Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-08-21
Clippings.
The first bale of new cotton arrived at
New York ON Tuesday, from Mobile.


The first bale of new cotton arrived at
New York ON Tuesday, from Mobile.
There were IS lives last by railroad ac-
cidents last month, 81 by steamboat ac-
cidents, and II by fires:
The chimney of vitriol factory in
Providence, now buildingis is PA feet high,
20 feet diameter at the base, and 10 at
the top. 1t is built thus high to carry oh
poisonous fumes. ...f. r.. zi-..,.
Hon. Edward Everett has given $500
to his native town Dorchester, for the pur-
chase of library for its High School A
Boston publishing house agrees to furnish
the books at cost.
A man in Boston who furnishes q. S.
flags, has had orders for $1,000 worth
since the presidential nomination, of over
81 900 worth was for the Fremont party.
The stars and stripes show which way the
wind blows. -,-
An editor out west has married girl
named Church. He says he has enjoyed
more happiness since he joined the Curek
than he ever knew in his life before.
The Fremonters of Hartford have raised
their "Fremont Hut with a hearty good
will. 1t is liz feet long and 81 feet wide,
and will accommodate 5000 people.
Should Com. Vanderbilt obtain contract
for carrying the United States mails from
New York to Southampton, England. it
is his intention 10 build three other steam
ships for this line; equal in size aud equip
ments to the Vanderbilt.
E. NJ. Thurston, formerly Secretary Of
the Board of Education in Maine, and an
active Democrat has returned from Kan
sas, and comes out strongly for the free
dom of that Territory, and favor of Free
mont.
"What heading shall 1 put to this nc
count of man cutting off his toe with
an axel" asked a young paragraph pastor
to his superior; in a certain newspaper of
fee. "What heading, sir; why, 'melan-
choly are ident,' to be sure. -
1t is said that Jenny Lind has netted
9sO,OO0 during her farewell London and
provincial season, and that the public, in
consequence of the system of buying up
tickets by the music sellers, must have
paid at least 100000 for the privilege Of
hearing her: 2t; -
ANOTHER STRONG MINDED WoMAN
GoNE.-Doctress Lydia Saver has gone
and married ]. w. Hasbrouck, the editor
of the Wing Press at Middletown. They
were married at Warwick, Orange county,
last week, performing the ceremony them
selves. ..-.
DEATH or AN OLD MERCHANT The
venerable John Griswold, the founder OF
the first line of packets between New York
and London, died at his residence in HYDE
Park, Duchess county, on Tuesday, in the
74th year of his age: Mr.. Griswold was
native of Connecticut, but had been cit
izen of New York during half century.
In Indiana, the two principal Fillmore
papers have hoisted the flag of Col. Ere
mont, and the Fillmore ticket is dying out.
That it. was not seriously nominated is
shown by the fact that Mr.. Dunn wht
headsitis not eligible under the Constitu-
tion.
Buchanan is at a low ebb in Mercer Co.,
Pa. Two attempts have been made to
form clubs. At first there were four per
sons present and speaker, who had gone
from Mercer about eight miles to organize
it. On the second attempt, which was
fixed to be held in the Court House, there
were twelve present, nine of them. being
Democrats. So says the Mercer Whig.