Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-29
News Items.

| News Items.
| Two New Yorkers married to Philadel
lphia women, sisters, but in course Of tims
each husband became enamoured with the
wife of the other, and this cross love wa.
reciprocated. One of the women contri
we'd plot to poison her husband, through
the aid of negro, and the affair is now Sc
cretly being traced out by the Police.
During the year 1856, seven hundred
and sixty persons died in Boston of con-
sumption, of which four hundred and FIVE
OF over one half were females. This is a
little over one-sixth of the whole number Of
deaths.
The origin of the term Ahush money! i
thus explained: George Garrick brother to
David, was deputy manager of Druylane
Theatre. A part of his duty was to walk
about the stage and quiet the takers by
his exclamation of "hush! hushr' His
salary was considerable. Some one inqui-
ring why or for what service George was
paid so large sum of money, Charles
Bannister replied, that, sit was hush-mon-
ey."
The finest house in New York is the one
belonging to N. o. Roberts, in Eighteenth
street. 1t cost $250,O00. The first house
warming given in this mansion, was in the
form of a charity concert by amateus--
Some 800 tickets wers sold,-$2 was the
fixed price-but in some instances ten
times that sum was paid by wealthy guests.
A young lady in Albany N. Y. having
been insulted . few lights since by man
who proposed to meet her on Monday
night, at the reservoir in Eagle street, her
brother dressed himself in her attire, met
the rascal, and cowhided him in petticoats.
Dr.. Kane has almost recovered the use of
bis leg, which was paralyzed, and his ann
is commencing to show signs Of vitality
He contemplates returning home, if his
health still improves, in the Quaker City,
which was TO leave Havana on the 18th
inst. 49,
The officers of Manhattan Gas Company
of New York, have arrested couple of
men for stealing their Gas. The rogues
clandestinely connected their house with
the company's pipes, and kept the front
windows darkened to avoid detection.
The dress of Miss Nelly Peters eau ht
fire from the footlights on the stage of the
Peoples Theatre, st. Louis, the other even
ing, and much excitement ensued. The
fire was extinguished before she was seri-
ously injured, bya young NJ. D., who threw
his cloak around her, and clasped her in
his arms, thus smothering the flames.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins, wife of Amos
Robbins, of Springfield, died suddenly while
riding to the depot in hack. She was a
very ieshy woman, and subject to the drop
sy. She became alarmed least she would
be too late for the cars, and breath
ed so badly that the hack was ordered to
turn around and carry her home. But she
died before she reached her residence. She
was SO years old.
In Philadelphia, an English lady, while
on visit, was killed by dose of "slack
drop" IA preparation of opium, and instant
poison given by young woman tending
a drug store, mistook for ''slack draught,"
a preparation of sena.
A man named Crowley, with his wife
and four children, started out on sleigh
ride few nights since, from some place be-
tween Galena and Dubuque, but getting
out of their road, could not find their way
home, and the next day were discovered
frozen to death. r--.--
A young man at Salem Illinois, in at
tempting to kill hog, had the knife in his
hand, and the hog striking the knife with
his foot, thrust it into the groin of the young
man, producing death.
The Galena Adyertiser states t'at there
has fallen during the present season in that
region fifty-six inches of snow. In North
ern Iowa and Southern Minnesota the snow
is from three to four feet deep, and well
packed down at that.
In town in Orange county, New York,
a man and his wife have not spoken for
eight years. They work together, sleep
in one bed, take their meals at the same
table, and show not the slightest anger to
wards each other. The only reason to be
assigned for their obstinate and protracted
silence, is, that each is too proud to speak
first.
On Monday last, lady stopped at the
Madison House, Covington KY, with her
husband and thirty four children. She was
about sixty years of age, but looked young
and hearty. She was the mother of all of
them. If this can be beat, we are extreme
ly desirous of receiving the information.
Thirty thousand dollars have been sub
scribed to the first railroad in kansas
from Quindora to Lawrence.
The highest salary of a Governor of any
State in the Union is paid in California,
$1,000; and the lowest is in Vermont,
$3.50. Louisiana pays $4,000, and Virgin
ia $4,000.
The golden wedding of Sylvester and
Tirzah Maxwell, of Charlemont, Mass, was
celebrated on Christmas. The Greenville
Gazette says that neither of them have liv-
ed within six miles from the birth place of
either of the parties. Mr.. Maxwell was
born April 16, 1878, three days before the
battle Of Lexington.
The St. Louis Democrat says that the
Inauguration of Governor Polk, of Missouri,
was delayed half an hour while search
was being made for Bible, upon which to