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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07
Kaldmasoo, Mich., Few. 2, 1880.

Kaldmazoo, Mich., Few. 9, 1880.
Hor BTrTERs MIRO, Co.:
know Hop Bitters viii bear recon-
mendation honestly. All who use them
confer upon them the highest encom-
iums, and give them credit for making
cnres-all the proprietors claim for
them. 1 have kept them since they
were first offered to the public. They
took high rank from the first, and
maintained it, and are more called for
than all others combined. So long rs
they keep up their high reputation for
purity and usefulness shall continue
to recommend them-something l have
never before done with any other patent
medicine. j. J. BABCOCK,
Physician and Druggist.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07
LEROY BREWER.

Greenrich, NJ. y, Feb. II, 1880.
Hop Bitters are the most valuable
medicine l yer knew. | should not
have any mother now but for them.
HENRY KNAPP.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07
Greenwich, Feb. IL, 1880.

HoP BITTRRs Co.:
Sirs-I was given up by the doctors
to die of scrofnla consumption. Two
bottles Of your Bitters cured me. They
are having a large sale here.
LEROY BREWER.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07

Neo Haren Conn, Sept. 10, 1878.
We take pleasure in giving you n no.
tice and n nice, strong one, as it Hop
Bitters) deserves 1t. We use 1t. and
we know IL deserves 1.-THE Register.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07
THE MANUFAcToRY

is located on Mil street, from which
emanates the preparation that is daily
shipped to all parts Of this country, and
to sections Of the globe over which the
American flag does not float. The busi-
ness is splendidly s~ystematised. and
everything goes on 50 quietly that it
would be difficult to imagine that 30 ex-
tensive a business vas done in that loo
ality. Each department is oyerseen by
competent persons. The items for bot
tie and for packing-boxes are enormous
ly surprising, and those who furnish
these two articles alone have reason TO
rejoice at the discovery Of Hop Bitters,
while the myriads Of sick people who
have been cured by this invaluable re-
medy have greater reason TO rejoice
Rochester Eoening Express.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07
Wenona ~, Aug. 9, 1879.

WtHOHu IIFsi mug " KOF'.
HoP BrrTERs Co.,
o. wingate bought OF us a bottle OF
your Bitters a few weeks ago, and they
did him an immense amount OF good.
We sell y doz. per week.
DENNY BROS.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07
Lone Fack, No., Sept. IA, 1870.

Lone Fack, No., Sept. IA, 1879.
l have been using Hop Bitters, and
have received great benefit from them
for liver complaint and malarial fever.
They are superior to all other medicines.
T. NJ. BARNES.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07
S1.25

Per Bottle. Those who have never
tried II should not fail to keep it on
hand; those who have tried 1t and know
its merits, would not he without it for
n moment. II efTectually avoid all
SUMNER DANGERS.
and furnishes the most complete and
certain of
S%EAS0NABLE SAFEGUARDS.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05

The Sandusky Register publishes an
article rejecting on Ex-Governor Bish-
ops honesty in the exercise of the par
doning power. The article embraces a
letter written by an attorney named Il.
D. West, of Sandusky, who was a sort
of a wholesale agent in the procuring
of pardons under Bishops administra-
tion, to a Mrs. Bagg, who was endeav-
oring to secure the pardon of her
brother from the Penitentiary. We
copy the letter below:
SANDUsKY, o., Dec, IA, 1879.
Mrs. @. L. Bdgg:
MADAM: received your letter and its
contents noted. Your brother still re-
mains in the pententiary and l don't
know but he will for all that l can do
for him. l wrote Gov. Bishop about
his pardon, but it don't come. Coy.
Bishops time is out Jan. l, 1880; what
is done must be done quickly. l under
stand money has operated well with his
son, who is Gov. Bishops Secretary. If
had some I might try it on. think
5000 would help amazingly just at this
time with the Governors son, and still
I might not get his pardon with that
sum. have been and seen the Gov
ernor three times and he gave me no
encouragement each time, but | think
money to his son will fetch your broth
er's pardon. Senator O'Hagan said to
me money could be used at advantage.
You must do what you think bestin the
matter. Just before New Years shall
make one more effort. Your folks are
all we'll except your mother.
p. S.-Ifyou send money itmust come
Immediately. Yours truly,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Letter From General Garfield.

4OggOL GAVAAA WOAAVAe4A SesAAASAN0
Following is the letter of General
Garfield to Senator Horr, expressing
his preference for President:
WASHINGTON, January 26, 1880.
Hon. r. A. Horr, Columbus, O.:
DEAR SIR-I haye received your let
ter of the goth inst, in which you ask
what course think the Republicans Of
Ohio ought to pursue in reference tC
the Presidential nomination to be made
at Chicago in June next. The answer
to this inquiry should not be made on
personal grounds, but upon these two
public considerations: First, the best
interests of the whole country, as repre-
sented by the National Republican
party; and second, the harmony and
effective action of Republicans of Ohio.
The first consideration cannot be sat
isfactorily determined until after a free
and full consultation at the National
Convention, by the Republican dele
gates of all the States and Territories.
But in the meantime, the Republicans
of Ohio may properly express their
opinion on the subject. The second
consideration must be determined by
Ohio Republicans alone.
They should bear in mind that Ohio
is still a close State; for great and de-
cisive as the victory Of last October was,
their majority over all opponents was
less than one per cent. of our voting
population; and any serious disagreea-
ment among themselves will imperil
their chances Of success at the next
election.
The vital question then is: "On
what candidate can the Republicans of
Ohio most cordially and effectively
unite?"
| have no doubt that decisive major
ity of our party in Ohio favors the
nomination of John Sherman. He has
earned this recognition at their hands
by twenty-five years of conspicuous
public serviCe-a period which en-
braces nearly the whole life of the Re-
publican party. He deserves the spe-
cial recognition of the Nation for the
great service he has rendered in max
ing the resumption law a success, and
placing the national finances on a bet
ter basis.
1 am aware of the fact that some
Republicans do not endorse all his
opinions. But no man who has Opin-
ions can expect the universal concur
renee Of his party in all his views; and
no man without opinions is worthy the
support of a great party.
| hope the Republicans of Ohio will
make no attack on other candidates.
They should fairly and generously re-
cOgnize the merits of all. But l think
they ought to present the name of Mr..
Sherman to the National Convention
and give him their united cordial sup
port. Very truly yours,
j. A. GARFIELD.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Ancient Masonry.

The correspondent of the New York
Herald, at Alexandria telegraphs as
follows, and which we copy from the
Chicago Inter Ocean:
DR.. Fanton, a highly instructed Ma
son, has finished a careful examination
of the foundations of the Obelisk and
confirms Lieutenant Commander Cor
ringe's discovery of the Masonic en-
blems which establish the relations of
many ancient Egyptian monuments.
DR.. Fanton declares that the Hiram
version OF Masonry, which originated
with the construction of SOlomon's
Temple, is disproved by the revelations
of the foundations of the Obelisk. The
Masonic emblem of life and the sun, be-
yond doubt, is identical with the monu-
ment of the Egyptian god, Osiris. This
proves that Masonry originated with
the construction of the pyramids, or, at
least, with far remOter period than
the construction of the foundation of
the obelisk. The number of blocks
comprising the foundation as well as
their position and arrangement, indi-
cate that the ancients were familiar
with the higher degrees of Masonry, at
leastas high as the eighteenth degree.
Many peculiar emblems not understood
by Lieutenant Commander GOrringe
were fully explained by DR.. Fanton.
From a Masonic point of view the dis
cOvery furnishes a clew to other i'm
portant discoveries, not only under the
fallen Obelisks, but also in other parts
Of Egypt, rendering probable solution
of the mystery of the construction of
the pyramids. Among the discoveries
was found perfect cube, and also em-
blems of all Masonic foundations.
Lieutenant Commander Gorringe, who
is a member of the Masonic fraternity,
entirely approves Of DR.. FantOn's ex-
plantations, and gives this dispatch his
entire appreciation.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
what am odd February rhisls Co Bo

The present February will be an odd
month in several respects. 1t will have,
in the first place, an odd number of
days, owing to its leap year distinction.
1t will have an odd number of Sun
days-tlve-which is very odd for the
shortest month of the year, and one of
the Sundays will be Washington's birth
day. 1t will begin on Sunday and end
on Sunday, which is also odd. The
five Sundays correspond in date with
the five Sundays in the following Au-
gust, which is odd again. 1t is said
that no one now living will ever see
another February so odd; nor will
their children nor their children's chill
dren-sufficient in itself to make the
month interesting. Many old super
stitions are associated with the month,
which originally had twenty-nine days
among the Romans in an ordinary year.
When the Roman Senate, however, de-
creed that the eighth month should be
named after the Emperor Augustus,
one day was taken from February and
bestowed on August, giving it thirty
one days, in order that it might not be
inferior to July, called after Julius
Caesar. February was then the month
of publication, from februum, during
which the Lupercalia, or Februalia,
were celebrated, the festival beginning
the 18th and celebrated annually. Lu-
perculuss, or Februus, was the god of
fertility, whose appropriate sacrifices
were dogs and goats. After the offer
ing two youths, patricians, were con-
Quoted to the altar, when one of the
priests touched their foreheads with a
sword dipped in the blood of the vic
Tins, and another priest washed off the
stain with wool soaked in milk. Then
the priests sat down to a feast, at which
wine was bountifully furnished. After
rising from the board they cut the skins
of the sacrificed goats in pieces, and
covered with some of these parts of
their bodies, in imitation of the deity,
represented as half clad in goat skins.
With the other pieces converted into
thongs, they ran through the streets,
striking everybody they met, particu-
larly women, who courted the blow,
from the belief that it averted sterility
and the pains of travail. The CeremO-
nies of the festival were supposed to
symbolic the publication of the peo-
pie. If it had any such power the re-
vival of the Lupercalia would be ad-
visable here, where political sins are
grievOus and innumerable. To purify
New York materially and morally, the
Lupercalia would need to be extended
throughout the year.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Tunnel Under the Hudson.

The Hudson river tunnel from Jersey
City to New York, is now nnder way,
excavation in the tunnel proper having
been commenced on the Jersey side.
In New York property has been secur-
ed for inaugurating the work from the
end, where shaft will be sunk at the
foot of Morton street to the same depth
as that in Jersey City. The work will
be carried on night and day simultane-
Ously at both ends. Powerful pumps
are constantly in use to keep down the
water, which in the shaft at JERSEY City
flowed very rapidly at depth Of forty
feet.
The Jersey City incline to the tunnel
proper is 3,400 feet in length, the tun-
mel itself 5,400 feet, and the New York
City incline 5000 feet long, making a
total of about two and half miles.
The walls of the tunnel are circular
in section, and built of hard brick-work
in hydraulic cement. 1t will contain
two tracks and be lighted with gas.
1t must prove of inestimable service
to the railroad system, and great boon
to the travelling public. The nature
VI bllO OOlulblOuS az plCoCLb bul 1Oullu@
ing its inception in the way of construc-
tiOn promises a successful undertaking.
A feature in the excavation for the
tunnel is the improved air lock. This
lock is six feet in diameter and fifteen
feet long, of bOilOr iron, with hinged
doors at either end, opening inward.
1t is heavy piece Of work, weighing
no less than 20, 900 pounds. 1t will be
inserted horizontally into the opening,
where it will be held by double collar,
the first or outside collar being an
angle-iron flange, and the other one of
wood, to serve as bearing against the
surrounding earth. 1t will resist a pres
sure of forty tons which is expected to
be the maximum in actual practice.
The manner of running this lock hori-
zontally is entirely novel. The air
lock in its principal features resembles
a cylindrical steam rollOr, with end
doors three by four feet, through which
the workmen can pass, and bulbs eye
for the admission Of light. The plates
are five-sixteenths of an inch in thick
ness. In the interior are a dozen
pipes of various descriptions for the
passage of air, mud, gas, water, etc.
One of the principal pipes is designed
for mixture of mud and water, which
will be blown through by air pressure
as the excavation proceeds.-Americdn
Engineer.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
RniIdInr Assocnations.

The following is the substance Of q
recent decision of the Supreme Court
of Ohio as to the powers of building
associations:
A building and loan association, in
corporated under the acts of May, 1868,
S. and S., 1914 and 1876, has not the power
to refuse to loan its funds to its men,
bers; nor to establish such rules and
regulations or so conduct its business
as to prevent the loan of funds to its
members who bid the highest premium
therefor; nor to borrow money for the
purpose of lending it; nor to divide or
distribute its funds among its members
in advance of the distribution at the
winding up Of the corporation; nor to
traffic in shares of its own stock,
Such corporation, acting in good faith
and reasonably, may compromise with
a member and release him from further
obligation to the corporation, whether
the Indebtedness be for q loan or on
subscription.
Where q corporation has abused or
misused its corporate powers, but not
in any particular as to which it is de-
clared by statute the act shall operate
as forfeiture of its charter, the court
is vested with discretion to determine
whether the corporation shall be Ousted
of its franchise to be corporation, or
from the exercise of the powers ille-
gally assumed.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

A Ii SUBSCRIBERS WHO ARE IN AR
IA rears for subscription to the HERALD are
respectfully requested to call at their earliest
convenience and pay their accounts We have
a number on our books who are indebted in va
Ti0us sums, small in most cases and easily paid
but in the aggregate amounting to c0nsidera-
BILE sum, which we are in need Of. We trust
Shis notice Will be sufficient to secure an early
response from all knowing themselves indebted
on account,
In reducing the price Of the HERALD from 81
70 81 !5OpcT year. and at the same time increas-
ing the size OF the paper, we are compelled to
soduire payment hereafter strictly in advance.
There is necessarily large per cent. of lose in
conducting newspaper on the credit plan, and
at the low price we are now furnishing the
HERALD, we can not afford to make any bad sub
scriptOn accounts. The only safe plan Is TO
require payment in all cases in advance. This
plan is mutually beneficial to publishers and
subscribers as it enables the publishers to fur
nish bgttgr paper for less money than they
could otherwise do.
WIN. MILLIKAN & SON,
Publishers Herald.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Cincinnati, nillS6OrO 4 Huntington

HILLsBoRo, Jan. 29.-Quite large
and spirited meeting was held in the
Court House last night in the interest
of the proposed standard gauge railroad
from Cincinnati. via Fayetteville and
HillsbOrO, to Huntington, over the
abandoned road-bed of the s. o. Rail
road. President Roudebush, of the
Cincinnati & Fayetteville Railroad, and
several members of his board were pres
ent and made brief speeches in regard
to the enterprise.
Mr.. j. r. Williams, of Xenia, an ex-
perienCed railroad builder, gave il as
his opinion that such road would
prove fine paying investment, 1t is
the shortest route to the seabOard, passes
through the great coal, timber, iron,
and stone fields of Southeastern Ohio,
and those portions of the road already
completed, or partially so, have the
easiest grades of any road running east
ward from Cincinnati to the coal fields.
Resolutions were adopted pledging
the cooperation 0four citizens in build
ing the road, and a committee of five
was appointed to confer with the Di-
rectOrs of the Cincinnati & Fayetteville
IN regard to plans and mode of opera
tiOns; $500,000 has already been ex-
pended in grading and masonry on the
abandoned road-bed east of Hillsboro,
and this work it is proposed now to
utilize. Information has been received
from prominent gentlemen east of this
point that they are ready to aid in
building the road whenever the proper
preliminary arrangements are COM
pleted. It's proposed to call it the Gin
Cinnati, Hillsboro & Huntington Rail-
road.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
The AngIO-AmerIcan Cattle Trade

The AngAOsAmeFACam Cattle Trade .
The view of Geo. Roddick, London
and Liverpool cattle salesman, are thus
expressed in the american StOCkmdn.
In taking review of the Anglo
American live stock trade for the past
year, need hardly say to anyone who
has largely embarked in it that it has
been profitable one.
About the beginning of the year, in
face of low prices for cattle in this
country, large contracts were made for
freight at high rates, all of which re-
suited in heavy loss up to about the
beginning of July, when for a few
weeks, owing to Curtailed shipments,
prices advanced so as to leave fair
margin of profit; but about the begin
ming of August they gave way, and
during the following few months have
been the lowest on record for the past
twenty-eight years or so, for during
that time American cattle made on the
average very little over Cd per ib, sink
ing offal; sheep about the same rates.
Since the beginning of this month,
however, prices have advanced to 715d,
with steady trade.
The change whereby all United States
cattle, sheep and pigs have to be slaugh-
tered at the port of landing within IA
days after arrival, has not lately af'ectt
ed their selling value to any extent, but
will likely, do so when the summer
comes round again.
With regards to prospects for the COM
ing year, anticipate steady trade,
and higher prices for stleast the first six
months, but l would not advise enter
ing into heavy contracts unless on
favorable terms as to rates of freight,
etc. Insurance, owing to heavy losses
at sea, will be difficult for the next three
months; besides that, the improvement
in the general trade of the country is
limited, indeed in some industries hardly
yet perceptible.
The numbers of really good cattle in
the hands of English and Irish graziers
are small. This Will cause a good de-
mand for the best description of United
States and Canada, which now seem to
be preferred by our best butchers.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
The Avernre Ages oF AnImnls.

The average of cats is fifteen years;
of squirrels and hares, seven or eight
years; rabbits, seven dog lives twenty
years, a wolf twenty, a fox fourteen to
sixteen; lions are long lived, the one
known by the name of Pompey living to
the age of seventy. Elephants have been
known to live to the age of 400 years.
When Alexander the Great had con-
qusred Porus, King of India, he took a
great elephant which had fought vail
antly for the King, land named him Ajax,
dedicated him to the sun and let him 90
with this inscription: "Alexander, the
son of Jupiter, dedicated Ajax to the
SUM-" The elephant was found with this
inscription $50 years after. Pigs have
been known to live to the age of2O, and
the rhinoceros to 90; horse has been
known to live to the age of 90, but ayr
erage % or 30; camels sometimes live
to the age of 100; stays are very long
lived; sheep seldom exceed the age of
10; cows live about Is. Cuvier con-
siders it probable that whales sometimes
live ! 900 years. The dolphin and por-
pOise attain the age of 30; an eagle died
at Vienna at the age of 104; ravens
have frequently reached the age of 100;
swans have been known to live to the
age Of 300. Mr.. MatertOn has the skele-
ton Of a swan that attained the age of
200. Pelicans are long lived. A tor
toise has been known to the age of I07
years.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Proposed state hoard Of Health.

A bill for State Board of Health is
to be presented to the Legislature. The
board Is to be composed of seven ply
sicians-tlve allopathic, one hOmeo-
pathic and one eclectic. The homeo-
paths are entitled to a larger representa-
tion than that. The bill gives Che board
power to make Investigations; makes
It their duty to keep record of births
and deaths, and constitutes the seven
men a Board Of Examiners. It pro-
vides that no physician can legally
practice without certificate from the
board. If, however, a doctor has a di-
ploma from a recognized Medical Col
lege he will be given a certificate with
out examination. Each applicant for
examination must deposit $25 for his
certificate, and in case of failure to
pass the money will be refunded. The
doctors will, no doubt, organize q war
upon the measure at once Columbus
Dispatch.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05

The House Committee on Invalid
Pensions, on motion of Mr.. Caldwell,
has unanimously agreed to the follow
ing resolution to govern the eonsidera-
tlon by the Committee of Invalid Pen
siOns.
Resolved, That all pension claims of
Invalid character shall be reported to
date from the discharge; where the
disability was incurred subsequent
to the discharge from the date of the
disability, and all gratultOus pensions
shall date from the passage of the act.
All widows pensions, where the hus-
band had been pensiOner, shall date
from the death Of the husband, and
where the husband had not been a PEN
sioner, from the date Of disability.