Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-06
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Interesting Home and Foreign News,


THE Ponea Indian chiefs at Washing
ton signed the paper on the 9th ut, that
they had requested to be drawn up, in which
they declared their desire to remain on the
lands now occupied BY the Poncas in the In
dian Territory
Ten THOUSAND men Of the Pennsyl-
Vania National Guard will attend the inaugu-
ration if accommodations can be provided for
them.
A FRIGHTFUL railroad disaster occur
red on the Air Line Railroad, nine miles from
Charlotte, n c., on the morning of the 9th
ult Two freight trains left Charlotte, one
close upon the other. At heavy grade the
first one broke in two and the rear train ran
into the detached cars, badly smashing the
caboose and killing three passengers. One
passenger was piniOned down and burned
alive. ,u. Na
A COLLISION occurred between a
south.bound passenger train and freight train
at the State Line, La, on the Mobile 81 Ohio
Road on the Goth ult. Two engineers and
two brakemen were killed and several others
fatally wounded.
COMMISSIONER LIE DUO of the Agri-
cultural Department has completed arrange
ments for the establishment of an experiment
al tea farm near Summerville, s. G.
THREE miners working in the Union
coal mine in Chesterfield County, Va, were
caught by the caving Of the mine on the Oath
ult and killed.
In the lower part of Richmond, Va,
is lime-kiln where tramps are in the habit of
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tramps were found there In dying condition
from being suffocated by gas from the kiln.
They we're taken to the hospital where two Of
them died.
AT a meeting of the Brooklyn, N. Y,
Board of Aldermen on the 9th ult,, resolu-
tlon was offered providing a license fee Of $5
for each Chinese laundry in the city. An
amendment was offered that licenses be grant
ed only to citizens of the United States, which
was adopted. .H.... ..
A BOILER exploded at E. p. Dodge's
shoe factory at Newbuyport, Mass, on the
9th ult., killing James Huntington, Daniel
L. Bridges and John r. Bailey. Two other
establishments adjoining were nearly demO-
ished. Several men were slightly injured
Had the help been at work the loss of life
would have been terrible.
JACOB GoGEL and wife, residing four
miles from Bethlehem, Pa, were found dead
in bed on the 9th ult Their heads were near
ly severed from their bodies. Joseph Snyder,
who boarded with GoReps family was be-
lieYed to be the murderer. He was caught by
an infurated mob soon after the discovery Of
the deed and hanged to the nearest tree.
UP to the 9th ult the number Of inn
migrants landed at New York City since Jan
uary /, 1880, was 3lS,937
REV. DR. CHAPM, the well-known
UniyersalIst clergyman, died at New York
City on the 9th ult.
The New York Evening Post says the
dividends which will be paid by corporations
out Of the profits of the last half year will
probably exceed In amount anything on rec
ord, all classes Of business having been very
profitable.
Two men lost their lives during the
recent snow storm at Red Bank, N. j.
The following statement shows the
population of certain States and Territories
according 10 the United States census Of
1880 This statement ia still subject to pos
Bible corrections by reason Of the discovery
OF omissions or Implications of names In the
ligt Of inhnbitantg returned!