Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-11

natlOn OF deneftl Dfenblln1 mas nhu M
sentence commuted to hard labor in the sibe
rian mines for an indefinite period.
One of the small pavilions of the
Bellevue Hospital at New York City, contain
ing twenty-three persons, burned on the
night Of the 9th, and three patients, children
were burned to death. The others escaped.
ASt Petersburg correspondent states
that the GOlos was suspended for its outspok-
en- articles upon the widespread misery and
poverty in the interior provinces, and the dis
honesty and barbarlsm Of Communal author
tiles.
AT New York City, on the 9th, Otto
Wolf and wife locked their three children in
a room while they went out to work. By some
accident fire occurred, and before assistance
arrived two of the children were burned to
death.
A Berlin dispatch says the famine in
Upper sllesla has become SO serious that in
many villages over one-third Of the popula-
tion is starving. The famine distress is ap-
pearing in SaZony among the peasants and
Weavers
The butter trade in New York City
is very much agitated because of the man
ufacture and sale of large quantities of oleo-
margarine. One dealer says as much as 1000
packages Of oleomargerine are sold daily as
dairy butter.
The sales of provisions at Chicago for
the week ending on the 9th were unprece-
dented, being 100000 barrels OF mess pork,
$4,000 tierces Of lard, 85,0OO,0OO pounds of
meat, equal to 1886, 100000 pounds Of produce,
valued at S23,OOO,0ON
The Governor of Tennessee has is
sued a proclamation convening the Leglsla-
ture on the 10Th of December to amend an
act to enable Memphis to place herself in
sanitary condition to prevent the recurrence
of the yellow fever epidemic.
Wilbur K. Smiley, of Providence, R.
l., and Gen. George Stoneman, Of California,
have been appointed to fill vacancies in the
Board Of Indian Commissioners. The Board
now consists Of ten members, the maximum
number allowed by law.
At Ansonia, Conn, on the night of
the Sd man named Utton, while intoxicated |
threw lighted lamp at his wife, which fell
into the cradle and a child was burned to
death. The wife endeavoring to save the
child was probably fatally burned.
Colorow testified before the Ute Com
missioners on the Sd that twenty Indians
were killed and several woundedinth the Thorn
burg fight. He said he never met the Nor
mons personally, but knew those that had, to
whom the proposition was made to furnish
arms and ammunition.
The Ute Commission finished taking
testimony on the 5th. The Commissioners
demanded the surrender of the parties recog-
nzed at the massacre. The list includes the
head chief, Douglass. The Indians consider
leath incidental TO surrender and trial, and
here may be further trouble.
Bismarck has written private letters
% the leaders of the National Liberals thank
ng them for the support given by that party
o the Government on the railway question,
md expressing the hope that the former
riendly relations between himself and the
National Liberals may be renewed.
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An east-bound freight train on the
little Rock Railroad, which left Little Rock !
N the morning Of the 1st, jumped the track
n the afternoon, and ran into tressel, ditch
ng fifteen cars loaded with cotton, all Of
yhich burned, and a negro woman, her two 6
hildren and brakeman we're killed. Three I
ther persons were seriously injured. {
The National Board of Health have 6
ompleted their work for the year. The {
oard only expended S190, 900 out of the $780, 4
% appropriated by Congress, and of this 4
mount $4,000 was used in Memphis. The v
embers Of the Board expect another yellow t
ver epidemic In that city next summer un- a
SO the local authorities proceed to clean and b
wer the city during the present winter.
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James A. DumOnt, Supervising In o
ector- General Of Steam Vessels, reports q
at the total number of lives lost by accident "
ON various causes, during the last fiscal ''
ar, was IN, forty-four Of which were not h
agreeable TO accidents resulting from the use al
steam in navigation. Notwithstanding the l
crease OF 400 vessels to the steam merchant IL
lrine since the last report, there has been d.
eady decrease In the number Of fatal casu- "
lies. bt
The Governor and Council of Maine Of
sembled on the ID to canvass the vote Of the 50
ate, Senators and Representatives elect In
re allowed to examine the returns of coun- th
officers but were not allowed to examine ha
, returns OF the vote on Senators and Rep 80
The latter entered a protest, m
{ It is understood will not resort to Judicial an
and will make no further person sh
effort with the Governor and Council to tn
,eure access TO the returns. lei
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The Captain of the brig Westmore- Tn
d, which arrived at New York from Jack tie
!, st. Domingo, on the let, reports that on no
passage three of his crew died with yell of
fever, and;that himself, the mate and an orr
or seaman, the only remaining persons on 20
nd we're attacked and we're for time bare
BE to work. The vessel was forty days FC
nalsing the passage. The Captain says
vessels were brought into Jacmel before
rff urhoea opawr nave lvFno daaF on tha