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

AT St. Charles, Mo-, Neill BraytOn,
a reckless aeronaut, made an ascension
in the presence of several thousand peo-
pie, and narrowly escaped death at the
time, from being dashed against the
housetops. The balloon used was the
Amazon, and was purchased about the
middle of August from Professor Wise.
The balloon holds 1000 feet of gas,
and was nearly full when the lines that
held it were cast loose. Brayton,
through some foolish impulse, declined
using q basket in his ascension, and
went up suspended by rope, which
supported two iron rings, through
which his legs were passed. He wore
no clothes, except q suit of cOlored
tights, and had neither hat nor cap. He
started with the wind blowing almost q
gale, and, as he expected only to be up
about twenty minutes, his friends
thought the balloon had become un-
manageable and he had persisted with
cold. At last their anxiety was dissi-
pated by the arrival of the foolhardy
man at St. Charles He states that the
wind was blowing so hard that he found
he could not land. He first went over
the Mississippi near Grafton, and there
the current of air changed and carried
him directly up stream for some dis
tance. The wind then changed and he
was driven back toward Grafton, and
took advantage of a lull and landed in
the wheat field of afarmer named Rad
cliffe, about eight miles northeast of
Grafton, ILL.,, having Travelled, he thinks,
about seventy miles in little over an
hour. The cold was so great that he
found himself getting numb, and had to
tie himself to the rings. He was so
cold that he could not have landed
safely had he not had the assistance of
some men who were working near
where he came down. There being no
telegraph Office near, Or within nine
miles Of him, he could not lethis friends
know of his safety.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20
Rankin, the Scout.

RANKIN, the scout, who rode out of
Paynes lines and carried to Rawlins
the intelligence of the plight of what
was left Of Thornburgh's command,
made a great ride, making 100 miles in
twenty-four hours. In other countries
this featwould have made great noise,
as it exceeds the correspondent Forbes
ride from the battle field with the news
of the British success at Ulundi. He
rode from nine p. m. one day until five
D. m. on the next, and made ITO miles.
His ride was in six stages, and at each
stage he obtained fresh horse and re-
freshments and cheer for himself. He
had guides and an escort part of the
Wav, and he followed across the coun-
try the trail which had been made by
an advancing army of 5000 men and
the innumerable OK carts which carried
the supplies of chat army. Feats OF
horsemanship and endurance, in which
great distance is made in short time,
and in which the rider s life is never for
a moment guaranteed against the shot
Of some lurking savage-these are the
staples of which the life of scout in
the Indian country is made up. In
August, 1868, Buffalo Bill rode in
twelve hours from Fort Larned to Fort
Zarab and back, sixty-fve miles; in the
succeeding twelve hours he carried dis
patches to General Sheridan from Fort
Larned to Fort Hays, sixty-fve miles.
From Fort Hays he rode the next twen-
tv-four hours to Fort Dodge, ninety-6ve
miles; on the next night he went to
Fort Larned, thirty-five miles on foot
and thirty miles on a mule; and again
the next night from Fort Larned to Fort
Hays, sixty-fye miles. He made on
horses, mules and afoot, S55 miles, and
he was in the saddle or on foot
fifty-eight hours. Every one Of these
four successive rides was made through
a regular breameck country, swarming
with hostile Indians-a country in which
there were no roads, and in which
scarcely perceptible trail had to be fol-
lowed in the obscurity of the night
Laurence STANDARD.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

public indebtedness, libraries, churches,
schools, newspapers, paupers and
crimes, insanity, and so forth. These
do not strictly pertain to census, and
in other countries are obtained through
different agencies. But with us they
have been required since 1850. The
act of 1879 enlarged the scope still
more, and included the operations Of
railroads, fire and life insurance, tele-
graph and express companies and 9TH
er Institutions. 1t also provided for
the employment of experts in these
different Departmental provision Of
the utmost Importance, which cannot
fail to secure results Of far greater COM
pleteness and accuracy than heretofore.
Grossly inadequate and inaccurate sta
tistics, sometimes utterly fallaciOus and
misleading, have often characterized
the results of the past
"When will these experts be APP
pointed~
"Under the authority given the Cen
sus officers, many have already been
appointed, and others will be named in
time for the work. A number of per-
sons are already in the field obtaining
statistics of gold, silver, iron and cop
per mining. Others are working along
the shores of the great lakes, obtain
ing statistics of fisheries and the fish
ing population. Others are obtaining
statistics of steam and water power, and
manufacturing machinery. Special in
Vestigators have been at work on the
social statistics of cities and penal and
reformatory institutions, Still others
are occupied with the facts concerning
the cultivation of cereals. Building
stones and the quarrying industry will
form the subject of separate investiga-
ton by one OF the most eminent geolO-
gists Of the country, while the statistics
of tree covering, forest wealth and the
timber industry will be collected by an
expert equally eminent in his own field.
The report on the cultivation of cotton
will include Investigations made on his
own accountby specialist who has de-
voted years to that subject, and the re-
port will be the standard authority for
the world"
"Will your report on the fisheries
have a bearing on the international
questions now pendingP"
every decidedly; had we had them
before, the country would have been
saved from one to two millions of the
money paid to Great Britain. The
American fisheries, instead of being
less valuable than those of Canada, will
prove to be much more valuable"
"Will the cost of so elaborate col
lection of statistics be much greater
than previous censusesP'
"Thelimibf fixed by law is $3, 900, 900,
while the last census coss S3, 800, 900,
but great saving viii be effected by
more equitable distribution to the emu.
merators, as detailed above. ~ Y.
Tribune, N0V. II.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

tons, were found great quantities Of
relics, such as fints, arrow-heads, axes,
scrapers, pelters and knives some Of
which l procured from Mr.. jolly, and
brought home with me.
This wonderful development in this
cave IS very peculiar, and as yet with
out a parallel. Hence, it is very inter-
esting to the arch@Ologist and scientist.
With the above before me / arrive at
the conclusion that the customs and
habits of the aborigine Of America are
hard to find out, and are calculated to
puzzle the brain Of the most eminent
arch@ologist or ethnologist; that it is
very difficult to designate between the
so-called mound-builders and Indiens
of the eighteenth century.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20
What the United States Produce.

THE United States of America are es-
timated to grow annually 100,000,000
acres of grain and potatoes. Half this
area produces Indian corn; fully one
fourth is under wheat, an eighth yields
oats, while about 100000 acres are
divided among barley, rye and pota-
toes. The aggregate value of these
crops represent grand total of about
ST., 225, 100000. Besides these bread
stufs %, 900, 900 acres are estimated by
statistics of the United States Agricul-
tural Department to grow hay, the pro-
duce being 32,000,000 tons, while up
wards of z, 900, 900 acres are devoted to
cotton, yielding nearly 100000 bales.
The milch COWS of the States
are tabulated at 11,500,000, and
value at S23O,OOO,O0O. Thirty-three
million hogs represent total value of
as many soVereigns, The magnitude
of these figures testifies to the enormous
resources of American agriculture, to
her abilities to support her rapidly
growing population, and largely to
supply the food deficits of Europe. The
value of the twelve months agricultur-
al exports of the United States stands
at present 1926, ,000,0 900, and is seventy
six per cent. of her total products for
expectation. Large as these amounts
are, they are doubtless capable, not
only OF being maintained, but of being
largely increased. The actual area of
the United States is about two billion
acres; only one-half Of what is ft for
agricultural purposes has, it is stated,
hitherto been brought under cultivation.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

AN Irish newspaper says: " In the
absence of both editors, the publishers
have succeeded in securing the services
Of a gentleman to edit the paper this
week"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20
DIR. HOWE'S ARABIAN KILK CURE,
DR.. H0WE'S ARABIAN TONIC,
DIR. H0WE'S ARABIAN LIVER PILLS,
The only Medicines tint ha00 eUer bean
kn0i0B to "pOSitiOeLy" cuTeths
CORsunDtjOn.
TESTIMONY
OF the Hon. Jos. E. CARY, Judge Of the superio
Court, Chicago Illinois
Iu,oloo Dsc tAth 1879

d. NhAOANOf wv AAsAA' AS'N'
DIR. S. D. HOWE:
DEAR s1R-Permit me to add my grateful testi.
tmOny to the army OF witnesses to the virtues OF
your Justly celebrated Arabian remedies. For
long time my wife was seriously afflicted with
hacking cough, an oppressed breathing soreness
OF the chest and constant acute pain IN the lower
portion Of the right lung and under the shoulder
blade. Her sutferngs were intense, and she Pc
came extremely nervous and prostrated. her dls-
ease was pronounced consumption by the physi-
clans OF Chicago and other cities, whose prescHp-
tiOns had been taken without beneht. Whenyou
visited Chicago June, 1873 we called on you, haY-
ing very little hope OF deriving help from your
treatment We were inspired with hope by the
skillful manner in which your thorough eXamlna-
ton was conducted, and the satisfactory eXplana-
ton with which you closed your diagnosis. MY
wife determined to take your medicines in accord
ance with your plain and practical directions.
She began to use the Arabian Milk Cure and Ara
bian Tonic; their beneficial effects at 0nce became
manifest-the cough lOOsened and soon ceased,
respiration became easy the soreness Of the chest
was relieved and all pain removed, she began to
gain in flesh and improve in strength and appear
anCe. l fully believe that your medicines and
skillful advice have saved the life OF my wife.
She unites with me in this grateful tribute 10 the
merits Of your remedies.
Very respectfully yours,
The above letter is only one amongst the thou
sands received from all parts Of the United States.
Price of Milk Cure and Tonic, each,
OIL per Bottle.
PILLS, rs CENTS PER BOX.
Sold by BROWN BROS, sole agents for Washing
ton and Wilmington.
DR. S. D. HOWE Proprietor,
43eow-1y 122 Liberty Street. New York.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-20

Thanking our friends, and the public generally,
for past favors, we feel confident we can make
prices to your advantage, if you call again.
22tf G. g. L. LeMAY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
CREAM OF THE NEWS.
Gathered from Our Dispatches.

1t is reported at Des Moiues, Ia, that
there will be 4 strike of all coal miners
in Iowa. $4,000 in number, on an agreed
day in October.
Proceedings have been begun at To-
ronto for tine cxtradition OF Cool Bur-
CESS, the negro dclincator on charge
of shooting at Widscry with intent TO
Kill.
six steamships left New York Satur-
day Tor Europe, carrying rather more
than two hundred passengers and heavy
cargocs, chiefly grsin and provisions.
The contracts for hcadstoncS for
soldiers graves has been awarded to
samuel G.. Bridges, OF kcokuk, Iowa,
and New York state man. The price
of the hyal,toucs average about = Is
each.
4 fire at West Bend, Wisconsin, Sat
uriav. DESTROYED the whole block of
stores. the main portion ot the business
street. For want ut an engine the citi-
zens were forced to let the fire have its
own way. Eleven buildings We're dcs-
troyed with their contents. Loss about
$4,000.
There were twcntv-oue new cases Of
fever in Memphis, Saturday, and TWEEN
five Yesterday. The total number Of
deaths to dat" IS l59.
The Quebec riots are ended, and an
other fght is not anticipated.
Jesse Jones, aced 50, was run over and
killed bv a freight train on the l.. y o.
Railroad. at Pcnusboro, Saturday night,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
THE DEATH OF NELLIE
GRANT SARTORIS.
Effect Upon Her Fathers POlit-
icaI ProSDectS.

New YORK, August lit is thought
here that the death of Nellie Grant Sar-
toris will put an end to Gen. Grants
tour, and that he will return to America
as soon as intelligence of it reaches him.
OF course. he will now refuse to receive
and public Ovations on his return, and
will at once retire to the shades Of pri-
vate life.
The effect the loss of his daughter
will have upon his future is being thor
oughly canvassed. Some think the fact
that he will be compelled to come back
20 this country deprived of the advan-
tageous aids of public receptions, will in
a great measure retire him from the
eve OF the multitude, and so inure to his
loss. Others say that the sympathy of
the public will be with him in his great
atlliction, and that he will be urged
once more into public lie in order to
furnish occupation to his mind. 1t is
known that Grant loved Nellie with all
the intensity OF his strong nature, and
it is limited that the only thing that
made him coyet Il third Presidential
term was the benefit that would accrue
to her socially in England as the
daughter OF the Chief Magistrate Of the
United States. And now that the in
centive is gone, it is thought that the
General will no longer permit the use OF
his name in connection with public Oh
flee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
CHARLESTON, w. VA.
A Desperate Encounter With
Alleged Thieves.

CHARLESTON, August l5.-Some time
ago the residence OF Hon. Thomas l..
Bell, present member of the West Nir-
ginia Legislature from Lincoln comfy,
was entered in his absence and a large
quantity of silverwarc and other valua-
hlcs stolen. lie quietly collected evil
dencc, which finally eliminated in the
arrest OF John K. Pauley, Garland
Casey and Nelson Pauley. They We're
all desperate characters, who had kept
the neighbOrhood in constant terror
for years past. The two first named
were taken 10 Hamlin and safely lodged
i'm Jail, but the latter, who weighs over
two hundred and stands six feet
three inches, made a bold stroke iOr
freedom. Under pretense OF changing
his clothes he got permission Ot the
guard 10 enter his fathers house, where
he seized gun, and with the aid Of his
father and friends he OverpOwered the
guards and escaped To the mountains,
where he dctied all attempts to take him.
Detective All. Burnett was tclcgraphed
ior, who promptly responded. After Il
three DAYS chase and some sharp fight
ing, he was finally surrounded and cap
turcd and, under heavy guard, conveyed
from his mountain retreat to Jail. No
one was killed, but several narrow cs-
capcs are reported, prominent among
whom we learn was Burnett, as these
fellows have especial spite at him be-
cause he has cleaned out several entire
gangs this summer. Great excitement
prevailed for several days during the
last scrape, but all is quiet again.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, August l6.-Flour-
Quiet; Minnesota extra family - 90:
medium - 30; Ohio family good 81 -;
winter wheat patents 81 00(a,1 90. Rvr
Flour-UncEanged. Wheat - Higher:
No. . red elevator Sl@S2c. Second call
wheat in good demand: No. > seller
August 81 OSB bid. 81 Osl asked: seller
September 81 0St bid, 81 OSi asked: sell
Ter October 81 0Sl bid, 81 OS. asked:
seller November 81 o. bid, 81 O9t asked
Corn-Quiet; rejected on track 41c.
high mixed on track i7!GI IiSc yellow do
ISc. Second call, dull and weak: sail
mixed seller August 46sc bid, 47c asked,
seller September 46ic bid, To- asked.
seller October i7!c bid, ATE asked:
seller November iSic bid, 47!c asked.
Oats-ln moderate demand; old white
36(d 36lc; choice 37@314c. Provisions
Nominally unchanged. Buttcr-Easy:
creamery extra l7@lSc; Western Re
serve extra ia l4c; New York and
Bradford county, Pa, extra no lGc.
Eggs-Dull; western 9Gllc Cheese
Easy; creamery jG5!c. Petroleum
Weak; refined blc; crude DC. Whisky
STEADY at II 074.
Cincinnati.
CISCISSATI, August l6.-Cotton-
Demand fair and market firm at lie.
Flour-Dull and lower; family 81 500
Is. Wheat-Stcady and in fair de-
mand at 9OG 93c; receipts 22,O0O BUSH
els; shipments 1900 bushels. Corn
Quiet at 3S(a 39c. Oats Firm At 2jm Pc.
Rye--Quict but steady at j3@5ic Bar
ley-ln good demand: No. fall SOr.
POrk-Quiet; held at = *. Lard In
good demand and prices 4 ehadc higher.
Bulk Mcats-Actiye. fair and higher:
shoulders s. 80; short rib 81 jOo
4 -; short clear nominal. Bacon
Strong and higher at 81 l2lG[j 2jlA
) 90. Whisky-Duli at Il o.. Lin.
seed Oil-Steadv and unchanged.
baltimore.
BALTIMORE. August l6.-Flour-Quirt
and without change. Whcat-Wcslcm
quiet and firm; No. > western winter
red, spot and seller Angus. 81 o. ,r'
OF; seller September II 01!@l a.
seller October II 0S!@l 0N!. Com
Western dull and firm; western mixed.
spot and seller August II, q, iGc; seller
September IG.Ci lGIc; seller October
47sM 47Ic; steamer. mo- offerings Oats
western white 3lm32c; do mixed 29r,
Soc; Pennsylvania 3ltr3 32c. Rye-Quirt
at jSCaG0c. llay-Dull and unchanged.
ProviSions-Stcady ami unchanged.
Buttcr-Steady and unchanged. Eggs
Quiet at l2c. Petroleum--l nchangcd.
Concc-Quict; Rio cargocS llCEli-c.
Whisky-Quict at II O,lcl o.
New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, August lG.-hll uu-
changed. Cpllee-Dbll; l.Io cargnc~,
ordinary to prime, ll!tlljc. Sugar
Quiet; inferior togupd comfIuu GdGir;
common 10 good common G!w7c: vel
low clarified 7sm7gc. Mo.aSScs-puli;
fermcnting 23Ca30c; common 25l' 2Nc,
fair 2SCa 3Oc. Ricc-Srarrc and firm
Louisiana ordinary to choice G!fI &C..
Oil City.
Ont Cry, August To Market opened
with sales at GG.c bid. advanced tp q, .r,
declined To- 66,c, advanced and CLOSED al
G7|c. Shipments 5000 barrels, ayrrtg-
ing 5000 barrels; transactions l1l,OOO
barrels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
ADVANCE IN TOBACCO.
The Increase as High as Five
Cents Per POund-Increased
Consumption.
Pittsburgh Post.

Pittsburgh Post
Tobacco chewers will learn with sur
prise and doubtless with regret also that
there has been an advance in the price
OF the best brands OF tobacco within the
past few days. Pittsburgh cEewers seem
to have fOndness for Lorrillard and
for Musselman' manufactures OF tObac-
co. These two firms rule the Pittsburgh
market and both OF them have increas-
ed their prices. The increase on the
best brands by Lorrillard has been as
high as five cents per pound. and Mus
selman Il Go. have made nearly an equal
increase on their best brands. On other
grades the advance has not been so
high, while on the very inferior brands
there has been no increase at all Other
tobacco manufacturers have also made
increases on their prices, SO that the adj
vance is pretty general throughout the
country.
When the law, passed by the last
Congress went into effect, reducing the
tobacco tax there was quite decrease
on all qualities OF tobacco. The new
law reduced the tax six cents per
pound, and the manufacturers reduced
their prices commensurately. The re-
cent increase, however, has brought the
weed back to nearly about the prices
which obtained before the new law took
effect. The present advance has not yet
reached the ordinary chewer, but doubt
less will effect his pockets shortly.
The reporter yesterday incidentally
inquired Of James f. Hartzell, the popu-
lar retail tobacco dealer on Sixth street,
for some explanation concerning the
advance in prices.
"What is the cause OF this Increase
"The stock OF natural tobacco is low"
Haven't the crops been good this
year,"
"Well, there hasn't been much change
in the crops, but there has been great
increase in the consumption of tobacco,
and no proportionate increase in the
acreage planted. Every little gamin
now takes his chew regularly. Only
tobacco dealers nave any idea OF the
large increase in the number of chewers
This | think is the explanation Of the
present advance in prices"
HAS there been any advance on the
price OF cigars?'
NO; cigars remain at about the old
figures"
ado you expect there will be further
increase?'
"There may be, but | don't expect
much additional advance
Mr.. Hartzell here turnedto wait upon
customer and the reporter retired.
Several other tobacco dealers were visit
ed, but they all told about the same
story
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
Thp FOreSterS.

ST. LOUIS, August 1.-THE Foresters
concluded their annual session here last
evening by installing their new officers,
all of whom are of st. Louis, and par
taking Of a banquet rendered by the
New York delegates to the High Chief
Ranger elect, Jno. Waters, at which the
outgoing executive OF the Council and
the delegates generally made speeches,
and amost enjoyable evening was spent.
The delegates left for home to.niglt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
Vessels Storm Bound.

BvrFALo, August 1.-THE schooner
Lizzie \. Law from Chicago, arrived
to-day, the first sailing craft to enter
this port for two days. There are some
six.v-two vessels bound down storm
bound near Purt-au-Plaice and seventy
two DELAYED crafts on the Lake between
Detroit and this port. The storm ior
the last two days is the heaviest cX-
pcrienced in this region since 1869.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
Nebraska Crop Reports.

CHICAGO, August 16.-Rcports from
ten OF the largest grain growing counties
in Nebraska justify the best predictions
made in the previous crop report, i'll the
middle OF July. Wheat is somewhat
damaged but is fair in crop and will
average 6 to 20 bushels to the acre Oats
is very heavy, nearly 80 bushels per
acre. Corn is immense, and is the fin
est crop ever known in the State. All
the small grain was secured in good con-
dltiOn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
COMMENTATORS Arrested.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, August lG.-Late
this afternoon detective arrested Rowe
c. Earle and wife, and Mary Henderson,
who had been caught passing counter
felt money. They belong to a regular
gang and hail from Chicago. The arrest
is considered a very important one. as
the coin (dollar and half dollar pieces
is SO near perfect as to deceive even eX-
perts. Its spuriOusness could only be
discovered by cutting into one OF the
pieces. After their arrest Earle and
Mary Henderson telegraphcd to parties
in Chicago, stating they were in trouble,
and asking that assistance be sent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
Chautauqua Assembly.

CHAUrAuQvA, y. Y, August l7.-At
O'Clock this morning Major Cole held
an interesting conference on spiritual
lie. At II o'clock Rev. Robert Pattcr-
son, OF Cincinnati, preached on the dl-
vine plan OF development in the human
soul The assembly or bible school, this
afternoon, was presided by Rev. DR..
j. B. Hall, OF Cleveland. At 1870 clock
the young mems meeting WAS presided
over bv Major Cole.