The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS Items.

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official decision of the Geneva arbi
traitors, enclosed in beautifully pol
ished wooden case. 1t has been de-
posted in the Archives
Fifteen exhibitions of Barnum's
show in Indiana netted that concern
$44, 900, of which amount S25,00O
was clear profit.
The United States and England
unite in demanding that Portugal
shall Immediately put an end to the
Cooie traffic. Right. -. 3
Sir Charles Lyell predicts that the
whole of North America will be wash
ed into the ocean in Al millions of
yearsl People ought to enjoy the
country while they have it.
Gail Hamilton is going to spend
the winter with her cousin Speaker
Blaine's family in Washington.
Mrs. Greeley owned Chappaqua,
and bequeathed it to Ida. Horace
Will live hereafter at Alvin Johnson's
Philadelphia viii give $50, to the
Centennial Celebration of the Declar-
alton of Independence.
All the conductors on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad are required by recent
order, to give bonds in the sum of
$4,000 each, for the faithful discharge
of their respective duties while con-
nected with the road. -...
A Tennessee dog saved the life of
his drunken master by dragging him
off railroad track.
The Texas Pacific Railway is to be
1,515 miles in length. For $50 miles
the road is to be an airline, and in u
stretch of S15 miles there will be but
six bridges. @
Fanny Fern received $3.50, 900 from
Mr.. Bonner for her contributions to
his paper.
The actual cost of telegraphing con-
nected with the Geneva arbitration
was $4,000.
The ''Watch on the Rhine" the
German national hymn, has thus far
reached the extraordinary sale of
100000 copies. ,
California wants six hundred large
ships to carry off the wheat she raised
this year. .- .-..H
Germany has set aside twenty-five
large French cannons to cast q eollos-
sal bell to ring in peace. .a ...
During July, August and Septem
Der, over $4,000 emigrants left Liver
pool for the United States. The en-
igration from all parts of Europe is
greater than at any former period.
Theirs has given a tobacco shop
worth 1000 francs annually, to Nine.
Chaudy, the widow of NJ. Chaudy,
one of the hostages shot by the Com
munists. "
A house painter named Wilton,
having been elected to the Canadian
House of Commons, we read that he
is the first working man to receive
that distinction.
President Grant has sent a dispatch
of thanks to Emperor William for his
trouble and attention In the San Juan
case, and one of congratulation to
President Theirs, on the progress of
republicanism in France, as evinced
by the recent elections.
A snow-fence is building along the
whole extent of the Northern Pacific
railway. p, ..-f-...
Secretary Boutwell, will be can
didate for the United States Senate
to fill Wilson's vacancy in case the
latter is elected Vice President.
The city authorities of Worcester,
Mass are going to import from Eu-
rope $4,000 worth of plaster casts for
the use of drawing classes in the pub
lie schools. "a .--.j O. 4l
The mining companies of Belgium
are not able to execute the orders
they have received to send coal to
England, because of the scarcity Of
miners in that country. 81
An inquiring citizen of Madison,
Ind, thrust his fingers into a horses
mouth to see how many teeth he had.
The horse closed his mouth to see
how many fingers the man had The
curiosity of each was fully satisfied.
Active work is to- be commenced
Immediately on the Lexington and
Big Sandy road, to connect with the
Chesapeake and Ohio at Huntington.
The Ohio University, at Athens,
was the first College established west
of the mountains The late Hon.
Thos. Ewing was its first graduate.
A Cincinnati colonization firm has
purchased large tract of land in
Northern Louisiana at three dollars
an acre, and between one hundred
and fifty and two hundred persons
will shortly leave Cincinnati to work
it. ALB 80 r.-..... .....r.
Five German men-of-war are soon
to start on an expedition around the
world, visiting the United States on
their way home. .'"-i-..
The postal treaty between France
and the United States, by which rates
of postage viii be reduced about one
half, has been approved by the legis-
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