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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-02-13

ing beauty above the western horizon,
and gazed with seeming affection upon
the orphan. Another rap at the door
and the evening papers werO handed to
her.
Twice had the sun risen and set up.
on the graves Of some of our brave
troops who had yielded up their lives
in the great battle in Missouri. Moth.
ing reliable had been communicated Of
the result, but in the first column of tho
evening paper was found the list Of
killed and wounded. At first Clara
read eulogies on brave officers; but be.
low, without one word Of regret at their
death, to lessen tho shock, stood the
names of "Privates." AnxiousIy, fear.
fully, she scanned the list, and found
"Killed-Andrew Dcwy."
No morcl no wonder the heart bowed
in sorrow, and prayed that life might
be taken away; no wonder the smile
again faded and the mountain rose for.
sock her cheek. No wonder she ex
claimed in her bitter agony, "alono--all
alonel'
"NO, Miss Dcwy, not nlOne," said
Mrs. Venner; who, on hearing her 81. .
ciamation of despair, had entered the
room unperceived. mo, my dear, you
have in me a friend--a sympathizer.--
AS long as | have home it shall be
your resting place; love me as sister,
trust me, and your affection will be re-
turned by one who can love you as tru.
ly." r.s
The words of comfort fell like balm
upon her sad spirit. Though the love
for her brother burned still as warmly
on the altar of her heart, she mourned as
for one that was lost to her but little
while. He died for his couutry-to
save her priceless liberty from the ruth.
less hand of traitors, and sleeps in
grave that all must reverence.
Say what you will of gallant Generals
and Colonels;-wcep over their last
words, their gravesi--write Aowery DO.
ems and unnumbcred eulegies on Baker,
Ellsworth and Lyous;-but tell you
there is not more inherent sense of
honor, more ardent love of country,
or deeper, truer, nvbler patriotism
in the death of those famed men, than
in the sacrifice Of the life of the humble
private soldier, who though not fan,cd,
IS toorthy. ESTELLE.
"Ilnppy Valley" Ohio, 1862.
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A Keltucky Demand for Conti,oa-
tion.

tion.
Who does not know that treason h,s
gained strength by the leniency with
which it has been treated2 We have
dallied with il quite too long already.
Instead OF being looked upon as the
worst OF crimes, as it really is, it has
como to be regarded as trivial eTense
to be atoned for by promise to do SO
no more. The despoilers of loyal c;ti-
Gems, the conspirators against the peace
OF nation, the plunderers of the public
the assassins of liberty when
they have fallen into our hands. have
been suffered to escape on taking an
oathsof allegiance, which many have
not scrUpled to violate the first onnor-
tunity. Thousands of industrious and
enterprising men have been ruined by
this rebellion. More than twenty mil.
lions Of mon, now contributing of their
means and its blood to its suppression;
more than half million of men-as
noble spirits ms ever trod the earth in
martial array now encamped in tents.
and undergoing oil the hardships Of
winter campaign; thousands of others,
now confined in prisons, and some ia
dungeons by the rebels; the blood of
the heroic Lyon; of the gifted Baker;
and OF the hundreds Of Others. loyal
citizens and true men, shed by rebel
hauds, still uplifted for the slaughter
OF thousands more, and the destruction
OF free government; these, and thou
sand other considerations, all demand
that the authors ofthese ealamiiies, and
others yet to follow, if they have the
power 70 inflict them, should be made to
suffer, beth IN their persons and their
property, for the enormous crimes they
have done and are committing against
private rights and public liberty. Mt,
Sterling Whig. '3
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ScHoEPFF ON CuRRENcY.-By the
way, speaking of their currency, call.
up performance of our Gen. SchoepA
ITO whom all eyes are now turned-iu
that line, which has never, believe,
been mentioned in the papers. When
the General arrived in the noighbor.
hood of London, after tho Wild Cat
fight, he found that Zollicoffer had bee N
levying on the Union men for provi
sions, fornge, transportation, &c., and
had paid them in Confederate bonds.
Initiating an example which Secession n /,
lists thought SO unexccptionable, Gen
Schoepf commenced leyying on the
Seccssionists for similar supplies
Meantime he assembled the Union mon
and, opening an exchange Office for
their benefit, set at defiance all bank
ing rules by taking the Confederate
bonds at par, and supplying the Union
men with good Ohio and Indiana IN oney
in its stead. Then, when the Secession a /,
lists presented their bills, he paid them
all off, with the utmost poliieoess, in
their own currencyl They didn't know
enough to be thankful for the arrange
ment, but that wasn't his fault.
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How Army Horses are bought in
uf Franoa


Horses are purchased at from four q
six years of age, and must be of French
origin. The animal is brought to ths
commandant of the allotted depot and
submitted to his inspection, without
any price being named IF the com.
mandant finds him unsuitable, he is 81
once rejected, If the contrary is the case.
he is brought before all the officers Of
the depot for thorough examination
Bach officer then writes his estimate Of
the value of the animal on slip of pa
per, the papers'are then placed in hat
and shaken up, SO that the estimate Of
each officer may not be known; the
mean Of these estimates is then taken.
and the comnaudaut offers that price for
the animal. IF the owner accepts tho
otter, the price is paid at once; If he re-
lused, the horse is at once sent away,
tor no bargaining is allowed.
HOW ARMY HORSES ARE Bouegr TN rur
-f UNITED STATES.
Horses are bought at any are at
which they can be put through. and of
any origin. No animal is BROUGHT tn
any commandaut for inspection until
the number of horses to be bought IA
allotted to the different persons who are
to buy them. at a personal profit vary-
ing from So to S45 on each horse. The
price is fixed before any horse is DER.
mitted to be seen, at s110, to SI19 and
StoO per horse, according to tho loeali.
ty and the name he is to 90 under. of
cGrd6y or artillery, and must be paid
No horse is at once rejected, unless
brought forward by an irregular person
The first owner is an irregular person.
If properly brought forward, the horse
is taken to an inspector, or the inspeo.
tor IS taken to him, and if he passes,
the full price is paid by the govern.
ment, the original owner having receiv.
ed as much as be can get. No bargain.
ing, as between the original owner aud
the government, is allowed. No hat
business is permitted. Such irregulari-
ties and innovations are not counte. ,,
nanced.
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FoRTUNATELY for Mr.. Sumner
events have arisen which have enabled
him to demonstrate that he is not rid
den by one idea. AS Chairman of the
COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs, the most
important post that Senator of the Uni
ted States can hold in the present enc or
gency OF the nation, he has shown tal-
ents and requirements which every fair
mind cannot but appreciate. The "inev-
table negro" is banisbed from this
arena, and the solidity of Mr.. Sumner's
learning, the amplitude of his under.
standing, and the aud sagacity of his
Judgment, are seen on all the vital aues-
tons which have arisen in his special de-
partment. His speech on all the affair of
the Trent is masterpiece. He goes be-
yond all the precedents of the conserv-
ative lawyers of New England, and all
the arguments of the Secretary of State
to the essential principles of information.
al law, as recognized by the great think.
ers and statesmen of the continent of
Europe, aud as contended for by our
government. He, the man who has most
cause to hate SIidel and Mason, and
who, from his abolitionist proclivities.
would be most opposed to delivering
them up, is found to exceed even Mr.
Seward in his desire to establish the
rights Of neutrals and ignore tho pas,
sions of the hour Boston Transcript.
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How WESTERN TRooPs FIaHr.-Tt
is notable, that the rebels have nni.
formly fared badly when thew have
come in contact with the Federal forces
In the West The first fighting this
side of the mountains was TINT in which
Gen. Garnett's army was defeated and
dispersed. The battle of Carthage in
Southwestern Missouri, was a dsstruc.
tive one to the rebels. In the battle of
Wilson's Creek, more than a thousand
of them were, by their own confession.
killed and wounded. They suffered
uuch heavier loss in that sanruinarv
encounter than was sustained by Gen
Lyons forces, who, when master of the
bloody field, had to fall back under the
pressure of much superior forces. and
were not pursued. The siege of Lex.
'ngton was serious discontinue of our
troops, but thoy fonght we'll, and the
rebel succcss was dearly bought. The
Battle OF Belmont was an affair attended
with great slaughter on both sides, and
though our troops we're driven to their
boats, they FIRST whipped force equal
to theirs in number, and punished their
pursuers terribly from the Gun.
boats, while retreating before oveFwhel-
ming reinforcements. In Kentucky.
tho Federal arms have uniformly
been successful. The army Of Zolli.
Golfer was repulsed with serious loss at
Wildcat The rebels we're whipped at
West Liberty by Col. Harris, and at Ivy
Mountaip, by Gen. Nelson. The Tex.
an Rangers we're whipped on Green riv.
er by Col, Willish's regiment, aud their
Col. Terry killed. Col. Garfield whip.
ped and routed the horde under Hum.
phrey Marshall at Prestonburg, and the
last and most decisive performance was
the defeat and dispersion of Gen. Zolli.
Golfers army, and the killing of the
General, on Fishing Greek. This isa
good record for the Western troops.
and one Of which tho country has reas.
on to feel proud,-I ICin. Commercial.
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The Philadelphia Press says: The
British Ministry. we learn, are content,
perforte, with Mr., Stewards return OF
Mason and Slidell, though they had not
at last adyiees, been able to digest the
terms Of Mr.. Stewards letter. They
vent in for an out, and out apology, and
have been put off with Justification,
drawn optof the nultitudinous prece-
dents which England herself supplied
ever since, 10 the words Of the national
anthem, she frst began to ''rule the
waves England has carried her point,
but at what q prieel On the principle.
now conceded to her by the United
States, her entire policy, us regards the
rights Of neutral Aags, has been placed
hOrs da combat Heneeforth, England .
Iimpsrtinent right Of search is no more,
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FREsn MApLE MoLAssEs.-A corro.

Fresh MAPLE MoLAssEs.-A CORES.
pondent Of Field Notes gives the follow
ing; Manlc molasses we'll made and put
up in, l'7' lght from the kettle, and
hermeti ~ sealed, as you wonld can
and seal fruits, will keep as fresh as
when first boiled from the sap; and this
is decidedly the best plan for keeping,
as when made in cakes if exposed to
the air, it will lose somewhat of the po-
culiarly delightful favor for which ii is
so priced, and is often injured by in
sects. All this is obyiatod by canning
while hot To many families who do
aot~poke on large scale, this need be
but little expense, as the cans that have
been emptied through the winter can be
used until autum6 fruits demand them
again, Put up your best made for mar.
ket, the buyers must select and can for
themselves.
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THE DEATH OF PRINcE ALBERT.-
From the London papers. we glcap fur,
ther particulars in reference TO the
death of Prince Albert. His illness
arose from his sleeping in a damp room
on his recent visit to the Prince of
Wales, at Cambridge, which was after
ward increased by attending review
Of the Eaton Volunteers, when he said
that he felt as If cold water had been
poured down his back. The Record, ia
alluding to the last hours, of the Prince,
says, on the authority Of his physician
that he had an attack Of the same Kind
last year. His aversion to medicine
led him in his fatal illness to refuse "a
take the powerful remedies which prob.
ably saved his life on the former occa.
sion.
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A MODEST PArRIoT. . Sergeant.
Qaartermaster Conway, to whom his
San Francisco friends sent through the
Navy Department gold medal, in &C.
acknowledgement of his refusal to pull
down the flag at Pensacola when order
ed by Com. Armstrong, ia eknowledg
ing i, says II only did my duty in no,
hauling down tho flag which / was
born under and that | have served un
der for thirty,eight years. iss
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SONG OF THE CAMP.

bsyArd rayors beautiful verses, founded on an incl
dent OF the orimean War, will bear repetition at th
time, when war, with s glory and sorrow, occupies IN
mind Of the nation.
"Glve us a song ~ the soldiers cried.
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns Of the camp allied
Grew weary Of bombardng
Ths dark Rodan, IN silent SCOT,
Lay, grim and threatening, under,
And tho tavny mouth Of the Maahon
No longer belched It's thunder.
There was pause Tho gnardsrpan said
westorm the fort. tO-morrow;
| Sing while mpy, another day
viii bring enough Of sorrow."
4 They lay along the bnttery's side, .
Below the smoking cannon
Brave hoarts from Severn and from CLYDE,
And from the banks Of Shannon
They sang Of Love. and not Of Famo--
u Forgot was Dritain's glory,
Each heart recalled different name,
But all sang--"Annie Laurie /"
Voice after voice caught up the song,
q Until its tender passion
\ Rose like an anthem, rich and strong
Their battle-cye confession
Deargirll--her name he darod not speak,
\. Yet, as the song grew louder,
Something upon tho soldiers check
Washed on the stains Of powder.
Beyond tho darkening ocean burned
The bloody sunsets onbers,
While tho Crmoan valleys learned
!. How English love remembers.
Aud once again a nro Of hcll
Rained on the Russian quarters,
with scream Of shot and burst OF shell,
And following of the mortars.
Aud Irish Nora's eyes are DIM
For singer dumb and CORY
And English Mary nouns for him
Who sang of "Anne Laurier'
All soldiers to your honored rest
Your Truth and Ynlor bearing,
The bravest are the tondercst--
The loving the daring
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THE REBELS DIspIRrTED.

STIRRING WORDS THAT WIN VIcTo.
RTEs,-The following stirring words.
contained in Secretary Stanton's late or.
der, cannot be too frequently repeated,
-" The purpose Of this ,oqr is 10 aUqck,
pursue and destroy The rebsliouS encn.y,
and to deliUer the country tram he dqa.
ger n'endced by traitors. Ahcray, dar.
ing, courageous spirif and patriotic zeal
on all occasions and under cve,y circun,-
stance, are expected from the army Of the
United States"
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Disagreeablo things, like disagreeable
men, are never TO be spoken of when
they are present.
~ No marble monument is needed to
Keep the memory of him whose soul
Z breathed itself in noble deeds.
The richer man is, tho more he is
apt to dread poverty; thus poverty looks
most frightful at distance.
We cannot conquer necessity, but we
may yield to it in such manner as to
be greater than if we could.
2 Like the ocean, Love embraces tbe
earth; and by Love, as by the ocean.
whatever is sordid and unsound is borno
away,
In voyages, we are opt to see too
much, and learn too little. The wind
and waves throw about US their muta
bility and their turbulence.
Glory to the man who rather bears
a grief corroding his breast, than per.
mits it to prOwl beyond, and to prey on
the tender and compassionate.
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On the 9th inst, $50 of the Union
troops in Missouri attacked the notori,
GUS rebel Poindextrr with 1000 or l.
800 men, at Silver Creek, Howard coun
ty. The enemy was totally routed
Their loss was seven killed. City to sew.
snty wounded, thirty prisoners. Our
loss was four.
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A certain Irish attorney threatened
to prosecute a Dublin printer for insert.
ing the death of living person. The
menace concluded with the remark, that
"no printer should publish death, un-
less Informed Ofthe fact by the party
deceased.
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Fools pretends to forctel what will
be the issue of things, and are lang he'd
at for their awkward conjecturos. Wise
men, being aware of the uncertainty of
human affairs, and having observed how
small matter often produces great
Rchnnge, are modest in their conjectures.
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A CoMPARTsoN.-A pleasant, cheer
f1 wife is rainbow set in the sky, when
her husbands mind is tossed with
storms and tempests; but a dissatisfc d
and fretful wife, in the hour Of trouble,
is like one of those fends who delight
to torture lost spirits.
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A Washington letter says "the day oi
Black Coats is over, or about over in
the Capital. The Army governs-Con.
eress records its wishes and expecta.
tions. Tho black coated men, in the
street, in the circles, are nobodies es-are
nothings -and If the censns were taken
here, it would not be worth the while 10
count or record u.s. Thi4is the ora OF
bright buttons. We " ,rship and adore
Generals. We revere Color els. We
smile on Majors, and even look MP to
the hosts Of Captains and Lieu .enapts.
Hence. we Black Coats are all Jealous =
and if we had our way, Gen Mcclellan
would lock up every mothers son of the
bright.but.oned hosts in camp. The
more mud the better for them, il would
be harder fer them to escape.
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The Chillicoths Advertiser says that
. panther, feet in length, was recent
y shot not far from Bonneville, Ross
county.
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Anaver 10 oharade ln laaL papsr. Elro.Moad.

Answer TO Enigma Ia last paper; Priaoo Albert
John A. Hzer, OF Home r. o. sent us correct ansWara
Of "Rose-bud School House" Both were received he
fore the anscra were Published but not soon enough 10
be noticed 10 last ssne As these Questions I'M
20 bAvs excited considerable Interest," eant some ~ AM
young friends send us Others of the same Kind
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The banker Smithson, arrested in
Washington, is discovered to have beeu
engaged in an extensive corresponds noe
with the rebels, furnishing them with
full and accurate information as to the
position Of our army, aud the move.
ments probably contemplated.
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The expedition of General Jackson
to Romney is said to have been with.
out the sanction ofhi superior officers,
and has resulted in great suffering and
loss OF life to his command. Thew
were caught in the mountains in q
heavy snow storm, many were frozen to
death, Others frost bitten, and all are
reported to be iu deplorabls condi.
ton, A great portion Of his force had
returned to Winchester broken down
with the exposure, fatigue and hardships
they had been called upon to endure
The withdrawal of the Federal forces
from Romney on Jackson's approach is
regarded in military circles at Rich.
mond, as having another evidence Of
Gen. McClellan's military authority
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Canada aud the Frontier statas.

BY the Canadian census of this venr
and the United States census of 1860
the relative strength of the Canadas and
the States bordering on them is as fol.
lows:
Canada East, bordering on New En-
1ahd' 1908, ,666
Canada West. on the New
York and Michigan bor-
ders, I 3e5 900
Total, 2,398, 1888
The States in proximity to the Cana
da line, according to the census of 1860,
show :, Z, The following population:
New YORK, 1851, ,563
Michigan, 754 POI
Maine, .e. 6I9,958
New Hampshire, 326. .O72
Vermont, 39h so7
The numher between the ages of eieh.
teen and forty-tive in Canada Is 47O 600;
In tho States, on the border, 1888, 900
-or nearly three to one.
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The Senate Military; Committee Will
report in favor Of a telegraph, via S n
Francisco and Behring's Straits, to tie
AMOR river. A
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General Don Domingo de Goicouyia,
OF New York, is in Washington on i'm /.
.pertant business for the Mexican Gov.
ernmont. -.r l,.r -ta -
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Geographical EniSmsa na' '''

! am composed Of 10 letters
hIy Is ~ ~ 10 Is ono OF tho United states
Ny is 10 II Is river In Africa,
NY 3 isa apart Of the Eastern contlneht
My Els w 10 Is q city In the United Statos
My 90 ls II 10 a sea Ia Europe
My whole may be found on the man Of the II stats.
BsrryTiilo, Feb. lsg. 1859. PAPis PET.
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Report of Affairs in the South, Civ
en- by Mr.. Taylor, of Cincinnati,
Just Released from Richmond
Prison.
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IFOr the Nswi.
oharade.

MY nrst Is used tn place Of wood, ff
Ny second some esteem as food
My hrst and second, when combined,
without my nrstsyou could uot hnd.
Feb. O. 1901 t.u sALLIE,
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Miscellaneous Enigma.
| am composed Of ls letters
MY 0 10 II Is a proverb.
MY ~ ~ . 10 Is passage under ground. -f o..
My ~ IS il huid
MY 10 10 Is a natural Instrument. .t
MY is 10 IL is a kind Of grain. 4. .e -... Ii.
MY l6 is is that which Il left
My whole Is the name Of company Of militia In tho
State Of Ohio, : = DICK.
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gout0's Department.

tFOr tho News.
CharadO.
My first 'sa certain kind Of wood,
That's very durable and good,
My second, as shown BY hlitory's pages, vt
Sometimes endures for many ages. 4sa#
My first and second, when combined,
Make something nseful to mankind.
Marshall, jan, 1862. EDWIN