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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
Tho u. s Marshal Who was
@ r ats Stabbed. ~ sr.l

The Ashtbula Seminal thus answers the
question "who is J.. G. Elliott"
The notoriety this fellow has acquired
has started the question who he is. For
many years we knew him well in Hamil-
ton, Butler county, and in 1S4s he acted
and voted with the Freesoil party, and
served on committees, because of his in
tense readiness to do any service where
distinction would be considered compen-
sation. He did all the Dragging for us,
and an untold amount of lying on his own
account. Having been a prominent loco
foco of that county he was well qualified
for any sort of dirty work and of very lit
tie use to the Freesoilers. Of purse he
could not stand it long in that company,
and soon after ~"returned to- his vomit."-
He had a natural penchant for the cheapest
kind of distiction, which with his fine talent
ror drinking, swearing and lying, most adj
mirably qualified him for a deputy marshal.
How he came 10 put his carcass into peril
on last Saturday We cannot guess. He
certainly had no idea of danger or be would
never have been stabbed. Naturally he
was a kindly,,disposed fellow, and we doubt
not he turned slave-catcher for the sake of
the more consequence it gave him. If be
lived he would be one of the first to assist
runaways to Canada. He has probably
got his death and no more than he de-
serves, though if dead he leaves q family
who deserve sympathy. vf s4 ~
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

ESome of our Democratic friends who
are desiring Office this fall are awfully trou-
bled about an introduction which they had
a few years ago. toa "band o. sworn broth
hers" assembled in a Know Nothing Hall.
Don't think it will be in the way of their
success, q particle, but rather think it will
help them. The party likes to reward men
who have been everywhere. Look at the
result of the last election in this township,
for proof of this. James Buchanan, too, is
promoting to posts ofhonor and profit, men
who, a few years ago, could see no virtue
in a Dutchman or Irishman, and were for
sending them all back. We think the De-
mocracy of Holmes will not object to fol
lowing so illustrious an example.
But ain'tit a little funny how many "good
democrats" there are now, who, a few years
ago, were just as good at abusing that par
ty. W. don't say, however, that the pro-
mise of office has had anything to do with
their turning. Rather think it was patri-
otism.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
The Kansas Election Farce.

The returns received from the election OF
delegates to the Constitutional Convention
provided by the bogus Legislature, demon
strate the weakness of the pro-slavery party
in the Territory. The Free State men
stayed away from the polls altogether, and
the fact being generally known that they
would do so, there was no occasion for
Missouri to again pour in her hordes of il
legal voters. The whole affair became a
fzzle. The Leavenworth correspondent OF
the st. Louis Democrat says:
The number of votes polled here was but
225. The whole number in this county
(which is the most populous in the state
and could poll several thousand votes)
does not exceed 500. Jefferson county,
which has also a large population, is said
to have polled but so votes. Douglas
county, which includes Lawrence and Lee
compton, and embraces a large and pop
ulous region in that portion of the territory
gives ITS ballots. In Franklin county 1t
is claimed that there are 500 voters, but l
am assured by a gentleman who has just
arrived from there, that there has been
practically no election there. When he
left be could only hear of about thirty votes
that had been polled in the whole country.
1t is believed here by those who have
the best facilities for knowing that there
have not been more than fifteen hundred
votes given in the whole territory. Selah
The pro-slavery residents are greatly dis
comftted, and declare that the free State
men are a id stubborn set of people.
The twelve regular democratic Buchanan
nominees, opposed to the submission Of the
Constitution to the vote of the people, were
elected in Leaenworth county, the average
vote of the Independent candidate being
only IS. In Douglas county the regular
democratic nominees received an average
vote of 1876, and the Independent cand:-
dates 100. The government organ here
will as in duty bound give its loudest Shang-
hal crow over the GLORIOUS Democratic
Victory in Kansas !r' unless perchance such
paragraphs as the following commend
on the election from the Leavenworth
Times, strangles its Chapman with the pip.
Says the Times:
What a spectacle for q great republican
nation to look upon! What a ratification
of the policy of Mr.. Gov. Walker! What
an enthusiastic response to Mr.. Buchanan's
inaugural! What a whitening, biting, blast
ing, killing rebuke to the officials, in ant
out of the Territory, who have favored Thu
scheme! One more registry, backed W
by another cargo of broken down Easter
politicians, and there would't be a vote t,
to sustain the Administration.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
Hurricane.

The Great Hurricane at a place called
Pana, Illinois, on the 18th, has already
been described, in part. Here are some O
the incidents;
A school house was carried from its foun'
dalton some ten feet!
Mr.. Soap-House wrecked-stable blown
down!
A small dwelling was blown over thu
railroad!
One man attempted to keep his doc
from blowing open-the wind getting The
better of him, took the door off its hinges
and man with it, to a distance of Is yards
Part of a wood shed wa blown two
miles southeast of Pana!
Mr.. Edwards and his clerk, were blown
a considerable distance into the prairie!
Three men were blown off the platform
in front of the passenger depot, to the
freight depot, a distance of three hundred
yards!
A conductor was blown through a win
dow.
Two buildings belonging to John Ryan.
total wrecks.
DR.. E. Shepard's building off foundation
loss 5000.
R. L. Blower, building total loss; wife
and two children dangerously injured
Loss of property, $1,000. s
VIM. Walkers dwelling, barn and out
house totally destroyed-loss $500.
E. s. Miller, one child killed, a wife's
arm broken and otherwise injured: house
a total wreck.
S. Searless, wife and child dangerously
injured; dwelling a total wreck.
Mrs. Apple, dwelling and furniture en-
tirely destroyed. Loss 5000.
James Eyersole, dwelling, furniture and
goods destroyed. l
E. P. Saunders, ROOF, taken off the house,
and stock and goods damaged. 55a4
Illusions house a total wreck. Loss
5000. u m 1904
Robert Saunders house blown down.
Loss 500. -.et t-
U. H. Shockley, two dwellings badly
wrecked. gr
l Gillian's house off foundation. Loss
$500. .-etr .t-
John Dillan, grocery store to the ground.
Three cars belonging to I. G. R. R., one
of which was loaded with grain, blown of
the track and dashed to atoms.
Buildings belonging 7. d. A. R. r.
Loss about So, 900.
VIM Glasgow-Store house a pefect
wreck-dwelling much damaged. Loss
$4,000.
Patton d Bro.-Store house scattered
over the prairie. Loss from $4,000 to
$4,000.
James Bradshsw-Building carried by
the wind over 80 feet. Loss $500.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
Great Law Suit in Prospect.

The lawyers are likely to have a fat bone
to pick at Chicago. Suit is to instituted
against the Illinois Central and Michigan
Central Railroad Companies, for the recoy-
ery of fifteen acres of ground on the banks
of Lake Michigan, south of the river, upon
which the freight and passengers depots
of these companies are built. The con-
testants claim this ground by what they be-
lieve to be a valid title, derived years ago
from the Government, before the channel
of Chicago river was altered. The land in
dispute, for a long period under water, and
now covered by the great depols, was once
a tongue or spit of land, and was laid out
into town lots, then owned by the Kinzies.
Geo. C. Bates, ESQ.,, of Detroit, has devo-
ted some six months to investigating the
old title. The Detroit Tribune says:
The land patented to Robert A. Kinzie
in 1881. Kinzie conveyed it to Henry A.
Moore, Dec. Is, 1885, for 10000
Moor's assignee conveyed it to Geo. C.
Bates, Robert A. Kinzie placed the mort
gage Of IS 1000 given for the purchase mon
ey among his assets, and it was sold, and
Mr.. Bates is now the holder and owner of
it. We are authorized to say that Mr..
Bates, supported by a very wealthy man in
New York, is solely responsible for the
matter, and that if it proves of no account,
they will take the loss; but Oh the contrary,
if the title be established, that Mr. Bates is
the fortunate holder of it The property,
with the buildings thereon, is worth over
half a million.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

The Bellfontaine Repuplican, in casting
about for . suitable man for the office Of
State Treasurer, suggests the name of Hon.
EL1sHA WH1rrLEsEY, of Mahoning county.
The Republican says:
. WI can think of no one who so emf
nently fills our idea of an honest man and
faithful officer, as the Hon. ELISHA WHIT
rLEsEY. For twelve years he has stood the
guardian of the national treasury, during
all which time his integrity has been prof
against corruption and bribery. No man
so well knows the workings of the treasury
system, and the checks and balances for the
protection of the public funds as he. And
not all the wealth of Polydore could cor
rupt him. In his name is strength and
safety. What says the Republican press? g
Mr.. WHrrLEsEY, during several success
sive administrations, guarded the national
trasury with a jealous eye. He was fire.
quently tried by public thieves, but always
withstood their batteries and defed theil
threats, and after a dozen years of faithful
service, gave up his trust with his integri
ty unsulied. We believe Hon. ELISHA
WH1rrLEsEY would make an oficeri in whom
the people of Ohio could place the fullest
confidence.-Salem Republican.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
Breslin and Gibson.

The Attorney General of the State has
brought suit against John G. Breslin for
seven hundred and seventy-fye thousand
seven hundred and eleven dollars and fifty
one cents, with interest from January IA,
1856; and also against tie s~ureties upon
his second bond, for two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, with interest from Janun-
~ 14th, 1856.
The same officer has brought a suit against
William H.. Gibson for FIVE hundred and
forty-nine thousand eight hundred and
ninty-two dollars and twenty-one cents,
with interest from June 18th, 1857. Also
against Gibson's sureties for two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, with interest
from June 18th, 1857.
These suits will be tried in the Superior
Court Of Franklin county-Judge Mat
thews, presiding. The Court will open on
the first Monday in September next.-Co-
lumbus Gazette.
We are further informed by the Gazette
that Judge Thurman, Col. Swayne and
Judge Warden have been retained as coun-
sci for Breslin and Gibson, and that suit
has been brought against Gov. Medary for
s25o,Ooo, he being m of the s%ureties up
on the bond of Breslin. The defalcation
in the State Treasury will be brought to
the notice of the Grand Jury of Franklin
county next week, and the Gazette has no
doubt but that true bills will be found
against Breslin and Gibson. Criminal
prosecutions will then be commenced
against them.
Treasurer Stone has appointed Mathew
Gooding, of Columbus, Clerk of the Bank
Department in the State Treasury office.
In part reply to the oft repeated inquiry
where is the money! the Stateman
says-"We hear that on his first visit to
TIffin, Mr.. Gibson secured his ~sureties in
100000 worth of wild lands, in Iowa,
which cost him $l5O,0Oo. 1t is though
some of the money went there."-Cleye.
Herald.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

LET HER BE NO SECRET IN MEDICINE,
or rather no pretended secrets. The Medi,
cal Faculty publish as 500 as made, all
their discoveries, and almost all that is
known of real value for the cure of disease
has been discovered by them. DR.. Aye,
takes the honorable and honest course, and
right because it is honest. He goes &c
work and invents the best remedy which
medical skill can devise for the cure of GER
tain complaints: then publishes what it is
and maintains his monopoly Of it solely by
making it cheaper, better, more perfect
than anybody else ian. If the people
would exact this of all who offer medicines
they would have much less tracle and trash
to swallow.-Mew Orleans Organ.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

R-We are glad TO observe that there
is no attempt made by the Republican
press of Ohio to defend or excuse MI. GIB-
SON, late State Treasurer. Without a sin
gle exception that we know Of, they de-
nounce him and demand his punishment.
How different this from the course pur-
sued by the Locofoeo press of Ohio, when
the defalcation of Nh. BREsLIN, Mr. GrBsok's
predecessor, was published. With the ev-
idence of his guilt staring them in the face
as clear as a noon-day-sun, they yet denied
it, and persisted that the story was gotten
up for political purposes.
Prosecutions have commenced against
Mr.. GIBSON, and we feel confident that the
Attorney General will leave no effort I'M
tried to secure him a home in the Ohio
Penitentiary for a few years, and secure the
State against loss.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

BURGLARS IN CHIcAGo.-The day Of
Iand-sharks seems to have been successful
by the night house-breakers. The papers
each day have half a column or so Of bur-
glary notices, fifty five being tailed within
a week. The Mayor has offered a reward
for their arrest, and has directed the po-
lice to take to the Station House all per-
sons who may be found at large between
IL M. and 5 A. M. One burglar has been
shot, one or two arrested, but the depreda-
tons continue.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
The Captiyes Butchered.

We are panied to learn the following news
from the st. Paul Times of the 22nd inst
We chronicle with intense pain, this
morning the following intelligence, brought
to the St. Peter Courier, by E. E. Pauld-
ing, Esq, from Redwood, up the Minneso-
Ia River. He says that the FIST report as
to the murder of both the woman in cap
tivity, is only partially true. One of them,
Miss Gardener, has been found by some
Yankton Indians and brought into Yellow
Medicine. She had been placed on a hill
as a target by the red devils of the Spirit
Lake Massacre, and shot at, the whole band
alternating in the sport. Both her legs
were broken and she was left to die. She
says that the tormentors had murdered
Mrs. Noble, a few days previous, before her
eyes and left her on the prairies. This
story is doubtless reliable; and Mr.. Pauld-
ing was informed that the friendly Yankton
Indians were about to bring the poor girl to
st. Paul. She has barely escaped with
her ~life-nothing more-and we know she
will meet the armest and hartiest recep-
ton in the hospitality of our citizens.
The Times lays tho blame upon Gov.
Medary, who refused to let the rescuing
expedition march for the release of the cap
tive m The Legislature had appro-
priated $4,000 for the purpose, but instead
Of employing the money he has employed
himself in prating against Abolitionism,
and trying to cheat the Republicans in the
Convention.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

ONO REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
The Republican State Central Commit
lee have called a State Convention, to as
semble in Columbus on the 18th day Of
August next, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, "for the
purpose of putting in nomination candi-
dates for the following Offices: for Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary Of Estate,
Treasurer of State, n Supreme Court
Judge, and one member of Board of Pub
lie Works, and the transaction of such 9TH
er business as may be proper for the occa-
sion.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

FOLLOWING IT UP.-The Xenia Ners
states hat Gen. Lewis the Sheriff of Green
county, has been arrested by one of the
Cincinnati q. S. Deputy Marshals, for OBJ
structing the o. s. ~kidnappers and assisting
a fugitive slave to escape. The sheriff &C
compsnied to u. S. officer to cincinnati,
prepared with the necessary documents to
give security for his appearance whenever
called upon. The Nesus supposes it is but
the commencement of the arrests in Green
county. The Cincinnati slave-catchers
seem determined to put money in their
pockets out Of the odious fugitive slave
law, and to do all they Gan TO intensity the
hatred ofthe people Of Ohio against its in
human provisions.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

DREADFUL NEws.-They have a week
ly paper in New York which claims to be
the official organ Of the Latter Day Saints
in that part of our benighted country. Be-
sides "keeping the rum of Salt Lake in
telligence, it keeps the Saints out there
"postee up" with allthe current intelligence
here, and this duty it discharges in an orig
inal, comic and unique style. In its last
compendium of domestic affairs it announces
that "the world is going to hell as fast as
possible"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
COLUMBUS, June "a, 1857.

ATTORNEY GENERALS UFFICE
Columbus, June "a, 1857.
SIR:-In answer to your note of this
date, I have the honor to say, that, as
the State is not subject to be sued by pri-
vate individuals, no recovery could be had
against it by legal proceedings, either: for
the anonnto of the outstanding circulation of
the Seneca County Bank OF the bonds de-
posted by that bank with the Treasurer of
State. a
The State, however, has assumed to act
the custodian of the bonds deposited for
the security of the circulation, and having
thus given credit to that circulation, is,
doubtless, morally responsible for the safe
keeping of the bonds, and if they be not
safely kept, for the circulation itself. The
State has never yet failed, mol is there any
reason to suppose it ever will fail to fulfil
all its obligations, legal and moral. / will
add that l now see no reason to apprehend
that possession of the bonds themselves
will not be regained by the State.
~ Respectfully,
ae C. P. WOLCOTT, Atty Gen1
Hon. A. P. STONE, Treas'r of State
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
Mons MaIoR GErrRAIs.-Militarv hon

MORE MAJOR GENERALs.-Military hon.
ors are cheap under Gen. Hatcher's bill to
organize the Militia of Ohio. A single
company elected a Major General in the
Lake, DC. Division; and the Middletown
Invincibles elected Jacob B. Koch, of Mid
dletown, Major General of the Holmes, DC.
Division. The ~Invincibles were the only
organized military corps in the Division.
In the Wayne, Ashland and Richland
Division, George Rex, of Wooster, was
elected Major General.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLIcAS TIcKET.-
The Republican State Convention in Mas
sachusetts nominated Mr.. Banks for Gov
ernor with great unamimity, the vote being
Banks ssF, Goodrich Is, Elliott IL, scat
tering s.. The selection is gratifying to
Republicans all over the country, for they
all know Banks to be ~eminently worthy of
the highes honor that can be conferred by
the old Bay State. The balance of the
ticket is also well chosen.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

PENNSYLVANIA MAIN LINE SoLD-The
Maine Line of the Pennsylvania Public
Works was sold on the 25th ult., to ]. E.
Thompson, President of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, who made the pur-
chase in behalf of that Company, for sew
en- million five hundred thousand dollars.
There was only one bid. Previous to the
sale, an announcement was made from GER
tain owners of property on the line to the
effect that they would claim possession i'm
mediately.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
Rebuke from the Right Quarter,

The doctrine advanced by Gov. Walker
that unless the Convention submit the con
stitution to the vote of all actual residen'
settlers of Kansas, and the election be fair
ly and Justly conducted, the constitution
will be, and ought to be rejected by Con
gress," has been repudiated by the ultra
pro-slavery Democratic organs ofthe South:
and in reply TO the protests of the New
Orleans, Bee, the Richmond South and the
Charleston Mercury, the st. Louis Repu6-
hcan pointedly says:
And yet no where in these journals dc
we find n solitary argument against the
reference, except the very strange one that
it would tend directly to favor Northern
sentiment, and throw Kansas into the
hands of the Free State party. We can
make nothing out of this less than a con-
fession that the Free State party prepon.
derates in Kansas-has the majority-and
q demand that the wishes of that majority
shall be ignored-that the people of the
Territory shall be denied the privilege Of
giving practical direction to the doctrine
of self-government, and be coerced into the
Union as a State with a constitution whose
provisions they cannot sanction, and will
not acknowledge. 1t would be the grand
est political absurdity ever enacted upon
the stage ofAmerican history, for Congress
to be called upon to receive into the Union
a State with a constitution which before
hand, it is proclaimed both North and South
the people of that State do not approve.
One year ago the Republican breathed
nothing but threatenings against Kansas
as a Free State. II was the organ of Bor-
der Rufianism and was then a Douglas
paper, but supported Buchanan from neces-
sity. 1t is for Douglas in 1860, and now
plays the tune he furnishes wind for. The
"Little Giant works the bellows as well
as the wires adroitly, and with an eye to a
Presidential initiation when Buchanan col
lapses. Hence all is now seeming fairness
for Kansas and the rule of the people, and
Southern demands are declared "grand
absurditities." "Northern sentiment" is
being felt.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02

GEF. WALKER, THE FILLIBusTER.-The
N~icaraguan fllibuster seems to have had a
short run of glory, even in New York, and
it is intimated y the Times that he has
run away-perhaps from bailiff. 1t gives
rumors thst Vanderbilt has sent a warrant
after him and that the fllibuster party left
for the South on Friday, maugre the I'M
lucky augury of that day for embarking
upon important enterprises.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY.
Half-Fare.

Persons desiring to attend the Celebra.'
ton at Akron or Cleveland on the 4th, can
60 by Rail Road for half fare. Tickets
must be procured before getting on the cars
or fnll fare win be charged.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
California Emigrant Train De.
strOyed.

The Leavenworth correspondent Of the
st. Louis Democrat writes on the 18th
that Intelligence had just been received Of
the horrible massacre of an overland emf
grant train to California, consisting of about
twenty persons. The train, of seventeen
wagons, about a hundred miles West of
Fort Kearney, was attacked by a party
of Sioux Of Cheyenne Indians, who muir
dered every person in it, men, women, and
children, burnt the wagons and drove off
the cattle.
What is the famous Indian fighter Cen
eral Harvey about that the savages are
not held in check! He was sent to the
frontier with a great flourish of what he
would do, early last Spring. Cannot tho
old hero be spared by the Government
from watching the Free State citizens Of
Kansas long enough to protect peaceful
emigrants across the Pianist