Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-04-20


The Centennial grounds were closed
Monday, and viii remain closed till the
final opening on the 10th of May.
w. voorhees, announces that he viii
under no circumstances accept the Dem
ocratic nomination for Governor of Indi-
ana.
The carriage occupied by the Emperor
and his minister was run into ana smashed
in New York Monday, but the occupants
were not injured.
A British steamer arrived at San Fran |
cisco on Saturday, with SS3 Cinnamon, |
who were guarded by strong police force |
on their way to Chinatown.
The Dayton Journal says its first choice |
for President is Hayes, and its second
Bristow. The editor of the Journal is
delegate to the National Convention.
Returns from thirty-one counties in
Michigan show that the Republicans have
made a gain of forty-eight Supervisors
over last year, counting all the Independ-
ents with the Democrats.
The statement that President Grant has
expressed himself in favor of Senator
Conkling's nomination to the Presidency
was false. He has not intimated pref
erence for any man, and is not likely TO
do sO.-Dayton Journal.
The total amount of appropriations
made by the Democratic General Assem-
bly, last year was IS, ,625 ,912; total appro-
priated by the Republican General Assem-
bly, which has just adjourned, So, ,S39 ,464;
difference in favor of the Republicans,
81 A,7s6, ,446.-O. s. Journal.
An inmate of the Dayton Soldiers
Home, John A. Osterlee, German, thir-
ty-fve years of age, Saturday night COM
m1tted suicide by drowning in one Of the
lakes at the Home. He was shot almost
to pieces in the army, and his sufferings
from his wounds produced insanity.
There is move now in Massachusetts
to put Mr.. Dana at the head of the State
delegation in Cincinnati. This will be as
lump Of ice on the hopes of Conkling
and Morton, who voted against him, be-
cause to do otherwise would offend Came
ron and perhaps lose the Pennsylvania
gatiOn.-Akron Beacon.
The Catholic Columbian IugubriousIy
observes that every Catholic who was a
candidate in Columbus, on the Sd inst,
was defeated, and it advises Catholics to
give up politics and devote themselves to
religion. This advice is good. Any sect
that carries its religion into politics is very
likely to get thwack.-Ddyton journal.
The Richmond (Va.) Dispatch is very
sure that Gen. Hancock's connection with
viz CAGSNbAOA VI UuISs OuITdIb TCIluSEB
certain that he could not be elected to any
office of honor or profit by the people of
the United States. The same condemna-
ton it passes upon Gen. Hartrantf, of
Pennsylvania.
The District grand jury has indicted
Babcock, Harrington, Whitley, Benton,
Miles, Mettleship and Summerville for
completely in the safe burglary conspira-
cy. Warrants were issued for the arrest
OF each, except Gen. Brbcock, who ap-
peared and gave bail in the sum of $40, 900
ex-Goverhor A. r. Shepherd becoming
his security.
1t is estimated that nearly thirty thOus-
and were present at the morning and eve
ming services at the Hippodrome on Sun
day--among them the Emperor of Brazil,
IN the evening. Mr.. Moody announced
that collection would be taken up Tues
day evening, from which he hoped to re-
allze quarter of million dollars for the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The Boston Globe of Saturday contains
q wood cut entitled 1.-THE Presidential
Race for the Republican Nomination. -
In the picture 'sThe Great Unknown is
ahead, Blaine second, with Bristow about
even with him, Conkling in the rear,
while Sam Bowls, away in the distance,
Is vatnly endeavOring to push his candi-
date into the field where he can be seen. -
Hayes and Morton the Globe does not in-
elude in the race.
Advices from China speak of an epi-
tLenaic that is depOpulatfng villages near
Soochow. The plague in its most vir-
ulent, has also broken out along the Low
er Euphrates and in Bagdad. London pa
pers speak with apprehension of the ap-
pearanee of the disease, which has not
visited Europe for $50 years. They re-
gard the commercial communication with
the infected districts as grounds for jusi
and general alarm.-Ci'1. Gdz.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil ar.
rived at New York Saturday, and were
rendered the hospitalities of the city. A
salute of hundred guns were fired il
honor of the royal party by the batteries
in the harbOr. Secretaries Fish, Robe
son and Taft, Vice Admiral Rowan, Gen
eFal Sherman, the Brazilian minister
sioners, and large party, met the EN-
peror's steamer in the steamer Alert.
Kentucky is a highly favored common
wealth. She has 10000 square miles o
fertile soil and does not owe a dollar O
State debt. Her tobacco crop is now NOR
than double that of Virginia, and nearl
half the crop of the entire country Sh
raises nearly half the hemp the Who'll
country produces. She has nine million
of acres of virgin forest, and more iro
ore than there is in Pennsylvania, wit
12,S71 square miles of coal lands. Sh
produces the finest blooded cattle an
horses, and mules seem to grow in KeT
tucky spontaneously.
A call has been issued for a conferenc
to be held in New York, May 10, to cor
slider what may be done to secure the ele,
tion of men, in the National election, /
the highest offices of the Republic who's
character and ability will satisfy the e1
igencies Of the present situation, protet
the honor of the American name, preyer
the National election of the Centenni;
year from becoming amere choice of evil
and satisfy the popular desire for a gent
inc reform. The call is signed by Wi
liam Cullen Bryant, Theodore d. Woo
sey, Alex. III. Bullock, Horace White an
Carl Schurz.
Hon. John Little, Attorney General,
the request of G. w. Gerard Esq, Asst
tant City Solicitor of Cincinnati, MonCa
filed in the Supreme Court an inform
tion in the nature Ofquo warTanto again
Samuel F. CovingtOn, EnOch T. Carsol
George w. Zeigler, Charles Brown an
Charles Jacobs jr., the Police COInmi
sioners of Cincinnati, appointed by Go
ernOr Hayes under the law recently passS
by the Legislature, requiring them to a.
pear and answer by what right, warral
and authority they claim to have, no
and exercise the Office of Police Commi
sioners.--O, s. Journal.
The Beecher troubles seem yet goo
ways from settlement. None but tho
ough-going partisans of Mr.. Beecher a
satisfied with the Advisory Council or
plans, while on the other hand the Beecl
er people claim that Prof. Smyth,
Andover, has long been strongly oppose
to the Plymouth pastor The anti-Beecl
critics, it is said, viii wait until the six
~ DAYS have elapsed within which the cor
nfttee of the Advisory Bureau is to r
ceive complaints. Then Andover wi
join with Storrs' and Buddington