The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-20
Correspondence of the News.
Letter from Liberty, Ind.
LIBERTY, Ind, April Z, 1876.

Letter from Liberty, mo.
LIBERTY, Ind, April z, 1876.
MIR. EDIToR:-Liberty, the county
seat of Union county, is situated
between Cincinnati and Indianapo-
lis, on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Indianapolis Railroad, about fifty
miles northwest of the former, and
seventy five southeast of the latter
city, giving US daily communication
with both places, and good railroad
connection with all the principal
Eastern and Western cities. The
business of this road is increasing
largely every month, being the short
est route between Cincinnati and
Indianapolis. We are south of
Richmond about sixteen miles, east
of Connersville about the same dis
tance, and west of Oxford, Ohio,
about twenty miles, giving us, as
you will see, kind of central posi-.
ton for business, every branch of
which seems to be pretty well repre-
sented in our town. --
One firm here-Rude Bros.-are
engaged in manufacturing cultivators
and drills, and are doing quite an
extensive business, turning out about
two hundred of these implements
every week; and 1 am informed by
them that they are not able to fill all
their orders, which come in from
nearly all the Southern and Western
States. One large order came from
California recently, which was filed,
and the implements shipped, few
days ago.
A large steam grist mill and two
planning mills are all in full blast,
and kept running all the time.
Our town contains four churches,
and is noted for morality and So
briefly. Have seen but two or three
drunken men since my arrival and
soiourn in the place. When I came
to the town there were but two
places where intoxicating beverages
could be obtained, but not long since
both places were struck by the
lightning Crusade" consisting of
about fifteen men Gnstead' of women,
who, disguised and masked, entered
the town about II o'clock at night,
marching in military order, but very
quietly, not word being uttered by
any of their number. They pro
ceeded to these dens-for denS they
were, located in out-of- the way places
battered down the doors, smashed
in the windows, demolished the fur
niture, emptied the contents of all
the kegs and bottles, and destroyed
everything inside the buildings, leav-
ing nothing but fragments behind.
They were all farmers living in the
vicinity, and had sons who were
being ruined by these whiskyvend-
ors. .-i
Liberty supports one weekly paper,
the Liberty Herald-believe 1 sent
you copy-a very neat sheet, ably
edited by Mr.. J. W. Short, who, by
the way, is quite pleasant and in
telligent young man, and a graduate
of the Miami University at Oxford,
Ohio. He informs me t. at he was a
class mate of Kirby Smith and
George Trimble at the above-named
institution.
Two National Banks are in opera
ton here, and doing good bust
ness. Money loans here readily at
10 per cent. in good hands, and the
people can as easily pay that rate
here as the Highland people can pay
s per cent, from the fact that nearly
all our farmers own rich lands, and
ship the incest and largest hogs that
90 into TIE Cincinnati market.
One noticeable feature of our town
is, that only one colored family lives
within its borders. 1 suppose you
could spare few of the brethren in
Hillsboro; but we don't need them,
as our county is Republican by about
200.
General Tom Brown was nomi
mated for Congress in this district
last Monday by the Republican nom
mating primary election.
Well, for fear of wearying the pa
tience of your readers, 1 will bring
my scribbling to a close.
S. W. CREED.