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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21
Home Correspondence.
From Paint Tn.

The Election in BruShcreek TP.-A Lesson
to Republicans Spring WorE- Schools
dc. DC.
DALLAS, April g, 1870.
Friend B.:-The Spring Election is now
over, and the result in some of the hereto
fore reliable Republican townships is not
quite satisfactory. Take for instance our
neighboring township of Brushcreek-the
Banner Township-which made gain o.
TEN when the State Constitutional Amend
ment failed. This Spring we are compelled
to report the election of Democratic As
SCISSOR and Justice. A delegate township
convention was held, but notwithstanding
the efforts Of those who consented to act as
delegates, at the request of men who ought
themselves to have attended the Convention,
unpopular candidates were placed upon
the ticket and the result is AS above.
If we could separate this result from any
influence upon the Fail Election, we would
not feel so bad about it, and we are assur-
ed by one who it is supposed "scratched, "
that "we will be all right in the Fall"
hope so, truly, but as victory even on a
"skirmish line" is necessary to a full and
complete triumph of a great cause, may
we not with propriety, urge upon our fell
low Republicans the necessity of attending
the Sub-District meetings, and seeing to it
that the best men be appointed to attend
the Township Conventions, and not leave
it to any and every body to nominate q
ticket? do not proprOse discussing this
/ further, have no quarrel with my neigh
bors and friends, but do hope that they
will be enabled to nominate ticket here
after that will be elected overwhelmingly.
Let US stand together, and fight all the old
issues through, and be ready for the new,
The health of the community is tolerabIy
good and the mild weather of the past
week has stirred out the farming and gar
dening population, and life seems to pre-
sent new charms.
Schools in the rural districts have closed
their Winter term, but some have begun
| the Summer term.
We who make teaching our occupation,
are panied to know that the County Su-
perintendent bill will most probably fail tc
pass the Legislature this session. We are
not quite sure that the measure is the best
that could be proposed, but one thing we
are sure OF, and that is: We want some
thing to make our country schools more
efficient. What shall it be?
AS ever, HARRY OF CARMEL.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21
New Railroad Law.

The Ohio Legislature has had under
consideration the passage of a general
law, allowing towns, cities and coun-
ties to construct and own railroads
along their respective limits. The
provisions of the bill are substantially
az follows
"That counties, townships, cities and
incorporated villages may tax them
selves not to exceed 5 per cent, as
per tax duplicate, for the purpose of
building a railroad or roads, but in no
one year shall more than } of per
cent. be levied for such purpose, and
this 5 per cent. may be spread over a
space of twenty years. Before such
levy can be made it must have been
previously so determined by majOri-
ty vote of the electors of such city,
county, &c. The provisions of this
bill are such that any railroad thus
constructed must be built and 0lOned by
said county, city, &c. No such coun-
ty or other division can subscribe stock
to or lend its credit to any joint stock
company or association. By these and
other careful provisions, the bill is in
harmony with the Constitution"
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Funeral Discourse.

The readers of "Harper" have
within the past year or two, been edi.
fed with the perusaI of a sermon on
"The Harp of a Thousand Strings, u
and the Farewell Discourse of Brother
Watkins. 4" The tone of these dis.
courses might, in a general way, be
called pleasing. Not SO, however, the
following brief allusion from the pull,
pit to young man of Indifferent posi-
tion in the social circles of B, New
Hampshire, who came to an early de
cease by a vigorous but absurdly un.
equal contest with a party of the Otard
family. The preacher who otficiated
at the final solemnities improved the
occasion by making the following re,
marks:
81 have been requested, not to say
impOrtla7ed to deliver a funeral dis.
course on this occasion, and have re,
luctantly consented to do so. 1 never
heard any good of the deceased g,it;
and if the friends have made up their
minds that am about to begin such
a course now they are very much mis-.
taken. I estimate, in fact, that this
young man now lying before you, was
about the aust man ever permitted, in
the Onscutable way of divine peppuSes
to locate in this vicinity. He was one
who 1 might say alters fell when he
was tempted and he certingIy ap-
peared to me to seek, rather than to
avoid, occasions for such temptations.
"Why, my feller christians, he KEEP
hOsses, and run 'em; he KEEP cocks
and fit 3em; and as to wimmin. let
his widder (who 1 see a-sittin' in a
front pew testify" (Here the widow
arose, as was the custom when the fam
lily of the deceased was alluded to. and
deeming it complimentary remark,
.cOurtesied TO the preacher.) "In short,
after deligent inquiry into the par
tickerlars of his kerrikter and conduct
while he has. resided in this village,
hev to come to the conclusion that
about the only good thing that kin be
said of him at all is that he was an ac-
tive member of the ingine company
and occasionally good at fires.
"The pail bearers will now proceed
to bear out the corpse, while the choir
will sing as an appropriate hymn, the
33d hymn, I'd book, short metre four
verses, emitting, if you please, the Sd
and 9Th stanzas:
Believing, We rejoice
To see the cuss removed
with the usual doxology."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21
A Fable for Strong. Minded
Women.


The following beautiful fable will at
tract attention by the truthful lesson
it imparts;
coax" said the vine, "bend your
trunk so that you may be a support to
me-"
"NIy support" replied the oak. ais
naturally yours, and you may depend
on my strength to bear you up, but
am too solid to bend. Put your arms
around me, my pretty vine, and Will
manfully support and cherish you, II
you have ambition to climb as high as
the clouds. While I thus hold you
up, you will ornament my rough trunk
with your pretty green leaves and
scarlet berries. They will be as 'front.'
lets to my head, as I stand in the for.
est, like glorious warrior with all his
plumes. We were made by the great
Master to grow together, and that by
our union the weak may be. made
strong, and the strong render aid to
the weak.
But wish to grow independently"
said the vine; "why can you not twine
around me, and let me grow up
straight, and not be a mere dependent
upon you %
Mature" " replied the oak, "dfd not
design it. 1t is impossible that you
should grow to any height alone, and.
if you try it, the winds and rains; If
not your own weight, will bring you
to the ground. Neither is it proper
for you to run your arms hither aud
thither, for the trees will begin to say
that it is not my vine, it is a stranger,
get thee gone, 1 will not cherish thee.
By this time thou wilt be 80 entangIed
among the different branches that thou
canst not get back to thy oak; and nO<
body will admire thee or pity thee"
"Ah mer' said the vine, sIet me
escape from such a destiny;' and with
this she twined herself around the oak,
and both grew and dourished happily
together.
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Whole No. 1869.
WOman's SUfFrage-The Other
Side.

WOman's SUfTrage-The Other
Side.
The following memorial against
Woman's Suffrage, was recently pre-
sented to the Ohio Legislature, from a
large number Of most respectable Ia
dies of Lorain county;
We acknowledge no inferiority to
men. We claim to have no less abiIi-
ty to perform the duties which God
has imposed upon Us than they have
to perform those imposed upon them.
We believe that God has wisely and
well adapted each sex to the proper
performance Of the duties of each.
We believe our trusts to be as i'm
portant and sacred as any that exist
on earth.
We feel that our present duties FIJI
up the whole measure of our time and
abilities and that they are such as
none but ourselves can perform.
Their Importance requires US to pro
test against all efforts to compel US to
assume those obligations which can
not be separated from suffrage; but
which cannot be performed by US
without the sacrifice Of the highest in
terests Of our families and of society.
It is our fathers, brothers, husbands,
and sons who represent US at the ball
lot-bOx. Our fathers and brothers
love US. Our husbands are our choice,
and one with US. Our sons are what
IRE make them.
We are content that they represent
US in the corn-feld, the battle field,
and at the baIlot-box and we them
in the school room, at the freside,
and at the cradle believing our repre-
sentation, even at the ballot-box, to
be thus more full and impartial than
it could possibly be were all women
allowed to vote.
We do, therefore, respectfully pro-
test against any legislation to estab-
lish "Woman's Suffrage" in our land
or in any part of it,
The following are a few of the
names attached to the memorial
The gentleman who presented ii
stated that all the ladies are of similar
character and respeetability to those
named below:
Mrs. DR.. Dascomb, Mrs. President
Finney, Mrs. Prof. Morgan, Mrs. Prof
Ellis, Mrs. Prof. Shurtleff, Mrs. Prof.
Smith, OberIin; Mrs. Heman Ely
Mrs. N. B. Gates, Mrs. S. W. Baldwin
Mrs. J. w. Cary, Mrs. A. Montieth
Mrs. E. Dewitt, Mrs ]. W. Hubert
Mrs. J. A. Nudge, Mrs J. A. Gfetcalf,
Mrs. Gen. B&yntOn, Elyria.
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"Whah,s de Receef y

Among the humorous occurrences
on Monday was that related of an
aged colored citizen, who "ezecuted
a freeman's whip at the East SciotO
polls. After depositing his ballot,
and being told to give way for the
next, he looked anziously in at the
judges and inquired
"Whah's my 'stifcate2 Wbah's do
reject ?"
The Judges very naturally wers
nonplussed, and asked him what be
meant, when the old man replied
"Why, l want my 'stifcate to show
de old woman dat l done voted. She
Glars she won't bleeYe me less l bring
de reject"
The peculiarities of"dis votin" were
explained, and the old man departed,
to convince the sold woman" as best
be cOuld.-TCh Reg.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21
The Late Gen. Thonlas.

General Thomas was nearly six feet
high, of large frame, and an imposing
stature. His limbs were massive
He possessed a firm mouth, a square
jaw, and a steady blue eye. He was
habitually grave. He was seldom
known to smile. He often seemed
cold and impassive, but certainly as
careless about his own feelings as he
was impervious to those of others.
After the battle of Chickamauga, and
when he must have been perfectly
conscious that be had saved Rosecrans
army and the whole region, he sat
down for half an hour drinking coffee,
and did not once allude to the fight
No one would have known that there
had been any. In battle he sat like
statue, with scarcely motion, heed
less of bullets, occasionally reused to
enthusiasm by the success of one of
his maneuvers, but bIushing if his
feeling was discovered. He was sell
dom moved to anger, but when it
came it was frightfuI. An infantry
Colonel stole a horse from a Union
farmer in Kentucky, who came to
Thomas and complained. He poured
ont torrent of invective upon the
officer, pulled him from the horse, tore
the epaulets from his shoulders, made
him return the horse, and pay the
farmer for his trouble.
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ers. Three or four times I did this,
with exactly the same result, when it
drew back its head out of sight.
"NOw I mean to unbutton your sus-
penders, !" said I, 'sand let down your
pants and get this fellow out of here"
go no, I don't want to see him, {"
said he.
"But it's the only chance" said I,
and unbuttoned his suspenders, and as
he sat down again on the log, almost
exhausted, I pulled down his pants
behind, when 10! bowling up from un-
der him was the back of the suake. I
reached down, caught hold of him,
and said, "Now, Pa, raise up" AS he
did SO gave the monster a jerk, and
landed him about fifteen feet off in
the grass. He darted under a root,
and we saw him no more. He had
found his hiding-pIace between the
pants and drawers of my father, where
he had darted from among the long
grass-rather a hot place; but Us were
hot and trembling tool
But this was not the last adventure
of that snake, I trow, for the same
fall a neighbOr was chopping near the
the spot, when a wicked looking black
racer chased him from the place. But
the end was not yet, though it came
that winter; for, incredible to tell or
believe, man, in passing along the
road near the spot, in a wagon, with
his son, was surprised to see a snake
running rapidly over the snow. He
got out of his wagon, procured a good
club, and approached his snake-ship.
who seemed nothing 10th to show
fight, and with head up and vengeance
in his eye, ran towards his enemy.
But well directed blow, dealt on his
head, finished his eventful career for
ever. Peace to his bones!
DIsCIPULCS.
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A S,,ameluIOutr

The Raleigh IN. c. Standard says
that many of the negroes who have
recently gone South from Virginia
and North Carolina have been cheated
and deceived by agents, who after
making train of emigrants, promis-
ing them $40 a month, with houses
and food, leave them in the lurch be-
fore the party reaches its destination,
and then the whole crowd is turned of
the cars at the depot whittier they
were journeying, among strangers,
houseless, moneyless, and without
food. In this condition. bargains are
made with them by Southern plant
ers for almost nothing, leaving them
in debt and doomed to work among
strangers in a strange land.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21

The House Foreign Committee have
agreed to report a resolution instructing
the President to demand of Venezuela, the
payment of the claims of the United States
against that Government, and, If refused,
to enforce compliance. Some of these have
been pending for forty years, and the Gov
ernment has, for long time, been trying
to get them settled. AS agreed upon by q
joint commission, they amount to $780,
OO0
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21
Incorporated Village of Hills
boro---AnneXation Notice.

NTOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that application
IN made the 7Jh day Of March, A d. 1870,
TO the Commissioners Of Highland County, Ohio, for
the Annexation TO the Corporate limits Of the lncor
pOrated Village Of HlisburUugh, Of the following
scribed territory, tO-wit:
Beginning at stone east side Of Ripley Pike, II
Asa Haynes south line thence 42o W 52Z poles to
stone in D LilIpy's and Mrs c. C. Sans line thence
1872 Is 4lOO poles to Mrs Ca rolls corner in r.
d. Liey's line thence 535z2 w IS 64-lOO poles
gum tree corner to Mrs Mather, In J. Il. Richards
line thence 800 W SO 52-lOO poles to f. Richards
w corner thence % T9 poles 20 Milford Chill
liCOthe Pike; thence 2615o Y poles a point in
Lebanon Road opposite C.. S Bells east line thence n
% IS poles to Marietta r R. point opposite j. D.
l215- 25 poles "a his W corner thence continuing
with bis line 8015 II 20-lOO poles to line of
Agricultural SOcety's Grounds, 10 poles north OF W
corner Of said grOundsi thence with lines Of said
grounds lSs W AZ poles, 72o E so poles, lS' II
poles TO W O. Collins " corn-r; thence with line
Of W. o. Collins 73Z 9S 72-lO0 pnles TO Collins
corner in Duuu's west line; thence 1872 Al 4O-OO
poles to Charles Wilson's corner in Paley : ne thence
with Wilson line TO 43 poles 10 Urbana Road
theuce in said road 5%o 100 poles thence con-
Huing with Wilson's line 7Z3<0 SO l6lOO poles to
west line Of Cemetery thence with lines Of said Cemetery
I7lz9 35 l6-IOO pOIes 741zo lis A 100 poles
lGo q 72-l0O poles to Washington road; thence in
said road 5l5<2 W "A poes continuing in said road
BIZ 55 poles 10 VIM. Dryden's W corner; thence
269 233 poles to Ohillicothe Pike thence 1879
81 poles to Marshall Road; thence 1879 with
Barrys heirs line 20 Sc 100 poles to j. Med. Mathews
corner thence 751Io W 80 poles TO Barry
heirs W ia Lyons line; thence 535zo W
lI9 poles to Belfast Pike at Noah Evans corner
thence 4sJ57 92 80 100 poles TO A. Sans corner
thence with said Sans line 87S2 W 81 poles his
W corner; thence with Asa ay nes south line S5zo
W 81 l6-lOO poles to point Of beginning
The Petition, and map Of territory proposed for
Annexation, fle at the Office of the County Au-
ditOT.
The Commissioners have set the 18th day Of May,
1870, to hear the said petition. n. T. AYRES,
mar24w6 Recorder.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21
EHeninp Amusements.

sNEFzING This is amusing game for young folks al
party or socabe. The leader forms the company in
circle and gives one Of these
each one; thus to the first person lash - to tbs
second, "ish " the third "osh " to the fourth ash
and so around. He then counts four slowly When he
pronunces four all must sound their syllaBIes at
which gives the effect Of a monstrous sneeze.
TURNED HEAD.-E laughable appearance is produced
by investing a lady in many wrappings possible
but cloak, shawl scarf put wrong side before
her bonnet only being put rght-thus giving the ap
pearance Of a turned head. Then let her carry muf
behind her as naturally as possible and enter and pass
around the room backwards. 1t is a droll sight.
oRTEN1AL.-A pleasant diversion is found in letting
all the company but five go out Of the while
each OF these wraps himself all but eye, with
sheet. Then let the company guess who they are.
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A pood anecdote is told of Mr. r,

4 good anecdote is told of Mr.. Rev
els, the new Senator from Mississippi,
who lately sat by and heard himself
and his race assailed by the Democrats
in the Senate before he was admitted
to his seat. A Republican Senator
asked him if he was disturbed by the
abuse of the leaders of the "whita
mans party" "Oh! no." said Mr..
Revels, II like It very much. II lgiU
Shot0 the coiOred peopte Of Amertcu lgh0
are Heir friends"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21

On the arrival of an emigrant ship
some years ago, when the North Car
olina lay off the Battery, an Irishmsn,
hearing the guns fired at sunset, in
quired Of one Of the sailors what It
was.
whats that? Why, that's sunset, T"
was the cOntemptuOus reply.
"SunsetI' Paddy exclaimed, With
distended eyes, sunset! HOwly Moses z
and does the sun always go down. Ia
this country with such a whack az
that ~
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21

A special from Springfield, Missouri, to
the St. Louis Republican, says: Owe have
just received advices from Gainesville,
Texas, dated March 5, Of an extensive raid
of Comanche Indians. Over 40 families
had been massacred in Western Texas. 1t
is reported, also, that several hundred
horses were captured and several houses
burned. 1t is believed that the commander
at Fort Sill, if disposed, could have pre-
vented part, if not all, the massacres. Over
"a. of the horses are reported as being in
possession of the Penn Quaker tribe"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21
AReardetl Woman.

VIM. Beard, of Hamden Furnace,
Yinton county, is fifteen years and
five months old, he is six feet high
and weighs two hundred and fifty
pounds. He measures around the
breast, forty-twO inches; around the
waist, forly-two inches; around the
thighs, twenty-seven inches; around
the arm-near the shoulder-ffeen
inches.
His Mother is still living and can
certainly boast of having the heaviest
beard Of any woman in OhiO.-[Bucy-
rus Jour.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21

"Here, Alfred, is an apple. Divids
it politely with your little sister"
"How shall l divide it politely, mann
?" "Give the larger part to the
other person, my child" Alfred hand
ed the apple to bis little sister, saying,
"Here, sis, you divide it yourself"
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The Alabama CIains.

The State Department has advices
that the British Government desires
again to discuss the claims arising out
of the Alabama question. Lord Clar
endon would prefer that Mr.. Fish
should propose terms Of settlement,
and make an offer to that effect. The
Secretary of State is of the opinion
that better terms can be agreed upon
by waiting than by immediate action.
VETERINARY QUACKs.-The Ak
ron Beacon gives an account of the op-
erations of certain horse doctors who
have recently visited that section of
the State. They profess to remove
ring-bones, spavins, ETC., without
breaking the flesh or leaving any
mark. A few farmers employed them
and the horses operated pOn.appeared
to get well in few days, when the
scoundrels would draw their pay, per-
haps sell the receipt, and leave. In a
few days after their departure the skin
over the healed places broke, and the
SPAWN began to slough of, and cOntin-
ued to slough OFF until it reached
the bone of the leg and ruined the
horses. They appear to be working
in this direction. Look out for them.
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The labors of a court in BROOKLYN
last week were devoted to the trial Of
five Democratic party managers cbarg-
ed with election frauds. All were
convicted and sentenced. What a
pure and virtuous party the Demo0-
racy has become Leader.
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The citizens Of {

The citizens Of Canton, Mass, at a
town meeting, appointed a committee
of thirty-three to enforce the law
against liquor seIIingi and apPropria-
tions Of money we're made to meet
expenses. The result was, that the
liquor-deaiers closed their establish
msDts.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-04-21

A Mrs. Murray, of Byron, Olms-
tead county, poisoned herseIfon learn
ing that she had unwittingiy been
guilty Of bigamy-her first husband
having turned up after an absance Of
several years. No efforts of the med
ical fraternity could save her life.
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The stockholders of the Marietta &
Cincinnati Railroad have voted in
favor of fissuing $3,OOO,OOO of third
mortgage bonds. The money to be
expended in putting the road into
irs-class condition.