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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-07-26
s.SuGerings,, of Jeff. Davis.

Harper's Weekly says Jefferson Davis
is charged by the Government ofthe United
States with completely III the assassination
of President Lincoln, and the Government
can not decently parole him until it has
withdrawn that charge. Should it he
withdrawn, he would remain prisoner
under indictment for treason, which is also
a capital crime. So long, however, as he
is imprisoned upon whatever charge, hui
manity requires that he be well treated,
and that there shall be no delay in his
trial. There has, however, been a foolish
attempt to excite sympathy for him and
odium against the Government by depict
ing him as a martyr, Bastile sufferer, n
dignified and pathetic victim of naughty
and cruel Despotism. Yet there is no 9TH
er prisoner in this or in any other country
charged with capital crime, who is so
comfortably lodged and honorably treated
as Jefferson Davis. He has a daily bill
of fare such as no other prisoner in the
world enjoys, and which would amply
satisfy any honest man. He has the range
of the ramparts upon which to breathe the
ocean air, and he has books, newspapers,
wife, and friends around him. He has, or
had, physician also, who apparently sat
at his feet to catch the drops of wisdom
that fell from his mouth a physician who
mas prepared DOOk ABOUT Ine prisoner
whom he calls "eX-President" and "dis-
tinguished captive"
Let us not forget that this man, for whose
comfort sentries must tread softly, for
whose delicate stomach the bill of fare
must be daily changed, for whose gratifi-
cation the recreations we have named are
provided, is the same man who could see
from his house in Richmond the island
upon which Union prisoners were slowly
starved and frozen, and who knew that
thousands of his fellow-men imprisoned at
Andersonville were pitilessly tortured into
idiocy and death. Not the least pang OF
their horrible bodily suffering would we
have retorted upon jefferson Davis not
one touch of retaliation should the Ameri-
can people allow to be visited upon him
But when they are asked to believe that he
is tortured by the authority of their Gov,
ernment, it is wise for them to perceive the
difference between the treatment he re.
ceives from the Government which he
sought to destroy and that which he coun.
tenanced in the case of those who strove tC
defend it,. Nor will those people forge
that the same papers which furiously de
nounce the pretended cruelty of the Gov
ernment toward him were silent over thu
awful tragedies of Andersonville and Bell,
Isle, or fatty denied them.
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Correspondence Of the News
Letter from Lake Erie.
CATAwBA ISLAND, o., July 18th, 1866.

CATAwBA ISLAND, o., July 14th, 1866. 4
DEAR News I'm reply to "J. T. A.,vleti
me say that I neither manufacture nor
drink wine Gas beverage" but do BE-
lieve that where wines7--our native uines--
are used to the extent that they are here,
by the drinkng part of society, there is
less drunkenness and less i'll effect, than
where ale, beer, rum, gin, rifle whiskey
and other poisonous drinks are used in
stead. My own observation teaches me
that this is so.
On the Fourth of JulyI was on Putin
Bay Island. -Four steamers loaded with
passengers, came to the Island, and among
the hundreds 1 saw that day only two, land
they drank whiskey) showed the least
signs of intoxication or of being "high,'
and yet wine was drunk freely by many.
In Sandusky City during the nine
months that our company was stationed
there, it was remarked by us, that there
was not one-tenth of the drunkenness tc
be seen on the streets that we had been ac-
customed to see in the town of Hillsboro
and other small towns ofour acquaintance
And yet, let ~. T. A." understand me,
do not advocate the drinking of wine as {
beverage. I consider myself too good {
TenlpLdr for that. 1 know that Vine is
mocker," but for medicinal purposes, anC
as tonic for the sick and debilitated, d,
think that our native wines are to be rec
commended, and don't think am heter
odox either.
In company with friend paid visi
last week to Green Island. We rowe
over in an hour and ten minutes, a dis
tance of 5 miles. Stayed all night wit
the keeper, Col. Drake, q very spry oil
gentleman of 20 years of age, who Shove
us over the premises and explained IL
, working of the revolving lantern, col
nected with the lighthouse. This lanteI
was maed in France, and the weight
, the glass alone is over one hundred pound
1t is composed largely of rings of prism
! and the two sections of glass that revolN
, around the lantern proper are so formed 6
f to produce fash, every time they CON
between the light and spectator, and ma
be seen at aQ1istance of 20 miles.
The house and tower are built of ston
and the whole cost nearly $4,000. II
estate contains five acres of land, mostl
. covered with sugar NAPLES. A natur
we'll on the Island, and the good fishir
!, afforded, add greatly to the attractions
9 the place.
. Visitors will find Col. Drake very il
, telligent gentleman, and his good lady
| pattern of a housewife and hostess.
Grapes doing well, except a slight al
pearance of rot in some vineyards.
Yours, CATAWBA.
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Terrible Condition in Mississip-

The n. y. Herald's correspondent
with Generals Steedman and Fullerton,
writing from Grenada, Miss, says
there are more instances of outrage,
bitterness and lawlessness in that State
than in all the others combined that
have been visited by General Steed-
man on his present tour. An officer
of the Bureau was recently called out
of his house, and shot through the
head, by two persons, whom the au-
thorities are unable to discover. Tho
headquarters at Meridian were broken
open, and officers were also fired at
A reign of terror is established at Gre
NADIA by guerrillas of the war, whose
supposed leader is a brother of General
Forrest, of the rebel service. There
are no troops whatever at Grenada.
and General $. J. Wood does not ap-
pear to have done anything more than
offer a reward for the arrest of the
officers murderers.
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Negro Progress.

A newspaper correspondent in Mis-,
sissippi, writes as follows "I find
"that the freedmen in many of the''
"towns in Mississippi have organized
"mutual relief associations, for their'I
town benefit, and to protect and us-'i
"sist the needy of their own color. AsV
ga general thing, they are proud OF
"the fact that they are able to get along
"without assistance from the Bureau, p
"and exert themselves to place their
"brethren above the necessity of ap-'
"plying to it for relief. They are also
"organized into fire companies in some
"of the larger towns, and in Columbus
"have been uniformed as such by the
"white citizens. They make excellent
"firemen, and are exceedingly ambi-1
"tious to secure praise while acting in
"that capacity"
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The Home Circle.
Never Was a Democrat.

never was a. DenOcrstt.
General Logan, in concluding his
speech at Salem, Illinois, said:
l have great affection for you loyal
democrats, you fathers, who sent your
sons to support General Sherman, who,
1 believe, is democrat"
General Sherman promptly inter
rupted General Logan, saying: 81
never was q democrat! 1 only voted
once in my life."
The GAINESVILLE Courier relates this
anecdote of Sherman:
In conversation with a number oi
officers at his headquarters in the fall
of 1864, the presidential election was
touched upon, when some of the num-
addressed General Sherman with:
"General, who will you vote for?"
ftI shall vote for neither"
"Not votel That is very strange
I'll tell you why" said the General
"I never voted but once, and then ]
disfranchised myself"
Such looks of wonder and incredul
ity as this produced may be imagined
but the General, paying no attention
thereto, proceeded:
81 never voted for-a President but
once in my life, and that was for Bu
chanan, and i am since satisfied thar
any person who was fool enough to dc
that has not sense enough to oexercisC
the elective franchise. i disfranchiseC
myself and consequently shall no
vote.n @
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Miscellaneous.

A BEAUTIFUL ILLUsTRATIoN.-It
one should give me dish of sand,
and tell me there were particles OF
Iron in it, L might look for them with
my clumsy fingers, and be unable to
detect them /; but let me take a mag
net and sweep through it, and how
would it draw to itself the most in
visible particles, by the mere power OF
attraction. The unthankful heart like
my finger in the sand, discovers nc
mercies; but let the thankful heart
sweep through the day, and as the
magnet finds the Iron, so it will find
in every hour, some heavenly bless
ings; only the Iron in Gods sand il
gold.-[O. w. Homes.
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The spirit ofthe Copperhead democ-
racy may be seen in this: The New
Hampshire Statesman, a very candid
paper, relates that at an ovation given
in the Granite State, by the Democracy
of the town of STAFFORD, the following
sentiment was given:
"Eternal happiness to John Wilkes
Booth eternal damnation to Abraham
Lincoln"
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Poetry.
TO MY WIFE.

Afar from thee The morning breaks,
But morning brings no Joys for mel
Alas my spirit only wakes
To know that am far from thee
In dreams saw thy blessed face,
And thou vert nestled on my breast
In dreams felt thy fond embrace;
And to my own thy heart was pressed.
Aiar from thee IT'S solitude,
Though smiling crowds around me bel
Tue kind, the beautiful, the good
For can only think Of thee;
OF thee, the kindest, loveliest, best,
My earliest, and my only one;
without thee sm all unblest,
And wholly blest with thee alone.
Aiar from thee The night is come
But slumbers from my pillow fee:
Icannot rest so far from home,
And my hearts home is, love, with thee
Ikueel before the throne Of prayer,
And then know that thou art nigh,
For God who seeth everywhere,
Bends on us both his watchful eye.
Together in his loved embrace,
No distance can our hearts divide;
Forgotten quite, the mediate space,
Ikneel thy kneeling form beside;
My tranquil frame then sinks to sleep,
But scars the spirit far and free;
Oh, welcome be nights slumbers deep,
For then, dear love, am with thee.
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A French paper recently announced
the death of a woman and was forth
with visited by her husband. OWL
lain," cried he, "you have killed my
wife % Editor, with dignity, "Mon-
sieur, 1 am an editor, not doctor"
"That's just it," cried the bereaved
husband. "You've killed her on pa
per, and she is alive" off she is not
dead 1 congratulate you" "Congrat-
ulate! l demand damages for disap-
pointment."
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SNAKE KILL1NG.-A companv

SNAKE KILLING.-A company Of
young men went from Atlanta, Geor.
gia, recently, on snake killing expe.
dition. They killed one thousand
and seventy-three reptiles, principally
copperheads. They intend going out
again in few ays.-[Exchange.
That's small potatoes. The people
of Ohio, in the early part of last Oc
totifs turned out in strength, and
took the skins of over 10000 copper
heads. They propose skinniug an
equal or greater number next October
if the snakes can only be found
! + GAINESVILLE Courier,
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orough, Highland County, Ohio, Thursday, July 26,

A pious Swiss lady covered the
walls of Geneva recently with an inn
mense placard, containing, in gigantic
letters, this question "What shall l
do to be saved ?" A wag had printed
placards of similar size and type,
bearing the answer: "Buy an asbes-
tos iron chest" which he pasted under
the old ladY's query.
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Straws to Tickle the Funny.
LESSON TOOTH


Who Is the most humble man in town? Meek.
Who Is unfit for a lands-man? Sdyler.
Who should repair the cobbler's tools? Mend-en-dH
Who Is the merriest man Jolly.
To whose store should procrastnators go3 To-0for-
roiUs
To whom would you go for small apples Crabb
Who should be very careful among the rocking
chars7 ShiHn
Do they allow blacks to vote in Hsboro? Jerry does.
Who can never occupy the first place among heavy
weights? Middleton.
Who needs shaving Beard, for he's nearly six feet
long. EYE NO.
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A COUPLE SoLD.--A few days ago,
in the State of Pennsylvania widower
with seven children was married to a
widow with five childdren-neither
party knowing that the other was
blessed with responsibilities till after
the wedding. A more badly "sold'
couple it would be difficult to find.
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PERILs OF BALLooNING. Several
aeronauts who made ascensions in the
East on the 18th met with serious acci-
dents in descending. One, Mr.. Lowe,
who assembled from New York, has
not since been heard of, and as an
empty balloon passed over Cleveland
next day, it is feared he was killed.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-07-26

Lord Norbury's joke on the attorneys
is savage. A shilling subscription
having been set on foot to bury one
who had died poor, he exclaimed,
"only a shilling to bury an attorney
Here's guinea go and bury twenty
of them ~
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-07-26

No public demonstration in honor of
the 4th of July took place at Washing
ton, except by the colored people, who
had parade to the number of 10000
or $4,000 men, women and children.
Several companies of colored soldiers,
with colored bands and officers, made
quite display.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-07-26

At medical examination a young
aspirant for a physicians diploma was
asked when does modification ensue?'
"When you propose and are rejected, "
was the reply that greeted the amazed
questioner.
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A few days since the teacher in the
primary department of the graded
school in Vergennes, Vermont, inter
rogated the pupils as to the reason of
the saltness of the ocean. One little
lad was confident he could tell, and
the question was put: "Well, what is
it that causes the saltness of the water
of the ocean ?'' "The Goldfish ~ re-
piled the little original.
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An old fellow of the ultra-inquisi.
tive order asked little girl on board 8
train, who was sitting by her mother
as to her name, destination, etc. AT
ter learning she was going to Philadel.
phia, he asked: "What motive is
taking you thither, my dear?" ~
believe they call it locomotive, sir
was the innocent reply. The intru
sive stranger was extinguished.
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A Dutchman carried two mugs to
the milkman in place of one, as usual,
and being asked the meaning of it, re-
piled, "Dis vor te millich, an dis fol
te water, an ] will mix tenn 20 as to
soote myself"
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The GAINESVILLE Courier, in noticing the
contemplated visit to that city of Mr..
George Peabody, the distinguished London
banker, says: "Among the latest benevo-
lent deeds of this world-renowned human
itarian, is the gift of $4,000 apiece to each
Of his four nephews in the East-among
them Mr.. Arthur Peabody, formerly local
of the Courier,u rai.D .Dr.f' $50
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"I declare, Mr.. Goldthumb, you
have read everything" "Why,
ma'am, arter working thirty years as
a trunk maker, it would be to my
shame if didn't know something of
the literature of my country"
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An Irishman, who went courting
when drunk, was asked what pleasure
he found in whisky. "Oh Nelly, it's
trate entirely to see two of your
swate purity faces instead of one."
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The GAINESVILLE Courier records a
match at rat killing, at Frazeysburg,
Muskingum Co.; one company pro-
,47S tails and the other LOO, and
won a fine supper at. the hotel of
that place. Most of the rats were killed
the last two days of the hunt.
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An editors wife, during an evening
walk, asked her husband to notice the
moon. He replied that he could not
do it under the usual rate of fifty cents
per line.
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Inm comnnsed Of 1s Letters.

am composed OF 1S letters.
My 13 Is IL II is something my whole don't like to do
My 10 16 10 Is something used to by my whole.
My II is something the town Of Winchester cam
afford.
My is IL something lost by a certain amphibiou
animal when II assumes the proportions Of another
MY II IL is something twisted turned to one side
My whole is the name Of gentleman doing public
business IN Emerald. ZEEK.
Answer to enigmas in last weeks News-l. The
Fenian Raid on Canada 2. Malissa Williams. a.
The Highland Weekly News. Ans. to Puzze-TO-
BACCO.
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1t is reported that marked change in
the Horse Shoe Falls at Niagara has oc-
cures within few days. Large portions
of rock have given way in the center of
the shoe, giving the fall more of triangu-
lar appearance, which is said to add TO its
beauty, 1t has been demonstrated that
the Falls recede ten or twelve inches a
year. srn.T UtF
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Among the mourners in the process
sion which followed the late Colonel
seaton to the grave, at Washington, on
the 9Th ult., were number of compos-
itors who had been setting type in the
Office of the National Intelligencer for
fifty consecutive years.
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An old man by the name of Hop
kins, living in Adrian, Michigan, has
just been made the happy father of
'triplets," all girls. A young lady,
commenting on the wonderful pros
perity of the family, says she knows
many young married men who are not
one-third as smart as old Mr.. Hop
kins,
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Conundrums.

Why 10 a bndmans bun like sympathy7 Because
It Is fellow feeling for a fellow creature.
When does burglar resemble vinegar! When he
Is put In a stone "jug."
What thing Is that which the more we cut 1t, the
longer It grows7 A ditch.
Why cannot gentleman legally possess short walk
ing-stickp Because it can never belong to him.
What is II we all frequently say we viii do, and no
one has ever yet done Stop minute.
Why may Herodias be justly considered the original
Fenian Because size had head sent her Head Center
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Snooks was advised to get his life
insured. "Won't do it," said he: "Tt
would be my luck to like forever, if ]
should"
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The d. G. usually written after the
name of the National Capital, is said
by a letter-writer to mean, "Wash-
ington, Dirty City"
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Gov. Crawford, of Kansas, Is doing all
in his power to protect the frontier against
the threatened Indian attacks. 1t is said
that the Indians are protesting stoutly
against the occupation of the Smoky Hill
route by the whites, and that even
Colonel Lannivent who has always be-
lieved in peace, nov regards war as newt
able. rHIf. 'nIr. Hf afII trfr.if-ef
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wAsHrxoroS, D. c., July l1th, lSC

lowing correspondence has just been
promulgated:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July llth, 1866.
SIR: have the honor to tender
you herewith my resignation of the Of
flee of Postmaster General, to take eff
feet upon your notifying me of its ac-
ceptance.
In thus withdrawing from your
Cabinet, it is proper to say that l do
so chiefly because of the difference of
opinion between us in regard to the
proposed amendment of the Constitu-
ton, which approve, and the move
ment for the convention to be held at
Philadelphia on the 18th proXimo, to
which | am opposed. My confidence
in the patriotism of the Union Re
publican party, and my belief that
upon its permanent control of the
Government depend, in large meas
ure, the peace and happiness of the
country, will not permit of my hold
ing an equivocal attitude in respect to
it. .-....
Assuring you of my personal regard
and appreciation of the uniform courtc-
sy have received from you, l am,
very respectfully, yours, etc,
[Signedl w. DENNIsoN.
To the President.
THE ACcEPTANcE OF THE REsIGNATIoN.
Executive MANSION, wAsHISeroS, u. c.,
... July IA, 1866.
SIR: Your resignation of the Office
of Postmaster General, rendered ir
your letter of the 18th inst, is hereby
accepted. .g
Fully appreciating your kind as
surance of regard, am very truly an6
respectfully yours, --. I'D.
[Signed1 ANDREW JOHNSON.
To the Hon. VIM. Dennison, Wash
ington, d. G. .n
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Rebus,

My FIRST Is always at a wedding my second Ia first
wherever he goes, and my whole Is caught when he
can be. Ria0eader
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am composed OF l6 letters.
MY IL Is 8 6 IA girls name.
My s "a 10 II is girls name.
NV 10 o 4 10 Ia a large room.
My whole Is the name of young lady living neaI
Belfast, Ohio. PAP BOY.
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Youths Department.
Enignnas.

Gn1BmaB.
/.
I am composed OF letters.
My 4 is a fowl.
My 62 7 Is n boys nickname.
My 3 s Is a place occupied by fowls.
My whole is something that is very hard to find In
this part Of the country. EDUCATED HOG.
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MIR. .DennisOn's Letter of Rcsig-
natiOn-Reply of the President.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE fol-
lowing correspondence has just been
promulgated:
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OLDEsTPAPER IN THE COUNTY
J. L. BoARDMAN, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.


OFFICE-Man ST. north side second door east Of High
nearly opposite the Post Office.
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THE HIGHLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

Devoted to News, Literature, Politics,
Agriculture, and the Interests of
Highland County.