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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-11-27

clients share of the rents which he had
refused to pay over to her,
When had proceeded thus far l re
ceived visit from Peter Gordon
"What do you mean sir?' he said
rather sourly.
"I mean to get justice for the wild
ow."
"Her husband was worth nothing
when he died"
"But the wife had one-third interest
on his real estate" .a'.. ...
at was sold to me, and she signed
away her right to DOVER"
"Did she?"
ayes, she did" .." ..
"Did you see her sign2'
"To be sure I did; so did my clerk"
"There is a warrant out for the arrest
Of your clerk, and have some hopes
that he will turn States evidence, and
convict his principal" ..
He started back with astonishment,
and terror.
"I-I don't understand YOU" he
stammered out.
"Don't trouble your self about it, Mr..
Gordon, you will understand it all in
good time"
"For Gods sake don't arrest my clerk
-he will be the ruin Of me-"
"You should have thought of that
before" I said,
"You don't mean to say that every
thing is not all right about my broth
er's affairs. Because if it isn'tI viii
make it all right, you know" he whineC
in supplicating tones.
t "YOu say you saw Mrs. Gordon sigr
that deed?"
n "Well, no-not exactly, but L sup
e pose she signed"
j. "You don't know she didn't"
: GLOW should 1 know
:. "She can't write; she never wrote he
IF name in her life!"
II "Gracious!"
= / pressed the rascal closely, an
d made him acknowledge that his cler
had signed the name for "considert
\ tor" 1 would have caused both I
y them to be sent to the State Prison,
Mrs. Gordon had not begged mo
u spare them. AS it was, 1 secured IL
Ie entire income of the estate for my cl
). ent, and charged my bill to Peter, wi
!. was but too glad to pay it.
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sy, and laborous life, and now after
long and useful pilgrimage, he passes
away at the age Of three score years and
ten, we hope, for a new life and happy
immortality where the weary voyager
on life's stormy sea is at rest It is con.
soling to the hearts of the bereaved fam
lily, relatives, and numerous friends, to
know that he was prepared for the great
change. He endured his last painful
and tedious illness with exemplary pa
tience and resignation. A short time
before his death, he allied his family
around him, and stated to them that he
had made his peace with his Maker,
and expressed perfect resignation to His
will, firm reliance on a Savior, and a
hope of meeting them all in Heaven.
He then took of each one an affection.
ate farewell, and with a fathers love and
blessing for an absent son in the fal
West, he resigned his spirit to God who
gave it, and died with composure and in
peace with the world.
The Rev. DR.. Steel being present, al
the request of the family, made an ap
propriate and impressive address to tn
audience, as the remains were commit
ted to the grave. T.
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Death of Maj. Gen. o. M. Mitchell.
The news of the death of Major Gen.
o. NJ. Mitchell, Commander of the De
partment of the South, at Beaufort, S.
c., will fall upon the country as pain
fully as the loss of great battle. To
the sense ofa painful calamity, Will be
added the shock Of sharp surprise
We had not accustomed ourselves to
think of him as one who could die
His spirit was ever exultant and soar
ing, and marked out great fields of en-
terprise, which his heart, his brain, and
hands w,re restless and untiring to pur-
sue. We cannot realize that this liU,ng
man is dead.
We need not here recount particular
ly the story of the fallen hero. The
nation has followed him with affection
ate admiration for years, and knows
him as one its most gifted and greatest
sons. Born to poverty, but to genius,
in Union County, Kentucky, August
%, 1910, Ormsby Macknight Mitchell
early gave promise of the ability and
eminence which his future so fully real
lized. At the early age of twelve ears,
he was acquainted with the rudiments
of the Greek and Latin Languages, and
of mathematics. IIo was educated at
Lebanon, Ohio; commenced life for him
self as clerk in a store; afterward procur.
ed cadets warrant to enter the Militia
ry Academy at West Point; earned the
money to pay his expenses thither, and
reached that National school with two
shillings in his pocket, his sole fortune
in life.
But what wanted such an intellect,
in a sound body, of more2 He was now
the nations pupil, and relieved of the
care of personal provision, he gave his
whole soul to study, and rapidly mount
GU W lhO hlShOo0 PidHOo VI SOlVhOOi oo
thoroughly taught in that institution.
On graduating in 1929, he was made
acting assistant Professor of MathSmat
les, which post he held for two years
Afterward he laid aside military studies
and went into civil life. He became
Professor of philosophy, mathematics
and astronomy in Cincinnati College
in 1884, and continued such for tor
years. In 1885, he lectured on mathe
matics and astronomy in Cincinnati
and with so much enthusiasm aud pop
ular acceptance, that the design of tn,
Observatory was originated, and th,
people of Cincinnati enabled him I,
carry it triumphantly through, Il
1859, Professor Mitchell became direct
or of the Dudley Observatory, at Alba
ny, and filled that Office at the time o
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rcorre,ponaenee 81 the New YORK Times.
GEN. BURNSIDE's ARMY.

GEN. BURNSIDE'S ARMY.
The Base of Operations Changed to
Frederi icksburg--The Advance to
be Made Along the Richmond and
Fredericksburg Railroad--The Ar-
my Moving down the Valley OF
the Rappahannoek,
WAsulNoToN, Nov. 17th.
Tnasmuch as the news has reached
the public from Richmond, we suppose
there can be no objection to the loyal
population Of the North Knowing from
this point that the Army of the Poto.
mac is to be provided with new base
in Its approach to Richmond. All its
corps are now, and have been for two
days, on the march down the Valley Of
the Rappahannock toward Fredericks.
burg, from which place it is proposed
now to conduct that pilgrimage toward
the Jerusalem of our crusade, which our
embattled hosts have SO long pursued
by other and devious and retrograde
ways.
That Frederioksburg-accessib as il
is to supplies by water, and furnishing,
as it does, shorter and better road to
Richmond than any other port-pos-
sesses unusual advantages as a base of
operations against Richmond, is so ap-
parent that we are compelled to won
der why it was not originally chosen.
TIE CHANGE KNOWN IN RICHMOND.
To stop the leaks of intelligence in
f the Administrative vessel seems hope
less task. Not a day passes but some
important secret Of the Government,
guarded with savage jealousy against
e inquisitvo loyalty, comes to us from
2 Richmond or its agents. The latest was
r the news of the proposed change
of base in the operations Of the
y Army Of the Potomac. II was fully de-
:. termined upon Thursday night after
: the visit of Gen. Halleck to the head
t quarters of Gen, Burnside and on Sat-
d urday night we learned, via Baltimore,
of the quaking apprehension which
y this decision had inspired in the minds
t of the citizens of Richmond This was
l.. twelve hours before the army had struck
d its tents and commenced its new move
y ment
: Incidents like this show that tho ia
S tai defects in the administration of our
d War Department, so long deplored, are
e yet in existence; and whether they result
&c from treachery or imbecility-the rev.
'e elations of official spies or the bab.
: blings of senliity-must. be cured if we
le are earnest in our work.
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Prepare for White r.

Farmers have more on their hands
at this season than other country peo-
pie. They have now secured their prin-
cipal harvests and secured them in barns
to be dealt out as fast as they are want
ed. Corn is either put up in cribs
where it may have air enough to secure
it from moulding-or it lies in convcn-
lent heaps where it may be stripped of
its husks in the long evenings when
there is little else to be done.
Fuel is an important article in win
ter in our climate. Dry wood and
chips, so near to the kitchen that the
domestics can find it without shoveling
away the snow, or wading through it
are luxury which all farmers do moi
enjoy. AS soon as the harvesting is
over let the woodhouse be supplied with
fuel that will burn without the aid o
breath or bellows.
Chips and light kindlings cannot Of
ten be procured in abundance after tn,
SHOWS come, therefore take care apt
gather them before that occurrence
Our winters may be mado ploasan
when we have easy access to dry fuel
Apple tree limbs and brush are nearly
as valuable as walnut for the kitchen
and the parlor. "Gather up the frag
ments that nothing be lost. Massachw
sets Pioughman.
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Gke Yome Girtle.
A Floral Patent.

There has been standing upon the
sill of our Office window, for the past
two or three months, one Of Cham
berlain's moss baskets, containing a
peach tree of the dwarf kind. We have
witnessed the gradual ripening of the
green fruit into large and luscious peach
ca; the buds for the next season have be.
come we'll set, and fine growth of new
wood has been made Seldom have we
seen a more thrifty specimen of tho
dwarf peach; and this growing in an
open wire basket lined with moss, with.
out earth.
To give a rough idea Of the manner
in which the growing of plants in these
baskets is managed, we may state that
within the wire frame, hidden by the
moss, is a small partitioned basin, form
ing a receptacle for the roots of the
plant and also for a preparation, either
a liquid or powder, from which the
roots derive nutriment.
We are assured that the growing of
small fruit trees, vines, plants aud flow
ers in this manner, is not subject OF
recent experiment, but has been prac-
tically carried on by the inventor for
the past seven or eight years The la
dies will find in it very desirable i'm
provement over the heavy flower pots
loaded with earth, to which they have
heretofore been limited. The baskets
are comparatively light in weight; each
may contain several different varieties
of flowers; they may be hung in the
green house or dwelling for growth, and
when in bloom can be readily removed
to grace the dining. table or the drawing.
room. They are in fact, living boquets
At recent exhibition of the Brooklyn
horticultural Society the exhibition of
these baskets formed quite feature of
the occasion. There were grape vines,
pear trees, camelias, roses, lilies, arali.
as, fuschiaS, and all sorts of pretty flow
ers growing together in tropical luxuri-
ance, but hung up on hooks and appa-
rcntly living in the air.-CSci. Amer.
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Take care Of your ncighbors don't
let them stir without watching--they
may do something wrong if you do
To be sure, you never knew them to
do any thing bad, but it may be on
your account they have not perhaps, if
it had not been for your care, they
might have disgraced themselves and
families long time ago. Therefore,
don't relax any effort to keep them
where they ought to be. Never mind
your own business--that will take care
of itself. 49, $3.50 s'@1h
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Mistaken Tenderness.

The Presi dent has interfered to save
a spy from execution. One Seeley Lew
is was convicted at Memphis, before Mil
itary Commission, of the crime of pass
ing through the lines of our army, SNUG.
Cling goods, and giving in formation to
the rebel officers. The Commission
unanim ouslyrecommended the execut on
of Lewis asa spy, but the case was refer
red to the President, who reversed the
sentence of death, and imposed the pun
ishment ofimpriso me mt for six months
The Presidents order reads as fol
lows:
$50 far as the sentence in the case re
lates to the accused as spy, it is disaI
proved, the Commission not having jur.
isdiction Of the offence. The sentence
of death is mitigated to Imprisonment
for term of six months, commencing
this day, October 25, 1862.
A. LINCOLN"
In the rebel States the rule is more
stringent than this. Forty of General
Mitchel's brave fellows we're hung in AL
ALBANIA for performing the regular mill
tary duty of scouting. They did not en-
ter the rebel lines. But they were cap
tured by the enemy, and were denied
even the poor consolation ola soldier
death. They were hung, without bene.
fit ofjudge or jury.
A spy named Webster was publicly
hung in Richmond last winter. lie wa
caught, convicted, hung, President Da
Wis did not interfere. There was NJ
question raised of the competency o
tribunals. The tenderness is all on ou
side.
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Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
Forward Change of Base
What the Movement Means.

What the Movement Means.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, J
WARRENToN, Va, Saturday, Nov, IS.
Forward is the word The order to
be in readiness went out last night;
the order to move was given to-day,
and Couchs corps has been some hours
upon the road.
Three weeke ago, when we crossed
the Potomac, our advance did not mean
much. it was we'll understood that
the then Commander did not originate
it, that he did not approve oft, that he
began it with great reluctance. Again
and again I was told by his immediate,
confidential friends, "This movement
means nothing, and will accomplish
nothing. 1t was undertaken simply to
satisfy the public clamor for advance
Winter campaigning in this country is
impossible. The only way to go to
Richmond is by the Peninsula" r
This movement is of another sort
Gen. Burnside originates it, and Lis
heart is in it. 1t means business. 1t
means rapid marching. 1t means a
change of base to more direct, moro
defensible line. With the army in
three columns led by GLORIOUS Joe
Hooker" Sumner, the bullet-proof old
war horse, and Franklin, reputed to po.
sess every soldierly quality but indus
try, it means desperate, decisive fight
ing. Ii means Richmond.
Among division aud corps command
ers the belief obtains that, under Burn
side, there will be no more ,fruitless,
drawn battles. When the clash of arms
comes again, it will bring browning vic
tory or overwhelming defeat. 1t will
be day big with the fate of lh' Rspub-
lie.
The weather and roads are propitious.
If they only continue SO for the next
month.
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MEPuoDIsM. Tho General Confer
euce Book Agents of the Methodist Il
piscopal Church are making their aunu,
al exhibit before the annual Confer
ences. The New York Book Concern
reports its assets at 5O9,942,s3, and it,
liabilities OF s47, ,977 80, making its net
capital stand $46l, ,965 95. The Wes
tern Book Concern reports its assets al
S322,777 OIL, and its liabilities at S7s,
1868, making its net capital stauc
1914, ,653,02. 0a
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Riddle.

am in the kitten, but not in the cat;
am in the pig, but not in the fat;
! am in the hinge, but not In the door;
am in the joist, but not in tho HoaFI
am in the oil, but not in the can;
I am in the child, but not in the man;
] am In the chair, but not In the table;
am in the mink, but not in the sableI
am in the gimblet, but not in the hole;
am in tine ermine, but not in the mole;
am in the priest but not in the monk;
Lam in the valiss, but not in tho trunk;
am in the dish, but not in the PAM
Now guess this riddle, IL you possibly can.
little Pilgrim, LIZZIE
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"pqus" sends the correct 9lsweT to the Oharaie by
iSsams i"nam published NOV is' The ansEor ii "High-
Also the AnsWor to the Puzzle In same paper 'study
~ Answer 20 Epigma BY "UpuI' in same paper "John
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1Orttu.
A war Hymn.

Thou who ordainest, for the lands salvation,
Famine, and FIRE, and sword and lamentation,
Now unto Thee we lift our application
rs. God save the Nationi
ny the great sign foretold, Of thine appearing
Coming in clouds, while mortal men stand fearing
Show us, amid this smoke Of battle, clearing,
Thy chariot nearingl
Now, by the blood that howeth like river
Now, with bolt Of FIRE ont of Thy quiver,
sundOr tho strong chains Every fetter shiverl
smite and deliverl
sisy Thou our foes or turn them to dsrision
Then, in the blood.red valley Of Decision,
Bring to our fields Peace, like a Prophets vision,
Green and elysiani
THEODORE TILToN.
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try's flag, beneath which and for which
his earnest and greatlife was obbing
away.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-11-27

CAMP DENNIsoN.--There are now
about 2,7sO men at Camp Dennison, as
follows: Sick aud convalesceat in hos
pitals, 1900; in the lOsth regiment, AGO.
in the 1l9th regiment, 100; recruits for
different infantry regiments, 800; drnf-
ted men and substitutes from Hamilton
and Montgomery counties, $50,
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The following Major. Generals are
now without command: E
Geo. b. Mcclellan, Irwin Mcdowell
John @, Fremont, OassiuS NJ. Clay, Geo
Oadwallader, Ethan A, Hitchcock, I'D,
win d. Morgan, Fits John Porter.
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Goods--Honor--Courage.

ods--Honor--Courage,
Goods gone--somethlng gonel-
Must bend to the oar,
And earn thee some more.
Honor gone-much gone;
Must go and gain glory
Then the idling gosslpS will alter their Story
Courage gone--all's gone
Better mover have been born.-rGoothe.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-20
Col. Moore at Work Again Largo Haul
of RehelS.

From the HAhbib'l Nc. Messenger Feb. l..
Is ouGl"y last. Col, Moore, With 40 men,
left M.ihphis. Scotland coanty. NO., anu
made tour into Schuyler county He cap
turcl 80 secess.onsiS, VI whom % were
sworn and released The distllcry connect.
ed with Bryans mill, i'll SehRylrr county.
was burned, as it was \ prolific breeder Ul
SeceSsluuIStS.
A doSgery ir little town called Union.
that furnished the gros ~ raise the frat Sc,
ccsh flag that was uniurled III Northeast
Nisacu5i, shortly after the boys passed,
was seen t. be in flames,
This burning WAS net doEa out OF malice,
but only To cut Oh supplies as bAl wh sliy
is ~ necessary tu aecc asi0nist AZ treasury
pap 10 All ofice-holdcr,
The scouts returned To Memphis about 2
o'clock at night, bringing in, hcsics tre rs
prigQnCyS. about a dozen guEs aud l.Ofscs
the trophies Of bloOless v,ctor>.
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SKETCHES OF PUBLIC MEN OF OHIO.
NUMBER I.

IL these times, when the future of the country
depends so much upon the wisdom of public men
and measures, when tbs eyes Of the nation are
turned alternately to the civil and military powers
ot the Government to see what shal be the final
measures Of redress and when with the loss Of faith
~ public en and ppessures, We lose in effect, our
liberties as people, 1t viii not, trust be deemed
nut Of place to consider briefly the characteristics
OF some of the men in our national councils who
have been most prominent and uncompronisipg in
theiI Efforts to suppress the rebellion prorosc q,
furnish for pubIiesaon in yos4r paper few sketches
OF such m.n f:pm our own STATE, aaS shall coI,;,
;ne&ce with the Hon. John A. Bingham, the Repre-
sentative from the Twenty first District.
hr. Bingham is by birth Pennsylvania. From
she tim, Of his birth, in 1915, to 1924 he dwell in
his native State. During the latter yesy he removed
10 Ohio, where he has since resided At sn early age
he became apprentice To the printing business which
Be abandoned, after service of two years 10 entey
an Academy in Harrison County, Ohio. Prepared
by an academic course of study, be entered Frank
In College, in the same county, in 1855 and g.ad.,
atcd three yeats later with credit Immediately
afterwards he commenced the study of law, and
was admitted to practice in l840. Since that time
he has pursued The practice of his S.afesssa al
Cadi1, Ohio, With marked success. Since 1854 he
has been Representative in Congress.
Ms, BiRgham is a Republican of the radical
school-aSdcnt, determined, unne1psonis;agi losing
M opportunity to advance his principles, oy hastsa
them to uli realiIatjcI', Before it was generally
bsisyse that the traitorous course pursued by the
Aoath would culminate in rcbeIlior and All through
the administration Of Nr. Buchanan. Mr, piaghaua
stood firmly by the exreme Republican poiiey--op-
posing the LesqptNn foiquity in all its phases and
the paitiforn measures sfteryard atteppted by the
@'lnbssaR sdlsipistratiaD foy the protection and
parPetaSnon of Slavery, and the domination Of the
slave power Congress- boasted 0f no truer man.
and few p;ors ablc OF sealous. During the session
Of last winter bosh ksfors and after the eanmenee,
ment II hostiittes aud while ths various measures
81 Srittendcu, c'rwin and others came Up fos
discussion, Mr., Bingham psp1ed the one open aud
m"eiy course of opposition N every form n com
prolnise which Looked 10 the snalIess possible sup
port "f ths sisFsholdisK interest. Add fSss tbs
lnornsnt tla4 II became known that the Are Of the
1sbei esnnop bad been opened upon Sumter. he took
che position whIeh be has since mainiajssS on al
aeeasiops. thss saaaeipstinn was tbs ssst fast and
oay efssI1al re::!'sy for he rshellios No mas in
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Government to rcr,ovs 8 the rLNrcl;ons
a. so.,. as 'he n q. ~As rest ned.
The hsshW Of 81 f.s;'ue wasi jsrcr Ter.
cd q cesst.r Ar. 3ewAsd vas nut prc.
rured ~ Say that. gs II ,1'era.inn ia war.
Il w.s uuiu >tf@b.c g. lest; oy ths I.vfraaeLt
hatbOrs of the cnergy.
IL was .umorci tiot Toe yealal which 'lo
Sumter rtsasei of Az "r!. was G.l 10.
Z vi Tho. c was ru ne~s e.. etlp.
The Inns ina Characteristic ar q ais
or sotuttur., decisive In &u.rice. .avs
va lrNsSnt cvmpl cat ons must arise II the
p e'cnt state o, affairs continue iaHr, lru-cr.
Nenoleu opened the French Chain 5er. on
The - h. la u speech. he said:
The civil war which iesOlu,es America.
has greatly COMPROMISED b,.r cu.G:..r.i,l
interests. SO long. however, az tha figh,J
ct rcutrals are respected. ,cc must evnirs
ourselves to expressing wishes irr ali gerlr
termination uf these 4 ssers.;is."
The speech refers " the raciiic relations
ct France, and rccap'tuiatta tie un..r..l
Programme Of Fould's Budget.