Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-08

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WIN, RILLIKAN & SON. Editors and PrOprlerOn'
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WASHINGTON G. H., OHIO
CURRENT NEWS.
The French claims treaty has been rati
fed by the Senate.
A shock of earthquake was felt il
Maine on the Sd.
The Missouri Greenback State Con.
vention win be held May 90
The Cabinet favors the establishment
of civil government for Alaska.
The National bank circulation has in
creased $40, ,686, 1O3 since January 1, 1S79
A. r. COrbin, q brother-in-laW OF Gen'
eral Grant, died at Jersey City on the 2Sth ult'
Special correspondents will not be al
lowed to accompany the Turcoman expedition
Mrs. Holloway and a child one year
old burned to death at Silver Lake, Ind, on the
1st.
A ship-load of eighty Or one hundred
negroes win soon sail from New York to Ii
IBERIA.
The Georgia Democratic State, Con-
ventlon win be held at Atlanta on the 9th of
June.
Forty-two persons were killed in the
recent colliery explosion at Anderlues Bel
gum.
General Grant arrived at New Or
leans on the 31st ult. and was enthusiastically
received.
The crops in Cuba have been serious
" damaged by drought, which has prevailed
over three months.
A company has been organized for the
construction Of tunnel under the st. Law
renee at Montreal.
The coinage at the United States Mint
for March was 81, 7,475OOO of which $235O0OO
were silver dollars.
The Cincinnati Price Current states
that there we're 6,95O,OOO hogs packed in the
West during the winter.
Bismarck was sixty-fVe years old on
the 1st His palace was flooded with offerings
from all parts Of Europe.
People in Northern Hungary are SELL
ing their property at ruinously low figures, and
emigrating by thousands.
The success of the Liberals in England
creates considerable satisfaction in political
circles at st. Petersburg.
The Vermont Democrats will meet at
Montpelier, April 22d, to select delegates to
the Cincinnati Convention.
A London dispatch says adyices from
st. Petersburg indicate that General MelikofEs
position is already shaken.
Alecia and Orihuela, Spain, were in
undated, on the 3Oth ult., by the overflow Of
the Jucar and segura rivers.
A dispatch from Asterbad, Persia, says
the Russians have taken five thousand eamels
from the Persian Turkomans.
A terrible fire occurred recently in
Montaimoul, village in Savoy. Seventeen
persons were burned to death.
General Lucius Fairchild, United
States Minister to Spain, presented his ereden-
tials to King Alfonso on the 1st,
Gladstone was elected to the English
Parliament on the lst, The net Liberal gain
up to that date was twenty-nino.
A London dispatch, on the I'd, stated
that the King Of Abyssinla had invaded Egypt
and defeated force Of Egyptians.
The Browne County, Texas, Court
House was burned few days ago, destroying
the records and crematlng several prisoners
Complete returns from the San Fran
cisco election gives an average vote for the
Citizens ticket Of 1884; WorlSingmen's, H.
an.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Society of the Army Of the Potomac win be
held at Burlington, Vt,, the third week in
june
Two thousand Canadians are to be
taken to Leadvlle to work on the Leadvllle
extension Of the Denver q Rio Grande Rail-
road.
A bill taking the duty of Of the ma
terlals used in making print paper, has been
agreed upon by the House Committee ON Ways
and Means.
A party Of twelve were thrown over
an embanISment into the water, near Teme