Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17
LOG AL ITEMS

w III. EFduS, COIOFeu, ulOu III IIllS pldCe
on the I'd inst, of Inflammation of the
bowels. 's( 1aiS5 sakE a
u The city fathers have passed an or
dinance for the suppression of houses of
prostitution.
= The members. Of the lEonfan'S- Teh1-
perance Christian Union are requested to
meet at their room on Friday at 3 p. u.
Mr.. B. F. COffman has stylish new
two-stOry frame residence about finished,
nearly opposite his old residence, on the
jamestown pike.
Judge Minshall's majority in Ross
county is 800, in Fayette IA; Palmer's
majority in Highland is <172.; MinshaH's
majority in the district is 365.
-Ex-Vice President Colfax will deliv-
er his celebrated lecture on F'Abraham
Lincoln, - at Music Hall, Wednesday ev-
ening, Oct. 30th, for the benefit of the
Odd Fellows. = i5s;scis3 ~ Z :
Three horses, two belonging to Mr..
John A. Patten, and one belonging to
Mr.. S. Robinson, were stolen from the
pastures of the owners, in Jefferson town
ship, on the night of the 9th inst.
= Messrs., Frank and HqFvey s1agTe,
extensive farmers, living on the Borders
of Fayette and Ross counties, have made
an assignment. WIN. Burnett, sof this
place, has been appointed assignee.
The report Of the committee appoint
ed by council to assess the expense of the
North. and Temple. streets improvements
upon the adjusting property, Is on fle.in
the corporation clerks office, where it can
be seen by property owners interested.
The National Greenback ticket re-
ceived "a votes in Bhis county, 30 of tlfem
in Union Township, Is in Jefferson, 4 in
Wayne, 2 in Concord, in Jasper, 3 in
Madison, in Perry, and IL in Paint
There were no.votes castE for the sPrehibi-
ton ticket.
Frank Myers, whois now serving Op
a sentence of fifteen days on bread ant
water in the county jail, for stealing ;
ring from JohnA. Worrell's jewelry store
is wanted in Xenfa, hen hissentenee ex
pires, for stealing watch from a woman
A where he boarded.
The United States Circuit Court hai
reversed the decision Of SeeretaryszSehaf.
so that ''Kansas PacificR R. R. Lands" can
not be preempted. These are said to b
the best lands in the west. Particular
can be obtained from the land commits
siOner, at Salina, Kansas. 'as
= The large crayon picture of Eve
drawn by Mr.. Theo. Wendell, which ha
hung in joe zHudson's jewelry store 70
some time past, was disposed of by raf1
Monday evening, the proceeds going t
assist Mr.. Wendell in pursuing his al
, studies in Munich. Mr.. H. D. Pursel
was the lucky man who drew the pic
= ture.
a new timetable took eject On th
S., J. Sc P. Ry. on Monday, Oct. 18th
Trains now arrive at this station as fol
lows: Going South-Passenger 10 {
> M; accommodation freight, 80 Pm,
, local freight, 2 :35 p, M; through freigh
9:45 p. m. Going g'Nofth-Passenger 5 =
> p. M; Accommodation freight, 6:30
: M; local freight, 2 30 p: M 3 throug
freight, 10 a. m. ,z.s .5a5.si
" - Some weeks ago we mentioned tt
burglary of Mr.. d. Furtwang1er's res
70 dence. Mr.. F. at that time did not mil
anything from his house except suit
= clothing. Mrs. Furtwangler was on
visit to her daughter in Baltimore, at tt
= time of the. burglary, and just returno
on Tuesday last. She has discovers
since her return that the suit of cEothiT
taken by the burglar was the least impo
tant item. ofthe robbery on looking Fl
their silver-ware, she found that it t.
had been stolen. She had placed .ltla
"A together in a box, and slowed it away, {
leaving home. The loss of the silver
makes the burglary a more serious affa
than was at first supposed.
The National ticket got one more 70
in this county than it was entitled to.
solid Republican citizen had Repub
can and a National ticket at his resideII
on election day. The former ne intend,
TO vote when he went to the polls. al
the latter he was just looking over to s
what it was like. The Republicasni tick
he foidedand put in his vest pocllxet wyhe I
1t would be handy when he wanted to u
it, and the National ticket he folded a,
laid on table, Some time after, he, sta
eC- ed for the polls, and absent-minded
picked up the National ticket from t
table, went to the polls and deposited
in the ballot box for straight Republic
M ticket. Next day he happened to Co
ar ar across the Republican ticket in his Y
/ pocket, and discovered what mistake.
had made But 1t was too late to RENE
no. it. The ticket he voted had the Natio
f lState candidates on il, butnO county tick