Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-07
Items of News.

1t is rumored that the Hon. Sam
uel Houston will be a candidate for Cover
nor of Texas, in opposition to the Demo
cratic candidate.
The receipts of the American Bibls
Society for the year ending March Sis
were one hundred and forty n thousand
eight hundred and five dollars.
Since le4s, there haze been eleven
hundred ann thirty-fve divorces granted
by the Court of Common Pleas of the
City of Philadelphia.
1t is estimated that the clergy cost
the United States sI2,OOO,0 900 annually
the lawyers $780, 0O 900; and rum $780,
100000.
A man named John Herring, on his
way from Indianapolis 10 Cincinnati, in a
one horse wagon, was thrown out, tramped
upon by the horse, and injured 70 badly
that he soon died.
Over 800 emigrants on their way to
Utah, passed through Cleveland on Sun
day. They were English, Welsh, Scotch,
Irish, German, Swiss and French, of the
lower class of peasantry of their respective
nations.
Mrs. White, the wife of the Mr.. Samuel
White, who was murdered near Washing
ton, Pa, afew weeks since, has been arrest
ed, charged with his murder.
The English Parliament has passed a
bill giving the exclusive right to the Attain
tic Telegraph Company to land their cable
on the shores of that province.
Hon. ]. G. Montgomery. Democratic
member of Congress elect from the Dan
vile (Pa.,) district, died last week. Mr.. NJ.
is another victim of the National Hotel
epidemic.
A Serious riot took place at Trenton, N.
J., on Friday night, between the men at
tached to a circus and a party of negroes.
Otto Horn, leader of the circus band was
stabbed several times, and will probably
die.
We regret to have to announce, says the
Philadelphia Bulletin, that there is no lon
ger any hope of the recovery of Thomas
Crawford, the American sculptor.
According to the most recent French
styles for ladies' dresses, it will take twenty
two yards of anything like a pattern. Who
is going to be such a fool as to get married,
at this rate?
The following highly important item ap-
pears in the N. Y. Times: 1t is currently
reported. that the members of the Brooklyn
Young Mems Christian Association are
organizing a baseball club.
There is to be held a National Conven-
ton of Cricketers in New York on or
about the 4th of May. The object is to
plan matches to be played in different To-
c~alities of the Union through the coming
season.
The difficulty between Mexico and Spain
is fully settled, Mexico having professed her
readiness to meet all just demands. Spain
was apprehensive also for the fate of Cuba
if hostilities should commence.
The Israelites of Schuylkill Co., Pa, are
about to erect a synagogue in Pottsvilie
the first in that region.
Capt. John Alline, aged 7s years.
hero of the last war with Great Britain, to
whom the citizens of Boston many years ago
presented q valuable sword for his services
therein-was married on the 10th Of March
in Harrington, Maine, to Mss Joanna
Strout, aged IS years. Capt. A. resides in
Brooklyn, Maine.
Every one is acquainted with the. deli
cate pearly tissue called rice paper, but no:
many are aware of the fact that it is manu-
featured in China from a plant called Ara
lia papyrifera-paper-bearin Aralia. The
pith of the plant, which pith is very alum
dant, is the part employed for the manu-
facture of paper. The consumption Of
this paper in China is quite large, and con.
siderable quantity is sent abroad.
The Toronto Colonist of late date, says
that the fall wheat which appeared a few
days ago to be in rather a precarious con-
dition, is rapidly assuming a more favor
aOie aspect, anu no iearS neeu now De enter-
tanned of the plant having escaped all dan
ger from the very unusual trying weather
since February last.
The Hartford Times reports 10Y drifts
in Hartland, and in West Granville, Mass,
as five or six feet deep, and good sleighing
which was also the case, on Friday, in the
Northern part of Litchield county. In
Greene county, N. Y, in some places, the
roads were impossible, on Thursday, on &C
count of the great depth of the snow
New Haven Register, Apra 26.