Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-13
The East

On the Sd two vessels arrived at New
York from Liverpool with S1,Sl0L00 in British
gold bars and American gold coin.
DISPATCHES from various points in
New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and
Massachusetts, on the 3D., reported very
heavy snow storm. At Keene, N. H., fifteen
inches fell, and at Brattleboro, Vt, twenty
two inches was reported
The Union National Bank of New
York City has decided to go out of the Ma
tional system. The recent action of the Comp
troller Of Currency respecting check certlf-
cation Is assigned as the cause Of the change
A PASSENGER train on the New York
& Greenwood Lake Railroad, composed of
one engine and one coach ran into the Hack
ensack River, on the 4th, owing to draw
bridge being open. There we're about twenty
persons I'm the coach, but strange to say only
one person was killed, and one or two severe
ly injured. The passenger coach hoated on
the water and the passengers were taken out
through the windows and roof by men in
small boats.
AN unknown schooner went ashore
at Broad Cove, Cape Elizabeth, Me-. on the
night Of the Sd, and the crew were all drowned.
Owing TO the heavy sea no assistance could
be rendered. Five OF the bodies were washed
ashore.
AT Freehold, N. Y, on the 9th, Sam
uel Hendric1son and wife were struck by an
engine while attempting to cross the railway
track, and both were fatally injured.
THE steamship France, from Havre,
brought SS73,OOO in gold to New York on the
9th.
THE General Missionary Committee
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church appro-
Priated 100000 for missionary work the en-
suing year, an increase Of $4,000 over the
amount appropriated last year.
FROM the 1st Of January to the 7th of
November, 23,993 German emlgrants landed
at Castle Garden, New York City, against 49,
7l3 for the corresponding period last year.
The house and outbuildings of Isaac
spofford, OF Brownaeld, Me-, were destroyed
by dre on the 9TH, and spoGord perlshed in
the flames.
DURING October over S5, 600, 900 pos
tai cards we're sent from the HolyolSe, Mass,
factory-the largest months business ever
done,
A FREIGHT train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad broke In two on the morning Of the
9Th while running down the mountain, about
eight miles west OF Altoona, Pa The detach.
ed portion OF the train gained great speed,
running down hill at the rate OF a mile
. minute, until at Kittaning Point it over
took and ran into the first part. TWenty-fOur
ears were completely wrecked and the freight
scattered In all directions. James A. Nc
DOWell, brakeman, was instantly killed, and
J. q. Cook, another brakeman, seriously In
iured.
DUNNO heavy fog at Lancaster,
Pa, on the morning Of the 7th, freight train
on the Pennsylvania Railroad ran into anoth-
erfreight train and two Oh cars were wrecked.
The escaping Old caughthre, aud shortly after-
wards one OF the tanks exploded with teurldc
force shaking al the buildings In the vloini-
~. FOre0me hours the Foad was blocked Cor
miles east and west with trains waiting Tor
the FIRE 10 burn itself out.
JAMES j. NORRIs, of Bradley, Me-,
was murdered on the night Of the 7th, the OBJ
iect being robbery. A Frenehman named
Joseph BOnleau, who had been discharged |
from Mr.. Norris mill, was arrested on the 9th n
on suspicion and sufficient evidence found on \
his person 70 convict him.
A FIRE occurred at McKeesport, Pa. |
on the sth, by which the Washington House,
3 large grist mill, and other buildings we're |
totally destroyed, entaillng a loss estimated 1
81 $4,000.
REV. MATHEW HALE SMITH, the
newspaper correspondent known as "Bur.
leigh" died ct hia home in Brooklyn, ~ Y,
op the 9Th.