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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24
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Metooric Stones.


An extraordinary phenomenon occur
red on Tuesday, April 24, about noon,
which has been noticed in many coun-
ties in Eastern Ohio. This occurrence,
although it may be incredible to some,
was certainly noticed by many in diff
foront localities about the same time
In this city the explosion or noise was
distinctly heard At New Concord, 1G
miles cast, a gentleman who was out in
his field heard a loud crash, similar to
sharp thunder, a succession Of which
lasted for about half q minute, and then
died away like the sound of a reced.
ing train of cars. On looking up he
observed an object descending, with
great rapidity in an angling direction,
and on marking the point where it
touched the earth, he there found a
Stone imbedded two feet in the earth,
and somewhat warm, weighing 25 lbs.-
Another was found Of sc lbs, one of
40 and one of 80 lbs in weight, all
within the circumference of few miles
A small portion Of one of these we have
| in our sanotum.
AtBellair the concussion was so strong
as to force open the large doors Of a
car house.
At Malaga some Of the inhabitants were
frightened, thinking it an earthquake.
The shock at Barnsville seemed to jar
the buildings to their foundations.
Some boys we're out in the woods near
McConnolsyille, which is perhaps 30
miles from Concord, and observed what
they termed large red ball descending
to tho earth, with a fiery tail TO it, but
we're so frightened as Immediately to re-
turn home.
Whether this phenomenon can be OK
planned according to natural laws we do
not know, but some regard such occur
rences as alarming. We hope some one
who thoroughly understands meteorolo-
gy and astronomy will explain this, to
many, very singular phenomenon, -
! IZanosvillo Courier
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24
Anecdotes Of Senator w.do.

Tho Washington correspondent Of the
Kookuk Gate City records these aneo-
dotcs Of Old Ben Wade:
A characteristic story of Ben Wade
is just now circulating about town.
There are q good many piteous looking
beggars in this city. Mr.. Wade always
keeps plenty Of change in his pockets,
so that he can satisfy their appeal han.
Oily. The other day he was walking
with Senator Eesseudcn, when they we're
arrested by q charitable appeal. Wade
drew out handful of change, and let
the bcggar take q piece AS thoy pass
ed on, tessonden demonstrated with him
on the practice Of such libcraltv. say.
ing that it encouraged iilenoss. and be-.
sides, the applicants wcro not often
worthy, or as destitute as they appeared.
Wade replied. pcusivcly, DWELL, [ sup.
pose they ain't But then. don't care.
D--u EN-, let en- have o good time"
a good story Of The old fellow, that
got circulated during the campaign Of
lo4Sr has just been told In my hearing,
which some may possibly have heard be-
fore, though never have. Through
this region Che Western Rosorvc) it
was matter Of some surprise that so
strong an Auti.SIavory man as beshould
90 for Cen Taylor. A friend remon-
stratcd with him one day, setting be-.
ioro him the gross inconsistency Of q
man like him supporting a STAKEHOLDER
for President. IL know it looks ittlo
odd" said he, "but.then be is a good
old Wing, and I don't want to see him
crucifed between two such thieves as
General Cass and Martin Van Buren,
anyhow"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE ONO
STATE HoUsE.-Inquiries arc frequent
ly made about the cost Of the new
State House, dimensions &C., which
few are able to answer satisfactorily
The last report of the State House com
missionors shows that the total cost of
the building, up to November 18th,
1859, was si3861O6.2O. To this SUM
should be added $4,000 appropriated
last March, making Sl,343,1OG.20 The
State House is 3O4 feet long, 184 feet
wide, and its height to the top of the
cupOla $50 feet It's cornerstone was
laid on the 4,h of July, 1888, and over
twenty years have been occupied in its
construction. A good deal ofthe stone
work was done by convict labor.-[O.
S. journal.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

Published by request
I have paid a visit to tho sacred spot
where I drew my first infant breath-to
tho spot whore the once comfortable and
pleasant old homestead stood-but it is
gone The beloved parents sleep in the
DUST the brothers and sisters are scat
tered abroad in the wide world, and
there is naught here to mark the spot
but the old apple trees, under whose
branches I have often rested my youth
ful limbs and eat the delicious fruit
went to the farm on which was raised,
and ramblod through the orchard over
the meadows and fields whero I alter
nately toiled and frolicked away my
early days. The house still stands, but
few of its former inmates remain. And
OIL that old spring, out of which have
so often drank the cooling beverage,
has failed. In front of it still stands
the noble old apple tree, under whose
shade 1 have so often reposed still ex-
tending its wide branches over the sur
rounding earth. But the loved ones
were not there-but OIL how lonely and
melancholy was this once joyous and
happy homel Twas too much. 1 left
with a heavy heart,
have visited the old graveyard in
yonder field, and knelt by the graves
Of my ancestors, where once the green
grass grew luxuriantly-but now it is
driyd and faded. / wandered among
the tombs of departed friends, the com
pauions Of my early youth, aud read
with mournful interest from the cold
stone the simple but affecting record Of
their early doom. Seventeen years have
rolled away since last visited that old
graveyard, and how startling the
changes that had taken place. What a
lesson Of wisdom does such a scene in
oulcate felt twas good to bo there
have also roamed in solitude over
the familiar mountains and hills of my
native town-and when worn with fa.
tigue, have, as / was wont to do in boy.
hood, rested my weary limbs on tho
green sward beneath tho widespread
oaks Of the valley. How pleasant it i.
to revisit tho scenes Of childhood ant
of youth, yet that pleasure is much
mingled with pain. HIT p.
American Citizen, Jan. 1859.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24
THE STAR OF MY HOMIE.
ny ELIZA COOK.

ny ELIZA COOK.
Tremcmbor tho days when my spirit would turn
From tho irest Of Ond the sweetest OF song
When the hearth Of the stranger seemed cody TO burnr
Aud tho IhDmcut8 of pleasure for me were too lcngi
For and one form shOne I'm glory and In light,
And lurod buck from al that might tempt me to r0ami
The f5stal was joyous, but was not 80 bright
As the smile Of O mother, the starOf my home.
I remember the days when tho tear filled my eye
And the heayng sob wildly disturbed my young breast
But the hand Of the loved the loshes would dry,
And her soothing voice lul my chaiCd bosom to rest
Tho sharpost Of pain and The saddest Of woes,
The darkest, the deepest Of shadows might come,
Yet each wound had s balm while my soul could ropyso
on tho hoart Of mother, the star of my homol
But now lot me roam the wide world as may,
There's no form 90 arise as magnet TO me;
can rest amid strangers, and laugh with Tho gay,
Content with the pathway where crit may bui
Lot sorrow or pain ling their glO0miCst cloud,
There's no haven TO shelter, no beacon 90 save,
For tho rays that Ger led me quruchodb by the shroud
And the star of my home has gone down In the grave
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

A good story was told us, says the
Hartford Press, the other day, about
John Van Burcn. He had taken some
technical legal advantage, by which his
opponents client was non-suited The
man was furious and declared his inten-
ton to give John a piece of his mind
when he saw him-he would wither him!
Happening to see John standing at the
bar at Downing's one day, getting out
sido of o dozen New York Bays, he
boldly confronted the "Prinoe" aud be-
ing a small man, looked up at him fierce
ly and burst out: "Mr. Van Buren, is
there any client so low and mean, or any
case so nasty that you won't undertake
to defend him in it?" IL don't know, "
said John, stopping to put away auoth-
er oyster, then bending down and conf
dontially drawling his reply in the little
mans ear-",0hat haze you been doj0g2'
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

rRAa1o RESULT OF A KISS.

You did begin You cont deny
You kissed me frst Don't y0u remember
How 8pIondijly tho moon rode high
And full, that evening in September
Wo two were sitting quite alone,
Your head upon my shoulder restlngi
Tholavine moon around us Bhouc,
You poutod out your lips suggesting
That should bond my head to see
If you were earnest or but i0kngi
My lips touched y0uIB. You must ufro8
That crime was Of your own provoking.
n you were vcyod, why did you stay,
Your head upon NY breast reclining
Or not toll me GO take away
Tho arm that was your waist condningl
'Twa7longogo, and yet itsooms
But yesterday bs now recalling
Ourtfosh young love- OUT happy dreams,
The autumn leaves around u8 falling.
woltuc thought how II would end.
That love our future lilo was guiding
To whore we are this little friend
10 our protection thus conhdiug.
It can't be, hclpod. We must receive
The charge, while trustingly believing
That love, Goo bis young life, will leave
No greater cause than ours for grioying.
It must be 90. Tho breast from which
The little fellow strength is gaining
Contains q heart In l0vo 90 rich,
!, fearless, trust him 20 your training.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

GRowrH OF MoRHoNIsW-Tt 0p-
pears from recent emigration returns
that jS3 souls, representing 500 adults,
of the disciples of Joe Smith, left
Liverpool on the 30h March in the
ship Underwater, for New York, on
route for the Mormon settlement at the
Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United
States. OF these, 13 males and 1I6
females had boon married 138 males
and 100 females woro single, 90 males
and a females were children, and Il
male and Z female infants. A glance at
the nationality shows that Mormonism
has a strong hold in England a good
footing in Scotland, but little or mono
in the sister isle.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24
Hints for Gardeners and Fruit
Growers.

TOMATOES - Tomatoes should bo
planted in good strong land, well manur-
ed, and care should be taken that the
plants are not stunted in growth. One
of our most successful raisers Of garden
stuff plants his tomatoes from five to six
feet apart each way, and obtains q larger
crop than when set closer. The vines
have q better chance to grow, and they
do not exhaust the ground so much as
when set nearer together. Large plants
will produce finer specimens Of fruit
than small ones o, Farmer
TINE FOR PRUv1ya PEAcu TREEs--
Now, when the young leaves are just
pushing out, is o good time to cut back
say one half the length Of the rank
shoots Of last years growth in the peach
trees; cut away, also, all weak, sickly
shoots; give the tree a round, regular
shape, by carefully cutting in the strag
Cling branches. The result will be that
the peaches will be larger, bettor-havor,
ed and the tree will not become broken
down, as is the case when trees are left
neglected in the matter Of pruning, and
arc allowed to mature all the fruit they
lsct--[ib.
KEEP ALL CLEAN.--Tho sap.vessels
Of trees, as well as the pores Of the hu.
man body, become cloggod, and the sys.
tenn unhealthy, unless cleanliness is
maintained by frequent rubbing, wash
/ ing &c. Now is a good time to apply a
wash of weak lye.wator to the bodies Of
all young or old fruit trees. Clear away
all the grass around the roots, dig out
the worms, aud make all clean, so that
the troes can grow now in the growing
season. If you wait until June is past,
you have lost all the benefit for the year;
for by that time most trees have made
their annual growth in length, and only
ripen wood and fruits during the re-
mainder of the season. lib.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

THE GREAT RUSH THE Davenport
Towa) News, a paper not generally Civ
en- to cxaggcration, thinks it not at all
improbable, that before three months
have elapsed full 10000 men will have
left that State In regard to other
States itremarks that "every town and
county in tho great valley of the West
is giving up some Of the best young
men to 50 where they hope to acoumu-
late enough in n few months to afford
themselves a life of ease and leisure
thereafter" Tho Omaha City lNcbras-
ka) Republican gives a list Of more than
one hundred men, none of them ac-
companied by families, who crossed the
river at that point, in the first four
days of April, bound for Pixies Peak;
most of them hail from Iowa, Minnesota,
and Wisconsin There is no reason to
doubt that very large emigration is
taking place, of the character here de-
scribcd and it is moro general than the
movement noticed last year
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

The man who toys with time, triaos
with a frozen serpent, which after
wards turns upon tho hand that indulg-
ed the sport, and inaiots a deadly
wound.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

WONDERFUL CURE.-A young lady
was cured Of pulpitation of the heart
by clever young NJ. D., by merely
holding one of her hands in his, put
ting his arm around her waist, and
whispering something in her ear.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

An exchange porpetratcd a piece Of
extraordinary nonsense after this fash
ion: "The term strong minded wo-
man means one who spoils very res
poctable woman in vain endcavors to
become q very ordinary mani"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

A Costly Cow.--The Circuit Court
Of Kent county, Nd, was occupied four
days in the trial of an appeal case Of
Geo. w. Copper Us. VIM McCauley, to
recover a certain "bob-tailed COW. '--
The Chestertown News states that over
fifty witnesses were examined, and that
the estimated cost of the case is six
hundred dollars This is round sum
to be spent in litigation where only
twenty dollars we're involved The Jury
gave a verdict for the appellee, with one
cent damages.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

LFor the News.
AN AoRosrIC.

For the News.
AN AOROsTIC
7 his Is apaper that will "palg"
u ero's the news from every way
y ast and West, South and North
u ores at least a dollars varh.
IT you would upaparchooso,
C O and got "THE IIIGHrASu NIvF."
He who reads Il na'or need say,
"L cts throw tho worthless thing away
A nd as for "what the paper costs"
n ono need think their money lost.
d on'tyou an like to peruso,
" ookly, tho very latest ncws7
p nough each paper loos contain
b ach one Of you to tooutorlain.
x nowlodgo should Zoo sought hyall,
L earned or unloornod, great or small,
Y Dung or old, high or lowi
" ono should think they an things know.
Z nough I've said tIs worry iruci
W isoly speaking clam through'
so now "good-bye" to an Of you.
FaIsHllo o., April2 2l, 1860. sALLTE
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

THE AGRICULTURAL REPoRT.-TLc
State journal gives the information that
the annual report of the State Board of
Agriculture is already in the hands Of
the printer and that it will be out this
year by August, thus being in time for
distribution at the County Fairs, which
will be three months earlier than usual,
and a great improvement on having to
wait until December.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

TUE PnrNcE or Wales VISIT TO
AMERICA--Tho Prince Of Wales, who
will sail from England in July, for
Canada, will have an escort of five or
six steamships. lie will land at St.
Johns, y. f. aud visit most Of the
cities in the British provinces, winding
up his tour at Niagara. The city coun-
ell Of New York have extended to him
the hospitalitics Of that city, and direct
.ci the mayor to extend him a formal
Invitation to visit New York, as tho
guest Of the corporation,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

MEANING OF INITIALs.-The Witty
Transcript says-"Some malicious per
sons assert that the letters NJ d., which
are placed after physicians names,
signify Money Down. May we in
quire whether the M. c. appended to
the names of our Representatives at
Washington, be not an abbreviation Of
the text in job Miserable Comforters
are ye alp
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

NARROW ESCAPE OF FAYETTE Nc
NULLEN.-On Friday last, Fayctto Nc
Mullen, ex-Statc Senator ex-mcmber of
Congress and Ex-Governor Of Washing
ton Territory, met with very nornow
escape from death. 1t appears that he
was riding on horseback, and on aD-
preaching the railroad near Marion.
discovered the train was near at hand
and running very rapidly. He at once
checked his horse; but the animal be-
came frightened, dashed off, and reach
ed the track where the road crosses at
the very moment the approaching train
got to that point, The horse was run
over and instantly killed, and McMul-
len thrown on the catcher, where
he remained for some moments, until
the engineer was able to reach him,
and succeeded in dragging him on the
engiuc-tho train all tho while being
in rapid motion. The most singular
part of the whole transaction was the
fact that the Governor was not injured
in the slightest degree Lynchburg
Virginiau, April %.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

The editor of the Louisville journal
has been informed by zone Of the first
men of Mississippi that Senator Brown
of that State, is honest but not bright" "
We don't make a boast Of it, but the
fact is one Of the Indiana Senators is
bright, but not honest, - Madison
Courier.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

The heart is a book which We ought
not to tear in our hurry to get at It's
contents.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

Lifo may be merry as we'll as use
full. Evory person who owns a mouth
has always a good opening for a laugh.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

Words from the mouth only die in
the ears; but words proceeding from
the heart stay there.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

We are sure to be losers when We
quarrel with ourselves; it is a civil war,
and in all such contentious triumphs
are defeats.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

HANDsoME-PHoBIA. -- The Lafayette
(Ind) Journal says the Sheriff of that
county recently took a young fellow to
the lunatic asylum, from that place,
who is remarkably handsome, and whose
insanity is believed to have been pro-
duced bya morbid development of his
sclf-conceit.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

The pleasantcst things in the world
arc pleasant thoughts, and tho great
est art in life is to have as many Of
them as possible.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

1t turns out that Maine loses nothing
by the default Of her State Treasurer,
Peck. The ombczzlement of tho State
funds amounted to SG7816 or this
sum the bondsmcn for 1859 have paid
S37 565 The remaining balance Of
$50 23l falls upon the bondsmcn of
1858, who are seven wealthy gentlemen
Of Portland, ahuudantly able to respond
and who will readily do so.-T Gin. Guz.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

GRAIN AT CHICAGO AND DETRoIr.-
The receipts Of all kinds of grain at
Chicago have largely increased during
the year. Thus, from the lst of Jan
uary, 1859, to April 2lst, tho receipts
of corn we're 72O,345 bushels, while du-
ring the same time this year they have
been 2,03Tl57. The amount Of flour
and grain now in storo at Chicago is
1880 S5G bushels, while last year MT
this time it was 865 ,7S8 bushels. The
Detroit Advertiser Of Thursday last
says: The grain warehouse of the Mich
igan Central Railroad is now so full,
that receivers have been notified that
they must either cease bringing in more,
or commence shipping off, There must
be at least 100, 900 bushels Of all kinds
in store in this building. This is the
first time it has been full in three years
past.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

AN UNEXPECTED DErARTUuE.-Tho
Cork Constitution tells the story that
twcnty-siZ persons, who went aboard a
late steamer at Queenstown, 10 see their
friends off to this country, were carried
away on the ocean voyage by the steam
cr all unProvidod as they were; many
Of them leaving their relatives, and
even their horses and wagons on tho
shore.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

Xenia is about 10 inaugurate the
chain-gang, an Institution which tho
News says is kept in operation at Cir
oIoviIlo, Canton and Columbus, with
decided success.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

EuGRATION FROM IRELAND - De
CREASE IN ITS PorULArIoN.-In the ten
years between 1921 and 1881 the Irish
population had an increase Of nearly a
million. Between 1891 and 1871, the in
crease was less than half a million, but
in the hitter year, Ireland had over
100000 inhabitants. Between l84l
and 1851, tho Irish population fell Off a
a million and a half. In the five years
between 1851 and 1856, this reduction
was increased by over 100000 in.
habitonts, and, in tho year 1859, the
total population of ireland was nearly
100000 less than it was declared to
have been, nearly forty years before by
the Census of 1921, more than 2,
0OO 600 less than il had been in 164l.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

For the News
Miscellaneous Hnigma
am composed Of DO letters;
DIy 2 10 is @ verb.
My Us @ 10 "a "a troublesome animal.
My MS l0 is % prououu.
My q 4 q l2 is u adjective.
My lG M l3 is glrls name.
bly m l2e o ~ is rlvur iu North Carolina
Ny ~ m l2 l3 is worry sweet.
lly whole d the name Of young gentleman in Penn
township sALLlL.
-s op
~ Answer to Enlgma in last vooks popor william
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

A son Of Rev. DR.. r. B. Hall Of Pro
videnco, r. l., and Mr.. Glentworth, tho
American consul at Rome, were wound
ed during the recent massacre of the
people by the armed police of that city.
The last surgical reports sent 10 tho
Government make the number Of those
wounded in the atfroy to be l47
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-05-24

The now celebrated Pony Express, by
which intelligence is obtained from Son
Francisco In ten days, traverses 1880
miles of q wild and unbroken country,
infested by a powerful tribe Of warike
Indians. Nearly one hundred horses
are employed, and only thirty-six cour-
iers, each riding about fifty miles.