Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-04
News Items.


burg on Friday. Three boys PLAYING in
the loft of Mr.. Patterson's livery stable, fell
throagh an open hatchway partially covered
with hay, twenty-five feet, and struck upon
stone gangway. George, son of Col.
R. Patterson, sheriff of the county was in
stantly killed. Hew was bright little fel
low, six years of age. The other two, aged
thirteen, were badly hurt, but will proba-
bly, recover. The lads were walking across
the hay-loft arm in arm at the time thev
fell.
Egypt has evidently poured in her vel
low treasures TO Chicago, for the Journal
states the total shipments of graiu from
that port thus far the present season, at
over twenty millions of bushels.
At the recent election in Connecticut,
the voters passed on an Elective Judiary,
term eight years and no service after seven
ty. So little interest was felt in the mat
ter that out of $4,000 voters only 1882
expressed an opinion for or against the
change. There were 1920 votes for and
6,O62 against it.
The unrnly member has TO sometimes
pay dear for wagging. At the late term
ofcourt in Stark county, E. Reynolds OBJ
tanned verdict of 81 500 against w. H.
Geer for slander-reporting contrary to the
facts, that the plaintiff had failed and made
an assignment.
Soldiers are an expensive luxury, even i'll
time of peace, with foreign foes. The anu
al expense of soldier in the United States
Army is stated to be..about s1,343. 1t,
therefore, costs about million wear TO
employ 700 Dragons to enforce the bloody
Missouri code in Kansas, three-fourths at
least of which is paid by the people of the
Free States. This is a great country"
The Governor of North Carolina, in his
late message, refers to the resolutions from
the States of New Hampshire, Ohio and
Massachusetts,, on the subject of slavery,
and contemptuously recommends to the
Legislature that no notice be taken of them.
One of the veteran Office holders in this
Republic, is William Hill, Secretary of the
State of North Carolina. He has inst been
reelected, having held the office, under er-
cry political phrase of the Legislature, for
more than half a century.
The London Times is known the world
over as the Thunderer. 1t was established
in 1855, by John Walter, and inherited by
his son, now member of parliament
The Times is now valued at over 5000,
900. Its principal editor enjoys salary
as large as the President of the United
States, and its Paris correspondent sIO,-
900.
We are gratifed 10 learn by the Auburn
american that the editor, J. Stanley
Smith, brother of the Rev. ]. Hyatt Smith,
has recovered from his sudden alteration of
mind, and has resumed his editorial duties
with health much improved.
A few days ago young man was found
by the neck in the woods near
New London, Huron county. His clothing,
except his shirt, was hid with his watch
and small sum of money, near by. No
clue to his name or residence.
j. Moore, brakeman on the Pittsburg,
Fl. Wayne and Chicago Railroad, was
lately knocked down in Crestline and rob
bed Of $40 and gold watch. His skull
was badly fractured.
Mr.. Prescott, the blind historian of Bos-
ton. is deriving handsome revenue from
his pen, the Boston editions of his works
bringing him $4,000 year.
The Free State Mississippi cities are 60
ing ahead finely. A census of Dubuque,
Iowa, just taken, gives population of l2,-
434. During the past Year new buildings
were constructed of the value of one mil
lion six hundred thousand dollars.
Samuel Squeir, Mr.. Jewet and Mr., Bar
rett, of Grand Rapids, were drowned in
Lake Michigan, near Grand Haven, during
the gale on Friday. They had been out
fishing in small boat, and were upset be-
fore they could reach shore.
James Weir was killed by T. Moore and
R. Cordres, in the grocery of Moore in Cir
cleville few nights ago. They had been
drinking, quarreled, and Weir was hacked
to pieces with corn-cutter. Another vic
tim to whisky.
The Ohio Democratic leaders have about
concluded not to hold their usual sth of
January State Convention and joli6cation.
They want to wait and see how the polici-
cal eat jumps-to see whether Ohio aspir-
ants are fairly treated by the Buchanan
Administration. Meanwhile candidates
are being named for Governor, so far Col.
Medary of the Statesman and Judge Ran
new taking the lead.