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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08

The greatest case of political un-
certainty is told of prominent pol
itician of Illinois. One day poll
tician is strong Republican; the
next he graduates as full fedged
Democrat, the third he does not how
it is himself. In fact he became so
uncertain in reference to his politi-
cal status not long since, that he re-
terred the question 10 some of his
friends; on the principle of the old
lady who thought her dog would
be certain to know whether she was
herself or not.
"IfIbeI
He'll wsg his little tail;
But if 1 be not 1,
He'll bark and wail.''
In fact the decision of more than
one of the prominent politicians of
the day is great deal like that of
one Ammi, who used to get on a
bender now and then, at which
time he was unable to tell whether
he was himself or some one else,
and was overheard on one occasion,
soliloquizing thusly: cam l Ammi,
or am | not Ammi? If am Ammi
then l am Ammi; but if am not
Ammi. then who the ID am I?"
The conundrum was too hard
for the listeners, and they gave it
up.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08

Fgn z bats, Caps, Belts, Shirts, Badges.
EzM p sTumpets, sc for Service and Parade.
1eeb9 At the old Manufac1ory, l43 Grand
ST. n. Y: CAIRNS BRO, late H. 7. GRATACAP.
send for illustrated circulars,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08

JUHN y PAhh, CIncinnati, Ohio.
HORSEMEN use HEMLOCK LINIMENT; cures
POLL EVIL and SORES Of all descriptions
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08
Send in the CIubs.

We received a club of II for the
"Battery" the other day, all the
way from Kansas. That's right,
friends.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08
TFrom the Grant Battery.
A CAMPAIGN SONG.

WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE
BEET !"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08
AGEN IS W WANIbD -Ior the Lives OF
Grant! Greeley
WnSnNI RRnWNl

And the leading of all parties, Over 40
Steel Portraits. Just the book wanted by the
masses every where. Agents meet with wonderful
success Send for Circnlar and secure territory at
once. Address ZIEGLER MoCURDY, 139 Race
Street. Cincinnati Ohio
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08

My friends and have talked 1t DER,
And are agreed to strive no more,
Well go for Grant and Wilson too,
And leave Gratz BroIsH, and Greeley AEe!
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08

1t is not physic which may give temporary relief
to the sufferer for the first few doses, but which,
from continued brings Piles and kindred dis
eases to aid in weakening the invalid, nor is it a
dnctored liquor, which, under the popular name Of
Bitters" is extensively palmed of on the public
as sovereign remedies but it is most powerful Tonic
and alfeTdtire, pronounced by the leading medical
authorities Of London and Paris and has been long
used by the regular physicians of the other coun-
tries with Monderful remedial results.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08

Roll in the names from all parts
of the country. We have still room
for a few more.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-08-08

Whene'er q man is disappointed,
And feels little squeally;
He's sIWays sure to be disjointed,
And go for Horace Greeley.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31
a CRUSADE AGAINST LIBERTY.

One Of the organs of the party that is
now offering itself as the administrator Of
all the offices in the State. urges the fol"
lowing as valid yeasoD against Repub-
icanism:
An avenging Nemesis Greathes over The
land. The Northern Radicals MAY persist
that they are free They tell us. TOO. that
in all this cruel despotsm over the SOUTH
they are furthering the cause OF political
liberty. That 2hey ;Gre only exercising che
will of tire majority. under which we should
be eraeiously submissive Thar we are
really free SOC. We have the ballot box
we have representation and q judiciary OF
the peoples choosing Are nos these the
necessary attributes ana proofs 81 all free
government The poor L0uiSianian hears
all this in grim silence. His plantation, his
house is taken from him. his children he
can not educate although he IS taxed q the
little that he has to support Negro schools
These complaints are the desperate re"
sort of the minority in its vain attempts
to dominate She majority Processing 70
be exponants Of Democracy, they YET con.
tend for che srle Of Az oligarchy. They
eliminate FROM that mysterious sIemen:
called the 'geopie' tilree-fourths OF those
who properly compose it. and claim. tor
The residue :hc absolute sigh: 60 SuIe
and enjoy She benefits Of government.
Negroes scolawsgss Northern Yankees.
newcomers. earpet-baggers and white Re.
publicans are carefully excluded from the
roll Of the elect, and piously consignedtoa
sort of political FiddIer's Green, where they
are excludeded from contact with all the
agents and ministers Of the State except
tie taz-gatherer. So long, however, as
they are afflicted with the equitable rule
Of Espublicanism they prefer to suffer
themselves rather than those whom they
do not consider the people" shall come in
for benefits, They begrudge the pittance
paid By way Of school tax because q part
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31
& pTBR r0R. GOOD FAITH.

st the joint session Of the brokers and
City Council Oh Tuesday, the following
colfoquy took place between 3Iessrs. Simp-
son, Shaw. and the Mayor:
Mr. Simpson resumed his remarks. Good
faith iso or should be, the basis of all obi
gationso Many warrants were funded as
far back as last May, and those funding
their claims were promised bonds, first III
sixty and then in ninety days This prom
Use has not been redeemed: and GOw, by ono
OF the provisions oS She funding ordinance,
it is proposed 10 postpone The delivery OF
these bonds for twelve months.
It is no answer to those who hold war
rants for bonds and demand bonds, 90 say
that the warrants bear interest. She war
rants have onlS a local value. but bond
would be good and negotiable IN any mar
ket. He said he held warrants for bonds
belonging to persons sesiding in London
and Paris, and they demand 60 know
why they do not geG their bonds Nill it
be good faith 90 cheese gentlemen 20 put of
for q year the delivery Ut these bonds'
Mr.. Shaw~~Ths credit OF Che city must
be maintained. and when gentlemen are
called upon 20 aid the city they must not
stand aloof There re. said he, ST. 100000
of taxes unpaid. and it must not be expected
IDdG Uu6 CITY " III pdN utl IL LIDS no lLIUllCf
The first step toward getting out OF debt is
to make no new 0nes But how can we do
that? Expenses will go on. Not enc of
you would consent o. see the city go I'M
lighted, and if p carriage IS broken because
the streets are not in repair, whether the
city has money 70 keep them in repair or
not, the city is Immediately suod for the
damage All! we can do is to meet these ex'
.penses with appropriation certificates.
Il, han
fused the privilege OF funding their GER
tifcates!
Mr.. Shaw-N0. sir.
The Mayor-How many nave been funded!
Mr.. Shawa~Something over $600.000o
Mr.. Simpson is prompt enough to 60
before the Council, who are in no manner
guilty Of bad faith toward the city credit.
ors. and demand strict compliance with
monetary obligations in behalf Of his
clients in London and Paris. but he is
silent when j: comes to a controversy be-
tween the Council! and the delinquent tax
payers and TIE professional tax &esisters,
to whom Gan Ie traced directly the evils
burdens and ea3arrassmeuts undeE which
we suffer. Nr. Shaw limited something Of
this kind wtaan he remarked that lit must
not be expecse5; that the city will pay
when It has no money" ! lecture on the
beauties OF good faith would be just the
thing to read to those who are culpabIe.
but we think Mr.. Simpson was addressing
the wgong audience on that subject
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31
REJECTING TIE TREE BUT STEALING
THE FRUIT.

It is still standard text in the Pic1s
Yune that the Republicans, through the
power Of the United Estates, inflicted
serious evil upon the South in the passage
and enforcement Of the reconstruction
laws. The entire intent and direction Of
these laws. against which the luminosity of
the Picapune is directed, was 60 secure
one cesult--the absolute political enfran.
chisement Of the coIored people; and as
the scope of the law extended all over the
Union. we contend that it is not honest TO
charge that what Congress enacted in this
matter was directed at the South. when
its effects are observable in the North as
well. The elections in many Northern
States have been given to the Republican
party by the coIored vote: and though the
Democrats protested against the admis-
sion of the negroes to the ballot box, they
never once thought OF suspected that
they were contending against what
the South thought to be her sore, separ-
ate and malignant affection. If the coli
ored vote carried Connecticut for the Re.
pubIicans and performed the same good.
" office in indiana. is not the North en-.
titled 60 pretend TO some distress from
the reconstruction laws, since the provi.
sjons Of these statutes produce the same
results IA che North that they do in the
South? We are not the only people
affected by the admission of the coIored
people 20 che fights OF citizenship, and it
is an afFectatio0 of suffering for us 20
complain chat measure which has
universal application was SET on
foot 90 ;njuye and insult u.s.
Ana since che Democracy is now
setting out barbecues in every direction
and inviting che co1ored people 20 its feasts
OF beef and buncombeo what propriety is
there in its denouncing the measures that
secured 20 it the hungry multitudes that
meet SIcEnery whenever he comes down
With bullock? The Picaynns should
either yeiecS the creature that the law
made citizen of, or it should consent to
to accept the Jaw. If Armstead is good
enough to run for Secretary Of State. the
law that made it possible for him to be Sc
cured by the Democracy, certainly should
not be avoided and spit upon.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

our municipal difficulties raises the pre-
sumption that very great deal Of careful
attention has already been given to the
matter. The performance Of an act may
take place too soon, or be put off too long
Either is open to censure. But year or
even more may be deemed long enough for
the consideration of one phase of our NUM-
cipal financial affairs. While, therefore,
we concede the importance of the subject
we can freely defend the Council from the
imputation of haste They are more
amenable TO the charge of being dilatory.
AS for the complaint that there has
been no competition, it would have
more germaine to the case if it had come
from the Mayor. From whence does Mr.
Simpson expect this competition TO come?
Not from the Administrators. $or 3hey are
noe capitalists. looking around for an in
vestment for London and Paris clients.
Doubtless they would have been very glad
to receive entertain and even accept a
better offer than the Savings Bank made
from any Of the respectable and influential
fnanciers who went up to the City Hall to
protest, but hal no relief to offer The
ordinance in question has been before the
public for q week. while the necessity for
some arrangement has been apparent for
a much longer time. The proposal Of the
Fiscal Agent was made public as q sort of
bid to perform a greatly needed work. and
it remained up to the hourof thep passage of
the ordinance. and yet remains the lowest,
as it was the only terms offered. The city
could not gee money on any better terms,
and it was compelled to accept Or continue
an onerous taS upon people who are un-
able to bear it. 4 modification Of the
tenure Of the fiscal agency by reducing it
10 five years instead OF ten, as originally
contemplated. fails 20 satisfy those vho
objected to making long contract.
Were the credit Of the city as strong as
it ought TO be. the:e would be no neces-
sity for accepting accommodation in the
manner proposed by the ordinance, The
terms, taken altogether. are more favor
able than loan at zen per cent, which
has been accepted already on sWo occa-
sions without eliciting exciting protests.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

of it is applied for the education Of negroes.
This is peculiar CALLING subject, and one
which invariably arouses the ire Of a
straight-outer. To a class of men who
can see, with equanimity, their own chill
dren reared up in ignorance, a thriving
colored school is sore sight They reluc-
family part with a portion Of the
great wealth earned for them by the
sweat of the slave, during long years
of servitude, to elevate his children to an
equality with their own. Those who re-
fuse to educate their children because the
negroes go to school ale preparing them
to be the slaves Of the negroes in the next
generation. For knowledge is power, and
the most intelligent people are the 3nas-
terS Of the ignorant. GrumbIings andr REQ
pinings will not ameliorate their copdj.
ton. The only relief for men who NOPE
and complain Of oppression is to cease
the one and shake off the other. To cry
out misfortunes to an unfeeling world is
to challenge contempt. perhaps little pity
may be mixed with it, but no assistance.
Hercules still helps those who help them.
selves, and our own political friends will
do well to remember this, for if they let
the power Of the State and the city gov
ernments fall into the hands Of their
! bigoted enemies they will have furnished
the means of their own destruction.
While making the loftiest professions Of
attachment to high-sounding abstract
principles the Democracy will quietly
close the schools to the coIored children.
send the negroes TO work Oh the planta-
tons at low Yate Of wages, which there
will be no means of collecting. if the
planter does not choose; will enact and
enforce stringent yagranS laws, by author.
ity Of which every colored man the mo-
ment he is OUT Of employment may be ar
rested and locked up until his services are
sold at auction to the highest bidder.
Such is the logical inference to be drawn
from the outgivings of one Of the leading
organs of the fusion ticket. Fusion SIM
ply means a conspiracy among certain
class Of white men who hate the negro, TO
deprive him and those who have stood by
him Of the common rights of humanity.
These same political Adventures owe all
/ they possess in the world TO the toll of the
slave; but instead Of being thankful for
what they have already filcbed from him
they are furiousiy indignant because they
can no longer command his untequited
services.
Let all friends Of fair dealing, all men Of
true honor and honorable instincts arise.
and declare that this shall not be. That
no manacles, material or moral, shall be
placed on tine free limbs Of our citizens,
whether white or black. That Republi-
can principles can not be assailed with
impunity, nor their upholders attacked
and cast down. The fight is now reduced
to the simple problem: Shall the negro
! any longer be permitted to rank as a man.
OF shall he be RENTED to condition Of
peonage, his children expelled from the
schools, his churches closed, his manhood
denied, and his friends ostracised: Are
our co!oyed friends ready for the cues
ton:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

Mr.. Hugh McCloskey informs us that he
has walked the streets Of New Orleans !oy
thirty four years, and never carried con.
cealed weapon. We regard this as the
highest evidence he could offer that he is
a good citizen. That is, that he is is not
in such fear Of personal violence as to put
himself in the proper trim 20 become an
assassin on the slightest pretezs. A large
number OF young men are in the habit Of
loading themselves down with deadly
weapons under the pretext Of being ready
for self-defense: but men like Mr.. Nc.
CloSiey, ana We know there are q great
many Of Them in this city. do
not fear they will be attacked at
all, Eog the simple reason that they
endeayor 80 conduct themselves toward
their felI0w.citizens in such a manner as
to avoid giving mortal offense. OF JecoIn.
ing objects Of fear. More shan half the as.
sassinations il this city age committed
under the inspiration of fear. Dave Hen.
nessey was slain by man WHO had reason
to fear him. Arthur GueriD was killed in
a difficulty which, had i occurred between
two ordinarily Peaceablo men, would
never have gone Beyond q harmless scuft1e.
Yet ths character Of the deceased was
such that all men feared to have even
slight misunderstanding with him, on &C.
count 0: the fatality that had attended so
many Q: his guarreIs. When man has
acquired the reputation Of being always
armed. and desperate character, ready
to whip out his weapon on the slightest
proYocation, he becomes an object Of
dread TO his associates, and is liable to
fall victim at almost any moment.
Whereas, a man like Nh NcCIoskev. al
ways unarned, though prone to let his
Celtic blood become heated, during which
he may speak his mind freely, is in no
danger Of bodily harm, simply because
however he may anger one, no one fears
LIE vii! gesogt to assassination. 4sThey
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31
THE CITY LOAN ORDINANCE.

The delegation >: brokers. bankers. etc.
that vlsited tie lobby Of the Council on
Tuesday. forgo: 70 take along with them
one very important shing, viz; plan.
They went W wish a protest. but had
nothing else. They did no: like the pro.
posed ordinance, because they saw il it
no advantage For them. The chief OBJ.
jections urged against it by Mr. Simpson,
who appeared as the spokesman Of the
party, were its Importance, and the neces-
sity for grave consideration BY the Council
before adopting it. Another reason was
that there had been no competition. T.
the first two, it may BE se9lied that they
neither or both combined constitutes valid
argument against any measure. For its
Importance implies that a necessity really
exists for action, and the length Of time
We have al devoted to tbs consideration Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

The Paris Ecenemeni relates two recent
instances Of deaths caused BY the explosion
Of loaded shells One was that Of a man
who, while digging in his garden at Rosny,
struck shell with his spade causing it 70
explode, with the result that ne was blown
TO pieces. At Ermont a dealer in old iron
was similarly killed while foolishly endeav-
oring, with heavy hammer, to break
shell which he had bought among bis pur-
-hases.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

The thesis of Mr.. Froude's lectures is said
10 be that the misfortunes of Ireland are
sather due to the congenital qualities of the
Caoe than to wrongs inflicted by their CON
oguerers. This position will doubtless excite
earnest and perhaps bitter controversy
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

Editorial life ID CalforuIa certainly has
ate amenities. At Petaluma, latelyo a com.
mittee of five ladies was appointed to deter
.nine who was the &andsomest man IN the
audience ana award the prize. After
careful tonr Of inspection through the aisfes
q lovely editor Tas singled out By mojcs-
;ty 0g the committees
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

'"The foliage is fast turning to plumage."
remarked a sad young man. as ne gazed
from the window upon the partially denu-
ded trees. osHow 50 80 inquired another
aud sadder young mann 'Dont sou see"
cepied the FIRST ''that the leaves are nearly
al doYnEo
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

The wife of professional CANDLES q
Omaha, lately, seeing needy woman beg
cling, went into her husbands gambling den
and raised considerable sum of money
from the blacklegs there assembled which
she presented to the poor stranger
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31
RESOURCES.

RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. s9ae,956 50
overdrafts. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1855 40
United States bonds to secure circula-
$4,000 %
Other stocks, bonds and mortgage. Il ,429 90
Due from redeeming and reserve
agents. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tA,'o' 70
Due from other national banks.....o lI,ooo 81
Due from other banks and bankers...e 66,894 Al
Banking houses o.....''....s oo'oVO W
Other real estate. 1875 W
Furniture and fixtures. Observation-Disclosures l0,l70 %
Premiums on United States bonds. $500 90
Exchanges for clearing
house. ...,...............$ s204,622 SO
Bills of International banks 5,O96 90
Fractional currency, in
Guiding nickels...o..... 1922 Il
Specie, viz: Coin, 81 1893 81
Legal tender notes. 1873, liz 90 1926 81
Total. So, 486, 1879 Is
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in,............... $3.50 900 0G
Surplus fund (old). $ 900 90
Surplus fund increased, Sep
TENDER %, l872......o.... 5000 90" 1900 90
Special surplus fund.................,. 25,O0O 90
Profit and loss ....... .......,..... 1855 81
National bank circulation outstanding 10000 %
Dividend unpaid. ............ $9,446 65
Quarterly divide: of two
and half per cent de-
aclared September28 1872,
payable October a. 1872. 1850 90 $4,000 So
Individual deposits. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 868,0l5 a.
Due to national banks. 49, l56 &c
Due to other banks and bankers. 1O7,O74 AZ
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 50, 486, 499 Is
CHARLES L. @. DUPUY, Cashier
She Board of Directors of the State National
Bank duly authorized by an affirmative vote OF a
majority of the stockholders, have resolved tc9
adopt the mutual system in the disposition of the
earnings of the bank, on and after the first of
October, 1872.
Dividends of earnings will be made quarterly
on the last days of December March, June an9
September.
Stockholders will receive quarterly dividends o9
, ewo and one-haIf per cent, after carrying ten pes
cent of net earnings to surplus fund, provided
by law. The balance of earnings will be divided
pro rata between depostors their daily bel
ances and stockholders the amount of caBitea
stock.
Che system commends itself to depostors SO
well as to stockholders.
To depositors it is but just equivalent for thSiS
good will and patronage, which produces i've
creased profits to stockholders.
The statement published above shows she cog
dition of the bank, after passing to dividend
count two and one half per cent for the past thrtw
months profits, and leaving the premium its
United States bonds at ten per cent and reserve
funds, with credit of fortYtwo Thousand dollarso
SAMUEL H. KENNEDY, Presdento
I E. RIGNEY Vice President.
CHARLES L. c. DUPUY, Cashieoo
Directors:
3 Samuel H. Kennedy S. Friedlander,
E. Rgney Charles E. SlaybacSo
} Joseph Dunbar G. P. Blancand,
A. Foster Elliot W. T. Blakemore.
m
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

Il was obiasted" dark in Lynch6ure. Eis
GINA, one night last week. The Iaborers
s,n the line Of the railroad let OFT blast in
She vicinity Of the gasworks, . stone from
which strnck the gasometor. at time when
IS was filed. and made rent four BY six
feet, causing all the gas to escape, and lesS-
eng Che city in darkness for the night
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

During tie recent eruption Of "esugfus
the citizens of Naples have used umbrellas
90 protect themselves from the ashes, which
fell like snow. Whensthe &inders, stones,
etc. succeed, the umbrellas will doubtless
Ae plated with sheet iron.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31

The editor Of the Drawer" in Earpc''s
%lon0tlg is the president Of a large insur-
auoe company. who likes mis- work SO much
for its own sake that he regularly makes
over his annual salary ($25OO! to 2 VeEy
worthy charity IN New York;