The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-06-02

hODlnsOn'S camp, where Tney arrived
after an exhaustive trip, during which
one Of their number several times faint
ed away in the snow and had to be car
ried for long distance. Wilson is in
the hands Of competent medical advis-
ers, but only faint hopes are entertained
Of his recovery.
The Louisiana Land Redemption
Company has drained $4,000 Of its
200, 600 acres, and will plant them with
rice this year. The company makes
the rosy estimate that it will have an
income Of $50, 900 when it gets its whole
tract reclaimed. The land is a black
loan, from two to six feet deep, and it
is estimated that it viii yield four hogs
heads Of sugar or forty barrels Of rice
to the acre.
Some Of the Chinese SMILES are said
70 be as pointed as they are sarcastic.
They call a clustering, harmless fellow
''a paper tiger" A man who places
too high a valuation on himself they
compare to ga rat falling into q scale
and weighing itself. "a hunchback
making bow is what they call over
doing . thing. A spendthrift they COM
pare to "a rocket," " which goes of at
once, and aman who expends his charity
on remote objects, neglecting his own
family, is said to chang a lantern on a
pole, which is seen afar, but gives no
light below"
A bill introduced in the New York
Legislature, relating to telegraph wires
in New York city, provides that after
July /, 1882, all telegraph wires within
the city used by telegraph, telephone,
district messenger, or electric light
companies, or any corporation or
person whatsoever, must be laid under
ground, in such manner as may be
agreed upon between the mayor and
the owners Of such wire. After that
date it shall not be lawful to use any
wire above ground for any telegraphic
or electric lighting purpose within the
limits Of the city; but nothing shall be
construed to prevent the introduction
Of one or more wires within the limits
of any building where the introduction
is asked for, or within such building as
may be owned or leased, in whole or in
part, by any company or person using
telegraph wires.
The other morning the town Of Lom-
poe, Cal, was aroused by aloud explO-
sion in the LOmpOe hotel, kept by Geo.
Butchart. The dodgers rushed out Of
the house, but nothing could be seen.
Cinnamon in q wash-hOuse across the
street said they saw three men stealing
away few minutes before. Examina-
ton showed four bombs had been
thrown through the windows Of the no
tel, one of which had exploded. The
bombs were homemade, formed by
wrapping cans Of powder in sacking.
The bomb which burst was thrown into
a shOe-shOp, which was part Of the hO-
tel, but was not occupied. At night
other bombs were cast into the sleeping
room of the proprietor and his wife.
Had they exploded, loss Of life would
have been sure to follow, as the bombs
weighed six pounds each. The bomb
which exploded broke al the windows
and several doors and partitions. The
cause Of the attempt is said to be q
bitter feeling Of temperance people
against Butchart who sells liquor on
the sly, although his lease expressly
fOrbids him to do so.
Some months ago, John Belts, Of
Steubenville, Ohio, hOrse-whipped his
wife, daughter Matte, and his married
daughter, Mrs. Grace Webster. The
affair created quite a stir at the time.
The cause Of the whipping was because
he found a young man named William
Ferguson in the parlOr with his daugh-
ter Matte. on his return home about
9 o'clock in the evening, ayainst his or
ders, he having forbidden her to have
anything to say to Ferguson. He first
attempted to whip Matte, when her
mother and Mrs. Webster interferred,
which caused him to turn his wrath
upon them. The other day the sequel
to the affair came to light Matte has
been visiting some months in Philadel-
phia, and returned home q few DAYS
ago. It seems Ferguson met her at Al
tOOna, Penn, where they were married,
after which they came to Steubenville
together. The bride is worth about
$4,000 in her own right, it having
been left her by her grandmother. Mr..
Belts has accepted the situation, since
he can not help himself, and the young
couple will 60 to housekeeping at an
early day.