Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

.gapette County 6eral0.
WIN. MlLLlKAN & SON, Editors and PrOpdotOs
WASHINGTON G. H., OHIO.
CURRENT NEWS.
King Alfonso's marriage will take
place on the 9th.
Abdel-Kader, the famous Algerine
Chief, is dead
Senator David Davis wife died at
gtOckbridge, Mass, on the l0th.
Over 100000 sheep we're killed or in
iured by dogs in Ohio during 1878.
The next reunion Of the Army of the
Tennessee viii be held at Cincinnati.
The new cable between France and
the United States has been completed.
Jay Gould has purchased q control
ling interest In the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Count SchouyalOff's resignation as
Ambassador to England has been naccepted by
Ehe Car.
Russia is said to be daily striving,
but Intellectually, to come to special friendly
relations with Germany.
Hanlan and Courtney will row a
fve-mile race on the Potomac near Washing
ton, on the 9th of December.
Miss Anna Hoff shot and instantly
killed Charles scheurer at Newport, KY, on
the 14th. scheurer had seduced her.
Col. John Hay, of Cleveland, Ohio,
has been appointed Assistant Secretary Of
State. vtco Frederick Seward, resigned.
Milton Renner, late Cashier of the in
solvent Citizens Savings Bank, Of New Or
leans, has been indicted for embezzlement.
Sixty houses were destroyed at Frar-
breck, Prussia on the 18th, among them
building dating from the sixteenth century.
Fifteen women and seven men were
seriously injured by an explosion in a cart
ridge factory in Toulon, France, on the 18th.
The steamer Lessing, which sailed
from q French port on the 18th, for New
York, has 81, 100000 in French gold on board.
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Pillsbury, Republican candidate for
Governor Of Minnesota, will have about 15,-
900 majority. lie ran nearly 5000 behind his
ticket.
The official vote Of Pennsylvania for
Secretary Of State Is as follows; Butler, Rep
SsOl83; Barr, Dem, 22l,715; Sutton, Gr.,
27,207; Richardson, Pro-, 3,2l9
The Cape Ministry are Of the opinion
that Sir Garnet WOlseley's settlement OF af-
fairs in Zululand is preiudicial to the perma-
nent peace Of South Africa.
The African M. Z. Church and the
COlored Baptist Church at Cairo, ILL.,, we're
demolished by wind storm on the 14th. A
girl, aged eleven, was killed.
The Peace Commission, to investi-
gate the cause Of the recent Ute outbreak, /
organized at Los Pinos, Col, on the 14th All
Che Ute chiefs, except Jack, were present. /
William H. Harrington, recently c
elected Commissioner OF Wimoco County, I
Nd, was shot and instantly killed on the 1lth s
b.l Ina ,,1I 4
grudge between them. h
DR.. LoViek Pierce, probably the old =
est Methodist minister In the United States,
died at Sparta, Ga, on the 10th, aged ninety
hVe. He was known as the father Of Method N
ism in Georgia. ]
On account of the failure of crops !,
from early frosts and other causes starvation a,
threatens the people iivlngin the vicinity of 4
Escoumains, Quebec The Provincial Gov v
eTnment has been petitoned for aid d
Diphtheria is making great ravages q Z
in Russia. In Odessa, since May last, the dis -
ease has carried of seyenty-siX per cent. Of :. Z,
the children, and In other districts fifty per - -
cent. Of the children have died. ',
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The QharcNanan printing establish Il
msnt, at New York City, was burned on the
18th. The Janitress Of the building was suf-
fOcated BY the smoke. The FIRE was caused %
by the overturning Of a coal oil lamp y
by
Governor CresweI, Of Michigan, has pc
appointed Fernando g. Beaman United States Ill
Senator 10 OH the unexpired term Of the late q
Senator Chandler, Senator Beaman served II
I've terms in Congress-from 1860 TO 1870. an
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The National Republican Committee Ht
win meet at Washington, Dec. TO- to take a D. fol
propriate action upon the death of Hon. Zach. &c
Chandler and TO consider the time and place Th
OF holding the next National Convention. ne
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The wife and daughter of Albert