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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
OHIO Penftent1arY.

The editor of the Delaware Herald de-
Hberately lies when he says that EEthe net
excess of cash earnings over all expenses
at the Ohio Penitentiary was $20, 1856 in
1875. He lies again when he says that the
absolute proofs that this statement is lie
are 'Eslanderous Misrepresentation, ut
tered by Republicans for political pur-
poses" The proofs are from the record
and they show that not only is it false
that the net earnings were any such sum,
but it is true that there were no net earn
lngs whatever. On the contrary, the
whole earnings of the Penitentiary did
not pay the expenses of that year by $685.
942 %, counting only paid bills, and not
including bills to a large amount thrown
! over tothe present year, in order to cut
down the showing of expenses for 1875.
The absolute bottom facts are, that even
with this sort of manipulation, there 2gds
only about Sc, 900 left Of the appropriation N
tended to run the Institution to February IS;
and e0eTy dollar Of this eodS d7d11n oatt aoithin
q fen days on November bills. How many
other bills chargeable properly to 1876
have been thrown over to 1876 we have
no means of knowing, because the whole
! year S appropriation was exhausted before
the 20th of November, and there is no
way for us to track unpaid bills at pres
ent, except as they are presented for pay
ment. The Ohio Penitentiary, instead of
having made net saving of over $4,000
IN 1870, IS thGtS Sh011D to haze exhausted all
its 0eC1a earnings, used up OUer $40, 900 in dp-
preparations from the State Treasury, and is
noeo absolutely running on credit, qcitb the
probability that there is still large amount of
debt outstanding, properly chargeabIe to 1876.
These facts have never been denied by
the officers of the prison, since we have
shown them up. They cannot truthfully
be denied, because they are absolutely
true, and Of record. 1t is reserved to the
little obscure organs of the party to lie
the party out of its record, if possible
We do not intend to permit this. With
the help of the Republican press of Ohio,
which has already cast the facts broadcast
we propose to furnish the true and cor
rect version of Democratic State manage
ment, to be read by every voter, in all
parts of the State, if voters do their duty
by taking and reading their county pa
per or the STATE JoURNAL-or both, as they
should.-O. s. Journal.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
Ohio Items.


Coal is selling in Be1laire at 63l cents
per bushel.
Oil was struck in Grafton last week at
depth of 40 feet.
About $50, 600 of Meigs county Decem-
Der taxes are yet unpaid.
Taxes were increased in Hamilton coun-
ty last year 126 per cent.
DR.. c. J. Geiger, prominent citizen of
Canton, died recently, aged So.
The total bonded indebtedness of Cleve-
land, January l, 1876, amounted to 81
261 900.
Scarlet fever is producing considerable
mortality among children in one ward of
Delaware.
A meeting of the Executive Committee
of the State Grange will be held in Tole-
do the 29th inst.
Rev. Ebenezer Battelle, ST., the oldest
male inhabitant in Washington county,
died at Newport, January 2, in his 9Sth
year.
Several boat loads of Iron, for the Scio-
to Valley Railroad bridge at Chillicothe,
have arrived there during the past week
by canal.
The editor of the Medina Gazette was
the recipient of a dandelion, in full bloom,
a few days ago, which was plucked from
neighboring door yard.
In the vicinity of Painesville, the warm
weather of the past few weeks has had
the effect to swell the buds Of peach, pear
and cherry trees quite nOticeably.
Daniel Flanagan, editor of the Urbana
UaioR-D Democrat, has been appointed Sum-
mons Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of
Representatives, at Washington.
1t is supposed by the management of the
| Columbus and Toledo railway that regu-
lar trains will be running between Della
ware and Columbus by the first or middle
of May next.
The Cincinnati Society of ex-Army and
Navy officers of the late war, organized
about a year ago, held its first banquet
Friday evening at the Burnett House.
The Grangers of Guernsey, Belmont,
Noble, Muskingum, and Monroe counties
have organized, under joint stock COM
pany, a distributing store house, which is
to be established at Cambridge, and which
will be opened for business Immediately
NJ. S. Baird, of Perry county, stated tc
an IFonton editor lately, that his furnace
was making iron at $13 ton. These were
his figures: Ore, 225 ton, Sc; raw coal
~ tons. 81 %; limestone, 81 %; labor
So; repairs. 81; ; contingencies, 50e.; total
$13.
That part of the Atlantic and Lake Erie
railway from Chauncey, Athens county
to Bucyrus, now under contract, will pass
through the very heart of the great Goa
fields, give a sufficient outlet for transpor-
tation on both sides, and will cross or tai
the following important railways: The
Hooking Valley at Salina; Muskingun
Valley at New Lexington; Newark anC
StraitsviIle at Junction City; Central Ohio
and Pan Handle between Columbus anC
Newark; Columbus, Mt. Vernon ant
Cleveland at Centerberg; Cleveland, Co
lumbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis a
Mt. Gilead; Atlantic and Great Western
at Three Locusts, and the Pittsburg, Ft
Wayne and Chicago railway at Bucyrus
making ten railways in all.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
Cincinnati Live STOCK TIarkot.


CATTLE.-Receipts much heavier than
either of the two previous weeks, and the
supply was in excess of the demand
throughout, and particularly so of COM
mon to medium grades. Prices were,
however, pretty well maintained until
Thursday, when a decline of from 25c to
SOC per hundred pounds was established.
The unfavorable news from the East caus-
ed shippers to either cease buying, or, if
they did so, it was only about the rate paid
by the butchers. Sales ranged as follows ::
Common, Pic to 314c; fair to medium,
31ac to 414c, and good butcher and ship
ping grades, 419c to SIC.
HoGs.-Receipts for the week were much
heavier than either of the previous weeks
but as the weather up to Saturday was
cold and well suited for slaughtering, mar
ket continued steady and active
There was. a decline of some &c to IOc per
hundred pounds established about the
middle of the week, but this was, however,
regained toward the latter part. Sales
ranged as follows: Common to good light
So S5 to 81 10; for fair to good packing
grades, 81 10 to 81 30, and choice heavy,
81 80 to 81 so.
SHEEP.-The supply the first part of the
week was more liberal, but the latter part
have been quite scarce, and particularly
so for the better grades. Market closed
firm at from 31@c to 4119c for common to
fair, 4224c to &c for good to extra qualities.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
NEW York Live STOCK narket.
NEW York, Jan. Il, 1876.


BEEF CATTLE.-The receipts yesterday
and to-day were 5,12O head, making the
total for the week Z 800 head, against I $50
head for the same time last week. The
quality was fair, with but , carloads OF
Texas, and not many native cattle. The
soft weather and full supply materially
weakened the market. Sales were made
at a reduction from last Friday of more
than &c. A few tops retailed at I3@1314c;
fair to strictly prime steers, 1134 @1234c;
ordinary and medium, 101a a@1112c; poor
to common cattle. So a@10c.
SHEEP AND DLAMBs.-The receipts yester-
day and were $3.50 head, making the total
for the week %, ,270 head against 9,49O
head for the same time last week. The
quality was generally good, and the mar
ket ruled firm. Prices were quotable at
| 515@71ac for ordinary to extra lots OF
of sheep; at least one-half sold at 7@71ac.
HoGs.-The receipts yesterday and to-
day were 8,04O head, making the total for
the week 29, $50 head, against p ,43O head
for the same time last week. Fair Ohio
! hogs averaging $50 lbs alive, 731c.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

On the night of Dec. Both, the ship
Harvest Home was run into and sunk by
the steamer Adriatic, and the entire crew
drowned. A seaman of the latter vessel
gives the following version of the aeci-
dent:
About half past two, Friday morning,
when off Moyne Head, the man on the
lookout sighted vessel on the starboard
track and gave the alarm, and the steamer
changed her course. About ten minutes
passed and the lookout gave the alarm
again, for the two vessels were closing
fast upon each other. 1t was a starry
night. A moment passed and then the
Adriatic dashed into the bow of the
stranger. The engine was at once revers-
ed and the steamer backed a mile or two.
Boats were lowered, and as they were
rowed away the lights of the strange YES
sci sank lower and lower till they reached
the waters edge, and then the hull, mast
| and all sank out of sight. Cries of drown
ing men could be distinctly heard and
they gave directions as they f1oated for a
moment as to the course to take to find
them. No one, however, was rescued.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

The Presidential campaign will be one of
the most active in our history. Democra-
cy will not relinquish it's foothold upon
the House of ofRepresentatves, much less its
hopes of national control, without a des-
perate struggle. Every means available
will be brought to bear to overthrow the
Republican party. The stake is grand
one-no less than the nation itself-and
to secure it Democracy will marshal, in
battle array, every element and shade of
opposition. Republicans must be wide
awake to the nature andnecessities of the
conflict. Clubs must be organized; the
local paper must be made power for good !;
the people should be enlightened, and no
stone should be left uhturned to secure q
glorious victory for the cause of Justice
and Union. Republicanism saved the
nation from overthrow; Republicanism
can alone preserve it.-Repablc.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
Plttsburg Live stock market.

EAST LIBERTY, PA, Jan. II, IS16.
CATTLE.-The receipts since and includ-
ing Friday last were 75 ears of through
stock and 120 ears for sale here, or, in all,
1913 head, making the total for the week
ending this day 1914 head, against 5,423
head for the week before. The supply
was liberal, as at present there are about
so cars on hand for sale, and we cannot
form any quotations, as no business has
been done to-day of any account.
HoGs.-The receipts since Friday were
1O,945 head, making the total for the week
4,75o head, against 25, 500 head for ;,1!i the
adeIphia, 81 1907 80.
SHEEP.-The receipts since Friday MORN
ing were 900 head, making the total for
the week Ii, 400 head, against 19, 300 head
for the week before. Selling at 81 OO@6 90.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

Democratic ehivalry, who now have con-
troll of the House of Representatives in
Congress, was to re-establish a tippling
house under the roof of the Capitol
That was considered by the Republican
Congress a disgrace to the nation, and
that institution was elected from the Cap
itol. There is now rebel element in the
House that is disgrace to the Nation.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
The Chicago D1stiIIers own the

CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-The following whis-
ky distillers, who are under Indictment for
revenue frauds, appeared before Judge
Boutwell,, in the United States District
Court, to-day, and entered plea of guilty
on the first count of their several indict-
ments, which charges them with conspir-
aey to defraud the government: Joseph
Roelle, Anton Junker, George Miller,
Henry c. Frederieks, Gholson G.. Russel,
Parker r. Mason, j. P. Furlong, w. S..
Company; G. D. Fee, r. P. Hutchins,
David Cochrane, and Frank A. Eastman,
for Mersereau, Eastman & GoIson.
Mr.. Williamson, of the firm of Hutch
ms & Cochrane, pleaded not guilty.
These gentlemen own or represent nearly
all the principal distilleries in the city.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

Hon. MIR. WALLTNG, Representative
from the Columbus District, has intro
duced bill in Congress authorizing the
establishment of a Mint in Columbus
The Journal says he makes no allusion in
his bill to the Mint already established in
the Ohio Penitentiary.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

Gov. HAYES has sent to the Senate the
following nominations of Supreme Court
Commissioners: Josiah Scott of Craw-
ford, R. A. Harrison of Franklin, W. w.
johnson of Lawrence, H. G. Whitman and
D. Thew Wright of Hamilton.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

THE prisoners in the Ohio Penitentiary
are furnished with tobacco. Perhaps this
may be all right; but if this practice were
prohibited, the terrors of prison life
might be restraint upon their evil con-
duct, and save them from becoming in
mates of that mercifuI institution.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
w ashingtOn e. H., o.
EOR SALE


House and lot on Chillicothc pike just outside
the corporation New house, rooms, viii
self one or two acres with the house.
A new 2-story brick house on Fayette street; a
nice places can be bought at q bargain.
New 2-story brick slate roof house and full lot
Eayette street; splendid house to have; can be
bought low if applied for soon.
a 2-story brick house on Fayette street, 9
rooms, new house; full lot well set in fruit.
New house in Cherry's addition, full lot, all
kinds of fruit.
Four rooms house corner of Main and Paint sts
Full lot, new brick house and frame st able on
.Fayette st, Gardeners addition; good payments
Two tracts of land on Bogus road of about rs
acres each; excellent land but no buildings.
so acres miles from town on Jamestown nix
good land, well drained, good water log house
and stable; good bargain
103 acres black land near Plymouth; frame
400 acres OF Iowa land for sale or exchange for
HO61 ACRES, miles from Washington.
GOO4 between Circieville and waterloo
pike, well improved, good chance to buy a cheap
28 acres of good land on CircleviIe pike; no
14O acres. 20 of it timber, on Greenfield road
good buildings; also 100 acres partly in Highland
100 acres in Iowa in Hardin county; will sell
or trade. Also 1O0 acres in Fremont CO, Iowa.
$50 acres near Plymouth; house and orchard.
200 acres near towns No, land.
Good farm S5S mliea from town, containing
IlloA lllA acres GOOD land; good buildings and orr
Other property in various parts Of town and
county not mentioned.
miles from Washington. splendid spring, run
ming water the year round can be bought low
and on good terms.
a6 acres in Clinton CO., miles from Jasper
Station,
s5 acres of land in Marion township; log
house rooms; good STABLE corn crib; orchard,
all kinds of fruit; acres of timber.
~ acres OF excellent land 3 miles from Wash
ington on pike.
$50 acres in Highland county. miles east OF
Hillsboro; well watered 2-story brick house;
largo new barn: good tenement house; will d.
woe into or farms to suit purchasers VIII
be sold Mt a bargain.
FOR SALE OR TRADE.
IGO acres of land in Pulaski county. hy.i
miles from the county seat.
Ohio river.
SO acres in Clark county, Iowa.
FOSTER, CIAFFIN 4 CO.,
Real Estate Agents, WashinRtO1,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

Mr.. Sloane and Mr.. Carter of the con-
struction corps on the S., j. & P. railroad,
took a. tramp on the line, as far as Beaver,
last Monday, and they speak in terms of
great satisfaction, as to the progress being
made by all the contractors. Mr.. King,
who has the work for five miles east of the
Scioto river, is doing heavy amount of
work. He has now force of one hun
dred men, and ON Monday increased his
teams by an arrival of twelve mule teams.
- WGUerIy Republican.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

FRED. j. Kelly, a prisoner in the Ohio
Penitentfary, sentenced to twenty-five
years confinement for arson, escaped, by
the assistance of a son of one of the officers
of the institution, on Monday.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
CHEAP READING.

To persons who wish to subscribe for
newspaper published at the Capital City
of the State, in connection with the HER
AID. we viii furnish our paper and the
WEEKLY OHIO STATE JOURNAL, one of the
best weekly papers in the State, together
with the JOURNALS Illustrated Almanac
for 1876, at 1925, for one year, postage
paid by us on both papers. Send in sub
scriptions at once to begin with the year.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

Four negroes, confined in the Jail at
Friar's Point, Miss, on charges of rob-
berry and arson, were taken out and shot
to death by mob, on Thursday night
last
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
Charm National Republican Committee
WIN. E. CHANDLER, Secretary.

THE Cincinnati Enquirer is much fright
ened over the way Southern gentlemen
talked in the Amnesty debate, and while
admitting that Blaine had no business to
''fre the Southern heart,'' it advises the
Democratic ex-rebels from the South that
in the future sit will be especially be-
coming in them to remember that forbear-
ance, and not defiance, is their part of
prudence and patriotism In other
words, they must "cheese'' their disIoyaI
sentiments and threats, or they will knock
Democratic prospects endways. 1t says
the debate never should have been allowed
to take place; there was no advantage to
be gained from it, to offset the great dam
age the party has received by revival
of the memories of Andersonville and
the bitter agonies of the war, which
ought to be forgotten if the Democracy
is ever to get into power in this country.
The ex-Confederates showed their hands
quite too plainly for the good of the Dem
ocratic cause.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONvEN-
TION.
To be Held at Cincinnati, June 14th.


The Republican National Executive
Committee met in Washington on Thurs
day last, for the purpose of deciding ON
the time and place of holding the next
National Convention, and selected Cincin-
natl as the place, and fixed the time for
holding it on the 14th of June next. Chi
capo. Philadelphia, Cleveland, Saratoga
Springs, Boston, New York, st. Louis,
San Francisco, and Washington, D. c.,
competed with Cincinnati for the honor.
THE CALL.
The next Union Republican National
Convention for the nomination of candi-
dates for President and Viee-President of
the United States will be held in the city
of Cincinnati on Wednesday, 18th day of
June, 1876, at II O'Clock, noon, and Will
consist Of delegates from each State equal
to twice the number of its Senators and
Representatives in Congress, and of two
delegates from each organized Territory
and the District of Columbia. In calling
Conventions for the election of delegates
the Committees of the several States are
recommended to invite all Republican
electors and all other voters, without re-
gard to past political differences or previ-
GUS party affiliations, who are opposed to
reViVing sectional issues and desire to
promote friendly feeling and permanent
harmony throughout the country by
maintaining and enforcing all the Consti-
tutional rights Of every citizen, including
the full and free exercise of the right Of
suffrage without intimidation and without
fraud; who are in favor of continued
prosecution and punishment of all official
dishonesty, and of an economical Admin
| istratiOn of Government by honest, faith
| full and capable officers; who are in favor
| of making such reforms in government
as experience may from time to time sug-
gest; who are opposed to impairing the
credit of the Nation by depreciating any
of its obligations, and in favor of sustain
ing in every way the National faith and
financial honor; who hold that the COM
mon school system is the nursery of
American liberty, and should be main
tanned absolutely free from sectarian con-
troll; who believe that for the promotion
of these ends the direction of the Govern
ment should continue to be eOnfided tC
those who adhere to the principles of 1776
and support them as incorporated in tho
Constitution and laws, and who are in ia
vor of recognizing and strengthening the
fundamental principle of National unity
in this centennial anniversary of the
birth of the Republic.
Z. D. MORGAN,
Charm National ReDublican Committee
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

THE Democratic National Committee is
to meet in Washington, Feb. 22d, to fix
the time and place for holding their Pres
idential Convention.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20
T ANCASHIRE FIRE INSUR.
IL ANCE COMPANY.
STATE OF OHIO.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.

COLUMBUS. January 80, 1875.
WHEREAS. The Lancashire Insurance Compa-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland foreign fire
insurance company, is possessed of at least the
companies formed under the provisions of the
act entitled IAN act to regulate Insurance Com
of Ohio" passed April 27th, 1872. and the acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto,
surRnce of the State of Ohio trust for the ben
eft and security of its policy holders residing in
dred thousand dollars in stocks and securities
required and allowed by said acts, and has filed
Deed of Settlement and detailed statement Of
its assets and liabilities, and evidences of invest
ments, and otherwise complied with all the re-
quisltIons OF the sald acts, when are appllcaole
to foreign Fire Insurance Companies, partner
ships and associations:
Now Therefore. In pursuance of law, 1, Viii
liam F. Church, Superintendent OF Insurance.
of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that said
Company is authorized to transact its approp pri-
ate business of Fire. Insurance in this State, in
accordance with law, during the curront year
The condition and business of said Company,
December 31st, 1876, shown by statement of
Home ONCE made to this department. is as fol-
lows:
Amount OF actual paid up capital. f 7s0 700 90
Aggregate amount of available as -. =.
Aggregate amount of fLiabilitiesjex, -'-'''
cept eapital,) including re-insur- -
Amount of Income for the preceding
year in cash 1,223.440 .GI
Amount of Expenditures for the pre-
ceding year in CASH.. 1908, 150. 26
The condition and business OF the United States
or American Branch, December 3lst, 1875, is
shown by statement, as follows
Aggregate amount oil available assets
in the United States ...... s........ $553 4t3 50
Aggregate amount of Liabilities in the
United States, Including re-insur-
ance ,.......,: 900 400 40
Amount of income for the preceding
year in cash in the United States -. b5S, ,497 65
Amount of expenditures for the pre-
ceeding year in cash in the United
States 30, ,792 20
In witness whereof, have hereunto subscribed
my name, and caused the Seal of my oiice to be
affixed, the day and year above written:
[sEAL.l WIN. T.. CHURCH, Supt,
+. d. Bradley, Agent at Washington, o.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-01-20

Mr.. HILL's Amnesty speech was con-
siderably modified before going into the
Congressional Record.