Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-27


wrecked that concern a year or more ago
and utterly ruined his old father, committed
} suicide on the 18th. For some months past
! Kreiger had been very poor and received aid
} from q woman of low character, whom he re-
garded as the only friend he.had on earth,
This woman died on the.l4th, c.4 vi.
JOSEPH DARocHE, who shot and
killed Treloar at Bodie, Cal, was captured on
the 10Th, and had preliminary examination
during the day which established his guilt.
That night a mob took him from Jail and
hanged HIM GE 84.EF53ET uHHH
AT ball given by Mexicans at Los
Mula, N. NJ, eight Americans attended and
became involved in free fight with the Mexi-
cans. Two Americans and one Mexican were
killed and several others wounded.
I. The New York Board Of Health has
adopted an ordinance making It misdemeanor
punishable bya fine Of S25Oto hold public
or church funeral over any person who dies
from contagious or infectious diseases, such
as small l-pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, vel
low fever, typhus fever Or Asiatic cholera ~ 0''
The Inter-Oceanic Canal Committee
has decided to report In favor of Captain
Eads ship railway across the Isthmus Of Te-
huantepec.
NEW York City has TAT Chinese and
forty-fOur Indian inhabitants. -.H r..
PHmETUs SAWYER was nominated for
United States Senator, on the 18th, by the
Republican members Of the Wisconsin Legis-
lature.
The New Jersey Republican Legisla-
tive caucus nominated General Sewell for
United States Senator on the 10Th. .eN r.
JOHNSON N. CAMDEN was nominated
on the third ballot in the Democratic Legis-
lative caucus at Wheeling, W. Va, on the
10Th, for United States Senator.
A BODY of masked men went to the
house of Noah Anderson at Carlisle, KY, on
the night Of the 18th, to punish him for NAL
treating his wife, Being refused admittance,
they broke down the door. Anderson fired
on them and they returned the fire, killing
| Anderson instantly. HlssOn Samuel came to
his assistance and he too was shot through
the heart and instantly killed. No arrests
were made. '"
The three telegraph companies to-
form the new combination, agreed to the con-
solidation on the 18th. ....s .. ...,...
a bill was introduced in the New
York Legislature on the 10Th providing that
twenty lashes be Ibid on the bare back of
wife beater. . ..... .... .. .......
SITTING BULL and three hundred Of
his people have gone back to Canada
MISS BESSIE WERTs, living near Pros
perlty, Newberry County, s. c., was brutally
outraged and murdered on the 10Th,
while going from her brothers. house
home. Two negroes named Spearman
and Fair were arrested and confessed
their guilt On the night of the
18th large body Of men took them from jail
TO lynch them. Spearman was shot to death
on the spot where the crime was committed
Fair made his escape but was recaptured on
the following day and hanged.
AT Girardville, Pa, few days ago,
Miss Mary CardofF and Miss Honora Dough-
erty were instantly killed while coastIng,
their sled crashing against a telegraph pole.
THIRTEEN stores, bank and several
offices were burned at Wilton, N. H., on the
Goth. Total loss 100000; partially insured.
RUFUS HATCH, of New York City,
has begun suit in the Supreme Court against
the Western Union, Atlantic e. Pacific and
hluBTlChu Ouluu lGltBThDu companies W
prevent the proposed consolidation. He OBJ
tained an injunction on the goth restraining
the defendant companies from entering into
any agreement of consolidation and from in
creasing their capital stock and other matters.
The New York Evening Post says the
building Of the new d6uble-track trunk line
Of railway from New York to Chicago and
Omaha has, 1t Is understood, been definitely
arranged.
AT MoITistown, Tenn, a few days
ago, Green IusOhg was driving across the
river In a wagon In which beside himselfwere
james McCurry, Fanny Lusong and Ander-
son Hamilton. The wagon upset and allwere
drowned, r,..'
The Committee on POstoflices and
has agreed to favorably report to
the House, at an early day, the following res
olutiOn submitted by Congressman Springer;
" That the Committee on POstofiices and
POstroads be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pedlenoY OF establishing by law q telegraphiC
postal system under the government OF the
United states, and also the cost Of reproduc
for transmitting telegraphiG mes
lages equal TO those now possessed by exist
Ing corporations and as to the expense of op-
Grating the same, with power to send for per-
sons and papers and report ut any time BY bill
)r otherwise.N tHueFFsts
THE 245 cities of the United States
contain H. lOO2Ol OF the 80, 1872, ,s05 inhabitants
II the Republic. ....... ...
The Indiana House has passed bill !
o reduce the rate OF interest In that State
rom eight to six per cent. q
A SHOCK of earthquake was felt at
Bath, Me-, on the night Of the goth.
A DISASTROUS storm of sleet and rain '
wept along the Atlantic coast on the 21st
telegraph poles and causing an {
ntIre suspension Of telegraphc communica. I
ion throughout that part OF the country. I
Considerable damage was done TO vessels " I
ny IN the North and East Rivers at New York. 4
DURING a fire at Chicago on the night ,
1 the 2lst the rear wall OF the building top {
led over, burying number Of Rremen. ,
eleven were seriously injured and two fatally
ONE HUNDRED commission merchants :
1 Chicago have signed pledge not to sell .
leomargarine, hutterine or any other com
ound Of that class, and to do all IN their z
over to dlscountonance and prevent their 4
ale by Others 7
THREE passenger cars on the Chi $
ago, Rock Island Il Pacific Railroad we're 9
brown from the track near Pond Creek, H.,
n The 2lst Two passengers were fatally in. {
lred and four others seriously hurt.
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