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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

students, and many others, have signed an
anti-Jewish petition to Bismarck
THREE fresh shocks of earthquake
occurred at Agram, Southern Austria on the
9th .
QUEEN VICTORIA, in her speech de-
livered on the opening of Parliament on the
9th, said that a measure would be submitted
to Parliament for the establishment of q
county government in Ireland, founded upon
representative principles and framed with the
confirming popular control over expenditure
and of supplying yet more serious want by
extending the formation of habits and local
self-government. She said she continued to
desire not less than heretofore, to prosecute
the removal of grievances and work of leqis
lative Improvement in Ireland as well as In
Great Britain.
The Mexican Government has Given
to Captain j. B, Eads' company the right to
build ship railway across the istbmus of
Tehuantepec, and grants it a million acres of
land on the Pacific coast on which to build
the terminus Of the railroad and establish
harbor The Government empowers the com
pany to charge and collect toll of SIS per ton
on freight Of ship and cargo passing over the
road.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

The Senate was not in session on the
Sth. In the House the entire day was devo
ted to the Refunding bill but no conclusion
wasreached. aaa .F
A ROME dispatch says the condition
of affairs in Ireland continue to be a matter
of much concern to the Pope, who is reported
| to have sent fresh instructions to some Irish
! bishops with view to promoting the re-estab
lishment of the order.
The cold weather in Chihuahua,
Mexico, surpasses anything of the kind with
in the memory of the oldest inhabitants. Ice
had formed on the streams in the district two
inches thick. 1t is feared the whole cotton
crop in the State Of Durango has been de-
strOyed.
DURING the year 1880 tax was paid
on 13. 841 900 barrels of beer.
THIRTY THOUSAND dollars is now the
price of a seat in the New York City Stock
Exchange. .-
The Greenback members in Congress
held q caucus on the Sth and resolved to op-
pose any measure looking to a funding of
The maturing bonds and resist the passage Of
such measure by every means in thelrp0wer
The Indian Appropriation bill ap-
propriates %,526,S66. Among the principal
items are $l,3913 300 for the several Sioux
tribes, 1000 for the removal, settlement
and subsistence of Indians, and S250,000 for
the transportation OF Indian supplies.
WARREN LANGMORE, aged nine years,
of Pembroke, Me, has been Indicted formur-
der in killing freeman Wright, aged eight
years.
A COLLISION occurred on the morning
Of the Sth on the Lehigh and Susquehanna
Railroad at Stony Greek, Pa, between a
freight train and an engine. Five men were
severely injured, two OI them, twas thought
fatally,
AT Americus, Ca, on the 8th, man
named Storall opened fire on John II. Blake
Blake was killed and a negro was wounded.
storall escaped,
ESTIMATES place the damage done at
Cincinnati by the breaking up Of the ice in
the Ohio River on the Sth and 9th at about
100000 II
GOVERNOR MURRAY, of Utah, has
awarded the certificate of election to Allen q.
Campbell as Delegate to Congress, instead Of
George @. Cannon, who received majority
Of the votes east. 1t appears that Cannon Is
not q citizen Of the United States, aud Is in
capable, fronhis Observation-Disclosures oflife,
Of taking the oath of naturalization in good
faith.
AT Havana, Ohio, on the 9Th, Mrs.
Eli Ellis and Mrs. c, Ganley attempted to
cross the railroad track with their cutter in
front of an approaching train, wnen the loco
motive struck the cutter and both ladies were
killed.
THE steamers Harelda and Icons
came in collision off Cape Roca, Portugal, on
he 9TH. Thirty of the crew Of the Leon were
eported lost.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13
Foreign.

DIR. SCHL1ElIANN has presented his
collection Of Trojan antiquities TO the En-
peror Of Germany TO be placed In the museum
at Berlin.
THE Saratoif, Russia, Assembly re-
ports that 100000 peasants are starving In
that province It is stated that upwards OF a
million peasants are IN absolute want in Sa-
mara.
A TEHERAN, Persia, dispatch says
letter received there states that the Russians
in their last engagement with the Tekke
Turcomans lost 5000 men and great guam
tity OF rifles and ammunition and that the
loss OF the Turcomans was slight
AN Athens, Greece, dispatch says war
seems unavoidable The preparations Of
Greece though exceeding her means, cannot
be stopped unless a proper solution of the
question Is found.
THE British war Office has issued a
circular to officers commanding volunteers In
London aud the provinces, advising them to
take precautions against attacks on their ar.
mories.
A BERLIN dispatch says the State po-
lice have discovered a new secret organiza-
tion Of Socialists, extending over the whole Of
Germany. -af.
THERE was riot near Claremorris,
ireland, on the 9th between the police and
some tenants. The latter dug aditch across the
road and threw stones at the police. The lat
ter charged and four persons were killed
FOURTEEN HUNDRED Berlin students
and one thousand and twenty-five Leipsig
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

CoLDBRooK SPRINGS, in Massachu.
setts, has curiosity in the shape of q
tame partridge A young man escorts
visitors to q little opening where somo
lumber has been piled Taking astick,
he raps upon the boards; once, twice,
several times, he emphatically disturbs
the stiffness of the adjacent woods, In
response fine fatpartridge walks forth
from the undsrbrush. The guide feeds
him with berries, catches him, caresses
him, and then allows him to follow for
short distance. He has kept thus
familiar with mau for two years.
Caught at first when young by slip
moose, and somewhat familiarized with
human beings, he now holds his home
in the woods and loves to come out
when the teams are at work, lighting
now on the horses and then on the
wagons.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

Dir. GRnIsHAw, the Registrar Cen
eral of Ireland, estimates that last year
alone Ireland sustained a loss of six
millions of pounds by reason of the
fatal potato disease, an estimate which,
according to Prof. Baldwin, falls short
of the truth by at least two millions.
The professor thinks the disease was
originally conveyed through the agency
of guano imported from Peru, but Mr..
Thistleton Dyer, T. R. S., Director Of
the Royal Gardens at Kew, believes
that the potato disease, which first ap-
peared in Europe in Liege, Belgium,
was blown over across the North Sea.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

IA man at Auburn, Me-, received a
check for two hundred and eighty dol
lors in payment of dividend from an
insurance company, one day recently.
When he received the check Deputy
Sheriff, in everyday clothes, happened
20 be conversing with him. LET me
look at this a minute said the deputy,
Curiously. The man innoeently allowed
him to take il. The deputy ooolly
pulled folded paper from his pocket
and pinned the check to it, while the
man looked on in astonishment. "I
have a writ here and I shall have to at
tach this" and the debtor had to see
his two hundred and eighty dollars
walk away.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

Perpetual notions motion to ad-
iourn, which is always in order.-BOs-
%" 4Ta''seftPs ~ aARm
SILENCE is the SAFEST course for anv
mar to adopt who distrusts himself.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13
A POOr-HOuSe Horror.

DOVER, N. H., January 7.
A DISASTER without parallel in this section
befell the Strafrord County POor-House, situ-
ated about four miles north of this city, at an
early hour this morning, whereby thirteen
paupers and lunatics lost their lives. At 4;3O
o'clock fire was discovered in the furnace
room of the main building, a three-story
edifCe Of brick, in which lived one hundred
and sixty-fcur persons besides the physicians
and attendants. In some way the woodwork
near the furnace caught fire and burned
through one story before it was discoveged. 1t
was then burning furiously, and in the absence
of facilities for squelching the flames there was
nothing to do bat to save the inmates, who
were Immediately in fearful state of excite
ment. Many OF them we're old, imbecile and
helpless and the spectacle as they rushed
about the corridors in utter bewilderment,
or crouched stupidly in corners, absolutely
refusing to leave the building was terrible in
the extreme. For some time the flames
seemed to have fascination which induced
them TO return after having once es ped.
Many Of the children were saved by being
thrown from the windows into the arms Of
those below. One poor Irish woman, who has
been pauper four or five years, stood nearly
naked forthree-qvarters of an hour catching
them in this way. Finally, after every effort
had been made, the building was abandoned
and the flames had everything their own way.
There was no fire apparatus on the premises.
One engine from this city got within a mile Of
the place, but could go no further, and could
have done no good even If it had been sta
toned at the farm, as there was no water to
use. When the flames subsidized, It was found
that thirteen human lives were lost
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

A DUBLIN dispatch says the gum
makers are doing an enormous business, prln-
cipally in reyolVers.
The Irish members have decided to
systematically obstruct the passage of the
Coercion bill through the British Parliament.
A LARGE cigar factory at Havana,
Cuba, burned on the night Of the 9th and
seven persons perished in the flames.
ENGLISH exports, during theyear 1880
amounted to 94O900OOOO, against 1892, ,OJO,-
900 the previous year.
The London Times says it has been
Informed that the Pope has written letter
strongly condemning the method in which the
agitation in Ireland is conducted.
TWENTY-FIVE Socialists were arrested
at Naples, Italy, on the 7th, charged with
conspirng to overturn social order.
A UKAsE has been sent to the Russian
Senate deereeug that the Princess Dolgorou-
ld, wife of the Gar, shall bear the rank and
title OF Serene Highness, and that the statute
declaring that the issue of an alliance between
a member of the imperial family and person
not Of the imperial rank does not possess the
right OF Inheritance to the throne, shall re-
main in force.
In the districts in Russia where the
crops have failed the Government will adj
vance seed and execute the public works in
stead Of advancing money as formerly.
A DUBLIN dispatch says the Govern
ment is actively and determinedly suppress
ing the practice of g Boycotting." The con-
stabulary have been instructed to attend the
fairs and markets to prevent it.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

The Emperor of Brazil has translated
some of Whittier's poems into Portu-
guese. ~.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

REV. Mr.. Pepper is one Of Philadel-
phia's pungent preachers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13
Telegraph Wires Underground.

PHILADELPHIA newspapers report
that the American Union, Telegraph
Company are about to try in that city
the experiment of putting their wires
underground. The plan works well
enough in European cities, and there
would seem to be no reason why it
should not succeed here, save the indis-
position of the companies to bear the
first cost of making the change. For
some months the Western Union Tele-
graph Company has had. the matter I'M
der consideration, but will probably wait
until pressed by rival company before
it undertakes the more serious task of
taking down its forest of poles and sink
ing the wires which contribute so much
to the prevailing ugliness of our streets.
Sooner or later the poles and wires
must come down; and it is altogether
probable that the change will be benefi-
cial to the companies in the long run,
owing to the smaller cost of maintain
ing subterranean saystem. twill GER
tainly be an advantage to the commune
Scientific american.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13
A Famous Mexican ReyOluti0nist and
Elnlit.

MENTION has already been made of
ahe arrest, on warrant issued by Gov.
Pe.kins,upon reQuisition from the Gov
ernnent OF Lower California, of Clodi-
nero Gotta, and his incarceration upon
the Mexican man-of-war Democratic,
now awaiting departure for Mexico
Gotta was once an ambitions man, of
great influence in Lower California, and
has had an adventurous career. He is
a nephew Of Gem. Emanuel Markes, of
the Mexican army, is about fifty years
old, tall and well built, and of handsome
and Intelligent appearance. His career
as bandit is perhaps due mainly toscir-l
cumstances which defeated his ambitious
projects in affairs of State. He aspired
to be Governor of California, which he
proposed to govern as a province of his
own. With this scheme in view, he was.
q faithful follower of Lerdo and an I'M
compromising enemy of Diaz. Upon
the accession of the latter to the Presi-
dency of tie Republic he lost most of
his followers and all hopes Of success as
q revolutionist. He refused to surrender,
however. and became an outlaw. From
this it was but a step to the life of a
bandit snd he BECAME a terror to the
merchants ana SpeaceableA and wealthy
people all sever Lower California. He
frequently kidnapped wealthy persons
and held them for ransom, after the
manner of Italian brigands, and pillaged
a greats many small towns along the
coast,stetreating to the mountains when
the opposition became too strong for
him. His band, which six years ago
numbered shout 200 men, by losses
in his various predatory incur
lions and assertions became reduced,
until about q month and half ago he
.<lisbanded, the remnant, and with two Of
his more trusty lieutenants fed to San
Francisco. A published sensational
story, which charges him with stealing
and carrying away a wealthy Spanish
lady to the mountains is said by well
Uniformed Spaniards to be untrue. His
operations have been directed princi-
pally against the wealthy, and he has
many friends among the poor people.
Although he made a great deal Of mon
.ey in his raids, he always scattered It
with a lavish, hand, and among the crims
inal classes was the beau ideal of q
bandit chief. However, the reigning
powers. In Mexico and the business pof<
ton of the State are very bitter against
him. People who are familiar with his
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13

standing in Lower California express
the opinion that if he reaches there he
viii y speedily tried, convicted, and
shot. ~ - --sm
Upon being transferred to the Mexican
man-oflwar Gotta was recognized by the
officers as the leader of what is known as
the Marqtlez Revolution in Lower Cali
fornia. In his bandit career, at the head
of shout 25Oa filibusters and guerrilas,
fourishing towns, villages, and hacien-
dasE were burned and destroyed. The
gang was finally broken up, what was
left Of Il, by a strong force of Govern
ment troops, and some Of the survivors
are said to have fed into Arizona prior
to the departure of their leader for San
Francisco.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13
The Late Frank Buckland.

The death of Francis Trevelyan
Buckland-better known rs Frank
Buckland-announced from London,
has been expected, as he has been in
wretched health for some time past.
His father, the geologist, Dean of West
minister, most accomplished man, lost
his reason some time before his death.
Frank auckland, who was born in 1926,
was student of Winchester College,
and afterward at Christ Church, Ok
ford. The larger part of his life was
given up to the study of the natural sci
ences, and he was recognized authori-
ty upon the habits and culture of the
food fishes. Few men of science were
So popular in England. He was pub
lie benefactor through his introduction
of the new varieties of fish for food, and
especially through his successful culti-
walton of salmon and trout. In social
life he was one of the most charming Of
men, despite the fact that his house was
really kind of combination of the
aquarium with the geological gardens,
so full was it of birds and beasts and
fishes. Whoever loved him loved per-
force not his dogs only, but his casso-
warys and his crocodiles. The story
might have been told of him which was
true of Agassiz, that when his wife one
morning found in one of her slippers a
cold. little, Shiny snake, one of six sent
the day before to her scientific spouse,
and carefully set aside for safety BY him
under the bed, and, upon the startling
discovery, started back, crying out in
terror: "Agassiz! Agassiz! there is a
snake in my slipper!"-the response of
the savant was, as he rose suddenly up
from his couch: GA snake! Good
heavens, schere are the other .fUe?" At
home Frank auckland sat- in a cumbrous
old chair, which he valued highly be-
canse it had once belonged to the famous
John Hunter. Its uncomfortable angles
were disregarded by him-they were
convenient for the monkeys. These
small men sat aloft, and were free to
pounce down on his proof-sheets at will.
A retired organ monkey was a great
favorite, and shared with his afflicted,
but always cheerful, savant the frugal
meals to which physicians limited him,
tasting everything in turn, even to the
claret and water.-NeU York World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13
A Gigantic Sea.WOrm.

THE Duke of Sutherland has wisely
instituted at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie,
N. b., museum, to which his tenants
send anything rare or remarkable dis
covered on the property. During the
past week his secretary, Mr.. Wright,
has kindly informed me of most mar
velously interesting addition to the
aquaria of the museum, namely, very
rare specimen of a gigantic sea-worm
caught among some sea wrack by some
of the Dukes deep sea-ine men, off
| GOlspie. This remarkable worm, when
full-sized, is said to attain the length of
from eighty to ninety feet: he is capa-
BILE of shrinking himself up to a very
much smaller length. He is as fiat as a
width, of a brown violet color and
leather. Very little if anything is known
cept that it turks under stones and the
hollow of rocks, where he coils himself
up into heap of knots, which he is in
cessantly loosening and tightening. He
has, however, the power of undoing bis
knots and extending himself in straight
line. In this way he swims, or rather
SHucS, LuTouSn Iuo WuCoIs PiOP0nuS
himself by means of fine cilie. When
he has found new domicile suited to
his purpose he coils himself up again
into knots. His long, dark-colored,
ribbon-like body is terminated by q
head which is of a somewhat snake-like
appearance, only there is no forked
tongue nor teeth, poisonous or other
wise. The Dukes specimen is appar-
emily small one, between four and five
feet long, but perhaps the creature has
not uncoiled himself his whole length.
His scientific name is the ''Lineus Mari
NUS" There is beautiful figure of
him in the proceedings of the Ray Soci-
ETY., 1873. The discovery OF this gigan-
tic sea-worm makes us all feel more
than ever how little we really know of
the inhabitants of the mysterious depths
of the vast ocean.-FranE auckland, IN
Land and Water.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13
Dangerous Sport With q Lasso.

THE tomfoolery often INDUCED by
vaqueros on horseback came near caus-
ing a tragedy at the Mormon Ranch last
week. A party of vaqueros were lasso-
fng each other, sticking brush under
their horses tails and otherwise amusing
themselves, when one of their number,
named Hawkins, himself on horseback,
threw brush under horse ridden by a
Mexican. As soon as he did it he put his
horse to run to get out of the way, but
the Mexican's lariat was to quick for
him, and he was snatched out of his sad
dies senseless. Restoratives were ap-
piled, but it was three hours before he
regained consciousness. He carries YET
a big red stripe around the neck, where
the rope marked him. That kind OF
sport will have no charm In the future
- oner IArizossoj index.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13
A Husband Secreted for Nearly Ten
4 Years.

AMONG the Communistic rebels of
1871 in Paris was IS Commissaire Gen.
trail" named Parmentier. This man,
after the collapse of the revolt, was sup
posed to have fled, and he was con-
demned to death by one of the courts
martial. But Parmentier had not left
Paris. His wife, who was workwoman
in match factory, sheltered her hus-
band in garnet on the sixth floor of a
house. and this garnet, during period
OF nearly ten years, the prescribed Com
munist never left. The concierge and
the neighbors were wholly ignorant that
Nine. Parmentier had any one living
with her. a few weeks ago both hus-
band and wife were found dead in their
apartment, having committed suicide by
suffocation with the fumes Of charcoal.
It is presumed that they were driven to
this step by the wife's declining strength
and inability to provide for their wants.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13
Lost on the Lava Beds.

THE Salt Lake Tribune, of a recent
date, has the following in regard to the
chances for safety of a missing stage !:
The stage from Wood River is now
five DAYS behind time and men have
been sent out in search of it from juno
ton Station on Lost River. The snow
is three feet deep along Lost River and
the lava beds from Snake River to the
Salmon Range is one sheet of snow.
Out on this wilderness in binding
storm is worse than being in mid-ocean.
The only landmark is the old South
Butte, which in fine weather can be seen
for hundreds of miles. The storm clouds,
sweeping along from Camas Prairie,
soon hide this, and the unfortunate
traveller is left like q ship without q
rudder. There is no shelter, and to
camp were certain death, as there is not
timber enough on this rocky desert to
afford shelter for. rabbit. To leave
the road, which soon fills up with snow,
is death to the animals, as the lava,
thrown up in all shapes, has deep ra-
vines into which the horses would surely
stumble. Had there been even tele-
graph line across the dreary waste, the
traveller might have some means of find
ing out his course; but there is not a
stick the size of tooth-pick to be seen
on this immense desert. 1t is to be
hoped that the driver of the Wood Riv-
er stage made a camp on some of the
foothills. But even in that case there
must be suffering, as he would have no
food for himself, and the snow is too
deep to turn the horses out to feed. OF
the lava beds it might be truthfully said
that a jack-rabbit could not safely cross
without a COMPASS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-13
Our Young Folks.
WILLIS SECRET.

MAMMA, I've a secret" willy said:
+" Tell il, then, before you 60 to bed Ife
g stake me in your arms FIRST, mamma dear"
well, sir, now the secret let me hear"
s. VIII you promise, mamma. not to tclly''
" Ay, sir, and IN keep my promise well"
" In a whisper must tell It low"
Well, you rogue, your secretlet me know"
" Are you sure you'll keep IL safe and soundf''
Ay, so safe that II shall not be found"
Then, bring nearer to my mouth your ear"
Now, thenY"-" Hush! Hove you, mamma
dearv' H -fF,r. : ~ r.
"Oh, you rogue, I'll shake You now-I willr'
Shake away-but shall love you STILL" are
tF -Idd Fdp, On Nursery.