Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS


ing of a horse.
The King of Burmah recently impris-
oned all the Ministers for several hours
because they were not punctual in attend
ing council.
A young lieutenant in the British navy
has been committed without bail by
London police magistrate for stealing two
FIVE pound notes.
The skull of Captain Jack, the Modoc
chief who was hanged for the murder of
General Comfy, adorns the library of the
EJewett Scientific Society of Lockport.
An old man in Virginia City, Nevada,
having regained the power of speech af-
ter five years of paralysis, does little else
but swear. It is said that he is making
up for lost time.
The falling off in the contributions to
the Presbyterian Board of Education is
SO great that, according to statement of
the Secretary, the appropriations must be
| reduced ene-fourth.
| San Francisco Post: Two lawyers, while
| bathing at St. Croix the other day, were
chased out of the water by shark. This
is the most fragrant case of want of pro-
fessional courtesy on record.
OF the 259 person arrested in the city of
Columbus. during the month of July, So
were married and POI single. This may
be taken as mathematical demonstra-
tiOn of the moral influence of matrimony.
Wives and daughters of coal and ice
men are the most extensively dressed of
all at Saratoga. The young ladies whose
wardrobe is based on gass stock must be
at some other watering place.
| 1t cost that Washington mob a penalty
of just five dollars for stOning honest
workingmen away from their work How
both offenders and victims must respect
the majesty of the law.
The Cleveland Police Court has discov-
cred that man on Street-car must paw
his fare whether he has a seat or not
The case is to be carried up, and its pro-
! gress in the higher Courts will be watch
ed with much interest.
On the 10th of this month John Bright
concluded thirty-one years OF Parliamen-
tary service, during which time he has
represented Birmingham. His constitu-
ents propose celebrating the day and
erecting a statue.
At the Band of Hope Union celebra-
tfOn, in London, recently, a concert was
given by what London newspaper calls
''two gigantic choirs of youthful per-
formers, the majority of whom had never
tasted intoxicating liquors."
The National Temperance League in
London gave John B. Cough a hearty re-
ception and garden party in the College
| Gardens, Westminster Abbey. Mr.. Cough
was personally conducted through the
Abbey by Dean Stanley himself.
The enormous crops this season will
practically initiate the currency by caus-
iAg demand for it and setting it in mo-
ton. The resumption of specie payments
will still further initiate it by adding
5000, ,OOO, 900 in gold to the circulation:
A monument erected to the memory of
an unborn son is the work of a wealthy
Long Island resident. The spirits in
formed him, he said, that his wife died
within a few months of being the mother
of a boy that would gladdened his heart.
American liye cattle are arriving in
reached there in one day, and the Lon
don Graphic says that some of them were
SO mountainous that they might be made
fit subjects of decent itinerant shows.''
The Mayor of New Orleans is taking
steps to import ice, which is absolutely
necessary in the treatment of yellow fe-
yer. The Government will not pay three
| cents pound for it; hence the Custom
house and other employees have to drink
warm water.
A citizen of Louisville has in his pos
session hat once worn by Chief Joseph.
The hat is profusely decorated with os-
trich feathers and ribbons of various
cOlors, while a Gordon of weasels' tails
surrounds the crown, and an eagles
plume waves above.
| Burlington Hawkeye: The rice crop in
the Philippine Islands this year is a to-
tai failure. This is depressing to the
| bOarder who, remembering how little
rice it takes to make five gallons of soup
when the crops are abundant, will trem-
BILE to think of the amount of Overwork
that will be forced upon one grain now.
Drunkenness has often invested a flip
pant young rascal with a reputation for
talent and genius he never possessed, but
which is supposed to have been Obscured
by dissipation. Chow smart he would
be; what genius, if he didn't drink!''
are remarks we often hear about those
who have nothing else to rescue them
from medioerity.
The contr act for the completion of the
Cincinnati Southern railroad has been
awarded to r. G. Huston & Co., of Nash
vile, Tennessee, for the sum of 81 ,671,-
99S IL. An election was had to determine
whether or not the city of Cincinnati
shall issue 50, ,OOO, 200. more bonds for this
purpose, which resulted in its favor by
majority of 5000 votes
An English ice ship, going to Bombay,
was struck by lightning, near the fore
rigging The bolt then went down into
the body of the ship, making hole about
two feet in diameter through the ice. 1t
next took circular direction, and melt
ed about thirty tons of ice before it made
its exit through the ships quarter.
At Texas ball large number of mar
ried women, who had brought their ba-
bies. found it impossible to dance, unless
some of the young men became nurses
The young men took the babies into an
other room, and changed their clothes, so
that when the mothers reached home that
night there was CONSERVATION over the
interchanges.
Some ignorant cuss wrote to the news
| Int of he
Athens Journal, was candidate for Con-