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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-08-24

o'or which leaped with roaring sound, full many a
fathom deep;
Then struck jutting rock, that ceavod my current
bright and clear,
And wroaths Of ashlng foam so bright cast round 1t In
the air;
Which rising upward, toward the sky, around the
mountains brow,
When In the orient beanod tho sun, formed there a
gorgeous bow,
Beneath the vault OF Heaven, Of many brilliant
dye,
Which vanished las his chariot rOso into tho clear blue
sky. 30 o.
Then through deep ravnO passed. shut in by granite
wall,
Beneath the dark green foliage Of waving pinstros'
tall,
Which far above my rocky bed their giant branches
swAySd,
And meath them wroa,hs Of dark green with gen.
tie Esphyrs playSd
When next met the light Of day twas In an open
wood,
Where birds, with many warblIns note, sung praises
to their God
Beneath that graceful arch Of boushS past many orO
trees,
Mid fragrant flowers slowly rolled famed by the gen
tie breeze.
Now thou hast my humble tale tits OF joyous gleo
FAREWELL for mus hasten unto the deep blue
Forever there to at wil from tropic isle poe
To mngle with the foamng surge and with tho darl
waves roll"
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"Never will" answered the ferryman
Splash splash | and the ferryman is
in the depths again.
"Will you pray now2" asked Peter.
The gasping victim shouted
'T'll do anything you bid me-"
"Then follow me: Our Father which
art in heaven, ,"&c. Having acted clerk
repeating after Peter, the ferrymau
cried:
"Now let me Co." ....
"Not yet" said he, "you must make
three promises: First, that you will re.
peat that prayer every morning and
every evening as long as you live; sec
ondly, that you will hear every preacher
that comes within Eve miles Of this ferr )
and thirdly, that you will put every
Methodist preacher over free of expense.
Do you promise aud vow2"
II PROMISE" said the ferryman.
And strange to say, that man boeamC
. shining light. 'l8t l.i
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Not Appreciated. A

The Southern people like manlness
and downright frankness in an enemy.
Before 1861, they dpspised the North
ern sycophants of the slave power,
though they made use of the voluntary
slaves, and hoped to employ thcm dur.
ing the war, to subservo their purposes.
They have now a greater contempt for
them than ever. The New York News
and World have been per-serviceablo
in behalf Of the rebels, and they are
thanked for their pains, by the Raleigh
Progress, in tho following refreshing
style: as. .'.. .A'..4'
"Not an issue Of either Of these pa
pers appears on our exchange table, that
is not filed with reasonable utterances
and peevish, puerile fsuIt-fndings with
tho present condition of affairs. On
their knees, and crawling in filthy,
sycopbanti9h slime, they bespstter the
South, and the leaders in the late rebel
lion, particularly, in manner that, be-
yond all doubt, would influence the
feelings of the people of the North
against US, we're it not for the faOt that
their sycophaucy is so cplaiu that no
one heeds their mutterings."
The above charges are true also, Of
the Copperhead papers Of Ohio. They
will never get over, or forgive the
Union people of the North for aogging
the Southern Democracy into subjection
, to the Constitution and laws; much less
for abolishiug the "Divino Institution" "
of slavery. Iu truth, they are not half
, so ready to acknowledge the fact as their
] more manly contemporaries of the South
] ern press.
For some time past it has appeared to
, be the height of the ambition of some
G of our Ohio editors Of the copperhead
t persuasion, to rescue the name and fame
It of their old friend, "Mr. Davis" from
:. deserved ridicule, by striving to dis
prove the fact that he was captured il
: the gu.se Of an old woman.
Alas for them Both they and "Mr
of Davis are in danger of going down tc
e posterity with the character of traitors
ID to their country, whatever they may
y claim or discaim.-[ Clinton Repub.
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MlstrllancOns.
A Pugnacious Minister.

We have never shared 10 the admira.
ton felt by many for Peter Cartwright,
the hardy Methodist pioneer in the
western prairies. He believed in the
use of carnal weapons Of war, and then
with rough characters would assert his
mastery over them by simple physical
strength and daring. The following in
cident, resting on good authority, is
very much like one told of North
Carolina pioneer, who "pOmmelled
grace" into a profane and fighting
blacksmith
One day on approaching the ferry
across the river Illinois, he heard the
ferryman swearing terribly at the SER
mon of Peter Cartwright, aud threaten
ing that If ever he had to ferry the
preacher across, and knew him, he
would drown him in the river. Peter,
unrecOgnised, said to the ferryman
"StraUger, want you to put me
across"
"Wsit till I am ready" said the fer.
lryman. and pursued his conversation
and structures upon Peter Cartwright.
Having finished, he turned to Peter and
said:
"NoW I'll put you across"
| On reaching the middle Of the stream
Peter threw bis horses bride over q
stake 10 the boat, and told the ferrymar
TO let go his pole.
"What for = asked the Ferryman.
swell, you've just been using my
name improper like; and said if cap,
this way you would drown me. Nov
you've got chance"
'Ts your name Peter Cartwright
asked the ferryuan.
gMy namsis Peter Cartwright"
Instantly the ferryman seized tn
preacher, but he did not know Peter
strength; for Peter instantly seized tn
ferryman, one hand on the nap of hi
neck, and the other on the seat of hi
trOwsers, and plunged him in the water
saying
{ ~ baptize thee (splash) in the nam
= of the devil, whose child thou art"
Then lifting him up, Peter added;
"Did you ever PrayY'
J "NO'"
"Then It is time you did"
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Mrs. Dix, in Seaforth, G. w., eloped
with a young chap sometime ago, but
subseq uently repeuted and returned to
her husband and babies. The moral
women Of that town, who have no pa
tience with repentant wrong dOers, re.
Gently got together, and ordered Mrs
Dix to leave within ten days or be rid.
den on a rail, with costume of tar and
feathers. They further stated: "Should
you afterwards be found within the
boundaries Of Sealorth,. you will then
be made to walk the streets naked and
be scourged with the rod of Moses. NJ
women of i'll fame are allowed to reside
within our city SO Mrs. Dix wen
out into the world disgraced, and th,
moral matrOns smoothed their aprons
and felt comfortable. .a
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General Grant.

Some citizens of Galena have pre-
sented General Grant with q completely
furnished house in that city, and
by way of farther inducement, have
thoroughly paved the sidewalk from
his house to the railroad depot. Is
this hint that they do not want the
General to become mayor2
The New York Leader has the follow
ing:
Somebody in Boston has been at
tempting to main General Grant by
twisting his wrist while shaking hands
with him. When a similar attem pit
was made at the Astor House, in this
city, the General showed that he knew
how to take care of himself. With
scarcely an effort, he twisted his assail
ants hand back again until the fellow
fairly writhed with agony, and then, re-
leasing him, said-I'd knock you down
sir, if did not know that the people
would tear you to pieces. Col TIL,
wonder is how this rascal escaped tn
General the second time; but they sa
that Boston Alderman interfered anC
and dragged the man off " .1.E--
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Crops IN BRowN CoUNTY.-Georgo
Lyon writes Of the crops in Brown Co |:
-"Crop prospects are fine 10 this part
of the county. Corn and tobacco new
90 looked better. Oats (now being har-
vested, are ahead of anything the 'old-
est inhabitant' ever dreamed of. Wheat
is not good the crop was injured by the
fly in the spring--many fields were not
harvested. Grass good. Fruit very
scarce. 10. Farmer.
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Who were the Assassinsp

The self styled Democratic party, ter
rifed by the storm of indignation which
swept over the country when our late
President was assassinated, held up their
bloody hands aud pretended holy hor-
ror at the brutal deed. We have no de-
sire to call in question the sincerity of
their seeming sorrow, for, in many in
stances, we believe it to be genuine !;
but we ask men of both parties to calm
ly consider the teachings of that party
as exhibited by the following extracts.
Compare them with the clamor raised by
that party in favor of those who were
convicted Of having conspired to mur-
der the principal officers Of the Gov
ernment, and then answer the startling
question which heads this article
"Who were the Assassins ?" ....'
The La Crosse (Wis) Democrat, in lis
issue Of August 29th, 1864, says: ~
"If he is elected to misgovern for
another four years, zoe trust some bold
hand ,OiN pierce his heart uotk a dagger
point for the public good" assi rV
10 the Chicago Convention, s, s. Cox,
of Ohio, said: .n. r.,... st.sa
"For less offences than Mr.. Lincoln
had been guilty of, the English people
had chopped off the head of the FIRST
Charles. IN HIS OPINION, LIN.
COLIN AND DAVIS OUGHT TO BE
BROUGHT TO TIE SAME BLOCK
TOGETHER" ..,m
Capt, Koontz, of Pennsylvania, Nc
Clellsn leader. in that @ Clnveution, said
"Ths people will soon rise. AND II
THEY CANNOT PUT LINCOLN
OUT OF POWER BY THE BALLOT
THEY WILL BY THE BULLET. -
[Chcors. -t .s'a' e' '.'.'..o
We have no comment to make or
these extracts; We submit them to al
Intelligent people, and calmly ask, HGr'
they or haze they not brought forth Meii
legitimate fruitsP ra... .t.. .a'a
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A Springfield (Ill) correspondent Of
the Central Advocate, says .' .'.''
The Lincoln Monumental Assoc
tion has at last concluded to erect the
monument at Oak Ridge Cemetery,
where the body of the President rests
Three acres have been set apart for the
purpose. Collections are coming into
the Treasurer from all quarters of the
land, at the rate of from $50 to 81 900,
daily. Mrs. Lincoln has agreed, in
writing, that her husbands body shall
remain here, provided that the mOnu.
ment be erected at the place of his
burial. The people of Springfield had
set their hearts on placing the remains
in what is termed the "Mather Lot
and there erecting the shaft to his mem
ory. No more appropriate place foi
the purpose could possibly have beer
selected. 1t is within four blocks o.
the public square, and contains eigh
acres of high and rolling ground, GOV
cred with trees, distributed according
to natures loveliest arrangement. l
would have been easy of access to a
who should ever visit Springfield, t
rich aud poor alike, while Oak Ridg
Cemetery is two miles from the city.
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Toy-Making in Germany.

In Germany the wood work, so far as
English importers know anything of it,
Is mostly in the form of small trinkets
and toys for children. The production n
of these is immense on the Tyrol, and
near the Thuringian Forest, in the mid.
die States of the illorganized confed
eracy, aud wherever forests abound,
there the peasants spend much of their
time in making toys. Iu the Tyrol, for
example, there is a valley called the
Grodnerthal, about twenty miles long,
in which the rough climate and barren
soil will not suffice to grow corn for the
inhabitants, who are rather numerous
Shut out from the agricultural labor
customary In other districts, the people
earn their bread chiefly by wood carv.
ing. They make toys of numberless
kinds On which Noah's Ark animals
are very predominant,) of the soft wood
Of the Siberian piue--known to the
Germans as Siebelnusskieter. The tree
is Of slow growth, found on the higher
slopes of the valley, but now becoming
scarce, owing to the imprOvidence o
the peasants 10 cutting down the forests
without saving or planting others u
succeed them. For a hundred year
and more, the peasants have been earv
ers. Nearly every cottage is a work
shop. All the occupants, male and fe
male, down to very young children, sea
themselves round a table, and fashion
their little bits Of wood. They us'
twenty or thirty differeat kinds of tools
under the magic of which, the wood j
transformed into dog, lion, a man o
what not. Agents represent these car
vers in various cities of EIrope, to dis
pose Of the wares. ,....
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The New York Evening Post con-
tains a communication from Georgia
farmer, who resides in the vicinity Of
the AndersOnville prison. He describes
from his own knowledge, the horrors
of that internal pen. Winder aud son,
and WerE, are shown to be monsters
who shame the imps of perdition
Every decent man in the late COnfed.
eracy ought to hang his head in mOrti
fication at these developments, If jeff
Davis and his Secretary of War, Seddor
were cOgnizant of the crimes agaius
God and humanity practiced by thci
subordinates at Andersonvile, no pun
ishment, however severe, is too heav!
for them.
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Conversations with President John.

A Washington correspondent Of the
st. Louis Democrat says:
1t is but q short time since disting-
uishOd Senator called upon the Prcsi-
dent. A delegation of conservatives
had just left him. Turning to the Sen
ator, he said: 81 wonder if those per
sons, who but now passed out, imagine
that forget the power aud party to
which owe my elevation. There was
not man in the delegation that wouldn't
have united in Offering a reward for my
scalp few years ago, and now they
talk to me as if / owed everything to
them. l guess they'll find have a
memory"
Again. A well known editor of o
prominent Northern journal said to the
President "The Democracy say you
will yet be found with them. That you
have always been a good Democrat, and
will always so remain"
"DO thcy?' responded Mr.. johnson
".Woll, sir, you are at liberty to tell al
such gentlemen that while, as President
1 shall endeavOr to drop any partisan
character, I certainly am not prepared
to do more than pray for those who des
pitefully use me. 1 think they stand il
: need Of my prayers, aud it's all l car
, do for them"
! "Mr. President, we are discouraged,
I said a committee of freedmen to tn
] President. "Richmond is as much iii
: the hands Of secessio nists now as it wa
T before Lee surrendered. Nominall
= free, We are yet the worst of slaves, an
i we see no hope of redress unless yo
/. aid u.s."
y "Gentlemen, answered Mr.. johnson
n "you must exercise patience. YOL az
y flee, and the vainest Virginian shall yt
n not only acknowledge your freedom, br
p your equality, if you are true to you
selves"
y But the local and State laws of vi
A. ginia, Mr.. President
le "What of the local and State laws
e Virginia. Until these +. L. VS. con
at to their senses, rather think Unite
l- States bayonets will be about the on
ID laws they shall have. Go back to yOr
,o homes-work hard, do your duty, and
| will see that the lowest among you
IS secured in his right aud title to lif
1t liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Is AS the President uttered the last T
,r mark his face glowed with a high r
h solve, and l never saw manhood mo
iS sterling and erect than his every line
q. ment betOkened.
il From what have written, and fro
ly many moro things of similar impoi
e, you have the reasons for my faith in o,
Mt new President. The work before hi
is is Titanic, He feels its great impo
and he does not wish to err tbrouI
er haste or imprudence. He is now fe
IN ing his way, aud will yet justify t
ht hopes of the progressive and the pat
10 otic.
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sherman's March through Georgia

oaOrnuh . mdECA OhrOuSA NOSABhus .
The Columbus (Ohio) correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Com mercial says:
And, by the way, it is said, by one
who has seen the correspondence, that
the hardest part of Sherman's task,
after he reached Atlanta, was to get the
consent of the authorities at Washing
ton to his projected march to Savannah
To the last even the President would
do no more than consent that he might
undertake it, and the two heads of the
War Department, Halleck and Stanton
opposed it.
A Dutchman, on seeing one of the
posters announcing the coming of th'
panorama of "Paradise Lost" and rea
ding this line, GA Rebellion in Heaven,
suddenly exclaimed-"A Rebellion in
Heaven Mein GottI Dat last no
long now. 0nkcl Abe ish tarO."
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The Democratic State Convention will
be held at Columbus on the 24th Of
August. 1t will contain 6ve hundred
and three delegates, thirty-6vc of them
from Hamilton County. ai
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-08-24

A young lady composed some verses
for a newspaper, headed "Dew Drops
from Freshly Blown Roses" The
printers devil printed it, Freshly
Blown Noses"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-08-24

No mortal can be happy in everything
aud in every place; there ever is some
want or deficiency in life'S household.
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NOuth's Department.
IFor the News
For the News
Miscellaneous Enigma.

lFor the News
Miscellaneous Enigma.
am composed of "a letters.
My32l Ia q boys nickname.
My 81 0 is kiud Of tsh.
My 10 90 90 is a limb of the body.
My 10 4 81 is q boys nickname.
My IL 81 "a Is often worn on the head.
MY IL 9S "A IS l6 20 is the name Of my little dog.
My 5 10 7 10 Is u mineral
My % IL u cOnsonant.
My IL 10 II Is not good.
My whole 10 the names OF three handsome younp
gents who have concluded to take the old Highland
News. DADS OLDEST DAUGHTER.
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Answer to Neurological Enigma in last weeks paper
by Lieut. Col Francis Adams the Battle ofGettysburg,
Pennsy lyauia To Enigma by Charlie, New. RothrOCk:
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h1- We are waiting for solution to the Mathemati.
cal Puzzle published In last issue, from of
young readers, who good at figures. Who will be
the first TO send us a correct statement.
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Charade.

Ny lst is in dry, but not in night,
My I'd Is In drunk, but not iu tight,
My Sd is in this, but not in that,
My Ith is in lean, but not in tat,
My 9th Is in live but not in die
My 9th is in grain, but not in rye,
My 9TH is in hunt hut not in calf,
My Sth is in great, but not in small;
My whOlr, if properly arranged, will show,
What soldiers do not like to do. BUCKEYE.
August IL, 1866.
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for the NeWB.
Miscellaneous Enigma
am composed OF IL letters.
My 63527 0 II is girls name.
My 10 is to attempt.
My whole is the name Of the belle Of Northern Ala
bama. BUCKEYE.
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the news.
J. L. BoARDNAN:-Dear sir: I am a reader of tn
News, and therefore will attempt to contribute some
thing to its columns If acceptable.
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viext oil tie subjadsso If our dasiiseraitos' awo
desiTs that This mslof:sl bs'respeetfaiiy aaia be
fore the pteslsIt ef ,he United States; and 10
give ereater effect to tbseeiceof tbe State, asis'
-may,prQeoed from primary. meeiags, Hessusgsst
hatD ssiyhtatier:of sitizsts sEeuid, if pefmitsd,,
wait Pssissent, We, on enf part, n.rai::
n {" ns'ane afsng6 aepusai our fe:los-eitizsn.
the Hun6r.bs 3ii;a,ilsrrp BraT, Who is rosiAssea
81 she asap Of this iisd:ing aud the ills we
ksuTor, mich more lnil ythanWe hilys1 been able
to express thea this Should he Agreeable
to othcr,,nse,ingg wssh ape: :tha.the win l:senarm
Tie :aato ,nslncnt ef-Mr> Bugr, and add to him,
other Suitable persons ffapths RESPECTIVE Dis,
tricss or. srcrions. = .. =, -. -. >.,;r'..s
recommend ;iiat,ssC CoR Rmit.eeS of :three'be
appointed blythe CHiir to.correspiind srab4psr-
sans ia paris Of the sta!c, und invite ihsi,
ooncdrTerce in .hs:fofog0ing lnetnnrial.
J.. We request Tho p-wapaperso' this stats:and Of
Augusta, Ga, to publish this memorial as saol>ai
| may ,bn s4nvcnient.s :. .5.5s.s.. !,
On. .motion Of sMs. ,JETFrfs,- the Chairman Of
the meeting WIS appointed Chairman of tie Com.
mift4saon corrrslen dehce and lMsssra. THoNAs:e,
,PsRnis and sTnoNSs THOMSON were .aRPointed !hs
Committee by the Chair.: q. I.-s
On motion, the meeting aajoufnela =
i ~ D.L. :WARDLAw, Chair:
| JAS. C. cAnnory, Secretary
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For the Advertiser;
Puhlic Meetiag.

Alta large and respectable meeting o:thociti'
Gems of the Ridge. Edseie;d District S. G., held
at Ridge Spring Church, on Saturday, the 23d
june, 1855, on motion Of Dr.A W. YoUSGBLoop
Maj. TlnMAs WATSON WAS called to tho Chair
and Dr.. L. ii. AspILL and j. NJ. Norris request
ed to act as SECRETARIES,
The following nemcd gentlemen, DR.. A. "
YouscnLoop, d w. Pknnr, j. C.. BonlE, T. BArns
and B. 7. BoArwnicHT, with 'he Secretaries, were
appointed by the Chairman tn draft Resolutions
expressive of1ibe feelings and. sentiments Of tie
con. eunity ir relatiop'tO cur Willingness to re.
sumo our Allegiance to the Government ofsthl
Uni ed States.
The committee Submitted the f.llowing Res9lu.
tipns which .sere unanimously adopted by the
meeting:
Resolpsd, That We are willing and ds'rous to
return to the allegiance of th0 United States ua:
der Tho laws aud Constitution thereof.
.itrsoleea, That in the distracted condition OF
our ceuptry, and tho absenne Of al, civil govern
msnt NC eurnestly desire tbot his Excel,sncy the
President OF tbs: United States, appoint athis
CARL, 8, con renienoe, aSPsovisip1a. Governor Cor
SSate de So,lth CaroIina fron, among the loyal
citizens lot tho same, the Hon. ~. BorcEtbs.
~, in the wisdom Of the Pres-
dent, be be the.prOper man.
fesefsca, That a.copy,qf these Resolutions be
trsnsnitted 10 bis Excellopcy Presidsnt JogNsoN
through the military authorities of tho Uniisd
stato: ns carly as practicable, and thar acdpy be
seasso the Eiga6eid AaSrfi.'r for publication
J. J., M Il, sSGaIs. sSii ssefstafiss--