The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-01-28


large butcher knife.
A CATTLE-TRAIN on the Hamilton and St.
Joseph Road, the other day, ran through
bridge at Eureka City, No., destroying the
bridge, one hundred and twenty-five feet
long, smashing the locomotive and three cars,
and killing or manning all the cattle in them.
Loss over $4,000.
A MAN from Kentucky named Murdock,
and boy whose name is unknown, broke
through the ice while crossing the river at
Madison, Ind, and were drowned.
FOUR burglars were discovered in a drug
store, at Bedford, Ind, by man named
Carney. The latter made an effort to give
the alarm, when the burglars shot him, from
the effects OF which he died soon after. He
lived long enough to describe his murderers.
A PEDDLER named Steven Duggan was
found dead near Eunice, Ark, lately, having
been shot in the back, and robbed for his
goods and valuables. A negro named Mosby
confessed having committed the deed.
BEIGHLEY, amurderer recently hanged at
Greensburg, Pa, made confession. His
early life was passed in Eastern Ohio, and
he belonged to band of horse-thieves.
THE Usage County Ledger gives an account
of finding the dead body of a man named
Andy Bryant, near Medora, Mo-, with his
head and one arm cut of, and entirely naked.
The head was found some distance from the
body, with pistol ball wound in it.
A DUEL recently took place in the suburbs
of San Francisco, between Paul Zecchi, an
ex-Confederate officer, and Ives, Northern
man, and resident of Georgia. The cause
was that Zecchi, during the war, was instru-
mental in the execution of United States
spy, brother of Ives. On the first fire
Zecchi hit Ives in the shoulder, and the lat.
ter fired in the air. Zecchi demanded an
other shot, but Ives refused. Zecchi attempted
to shoot himself, but was disarmed by the
seconds.
THE Commerce No. Dispatch gives an ac-
count of a desperate affair in Mississippi
county, in the southeastern part of that State.
1t appears that a young man named Henson
was suspected of robbery, and James Carr
and posse of five men were sent to arrest
him. During the pursuit Henson shot Carr,
killing him, and the chase was abandoned
The following day Sheriff Twank, of Missis-
sippi county, with posse, renewed the pur-
suit, which resulted in the killing of one of
his posse, the wounding of another, and the
capture of Henson, after mortally wounding
him.
Personal.
KALAKAUA visited St. Louis. He was
met on the opposite side of the river by a
delegation of the municipal Government
and General Sherman and staff, and escorted
to the Southern Hotel.
General.
THE Nail City Insurance Company, of
Wheeling, having defaulted in payment of a
risk, has been closed out.
In the election bribery case at Toronto,
the Judges decided that Major Walker was
disqualified for sitting in the Parliament for
five years.
Mrs. BORDEN, of Blufton, Indiana, is the
fourth person who has died from injuries re-
ceived in the accident on the Muncie Rail-
road few days ago.
LOUISVILLE has protested against the Ad-
ministration's action on the Louisiana ques-
ton, in big meeting. Cincinnati has also
spoken to the same effect.
THE Methodist preachers of Boston and
vicinity, have unanimously passed resolu-
tions indorsing and thanking the President
and Gen. Sheridan for their action on the
Louisiana matters.
WIN. II. AsPINwALL died on January
18th.
GOVERNORS BEDLE, of New Jersey; Coch-
ran, of Delaware; Latta, of Pennsylvania, in
their recent inaugural addresses took ground
against the Administration on the Louisiana
affair.
AT meeting of the New York Republican
Central Committee resolutions were adopted
sustaining throughout the action of Presi-
dent Grant in the Louisiana matter, and set
ting forth that even if what was done was
illegal, it was done without the knowledge of
the President, and with the sincere desire on
the part of the officers of the Government to
perform simply their duty.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN has been elected
Senator from Maine; Cockerell, from Mis-
souri,.
THE Republican State Convention of
Massachusetts have nominated for Governor
James Lloyd Green, of Norwich, the Mayor
who ordered the salute of 100 guns in honor
of the President for his course in the Lou
isiana affairs; Lieutenant Governor-Chas.
L. English; Secretary of State-Col. Angus
tus Penn; Treasurer-O. B. Arnold; Comp
troller-Gen. r. B. Crawford. The resolu-
tions adopted express adherence to the prin-
ciples of the Republican party, and favor
hard money. Resolutions were also adopted
indorsing General Grant, and the policy of
the Administration on the Louisiana ques-
ton.
BILL RoDEFER, the Jack Sheppard of the
West, has been captured at Scattsburg, Scott
county, Ind. He was engaged, at the time
of his arrest, in trying to burgle" the resi-
dence of the Sheriff of Scott county. He was
returned to the State prison. His feet and
hands are badly frost-bitten. He acknowl-
edges to having been captured in Washing
ton county, but talked so sweetly and inno-
Gently to his captors, that they gave him
good supper, and let him go.
Legislatures.
THE Arkansas Senate adopted a substitute
for the House joint resolution, denouncing.
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