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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28
Letter From Utah Territory.
More Violence and BEOOdshed
bV MOrmOne.

NY WI AAAOAAH EN. E.
We have dates from Salt Lake City to
April 1st, with accounts of more violence
and even bloodshed by the Mormons. 1t
appears that a man named Parrish, u Sc
ceding Mormon left the wall town of
Springville, to come to the States on foot,
his wagon and horses having been stolen
by Mormons the night previous to the
departure. He was accompanied by his
two sons and two men named Potter and
Darper. They had not left the place more
than a few hundred yards behind when
they were attacked by a number of men
armed and disguised. Potter was shot
dead, five balls having entered bis body;
Parrish fell wounded, when one of the as
s%ailants rushed upon him, in his disabled
condition, cut his throat from ear to ear,
and ripped up his abdomen. One of Par
rish's sons ran about eighty yards, when
he was struck down, his throat cut, and
his abdomen ripped up. The other young
Parrish and Darper conttved to escape
The only notice taken of the matter by
the Mormon authorities was the summon
ing of a coroner's jury who sat upon the
case and returned a verdict of "assassina-
ton by some persons unknown"
Potter was a brother of the men killed
in Gunnison's massacre, and was one Of
the very few who knew the secret history
of that sanguinary transaction. Parrish
and his sons were also well acquainted
with the Mormon secrets, having since
been in full Mormon communion.
Another tragedy, not very dissimilar,
is also reported by the last mail from Utah.
1t occurred about seventy miles from
Parowan, on the California road, and the
victims were a small party Of seeding
Mormons emigrating TO California -Four
were shot as they sat encamped at the foot
of some rocky hills. The names of two
of these men were Tobin and Peltro.-
They too were well apprised of the aims
and secrets of the Mormons, and therefore
too dangerous to be allowed to emigrate.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

HrThero is nothing like going away
from home to get the news about home,
Thus, for instance, the Philadelphia Bul-
letin gives US the following importan,
item:
"The Pittsburgh and Steubenville Rail
road Company will probably prove to the
city of Pittsburgh what the Pennsylvania
road is to Philadelphia, about the best
paying investment she has ever made
The stock of this company is mainly own
ed by the county of Allegheny and city Of
Pittsburgh, each having subscribed for and
paid half a million of dollars. The esti-
mated receipts of the road, running in con-
%nection with the Pennsylvania Central, is
sufficient to pay its first and second Mort
gage Bonds, and ut least s per cent. on its
capital stock of 81, $780, OO.n
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28
The Scarcity of Provisions in
the West.
NEW York, May 10th, 1857.

INV AOhhy Moy IOluS 1OOts
| To the Editors Of the N. Y. Express:
In your issue under the head "News o.
the Day." YOU say: "We have distress
ing news from Kentucky. Knoxville pa.
pers say" &c: If you will allow me, ]
will correct an error or two into which you
have fallen. The news is from the Knox
willie, Tennessee, mot Kentucky papers,
The Circuit Court at Jacksborough-no
jackson Borough" as you have it
twas obliged to adjourn as feed could moi
be had for the horses of the Judge and
LAWYERS. 1t is in the section of country
about Jacksborough that the stock had to
brouse on the tree-tops-not about Knox
vile as your item reads. In the vicinity
of Knoxville grain and provisions are abun'
dant; but command high prices.
There is great scarcity of hay and grain
in the mountain counties of East Tennes'
see. Jacksborough is in Campbell county
forty miles north of Knoxville. The coun'
ty borders on Kentucky, and is largely en-:
gagged in stock raising, as, also, are severn
of the adjoining counties. Nine years oul
of ten, cattle will live and thrive on the
natural grass, green the year round, in the
mountains. without being fed; a little salt
occasionally, being all that it is necessary
to give them.
The drouth of last summer and fall caus.
ed almost a total failure of the corn crop
The unusually cold winter, with heavy
SHOWS, made it necessary that the stock
should be driven in from the mountains
and fed for several weeks, which cleared
out the corn cribs and barns, and was the
cause of the present scarcity. With an or
dinarily mild winter there would be nc
scarcity of grain, fodder or provisions
even if all their crops should prove what
are called failures" in East Tennessee
The season there is about four weeks "be
hind time" but q few days of pleasant
weather I trust will bring relief to the
stock; and as to the inhabitants of thai
section, they will never allow a human be
ing, whether white or black, to die of star
patton, as is sometimes the case in cities
l am happy to say that the prospec
for fine crops the ensuing harvest was new
er better, and that section Of the Stat
known as East Tennessee will probabl.
have a surplus of over two millions o
bushels of wheat, to say nothing of othe
crops. Y.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

THE FLORIDA WAR.-A party of sol.
diers were attacked by the Indians near
Palm Grove, Florida on the Esd ult., and
two killed and two wounded. The sava.
ges were led on by anegro dressed rs a
chief. He and several others spoke Eng
lish. On the approach of Lieut.. Hill with
q detachment of soldiers the Indians fled.
On the lst of May, Lieut.. johnson and
six men attacked twenty Indians, but the
soldiers withdrew after losing one man,
who carried the ammunition on his horse,
which ammunition, amounting to $500
rounds, the Indians secured.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28
~The Presbyterian General Assem-

R-The Presbyterian General Assem-
bly N. S., is in Session at Cleveland
There is said to be quite a full attendance
The duty of the Church relative to Slave
ry will form a prominent subject before thu
Assembly. The Southern delegates de
sire that the vexed question be let alone
and talk of q division unless the l~et-alont
policy prevails. Chicago has been selected
as the place for the meeting Of the next
Assembly.
The Presbyterian General Assembly O.
s., is holding its session at Louisville, Ky.
New Orleans is chosen as the place for the
next meeting of this body. Thus, while
the New School goes Westward, the Old
School moves South.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

FOREIGN APPoINTMENTs.-A Washing
ton correspondent of the Philadelphia
North american says:
1.-THE appointments are still under con-
sidration, and it is now rumored that seve-
raj of them will be concluded upon this
week.
"Among the on dit, | hear that Gov.
Wright, of Indiana, will probably cucceed
Gov. Seymore as Minister to Russia. He
is pretty cestain 10 receive this or the Prus-
sian mission.
"Gen. Cass will leave in a day or two to
participate in tho railroad jubilee at St.
Louis. He will be accompanied by Secre-
taries Floid and Black
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28
The Democracy Resisting the
Amfh0rifies.

The N. Y. Tribune of Saturday says:
"The consultations of the officers of the
Mayors "New York Citizens Volunteers
resulted last night in a regular military or
eanization to resist the laws of the State.
The leading spirit in this ridiculous dem
onstration is Alderman William Wilson,
whose respect for law needs no enconium.
They worked themselves into a perfect fever
of rage against the Legislature, and vented
the most terrible threats against the State
in general and all "Black Republicans" in
particular. If the Mayor does not look to
these gentlemen they may scare somebody.
Perhaps q careful perusal of the statutes
for the punishment of conspiracy TO resist
the laws of the State may cool down, theil
DANGEROUS excite ment"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28
A Cattle Dealer Robbed Of Nine
thousand Dllars.

On Monday night a man named ra..
terson, a drover from Indiana, went to
New York, having shipped a lot of cattle
BY the New York and Albany Propeller
Line. He sold his cattle, and returned to
this city on Wednesday morning with So
600 in checks and $3.50 in money. While
coming on the boat his pocket was picked
by some adroit scamp, and as yet no clue
has been obtained to the perpetrators Of
this crime. The payment of the checks
was Immediately stopped. Patterson is
quite a joker, BY the way, and is" welLto-
do" in the world. He had in. the stolen
wallet some very nice Acknowledging q
perfect Izaak Walton-whieh he regretted
losing more than the money; in fact he
offered q policeman the money if he would
recover for him the private papers and the
-fsh-hooks.-Aibany Journal, Is.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

The CRops.-The prospect for q "hard
season" in consequence of the high price of
almost every article that makes up the dali
ly consumption of a family, is considerably
relieved by the intelligence received daily
of the promising condition of the growing
crops. The croakers as usual, were ahead
of the times, in proclaiming the gloomy
tidings of a failure of the great staple of
our country.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

CRoPs IN THE WEsT.-Our Western
exchanges are beginning to give better ac-
counts of the growing crops. Early in the
spring we had dismal ~forebodings of scar
city and famine; but since the weather has
improved, and the snow, ice and drearings
Of winter has disappeared, the farmers and
the press of Illinois and other Western
States are changing their lamentations over
probable short crops into cheerful predic-
tons of an abundant harvest.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

TRooPs FOR UrAH.-The government
will send $500 men 10 Utah forthwith, to
be garrisoned within 40 miles of Salt Lake,
and ready for any emergency. The indi.
cations from Utah are,-thnt Brigham
Young is preparing to fight his way into
power. The Foreign born Mormans and
immigrants are his chief aiders and abet-
tors.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

E-It is estimated that the population
of Kansas has doubled since the river
opened, in the last of February. The bulk
of the increase, it is said, lis a conserva-
tive element from the North, which causes
an abatement somewhat of a political ex-
element"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

HThe San Francisco Herald SAYS q
hunter of Humbolt county has manufac-
tured a chair for President Buchanan out
of buck horns. When Mr.. Buchanan takes
his seat in it he will be a model Democrat
in President-in a horn.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

HTea will soon be growing scarce.
The quantity of tea shipped from China to
the 3Oth of June last year, amounted to
100000 lbs. The estimated quantity
to be shipped for the year ending sOth
June next is, 70,o0o,oOO Tbs; but to the
18th March last, it was 100000 lbs,
against 100000 at the same time last
veal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

H-The navigation of Lake Erie is at
length quite open. The first propeller at
Cleveland arrived from Buffalo on the 18th.
The ice in some places seemed packed to
the bottom of the lake, and fields were
seen some thirty miles in extent.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

HThe death of j. M. Grant, one of
the Mormon leaders, is announced in the
following style. SHE has gone, leaving
seven disconsolate widows, and several chill
dren, four of whom are under eight weeks
Of age, to mour his irreparable loss"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

~Oficial letters to the Government
confirm the report that the first stories of
Indian outrages in Iowa and Minnesota
were greatly exaggerated. Nothing has
occurred of q nature that could warrant
the whites in taking life.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

~Col. Benton has written another
letter deploring Slavery agitation as an un-
mitigated evil. He claims that the Eman-
cipation controversy in Missouri is intended
only to excite the slaves, and says that
much mischief has already been done in
this way.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

EE- The latest accounts fiom Kansas
report acting Governor Stanton as going
through the territory spouting Hiawatha.
He imagines that all the people there,
both red..and white men, are savages, and
should be addressed in language suited to
wild beasts.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

SLIDING SCALE OF CRIME.-De Quincy
says, "If once a man INDUCES himself in
murder, very soon he comes to think little of
robbing; and from robbing he comes next
to drinking, and from that to incivility and
procrastination."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

HThe Governor of Pennsylvania has
signed the bill for the sale of the Main
Line, and it is advertised to be sold at the
public auction, in the Merchants Exchange,
Philadelphia, on Thursday evening, the
oath day of June.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28
rzy- Tho most 6endish Of All ;m.o;n,h

Eg- Tho most fendish Of all imaginable
things is a brutal and cruel woman. A step
mother Of a little girl named Rice, at q
place known as Lamsons, on the Oswego
K. K. last Saturday morning became en-
ragged at the child; caugh. up a kettle Of
boiling hot water and deluged the little
one with it, scalding head, face, neck and
shoulders horribly, and causing her hair TO
come out.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

ES-The heroic Sir Charles Napier wrote
very beautifully and touchingly to a lady
on the eve of his great victory at Meanee:
"IfI survive, l shall soon be with those l
love; if l fall, l shall be with those l have
loved"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28
@Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
is reported to be on his d~eath-bed.

E-Charles ]. McIlvaine, nephew of
Bishop McIlvaine, of Ohio, is Gov. Walk
er's Private Secretary on his Kansas expo
dition.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28

re- The Pennsylvania Legislature has
SO apportioned the State, that hereafter
the Senate will consist of SO members, and
the House of 100.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-28
TRAVELLERS

The following shows the time of departures
and arrivals on the C. D.. d. C. R. r. at Millers-
inc Cleveland:
RUNNING NoRrH.-The Express leaves NIL.
Iersburg at GAO A. NJ, and arrives at Cleveland
at Ills
The Accommodation leaves Millersburg at
300 P, M, and arrives at Cleveland at $50 ~
RUNNING SoUrH.-AceomnodatiOm leaves Cleve-
land at 7.45 A. NJ, and arrives at Millersburg
at LOO.
Express leaves Cleveland at Sis P. NJ, and
arrives at Millersburg at $40.
The Express train running North con-
meets at Orrville with the East and West trains
on the P. Fl. W. d c. R. r.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-26
The News--NarrOv Escape--PoIice
HdttSrs df.
[coRRgspoSDENCE OF THR RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH

CORRESPONDENCE OF THR RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH I
PETERSBURG, Aug 2lth
The 'Cockade' is Haunting gaily to day. pill
grimage through its principal streets, though as
barren of the startling and incidental as the Lybian
desert. has proved to your ''humble correspondent
decidedly pleasant and refreshing. The sweetest
the most delectahle of 2ephyrs, women. babies and
other pleasant things have been floating around all
day. The risen, well as the rising generations
of the sterner sex, from the store boy to the kid
gioyed lounger of Corling's corner, have been
noisy with tc ens to the deity of clear skies cri-
Moline and cool air.
The Sora shooting season forms an interesting
tpic for the Nimr0ds Of our city. ''Broadway,'
an incompatible shooting ground several miles
down the river, will echo in a week or two with
the opening chorus Of the assailing corps. We an
ticpate some huge stories and fsome awfu! shoot
ing during the campaign. ..'-.E
On Sunday morning. understand, several gen.
tlemen including the agents for the Baltimore line
of steamers, in Richmond and Petersburg, met with
marrow escape in the bay. while going from the
Isslriltre to the PdL0dy in small boat The gen
tlemen had left City Point in the former steamer
on excursion of pleasure, To meet the Peabody
and return upon her. When they met her on Sun
day morning, a heavy gale was blowing boat
was let down and the eXcursionists were sent off,
They were tossed Immediately under the bows of a
ship which the Peabody had in tow, which was
dashing ahead from the momentum under which il
had bren travelling. by an accident alcircumstance
the boat missed the plunge of the ship about six
feet and saved. The scene is described as most
exciting. lady on board the Peabody who was
witnessing the peril of the eXcursionists, tainted
and all hands, on each of the vessels declared it to
be the most dangerous and exciting adventure they
had ever witnessed.
Before the Mayor to-day, rothing of Importance
occurred negro, one of the celebrated butcher
family four of whom have been sent to the State
prison. and one killed in attack upon the old
Night Police of this city, was arraigued for steal
ing pears from the farm of Mr.. L. Gillian, of Prince
George. He was awarded u doge OF cuwhde. A
manted till called for having been detected swell
ing around Petersburg without a pass. man
named Leonidas kives (white,) was brought up
for drunkenness and excused on promise of better
behavior. NJ. McDermott, was fined $40 for selling
goods on the Sabbath day
'Eig meetings are now going on at Oak Grove,
Dinwiddie and sold shop Prince George. Coz
tinue all the week Numbers OF people present.
ARIlI
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-26
EDUCATIoN'..
EDUCATIoy NJ, ,---.s---

tDUCATIoN.--The second .os.;o.
septemserh htufS School will commence The T., -
fers hsr hti tsfinlhste tho Both of nne ~. ot
dnTing h tiaS. 10 those who s,sta,nan h Of
the n eneou,, s. - SESSION, and Respectfully soeit
sho tiurht the second assurin ,b ~ :
i'm t,eu hsrsef 10 promote the Sxais st
sae ~ , iier children and pledges 70 10 tha
miied + tn tShs @ tis response trust shall be come ,he
strict bnt kInd mer discipline is systematic and
pea III, y prompted only by the eepest m
' 81, ana Improvement of tie nnn;is S' TOT
n respectfully requests frequent caIis fso,, .,,
ps ~ npseTse Tecifatons discipline and made
ol ,struction; " VIII greatly cunduce 10 the .ue
culture OF the scholars who will be more ant 10 bxa
their studies prepared Without this tinn w
che part 1.-THE pupils, money may he advanced ai
sessions may close with littleor no a.tainmen, rna
IN that tor which their anxious parents sent them ~
School. - 'Wii''n W W
Thelocation is most desirable one affnrting snnce
and shade for exercise. the smaller pupils often en-.
JoSing this privilege from II till O'Clock
Terms per scssion Of ~ months payable quarterly.
Higher English branches including Latin..,....s 3n
Primary Geography, History, Grammar, Arith-
netc and Philosophy. Is
Primary Arithmetic, Orthography, Geography
and History. ................ 20
Second street between Nav MI I.aiyl,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-26
Death of Man and His Son by Light
Mug.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE KrcuNosD DAILY DISPATCH
PATtI.K, C. H., Aug. %, 1857.

PATtIsK, c. H., Aug, 20, 1857.
Edward T. Jefferson and his son. both of this
county. killed on Nlon,iay evening. the l. th
inst, by lightning They LEFT home for the pu
pose of getting out some boards in the woods, a
smart distance from the dwelling of Mr.. Jefferson
storm.caIne up while they were at work inthe
afternoon, aud while it prevailed they are sup
posed to have heen struck and killed by n stroke
which descended the tree beneath which their
bodies were discovered. aud which bore the marks
of the fluid. They not found until II oclock
Tuesday, when two of the elder Jefferson's daugh-
ters who went TO take their dinners to the de-
ceased found their bodies, each lying on his back
with his feet towards the tree and his hand on his
breast, As they had spoken of going to neghbors $
house to stay all night the family did not feel un,
easy at their not returning ON Monday night.
Mr. Jefferson was in his ffty-third year, and was
much respected and esteemed worthy and
honest man. lie leaves q family of six ehildrens
Ave girls and one son. who is blind. They have
the warm sympathy of their neighbors in their af-
Fiction. s W.