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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-05-27
Miscellaneous.
HeroIrn Underground.

HeEOiGm underground
The English Independent tells this
interesting story of moral heroism in
humble life.
On Tuesday night; last week, ten
men and three boys went down into
the coal pit at BFierly-hill. They had
Just eaten their suppers, and got to
theif work again, when a sudden burst
OF water from an old working flooded
ali the pit end cut them of from the
shai8 but for the fact that some Of the
workings were much higher than the
shaft bottom they must have been
drowned at once. Not till morning
was the accident discovered by those
on the surface, and TO pump out the
flOOd-What a task For four days
the engines clanked, and 'amidst the
breathIess crowd Of watchers, the wa
ter was poured out. Not til Saturday
afternoon was there any proof that
the volume of water was sensibly di-
minished, and long ere then it was
thought the poor fellows must have
succumbed to fear, hunger, or foul air.
But on Sunday evening shouting from
the bottom Of the pit was heard, and
Immediately a party went down atthe
risk Of their own lives to search and
save. After some Intellectual attempts
a raft was made which was pushed
along the surface Of the water till the
first party Of imprisoned miners were
reached, and five Of them were brought
safely to the upper air.
Sill work the eeaseless pumps, an
other day passes, and in a further
working six more were found alive,
and finally on Monday afternoon an
elderly man was found in a remote
part Of the pit standing up to his neck
in water. and, wonderful to say, he
too was alive, though he had tasted
no, food for six days. They ali got
fresh air by putting their mouths
down close to the water and breath
ing each time a ripple was caused on
its surface by the splashing of the bar
rel used in drawing the water up the
shaft. One only of the company was
lost. He had grown frantic at the
prospect of death in the mine, and had
persisted in despair. The others went
to prayer, and so got the patience
which saved them. They were on
knees when they frst heard the
shout of those who were coming TO
their rescue. One had written in a to-
"Dear wives, we are sing
ing and praying while we are dying.
Tell my brothers and sisters to follow
God more than I ever did. I wrote
this on Wednesday night, about
quarter past six o'clock. Dear parents,
prepare to meet in heaven. They
knew, hour by hour, the time, from
feeling the fingers ola watch. What
nobler story can be told than that Of
these poor miners, expecting to be en-
tombed in that horrible place, yet
and calmly waiting the event? ?
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Keep up Your Fires.

A blazing FIRE should be kept in every
family room until ten in the morning, and
rekindled again an hour before sundOwn,
up to the first week in June, and from the
first day of October.
Particular aud tidy hOusekeepers, by
arranging their 6replaces for the summer
too early, Oftentimes put the whole family
to q serious discomfort, and endangeI
health by exposing them to sit in chilli
ness for several hours every morning,
waiting for the weather to moderate, rath-
eF than have the fireplace or CRATE all
blaoksned up; that is, rather than be put
10 the trouble Of another fixing up for the
summer, they expose children to the
Group end the old folks to Inflammation OF
the lungs. The old and the young delight
ia warmth; It Is to them the greatest luxu-
~. Half the diseases Ofhumanity would
be swept from existence If the human body
we're kept comfortably warm all the time.
The discomfort of cold feet, or Of a chilly
room, many have experienced to their
sorrow; they make the mind peevish and
fretful, while they expose the body to
colds and in1ammations which often de-
stroy it in less than a week. Halls
Journal Of Health.
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Upon the Sierras, where the snow
sometimes falls to the depth of 30
feet, % miles of snOw-sheds protect The
track. Once or twice portions have
been swept away by avalanches, caus-
ing a few hours detention, but in gen.
eraI they answer their purpose so well
that eighteen miles more are to be adj
ded.
OF the 1900 miles between Omaha
and Sacramento, not one-third is real
Iy mountainous, but more than two
thirds were so counted, and received
the higher Government endowment
-S32, 900, or $4,000 per mile.
Much of the Central Pacific traverses
fat country, yet not one mile re.
ceiyed less than $4,000. The Union
Pacific obtained the highest mileage
-$48, ,00O-for $50 miles west of the
Cheyenne, heavy mountain work,
though the region is really one long,
inclined plane-"as fine a country to
build a railway through as lies on the
face of the globe" Building and
equippiug the entire line probably cost
on an average $4,000 per mile.
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Mean Wen.

Henry Ward Beeeher says of mean
men: I have great hope of a wicked
man; slender hope of a mean one. A
wicked man may be converted and
become a prominent saint. A mean
man ought to be converted six or sew
en- times, one night after the other, to
give him a fair start. and put him on
an equality with bold, wicked man.
have known men who thought the
object of conversion was to cleanse
them as a garment is clesnsed, and
that when they are converted they
were to be hung up in the Lords
wardrobe, the door Of which was to be
shut, so that no dust could get at them.
A coat that is not used, the moths eat;
and a Christian who is hung up so
that ne shall not be tempted, the
moths eat him and they have poor
food at that.
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This was marvelously rapid work
for rough country, much of it desti-
tute of wood, water and supplies.
For three hundred miles east of Salt
Lake Valley the line averages nearly
1000 feet above the leve of the sea.
At this great elevation SHOWS abound.
The bonds were rapidly advanced in
price TO keep them from selling faster
than funds were needed, and finally
a party of European capitalists sub
scribed at one transaction $4,000, 900
or $5,00O,000 worth on condition that
the loan should be closed on the
part Of the Company. After reach
ing the summit of the Sierras, the
Central Pacific pushed forward with
wonderful vigor. There was no con-
Meeting road from which to borrow
rolling stock, and all their iron, loco
motives and other material had to be
shipped 700 miles around the Horn;
yet, under these disadvantages, they
built:
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Names OF the Months.

January, from Janus, who is repre-
sented with two faces, one looking
toward the new year, the other to-
ward the old. February, named by
Romulus, from Februa, the mother Of
Mars. March, from Mars, the god Of
war. April, from Aprio, signifying to
open the year. May, from Maia, the
mother of Mercury. June, from Juno,
the wife of Jupiter. July was named
by Mark Antony in honor Of Julius
Cesar, a celebrated Roman emperor.
September, from Septem, the seventh
Month of the Roman year. October,
from Oeto, the eighth month. No
vember, from NOvem, the ninth
month, and December, from DeceIni
the tenth month of the Roman year.
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Poetry
NAY EVENING.
y viliIAn oUlIEa BRIAEE.


WILLIAM cULLEE BRTAET.
The bfeatb o. fsprlns.tins, ct tbs twilight hOur,
Comes through The gathering ElOoms,
And bsura the stolen sweets Of many flower,
Inio my silent rooms.
Where hast ttOu wandered, gentle gale, ta aud
The perfumes thou doEt bring1
By brooEa, that through the Vaksning meadow wind
OF brink ofrushy springi
Or vOOdsido, where. IN littls companies,
ThseaFly Viid flowers rise,
o. sheltered lawn, uhsro, mid eBeircliug trees,
HAYS warmeuf sunshine Heat
New elesps ths humuing. bird, that, IN the sun,
Wandered from bloom TO bioOmi
Nov, too. the weary bee, his day wOrk's done,
Rests in his Wsxen room.
Eov every lowering innssf 70 aIl Plass
Beneath the leaves hath hovn;
And through the long-night hoUrr, The aOWsFy race
Ars len 70 thee alone.
Ger TIE pale blossoms Of tbs Sssssfrns
And Ger tbs spice. buah spray,
Arlong the opening buds, thy brOuthingr pass,
And come embaimed away.
Yet there iu undnssrln thy sad curedI,
Wind Of the blooming ysari
The ganils presence. thst was won't to bless
Thy coming, in not hers.
Go, them and yet bid shes not rePair,
Thy gathered sweets 70 she'd,
Where pine and willow, % the evening afr,
sigh Ger the buried deld.
Pass on % homes where cheerful voices sound
-Aud chosrful looks aFe cast
And where thOu vatsut, IN thy airy round,
No sorrow q thoPast.
And vhispsF. sv.ryuhor,. shat Earth rsusv6 s
Her bsautiful array,
Amid che darkness aud the gathsring dsVa,
Fgr the return Of day.
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ConnmendabIe.

The Illinois Legislature has recently
passed a law TO prevent cruelty to ami
mails. 1t fines unnecessary beating OF
horses or oxen from $50 to 500, holds
railroad companies liable in the sum OF
500 when they 'confne stock in transit for
more than % hours, except in case Of
stormy weather, and requires five hours
for every such period for rest, water and
food. It also Imposes $50 to 500 fne
for dog, bull, or bear batting, or for cock
fighting.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-05-27

A CIRCUS PERFoRMER KILLED
James Madigan, one Of the acrobats
attached to FOrepaugh's circus, while
performing in Paris, KY, a few nights
since, made a false calculation in one
Of his springs, and falling on his head
broke his neck. He was one of the
most graceful and daring aerobats in
the country.
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A MAN TORN To PIECES BY LIONS.
"A Brussels letter mentions a fearful
occurrence at BailleuL The liOn-ta-
mer ofa menagerie was taken suddenly
i'll, and in order not to disappoint the
The public, the director, NJ. Brennet,
notwithstanding the opposition Of his
friends, was rash enough to undertake
his part. NJ. Brennet entered the
the cage and succeeded for time IN
making the lions go through their
performances; but when it came TO
the close, which consists of giving
the animals raw meat, the director
lost courage, aud instead Of keeping a
firm eye on the animals, as tanners are
won't to do, he trembled and n1ade
for the door of the cage. This sealed
his doom. A large liOness was the
first to pOunce on him, and in a few
minutes the unfortunate man was torn
to pieces. The excitement Of the audi
ence was intense.
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In printing Office at Gosport is a
blind composition. His average days
work is five thousand ems, and on
several occasions he has set from sew
en- to nine thousand. His letter is
distributed for him, and his copy is
read by his partner, his memory being
so perfect that he can retain from
four to six lines; when this is finished
he cries the last word set, when anoth-
er sentence is read, and so on.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-05-27

ONed Buntline," >" who went to San Fran
cisco as a temperance lecturer, has fallen
from grace. After inducing some three
thousand people to sign the pledge, "he
astopished the natives by appearing upon
the streets on fearful bender, both at
midday and midnight, dressed in a red,
white and blue costume more gorgeous
than ever before worn by any of the he
roes Of his own romanees, with whisky
bottle in his hand, and surrounded by an
enthusiastic crowd of small boys, who
cheered him on his way toward the White
Pine region; where he opened a faro bank
which be is still running with fortunes
favor"
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The Episcopal Bishop Of Indiana
has approved the sentence Of the Rev.
L. ". Russ, rector Of st. Johns
Church, Lafayette, convicted by an
ecclesiastical court of Hseandalous and
disOVderly conduct" in going to see
the uBlack Crook"
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FASTEST TIAIEoNTHE VELOCIPEDE
Last Saturday, at the VelOcipede
Rink in Cleveland, Mr.. Fred. Haraby,
of Rochester, rode fifty miles in three
hours, fourteen minutes and thirty
nine seconds. The best time hitherto
made was by Mr.. Sexton, of Chicago,
who made fifty miles in three hours,
ffty-fve minutes and forty-three Sec
onds.
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The Cat and Mouse Problem

John asked George how many cats ne had. George
replied, 81 have three and they eat mouse in
one minute. "Wel," says John, "if your three cats
can eat one mouse In minnie, how many cats will
it take to eat hundred mice in one hundred min
utes?' How many will it take? .-
HolloWtOwn, o. BLAOhFOOF.
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Judge Day, whose term on the Su-
preme Bench expires this year, is can
didate for denomination at the ensuing
State Convention.
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The. ra1nie, the new grass said to Be suit
able for the manufacture Of paper, is
about to be cultivated in Egypt, several
Pachas have written TO the United states
to obtain the seed. The papyrus, from
which the name of paper is derived, was
first grown on the banks of the Nile for
the use ofthe scribes Of Alexandria and
the connection between the primitive and
the modern material is worthy Of notice
as a sign that Egypt is waking up to
the advance Of civilization.
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Youths Department.
Enigma,

Enigma.
am composed Of 10 letters.
NV ! 9 s IS is a color.
Ny I3 l3 Il is a girls names
MY 2 Is Il is a color.
My II Is is one of the cardinal points.
Ny "A 4 is mans name.
MY 10 is what We all do.
My Is 10 IA is what most every one likes to do.
Nv IL 12 is an animal.
Ny whole Is a Desert in the Western part Of tn
United States. ODA.
Sherman, Iowa, May 1863.
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Four Great Events.

The present century has seen these
four great events:
1. MOrse's invention Of the TsIo-
graph.
II. The laying of the Atlantic
Gable.
III. The death Of Slavery in the
United States.
". The completion Of the Pacific
Railway.
In twenty-five years the continent
has been spanned by the wires Of the
telegraph. Ten years ago the light
ming began to run beneath the sea-
Five years ago the war for freedom
ended, and slavery died. Yesterday
the iron track was made complete
from Portland to San Francisco.
The young man Of to-day, who has
seen all these things accomplished,
viii have tales to tell to his grand.hll-
dren such as no grandsire Of our day
can summon from the stores of his
Y. Eve. Post.
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Chief Justice Chase recently ruled
on a case at Baltimore, that Govern
ment could not collect income tax
from foreigners who hold our bonds,
and that what has been collected must
be refunded. The Internal Revenue
Bureau is preparing regulations to
carry out this decision. Several hum
dred thousand dollars will be taken
out of the Treasury for this purpose.
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Answer to Egg Problem in News Of May 20. at
cents. i eggs for la cents, H. W.
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The Pacific railroad.

New York to Omaha.........I'479 miles
Omaha to- Ogden..........."....1,0 ,030
Ogden to Sacramento...........74 "
Sacramento to San Franeisco~l2O
New York to San Francisco-3 ,377
The charter could not have been
sold in Wall street for $1,000, 600.
But the Union Pacific, after many
at last made beginning
and built:
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HiIIsbOrough Silver COrRet Band
B. W. PARGUR, Leader.

rVENDER fheir services 20 the public, and will, on
uhort notics. Be prepared 70 furnish music for
FAIRS, FOLITICAI MEETTNGs, PIC-EIOs, Phi.
FATE PARTIES. BIO.
Torna moderaie, and in proportion to the time en-
Turtsss particulars eau Be obtained By Addressing
the Leader, HiliHboro, Ohio.
ssPfembtfs s. i6ss sep5yl
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The cultivation Of the orange is now
an important branch Of farming. It
is raised with great success in ST.
Martins and Yermilion parishes, La
An orange tree reaches maturity at 10
or II years, and when in full bearing
will yield from !, 900 to ], 400 oranges.
1t is planted in rows 20 feet apart
each way, and bears at 8 years. They
are gathered in October and Novem-
Der, and are sold on the trees at from
SO to s12 per thousand. Two men
can take care Of a thousand trees.
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Answer to Problem 1st in Last Weeks
N ews of April 20.

The first number is s. added to 5, gives.........lO
From the second number, Is, subtract o, giges-l0
The third number is 5O-diyided by >, giyes.....lO
And the four til number, 2-multiplied BY hVe,
The whole number is p.
Hillsboro, o. ID. &
Answer to second problem in News of May 20
Length 80 rds, breadth 2625.
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Touching Incident

Three children in New Brunswick
got astFay. One, a girl, was about
six years Of age, and the others four
and three. It was a wild region, an 4
In wild weather, and at the edge o.
night. From signs it seems that the
six-year old girl soon felt sure that
there was no hope Of being found tbat
night, and so took measures at once
for the safe keeping of her little ones.
Putting them in the most sheltered
nook she could find, she then stripped
away most of her own garments to
put on them, and then set out to gath
er dry sea weed and brush to cover
them up in and defend them. A
large quantity Of this had been gath
cred and piled about the babes into 4
sort of nest, and there they lay when
the people found them, still alive, but
the six-year old matrOn and martyr
lay Out on the shore dead of cold, be-
side the last pile of brush she had
been able to gather, but was not able
to bring.
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Highland Brewery.
RDFHBNHOFER & LEBER,

wwEgPBCTFULBY iuform the public that they have
= purchased the shove eutabliahmsut and are now
Urrfr1rd 10 furnish
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IsrEcrAL TELEGRAM TO THE sEws.l
WASHINGTON, November 8.

WASHINGTON, November s.
Secretary Boutwell, says no Treasury agent
has been sent to Europe either to negotiate the
new four per cent. loan, about which there has
been so much talk in the newspapers, or to sec
4pon what terms 1t would be taken. There is
4po longer any doubt, however, that boutwell,
means to put such n loan upon the market.
The last inslalment OF bonds due the Union
Pacific Railroad by the government has been
Boutwell has promised revenue cutter to Gov
crnor Bullock, OF Georgia, to take certain distn-
gulshed guests to Savannah to attend the Georgia
State Fair.
Judge Dent returned tonight from the MlssIs-
sippi canvass, having made no less than forty
speeches with Alcorn, the Radical candidate for
Governor. Dent predicts. that lie will carry the
State by 10000 majority.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The Navy Department publishes an eloquent
order in memory OF Admiral Stewart, who died
on Saturday. lie had been seventy one years In
service.
The Mississippi State Fair, to come Off next
week, promises to be great success. There is
I to be great demonstration by the nremen from
New Orleans and other cities.
The new steamship Hanover, from Bremen, ar-
rived at New Orleans yesterday bringing 200 i'm
migrants, fifty OF whom are for Texas and the
remainder for Louisiana.
I, Track laying on the Mobile and New Orleans
Railroad has been begun and the carly compile.
tion OF the work is promised.
One Brogden has bcen appointed Collector OF
the United States Internal Revenue for the Second
District OF North Carolina.
Paraguayan advIces report Lopez still strongly
posted and In q condition to pro!ong the struggle
indefinitely.
AT some points in Ohio the snow OF Sunday fell
to the depth Of eighteen inches.
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Obitnarn.

GLovER.-Ded ut orangeburg. on the evening
or the 5th OF November, after lingering Illness
CLARA GLOVER, q daughter OF the IIon. Thomas
w. Glover.
'Now rests her soul In jesus arms,
Her body In the grave sleeps we'll
Ills heart her death chilled heart rewarms
And rest more deep than tongue can tell.
llIcr few brief hours OF CONFLICT passed,l
She finds with Christ her friend Mt last
she hathes In tranquil seas OF peace;
God wipes away her tears she feels
New life TINT all her lanGuor heals,
The glory OF the Lamb she sees;
She hath escaped all danger now,
The crown OF Joy Is on her brow.''
Charleston, November 8, 1860.
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three months the ciratrsatlon was complete, and
motion, though still difficult, became more and
more extended. At length, ut the end of seven
months and n half, Avclro Carlnes was able TO
rise ana walk, feeling only slight stiffness In the
neck and feebleness In the limbs.
SO ends this remarkable story. The Pail Mall
Gazette says: "WhO can tell the results OF scicI,-
tinc investigation carried SO farG In families
natural defects may BE remcdlcd by readJrsting
heads and bodies not originally propOrtioncd for
each other, and human beings dissatisfied with
their seN may, under the benevolent system OF
origin. II Will bc question for lawyers to de.
tcrminc to what nationality these future beings
are TO belong If head aud body have previously
owed separate allegiance. hut If tho system
holds good In violent deaths, surely Il may he
applied to deaths ensuing, rs the CORNERS juries
have II, from natural causes. In this case we
might preserve statesmen and cclal rifles for.
ever. Opponents Of the system woulc, however,
bc found I'm hclrs-appnrcnt.n
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EUROPE.
Meetings i,i Paris.

PARIS, November s.
Two electoral meetings have been dissolved
by the police. Rochcfort addressed n meeting
last night. He was nominated for the Corps Leg
2elatif from the First Ward OF Paris.
Victor Emanuel Dying.
PARIS, November s.
Dispatches from Florence En"ounce that Victor
Tinanueiis dying Prince and Princess Napoleon
ave been summoned TO his bedside.
More Muddles In Spain.
MADRID, November s.
The Unionists and Progrcssvsts disagree on
5other points than eectlng king.