos, on the south side OF Poplar
street, 81 feet west of Dalton avenue-;2. 5OO
Kenrletta Lahmann to Ldward Lahmann,
tve-yea.s' lease Of 4 acres in Section u, Mill
creek township, at an annual rent of $3.50.
u. S. Armstrong to L. u. Gallagher. twenty
years lease OF a lot As by 64A feet ON tue north
west corner OF seventh and Vine streets, at an
annual rent Of 500.
Richard Mccullough and vile to j. j. Smiley,
the undivided hat OF 644-1O0J acres on the
northeast corner Of East Farrer and McWhor-
ter streets, in LocEland-$90U
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08
Printers Blunders.

An article on "Printer' Blunders," in
the Sunday Times, of New York, gives
some amusing examples. The misplace
ment Of "space" made Adirondack
Murray refer recently to ''them asses of
the people," when he meant the masses.
The.same sort OF error made Pittsburg
paper spell the name of the owner of the
State Legislature ''ThomasS ott."
.Whittier's "Brewing of Soma" Was
printed Burning Of laura" A dramatic
critic closed his notice just in time for
the make up with ''a word of compl,-
men" to the music director, and found it
printed 'a word Of complaint" The
Dunkers, the most temperate Of people,
generally appear in print as Drunkards.
General Butler begged the voters in 1867
TO give.a good account of themselves for
the honor OF the Old Bay State, and an
enthusiastic compositor produced it as
"fer the honor OF the Old Boys Tail. A
printer who asserted that Mr.. Thurlow
Weed had once gone out of hisway to CON-
pliment him on close punctuation and
clean setting, made in a single stake" of
"'copy" one OF the most ridiculous blum
ders on record. 1t was a portion OF a
sermon Of prominent divine in Chicago,
that had been written: Sand he saw
Abraham afar of, and Lazarus in his
BOSOM" The "clean setter" read it.:
"And he saw Abraham afar off, and a
horses ears in Boston," A compositor
on st. Louis paper the other day, made
an editor say that "this war.cry is the
key hole of victory"
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

1t is just among the possibilities that
one OF the results OF the visit Of the King
Kalakaua to the United States will be a
revolution In public sentiment on the
ciyil rights bill. Waving the question
as to whether His Majesty is of African,
Asiatic or Mayla extraction, there can
be no difference OF opinion concerning
his color, and the peculiar kinky tenden-
Kalakaua looks very much like an Amer
loan citizen of African descent. AT all
events, he is "a gemman OBJ color" al
though somebody has written q column
or so to prove that his father was Mas
sachusetts whaleman. But this makes
very little difference, for many 0 negro
across the Potomac can trace his anoes-
try on The paternal side TO the best blood
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08
THE MIss1ss1PPI 1MBRoGL1o.

| We have given the facts as thus far de.
veloped in the Mississippi insurrsction
some attention, and we fear that the In.
yestigating Committee will make a par
tizan report. Our view of the case leads
us to the following conclusions:
l. That Crosby, the colored Sheriff Of
Warren County (yicksburg) had not
given and could not give good surety for
the faithful performance of the duties of
his office.
2. That the taxpayers organized for
the purpose of compelling him to resign,
and he did resign.
3. That Governor Ames issued terri
BILE proclamation against said tax-pay-
ers as mob.
A. That Crosby issued an appeal to his
Republican friends to sustain him.
8. That his appeal was read in the col
ored churches for thirty miles round,
and colored men marched for yicksburg
in considerable numbers, many of whom
Were killed by the said taxpayers before
getting into the city.
U. mat D0tn the proclamation OF. Gov
ernOr Ames and the appeal of Sheriff
Crosby were exceedingly intemperate,
and calculated to stir up more vengance
than was displayed by the whites.
Z. That the course pursued by the tax
payers was irregular and unlawful from
the first; that there is legal remedy
against officers in such cases; that this
legal remedy was impracticable in War
rem county because the courts would all
sustain Crosby; and, therefore, there
was no other remedy than revolution, in
which the taxpayers were justihable, in
our opinion.
8. That such an attempt to redress
wrong would naturally command the in
reference of the United States Govern
ment as it did; and that it is the duty of
the General Government to utterly abate
a State administration that is both una.
BILE to administer according to law and
unable to maintain itself in power
against an outraged people.
GIVE don't find that the 'scolor line"
had much to do with this affair, though it
was virtually conducted on that line;
but we do find that the people are dis
posed to, and inevitably will, organize
their politics ON che ''a0ior line" which
will be likely. to make Mississippi an al
most exclusively negro State.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08
ONE YEAR AGO.

This day-this day year ago!
The sun as bright, the air as free,
The golden roses all aglow,
And 10 God, that this should bel
sitting here within the gloom
Under the awning, as l sat
And looK'd from out the cool sweet room
No, no; dare not think Of that.
And yet my thoughts the picture hold,
Vivid in mem'ry as in sight;
ns %nd dMn soE ho sess snaven STs fIssn s%n yh E
A scent Of roses and Of hay
Comes with the waftings Of the air,
And stiIi my boy. my boy at play.
About the window hovers there.
Upon my heart the holy calm
And gracious beauty Of the hour
Descend, ana with sense of balm
1t blesses the Eternal Power
That is SO good to me and mine,
That fills our lives with all things meet,
And makes the sun of love to shine,
And showers blossoms at our ieet.
And while bit and muse Of him,
In through the window bounds my boy,
With eyes that in their lustre SWIM,
And cheeks that burn with health and joy
He brings a letter, and in jest
Shows 1t and hides 1t as we stand,
Will give It and win not, lightly press'd,
Until l snatch 1t from his hand.
A merry laurh-a piercing scream
They mingle as break the seal
And read Oh, roughlv-broken dream!
Oh, din est anguish heart may feel!
Dead-dead! My soul, my life-in- life,
My other, dearer being flown!
What wonder If, mis- left, lost wife,
drop upon the ground-a stonef
This day-this dav year ago!
And have lived amid it all
Lived for my boy. And through my woe
Ever that moment recall:
just as it pass'd IL comes again
The roses and the scented air,
The boyish laughter and the pain,
And then q measuIeleSs despair.