Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-11-20
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Young man named Harver. in Memphis,
few DAYS ago. Norfeet was drunk at tn
time. - 5 ~ q
". E. Bergman, a son Of DR.. Bergman
of New Castle, KY, was shot in that tow
on the 29th ultimo, by n. Edwards. 1
is said that Mr.. B. cannot possibly survive
tine wound.
The Dayton (O.) Gazette says;-Fierc'
fires are prevailing in the woods in ever!
direction. They are sweeping over largt
tracts in Mercer and Auglaize counties. A
Young man by the name of Hawthorne
living near ST Mary's, was burnt 10 death
day or two since, while engaged in fight
ing the flames that were approaching hi;
fences.
We learn from the Mason county (Ill.)
Herald that Mr.. ]. A. Atwood, residing
in the vicinity of Spring Lake, in that
county, while cutting corn in his field re-
Gently, was fired upon by an unknown and
concealed enemy, and mortally wounded
Atwood has had serious difficulties with
some of his neighbors, out of which a crimi-
nal prosecution against them has arisen
which is yet undecided; and it is supposed
that he has been shot to prevent his giving
testimony against them.
We have seen block OF marble taken
from the quarry opposite Cape Girardeau,
fifty miles above Carlo on the Mississippi.
This marble is of brownish color, beauti-
fully variegated, of very fine grain, and
susceptible Of high polish. 1t would be
excellent in mantles, ornaments, DC. 1t is
being used for building purposes at Cape
Girardeau.-Cario Delta.
The New York Post says that some
difficulties have sprung up between Mr..
James Colt and Col. Samuel Colt, his bro
ther, and that the former, to inforce his
claims fol. S75O,0OO, has attached the
property of Colt Manufacturing Company
of South Hartford, Conn.,, which will be
contested in court of law.
A private letter from London assuIes us
that Douglas Jcrrold and Charles Kings
ley will visit America in the course of the
coming winter. There was at one time q
rumor that Mr.. Jerrold would lecture du-
ring his sojourn in the United States
Boston Atlas.
The Richmond Iraig has been shown
several beautiful white silk handkercheiefs,
made by two young ladies of Rappahan-
mock county, Va. Misses Willis, from the
product of silk worms fed by themselves.
Preston King is likely to be the next U.
S. Senator in New York in place of Gov.
Fish. The New York Mirror is in favor
of Mr.. Raymond of the Times. Should a
city man be taken we hope General Webb,
of the Courier and Enquirer will be the
man, or Mr.. Bryant of the Post-O. S.
Journal.
There is a rumor from England to the
effect that an English Earl, who was en-
gagged in the Crimean war, is about 10 lead
to the hymenial alter the noble-hearted
and selfsacrifcing Florence Nightengale.
She has been elected an honorary Life
Governor of the Royal Free Hospital, Lon
don. ---s-= -s.7i5 -sa-'-. ~, -s-
Cassius NJ. Clay, in speech at Chicago,
a few days since, declared from his own
that white men can and do Ia
Dor in the cotton fields. and that in Texas
there is German settlement, where they
produce one-third more from an acre of
cotton than the slaves do.
Tie Terre Haute and Alton aud the
BeIleyille and nlinoistown Railroads have
been consolidated, under the title Of the
Terra Haute, Alton and ST. Louis Railroad
Company. The Belleyille road is practi-
cally an extension of the Terra Haute from
the two at Wood River to St. Louis, dis
tance of twenty miles. -
An American on the Papal Throne.-A
correspondent of the New York Post, wri-
ting from Rome, 18th Oct, says:-This
Colonel. Hiram Pearson, of San
Francisco, was fined one thousand piasters
for seating himself on the throne of the
Pope. 4J 4TE NO nrfTTTTTr