Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEWS.

saml Long, an old and respected citi
zen of Chilllcothe, died suddenly a
his home in that city on Wednesday
morning Of last week, Of apOplexy.
Mrs. Ruth Wallace, widow of tn,
late Cadwallader Wallace, of Chilli
cothe, died in that city last week, ageC
80 years. She had beed a resident o
ChillicOthe nearlyall her life.
Mr.. T. NJ. Proctor, editor of tn,
Home Weekly, was married, las
Thursday evening, at the Soldiers Or
phans' Home, Xenia, to Miss Mary v
swindler, one of the teachers in tina
institution.
The Chillicothe Register says: Tht
Ross Common Pleas is getting to BE-
very near perpetual thing. The in
termisslon between the two terms o.
court will scarcely exceed two weeks
the present term closing the day before
Christmas and the new term commenc-
ing January 9TH.
John Porter, colored, who killed
James Shamlin at Xenia last week
was indicted by special grand jury.
for murder in the first degree. The
jury found five other indictments
as follows: Frank Follensby, burglary
Walter Roots, forgery; Ed. Plunkett
and Tim. Golden, robbery; Garrison
Bait, grand larceny; H. G. Booth,
grand larceny.
ChillicOthe Register of Saturday says
Information reached the city yester-
day Of the suicide on the evening pre-
vious, at Higby's Station, of young
mannamed Thomas Grow. The partic-
ulars as we obtain them are as follows
Crow is an unmarried man about %
years Of age, has his home and relatives
near this city, but has been making his
home with Mr.. Charles Highly, near
Higby's Station. For several months
past he has been i'll with pulmonary
disease which finally resulted in rapid
form of consumption. On Thursday,
his physician, DR.. Freeman, of Rich
mondale, visited him, and in response to
Crows questions told him there was no
hope for his recovery. The young man
Immediately sank into fit of despOn-
dency, which rendered him desperate,
and about s o'clock that evening he
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head. He inserted the
muzzle of the pistol in his mouth and
the ball passing upwards lodged in his
brain. His death was instantaneous.
His relatives, who reside near Emmitt's
distillery, just east of this city, started
for Higby's Station yesterday morning.
tFrom Circleville Democrat, Nov. 28th.)
Jesse Britton started for California
last Monday, expecting to make his
future home in the Golden State.
The wife of James Hall is circulating
petition praying the Governor to issue
a pardon to her husband, convicted at
the February term of Pickway Common
Pleas in 1876, of murder in the second
degree.
Next Monday, the American House,
for the past twenty-five years owned
and managed by some one of the ROdg-
ers family, passes into the hands of w.
H. Nicholas, who has leased the prop
erty for a term of years.
The hog crop in Plckaway county this
winter is reported short by buyers for
our slaughtering houses. The low
prices that ruled last year drove many
breeders from the market, and it is diff
ficult for our packers to secure enough
hogs.
We are informed that Solomon Gloyd,
Nelson Reynolds and several others,
who were out coon-hunting, in the
neighborhood of LOckbourne, Saturday
night, 18th inst, killed a half-grown
wild cat. They shot at it four times,
after which it jumped from tree at
one of the men. When it reached the
ground the dogs and men attacked and
killed it. 1t weighed twenty-five
pounds.
We are gratifed to announce to our
readers to-day that the movement to
provide Circleville with an Opera House
is fast assuming shape, and active OPP
erations in behalf of the enterprise
will commence within a few days. A
number of our wealthy citizens, appre-
ciating the need of such a structure,
have taken the matter in hand, char
ter will be prepared this week, a GER
tifcate of incorporation procured, and
work inaugurated.
tFrom Circleville Union, Nov. 27th.)
Walter Cane, a young man well
known in this city, was arrested yester-
day and placed in the county Jail by