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reject A young woman, possessed of a
fine person and property, member OF
one Of the oldest and most fashionable
families in the State, became engaged to
young man in her own grade in life,
who was Major in the rebel service, and
was to marry him at the termination of
the war, if he survived. If he did not,
she was to remain ever true to her VOWS,
and, being Catholic, had promised to
enter a convent, and become only the
bride of Heaven. They were a model
pair of lovers, and all who knew them
believed they were the embodiments of
poetry, tenderness and devotion to each
other; that they lived what bards have
sung, and romanees have described
They were like two blossoms on one stem
"a planet and its ray. ..,.-,. 4,
As usually happens, fate ffowned on
their felicity, and jealous of their love,
cut the material cloud Of the sentimental
Majors being at Fort Wagner. Eloisa
was mad with grief, and inconsolable for
evermore Her parents believed she
would not and could not live; and that
if she died, she must be reft Of reason
Months passed, Charleston fell. Co
lumbia was threatened. Eloisa remained.
She was anxious to be slain by the bar
barians who had murdered her lover.
The Union forces arrived, but had some
thing else to do than kill women; and
Eloisa survived in spite of herself.
She heard the regiment was in town
that had charged upon the battalion led
by her best beloved, and she resolved to
see the Colonel and denounce him as the
slayer of her prince and peace. Eloisa
saw him, and had tremendous scene.
The Colonel was handsome and gallant
and when the fair girl thundered, as all
her sex do at first, and then rained, he
was touched and interested in the nn-
known woman He comforted and con.
soled her, realizing the truth of the idea
that the heart is never so susceptible tc
a new attachment as when IT is recover
ing from an old one. s
In four weeks she had learned to love
the Yankee savage, and expressed hel
willingness to be his; while he was re
signed, as most men are, to be worshped
by her if she was bent on any such folly
They were married in spite of the
threatened anathemas of all her relatives
and friends, and are now in Europe, nc
doubt renewing on the continent the wal
that in America has ceased, but which in
dominions domestic has no end.
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EXTRAORDINARY BOSTON Law SUIT.
How the Dog Snapped at the Shadow in
t. the Water and Lost his Meat
From a Boston Letter

From a Boston Letter
One of the largest and most important
law suits in the history of Boston, or of
New England, has just been virtually
decided. The facts of the affair are so
simple that / can convey an idea OF 1t to
your readers in paragraph. In the
dark days OF 1864, when the end of the
war seemed long way off, when volun-
teering was atan end, and the draft i'm
minent, the city OF Boston was called
upon for about six thousand men A
draft was always abhorrent to the popula-
ton here, of all classes, and dlsmay
reigned -su preme Money was given like
water for substitutes, and the price OF
men ranged from $500 to $1,000 each
At this time ose Charles Burril con
suited the municipal authorities as to the
best means of filling the quota. by pro-
curing repentant rebels from the prison
camps in the West, and by bringing to
light credits not heretofore allowed.
The Mayor signed paper promising to
give him 1925 for each name obtained.
With this paper in his pocket, Mr. Bur
rill hurried to Washington, (paying little
attention to the enlistment of rebels in
the West,) and devoted his energies to
getting men who were already enrolled
In the navy credited against the quota
A bill introduced into Congress for the
purpose was opposed by the Western
members. Mr.. Burrill "took measures,
(which he hints were expensive ones,)
to silence their opposition and secure
their votes. The bill passed He posted
L 4.
books of the receiving ship at the
Charleston Navy Yard the names of
about six thousand men who had enlisted
there. giving this city as their residence
The list was PASSED to the credit of the
citv on the hooks of the provost officers
the ouota was filed and Boston was
saved from draft ''Hf
The reioicings of the city authorities
over this preservation were interrupted
bv the presentation of Mr.. Burrilrs bill,
SIPS for each name which his exertions
had obtained, amounting to about three
quarters of million of money. The
contract, given with the hope that he
might enlist A hundred men, seemed to
stand equally good now that six Thousand
names had been obtained, al a cost cheap
for single recrnits. but appalling in the
ogoregste The Mayor. in despair,
Wished that bv the sacrifice of his entire
fortnne he could wine away the debt
rnder which ba had nlaced the tax-pay-
ers Propositions of compromise were
made and Mr. Rurrill was allowed an
amount which would have made him
wealthy 10 relinouish his claim. He de-
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To Rent.

Houses placarded Ito rent are no
loEger an uncommon sight in New York
City. Landlords have overdone the bus
mess there. Families have economized
space and rented out part of their houses,
or broken up altogether A decline in
rents has been the consequence, and the
imminent danger Of cholera will have a
further decided effect in lowering he
rates. In Boston and Philadelphia, signs
of reaction against the ambitious views
Of landlords are visible
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A Love Episode Of the Rebellion.

A Columbia, S. c., correspondent Of
the New York Times, writes:
While here have heard romantic
story that am assured Is true, and
which, as il reveals the INCONSISTENCY Of
woman and the elastic character Of the
feminine heart, / am not disinclined to
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The Radical Conspirsoy-An Insight into
its Motives.

Under the caption, Loyalty not Sui-
6cient," the Chicago Tribune, Of Satur-
day, has a characteristic article, the
most noticeable portion of which Is the
following, to which we ask the particular
attention Of the reader
We are astounded at the want Of con-
mon intelligence displayed by some pro-
fessedly Republican Journals relative to
reconstruction. They seem to consider
that il matters not how the seeded States
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LOSSES ADJUSTED AND PAID during the
year 1861, in q very marked and striking man
Rer exhibits the solid. substantial, and faithful
as its ability to pass through seasons prolific OF
confngrations. with honor and profit to those
most interested.
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4 EWlS Il Fl NNlE. .ATT0RN EYS AT LAW
i and Solicitors in Chancery, No. 80 Second
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METROPOLITAN H0TEL, 100 AND Ill
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MUSIC, PIANOS. CABINET ORGANS,
Nl Musical Instruments and Musical Mer-
chandise generally, at 4. katzenbach's,, Sil
Main street. ap20-lm. -
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4 lindsey ~ NREDENBURGH GENERA
1 Insurance Agents, 9 Madison st. NILS
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NTANIFESTS FOR STEAMBOATS, FOR
wi sale low,at this Office
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4 AND LEASES FOR SALE LOW AT THIS
L 4 office.
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lust, A.. GENTS AND BOYS CLOTHING
81 and Furnishing Goods, 245 Main ST. a23- I'm
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NJOKGAN, WM. H., ATTORNEY AT-LAW
Nl etc. Desoto Block, Madison st. ap5-3m
MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Nl at ii. Bernard's $50 Main st. api-lm
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RtaI estatt.
8tal estatt.
LEETz q APPLEGATE,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
ofIlcc ;s23 Third street, North side.
70 uAyToN otfto


Il IHliN --
N SMALL FARM, 81 ACRES; GOOD
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Dayton adjoining Llberty-f4 500
A nne residence, 81 acres, wen improved,
within one mile OF DaytOn-f39OO.
a frame house and ~ acres, on 0reeneastle
4 farm Of 100 acres. on Bear Creek, good land,
for eco per acre.
A farm Of 90 acres, two miles north of Phillips
burgg cheap nt q 900
a fine brick on Jones street-a3bOO
a nne house and lot on East Third street II COO
Three houses apj lots Fourth street for t2,2OO.
g. 500, and ( 20 each; all cheap.
fine residence In yellow Springs, well inn
prOved-ft 800.
A good house and lot, well improved, on Long
strect-e2OOO
A ftrIn, miles from Dayton, OF tT0 acres, well
Improved, on Eaton Pike; cheap for fi7,OOO.
farm of 1bd acres, mile east Of Union, on the
Old Troy road wen improved, apd the hest quality
A farm Of 1Ss acres we'll improved miles south
west of Covington, Ohio the best land, for f45 per
acre.
Flax factory, occupied by Messrs. Davis 4 Co,
with machinery, and acres OF land
A farm Of 100 acres, mile north of Browns sta
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A farm Of 50 acrUs, good improvements, al
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A number OF houses and lots In different parts O
the city. All viii he sold cheap.
feb2-tf LENTX n ApPLEGATE. II. T.. A.
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From the Rev. Thos. u. Winter, ID. d., Pastor of
RoNbOrough Baptist Church.
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READ WHO SAYS so,

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EncNclnnnlia of RnIip x Kl,n nnil

From Rev. j. Newton Brown, D. ID, Editor OF the
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j. NEWTON BROWN, Philadelphia.
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From Rev. ID. MerTige, Pastor OF the Passyunk
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O
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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-09-06
MIR. FLETCHER's SPEECH.

Mr.. Fletcher said he was glad of the
opportunity afforded him to-day, while
on his way to the loyal Southern Con-
vention at Philadelphia, to say to the
Union men of Ohio, that the fire-tried
Union men of Tennessee are in thor
ough unison with the great Union
party of the North, which saved the
Government. He had recently ira
versed his own State, and everywhere
the people seemed to know by iptuiv
ton that President johnson had be-
trayed them. They saw him side by
side with the worst rebels, trying to
overthrow the Union party, and they
asked, for Gods sake, is this true? j
read to them from Montgomery
Blair's late speech, in Pennsylvania,
In which he threatened that if the
Presidents policy were not adopted
there would be war on Northern soil
They said, if so, they would come to
your rescue as you did to theirs in Their
hour of trial. Gratitude to the people
of Ohio, as look them in the face, ir.
resistibly recalls the memory of those
dark days. Our Union men, all who
could not go to the army, were hunted
into the mountains and other hiding
places. Our valley of 800 miles lonf
was inhabited only by forsaken womer
and children. Our rebel Governor
Isham G. Harris, had called out al
the men over As, with the oath tina
they should fight, their own sons
have come to say to you, that tthes,
faithful Union men, noio, as then, de
pend on you to save them from rebe
rule, for / feel that the trials of tn
nation are not yet over+tltat we haN
reached only the first 'tbenchn Of tn
mountain, as we say in our country
and have another yet to climb, befor
we emerge into the perfect light Q
freedom. hls .riar.a lalu'3 aiiAel ys,i
Mr.. Fletcher said he had been,nortl
of the Ohio river before, when afte
great hardships he had escaped witt
his family to. Indiana, during the darl
days of the war. He remembers
we'll how he was received by one elias
with open arms, by another wit
Icoldness.' It perninded him Of a
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-12
Arre.ted at rrcConnolsviIIc.

George Blackburn, the notorious burglar,
who broke Jail at Newark in July last, was
arrested, together with two confederates at
McConnelsville, on Wednesday of last week,
and placed in the Morgan county Jail.
Blackburn and his confederates had at
tempted, few evenings before, to rob a
Mr.. Crook, a bachelor, living alone, some
distance back of Malta, opposite McCon-
nelsville. 1t seems that they supposed
Crook had large sum of money in his
house. They went there and demanded
the money. He told them he had but sixty
cents about him, which he gave them.
While they were grumbling about the
money, Crook seized an axe, and used it
with effect. He cut Blackburn in the head
and hacked his lett arm and leg savagely,
driving the three rascals pellmell out of his
house. They were subsequently, arrested.
1t is said Blackburn's arm will have to be
amputated on account of the hacking it re-
ceived.
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faith and experience OF The deceased, that
their father, husband and brother has but
exchanged the earthly tabernacle" for the
''house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens"
RESOLVED, That a copy of these resolutions
and proceedings be forwarded by the Chair
man and Secretary to the family of the de-
ceased.
On motion 1t was further
ReSolved, That the foregoing resolutions
be presented by the chairman of the COM
mittee to the Court Of Common Pleas, with
the request that the same be placed upon
the records of the Court.
Thereupon the meeting adjourned.
J. w. BALDWIN, Chairman.
FRANCIS COLLINS, Secretary.
subsequently the resolutions were pre-
sented to the Court as directed, and ordered
to be placed on the records.
Several members of the Bar, who had
been long associated in the profession with
Judge Matthews, took this occasion to ex-
press their high appreciation of the many
noble and ende ring qualities of the de-
ceased. Tl T