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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
STOCK HTEms.

From the Pittsburg Price Current, Jan. 1eth 1873
Chicago had the heaviest run of hogs of
the season, and, if we mistake not, In the
history of the market, last Monday-65,-
900 head.
The sheep coming in now are in much
better condition than those offered dur
ing the early part of the season, being
generally we'll fed out, plump andin good
flesh.
Exporters from New York last week
took $40 head of cattle alive and 4 $50
quarters of fClressed beef
Monday is rather the best day in the
week for light butcher cattle. The best
day for heavy shipping cattle depends
somewhat OH the nature of the intelti-
gence from the seaboaPd markets.
We mentioned last week that some of
the hog men who had been in for the
blockade advance hurried out and back
againin time to make a little more money.
/ Others, who made the return little later,
were not so fortunate, and lost money.
Good fat bulls are in excellent demand, !,
and are selling readily at $3@3.75 per
cwt., while bulls in poor condItion are
notwanted and are worth only $2@2.50.
| This furnishes another practical COM
ment on the Importance of putting stock
in good order before selling.
Good prices were realized for some ex-
| ira fine stock here this week. One lo6of
prime cattle, the best we have had here
/ lately, averaging ] ,746 pounds, sold for
| 1925. A. lot of I27 sheep averaging I4939
/ pounds brought $3.50. Both of these
sales were made on Tuesday.
1t is to the credit of the American far.
mers to say that, although they have had
| to sell so low, the hogs they have fur
Iak.1f Font 40 Rs55
fully up to the standard in quality and
condition: There has been no stinting OF
feed, and there has been as much. good,
sound pork offered as in any season in
our recollection.
There is a settled feeling that hogs will
remain pretty firm throughout the, re-
mainder of the season. Packers are TAX
inghold at the advance over December
quite freely, and there is but little pros
pect ofprices getting all the way back tC
the old figure. By the way, East Lib
erty has for some weeks been affordins
much better prices for hogs, on an. aver
age, than any other market East. of the
Allegheny mountains.
One of the hog men ou going To tht
u pens on one of the cold mornings las
week found tramp peacefully slumber
ing in the midst Of a pile-of porkers which
had crowded together for mutual warmth
: When the hogs were stirred up their ned
fellow also granted, stretched himself
and began TO look about for something tt
devour. This companionship was strik
ing realization of the "eternal fitness o
things.''
1t is quite noticeable from year to year
that there is gradual increase in tn,
propos tion of 1ong-wool sheep mar
keted at this point. Farmers have dis
covered that, aside from the fleece, long
I woods are more easily prepared for mar
/ ket, take on a greater weight, and arr
= generally more profitable stock than fine
: wools. While Pennsylvania leads tht
r Union in fine-wool sheep, Ohio bids fai
to soon excel in long-wools.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
ProF, GambIc,s E.osttIon.

At the meeting of the Board of Trustees
of the Ohio Institution for Blind in De-
cember, Prof. s. C. Gamble, of Washing
ton C. H., was informed that his services
we're no longer needed and that his res
ignatiOn would be accepted to take effect
January 10. Prof. Gamble was there
fore at liberty to retire on last Wednes-
day, but he did not and Is still in the dis
charge of his duty and proposes to con-
tinue. He claims to have made contract
for his employment for the year ending
with the term next June, and that he
will not be legislated out of his position in
that manner. 1t is likely to be an inter-
esting case, and at the coming meeting OF
the Board the case will be tested. 1t is
understood that the Board proposes to
make various changes in that institution
at their next meeting, when further de-
velOpments may be expected.-O. s.,
Journal.
The Democratic reorganIzers of the
public institutions arc after the scalp OF
every Republican in any way connected
with any Of these institutions.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
Selecting Candidates.

We most heartily concur with our
neighbor of the Springfield Republic in
the idea he presents in the following par
agraph. The suggestion lisa good one,
and our Republican friends of Ohio, it
seems to us, would do we'll to adhere to
the idea: "In selecting candidates for
places In the Senate and House, of Repre-
sentatives, to be voted for on the second
Tuesday of October (the 14th), the Re-
publieans Of Ohio should pick men with
reference to their personal fitness, and
not with reference to che single fact as for
whom they may vote for Senator. If we
elect good strong men to the Legislature,
we may expect them to show their quail
ties in the selection they may make of a
candidate. If Gen., Garfield be elected
Governor, it should simply signify that
he is toserve ont his term, and the Sena-
torship should be left open. Whoever
wishes to be Senator or President should
aim straight at the mark, and go toward
1t without taking circuitous route
around Robin Hoods barn. We shall
have Governor, Senator and Presi-
dent to elect, and no man, not even if he
De an Ohio man, should undertake tc
goonle all three, or event two of them, al
once! That is the way the matter look:
from our standpoint"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
Trade wAth Japan.


The new commercial treaty between
the United States and Japan, just ratified
by the Senate, provides for the abolition
of all determinations against us in the
Japanese customs tariff and gives our con-
sular courts jurisdiction over claims for
fOrfeitures of penalties arising from in
fractions of treaty provisions or viola
tiOns of the Japanese customs laws. Two
additional ports are thrown open TO Am
eriean commerce, and all export duties
are abolished. One of the most import
ant provisions Is that which prohibits the
imposition of any higher duty upon ar
ticles from the United States than upon
articles from any other nation.
I HAlthough we first. opened japanese
ports to commerce" says the New York
shipping List, ''aud notwithstanding the
friendly professions of the nation toward
us, which has been u source of jealousy
for England, the latter by persistence and
assiduity has secured special favors which
have amounted to a discrimination against
American commerce.. Thus, for the six
months of this year which ended June 80,
| we imported articles from Japan to the
value of 50, ,494 900 while our ex ports only
amounted to 81 100000. Great Britain,
whose imports from Japan only amounted
| toSl $40, 900 during that period, supplied
nearly $40, 200, 900 of total export trade
! of $17, ,000, 600. AS regards the movement
| VI opOGlCs JuO GALLUP 10 SIlil WOIS0 lOE g,
Great Britain receiving S., ,497 900, while
we shipped to Japan $475, 900 more than
we received. The principal articles Aof
export from Japan are raw silk, cocoOns,
sllk-worm eggs, tea and copper, OF the
/ Whole amount, the silk, the cocoons and
tea constitute more than three-fourths,
and these we want. The principal arti-
cles imported into Japan are cotton goods,
woolens, rice, sugar and produce, metals
| and petroleum. and all of these we ouUht
to supply better and more cheaply than
any other power. The more receptive
intellects and greater adaptiveness oil
character of the Japanese render the in
PRODUCTION of our products into Japan
easier than In China; and under the pro-
visions of the new treaty our manufac-
tnrers should be able TO greatly increase
their sales in that direction"
IRE Republicans in the Illinois Legis-
lature have nominated John A. Logan as
| their candidate q -
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

TIE New York Eoening Post says that
Ohio has of late been breeding a race of
remarkably skilIful, energetic and sue
cessful politicians. She is we'll re ore
sented both In the administration and in
the opposition. The President is an Ohio
man. So is the most conspicuous mem
Der of the Cabinet. So is the Geneaal of
the Army. In the Senate if Ohio does
not lead the Democratic side, she fairly
divides its leadership with any other
State. To the House of Representatives
she sends Mr.. GARFIELD, upon the whole
the most valuable representatives of fnan-
cial reason in Congress. She sends also
Mr.. Ewing, who cannot be required to-
yield TO anybody as representative of f.
nancial unreason.
We are glad that at least one New York
paper has the capacity to appreciate the
greatness of the great men of Ohio.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

Two members of the Canadian Parlia-
ment, living in. Manitoulin, 374 miles
from Toronto, resolved to journey the
first 200 miles of the distadce on snow
shoes. Travelling in that part of the Do
minion In winter is usually done fn
sleighs, there being no railroads, and is
exceedingly tedious. A party of seven
persons including three Indian guides,
was made up for the undertaking. They
wore thick clothes and carried quantity
of provisions. They walked an average
of % miles a day, and slept most of the
nights in Indian villages, but had to
camp out several nights in the snow.
Their most exciting adventure was in
crossing lake on the ice, which broke
under them, letting them iuto the freez-
ing water. One of the Indians gave out
from fatigue, but the rest bore the hard
work without harm, and think it did
them good
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
FAYETTE
COUNTY HFl


We find the following paragraph in
the last Register:
After reading the Herald of last week
we came to the conelasioit if one half taat
Bro. Alillikan said of US was true. then
we were most terrible reprobate and in
stant reformation needed. With this con-
vtetion weighing heavily upon our con-
science, we attended church on Sabbath
last and heard Rev. Mr.. Cherrington de-
liver most excellent discourse upon
church reEivaIs.
If we have been the humble instrument
Of bringing the editor of the Register TO a
SENSE of his awful wickedness, and caus-
ing a moral reformation in him, we shall
be well compensated for the interest we
have taken in his spiritual hereafter, at
the same time fully recognizing the truth
of these two lines, written by the good
old Dr. Watts, when he says:
ssAnd whiIethe lamp holds out to burn, I
The Yilest sinner may return
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
TAKE AND LIVE.

s
In one of tlTe New England States lives
a family, whichin early days bore a very
humble part in life. But, as time adj
vanced fortune favored, until earthly
blessings seemed complete. Though for
the present the name is untold, yet its
influence to do good is the same, and 1t
gives tostheAW ord wealth and health.
:. One member of this family was a. lady
in the early : =.ffush of womanbood, with
pure, sweet and tender face, with dark,
glowing eyes, with eoral-tinted lips, with
rosy checks and amber eurls-z She was; as
graceful as a gazelIe, as light-hearted as
bird, and as spirited as an untamed ante
| lope. E~
| But as the frost destroys the fairest
! flower, so does disease the most perfect
woman. Disease, with its greatest malice,
| slipped at her life and rioted for her de-
struetiOn; and she, who was so young, so
beautiful, and so full of promise, was
and prostrafed, helpless and dying be-
1 fore the king of Ecrrors, who batf1ed all
/ skill Physicians turned. away with no
| encoura ging word, and from their eyes
4 were read these thoughts she soon
/ must die.,7 Bat one morning, as death
j seemed to. be folding her in his icy en-
| brace, and the golden sun, was striving
i with the puresI light to make the last of
earth appear most beautiful, Ada, slowly
] opening her eyes, faintly and almost
i VOiceleSSfy said 20 her DrOCner: 'Cna1lle,
am going to live. Three nights in sue
cession have dreamed that over yonder,
near the banks, among the trees, grows
an herb which will destroy this disease
and give me back again myself. never
4 saw the herb but in my dream, but
would knowsiC now-c6uld1.se il. Isgrow
strong while thinking of it. Yes! Yes
d 1 live! Take me TO TT can ride. With
out it die. Charlie tried to show hel
) the. danger of beii.g moved, and that il
= was almost madness for her to think oi
riding. But he knew that in that room
ali efforts to restore her had been in vain
and that she was dying there. Her earn
estness filled him with the hope that by
: granting her request she might live; ant
|; though death seemed near, yet they
|; went. Passing along the bank of thu
/, stream, among the trees, suddenly witt
one wild cry of joy, she. exclaimed
! ssThere! There! Charlie, there is the La
} capiai' The herb was gathered and
preparation was made from it, rs she wa
directed IN the dream. DaV by day sh,
: partook of this new dreamed of life-giv
f ing power, untilafter few weeks healtl
:. was restored, and nature lived ant
T coursed through her veins triumphant.
: This remedy is now before the. world
f and is known only by the name given
Q by her who-was dying yet living, an,
4 who lived on account of it.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

THE religious people of Springfield, o.,
as we learn by the Republic of that place,
devoted Thursday evening Of the week of
prayer for praying for members of the
press of the city. Undoubtedly they are
proper subjects for the prayers of the
church people, and we devoutly hope
thattheir moral and spiritual condition
has greatly improved. We trust that the
condition Of the members of the press in
Springfield was not as hopeless as some OF
the editorial fraternity that we know Of,
who are so far gone to the bad, that they
are tho6ght TO be past praying for. We
hope no one win think we are personal
In our allusIon.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

Is 1t not about time that that codifytng
commission that was set to work to re-
wise and codify the laws of this State un-
dera Democratic State administration, ,
(Mr. Allen 6 co.. was looked after? Ten
dollars a day to each of these gentlemen
for i've or six years, may be fun for them.
but it is death to the tax payers. The joh
has been pretty successfully nursed, and
some period ought to be hxed for them
in which to complete the work short OF
that time when the wealth of the treas
urY shall be exhausted.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

Our neighbor of the Register, last week,
in reply TO an article of ours in the Her
aid of the week previous, is so exquisitely
amiable in his remarks toward US, so COM
plimeEtary towards US, that we are COM
pletely captured, and have not word TO
say in Justification of our article, nor
could we think of holding enmity against
him Lon aceouDtof any former unpleasant
ness that may have existed ON our part.
bad taste when rose water is so profusely
sprinkled in our path, and the olive
branch extended to our grasp.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

ALLEN o. MYERS, of the Columbus
Democrat, has fled an affidavit, charging
Myers g Bricl1ell, ofthe Columbus Dis
patch, with criminal libel in publishing a
personal article. The ChillicoLhe AdUer-
tissr gives Allen o. N. the following
wholesale piece Of advice, which, district
ly adhered to, may be ofgreat advantage
to the young editor of the Democrat: GAL
len, we sympathize with you've know
what 1t is to have people lying and slam
dering. But be virtuous, like the Adver.
tiser, and you will be happy, and the ma
liciously inclined win not greatly damag,
you"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
our Taxes.


Everybody 10 this county complains Of |
the enormous taxes which they have to
pay, aud the complaints are NOT made
without just steause. When the real es-
tate Of the county was appraised for the
purpose Of taxation, the fran lands and
all descriptions Of real estate were upon
the basis of an inflated currency, aud Of
course was far above the then gold value,
and To-day, notwithstanding the -price.of
lands and everything else is now down to
the gold standard Of values, we are stfll
paying taxes on the Undated valuation.
This is not all the lands are unequally
taxed. The lands IN orr county, as well
as in some other counties similarly situ-
ated Ia the southern portion of the State,
are less valuable, and consequently taxed
OutOf proportion to those In the northern
portion of the State. The lands on the
Reserve and all along the north are not
appraised in equal proportion to their
true value with other lands, and the re-
suit is that we pay too much as compared
with those Of the north, and we suppose
We VIII be compelled to do so until there
Is re-valuation, a thing that ought to
have been done In 1875. --.a
But our local tax is another source. Of
taxation that contributes to the tax bur-
dens Of the people Of our county. We
are all anxious to have local improve
ments, and each section Of our county OF
town thinks their particular locality is
especially entitled TO the favorable con-
sideration Of the gentlemen who are
clothed with the power of dispensing the
peculiar blessing, and county commits
sioners and village fathers are besoughi
with the petitions and prayers of tax pay.
ers from the various sections, for improve
mepts, with the most urgent appeals ant
representations of each, representing th'
indispensable necessity of his particulal
Improvement, and tender hearted officer
are induced to yield to these suppliea
tlons, and then it is that our taxes loon
up to frightful pyramid. And Will
we are upon this subject It may be vel
enough to suggest the prOpriety Of in
yestigating salaries and fees paid to ofl
clals and ascertain whether the pyrami
of taxes is not somewhat heightened by
little too much Hberality in the paymen
Of this class Of public servants.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

Cincinnati Commercial, 22d: Governor
q. B. Vance, of North Carolina; wilkin-
son Call, of Florida; Orvill Platt, of Con-
neeticut; Roscoe Conklin, of New York.
and Hon. D. W. voorhees,, of Indiana.
were elected to the United States Senate
yesterday, and Don Cameron only re-
qulres the joint vote of the two Houses of
the Pennsylvania Legislature to-day,
While John A. Logan only needs the
same forma1lty at Springfield, to complete
his happiness.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
PURSUANT to an order of Court in the above
il cause the undersigned will, on
Wednesday, theII9th day OF February,
A D. 1S9R.

at2 O'Clock p. m. offer at public sale, at the door
of the Court house, in Washington, Fayette coun-
ty Ohio, the following real estate, upon the terms
First tract being the sixth tract in the petition
in sston: Fayetts County. OHIO. and being part of
out-lOt No. ~ beginning at stake in the line Of
North street and corner to A. Johnson's part Of
said lot thence with the line of North street south
g degrees, east 52 poles to stake, corner to said
lot; thence with the line of said lot south AZ degs
west 1l24 poles to stake; thence north 43 degrees
west g. poles to stake; thence north AZ degrees
thereof heretofore sold by said Aaron G. johnson
to George Wigginton, and by the same TO Patrick
Brannon, for description of which reference is
hereby had to the respective deeds
Second tract, being the sixth tract in the petition
described: Lying and being in Union township.
Fayette county, Ohio. beginning at a stone in the
center of the Wilmington pike, north east corner
House farm, and in the line of survey No. lIl9;
thence with the center of said pike north 73 de-
easterly side Of a culvert; thence south degree,
west 80 poles to stone, corner to A. Rowe; thence
to said Rowe, in the line of Daniel Mclean; thence
south degree, east 9 II poles to the north corner
thence west l5 poles to the northwest corner OF
b. F. Jamison; thence north l degree, east 1924
poles to the beginning containing 100 acres, more
Third tract being the ninth tract in the petition
described; Being Lot No. l64 OF SAID aaron z
described as follows: Beginning at stake in the
line Of an alley; thence north AZ degrees, east yt
poles to stake; thence south 43 degrees, cast II
poles to the line Of Broadway street; thence with
the line of Broadway south Al degrees, west poles
to an alley thence north 4S degrees, west 10 poles
to the beginning.
Trims OF Sale-One-fourth cash on the day OF
sale one-fourth in six one-fourth in twelve and
one-fonrth in eighteen months from the day oi
sale, the deferred payments to bear per cent in
terest from the day of sale, and to be secured BY
mortgage upon the premises sold.
The premises may be sold in parcels to suit pur-
chasers.
The first and third 10Th and 9th) are subject to an
inehoate dover interest of Louisa R. johnson
The secend [Sth) tract is free from dover.
ELI P. JOHNSON,
.zz Remaining Assignee Of Aaron c. johnson.
January 18th, 1879. 10w5
&C. A. Palmer, Atty.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
As We Rxpected.

During the last session of the. 62d gen
eral assembly a bill was passed TO esfab-
lfsh a tobacco warehouse on the Ohio
river in Monroe county, and large
amount of money appropriated by the
Legislature for the purpose of erecting
said warehouse where tobacco might be
inspected, and the State, as represented
by Mr. Watson, the father of the bill, OBJ
tain handsome revenue from the in
speetion fee. The house was erected, the
money spent, and as we thought at the
time it would, the whole scheme of to-
baceo warehouse has proved q miserable
failure and humbug, and we are not in
any way responsible for the passage OF
the bill.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

TIE wife of Major Blackburn, of Gin.
einnati, has sued, In the Hamilton county
court, for divorce. Cause-continued
neglect and falling to provide the neces-
saries of life for his family. Major Black
burn has high reputation as criminal
lawyer, and in cases OF that characterize
had an extensive practice.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23

The sleighing is gone about town, but
there is still snow enough on the roads in
the country for fair sleighing. We have
not had as long a season of good sleighing
in this region for many years as has been
enjoyed this winter.