Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19

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CloskeY and Mr.. Parnell were named as a com
mittee, on the 18th, by the New York HerGlt
to distribute the Irish relief fund. Mr.. Par
nell declined to serve.
Philip Kreiger, Sr., President of the
Broadway Savings Bank at st. Louis, which
failed about year ago, has been found guilty
Of swearing falsely to the statement Of the
condition of that bank and sentenced to three
months in jail and fine of $500.
The City Hall at Albany, N. Y, was
destroyed by fire on the 10th When the
dome fell seven fireman were seriously hurt,
one dying shortly after. All the papers in the
County Clerks Office, except one Judgment
roll, and the extensive library were burned.
The fire is believed to have been the work of
an incendiary.
The Iowa House of Representatives,
on the 10th, after voting down the amend
ments providing for local option, for license
law and for the exception of ale, beer
wine and cider, adopted the resolution sub
mittlng to popular vote the Constitutional
amendment prohibiting the sale or manu-
facture in Iowa Of alcoholic liquors.
The London Times says that the war
vessel which the United States Naval
Department is to be asked by Con-
gress to dispatch with the American contri-
buttons for the relief of the Irish, will be re-
ceived in British ports as freighted not only
with food for Ireland, but with message
of good will from the American to the En-
glish nation.
John Benson, Jr., Fusion Deputy
Secretary Of Maine and member of Govern
or Smiths staff, was arraigned before Judge
True at Augusta on the 18th, charged with
larceny of manuscript tabulations of Legisla-
tive returns on January 2O 1880, and also for
melting unknown persons to commit said
crime He was bound over to appear at the
April term OF the Superior Court.
At a meeting of the unemployed
workngmen Of San Francisco held at the
Sand Lots on the 9th, Mayor Kalloch gave
them to understand that Chinatown would |
soon be legally declared q nuisance and the
work resulting from such declaration would |
give them employment. The Mayor coun-
seed them to refrain from any illegal or inju-
diclous action until they heard from him
again.
An arrangement for the settlement
Of claims Of French citizens, resulting from
The war Of secession, has been agreed upon
by the Governments OF the United States
md France. The treaty applies solely
20 demands for indemnity origin
lting from acts of injury committed with
'ognizance OF Federal authorities, the United
States Government having absolutely refused
o accept responsibility for acts Of Confeder-
ties or for any loss arising from the loss or
Emancipation Of slaves,
The following officers were elected
or the ensuing year by the International
Dairy Fair Association at New York City on
he 10th: President, Francis D. Moulton;
lice President, Col. r. P. McGlncy; secre.
ary, Mortimer seaver; Treasurer, Washington
Vinsor A resolution was adopted giving 1t
sthe sense OF the meeting that no action
hould be taken towards hesuppresslon of the
lle ofoleomargarine, but all influences would
G used to prevent It's Illegal sale as butter !
Captain Rucker, Ninth Cavalry, COM q
anding one Of the columns pursuing the hos !
10 Indians in Arizona, after following them 4
70 days came up with them on the 9th. The d
ldians were strongly fortified In narrow n
I'd rough canon, and the troops were received =
: aheavy fire, under which several horses 7
ID men fell. The Indians then charged the
oops, who gave way and retreated in great n
Border across the river. The rations and 8
dding were abandoned, which the Indlans a
cured. II
Howard Hackett and James Feeney h
IRE killed by an explosion OF nitro-glycerlne
ar Bradford, Pa, on the 9th. They were
wing to Colville with 100 pounds of the
7cerine, when their sleigh upset in a rut and ~
> stuff exploded. The sleigh was torn to
inters and two houses and a barn near the
,ident were demolished by the explosion.
one Of the houses at the time were Mrs. +b
llof and four children. Two Of the chill Sa Sl'
N sustained severe but not fatal injuries. of
s. Sealy, in the other house, escaped with ~
y few bruises. .......
Jim West, John Dorsey and Tom ,
nry the Texas COW boys, who we're con- no
ID in the Las Vegas, N. NJ, jail, for killing eIi
City Marshal Of that place about three vi vii
ks ago, were taken from the jail by an Trt
ned mob, on the night Of the Sth, who at
Ike into the iailer's room and forced him UNI
1--WE up the keys They were dragged to ,hI W.
itral Plaza, and ropes thrown over the I'M
ms OF the windmill pump. West was Wis
led up and strangled The impatient mob Eel
a began firing, and in a short time Dorsey Z,
Henry were riddled with balls. ySsss
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'ornelius j. Vanderbilt applied to lstc
ge DOnahue, at New York City, on the the
TO have his brother William H. removed ~ wy
trustee from the trust imposed on him 10 /
Edwin d. Worcester,bY the execution Of pro
trust deed made bY William II. Wander. ave
IN the settlement Of the Sl,OOQOOO suit w. the
all other litigation between him and Cor S5s STi
1s. Judge Donahue denied the applica- day,
Cornelius, In his petition, stated that payl
'rother vas worth over Sl90, ,OOO, 900, and g .
hisrecelyng the money asked for (s2OO,- NV sDy
Weuld work no injury TO any one.
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