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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

He disposed of his effects, giving $40
to the Christian Commission, $50 to the
American Board and triAes to his
friends. Then, in the simplicity of his
heart, he said: "I have a good many
friends, schoolmates and companions.
They will want to know where l am
how am getting on. You can let them
know I am gone, and that I die content t.
And Chaplain, the boys in the regiment
| want you TO tell them to stand by The
dear old .Rag. And these is my broth
er in the navy--write to him and tell
him to stand by The .Jaag and cling to the
Gross Of Christi"
The surgeon cane and examined
the wound.
at is my duty to tell you that you
will soon go home," he said.
eyes, doctor, I am going home.
am not afraid to die. don't know
how the valley will be when I get to il,
but it is all bright now" Then gath
ering up his waning strength, he re-
peated the verse often sung by the SOL
diers, who, amid all the whirl and ex.
citement of the camp and battlefield
never forget those whom they have left
behind them-mother, sister, father
brother. Calmly, clearly, distinctly he
repeated the lines-the chorus of the
song
"soon with Angels I'll be marching,
With bright laures on my brow;
have for my country fallen,
Who will care for sister now?"
The night wore away. Death came
on apace. He suffered intense pain
but not a murmur escaped his lips
Sabbath morning came, and with tn
light he passed away. On the 18th O
June, eighty nine years ago, the sires o
freedom freely gave their lives on Bun
ker Hill for the cause they loved. No
less worthy of remem brance are those
who fell in front of Petersburg on thi,
memorable day.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

Blackberry Cordial for tha Soldiers.
The blackberry season is here, and all
those boys and girls who love the SOL
diers, can now do something for their
comfort and welfare, by gathering these
wholesome berries, so that their moth
ers and sisters can make them into syr-
up or cordial, or preserve them in cans,
to be sent to our sick and wounded in
the army hospitals. Hear what Gov.
Brough say Us on this SUI joct, and then
lose no time in carrying out his sugges-
tions:
81 find that one Of the most useful,
and, indeed necessary articles in our
hospitals, is the various preparations Of
the black berry, such as cordial, syrup,
and the fruit canned. A surgeon said
TO me at Washington that every bottle
Of blackberry cordial or syrup that en- me
into the hospital saved human life
Think of that, little boys and girls, and
take up your baskets, and go and pick
them full of blackberries. You can
thus aid our brave men who are fighting
to preserve the institutions Of this coun i.
try for you in the future. There is a
syrup prepared from the root Of the
blackberry, which many of the good wo-
men Of our country know how to com.
pound, that is almost Invaluable.
l make this appeal in confidence that
our people will respond to it. The
needis urgent, the wants of our men
are great.
Very respectfully,
JOHN BROUGH.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04
tFor the News.
Duty.
BY vILETTE vILLARs.


A little word; easy to spell, aud need
ing no definition. Yet this dissyllable
makes men--bold stalwart men-shrink
from the true lifc-path. Gazing out,
what beauty greets usl The azure sky,
relieved by light, fcathery clouds, looks
down upon wide expanded carpets Of
verdure, and rich, rare flowers; tall trees
with gracefully Swayiug branches stand
on every plain and hillside.
God has left nothing undone for our
happiness even the sparkling brook
and gentle rill fash beneath the sun
light and whisper, "Ob, faulty man! why
dost thou dream of brighter scenesP'--
All things are given to adOrn and beau
tifyo ur earth.
But ,oOrk-ah! we are coming to the
text now-toork is waiting to be done,
and zoe are to do it. Endowed with
minds, we are to stand forth aud toll in
the vineyard. To every one is not Civ
en- a State, or Nation to control. You
were not destined to stand on the pin.
nncle of military fame, nor 1 to win ap.
plause in legislative halls; yet our field
of conflict lies sOme,ohere.
For you who train "youug ideas, it is
hard to shut yourself, in school with
two or three score children, while ambi
ton swells high in your breast-whilt
you dream of honors you might gain in
another sphere of action just noW unat
tainable. Be content. You are th
votaries of disintercsted Duty.
And you, noble women, each of you
who light fires at our hearth stones, whC
go through your house hold cares will
patient, and uDfagging diligence, b
content. You have heard the call o
Duty.
Now, while our Nations wailing reach
es ""us, your strength, men of the nine
teenth century, is to be tried-you
moral strength. Are you strong.
Each private soldier, who marche
from post to post, has paused, has heark
ened, ana taken Duty, though, stern an
indcxible, as his guide.
It is hard, you say, that ones 10
should fall lower than 'another's, that
in doing that which Col ordained, on
should gain riches, another literar
fame; others, for other qualities, shin
in the armament of earthly glory, Will
yet Others 1.-Two in obscurity. But a day
the day is coming, when you, who follow
at the bid Of Duty, shall stand heroes
laurel wreathed, higher than any
Then, you, who have done that which
God put before you, shall find your re
ward. The "poor itinerant" instructor
the faithful wife and mother, the homes
private soldier, will find themselve sid
by side with dignitaries, who wieldeC
their influence over thousands Thos
who tainted not, nor loitered by th,
wayside of life to listen to the will,
words of ease, or eat the bread of idle
ness, though unknown on this transito
ry sphere, shall
| "Raise their radiant foreheads final yictors"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

The New York Times claims to have
facts which set forth the strength of the
late rebel raid into Maryland, and
vouChes for the entire reliability of its
figures. The force consisted Of $500
cavalry and mounted infantry, and &c.,
400 infantry, making total of 2l 900,
Gen. Early being in chief command
There were also three batteries Of artil
lcry. OF the above force, three or four
thousand were left south of the Poto
mac, so that only about 10000 of all
arms crossed the river, and not moe
than 10000 appeared in front of Wash
ington. The cavalry consisted
of Imboden's, B F, Johuson's, McCaus.
lands and w. l.. Jackson's brigades.
The first corps of the infantry, COM
manded by Breckinridge, was compos-
ed of Echol's division of four and Ram :
sour's division of two brigades. The
second corps, commanded by Rhodes,
embraced Gordon's division of three,
and Rhodes old division of Eve bri-
gades.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04
JOHN BRoUGH.

A preacher seeing fly light upon his
Bible, improved the occasion as follows:
"Yegodless sinners, ye shall be damn
ned every one Of you, as sure as shall
catch this fy." Here he made full
swoop with his hand, as though he had
caught it; opening each finger slowly
until at last, he found it was not there,
and said: "By the hokey, | missed it!
There's chance for ye sinful rAgamuf-
fms vet"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

P@ A wounded soldier lately said
General Grant is the best fighter and
General the Army of the Potomac haf
ever seen. He will fight the Rebel,
until he hasn't man left if necessary
and then take of his coat and whiT
them all himself"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

Queen Victoria is losing her popu.
larity and the confidence of the British
people. 1t is intimated that her con.
duet in dicates more than mere eccentric.
ity Of mind. Her interference with the
administration of affairs is thus spoken
of by the Glasgow Examiner: "The
feeling grows, the word is freely passed,
that in tho privacy of the palace, minis.
terial action is directed and controlled
in an unconstitutional manner, and
that the united will of a great nation is
threatened with subsection to irrespon-
sible individual authority"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04
Death and Interment of Col. Dan.
McCook.

Col. Dan. McCook died at Steub en-
Vile on Sunday afternoon last, of
wounds received in the assault on Ken.
esaw Mountain, June 9th. lie enter
ed the service in the beginning of the
war, and was promoted to the Colonel
cy of the 32d Ohio Regiment, with
which he served until he was placed in
command of the brigade, at the head oi
which, in daring assault on the enc.
my's Notifications on the Kenesav
Mountain, he received the wound o
which he died. He is the fourth mem.
Der of his family who has fallen under
the flag within three years. Charles
his younger brother, aged Seventeen
years, fell at Bull Run, in July, 1861
Brig. Gen. Ro bert McCook, next older
than Daniel, was murdered by guerril
la in July, 1862; Major McCook, tn
father of this gallant family, was killet
July, 1868, during the Morgan raid il
Ohio, and Daniel, who died July 18th
1864, is last on the list thus far. Fou
brothers remain--Major General A
McCook, Col. Geo. w. McCook, DR.
McCook, and Col. Ed. McCook, of Hi
nois.- Gin. Gazette, Goth.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04
Gbc 2gomc Clrtle.
One of Our Heroes--"Stand by the
Dear Old Flag and Cling to the
Cross of Christi, .-.

Correspondence OF the Boston Journal.
NEAR PETERSBURG, June 26.
While riding up from City Point tc
the front to-day, friend attached to
the Christian Commission, pointed ou
a grave by the roadside, near the 9th
corps hospital, about mile east of the
Dunn house. For me it had specia
interest, as it will have for thousands
the grave Of Edward NJ. Schneider, 57tf
Massachusetts. When the regiment
was formed he was a student in Phillips
Academy, Andovcr, From motives o.
patriotism purely, against the wishes oI
his friends, he lef; the Literature of the
ancients, the history Of the past, TO be-
come an actor in the present, and to dc
what he could for the future. His faith.
er is the well known missionary of the
American Board at Anitab, Turkey, and
the son did all he thought would meet
his approval. r. r
The chaplain Of the regiment, Rev
MIR. Dashiell, has kindly given me in
formation of what he has done for his
country. On the march from Annap-
oils, he, though but seventeen years
old, and unaccustomed to hardship
kept his place n, the ranks, not once
falling out, from the encampment by the
waters of the Chesapeake to the Rapi
dan. He was slightly wounded on the
North Ann, and was sent to Port Roy
al for transportation to Washington
but, of.his own accord, returned to his
regiment, and joined it at Cold Harbor
While preparing for the charge upon
the enemy's works on the 18th, beyond
the Dunn House, he said 60 the Chap
lain, "I intend to be the first one to en-
ter their works"
The charge was made. How grand
ally they moved through the wOodsl-
How quickly they swept up the rebc
line of defensive works, like an oceal
billow upon a breakw aterl The brav
Young soldier tried to make good hi
words. With eager feet he led the ad
vance, breaking out from the line an
keeping rod or two in advance.
He was almost there-not quit e.
almost near enough to feel the h OF aas
of the rebel musketry 10 his face--nea
enough to be covered with the sul phur
ous cloud from the canuon-when h
fell, shot Though the body. He wa
carried to the hospital, with elk hun
dred aud fifty of his division comrades
He lay all night with his wounds un
dressed, waiting his turn. There wa
not murmur from his lips. The chap
lain looked at his wound.
"What do you think of iiP" Seein
that it was mortal, he could not articr
late a reply; neither could he restrai
his tears. He remember the last in
junction of the young soldiers olde
sister: "L commit him to your are" =
The young hero interpreted the meal
ing Of che tear-that his wound W
mortal. "Do not weep" he said, "it
Gods will. wish you to write to u
father and tell him that 1 haze tried
do my duty TO my country and to my God
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

Arrangements are being made to or
gnnizo the postal money order system.
Some weeks will unavoidably elapse be-
fore it is put into operation, owing to
the particularly and care required to
perfect the machinery.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

A dispatch from Washington, to the
Cincinnati Gazette, says; "Tbe Heads
of Departments are sitting out 0Il
clerks and other Employees, who avoid
ed the call to arms when the capital
was believed to be in peril. They will
be deckod with white feathers, or what
is tantamount, dismissed"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

Charles T. Fitch, Assista mt Paymas-
ter in the U. s. Navy, died on board
the gunboOt "TiOga," at sea, of Key
West, on the 22nd of June, in the 26th
year of his age. He was one Of the ed
itors Of the "Clermont Courier" until
tho breaking out of the rebellion in
1869. He was ayoung man of more
than ordinary ability aud strictly moral
orth.-[Riplsy Bee.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

FOR the News.
Miscellaneous Enigma.
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My whole isthe nAms ofa Loyal gentleman Of Indl
ana ETTIE.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

Hon. j R. Hubbell, Speaker of tho
House of Representatives, having 'c-
cept the nomination for Cougre's in
his district, has rendered his resignr.
ton as member Of tho Ohio Legsl4.
ture.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04
NOuth's department.
[For tho News.
Enigma.

Enigma.
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Myb Is 2'is girls name.
My 10 o 6 is a desceBdant.
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Myl 2lS46 l47S9 6was great man.
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My 16 10 u Is boys nickname.
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My whole is the names Of two Oft tho Western Terri
tories. SAM CHAUNCY,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04

Answer to Enigma Of last week by Milo..,...LYDII
ANN BAhRErr"''"To Enigma by Ann smith..""Th Bat
tlS Of Shiloh.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04
APPOINTED CoNsuL.-AmOnr the

"Rai'e thsirradIsnt forehead. final victOrs."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-06

Saturday. After feeling the enemy's strength
it was decided that they were too strong for
us, and by night we withdrew, having taken
two cannon and sixty prisoners. The Sec
ond Virginia Cavalry on Saturday night cut
the railroad ten miles from Lynchburg, at
Salem. ~
A party Of rebels attacked Carlin's and
Strauss batteries in defle, and drove on
the men, cut the wheels and took OH one
hundred and twenty horses. We brought on
five cannon, leaving seven that were ruined
together with seven caissons and carriages
that were burned BY the explosion of the for
mer. Six men were killed and ten wounded
of the Second Virginia Cavalry. Our whole
loss is probably 600 killed, wounded and
missing. We have 100 prisoners, seven cam
non, 900 horses, captured, and have lived al
most entirely off the country.
by the Alabama.
Private dispatches mention the burning Of
the American bark Tycoon by the pirate Al
ALBANIA, The Tycoon sailed from New York
on the 9th of March last, bound to San
Francisco. She had valuable cargo on board
and was consigned to Dewitt, Kittle & Co..
She had been purchased in New York, and
was to be delivered to George Howes & Co.,
San Francisco.
Meeting of the Emperor of Russia
and the King of Prussia.
The Emperor of,Russia and the King OF
Prussia were about to meet at Kasserton.
They will be accompanied respectively by
Prince Gortschakoff, and Counts Richburg.
Van Biswick and Hesse. 1t was conjectured
that political understanding has been arri-
we'd at.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-06
THE STOREY COUNTY snrBRoeL1o

The report of the late Grand Jury
has been published in all the county
papers, either entire or in part, and the
nature of the document is familiar by this
time to every citizen who takes an inter-
est in the county affairs. fits statements
of fact, and its deductions therefrom, are
correct, there has been gross mismanage-
ment of the affairs of Storey County, and
the taxpayers have been and are being
deeply wronged. The severe character Of
the report has called forth response from
the County Commissioners, the body in
whose hands the management of the
county affairs is reposed. The Commits
sioners defend the course they have pur-
sued, and appear to be still of the opinion
that they have acted for the best interests
of the county. The Virginia papers have
taken up the cudgels on the side of the
Grand Jury, and are unsparing in their
condemnation of the Commissioners. We
confess to too limited knowledge of the
facts in controversy, to justify us in
thrusting our oar into the fuss. The Viz
ginia papers have the advantage of ready
and convenient access, both to the persons
and books of the parties concerned, and
as they are at the county seat, where all
these matters have transpired, we are per-
fectly willing to consider it their funeral.
We're We, however, completely posted in
all the facts, and able to form perfectly
clear and lucid opinion in the matter, we
should, under the present circumstances,
abstain from any public expression of
such opinion. The GrSnd Jury, in their
report, requested the District Court to ap-
point Committee to more fully examine
into and report upon the facts, and sug-
gested the names of three gentlemen as the
proper persons to compose such Com
mittee. With this suggestion the Court
complied, and that Committee now stand
empowered with all the authority that the
Court could invest to proceed with their
investigation. Having heard no objection
offered to that Committee, we presume
that there is none. The Committee con-
sented to perform the duties of the posi-
ton, and will undoubtedly proceed thereto
if not INSTRUCTED by the officials. Until
their duty is performed, or until such OBJ
structions are offered, we see no particular
use of discussing the matter on the out
side. 1t is fair to presume that our CO.
temporarieS do not desire to be unjust
toward the Commissioners, nor to mne-
cessarily inhame the public mind. As
far as the past is concerned it is a case OF
"spilt milk" and crying about it won't
put it back in the bucket. If the Com
mittee perform their duty thoroughly, the
people will be fully advised in the premi-
seS before the next election, and months
before the matter can be permanently
amended by legislation. Such being the
case, would it not be well for our cotem-
poraries to hold their fire until we have a
more circumstantial and detailed report
from the Committee
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-06
THE NEWS,

The telegraphic news, OF which we pre-
sent. to-day, an unusual amount, is deeply
interesting and highly encouraging. Al
though no great and decisive battle has
been fought, nor any single event OF start
ling import transpired, yet every move
ment of our troops, thus far, has been
success for us and discontinue TO the
enemy. Miles upon miles Of the great
railroads leading to the great focus of reb-
eldom have been destroyed, and the
doomed city, with its thousands of nom
combatant, yet misunderstanding peo-
pie, stands invested in the midst ola des-
ert, evironed BY the National armies, and
its supplies hopelessly cut off. There is
not now single railroad in communist
tion with Richmond. In me South,
Sherman slowly but surely advances, over
line after line of almost interminable de-
lenses, towards Atlanta, the storehouse
and arsenal of the foe. The enemy fight
bravely and even desperately, but then
gloomy prospect has its diSheartening
effect. Atlanta must fall. The news o.
the resignation of Secretary Chase will b.
received with regret. His successor, how.
ever, is man of the first order of intel
lect and Of great experience. The coun,
try may, perhaps, even benefit by TIL
change. From Europe we have confirm
alton of the conflict of sentiment be.
tween the Queen and the British nation
on the German question. May tina
British nation be damned with discorc
and dissension. We owe her no gooC
will France aggravates the scab on tn,
Imperial nose, by allowing the Alabam,
to repair at Cherbourg. The Place d
Grsrs will settle his hash some foggy NOR
ming. The French will attend to tina
without our intervention" Our new.
is only to July LIST, and the telegraph be,
ing in working order, we have reason tc
expect much later dates by tomorrow.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-06

sels-names not given. The Alabama
was to be permitted to make extensive re-
pairs at Cherbourg.
The ship Tycoon, from New York Tor
San Francisco, was destroyed by the pi-
rate Alabama. ~
Semmes has published in the Times
lengthy justification of the destruction OF
prizes, the British Government having re-
fused to let them into ports for adjudica-
ton,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-06

"SUPERNUMERARIEs." The boys of Sill
yer Bar Hook & Ladder Company of Gold
Hill are wrathy at the Herald for denomi.
mating them "Supernumeraries" in its
account of the procession on the Fourth.
We argued the point in defense of ou1
contemporary, declaring our belief that
there was b" no reference to an allusion, ''
but it was no go. They insisted that we
should "give the Herald hell" That
paper will therefore consider itself as hav-
ing got hell.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-06

VoTE OF THANKs.-At meeting of the
Board of Trustees, held last evening, the
Secretary was ordered to enter upon the
minutes o resolution of thanks to the
Mayor and Aldermen of Virginia, for their
kind invitation and generous hospitality
extended to the officers of Gold Hill on
Independence Day.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-06

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. - This
body IS permanently organized, with J..
Nicely johnson as President, and VIM. NJ.
Gillespie. as Secretary. They will take
up the Old Constitution and act upon it
by sections. The preamble has already
been re-adopted. The name Of "Ne-
vada' Is retained.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-06

Original Hawkcyc Gold md Silver Mi
ming Company--SOtiCr Is hereby given, that At
meeting Of the Trustees Of this company. held on
the SIXTH DAY OF JULY, 1854. al Assessment OF
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents per share was duly
levied upon the capital stock Of the company. pay
able to the Secretary at his Office In Gold HILL
by order Of the Board of Trustees,
&. kElFFFR, Sec'y.
Coli i'm IuIy Il ls,i Tvs