The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-01-04
News of the Week.

NAeey hN-ANs
A company has been organized in
Spain for the purpose of laying a sub
marine telegraphic cable between Gu
ba and the United States.
A series of one hundred temperance
meetings has begun in Western Massa-
chusetts, under the auspices of the
State Temperance Alliance,
The steamer Constitution was wreck
ed off Cape Lookout on the 26th De-
cember, and 40 of the passengers and
crew were lost.
President johnson has sent to the
Senate the name of Hon. John Bige-
low for minister to France-a position
the latter has filed since the death of
Hon. VIM. l.. Dayton.
The voters of North Carolina ratified
the ordinance declaring the act of Sc
cession null and void, by vote of 49,
997 to 1910. The ordinance prohibit
ing slavery was ratified by 1882 to
1866.
The people of Iowa volunteered in
stead of hiring substitutes. The State
furnished 10000 troops, 5000 more
than her quota, and the State debt is
now only 100000, which she can pay
off at any time.
The night trains on the railroad from
Richmond to Washington have been
discontinued, on account of the fire.
quent depredations on the track, rem
dering travel a matter of great dan
ger.
General Logan having fully and
finally declined the mission to the
Government of Juarez, the place has
been rendered to Hon. Lewis d. Camp
bell, of Ohio, who, it is presumed, will
accept it.
Official intelligence from Mexico,
says that the French are on the point
of evacuating Acapulco. The Mexican
Liberals under Alverez were within a
few hours march of the city, and in
sufficient force to regularly invest it.
A tornado passed through Pulaski,
Tenn, last week, by which two per-
sons were killed, and seven or eight
more or less severely injured. Trees
and houses were thrown down, and
much other damage done.
Hon. Henry Winter Davis, of Balti-
more, died last Saturday, of Pneumo-
mia, aged 4S years. He was one ofthe
best popular orators in the country, an
ardent Union man throughout the late
struggle, and exerted a great influence
in shaping and controlling the course
of his State. His death is a serious
loss to the country.
EDWARD B. KETcHUM, the de-
faulter, was sentenced on Saturday. by
Recorder HOFFMAN, of the Court OF
General Sessions, New York, to be
confined in States Prison for the term
Of four years and six months. A for.
midable movement is on foot to press
Governor FENToN for his pardon, head.
ed by number of distinguished, and
acquiesced in, it is said, by nearly all
the sufferers from his vast swindline
operations.
Later intelligence from the Plains
confirms previous reports of great suf.
fering. The 18th US. Infantry were
caught near Ellsworth, on their march,
and about 20 soldiers were so badly fro.
zen that it became necessary to place
them in hospital. The 9th Wiscon-
sin also coming in, encountered the
storm at Junction City, and about 30
including Col. Wells, were severely
frozen, and left in hospital. The road
was badly blocked with snow drift:
beyond Fort Kearney.
1t is announced that Spain has &C
cepted the mediation OF the United
States, Great Britain and France. in hel
war with Chilli. In the meantime tn,
Chilians are engaging in the unequa
contest with great deal of pluck. Or
the 2sth of November a Chilian frig
ate captured a Spanish gunboat, takin,
prisoner her commander, six officer
and one hundred and ten men; and
few days later launch Of another Span
ish Gunboat was also captured.
The National Sorghum Conventio
Is in session at the rooms of the Dt
partment of Agriculture In Washing
ton William Clough, of Ohio, chail
man, and Professor T. Glover, Secrets
ry. Delegates are present from. tn
Middle and many of the Wester
States. The Convention has decide
upon a definite classification Of tn
different varieties OF cane, which wi
be published, with accurate botaniei
and popular descriptions and carefull