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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
IERsBURG, HOLMES COUNTY, OHIO THURSDAY JUNE
Bloody Tragedy in Kentucky.

As the Lexington d Coyington trains
were passing couple of miles this side Of
Winchester, Kentucky, on Saturday, the
body of man was discovered lying near
the road, and still little farther on, an
other body lying in similar condition was
seen. The parties were Col. James Price,
of Clark county, KY, an old and esteemed
citizen, and his son, fine and promising
young man. Both were found weltering
in their blood, the father having received
the contents of a double barrel gun,
loaded with buck shot, in the abdomen and
lower part of his body, while the son bad
been shot through the body by bullet
from a revolver. Both were breathing
when found, and it is yet hoped that the
old gentleman may survive although no
hope is entertained of the recovery Of the
son. The particulars of this sanguinary of
fair. as we have been able to learn them, are
as follows: s.-l .s.--sf -ie s. ,-.i
The lady of Colonel Price, under the
name of "Molly Broom" is contributor to
the Ohio Farmer, and in recent commu-
nication to that journal she gave descrip-
ton of a family residing in her neighbor-
hood, from the mismanagement of whose
head much domestic affliction and disastrous
consequences had arisen. Unfortunately
a neighbor named Gay, took the matter as
intended for himself and few days since,
meeting Colonel Price he demanded if he
considered himself responsible for what his
wife wrote. The Colonel who was uncon-
scious of what he alluded to, replied In a
rather iocular manner that he was not, and
the parties separated upon apparently
friendly terms. On Saturday morning
Col. Price was riding on horseback at
the spot above designated, his son similar
ly mounted, being some distance behind,
when he was intercepted by Gay, who car
ried a double-barreled gun which he dis
charged full at the Colonel, who fell from
his horse, to all appearance dead. The
son at this moment Fastening to the spot.
Gay drew revolver, and again fired,
with such fatal effect that the son also fell.
After thus disposing of his victims, who
were to all appearances dead, Gay made
of, and at the present writing we are not
advised whether he has yet been arrested.
The foregoing was cleaned from the Colo
mel himself, who rallied sufficiently to re-
late the particulars of the murderous attack,
as well as its probable cause.-Cin. Com.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18

The CAUSE OF HIS DEFEAT.-General
Walker says it was the press and not the
Costa Ricans who defeated him in Mica
ragua. 1t is good indication to see those
disposed to acknowledge no other proper
restraint, admit that the press has moral
force enough in it to be a check upon wrong
and outrage. The fact should be sugges-
tive to our modern Pizarros, that it is ne-
cessnry to make their enterprises accord
with the established maxims of justice and
morality, to receive the moral support OF
the independent press, the organ which
most correctly reflects the public sentiment
of the nation, and is the most powerfut
agent in combining and concentration 1t
against injustice. outrage and oppresslon.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
Den of Thieves In New York
City.

1t is said by those who speak of what
they know, that there are several thousand
foreign agents in New York, who remain
there only so long as business will pay
them, and that business is the passing of
imported merchandise through the custom
house at two-thirds and three-fourths of its
actual value in the foreign market, under
tho allegation in many cases, that it is in
voiced at the actual nett cost to the manu-
facturer. We are also assured, ON reliable
authority, that many of the subordinate
officers Of the customs at New York are in
the regular employ of these foreign agents,
at salaries three or four times as great as
those paid them by the General Govern
ment. Here, then, is body of federal
servants, trusted with power over the ma
tional revenue at port where, with allow
ance made for all the loss incurred by frauds,
the annual receipts from customs reach about
forty millions of dollars, who are prostitu-
ting their office in aiding and abeting dis
honest importers in an extensive and infa-
nous scheme for robbing the public treasu-
ry, while, at the same time, injuring the
commerce and the industry of the whole
republic. The truth is that New York has,
for years past, been laying every other sec
ton of the country under tribute by ali
sorts of expedients and methods which,
without reference to their moral character,
were to be found effectual for the purposes.
1t is time that this abominable game of
Capitalization were broken up by the gov
ernment, which has been made largely sub
servient to it hitherto, and that the people
of every other port and every other State
were taking measures to protect themselves
against the community which. by fair or
foul means, would absorb them all in its
own aggrandizement.-Phia. Journal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18

BRIGHAM You've BEsIKGED IN HIS own
HoUsE.-The California Chroniele (Extra)
of the 10th ult., says that the Express
man, Mr.. Thompson had arrived form Car
s N Valley, where he Mi. Thompson learned
from private letters from Salt Lake that
the schism in the Mormon church had as
sumed formidable character. The band
known as the Gaddenites have wonderfully
increased in numbers lately and have be-
come so rebellious towards Brigham Young
that he is forced to seek shelter in his
house where a guard of his friends is es-
tablished night and day.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18

The UNION SAFE.-At a gathering Of
the railroad excursionists at Cincinnati,
Tom Marshall, of Kentucky, in one of his
characteristic speeches, ridiculed Benton's
fears about the dissolution of the Union,
and said he had been defeated for Con
gress himself and it had not dissolved tha
Union. 1t WAS great blunder on the
part of the people, but still he thought the
country got along about as well as if hs
had been elected, = - &. az-e
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
MisceNaDecus.
of a FiIlibuster.

The New Orleans papers are filled with
notices of Walkers reception, which seems
to have been of an unusually enthusiastic
character. The Crescent, describing the
arrival of the Empire City with the re-
nowned filIbuster. says:
AT length, however, Capt. MCGOWAN ap-
peared on the wheelhouse, escorting slen-
der smooth-faced gentleman in black, with
black felt hat, whom he introduced by a
bow, as the object of the noisy solicitude.
The General smilingly raised his hat, and
bowed number of times, whilst the null
titude greeted him with such cheers as
could only proceed from patriotic American
throats. The General then disappeared,
and the gangway being raised, the widest
efforts were made by the crowd to rush on
board; but they were kept back BY men
stationed there for the purpose.
During the struggle and pushing of the
crowd to get on board, the General and his
staff managed to push their way ashore
The General, however, had hardly stepped
off the gangway, before he was seized, vi
ct arn,is, by some of his personal friends,
and carried in triumph to carriage some
fifty yards distant-a proceeding which he
objected to, but could not prevent. Safely
ensconsed in the carriage, he was driven &c
the S.. Charles hotel, whtiher large part
of the crowd followed him, great numbers
still remaing at the wharf to welcome their
friends among the officers and privates who
remained behind.
At the solicitation of the crowd, Gen.
Walker made the following address;
FelIow-countrymen; l have always felt
sure of the sympathies Of the American
people in the cause Of which l am the hum
ble advocate. Although now defeated in
Nicaragua, the same sympathy which has
cheered us on SO far will yet result in the
emancipation of that beautiful country
Though defeated, we are not disheartened.
thank you, fellow countrymen, for your
kind reception ON my return again to my
native land, and must, at the same time
express my gratitude for your kindness and
generosity during my absence.
The New Orleans Times thus describes
bis bearing under the weight of congratu-
lations poured upon him:
II was interesting to witness the imper-
turble manner of him who was TO receive
all this congratulation. Standing in the
middle of the room, with his hands clasped
before him, he coolly surveyed each perso,
who approached him. The General resen:
bles closely the portraits that have hav
been drawn of him. The features are prom
inent, the ablue gray eye" steadfast, tn
form little, and apparently made to endur
fatigue. He looks like man destined t
face the boldest danger unappalled.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
AupoN Nav o2th 1877

Hon. JOHN McLEAN:-I see by tele-
graph dispatch of yesterday, that Gen.
Walker, and staff, were approaching the
city of New Orleans on Steamboat from
Nicaragua.
In the latter part of 1887, and fore part
of 1888, because sympathised with the
Patriots of Canada in their struggle to
sever their connection with England, and
annex to the United States, you thought it
an offence so gross in its character as to
require special charge-to the Grand Jury
and you even filed, with your own hand, a
precipe for writ to be served on me for
violating our laws of neutrality.
For this have no fault to find-but l
am looking, with somewhat curious eye
to see whether you will pursue those en-
gagged in annexing SLAVE territory with the
zeal you did those engaged in trying 10 an
mex free territory to the Union-or wheth-
er, as in the case of raising troops in Gin
cinnati, to go to Texas, they can leave the
United States, organized for war-with the
flag of a foreign nation flying above them
they go to aid slave propagan-
dists. Most Respectfully,
W pJEDnE
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
W The streets are kent cleaner in r,

~ Thestreets are kept cleaner in Eu-
rope than in the United States, and at less
expense. In some European towns there
is no expense incurred for street cleaning,
and in Others the system produces a reye-
nue.. Paris is cleaned every night and
the city is paid a bonus for the privilege of
sweeping. In American cities, the cost of
cleaning the streets is very considerable
item of municipal expenditure, and the du-
ty is not performed as it ought to be for
the cost, or the public health, which is of
much greater importance.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18

COP IN H1sroRY.-The prayer of the
patriarch when he desired to behold the
Divinity face to face, was denied; but he
was able to catch glimps Of Jehovah, af-
ter He had passed BY; but SO it fares with
our search for Him in the wrestlings of the
world. It's when the hour of conflict is
over, that history comes to right under
standing Of the strife, and is ready to ex-
claim, "Lo! God is here, and We knew it
not" At the foot of every page in the an
nuls of nations may be written, "God
reigns." Events as they pass away, "pro-
claim their original" and if you will but
listen reverently, YOU may hear the reced-
ing centuries, as they roll into the dim dis,
tances of departed life, perpetually chant
ing "TE DEUM LAupAMus," with all the
choral voices of the countless congregation
of the ages.-Boneroti.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
Eg- The Somerset (Pa.) Demoera

re- The Somerset (Pa.) Democrat
says that some time last fall blackbird
came to Mr.. Joseph Snyder's, in that bo-
rough, and has since lived constantly with
the chickens. 1t has become thoroughly
domesticated, and comes regularly for Its
food. Instead of roosting as the chickens
do, it takes position on the ROSTERS back,
who bears the weight of his little friend
with great good nature. But the most
singular of all is, that it has learned to
crow like a cock, and crows regularly, more
frequently than the rooster, and seems 70
he vain Of It's accomplishment.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18

A Coon 1DEA.-An Agricultural Soci-
ETY. up in Vermont offer the following pre-
mium:-"A beautiful silk dress (the color
and quality to be optional with the fair re-
cipient, to the makers of the best loaf of
bread-the competitors to be unmarried Ia
dies, and the committee Of judges to con-
sist of bachelors and widowers.ns It is
generally thought that bachelars in search of
good housekeepers will be on hand at that
Agricultural fair.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
Hon. j. Mclean, Justice s. C. U. s.

AN ITEM FOR THE OWNERS OF HoRsEs
"A gentleman writing to the American
Agriculturist states that he thoroughly
cured fine young mare, afflicted with the
heaves, by feeding her on cornstalks, and
that the disease never returned. The
writer quotes Judge Buers opinion as to
eornstalks being remedy, that distingu.
ished ngriculturalist having had horse
afflicted with that disorder, which disap-
peared after being so fed.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
The Yankees Return from Camp.


Father and went down to camp,
Along with Captain Tooding.
And there We see the men and boys,
As thick as hasty pudding.
Yankee Doodle, keep it up;
Yankee Doodle dandy,
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls handy.
And there we see thousand men,
As rich IS Squire David,
And what they wasted every day,
Iwish it could besayed. --...-
The lasses they eat every day,
Would keep house winter;
They have as much that II be bound
They eat it when they a mind to.
And there we see swamping gun,
Large as log of maple, a i-.
Upon duced little cart, r s.E
n a load for fathers cattle. aL
And every time they shoot it off
1t takes horn of powder, ... ~.
And makes noise like fathers gun,
Only nation louder. --.....-
went as nigh to one myself
As Siah's underpinning;
And father went as nigh again,
I thought the duce was in him.
Cousin Simon grew so bold. -E. 5-1 !.
thought he would have cock'd it,
1t scared me SO, shrink d it off, Gu.
And hung by fathers pocket.
And Captain Davis had gun,
He kind of clapt his hand ont
And stuck crooked stabbing iron
Upon the little end ont.
And there see pumpkin-shell
As big rs mothers bason,
And every time they touched it off,
They scamper'd like the nation.
see little barrel, too,
The heads were made of leather,
The knocked upon't with little clubs,
And called the folks together.
There was captain Washington,
Upon slaping stallion,
a giving orders to his men,
guess there was million. r-
And then the feathers on his hat.
They looked so tarnal fina, 'f.
/ wanted poekily to get,
To give to my Jemima.
And then they'd fife away like fun,
And play on cornstalk iddles;
And some had ribbons red as blood,
All wound about their middles.
The troopers, too, would gallop up,
And fire right in our faces,
1t scared me almost half to death,
To see them run such races. -.-
Uncle Sam came there to change
Some pancakes and same onions, -F
For 1asses cakes to carry home.
To give his wife and young ones.
But can't tell you half 1 SEE,
They kept up such smother;
So took of. my hat, made bow,
And scampered home to mother.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18

"GoING-GoNE."-A. J. Going, ten
ant farmer on the Grand Prairie ran away
from his wife last week. His better half, il
seems, wore the breeches, and was in the
habit of fogging him, just for the fun o.
it. He didn't like the arrangement, and
taking advantage of her absence on Thurs
dav night, he "mysteriously disappeared
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
Poetry.
THE COM e T.
BY o. W. HOLMES.

The Comet! He is on his way ~ =
e And singing "a he flies; s.is 80
The whining planets shrink before
The specter Of the skies; -ss tl n.
Ali well may regal orbs burn blue,
And satellites turn pale. asss-E 81.
Ten million cubic miles of head, e
Ten billion leagues of tail! la'
On, OF by whistling sheres Of light,
He flashes aad he flames;
He turns not to the left nor right,
IT, He asks them not their names:
One spurn from his demoniac heel
Away, away they fly, ..
Where darkness might be bottled up
And sold for "Tyrian dye"
And what would happen to the land,
And how would look the sea,
If in the bearded devils path
Our earth should chanee to be?
Full hot and high the sea would boil,
Full red the forests CLEAN;
Methought saw and heard it all
In dyspeptic dream.
saw tutor take his tube
The Comets course to spy;
I heard ascream-the gathered rays
Had stewed the tutors eye;
saw fort-the soldiers all
- Were armed with goggles green;
Pop cracked the guns! whiz flew the balls!
Bang went the magazine.
saw q poet dip q scroll
Each moment in a tub.
read upon the warping back. 41 l7el
The dream Of Bclzebub;''
He could not see his vsrses burn
Although his brain WIS fried,
And ever and anon he bent
To wet them as they died.
/ saw thescalding pith roll down
The cracking, sweating pines,
And streams of smoke like waterspouts
Burst through the. rumbling mines; ,,.-
asked the fremen why they made
Such noise about the town; @
They answered not-but all the while
The brakes wentup and down. e. 81.
saw roasting pullet sit
Upon a broken egg:
] saw cripple secrch his hand
Distinguishing his leg;
saw nine geese upon the wing
Toward the frozen pole,
And every mothers goslin fell
Crisped TO cracking coal. ~
saw the OK that broused the grass
Writhe in the blistering rays.
The heritage in his shrinkingjaws
Was all a fiery blaze;
saw a huge fish boiled to rags,
Bob through the bubbling brine;
And thorghts of supper crosse my soul;
had been rash at mine.
Strange sights. strange sounds. 0 fearful dream
Its mcmcry haunts me still,
The streaming sea, the crimson glare,
That writhed each wooded hill;
Stranger! If through thy reeling brain,
Such midnight visions sweep.
Spare, spare, . spare thine evening meal.
And sweet shall be thy sleep!
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18

THE New CENr.-In the general out
cry against the new cent, the Albany Jour
nal puts in the following word in its favor:
at weighs precisely the hundredth part of
a pound People inclined to decimais may
turn it to some purpose as convenient
mode of determining fractional weights
six pence worth is an ounce; three Of them
can he sent hy mail for three cents more"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
From the Akron Beacon.

Having heard that Gen. Bierce had written
letter to Judge Mclean, we asked a copy
for publication. We give it below.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
An Extraordinary Hypocrite.


Jackson, who was murdered in Russell
Mass, by Charles Jones, was taken to
Hartford, Conn.,, for burial in the Hebrew
fashion. The Hartford Times says:
"Jones, the murderer, was Millcrite, and
tho same fellow who has just served out a
term of four years in the Connecticut State
prison for robbing John Deans store. He
was the coolest scoundrel that ever infest-
ed this city. He professed great concern
for the souls of sinners, and was constantly
reading the Bible and exhorting at evening
meetings. Whilst in the confidence OF
Mr.. Dean, he stole about $4,000 worth Of
goods from his store, together with consid-
erable sums of monney. He stole the silk to
make him surplice to preach in-started a
church at Glastenbury-stole the trimmings
for bis pulpit, and velvet for his chair, also
stole goods to pay the cabinet maker for the
chair broke in the Catholic Church stole the
priests robe for sample for one for him
self, and also stole the silver chalice, &c.,
from the alter-called at Mr.. Deans one
afternoon to have "a little season of prayer
remained TIL evening, bade the family good
bye, but instead of going out of the door,
he stole up stairs, and secreted himself un-
der the bed occupied by Mr.. Deans SON
remained there till past midnight, when he
crept out and robbed young Deans pockets
of S1oO, (which he had asccrtained the
day previous that he had Just procured
from the bank,) then went up to St. Johns
Hotel, called for lodgings, got up before
daylight, stole suit of clothes from a
boarder, and cleared for neighboring town.
But this is not half his villainies. He was
constantly stealing, praying and exhorting,
till brought up by four years term in
prison"
EE Col Crabbe, who lately embarked
in the same enterprise in which Walker
made his first venture, and Count Kaousset
Balboun who lost his life, is from Nashville,
Tenn, and has been prominent politician
in California and Mississippi. He and
Walker were, doubtless, school mates, being
natives of the same town. In the last sem
atorial contest in California, Crabbe was a
prominent candidate of the Know Nothing
party. He is the same man who was the
survivor in the last of the bloody series of
combats which the editors of the Vicksburg
Sentinel fought last of six of the edi-
tors of that paper have fallen by the hand
of Crabbe. 1t was in lS49, during the
exciting contest of Foote and Davis for
the governorship; that Mr.. jenkins, editor
of the Sentinel, a peaceable and estimable
man, having commented on the conduct of
Crabbe, was a, sailed by him in the streets
of Vicksburg; terreible combat ensued,
Jenkins using his bowie knife with great eff
feet before Crabbe could draw his pis-
tol. The latter, however, though terribly
cut, succeeded at last in discharging his
pistol into the side of jenkins, who fell
mortally wounded, dying in few hours
after. H-T