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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03
Republican Co. Convention

The Republican voters of Highland
county are requested to meet at their
usual voting places in each township,
on SATURDAY, Sept. II, 1874, and
select delegates to County Conven-
ton, to be held in Hillsboro, on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 1874,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the following offices, to-wit:
One County Commissioner;
One Infrmary Director.
The basis of representation will be
one delegate for every so Republican
votes cast for Governor last year, and
one for every fraction of 25 or over.
The various townships are entitled
to delegates as follows:
Brushcreek 4, Clay 8, Concord 4,
Dodson 8, Fairfield 7, Hamer2, Jack
son 2, Liberty II, Madison 9, Mar
shall 2, Newmarket 2, Paint 6, Penn
3, Salem 2, Union 2, Whiteoak 2,
Washington2.
By order of Republican Cen. Com.
D. MURPHY, Chm'n.
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FRANK CUNNINGHAM.

LocKE's NATIONAL MONTHLY for
September is replete with interesting
reading. 1t contains three stories
besides humorous articles by D. R.
Locke (Nasby) and Miss Mary Hart
well. The remainder of the number,
including the editorial pages, will be
found of decided interest. Terms,
one dollar a year; Locke & Jones,
Publishers, Toledo, Ohio.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03
State Fair Premiums on
Fruit.

NJ. B. Bateham, in the Ohio Far
mer, gives the following timely in
formation in relation to the above
subject:
Many fruit-growers in the State
do not take the pains to secure a
schedule of the premiums and reg
ulations of the State Fair, and hence
need to be reminded that five hun
dred dollars or over, are to be award
ed on fruits at the fair to be held
at Columbus the second week of next
month. The amount is to be dis
tributed in the following manner:
For the best and largest display
of fruits from any county in Ohio,
first, diploma and $50; second, $40.
Summer and fall apples, IA premi,
ums, amounting to about 800.
Winter apples in assortments.. and
single plates, 81 premiums, in all
about 5000; and for sweepstakes, 4C
varieties, $25.
Pears, 80 premiums, about $40
Peaches, various premiums, $62
plums and ounces, S42; grapes
about 800.
Giving premiums for county ex
hibitions on fruit is q recent thing
and likely to prove quite interesting
Any local societies or any individ
uals can enter fruits for these premi
ums, in the name of their county.
ALI who have good fruits or othel
articles suitable for exhibition at th'
fair, should at once send for a premi
um list to J. II. Klippart, Colum
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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

The "New Temperance Era" in
discussing the question of ''what is
the next step for Ohio?" among 9th
er good things says this:
There are some temperance men
who are for distinct political or
ganization in the State. There are
some papers who advocate this. As
it appears to us, we can at present
do more for temperance by acting
with that party-whichever it may
be-which will sustain temperance
principles. If neither will do this, 1t
will be time to organize third par
ty. But rest assured that our de-
mands will be aeceded to if they are
properly made, and it can be seen
that we are ready to act together.
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borough, Highland County, Ohio Thursday September 1874

the Constitution would not fill more
than two or three columns of com.
mon sized newspaper. The body
of the Constitution was still that OF
1851. Its provisions and distribu-
tions of power were elaborated with
great care and deliberation. Some
of the best minds of the State had
been brought together to pass in re-
view the old Constitution. But few
changes and additions were made
Mr.. B. has passed sentence upon
the two Conventions in characteriz-
ing their work as that of men OF
''smal calibre and narrow minds
who, he says, were largely in the ma
iority in the Convention.
Mr.. BIS voluntary counsel to the
people in regard to license was re-
sponded to by an emphatic Nay.
So much for the prayers and tears Of
the "silly women" and "the labors
of the more cunning portion of the
clergy in Highland county.
The impression made upon the
popular mind in favor of the ar
rest of intemperance-the multitudes
arrested on the brink of destruction,
and led to make serious attempts to
escape the snare of the fowler-ought
to protect this "Ladies' Temperance
League" movement from the sneers
of the true philanthropist, and will
do it, Mr.. Barrere to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
ANTI-LICENSE.
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The Campaign,

The Republican State Executive
Committee have decided to inaugur-
ate the campaign with grand mass
meeting at the West Front of the
Capitol, in Columbus, on the evening
of September second, the day on
which the State Convention meets.
1t is expected that several of the
leading men of the party will be
present on that occasion. The cam
paign will be short, but it is pro.
posed to make it vigorous and thor
ough. The Executive Committee
are hard at work and the best stump
ers of the State are prepared to take
the field.
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The WESTMINSTER REVIEW for July
(New York: L. Scott Publishing Co. }
contains, besides elaborate notices
of new books, the following articles:
Buffers Analogy-its Strength and
Weakness, Emigration. Goetha and
Mill: a contrast. The Admiralty
and the Navy. Mr.. Lewes and Met
aphysics. The Emancipation of Wo-
men. Lamarck. The Nationalist
ton of the Established Church.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

Gov. Allen will be present at the
opening of the Exposition on Wed
nesday, and there will be a grand
military procession, in which com
panies from Chillicothe, Columbus,
Cleveland, Dayton and other cities,
will take part. At night there will
be a grand display of fire works.
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Letter from Nebraska.

WEEPING WATER, Neb. August, 1874.
Everywhere throughout the older
States are found honest, industrious
deserving people, with energy and
intelligence enough to achieve for
themselves and families a fair COM =
petence, who are kept in poverty. by
the unfortunate circumstances sur
rounding them. The prospect
spread out before this class of citi-
zens is not an alluring one. The
greater portion of their earnings is
consumed in the current expenses of
their families, and the high price of
land in the community in which they
live precludes the hope of ever pos
sessing "a home of their own" They
see before themselves and their chill
dren only life of increasing toll
and lessening comforts.
To this class of persons especially
the West offers inestimable oppor
tunities. "Cheap Farms and Free
Homes" is here arealized fact. Here
millions of acres of land, unsurpassed
in fertility, productiveness, and ease
of tillage, may be obtained. free under
the Homestead Law, or purchased at
low prices on long credit, at mod
crate rate of interest. Nebraska
alone contains fifty million acres of
these lands, within one weeks jour
ney of the great centres of population
in the United States.
This State lies Immediately west
of Iowa, within the same parallels of
latitude as Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and Pennsylvania. 1t extends from
the Missouri river westward to the
Rocky mountains, having an extreme
length of 412, and width of 208 miles.
There are no Mountains; the entire
surface is fine, rolling prairie, di-
versifed with low hills, broad table,
and rich bottom lands. The slope
is gradual from the mountains to
the Missouri, and the numerous
streams that intersect the State flow
in an easterly or southeasterly course,
through valleys rank with vegetation,
of loose, rich soil, in which they
cut their channels deep and winding,
with nothing to mark their course ex-
cept the fringe of trees that line their
margins.
The principal river is the Platte,
wide, shallow stream with divided
channels unfit for navigation, but ad-
mirably adapted to the purpose of
mill-powers and irrigation This
river enters the State in two branches
(which unite about 800 miles west of
the Missouri,) and pursuing an easter
ly course, divides the State into two
nearly equal parts. Its special fea-
ture is the unrivaled valley through
which it courses from the mountains
to the Missouri River.
This valleyis from five to fifteen
miles in width and consists of gently
undulating bottom, skirted with low,
grassy bluffs, and intersected with
many clear running, timber bordered
streams. 1t has long been celebrated
as one of the most fertile and besuti-
full regions in the West. Tbs soil is
dark, sandy loan, mixed with vege-
table mold, and slightly impregnated
with lime, eminently adapted to grass
and root crops, and is all that could
be desired in a farming or grazing
country. Respectfully,
FRANK CUNNINGHAM.
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TWhOle No. 1897.
APPEAL
To the Friends
Temperance in Highland County.

The Womns Association Won to use
utmost diligence and zeal carrying Temperance Reform
The work hopeful and
before great But let remember
be lost through navty that advantage be
regained Then let the work organization Let there be
organization formed every School District
ready been done public sentiment great
of ntemperane But much to be DONE
to it.
We profoundly thankful that throughout the have
true helpers this work But persuaded that there many
Temperance who have identified themselves
obecng to of methods of working Friends
together awakening
of demanding enforcement of law demand
ing additional legislation necessary for the suppression of the evil
demanding that public officers be sober
Come then and with for the evil against
strong desperate Come for the results victory
both earthly and heavenly glory Come
God By order of the Association, .
v B. WEVER; Secy
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

Ross Co. PIONEERS MEETING.-A
note from Gen. Rufus Putnam re-
quests us to announce that the Pho
neers of Ross county will hold a Re-
union at Bush's Grove, Concord tp.,
on Saturday and Sunday, Sept 18th
and 18th. Pioneers of Highland and
adjoining counties are cordially in
yited.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

Messrs. Conard & Richards pre-
sented us some fine Peaches from
their orchard south of town, last
Monday. They were of the variety
called "Stump-the- World"-a large,
handsome and fine favored peach.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

GRANGERs' SOCIAL GATHERING AND
BASKET D1NNER.-There will be a
Granger's Social Gathering and
Basket dinner held at Moberly s
Grove, near Buford, on Saturday
September 26, 1874. Everybody
invited.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

The Vinton Record says the rail-
road from Vinton station to Galhpo-
lis will be completed before the first
of January, 1875, and the cars run
ming.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

Cooley, for September, is valua-
BILE number. The best way to ascer-
tain its full merits is to get a copy
and examine it. 1t has no superior
as a family companion.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03
List OF Pioneers. aged 20 and
upwards, who attended the
Pioneer Reunion at Lees.
burg, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1874.

There having been a number of er-
rors and omissions in the list of Pho
neers, publishedin our paper ofAugust
goth, we have been requested to re-
publish the list, as revised and cor
rected. The following list is believ-
ed to be as nearly correct as it is
possible to make it:
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

The 'NURsERY" for September is
already upon our table. tits full of
nice little stories for very young read
ers, and is "a gem for children. John
L. Shorey, publisher, Boston. Price
S1.50 q year.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03
The Democratic State COnven.
tian-The Democracy of Ohio
Declare I'm favor of n License
Law.

AHWs
The Democratic State Convention,
held at Columbus last week, made
tie following nominations:
Secretary of State-Wm. Bell, of
Licking county.
School Commissioners Charles S.
Smart, of Pickaway county.
Supreme Judge-W. T. Gilmore,
of Preble county.
Clerk of Supreme Court-Arnold
Green, of Cuyahoga county.
Board of Public Works-Martin
Schilder, of Ross county.
The platform adopted .tayors the
submission to the people 6e the Leg
islature, ofa Constitutional amend
nae'at authorizing the passage Of a
License ldao.
In regard to the License plank
of the platform, the following pro-
ceedings took place, as reported by
"Y. S." (W. S. Furay) the reliable
Columbus correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette:
THE LICENSE PLANK.
Senator Fisher of Coshocton,
moved to strike out the word "li-
cense' from the resolution on that
subject and insert LOCAL OPTION.
Loud cries of 'Nol" 'No~ and the
motion was overwhelmingly lost.1
Judge Dwyer, of Montgomery,
moved to insert the word GRADUATED
before "license," so as to make it
read graduated license" and er-
planned that he did this IN behalf of
the small liquor dealers, most Of
,chOn1 aoere Democrats.
Mr.. Trainer, of Jefferson, moved
to strike out the whole resolution
about license; and several speeches
were made for and against the mo-
ton.
Judge Haag of Henry, said the res
olution did not commit the Demo
cratic party to any system oflicense,
or to the license principle at all, but
simply asks that the whole question
shall be left where it belongs, that is
to the people.-[Applause.
The previous question was then
moved and carried, the amendments
were voted down, and the entire plat
form adopted just as it came from
the Committee.
In the face of the fact, that the
people of Ohio have just voted on
the adoption of license amendment
to the Constitution, and rejected it
by nearly eight thousand majority,
this proposition of the Democracy to
take another vote on o similar
amendment, is, to say the least of it,
tolerably cool; especially when taken
in connection with Judge Dwyers
frank admission, that "naOst Of the
small liquor dealers are Democrats.
In our opinion, the people of Ohio
will vote down the Democratic Lii
cense platform and the Democratic
party with it, next October, at least
by as large majority as they have
Just given against License on its OWL
merits. They will certainly do so, il
the Republican State Convention, tc
be held this week, is wise enough tt
take firm and decided stand in ia
vor of Temperance, and the mor'
: efficient execution of the laws nov
on our statute-books, against iquo
selling.
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In regard to the License plank
of the platform, the following pro-
ceedings took place, as reported by
"Y. S." (W. S. Furay) the reliable
Columbus correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01
Amnesty.

The passage of the bill proposing
amnesty for all the late rebels, by the
House Of Representatives, almost
without discussions, forms a landmark
in the political history Of the country.
A Southern Republican, Mr. Maynard
of Tennessee, reported the bill from
the Committee on Rules and 1T was
passed with only twenty.nine nays,
the debate being brief and relating
more to the unusual manner in which
the bill was reported than to its mer-
its.
A few years ago, this question was
one of the reconstruction problem that
divided the voters of the United States.
But we do not mean in saying this
that the Republican party has opposed
amnesty as u principle, 1t opposed
the manner in which Southern traitors
clammored for forgiveness for their
own transgressions while they were
butchering negroes and tanning into
flames the expiring embers of the
civil war. Amnesty now means that
the great majority OF Northern peo-
pie who have been loyal to the Union
and hate treason now as much as when
it appeared in the tented field and
martial array, are willing to admit
their fellow citizens of the South to
the fullest exercise ofpolitical preroga.
tive, 1t means that we have at last
in the good faith of the
South and full faith in the power Of
the loyal sentiment to crush any ling
ering disloyalty that may be left in
any part Of the Union. We fear no
of the rebellion and are anx-
ious to dispose of all the old war
questions and to turn to newer and
fresher issues. We generally forg ct
all the sad and bitter experiences Of
the past and look forward for glori-
Gus future, for Il united and happy
country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01

Late London papers contain the
full text of the official report of the
Captain of the Loeb Earn, in refer.
ence to the collision with the Vile du
Havre. Upon sighting the steamer
the Captain states that she was found
to be coming straight for his vessel.
He rang the bell and ported the helm,
and when close TO his bow the steam
er's helm was starboarded and ran
across his bow. lie gave orders to
back the afteryards of his ship, but
before the braces could be let go the
two vessels came in collision, the
Loeb Earn striking the steamer amid
ships. The ships separated immed
lately, and the carpenter being at the
pumps reported that the Loeb Earn
was making no water. A boat from
the Willie du Havre then came along
side. containing an officer and four
men. The Captain asked if the steam
er was much injured. The officer re-
piled that she was injured, but did not
say she wanted assistance AS no
signals of distress were made by the
steamer, the Captain thought at the
time that the boat was sent to render
him assistance, but while talking to
the officer he saw the steamer appar
emily settling down, and he lowered
the lifeboat at once in charge of a
second officer and four men, who
made toward the sinking ship. His
cutter and starboard lifeboat We're
then cleared away, and in few minu-
ties despatched to the scene of the
catastrophe, their only guide being
the cries Of the drowning people, the
steamer having disappeared. He
kept his boats out till daylight, until
every one floating among the wreck
was picked up, ond succeeded in say
ing "a persons out of 306 large
proportion having gone down with
the steamer. The Vile du Havre
only tloated about fifteen minutes af-
ter being struck. The officers and
crew of the Loeb Earn all agree in
denouncing the conduct of some of
the officers and crew of the steamer
as very discreditable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01

Look at the Astounding Offer made
of the largest, best and most popular
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column.
Announcement extraordinary! The
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01

The Boston Daily advertiser says,
"The events in Washington since
Congress assembled have not tended
to quiet apprehensions that the Re-
publican organization is drifting to the
bad. No department of the public
service is in satisfactory condition,
and, worst of all, there seems to be an
indisposition to work reformation.
There is everywhere Indifference to
the suggestions of wisdom and com
mon sense. When an Administration
ceases to trust the men whom the peo-
pie trust, reserving its honorable re
wards for subservient incapacity, the
country will prepare tor change, and
there is no help for it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01
SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Thursday Jan. I, 1874.
President Grants Salary.

We see that many of the bills that
have been introduced into Congress
the present session for the repeal of
the increase salary bill cf the AID Con
gress propose to reduce the pay, or
salaries, of members of Congress, and
all other Government officials except
the Presidents. Why this distinction
is made we cannot for the life of us
imagine. Why the salary of one Of
fcer (the highest Of them all, and the
largest) should remain where it is,
and the rest he reduced, is a singular
circumstance that we cannot readily
account for. But perhaps it is for
some good reason LETT in this manner
which time may reveal. Perhaps
there has been some evil influence or
spirits at work from the White
House to bring about this result. Or
perhaps our worthy President can not
live on $4,000 a year with about $780,
900 appropriated him by Congress an
nually for his expenses. More than it
cost us in the early days of the Re
public to pay the whole expenses of
the government one year. But the
times are different and mems ideas of
the use of money as well as its worth,
have changed Public officers once
were honest and economical. Now
they are in many instances, dishonest,
extravagant and inefficient. So it
goes. Thus are we tending and we
ask if there is no relief? We will in
quire in conclusion if President Grants
expenses were as large before the late
war as now? Whether it cost HIM
then $4,000, $4,000 or $500 for
his yearly expenses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01

The legislature of California, have
elected Judge lIagar, Democrat, to
fill! the short term in the Z. S. Senate.
made vacant by the resignation of Eu-
gene Casserly, and Governor Booth
Conservative Republican, for the long
term commencing March 4, 1879.
Booth was elected Governor of Calf
ornia by the Republicans two years
ago, but the frauds and other irregu-
lar transactions of the Administration
became so hot and heavy, that he
ceased his support of it some time
ago. We trust his election to the
Senate will prove beneficial to the cp-
ponents of the ''powers that be" as
we'll as to the country.