The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-03-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Peace has been declared between Chilli and
Peru.
The Tennessee Legislature is also to attend the
Inauguration.
Ex-Chief Justice Dixon will probably be Sena-
tor Carpenters successor.
Chill demands Of Bolivia and Peru an indemnify
Of $50, ,OOO, ,OCO, besides some territory.
Thos. D. Jones, the well-llnown sculptor, died
at Columbus, last Sunday, aged SO years.
Over 600 people attended Mrs. Hayes last re-
ception at the White House last Saturday.
Gov. Foster is to be Garfeld's Postmaster Gen
eral, according to the latest Cabinet rumor.
It is said the wool crop will be very much short
ened by the severe cold weather this winter.
Another severe snow-storm In Chicago and the
Northwest, last Sunday, blOckaded railroad trains.
The River and Hsrbor bill passed the Senate on
Monday, and only awaits the approval of the
President.
A FIRE at Franklin, Va, on the Roanoke & Sea-
board r. R., last Sunday, destroyed nearly all the
business houses. Loss about Sl5O,OUG.
The Cincinnati Gazette advises President Hayes
TO pocket the funding bill, if it should pass and
let it fail 10 become a law without veto.
The Brig Isabel, a Gne vessel in the Brazilian
trade, was wrecked on the Newfoundland reefs on
Tuesday Of last week, and all on board perished.
The British troops, under Gen. CoHey, were de-
feated by the Beers, at Splits KOp, South Africa,
last Sunday, and Gen. Coney himself was among
the killed.
The Opera Musical Festival at Cincinnati last
| week. was a great success. The total receipts
were over S6O,COO netting to the College of Music
over 5000.
Congress will pass the necessary appropriation
/ bills, but the re-apportiOnment of Members of
Congress under the new Census, will probably fail
| for want of time.
DR.. Firestone, Superintendent of the Columbus
| Insane Asylum, was removed last week, and DR..
Rutter, Of the Athens Asylum, win take his place
on the LIST Of April.
Seventeen orphan children were smOthered and
| burned to death in an Orphan Asylum near Scran-
/ ton, Pa, last Sunday night. Only two were
touched by the flames.
Senator Matthew II. Carpenter, Of Wisconsin,
died at Washington City last Thursday, in the 57th
year of his age. He was one of the ablest Repub-
| iican leaders in that body.
Thorner, the Englishman, VINO was tried at
Chilcothe last week, for killing cOOred fellow
! servant of Gen. WorthingtOn, was found guilty OF
murder in the second degree.
Minnesota is moving in favor of giving wo man
the ballot on all questions pertaining 10 the HquOr
! traffic. The Legislature has an amendment to
the Constitution 10 that silecti now pending be-
fore it.
Toxic, Japan, was nearly destroyed by fire Jan
26th, II goo houses were burned, and doubtless no
insurance. They were probably not very costly,
however, japanese dwellings being generally very
light structures.
The Legislature had no quorum on Saturday,
and It is expected little or no business will be
done until after the members have returned from
the Inauguration. They expect to leave Columbus
st midnight tonight tuesday.
The Indiana Senate, last week, defeated the
Woman Suffrage bill by vote of 25 to Is. Only
majority against it.. This Is significant Of a Won
derful advance in public sentiment towards the
enfranchisement of woman. II will come in due
time.
Gen. = W. Strader, a prominent citizen Of
Cincinnati, for many years connected with rail-
road and steamboat interests, died in Ashtabua,
o last Friday, of sOftening Oi the brain. He rep
resented the list Cincinnati district in Congress
some years ago.
The British Parliament passed the Irish COer-
cOn bill last week. The latest accounts from Ire
land state that the vigorous measures % the Coy
ernment are having their effect in restoring order
Rents are being paid, "BOyCOtting" has almost
ceased and the power Of Parnell and the Land
League is on the gane.
President-eleGt Garfield left home for Washing
ton on Monday afternoon. He was accompanied
by his wife, mother, two sons, daughter and four
servants. The party expected TO reach Washing
ton about 10 O'Clock this morning, (Iuesdayl and
will stay at the Riggs House until after the lnau-
guratiOn ceremonies.
Owing to the death of Senator Carpenter, Of
Wisconsin. it is believed, in Washington, that
President Garfield will not call an extra session OF
the Senate until after his successor is chosen.
This will give the Republicans one more vote IN
the organization of the new Senate and may give
them the control of that body, ii senator MahOne,
Of Va, acts with them, as is now thought prob
able.
The Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture finally agreed on compromise candidate last
week. and elected Hon. John /. Mitchell U. states
Senator. He is a man of ability and high charac-
ter, and formerly represented the Mexican county
oil region in Congress. He was an active anti
Grant man last summer; and is also a strong op- /
popent of that giant monopoly, the Standard Oil .
Company, which is eating ont the life OF the oil
producers Of his section.