Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-08

| NOnW Delay OF the buFtonuef 81 NubinJe Dl
the Porte, he is determined to act according
to his own Judgment.
The shock Of an earthquake, lasting
about minute, was felt at Yankton, Dakota
on the night OF the 28th ult. Hundreds Of
people we're awakened by the shock, which
was lively while 1t lasted.
The towns of Russelhein1, KOstheim,
Flaersheim and Rudesheim on the rivers
Rhine and Main, were inundated on the I'd IN
consequence Of the fee blocking the rivers
and causing them TO overflow.
The civilized Indian tribes in the In
dian Territory protest against the opening Of
their territory to immigration. They claim
that the sentiment of their people is almost
unanimous against the Oklohoma bill.
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Much alarm was felt at Paris on the
Sd on account Of the state Of the Seine River,
which was filed with floating Ice and rising
rapidly. Several bridges had been rendered
unsafe and travel over them had been stopped.
Governor Van Zandthas recOnsidered
his previous decision to accept the Russian
mission and has declined. General Burnside
was rendered the position but declined for
the same reason as Van Zandt, inadequate
salary.
Several robbers undertook to rob
Guy Frey at his house at GalllpOlis, Ohio, on
the night Of the LIST, when he ordered them
away, and they refusing to go he fred at them,
killing one Of their number. The body was
not identified.
At Golden, Col, on the morning of
the 29th ult., Sam Woodruff, white, and Joe
Seminole, half-breed Indian, confined for
the murder Of a farmer last September, were
taken from the jail by large body ofmasked
men and hanged.
The public debt on Dec. 81 amounted
to $9,195, 900, ,455; total interest, s24,691 1858;
cash in Treasury, 500, ,9SS, 9O3; debt less cash
in Treasury S2O11, ,79S, ,5O4; decrease during
December, $4,251,2l7; decrease since June
80, 1879, sl5,4O8,751.
A Berlin correspondent has heard
from good sources that Dc Freycinct has
prepared circular note declaring that the
new French Ministry will remain true to It's
former political traditions and viii uphold
the policy Of peace.
The stage coach from Deadwood to
Bismarck, Dakota,Was stopped byroad agents
near Antelope Station on the 25th ult They
fred into the coach killing the only passen-
ger, Mr., Oates. They then took the treasure
box and made their escape.
The extensive publishing house Of
Osgood 8 Co., the paper ware
house OF Rice, Kendall ~ Co.. and the build
Ing occupied by the North National Bank at
Boston were destroyed by fire on the 2Sth ult.
The loss is estimated at S1,5OO,OOO.
A person known for the past twenty
Eve years as Charles Parkhurst, who has led |
she life OF stage driver and farmer during !
that time, died near Watsonyllle, Cal, ON the
18th dlt, when it became known for the first
iAilAp tAhN bAg Noe1noS0 Wab 2 WpAAlAns
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The Afghanistans around Cabul at-
acked General Roberts on the $50, and after
short engagement were badly defeated leav-
ng large number of their dead on the
leld. The British loss was I've killed and
hirty wounded. The enemy retreated in dis
rider.
A London dispatch says that q por-
ion Of the bridge across the Firth Of Tay
ave way while train containing from 15O
0 200 passengers was crossing on the night
I the 29th ult. and all OF the passengers
yeFe drowned, Fullparticulars had not been
eceiyed.
The United States steamer Nipsic, at
Torfolls, has been ordered without delay to
aguayra, Venezuela, to inquire into the cir
lmstanees attending the withdrawal or ex-
ulslon Of Agent Eckert at that port, from
arcelona, TO which place he had been sent on
ublic duty
George Green and Frank Senter, two
oung Americans, were in mail coach when
was attacked by band Of thirty robbers
ear Guarajanto, Mexico, recently, They
hipped the robbers off, killing five and
ounding several. Green received slight
ound. II
A band of eighty-three Apache In I
ans, who have been -depredatlng for some /
me along the border between Arizona and \
exico and did much work credited TO Vic B
rla's band, surrendered TO the United States /
llitary authorities at Camp Rucker on the G
Oh ult, /
General Hatch arrived at Lake City, :
H., on the %. He had with him several In \
An Chiefs whom he held for the purpose OF
eventing any warlike demonstrations bY
0 young men Of the tribe. He expressed a h
pc that the guilty Indians may yet be sur u
ndered. 8
J. r. Woodward, Of Burlington, 4
va, shot and killed e. H. Price on the 8ist D,
}. As soon as Woodward found Price was Il
led, he placed the pistol 70 his own head bl
d aFed with fatal result, They we're broth 2,
i-ln-law, and the tragedy grew out Of do. q
site ditilcuIttes. "A
A C0nstaRtinople dispatch reports u
4 the difference between the Britlsh Am. "
ladOr and the Porte regarding the arrest
lsentenee 70 death of priest who had
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