The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-05
From Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, March 1.-The notorious
rebel guerrilla, Col. Richardson, was cap
tured on Sunday south Of the Cumberland
river by q detachment of Col. Wetherford's
Cavalry. Another rebel was taken with
him.
To-day Gregory Of this city, who was
committed last week and sentenced for
harboring and concealing q rebel soldier,
took the oath prescribed and was dis
charged.
Ten thousand dollars in gold, in transit
from Cincinnati 10 Tennessee, was seized
last night, being sent in contravention Of
nOn-intercOurse.
"REMARKABLE vIaoR.-Among the
passengers from the East by the last
Howe, aged ninety-two years, probably
the oldest person who ever came to the
Pacific coast. He is now u resident of this
city, and designs to spend the remainder
of his days among us. He is the father Of
J. NJ. Howe, formerly Principal Of the
High School. He has one son, two daugh-
ters and two sons-in-lAw on this coast,
each over sixty years of age, and eleven
grand children and twelve great-gran0
children living. C. J. Hillyer. Supreme
Court Reporter; NJ. c. Hillyer, Of WashOe,
and II. III. Bancroft, bookseller Of San
of the pioneers Of Ohio, never drinks any
liquor, uses no tobacco, is In good health,
and is quite strong. On Saturday last he
visited the new Capitol, the Pavilion aad
other public buildings, on foot. and was
not fatigued by the walk. Instances OF
such remarkable vigor at so advanced an
age are rarely met with
The above item, cut from the siSocrd-
mcnto Daily Union,' Of Nov. "a, refers to
one of the oldest and best citizens Of Lick
ing county, who left Granville on the 18th
OF October last, and landed IN San Francis
co November 10Th.
Forty-six years ago Curtis Howe was
my teacher, and during the last thirty -ive
years / have been his family physician,
honest and exemplary man. He was ono
of the first men in Ohio who signed the
pledge OF total abstinence from intoxica-
| ting beverages - one Of tho first to spouse
the cause Of the slave, and during his life
he has advocated, and his life has illustra-
ted, "peace, purity and liberty on earth,
and good will to man.
| Although firm and unfiinching in the
advocacy ofthe right, he was uniformly
kind, cOnciliatOry and courteous. May his
! mantle fall on many Of us.
His numerous friends will he pleased to
hear. through your columns, Of his safe
arrival and firm health in bis new home.
w. w. b.
The above we clip from the True Amers-
| NJ
from the pen Of DIR. William M. Bancroft,
head of the Water Cure Establishment at
Granville, Ohio. The youngest son Of
Curtis Howe is Prof. Samuel T.. Howe
now citizen Of Mt. Pleasant. He is fifty
six years old, and has been for nearly
twenty years the Principal Of q remarka-
bly, successful High School and Female
Seminary in this place. He is now sue
ceeded by his third son, Edward T. Howe,
who emulates in high degree the skill,
energy, perseverance and success Of his
father. His oldest son, Oscar r. Howe, is
now a Captain in the army OF his country.
w. Pleasant Journal.
ASHYD,opHoEIA.-It Is reported that q
Copperhead in the vicinity Of Wheatland,
in this State. was recently bitten by a rabid
dog. The dog expired Immediately. The
! Legislature should at once pass law for
the protection Of the canine race. The
Copperhead is still at large.-Mt. Vernon
| IotUG) Record.
Rossini was four years old before he had
birthday. That IS, he was born on the
10Th OF February, 1922. Though he will be