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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-11

6SEWlNG MACHINES WANTED TO
- RBPAIR-rhe undersigned has procared the ser.
vices of an experienced mechanic who will devote his
time to reparng Sewing Machines SO that any person
sending machines to the undersigned by express or 9TH
erWise, can depend on having them repaired in thor
ough manner, with neatness and Dispatch and short
notice.
Also constantly on hand great variety If Iron and
steel saw Arbors and Lathe Dogs Lahes built to order
and all kinds Jobbing neatly ana promptly done. Ali
orders addressed t. the undersigned will be promptly at
tended to and neatly executed
WILLIAM THOMPSON,
Third door from Exchange,
On Cypress St, Jerrfelds Buildings Worcester Mass
dl6 dtf
SLATER MCTUAL FIRE INSURANCE.
~ COMPANY.-This Gomplny continues to insure
cotton wooden and other Ietoes machinery mer
ehaudise, stores, public budirg dwelling houses Goods
at Bleaching and Printing WORKS. and ether property at
current rates of premium.
DIREoToRs.--H, N Slater, Ea'l P. Mason Royal Cha.
pin, Wm A. Robinson, James II. Read John W. Lyman
Joseph Carpelt tier, Charles Anthony, Louis J. Doyle
Daniel Is Carpenter, Beni p. Thurston CHRISTOPHER s.
Rhodes, Emmanuel Searle rovidence; Rd~ard W. Law
ton, Newpori Robert Rodman. North Kjngstown; Il. N
Campbell, Westerly Ellis B. Pitcher Pswtucket; James
James S. Oook Burrillville
Office in the Jones Building, No q Westminster st
Providence, r. l JAMES. II. READ, President.
IHMANUEL sEARLE, Secretary and Treasurer.
Providence, Dec l6, 1856. dtf dls
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-11

NSOR SALE-A Genteel Cottage on Piedmont ST.;
81 new Two Story House on Buff street; new Two
Story House on Pleasant street. TO RENT-Four Ten
ements on Pleasant street, GEO T. S. CURTIS
j26 DIFF Union Block, 1877 Main St
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-11

The following letters will show how much the work IL
appreciate by Of those well qualified TO ju ge Of It's
merits, who have felt the want Of t by their expert
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
An Overland Mail Route.

While SO much attention has been d.
rected to the overland mail stage line, au-
thorized by act of Congress, to be run over
the Southern route TO California, from ST.
Louis and Memphis, it seems to have es-
capped notice, that there is already mail
line carried on by the U. S. government,
by the same route, with the exception that
it starts from San Antonio, Texas. The
Pacific terminus is San Diego, and the
contract requires the trips between the two
points to be made in thirty days. One of
the recent California mails announced that
the first through mail by this line had
reached San Diego within the the schedule
time. We did not understand it then, but
our last California papers contain full
account of the matter. The whole distance
is 1888 miles.
As regards the route traversed it goes
by Eagle Pass, Fort Smith, El Paso, Fort
Fillmore, Fort Thorn, San Gabriel, Tues
son, the Pinos villages, and Fort Ruma.-
Here are ten points of refreshment, aid,
and protection, and the schedule compre-
hends seven changes at them, band of
men, with relays of horses, being stationed
at each station. Every two or three hun
dred miles along the entire distance there
is a government military station, with
troops for the protection of emigrants, who
this season are said to have been usually
free from danger. To increase the facili,
ties the government wagon road expedition
is exploring and improving the route, and
before the close of the season will have
reached Tusson. This mail is carried semi
and the first one started from
San Diego on the sth of September
Considering that the contract was only
signed in the beginning of July, and that
more than month ago everything was in
to transport passengers, it must
pc admitted that this project has been
Urged with wonderful energy. In Septem-
here were already on the road between
hree and four hundred mules, forty coaches,
md abundant guards of men to protect
10Th mails and passengers. From the 9Th
If Oct. passengers were to be ticketed
hrough.-NorM american.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
The Greatest swnidle Yet:

The st. Anthony, Minnesota, correspon-
dent of the Chicago Tribune says that a
few days since the Fort Smelling Reserva-
tion was transferred from the people to pol
iticians. Ninety thousand dollars worth Of
it went into the treasury of the United
States; at least, we guess so. The other
million or more helped to elect demagogues
to Office. To-day the Fort Ripley Reserve,
consisting of fifty-seven thousand acres of
land, goes to the same Democratic bourne
at FOUR CENTS AN ACRE fifty
seven thousand acres of as good land as
Minnesota holds, worth, at the lowest esti-
mate of cultivators of the soil, fire dollars
an acre, and for which the Government
could hare received one dollar and twenty-
Jfoe cents per acre on the day Of sale. In
short, tJtyseuen thousand acres of land
hare been donated to knapes for $2,2sO,
instead Of being sold to formers and actual
occupants for $61, ,250-or instead of be-
ing made to bring into the treasury its full
worth, $2s5,OO0l
Close upon the infamy of the Fort Shell
ing fraud, says the Tribune, by which the
people were done out of over million of
dollars for the needs of pro-slavery politi-
cians, comes this sale of $1,000 acres of
the peoples domain for triAe over s2,-
OO0l
Will the Washington Union, which
lrsurped all the honesty in the country du-
ing the late Congressional Investigation,
explain how the Fort Ripley Reserve came
10 be sold for four cents an acre.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12

N The Lynchburg (Va.) Republican
denounces in severe terms the ministers of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, who, it
says insinuate their anti-Slavery doctrines
into the minds of their hearers, and do harm
to the domestic institution" in Virginia.
The Church South have established them
selves in Fincastle, Lexington, Lewisburg,
and other important points heretofore held
by the Northern branch, over which the
Republican rejoices Justify, saying: ''let
the good work continue until the whole
Valley. and Western portion of Virginia
are cleansed of this foul leprocy of anti-Slav-
cry Methodism."
What do our Methodist brethren think
of having the teachings of Wesley denoun-
ced as the "foul leprocy of anti-Slavery
Methodism?"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
WAsHINaToS. Nov. 9,

President Buchanan most unequiyocally
condemns the action of Coz. Walkers
touching the Kansas election, but yet
there will be no removal. Secretary Floyd
was telegraphed TO New York on Friday
evening last to hurry home to attend a
Cabinet meeting to-day on the sbject Of
Kansas, and / feel assured Walkers actions
will be pronounced an error, and he will
be reprimandcd for falling into it in direct
violation of his instructions of September
9Th, in which he is specially charged to
leave all questions of fraud to the Legisla-
ture, where it properly belonged.
The President regrets this blunder the
more, as it places the Southern members of
his Cabinet in an unpleasant position, and
is likely TO reopen the Kansas question
throughout the South. Mr.. Buchanan is
surprised that Gov. Walker should have
fallen into such an error, as his Instructions
were too plain to be misunderstood, and
were prepared to meet precisely the case
which has occurred. Yet he says it was
only an error, and his first one, which is al
so rather matter of surprise, as he has
had to steer through narrow, crooked
channel, full of suares, and enveloped in
fog.
The impression of Gov. Walkers friends
here is that he will receive the reprimand,
acknowledge the blunder, and let his name
be submitted to the Senate. If the South
ern fire-ea.ers are disposed to reject him,
let them do so. Better this than sneak
ont of the difficulty as his predecessors did.
Let the Senate reject him, and he will oe-
cupy position from which he can properly
defend himself and the Administration
Should he resign, be will properly sink in
to political oblivion, from which no future
act can resurrect him.
A letter from Mr. Stanton, the Secretary
of the Territory, says that Gov. Walkers
about starting for the East, and it is sup
posed he will be here by the opening Of
Congress.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
Kansas Constitutional COnven-
tiOn.

The Constitutional Convention in session
at Lecompton, is model Pro-Slavery,
Border Ruffian body, and is thus daguerre-
otyped by the Lawrence correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune, under date of Octo-
Der 26th:
"The Constitutional Convention succeed
ed in getting quorum on Thursday, the
23d ult. No business of any importance
has yet been transacted. The Committee
on the Bill of Rights were to report on
Friday, but learn they have not done so
yet. There are now thirty-three members
present out of sixty, and for fear that they
may not all stay, rule has been adopted
making twenty-five quorum. Not a
member of the Leavenworth delegation has
yet made his appearance. Henderson, of
the Journal, who was elected Printer to
the Convention. has mysteriously disap-
peared. He has not been seen since election
week. This Henderson is one of the mas
ter spirits of the pro-slavery party, and his
cruelty, energy and bitterness have made
him the object of intense hatred to the
Free State men, particularly at Leayen-
worth. Many rumors are circulating as
to the cause of his disappearance. Some
say that he is killed, and others that he
has run away in consequence of inability to
pay gambling debts.
Quite an amusing discussion occurred on
Thursday, in the Convention, as to the
practicability of holding NIGHT sessions
From the arguments brought forward, pro
and con, by the members, it appears that
the Convention has run aground both for
money and credit. They have neither
fuel nor lights and no means of purchasing
any except on personal credit. which is, to
say least of an Indifferent sort ITSELF
briggs, of the National Democrat, has
been applied to, in the absence of Hender-
son, to do their printing, but he goes on
the mo Credit System" i" and politel says
he will see them id first"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12

~ During the storm last week, an
Irish tenant Of house in East Twelfth
street, New York, reached out of third
story window to shut blind which the
wind was slamming with much violence.
She held nursing child at her breast; but
either from being slightly intoxicated, or
from the force Of the gale, her hold upon
it was not strong enough, and the little fel-
low was blown out of her arms! Frovi-
dentially, the child was carried by the
wind into tree, on the other side of the
street, where it was found, by-a member of
the Metropolitan Police, hanging by its
shirt to twig, and screaming lustily.-
Exchange. ~
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12

RAIN In THE Ono VALLEY.-A big
freshet is anticipated in the Ohio. Satur-
day was one of the finest of autumn days
at Pittsburgh. Sunday the air was sultry,
the fog, smoke and rain came down to-
gether all day, and at night the latter fell
in torrents. The Gazette predicts and i'm
mense rise in the rivers. The Cincinnati
Commercial of Monday says ''the tremen-
dous rains of Friday and Saturday, have
doubtless done serious damage in various
quarters" The Licking and both the Mi
amies were at flood height Sunday. The
Ohio rose five feet.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
New York Items.

| NEW YoRK. Nov. 9.
There IS better feeling in business cir
cles to-day and money matters are ;mnroy-
ing slowly but surely. Six Of our city
banks are ready to resume specie payment
and Others are gradually coming into line.
The Lodi Print Works in New Jersey
expect to resume business next week with
from 800 to 500 hands.
The specie statement tonight will show
$14,00O,000 specie in bank.
-Four banks were thrown out to-day by
the Metropolitan, viz:-The western Bank
of Loekport, Powell Bank of Newburg,
Chemung Co. Bank, and Ontario County
Bank of Phelps.
Business to-day at the Clearing House
nearly sl5,OO0,O00 clearings, and upwards
of 100000 balances.
The hungry mob are getting turbulent
and fears are entertained of an outbreak.
They gathered in front of the City Hall
to-day, calling the Mayor humbug and
threatening to drag him from his Office
A squad of so Metropolitan Police was
sent for when the crowd dispersed. At 8
o'clock the gates of the City Hall were
closed and guarded in consequence ofcertain
threats thrown out by the mob.
Assistant Treasurer Cisco has telegraph
ed to Washington for authority to use the
Government troops on Governors Island
and Navy Yard, if needed to guard the
United States funds in the sub-treasury
and the banks.
Marshal Rynders has also telegraphed
to the same effect.
This evenings Post states on good au-
thority that Gen. Walker will sail this week
from New Orleans for Nicaragua with
1900 troops in fine steamship with plenty
of ammunition and provisions. Col. Dun
can, of the U. s. Army goes out to COM
mand the Artillery. s
Our weekly bank statement shows an
increase in all articles, viz:-in loans $685.
4s7; specie sS,6Os,7l1; circulation $685.
5O4; deposits $7,42l, ,l09; total specie is
SIG, ,492, ,l52; deposits s6s,ss4,773.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
Bread or Blood.


That is the cry in N. Y. City, and it has
received an echo from Philadelphia, where
the newspapers inform us, armed men,
clamoring for work are parading the streets.
But, in New. York, it is not all mere
threatening. for we notice by the Co.rier
that few days since, Tompkins Square
was stripped of every vestige of wood save
the growing trees. The railiags, the posts,
and the benches were demolished by ham
men and axes, and a troop of men, women,
boys and girls carried off the plunder for
fuel
A bakers wagon in avenue B. was at
tackled and his load Of bread appropriated
by the mob, and to such an extent was
theiving, about store doors of the goods
laid out for display, carried, that the
stores early closed their doors, in all that
quarter of the city
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
Horrible Massacre of Emigrants
..Over 100 Persons Killed.

A letter from J. G. Ward to the Los
Angeles Star, dated San Beruar1ing, Oct
eth, 1857, states that an entire train Of
of Emigrants from Missouri aud Arkansas
bound to California by way of Great Salt
Lake, had been unassacred by Indians OF
the Mountain Meadows, which are on OF
near the rim of the Great Basin, and some
distance South of the most Southern Nor.
mon settlements. The massacre took place
about the 10th or 11th of September
Mr.. Ward says he first obtained his infor-
nation from the Indians. The account,
no doubt much exaggerated, if not alto
gether untrue, is as follows.
The company consisted of one hundred
and thirty or one hundred and thirty-tive
men, women and children, and included
some forty or forty-ive capable of bear
ing arms. They were in possession of
quite an amount of stock, consisting of
horses mules and oxen. The encampment
was attacked about daylight in the morn
ing, SO say the Indians, by the combined
forces of all the various tribes Immediate
ly in the section of the country. 1t ap-
pears that the majority of them were slain
at the first onset made by the Indians.
The remaining force formed themselves
into the best position their circumstances
would allow; but before they could make
the necessary arrangements for protecting
themselves from the arrows, there were
but few left who were able to bear arms.
After having corralled their wagons and
dug ditch for their protection, they con-
tinued to fire upon the Indians for one or
two days; but the Indians had so secret
ed themselves that, according to their own
statement, there was not one of them kill
ed, and but few wounded. They (the
emigrants) then sent out a flag of truce,
borne by little girl, and gave themselves
up 10 the mercy of the savages, who i'm
mediately rushed in and slaughtered all of
them, with the exception of fifteen infant
children that have since been purchased,
with some difficulty, by the Mormon inter
prefers.
The causes which led to the massacre
are reported to be that the train camped
at an Indian village near Fillmore City,
the emigrants not only cheated the ma
tives badly in trading with them, but they
put strychnine in dead OK for the pur-
pese OF poisoning the Indians, and also
put poison in the water which stands in
pools. This occasioned several deaths
among the Indians within few days af-
ter the departure of the train, whereupon
the Indians rallied, selected place of at
tack, and took terrible vengence. Mr.. w.
says he obtained the statement of the
causes of the massacre from Elders Mat
thews and Hyde, who were in Great Salt
Lake City at the time this train was there
recruiting their fit-out, and were on their
way to San Demanding when the muir
ders were committed. but several days
Journey in the rear Of the smigrants, |
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
Minnesota Election.

There is scarce doubt left but The
Democrats of Minnesota, by the aid of bo-
gus voting and bogus returns, will make
good their claim of having elected every
officer on their State ticket, the three mem
bers of Congress, and majorities in both
branches Of the Legislature, which will Sc
cure Two Democratic United States Sena-
tors. The st. Paul Mianesotian of Nov.
I'd gives the vote for Governor corrected
according to the latest advice, The foot
ings are Ramsey, 15343; Sibley, Demo-
crat 1852. 1t adds:
''The above returns are principally taken
from the Secretary's Office and show ma
jority for Ramsey of 66ll They COM
pose all the Counties recognized in Con-
slitution as having local habitatioE and
a name,' except Pembina, Renville and
Mile Lac. In the latter county, the CEN
sus recently taken shows but one white
male inhabitant,' and the latest information
from him is that he didn't hold any cleo
tion. In Renville county, as report says,
two precincts have given Sibley $50 ma
jority or thereabouts, but this is looked up
on by those.who are cup to snuff" as one
of the Jugglers little tricks, only intended
for a joke. 1t will therefore be necessary
for the votes that are to elect Sibley by
1900 majority" to come from Pembina
county. and although last June not 20
votes could be polled there, we have no
doubt, enough returns will be made out
to emanate from the County to
make the desired majority. These bogus
returns, We are assured have been received,
some of them, however, in blank, and as
soon as it is known how many votes are
wanting, will be filed up accordingly, so
as to make up that goo majority. Well,
gentlemen, You want 200 votes, so fill up
your blanks and give US sight at them,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
~ The Republicans of GUERNSEY coun.

re- The Republicans of Guernsey coun-
ty had giorifcation over the election of
Gov. Chase and the State ticket, at Cam
bridge, on the 9th ult. They paraded
the streets with drum and fife, torch-lights
and transparencies, and afterward partook
of bountiful supper prepared for the occa-
sion. One of the regular toasts was as
follows:
SALMAN P. CHAsE-The model Govern
or, the stern and un6inching Republican !!
Ohio honors herself in honoring him.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
New YoRK, Nov. &

Money getting easier; sterling exchange
tirmer; some drawers asking 109@lio,
but the principal sales were at lo7@10s4
1t is rumored on the street that the Persia
will take out on Wednesday, large a.
mount of specie-estimated by some at q
million and a halt.
Business at the Clearing House reached
nearly slS 100000 of exchanges, and up
wards Of 100000 balances.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12

STATE MILITARY CONVENTION. "A
State Military Convention, to be composed
of the commissioned officers of the State,
is 10 be held at Columbus on the third
Tuesday in January, 1858; all officers to
appear in full dress uniform appropriate to
their rank. i-o.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12

- Friend SNEDRKER has at length hit the
nail upon the head. Buying cheap and selling
cheap is the only road to success, these times,
The man that pursues any other will soon get
befogged in pile Of old goods. S. is cracking
it through. He bought his goods at the right
time to enable him to ego in and win" against all
competition. See his Advertisement in anoth-
er column.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
NEW YoRK, Nov. II

There was another gathering in Tomp-
kins Square this morning. Speeches were
made. not however of an incendiary char
acter. There were also about 1000 per-
sons on the Park, but the police would al
low no speech making.
There is strong police force inside the
City Hall, and it is said a regiment holds
itself in readiness for any outbreak.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
PHILApELpHrA, Nov. 6.

Some excitement was occasioned in town
to-day, by gang of about dozen men,
armed with muskets, appearing in the
streets, carrying banner, bearing the in
seription, ave will protect the poor" with
a loaf of bread pictured upon it. The po-
lice dispersed them, and captured all their
guns.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
Elections.

New York has gone Loccfoco by about
10000. To the 100000 ''stay at home"
Republicans in that State, who staid at
home on the day of election, because they
thought it would be "all right anyhow" !"
this result is due.
WIsooNsIN.-It seems difficult to get
at the result in this State. 1t will proba-
bly, require the official vote to determine it.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12

re- Ex-Governor Shannon of Ohio and
Kansas, was relieved in st. Louis, on Mon
day evening, of $3.50 watch, and pocket
book with contents $50 in specie and bills.
The relief came to him on board Missou-
ri River steamer Columbus Fact.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
TRAvELERp DIRECTORY.

The following shows the time of departures
and arrivals on the c. z. d c. r. R. at Millers-
burg and Cleveland:
RuSx1Se NoRrH.-The EFress leaves Mil
lersburg at 6.l2 A. NJ, and arrives at Cleveland
at I0.43.
The Accommodation leaves Millersburg at BIS
p. NJ, and arrives at Cleveland al $40.
RuNNNG SouTH-Acconmodni leaves Cleve-
land at 500 A NJ, and arrives at Millersburg
ut I2.I7.
EYress leaves Cleveland a, 440 P. NJ, and
arrives at Millersburg at s.4e.
The Erpress train running North con-
meets at Orrvllle with the East and West trains
on the P. Fl W. and c. R. R.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12

cT HENRY BARSHARD, the gentlemanly and
obliging Baggage Master on Conductor FARMERS
train. has laid us many obligations to him by
furnishing us with Cleveland papers in advance
of the Mail.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-12
New YoRK Nov a

NEW ORk, NOV. b.
The workingmen made another demon
stration to day, holding meetings in
Tompkin's Square, Wall street, and the
Park. They marched about the city in
procession, carrying a banner on which
was inscribed, 1--WE must work." The
demonstration was not so numerous or
noise-threatening as that of yesterday.