The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1880-02-12

| POPuAai dluuseL1euL8 OI the paLrIOtc peO-
| pie. Mr.. CarOthers died a few years ago.
having passed the remainder Of his life In
retirement on his farm, enjoying the conf
dence and respect Of his neighbors and of
the community in general. He is remem-
bered as the pioneer editor and publisher
I Of Highland county.
Id ten years, from 1923 to 1888. the
Gazette" changed editors and proprietors
several times. These changes of owner
ship we're the only noticeable events in its
history. Then, as now, there we're many
persons who thought they could run a
newspaper, and whenever the Office was
for sale a purchaser was always on hand.
VIM. ID. Allen, to whom Mr.. Carothers
sold the Office, made some improvements
In the paper, but in about a year sold It
to Col. Wm. Keys. 1t was published but
a short time by him, when he disposed of
1t in 1929, TO DR.. Jacob Kirby and Col.
Moses H. Kirby. These gentlemen pub
lished it for another year, when Col. Kirby
was elected Secretary of State. There
upon he transferred his interest to Hiram
Campbell. When his term Of Office ex-
pired Col. Kirby removed to Wyandoi
county, where he has since resided. hold
ing at different times the Office of Probate
Judge, Prosecuting Attorney, and member
OF the Legislature. At this writing he is
the State Senator from his district. and
although at an advanced age, is in the
possession Of all his faculties in full vigor
The 6rm Of Kirby & Campbell remained
as publishers of the Gazette" until 1889.
when they sold the office 10 Emery &
CLANCY. Under this arrangement Jonas
r. Emrie became the editor Of the ga
zette." He was practical printer, having
learned his trade iu the Office under Mr..
CarOthers. He was also a writer of con-
siderable ability, and a politician of no
mean pretensiOns. From 1889 to 1856.
Mr.. Emrie was connected with the "Ga-
zette, excepting short intervals, when it !
was run by VIM II. Cappe, in l84l, VIM.
II. Morrow, in l848, and Robt B. Steven
son, in 1849, "a and 80. Under Mr. Emrie's
charge the Gazette" was enlarged, and
and gained largely in patronage and in
duence. It ranked among the best county
papers in the State.
During the years Of Mr.. Emrie's editor
ship the project Of q railroad to Cincinnati
was brought forward. The Gazette" /
strongly and ably advocated the enterprise. Z
The road was completed to HillsborO from /.
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the town increased, and for time in the /
fall Of that year, Mr.. Emrie issued q
Daily Gazette" The enterprise, however. |
did not pay, and was after a few months |
abandoned.
The "Gazette" took great interest in the /
extension Of the road eastward 10 Parkers- |
burg, and its columns teemed with articles 1
urging upon the people the Importance Of I
pushing on the enterprise to a successful (
termination. When the bargain was made /
by which the HillsborO road was sold out /
70 its rival, the Marietta road, the ga /
zette" was severe in its denunciations Of /
the perpetrators Of the fraud. The arti- /
cles he published on the subject involved /
the editor in a libel suit, which aroused !
great excitement in the town and vicinity |
The ablest lawyers in the State were en- |
gagged on each side, and the trial Of the 4
case occupied several days. The case was |
argued for the plaintiff, d. J. Falls, by |
Judge VIM. Johnston and Judge James |
Sloane, and for the defendant, ]. r. Emrie, |
By hon. Thos. COrwin and Hon. Nelson /
Barrere. It resulted in a verdict for 4
nominal damages, (siE eents) against
Emrie.
During Mr.. Emrie's career as editor Of |
the Gazette" the subject Of a better sys- |
tenn of Public Schools occupied the at |
tention Of the people. Mr. Emrie ably
advocated the passage Of the School Law
of 1853. He was a member Of the first
Board of Education Of the Union Schools
was the FIRST Probate Judge for the county,
and was afterwards a member of Congress
from the District to which Highland coun-
ty then belonged. He removed from Hills
bOro to Mound City, Ills, where he died
few years ago.
In 1856 the Office was sold by Mr.. En-
RE to John G.. DOren, now the editor Of
the dayton Democrat" He sold out in
about a year to Logan q Seaman. They
carried on the business until March, 1860,
when the Office was purchased by II. S.
Doggett. The paper during the campaign
Of 1860 supported Hon. Stephen A. Doug
lass for the Presidency. The next year,
when the war Of the Rebellion broke out,
the paper came out warmly in favor Of the
Union cause. During the year 1861 it
gave its influence toward putting down the
Rebellion, and met the approval of large
majority Of Its patrons.
In 1862, the Office was purchased BY
Samuel Pike. He at once changed the
tone Of the paper in regard to the war, and
advocated what was then known as 'the
peace policy" 1t was time Of great eX-
citement, and at one time threats were
made of mobbing the Office by soldiers in
camp at "Camp Mitchell" near town, on
account Of an article that appeared in It's
columns. Col. Pike was a bitter partisan,
and from the fact Of his having published
papers in the South, had a warm feeling
for her people. His course seemed to be
endorsed by the result of the election in
Ohio that autumn, for the Democrats car
ried the State. The next year, however,
witnessed so great a reaction, that Brough
was elected by 100, 900 majority. Disgust
ed with this result, Col. Pike sold the
Gazette" to VIM. H. Munnell He was
a States Rights Democrat, Of the most ex-
treme views. The paper became the organ
Of his peculiar opinions and those Of VIM
II. CORY, of Cincinnati. 1t soon became
unpopular, even with its own party, and
in 1865 Col. Pike returned to HillsbOro,
and brought with him a new press and
outfit for publishing a paper. Munneil
about this time removed the press and ma
terial Of the Gazette" Office to Cincinnati,
and published a States Rights paper there,
in connection with Mr. CORY, called "The
West and South" A short time before
MunnelPs departure Col. Pike had com
menced the publication Of a weekly paper,
called the "Highland Democrat" The
publication Of the Gazette" having ceased
with Munnell's departure, Col. Pike
changed the name of his paper to that Of
the "HillsbOrO Gazette" He continued
its publication until 1867, when he sold
the Office to Malay & Marshall.
Col. Samuel Pike was probably the most
widely known editor ever connected with
the press of Highland county. He was
born April 9th, 1904, in Grayson CO., Vir-
ginia, but spent his early life on a farm in
what is now Penn township, in this county,
and when grown to manhood removed to
Leesburg, and engaged in mercantile pur-
suits. His first appearance as an editor
and publisher was in Leesburg, in 1882
The Ohio Legislature had the winter be-
fore passed an act, chartering the Belpre
and Cincinnati Railroad. Joel Wright
was one of the parties named in the char
ter, and he took a great interest in the en-
terPrise. To advocate its construction, he
bought a press and type, and started a
small newspaper, called the Highland
Democrat and Railroad Advocate" and
Installed Col. Pike as editor. This paper
was published about a year. Col. Pike
then removed to Peru, Indiana, where he
started q paper. Thence he went to
Bloomington, ILL.,, and either bought a pa
per or started a new one AfterWard he
had papers in PiketOn. COvingtOD. Pa