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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20
TlmbuCtOO.-.The Mysterious City of
Africa.

Perhaps no foreign name-thanks to
the rhyme of "hymn-book-too us
better known in America-if we except
Mesopotamia, which is supposed to be
q religious word, than Timbuctoo. And
yet very few persons can tell exactly
what Mesopotamia is; so still fewer
have any definite notion of TimbuCtoo,
except that it is a mysterious city some
where in Central Africa, which may be
q rival of Pekin, and may be of no more
consequence than Barkhamsted. And
1t is only fair to say that the world at
large, even the geOgraphers, have not
much more definite information abouti it.
But the Geographical Society at Oran
in Algeria, has just been so fortunate as
to catch a Jewish Rabbi, on his way
from Paris to Timbuctoo, who has twice
traversed Central Africa, and was able
to give some definite information about
this mysterious city. According to the
rabbi, Timbuctoo is an Arab city in
every respect, built like all those in the
interior We know what this is; it is a
collection of mud-houses, thatched per-
haps with grass or straw, with narrow
alleys and dark and dirty bazaars. 1t
has no white inhabitants except tran
sient travellers; the residents are all
FOulah negroes. 1t contains about 50,-
600 people, being larger, he says, than
Oran, (Which is six miles around) and
smaller than Marrulles. It is, in fact,
a collection of small villages, extend
ing over a considerable area.
II is situated in the midst of a very
rich country, and lies about mile
north of the Niger, which there flows
from the west to the southeast and is |
very broad. The natives call it the |
g Nile," or in Arabic EI B0r (the sea.
Lt overfoWs its banks periodically, like |
The Nile, the flood extending up TO the
walls Of the town, and fertilizes the
land, and the land which is not so irri-
gated is not culivatable. But with this
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

inundatiOn the soil is very fertile, and
produces crops of sorgho, millet, rice,
tomatoes, onions and turnips; indigo
grows wild. There are near by forests
of valuable timber, many cocoanut
trees, and gum tree from which the
natives get oil for illumination. The
river supplies fish in abundance, and
the natives navigate it by means of
Dared barges and RATS constructed of
pieces of wood bound together with
cords.
The present ruler of the country is
Sultan Mahomet-el-Bekoe, who resides
at the Capital This is large town of
which we have not before heard, called
Ahmet-Ellah, situated about twelve
leagues north of Timbuctoo, and con-
tains a population of about 100000.
The highway connecting these two
cities must be very pleasing and pic
turesque, as it is lined all the way with
villages and gardens. Timbuctoo is
governed by kaid, who has full au-
thOrity, and has under him rigorous
tax collector. There seems to be no
spot in the world where apilgrim could
escape taxes.
The Sultan has no regular army, but
everybody is soldier on an emergen-
cy; the fighting is done with bows and
arrows, only the chiefs carrying guns,
pistols and sabers. The liveliest trade
is in slaves, which is conducted on a
very large scale. Salt is valuable i'm
port, a slave often being exchanged for
a kilogramme or two. Trade is car
ried on by barter, or by means of
strings of shells-the fat money of the
country. The caravans, which seem to
be largely conducted by Jews from
South Africa, who cross the Sahara,
bring in cotton and linen goods, glass
trinkets, arms (mOstly of English manu-
facture), knives, needles, etc.; and
carry out rice, sorgho, millet, ostrich
feathers, gold dust, gum, ivory, lead
and coffee. To the north of Timbuctoo
large quantities of camels are reared,
and on the plains to the south the ma
tive tribes wander about, after the
fashion Of the Bedouin Arabs, with
herds of sheep and cattle. 1t seems
pity that white civilization should ever
disturb this serene and comfortable
black civilization. If they would only
follow the example of the United States
and Spain, and give up slavery, we
should have no call to interfere with
this colored paradise. I4w t
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20
A Duel Prevented by a Brave Wife.

A duel with pistols, such as in Ger
many generally terminates fatally to
one or the other Of the combatants,
has been frustrated in the neighbor-
hood of Berlin by the energy and reso-
luton of the wife of one Of the princi-
pals. Both of the would-be duelists
were both army officers. The place
chosen for the meeting was drive in
Count Buch's woods, between Schooner
linde and Franzoeische-B -Buchholz. Prin-
cipals, seconds and an army surgeon
were on the ground; the distance had
been duly paced off, and the pistols
were being loaded, when the lady sud
denly appeared upon the scene, stepped
swiftly up to her husbands second,
who was engaged in preparing the
weapons for combat; snatched a pistol
from his hand, and directing the muz-
zle toward her bosom, declared with a
passionate adjuration thatshe would dis
charge its contents into her own heart
unless the projected duel was at once
given up. So heroic proceeding on
her part, of course, left no choice to
the gentlemen concerned in the affair,
and the whole party returned peaceably
to Berlin. The wife had suspected her
intention, and followed him
from the house, unseen by him or his
in a swift drosehky, to the
place of the meeting.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

"WHo," shrieks an exchange. "is
running this countryP" Now, don't
get excited about it, Keen cool and
preserve your equanimity. We are
running it. We do all the work after
regular Office hours, and it doesn't cost
the Government a cent. We intended
to keep the matter a profound secret,
but when an editor gets up on his hind
legs and bowls "WhO's running this
GovernmentPn it is time to speak out.
-NoTTiSt0lOH Herald.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

THERE is popular brewery in Mu-
Mich called the Hofbrauhaus- Court
Brewery--in which noble and plebeian
mingle freely, the best of lager, like the
cold hand Of death, rendering all equal
The quantity of beer there imbibed
may be judged from the recent obser-
vations of a visitor, as recorded in q
German newspaper. At thirty-fve
minutes past ten in the forenoon two
fresh hogsheads were tapped. One of
them was empty at forty-eight minutes
and the other at tifty-one minutes past
ten. Thiswould be about ], 800 glasses
sold in sixteen minutes-doubtless an
exceptional occurrence even there.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20
Strange Suicide Of a Russian Lady.


Moscow society would appear to be
just now considerably exercised by the
suicide Of one of its brightest orna-
ments, the young and lovely Countess
Vera Kofchelef, who short time ago
suddenly disappeared from her palace
in the old Russian capital, only two
days after her solemn betrothal to
Count Heimann, which had been cele-
brated with festive rejoicings upon an
unusually magnificent scale. No one
could imagine whittier she had gone
until her steward received letter from
her written at her chateau in the Cri-
mea, wherein she informed him that
" she was going to bathe in the river
running through her estate, and should
notreturn alive from her bath. She also
described the exact spot near which her
body would be found in the water.
Search was of course made with all
possible promptitude; and it resulted
in the discovery of the beautiful young
Countess corpse sewn up in large
straw sack and sunk in the river. The
seams were found to be in the interior
of the sack, proving that Vera Kofche-
left had deliberately sown herself up in
the sack on the river bank and then cast
herself into the stream. In another
letter, addressed to one of her uncles,
and received by him some time after
her death, she gave as her reason for
enclosing herself in a sack previously
to drowning herself, her extreme fear
of Crawish and water beetles. Few
stranger and more fantastic suicides
have been recorded even in Russian
annals of self-destruction, which are
exceptionally rich in grisly stories of
this particular description.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

THE Chinese are doing religious mis-
sionary work in a way that must make
Christians feel uncomfortable. The
people Of the Chinese province Of Yu-
nan are in part Mohammedans. An
imperial decree offers freedom from
taxation to every Mohammedan who
renounces his faith and swears by Con-
fucius. Beautiful new idols are also to
be given as rewards for proselytes.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The Board of School Trustees for the
District of Columbia have adopted report
that while there is no legal obstacle to women
serving as members of District School Boards,
yet there are grave objections as a matter Of
policy, and that, therefore, application should
be refused.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

By the explosion Of boiler in a saw
mill at Carrollton, Mich, on the 18th, Jean
Petell was instantly killed. and Cyrus Burr,
Edward Roaquepo and Frank Robinson badly
injured. portion Of the boiler Weighing
nearly four tons was thrown distance Of one
hundred and fifty feet.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

A party Of fifty men from Carrizo,
N. NJ, in pursuit Of the Indians recently
driven out of that Territory by Major Nor
row, we're ambuscaded by the Indians In the
mountain regions of Chihuahua, Mexico, on
the 9th, and thlrty-two Of their number killed.
The others escaped.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20
Bank Of Hackensack, of which he was PresI'

An uprising has occurred in Cuba.
A noted Creole chief, who submitted In 1878,
is reported to be at the head OF it. The Span
lsh Government will reinforce the Colonial
army, and has sent energetic instructions to
the Governor. There is much anxiety in
planter circles.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

A CERTAIN old gentleman, very rich
and still more stingy, is in the habit Of
wearing his clothes to the last thread.
One Of his friends, meeting him, ex-
claimed: "They told me that You had
a new hat, and Ill be hanged if you
haven'th 20, yes" said the miser,
looking as IL he were a trihe ashamed
Of himself, "you see, my wife kept
telling me that the old one was a good
deal worn out. Wen, yesterday was
my wife's birthday, and got myself a
new hat for her birthday present, ~
Chicago Journal.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Col. John Hay, Of Cleveland, Ohio,
has been appointed Assistant Secretary Of
State. vicc Frederick Seward, resigned.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Milton Renner, late Cashier of the in-
solvent Citizens Savings Bank, Of New Or
leans, has been indicted for embezzlement.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Fifteen women and seven men were
seriously injured by an explosion in cart
ridge factory in Toulon, France, on the 18th.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The steamer Lessing, which sailed
from French port on the 18th, for New
York, has B28OO,OOO in French gold on board.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Hanlan and Courtney will row a
hve-mlIe race on the Potomac near Washing
ton, on the 9th Of December.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Russia is said to be daily striving,
but Intellectually to come to special friendly
relations with Germany.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Pillsbury, Republican candidate for
Governor OF Minnesota, will have about 15,-
900 majority. lie ran nearly 5000 behind his
ticket.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

At New York City on the morning of
the l4th, Gre took place on the second floor
Of tenement house, and Mary Bablska, who
occupied apartments on the third floor, leaped
to the street and was probably fatally injured; I;
Joseph Batzlre, who lived on the fourth floor,
threw himself from window and was killed
and his entire family consisting of wife, two
children and mother-in-law, were suffocated.
The fire was evidently incendiary. Clrcum-
stances pointed very strongly to L. Cohen and
his Wife, who occupied apartments in the
building, as they had removed most of
their valuables the day before, and they were
arrested.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Sixty houses were destroyed at Frar-
breck, Prussia, on the 18th, among them
building dating from the sixteenth century.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

William H. Harrington, recently
elected Commissioner Of Wimoco County,
Md, was shot and instantly killed on the llth
by j. Wesley TurpIu. There had been an old
grudge between them.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The new cable between France and
the United States has been completed.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The official vote of Pennsylvania for
Secretary Of State Is as follows; Butler, Rep.
$50, 1888; Barr, Dem, 22l715; Sutton, Gr.,
'27,0O7; Richardson, Pro-, 9,219.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Senator David Davis wife died at
gtockbrldge, Mass, on the 10th.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The Peace Commission, to investi-
gate the cause Of the recent Ute outbreak,
organized at Los Plnos, Col, on the 14th. All
Che Ute chiefs, except Jack, were present.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The African M. E. Church and the
Colored Baptist Church at Cairo, ILL.,, we're
demolished by wind storm on the 14th. A
girl, aged eleven, was killed.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Over 100000 sheep we're killed or in
iured by dogs in Ohio during 1873.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The Cape Ministry are Of the opinion
that Sir Garnet WOlseley's settlement Of af-
fairs in zululand is prejudlcial to the perma-
nent peace Of South Africa.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Miss Anna Hoff shot and instantly
killed Charles scheurer at Newport, KY, on
the 14th scheurer had seduced her.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Count Schouyaloff's resignation as
Ambassador to England has enaccepted by
the Car.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Lord Dufferin is reported as saying
that England could carry out her programme
in Turkey independently, and that the main
tenance Of peace rested with Gortschakoff.
The Turkish Ministry is divided in opinion.
One portion, headed by Osman Pasha, favors
an alliance with Russia. In the meantime
disorders are increasing throughout the coun-
try, even within sixty miles of Constantine
pie Circassians are robbing and numbering
the people
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The next reunion Of the Army Of the
Tennessee viii be held at Cincinnati.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Jay Gould has purchased control
ling interest In the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Charles Drews and Franklin Stichler
were hanged at Lebanon, Pa, on the 14th, for
the murder Of Raber at Indiantown Gap, Dec.
7, 1878. On the same date, Myron A. Buell.
was hanged at CooperstoWn, N. Y, for the
murder Of Catherine May Richards, aged if
teen, on the 25th of last June.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

DR.. Lovick Pierce, probably the old
est Methodist minister In the United States,
died at Sparta, Ga, on the 10th, aged ninety
five. He was known as the father of Method
Ism in Georgia.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Abdel-Kader, the famous Algerine
Chief, is dead.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20
CURRENT NEWS.

King Alfonso's marriage will take
place on the 9th.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

During the fiscal year ending June
30, 1879, 988,858 acres of public lands were dis
posed Of The total number Of acres of public
domain still unserveyed is about 1881, ,OOO,O 900
acres. The dlspOsals were mainly as follows;
Home estead entries, 5,26O,111 acres; timber
culture entries, 2,766,574 acres; cash entries,
622,574 acres; grants to railroads, 278, 1884
acres; swamp lands patented to States, 75,-
1858 acres; other grants to States, 1856, 1892
acres.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

There is a movement among the
mlllers Of st. Louis to close their mills until
the price Of wheat declines. They say -four is
below the price Of wheat and can only be
manufactured at a loss. Many mlllers have
already lost heavily on contracts made when
wheat was less than a dollar per bushel.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Early last spring a family named
Coldale settled in the town of Ward, Todd
County, Mimi, as neighbors to John and
Michael Moede, who were living together as
bachelors, Shortly afterward John Moede
gained the affections Of Coldale's wife, and
induced her 70 leave her husband and
live with him, Moede's house was burned
recently, and he laid the crime TO Coldale and
threatened to shoot him. Living with Col
dale was another man, whose name is not
learned, and few days after Moede's house
was burned they we're missing. Investigation
revealed the strongest evidence that they had
been murdered. Suspicion at once rested on
the Moede family, and they we're arrested.
John Moede made full confession, and told
where the bodies could be found The en-
ragged citizens then took the prisoners from
the authorities and hanged them.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The report of the Director of the
Mint shows that during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1879, the total deposits of gold and
silver, including silver purchased, amounted
to $7l, ,179654, OF which S42,254, 1855 were gold
and S2S, ,925, ,487 silver. OF the above amounts,
s3s,549,7O5 OF gold, and $685., ,72S of silver
were OF domestic production. The coinage
during the year amounted to SOS, s,8l2,509, and
consisted Of 2,750,42l pieces of gold of the
value of S4O,0S6,9l2, and 27,99S, $50 pieces of
silver Of thenomlnal value Of $3I 297, 1882, and
Of minor coin 9,620,SO0 pieces, Of the nominal
value of S9179s. The total amount of sub
sldlary coin issued since the passage Of the
Resumption act Is S42974,08l.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

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

In the recent naval engagement be-
tween the Peruvian iron-clad Huascar and the
Chilian fleet, the Huascar had three com
manders killed in succession and two others
badly wounded. Out of two hundred and
sixteen men who went into action only eighty
six survived, and majority of these were
disabled.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The QbarcNmGn printing establish
ment, at New York City, was burned on the
18th. The Janitress Of the building was suf-
fOcated BY the smoke. The ilre was caused
by the oyerturning Of a coal oil lamp.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

The reception Of General Grant by
the citizens Of Chicago and the army of the
Tennessee, on the 18th, was participated in
by all classes so that the affair was devoid OF
political significance. The streets along the
line Of march we're profusely decorated with
emblems Of welcome and Of congratulatlon,
The procession was about hve miles In length
and was reviewed by General Grant from
temporary balcony in front of the Palmer
House. After the review the General was
formally welcomed by Mayor Harrison, and
General Grant responded In a short speech.
The reception given by the Army Of the Ten
nessee took place In the evening, and was
very brilliant affair.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

On account of the failure of crops
from early frosts and other causes, starvation
threatens the people iivlngin the vicinity Of
Escoumains, Quebec. The Provincial Gov
eTnment has been petitioned for aid.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Diphtheria is making great ravages
in Russia. In Odessa, since May last, the dis
ease has carried of seyenty-six per cent. OF
the children, and In other districts fifty per
cent. OF the children have died.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

WIN. MILLlKAN & SON. Editors and Proproton.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

-Prettier than q picture The orig
nal Of it-sometimes. IN. y NelOs.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Governor CresweIl, Of Michigan, has
appointed Fernando @. Beaman United States
Senator to OH the unexplred term Of the late
Senator Chandler. Senator Beaman served
Eve terms In Congress-from 1860 10 1870.