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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-09
The Main Ingredient in a Dem.
0cratic Speech.

In the course of a scathing review of
Douglas Sprinfeld Grand Jury Speech,
the New York Tribune pointedly remarks: !:
"Mr. Douglas passes hence to his favor
ite and most fragrant topic-aniggers."-
What Democratic stump speech in our
day would be without this main ingredient,
we can but vaguely conjecture, but it would
manifestly be an insipid and marrowless
performance. Judging by the tenor of
their language, you might suppose negroes
a most distasteful and unwelcome theme
to our Democratic orators; but, Judging
by the eagerness and frequency wherewith
they recur to it, there can hardly be any
thing else so savory to their nostrils. Speak
to them of the fundamental principle of
Democracy-of the reciprocal obligations
and responsibilities of rulers and ruled-of
the inseparability of representation from
taxation-of the inalienable rights of man
and their response an eternal maundering
and mudding about "niggers," "niggers."
Sham Democracy in our day seems incapa-
BILE of letting the black race alone, whence
result infinite confusions, hypocrisies, sole
clsms and mulattoes. Who can remember
Sham Democratic harangue that did not
seek to intensity and profit by the current
preJudlces against "niggersg" Of the pop
uiar conglomsration of cant, prejudice, soph-
istry and slang, Douglas is master; il is
his "harp of thousand strings
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-09
Sunday Rows in New York.

New York is getting to be pretty exten.
siye pandemonium. The Herald of Mon.
day thus groups the doings of the day pre-,
vious:
The prevailing warm weather has deyel
oped the pugnacious propensities of a Ger
tain class in this city to an alarming degree
At Hudson Park, near Sputytenduyvi
creek, yesterday, party of Germans, who
were enjoying a pic mic, were attacked BY
rowdies, when a battle royal ensued, in
which several of the former were seriously
injured. The Eleventh ward was the scene
of dangerous riot. A gang of rowdies
attacked Capt. Mckinney, of the Thir-
teenth ward police, and nine of his men,
and succeeded after bloody fight in res
cuing aprisonsr from custody of the police
man. Captain Mckinney was, it is beliv-
ed, fatally injured in the melee, and seven
of his men were dangerously Wounded
The riot grew out of the arrest by the po-
lice Of a fellow who was acting as ring
leader to gang of ruffians who were as
saulting the members of Hose Company
No Z. They succeeded in rescuing their
comrade and beating the policeman. AT
Williamsburg the Germans and Irish enga-
ged in fight in which three persons were
stabbed. The fireman of that usually peace
full suburb also indulged in free fight on
Saturday night, but without any serious re-
suits. At Brooklyn two rival fire compa-
MES engaged in coAict. Stones, clubs and
other missels were used, and several per
sons were injured.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-09
An Academy MObbed.

We learn from the Norristown Republic
an, that the unusually quiet village of
Shade Gap, in Huntingdon county, Penn,
was, on the 9th ult., the scene of one
of the most disgraceful riots the country ev-
er witnessed. ~
Some unprincipled individual had been
in the habit of giving liquor to the students
of Milnwood Academy, to the great annoy
ance of its Principal. Every effort in rea
son had been made to prevent it, but to
little purpose; whereupon, at the com
mencement of its last session, the Principal
Mr.. Woods, gave due notice that he would
make an example of the first student that
got drunk. The session progressed finely,
everything seemed prosperous for time,
but at last one of the boys got drunk, and
the Principal accordingly supended him
for two weeks, when some fifteen or twenty
of the boys got up petition for his rein
statement which the Principal refused
when they doubtless backed by the whis
ky interest,) got drunk and assailed the
Principals house with clubs and stones
breaking the glass and every thing tc
pieces amid ferocious yells, abusing ths
Principal and insulting every one else they
met with. They kept up their orgies al
night, and on Sunday some of them lef
for their homes, and others of the ring
leaders for parts unknown. Mr.. Woods
although he has been at heavy expense IN
purchasing and fitting up the Academy
buildings, has closed the doors, concluding
it is impossible to keep school where iq-
uor is so plenty.
It is thought that one of the tavern keep
ers, who has been selling liquor to the stu
dents, will be "put through" by the next
court about as DR.. Lightner was at the
last, which the reader will recollect was to
the "tune" of about 5000. ~ 4r
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The boys whole face frightened. 20!
I shall be so glad of it Mrs. Beach, p
"And see here, Joseph; Pm going to
market, and perhaps we can find some
thing nice for little Mary" The lady remem-
bered that Joseph's mother, though poor
seamstress, was proud woman, and felt
this would be delicate way of presenting
her gift.
So she found some delicious pears and
grapes, and nice chicken, to make some
broth for Mary, who she learned, was i'll
with fever, before she proceeded to do her
own marketing. But it was a pity that
the lady did not see Joseph, as he sprang
into the chamber where little Mary lsy
moaning wearily on her bed, while lei
mother sat stitching busily in one corner
and held up the chicken and the fruit cry
ing "Good news! good news! I've got all
these nice things for Mary and place at
two dollars a week."
o! how little Mary's hot fingers closed
over the punches of white grapes, while the
sewing dropped from her mothers fingers
as the tears ran down her cheeks.
1t was evening, and Mrs. Beach sat in
the library, absorbed in some new book
when she heard her husbands step in the
hall. Though the morning had been SC
pleasant, the afternoon was cloudy, and the
day had gone down in low, sullen, pene.
trating rain.
Now Mrs. Beach loved her husband with
the love Of true wife, but he was not q
demonstratiYe man, and the first beauty
and poetry of their married life had settled
down into a somewhat bare, everyday
matter of fact existence. But her heart
was warm to-night-warm with the good
deeds of the day, and remembering her reso-
luton of the morning, she threw down her
book, and ran down the stairs.
"Henry, DEAR" said the soft voice of the
wife, "has the rain wet you at all? Lei
ne take off your coat for you"
"Thank you, Mary; 1 don't think I'm
anywise injured, but you may help me, just
for the pleasure of it," and he stood still
while she removed the heavy coat, with all
that softness ot touch and movement which
belongs to woman. She hung it up and
then her husband drew her 10 his heart,
with all the old lover tenderness.
"You are very thoughtful of me, Mary,
my wife," he said.
And there was music in Mrs. Beach's
heart, as she went up stairs-music sat to
the words, eyes open! eyes openr'-Ar-
thurs home Gazette.
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Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.
More Lynch Law Iowa.
Three Horse Thieves Hung-Anothe,
Shot Excitement on the Wapsipin;con.
LYONS, Iowa, June 9th, 1857.

LYONS, Iowa, June 9th, 1857.
ED1roRs TRIBUNE: l have Just learned
of another operation of the selfstyled
'.Vigilance COMMITTEES" in this part of the
country, and hasten to send you the par
ticulars as they reach us. ~ -.ze-.
On last Thursday large number Of
men from the western portion of Clinton
county, and also some from Scott, Ceder
and jackson counties, assembled to break
up gang of horse thieves which has IN
fected the neighborhood of Toronto, on the
Wapsipinicon river. The Committee is
said to have been composed of near two
hundred men. They proceeded to the
house of Mr.. Warren, and old resident OF
Clinton county, and surrounded it. Mr..
w. was plowing corn in his field near by,
when the Regulators" arrested him. His
house was searched and some papers found
which showed that the horse thieves hao
made that place rendezvous, together with
a list of the stopping places of the gang
and schedule of the cost of running away
stolen horses.
w arIen WAS dIIdiS uCu OoioiC Suo IOSuls
lors," tried, found guilty and hung upon ,
tree near his own house. Warren is sale
to be an old offender and I am informed
has been tried before the courts once o.
twice for horse-stealing, but always acquit
ted. A few moments before the "regula
tors, came 10 his house, he warned by 8
neighbor of their approach and advised tc
mount his horse and flee, but refused to dc
so. z'A 0-- rsa
On the same day Thursday a man by
the name of Page ,one of the suspected gang
was shot dead while trying to escape from
the Regulators"
am also informed by gentleman jus
from the scene of the disturbance, that tw'
men, said to be horse thieves and who Ev
ed near Warren's were hung by the "regula
tors" on Friday, and also, that the "regula
tors were at our county seat, Dewitt, yes
terday in search of more of the gang.
1t is bad state of affairs that sucl
scenes as those l have noted should trans
pire in city like ours, but Toronto and th
valley of the Wapsipinicon have long bee
infested by this gang of thieves and th
people were incensed beyond measure a
their many losses of property, and came t
the determination to protect what had bee
left them at all hazards. CLINTON.
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Items of News.

Two MEN KILLED IN MEIas COUNTY
On Monday last, at the raising of frame
building on the farm of Thomas Phenton
in Meigs township, Meigs county, timber
fell and killed Mr.. Joseph Pierce and Mr..
George Smith. Mr.. Smith was instantly
killed, and Mr.. Pierce died in about three
hours after the accident.
Mr.. Pierce was Married, and leaves q
VITA and several children to mourn their
great and sudden loss. Mr.. Smith was
aged about twenty lone and was unmarried.
Mrs Gaskell seems to have got into sew
eral scrapes by her life of Charlotte Bronte.
The aged father feels deeply her remarks
concerning his treatment of his children,
and she has been compelled te send an
apology, through solicitor, to lady who
has been previously injured by the impu-
tation cast upon her by the reference to
an alledgsd private act in the unhappy ca
reer of Bramwell Bronte. 5ssiiss
PERSONAL CoLL1sIoN.- HasEon
and Harrison, the two rival candidates for
Governor of Tennessee, who are .stumping
the State, unfortunately got into person
al collision few days ago, but were sepe-
rated before doing any serious damage to
each other.
MURDER BY A ScHooLMAsrER.-Edw
Eldridge, schoolmaster, in Louisville,
Lawrence County, N. Y, has been arrest
ed for the murder by poison, of Mrs. Gould,
a widow of that place. He had been very
intimate with her, and they were engaged
to be married. A post mortem examina-
ton proved that she was encients.
Among the freight at the depot in Park
ersburgh, Va, the other day, was large
quantity (l00 tons) Of palm oil, direct from
Africa, and consigned to Cincinnati hay
ing been recently imported in the Mary u
Stevens, the Liberia emigrsnt packet to
Baltimore.
The Springfield Republican says tnst I'M
the Connecticut valley larger surface Will
be devoted to Tobacco this year than ever
bssors. The article maintains so high q
price that good crop is, beyond doubt,
more profitable than any other,
R. W. Taylor, a son Of the late EI-Pfes-
ident Taylor, has purchased "Bonnie Las-
sie," celebrated racer, for $4,000,
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The Terrible Ravages of the
Yellow Fever. at MOntevidcO.


Through the politeness of Mr.. Gilbert R.
Bracket, passenger in the barque Salem,
from Buenos Ayres, we are furnished with
the following information of the sad raw
ages of the Yellow Fever at Montevideo.
1t is in the form of letter, dated from
Montevideo about May l :
"The intelligence which l have to COM
municate to-day, is by no means favorable
respecting the progress of the yellow fever.
The "Pampero wind and the cool weather,
which have prevailed since its appearance,
have given to this epidemic more fatal
character. Since Saturday, 25th ult., the
mortality has been unexampIed. So far
from there having been q diminution Of
new cases, there have not been less than
from 80 to 35 yictinas daily The medi-
cal profession are completely baff1ed, and
their scientific knowledge has thus far, rem
dered unavailing all attempts te discover the
true cause of this malignant scourge, which
is decimating the community.
"Rerose no confidence in the official re-
ports which appear in the columns of news
papers, nor in rumors which indicate that
the epidemic is abating; for it never ragged
with greater fury, nor assumed more
alarming character, than at p. esent. Sew
eral foreigners, whose name are well known,
lie, at this moment at the point of DEATH
The second son of D. Jamie Yalla, the
widow of DR.. OLamindi, D. Nicana Costa,
and others, it is believed, will not live
through the day. Mr.. Costa has relapsed,
and his case is very complicated"
The municipal authorities of Buenos
Ayers have taken every precaution to pre-
vent the fever from entering their city,
River crafts sailing from Montevideo, and
foreign vessels taking pilot near that city,
are required to perform strict quarantine
As an expression ofsympathy for her suffer.
ing sister, the citizens of Buenos Ayres
have contributed large sums of money for
their relief.
By the rcomendation of the Bishop,
professions were moving about the streets
in token of grief for this affective visitation
of Providence, and prayers were offered
in the principal churches throughout the
city to avert from them the dire contagion
boston Traveller June 20.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-09

A HEART AND HAND WORTH HAvrse.-
No person who has any reverence for the
good, the true and the beautiful in human
nature, can help admiring the noble wo-
man of whom the following record is made
by letter-writer at the West: 81
While in Gratiot county, Mich, during
the recent fearful famine, he saw woman
who, with affectionate devotion, sustained
her sick husband and two children on ma
pie sugar and leeks several days before she
could get other relief; and when at last,
relief came, she had to carry the provisions
several miles on her back. This woman
had taken care of her sick husband since
last August and her family of two children;
besides which she made one hundred fbs.,
of maple sugar, cleared the ground and
hoed in two acres of spring wheat, and
planted some corn and potatoes. She was
habited in tattered garments. -,.f
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RELIGIOUS.
The Old School Assembly,

We have read with profound attention
the Report of the meeting of the Old
School Assembly, given in the New York
Observer. The session is represented as
quiet and harmonious. II will be memora-
bic, however, for two measures, both seri-
ously affecting the interest of humanity
The first was resolution to discontinue
correspondence with New England bodies,
because of "proceedings in those bodies of
a secular and political bearing, which the
sense of the Assembly seeks to avoid" j. e.
because those bodies will persist in remind
ing the Assembly of the existence of slave
ry within its bounds. To get rid of this
yearly appeal for humanity, the Assembly
declines the correspondence.
But, at the same time, to show that it
was not Indifferent to great moral ques-
tions, the Assembly solsmnly reiterated
the following Act and Testimoney:
"Posture an Prayer"
''The action of 1S49 was re-affirmed, viz.
that sitting in public prayer is considered
grievously improper, whenever the infirmi-
ties of the worshiper do not render it neces-
sary, and that ministers be required to re
prove it with persevering admonition."-
". Y. Independent.
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD OF THE
UNITED SrATEs.-The eighteenth Evange-
lieal Lutheran General Synod of the United
States met at Reading, Pennsylvania, on
Thursday, the 2lst ultimo. The General
Synod of this Church was organized in
1920, and was then composed of few
districts, or local Synods, from Pennsylva-
MIA and other states. In 1s45 the General
Synod was composed of representatives
from thirteen District Synods. Since that
period twelve others have become affiliated,
and the present General Synod stands re-
lated 10, and has representatives from,
twenty-five districts or local Synods.
AN INcIDENT.-A singular and touch
ing incident occurred at q recent meeting
of the Bible Society, in Manchester, N. H.
A poor woman, on her death-bed, had
given cage, with two beautiful birds, the
only available thing she owned, to the Bible
Society. The birds had been kept by the
clergyman: and at the Anniversary Meet
ing at Manchester, they were brought for
ward and the interesting circumstances of
the gift stated. They were then uncover
ed, and the suddent gush of light reused
them up, so that the little warblers burst
into most rapturous song. The effect
upon the audience was magical, and under
its influence they were sold at auction
Over one hundred dollars, including some
voluntary additions, were thus secured for
the Society by this poor dying woman's
simple bequest of two birds. 1.-TWO spar
rows" were thus sold for more than "far-
thing"
A Liberal OrFER.-A layman of Con-
necticut proposes to be one Of Jstty persons
10 unite in purchasing 1000 acres of land
at the West at price not exceeding $3.50
an acre, for the purpose of furnishing sites
for churches parsonages, parish schools,
and globes for eighty parishes that now are
or may be hereafter, established in Mines
ota and Kansas.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-09

DISCOVERY OF BoDY WITH 81 800 Up
ON Ir.-Yesterday morning the body Of q
genteel and well dressed man was found by
some fisherman in the Ohio river, opposite
the farm of Mr.. Williams, at the end Of
the plank road, nine miles from the city.
On the person of the deceased were found
$1,000 in gold, fine gold watch, a large
and heavy knife, and a!pair of small pistols.
He was rather good looking, was about five
feet eight or nine inch in height, and wore
dark whiskers.-LoaisviRs Courier June
2Oth. - y
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lowe NO MAN A DOLLAR.
By cHAs. p. sHIRAs.


Oh, do not envy, my own dear wife, eEs
The wealth Of our next door Reighbor,
And bid me stlll be stout at heart, m
And cheerfully follow my lsbor;
You must know, the last of those little debts,
That have been our lingering sorrow,
Is paid this night So we'll go forth
With hrppier hearts to morrow,
Oh, the debtor is but a shamed faced dog,
With the creditors name on his collar.
While am king, and you are queen.
For we owe no man dollar!
Our neighbor you saw in his coach to-day.
With his wife and Haunting daughter,
While we sat down to our coverless board,
To crust and cup of water --r...-t
1 saw that the tear drop stood in your eye.
Though you tried your best to conceal it
knew that the contrast reached your heart,
And you could not help but feel it;
But knowing now that our scanty fare
Has freed my neck from the collar,
You'll join my laugh, and help me shout,
That we owe no man dollar. ..
This neighbor whose show has dazzled your eyes
In fact is wretched debtor;
pity him oft from my very heart,
And l wish that his lot were better,
Why, the man is the veriest slave alive,
For his dashing wife and daughter
Will live in style. though ruin should come
So he goes like lamb to the slaughter
But he feels it the tighter every day,
That terrible debtors collarl e--, g
Oh, what would he give, could he say with us,
That he owed no man dollar!
You seemed amazed. but I'll tell you more;
Within two hours met him
Sneaking away with frightened air,
As if fend had beset him;
Yet he fled from a very worthy man,
Whom met with the greatest pleasure
Whom called by name and forced to stop,
Though he said be was not at leasure.
He held my last note! SO l held him fast,
Till he freed my neck from the collar;
Then shook his hand as 1 proudly said:
"Now owe no man dollar!"
All, you smile, for you feel the force
Ofthe truth Ihave been repeating;
l knew that downright honest heart
In that gentle breast was breathing!
Tomorrow I'll rise with giants strength,
To follow my daily labor;
But e'er we sleep let US humbly pray
For our wretched next doc nelghbor;
And well pray for the time when all shall be frt
From the weight Of the debtors COLLAR
When the poorest shall lift his voice and cry:
"Now owe no man dollarl'
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LudicrOus Effects of the Apear.
ance of a Comet in l712.

As everybody is on the qui vive in regard
to the comet, and as all sorts of ideas are
"around" in regard to it, We give the fol
lowing amusing sketch glened from an old
paper: ~
In the year l7l2, Mr.. Winston, having
calculated the return of a comet which was
to make its appearance on Wednesday, the
14th of October, at five minutes after five
in the morning, gave notice to the public
accordingly, with a terrifying addition, that
total dissolution of the world by fire was
to take place on the Friday following
The reputation Mr., Winston had long
maintained in England, both as divine
and philosopher, left little or no doubt with
the populace of the truth of his prediction.
Several ludicrous events took place. A
number of persons in and about London
seized all the barges and boats they could
lay their hands on in the Thames, very ra-
tionally concluding that when the conia-
grafton took place there would be the most
safety on the water. Agentleman who had
neglected family prayer for better than five
years informed bis wife that it was his de-
termination to resume that laudable prac-
tice the same evening, but his wife, having
engaged ball at her house, persuaded her
husband to put it off till she saw whether
the comet appeared or not. The South
Sea stock Immediately fell to five per cent,
and the India to IL and the captain of
Dutch ship threw all his powder into the
river that the ship might not be endanger-
ed. 7 ~ &
The next morning, however, the comet
appeared according to the predictions, and
before noon the belief was universal thai
the Day of Judgment was at hand. About
this time three hundred and twenty-three
clergymen were ferried over to Lambeth,
it was said, to petition that short prayer
might be penned and ordered, there being
none in the Church service on that occasion.
Three maids of honor burnt their collection
of novels and plays, and sent to the book
sellers to buy each of them Bible and
Bishop Taylor's "Holy Living and Dying"
The run upon the bank was SO prodig-
ious that all hands were employed from
morning till night in discounting notes and
handing out specie. On Thursday consid
erbly more than 1000 kept mistresses were
legally married in the face of several con-
gregations. And, to crown the whole farce,
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, head Director of
the Banks issued orders to all the officers
in London, requiring them "to keep good
lookout, and have particular eye on the
Bank of England"