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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

ha DEATH OF CIRCUS AcroR.-By the
last mail from the West, letters were re-
ceived in this city giving an account of the
violent death of james Mcfarland, the cir
Gus performer attached to Spalding d. Rogg-
ers' Circus Company, now travelling in
Western Missouri, at the hands of Mr..
Roberts, landlord of hotel in Liberty,
Missouri.
1t appears that the above company, and
that of North's, were to perform at Liberty
on the same day, May 27th; that Mile
Castillo, formerly Mrs. Mcfarland, was
travelling with Norths Company, and on
their arrival in the morning, Mt The hotel
where they were to put up, Mr., North7iin-
structed the landlord to keep strict watch
over the lady, and premit no one, under
any circumstance, to enter her room, or to
see her; alleging, as a reason for particular
caution, that Mcfarland was attached to
rival company, a desperate man, and in
tent on doing serious mischief. .i
On reaching the town, about 10 A. M,
the deeease,. proceeded to the hotel, exam
lned the register, anu iiShcu eho ienuioIo'
to be conducted to the room Of his wife,
as he wished to see her. To this request
the landlord refused permission. He then
made movement to proceed up stairs ua-
accompanied, when the landlord, armed
with bowie knife, Immediately stepped
forward in threatening attitude to dispute
the passage. Hard words ensued, and
drawing their weapons simultaneously, ("
desperate fight occurred. Mcfarland was
stabbed in the neck, separating the Jugular
vein, and was also cut several times in the
body; The first blow, being enough to cause
death, as he died in about three minutes
after. The deceased drew his weapon and
fired one load, but missed his Antagonist
Every attempt to fire subsequently was in
effectunl, from the caps swapping. The
burial of the deceased took place The day
following, and was attended by all the
members of Spaldihg and Rogers compa-
ny. Its hardly possible there will be any
legal Investigation into this unhappy affair.
! philadelphia Press.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

CHIcAeo MoRALs.-Some yeas ago an
amusing article went the rounds of News
paperiom, headed "Where they 60 to, who
die in Chicago 1t appears that the
morals of the great prairie City have been
not whit improved since that time, at
least to Judge from the following sketch of
the doings of a te,o of the leading citizens,
whip we clip from an exchange: 5
During short space of time, in the city
of Chicago, the Mayor has been arrested
twice; two Justices of the Peace have been
sent to Bridewell for conspiracy to extort
mony from prostitutes; constable has
been similarly punished for the same crime;
an editor--who blythe way, was treasurer
of a Sunday School-has been sent to Al
ton, to work for the Government, for rob-
bing the post office; an attorney has been
indited for bribery in the trial of the same
case, and the trial of County Supervisor
is just closed for a crime even worse than
either of the former, yet in justice, to ,tbe
latter, we will say he was discharged.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24
Wife Tanning.


The Boston Gazette announces Mr.. Paul
Prettyman as the teacher Of the art ofwife-
tanning, at the low price of $50 per lesson.
Here are some of his certificates:
''This is 10 certify that Paul Prettyman
has succeeded in subduing my wife. He
took her when in her most restless condi-
ton. and in one hour she was cooking a
beefsteak with the placidity of an angel.
{ JAS p. HoRNER
Mr.. Prettyman has full liberty TO refer to
me. His art consider the greatest dcsid-
eratum of married life. He quieted Mrs.
Simpkins who was always ugly in double
harness, and accomplished wonders. Not a
shirt button has been missing since the date
of his trial. go IS ,s,,~.-
p, SIMPKINs. Newark, n. J.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24
News Items.

The Steubenyille Herald says that Mr..
Geiselman Of that place has lost 500 hogs
oy the prevailing epidemic. sst -
Two hundred and eighteen unfortunate
CANNES were slaughtered in the New York
dogpound yesterday. efa
In louisiana, there are over fifteen tbou.
sand square miles of fertile alluvial soil.
which lie below high water mark, and re-
quire TO be protected by artificial embank-
ments.
In Providence couple of Aemauts in
fate large balloon, tether il with line
four hundred feet long, permit people to
assend into the clouds for five dollars head
and pull them down again with a wind
lass. - H
The Paris Union declares that statisti-
cal returns have just revealed the fact that
there are now in France one million eight
hundred thousand young females of mar
riageablc age, who are on the look out Cor
husbands.
A Miss Sergeant of Fremont, Michigan
few days since sprinkled stryebhine upon
a piece of pumpkin pie and on going to
bed eat it. She died in three hours, Civ
ing MS cause for the act that she was tir.
ed of life, having become burden to the
world. ss g57 7s
e The Detroit Tribune learns from the
Clerk of the Illinois, that small sail boat
with eight men who were going from the
Bruce Mine to the Sault was capsized, six
teen miles below the Sault and four of the
number were drowned. One drowned was
James Lord of the Bruce Mine and the four
others were strangers from Lasalle. Illinois,
The Detroit Free Press states that Il
young man connected with one of the most
respectable families of that city, lately COM
ing into possession of some property, rais-
ed the wind by mortgaging his estate and
went off with fifth rate female dancer
and a negro melodist. EfFn
After various experiments with all sorts
of paving for twenty-five years, Boston has
returned TO cobble-stones, as the only con-
vei.ient and practicable material. The
iron pavement is better, but Too expensive.
All the other paving materials have prov
ed inferior to cobble-stones. --..,
The Middletown Point Times says that
Mr.. Charles Malcolm, who owns farm a
few miles from that place, few days since
found transparent stone, about the size
of large bullet, which competent judges
say is diamond worth some "$10, 900 or
$4,000" sa
The Catholics of Lafayette, Ind, hav-
ing purchased a square of ground in that
city for the purpose of erecting cathedral
nunnery, school, DC. The whole will cost
100000.
A "meeting" came off last week near.
New Orleans on the Metaire Ridge, broad
swords being the weapons used. Both
parties were badly hurt; one of them bare
y escaped having his head cut off the cut
inflicting severe and dangerous wound.
One of the parties was a Creole and the
other from st. Martinique.
The last 'agony" advertised by the rhsr-
chants for the ladies, is '.The Princess Roy
nj Looped Extension Bridal Skirt" 1t is
pronounced to be perfection ITSELF" having
attached to it new hustle, simple and en-
tirely free from any intricate, cumbersome
or useless appendage" That's the kind!
aThe Princess Royal Looped Extension
Bridal" &C., will probable have great
sale. 1s -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

A GIGANTIC PRoJEcT.-Several men Of
wealth in New York, Buffalo, and Chicago
have it in contemplation to establish some
where in the West, a leviathan farm Of farm
100000 to 100000 acres. Their object
is to do for agricultural, by the use ofeom-
bined wealth and the power Of machinery
what has been done in the past half centu-
ry by the railroad and factory to supersede
the old stage coach and the spinning wheel.
They will organize the vast tract into two
rival establishments, with military organ
ization of labor, gigantic machinery TO
plow, plant, reap, and render harvests, vast
herds of horses, sheep, cattle of the most
select stock ;Hand the culture Of fruit and
grains on a grand scale. = y -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

"HE CAkETH FOR THEE" The human
heart isever seeking some one upon which to
lavish its tender affections, and by which it
may be loved and cherished in return. If
this great want is not met in the soul, there
is an aching void the world may never feel
"a secret loneliness no lapse of time may
destroy. When human sympathy is lost 10
such soul, it turns not in vain TO a higher
fountain of happiness and is satisfied, while
amid the calm stiffness which reigns su-
preme steals a gentle voice, "He careth for
thee"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

ODD THovGHTs.-l. Gray hairs, like
honest friends, are plucked out aud east
aside for telling unpleasant truths. q
When woman begins to count her admi-
rers, it is proof that their number is de-
creasing. 3. Travelling nowadays consists
in living in railways and sleeping at hotels.
4. Robson Crusoe was evidently con-
firmed old bachelor, or else his first thought
on seeking footmark on the sand would
have been Immediately to discover wheth-
er or no it was the footprint of woman.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24
!. Caskey, Editor and Proprietor
gnetrp.
DoN,r sAx sYoU cAN,T.v

-
- Don'tsay. you 'caa',.y there's JOY in store
ss For all the happy humble; tla Ia ~
And there is wee y71lsis2lt s. 'asa
~ For all below, lal. s-t e -la
Who chose to fret and grumbIe.
Each has o duty TO perform, ~, i
-. To .frilfll an ORDER" .g.. te Ts
~ DO what you can ra 5.1 2 " bs.-
To be Man, --s .5- &
And Heaven be your rewarder,
Dvnt say you can IL but strive to think
Z That old Webster never meant it;
Or if be did, ---
His conscience bid
Him long ago repent it.
d Man is a Reaper, sent to bind lles 5s--f
2fa The harvest golden-spangled; arrs
- And mean the sloth 1e-sS u -
Who quits his swath
- Because the grain is tangled.
Don't say "you can't we're sent to toll. .
az Where spades and sickles glitter;
n Then brother, Zoe -,f -. p.
. Your honest row, -stf,--. --. s
Amid the sweet and bitter.
= Don't say "you can't" let us. while here.
Lean one upon the other;
Descend the hill
- With right good vii,
And aid fallen brother
The c;ock on youder mantle-piece
p Is picture human; : 9'i -.a
The brass, in part,
Shows man his heart, 8 r-s
z In part the bell is womaal
The faithful hands move round and round,
10 count the swift hours golden;
= Each tiny wheel. 7....,. e.-.f
That turns with zeal,
Shows each TO each beholden. |
Then. brother, head the simple text, q
And be a better neighbour;
Don't say "you can't
,.,- But, like the ant, -l.@ |
Load up, and strive, and labor, r .-. |
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

GyA schoolnaster, wishing his pupils
to have clear idea of faith, illustrated it
thus: "lIere is an apple; you see it, and
therefore know that it is there: but, when
| place it under this tea-cup, you have faith
that it is there, though you no longer see
it." The lads seemed to understand per-
fectly; and the next time the master asked
them, "What is faith?" they answered,
with one accord, "An apple under tea
cup.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

SHOCKING CHuRcHwARDsNIsM. = The
yestry of great metropolitan parish have,
we are informed, come to the determination
of having The sides of the church doors in
all the churches under their control fresh
painted every Saturday. with the savage
and brutal view Of putting some limit to
the expansion Of pettieoats. 49,. 81 ~
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24
Wit and HnlnOr.

Love without money has been compar-
ed to pair of shiny leather boots without
soles. -.
Poetry is said TO be gift, but it very
often proves to be theft. .t -- ,
With many women. going to church is
little better than looking into bonnet shop
A gorerness advertising for situation,
says she is a perfect mistress of her own
tongue. -9.l -s--s--sr1 -sis5
To make hens lay perpetualIy-hit them
well directed blow on the head with a
club.
The following contains the alphabet:
John P. Brady, give me black walnut box
of quite a small size.
When Sheridan was asked what kind of
wine he liked best, he answered, "other
peoples" There are a good many Sheri-
Gans nowadays. g, .s --ss .-.af
Last year the women of the United Staes
spent thir;y-eight millions of dollars for fin
cry. = ~ siI m ss
An intimate friend of ours says that
when Shakespeare wrote-"Oh! what fall
was there my countrymen!" he had pro-
phetic eye to the fall Of 1851 ia.I i
Mistress-aI think, cook, we must part
this day month";" as 3li 3. 500
Cook FIN astonishment.) = sWhy,
ma'aln !? | am sure I've let you ave your
own way in most everythngw -a---t2f
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

ES Rudolph says that once upon a
time a colored cook expected company Of
her own kind, and was at a loss how to en-
tertain her friends. ri Jg..->
Her mistress said .e, i.i..-s i, .,.
"Chloe, You must make an apology"
"Good Lord inissus, how can make
it? got no eggs, no butter, nor nothing
to make itwith.p % 49,. II e-i
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

THE Iowa GOLD Exc1TEMENr.-Tho
Dubuque Times says that gold is found at
Epworth and is washed out of black sand.
Gold has also been found in Dubuque coun-
ty in the township of Whitewater on the
farm of Mr.. Burns, and Californians say it
is in sufficient quantities to pay for digging.
1t is mixed with black sand and appears in
particles from the size of a grain of wheat
down to q small speck.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

@A correspondent writing from Jas
per county, Iowa, under date Of the gath
inst, SAYS with reference TO the crops:-
awe have had a very wet season so far,
and but little corn has been planted as yet.
Up TO this time, scme farmers have not
made furrow for corn, and the prospect
for the crop is decidedly discourageing.-
Wheat and other small grain look we'll"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

Es- Pedagogue-"Well sir, what does
hair spell q Boy-"Don't know" Ped
have you got on your
head!' Boy-"l guess it's a skeeter bite
il itches like thunder"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

EEA lunatic once informed his physi-
clan, who was classifying cases of Insaanity'
that he had lost his wits by watching a
politician whose course was so crooked that
it turned his brain. e. T -e
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

Eg"Jury," said an Arkansas Judge,
"you kin go out and find a verdict. If fyou
can't find one of your own, get the one
the last jury used" They returned a YER
dict of suicide in the ninth degree.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24
i Encroachments IF Of the Lake.

Mr. Henry Lorejoy, an old citizen of
Buffalo sends to the Buffalo Express the
following communication relating to the
encroachments of the lake in that vicinity:
In the year 1S41 the shore of Lake Erie
f,om the head of what is now Black Rock
Harbor, to the point opposite the first gate
on the turnpike, was much further south
and west than it now is. AT that time
one dense forest covered the entire shore
between these two points. From a little
above the present Liget House Pier, for n
mile or more up, one continuous arbor of
trees on the height of the beach, connect
ed by the native grapevine, formed in sum-
mer cool and delightful retreat; and by
holding the sands of the beach in their ma
tive position, formed barrier which the
storms of the lake never passed. From a
little below the mouth of the Buffalo Greek
down, the same arbor of trees and vines, if
anything more picturesque and inviting,
continued to near the foot of York street,
relieved by several sand hills more than
40 feet high, covered with large trees and
shrubbery, which entirely shut out the back
.lands-whch were swampy--from view.
From the cutting away Of the trees, the
construction Of the light house pier, or the
distractions in the river Tor, rs think, by
a higher level of the lake, an entire change
has taken place. From the foot of Erie
10 the foot of Jersey street, about 100 acres
have been lost, and the sand hills long
since have been entirely swept away.
About Is acres of land have accumulated
in and at the, head of Black Rack Harbor
since its, construction. From the light
house pier up to the South Channel, (so
called, about 90 acres have been lost, and
mostly from lots Al, 4s, 40 and 3d.
From the South Channel up about miles
about 120 acres has been lost, or little
more than half the land between the lake
and the turnpike, making about 24o acres
loss within what is now the city limits.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

w 1t is related that lady made a
complaint to Frederick the Great King of
Prussia. - -af rzro o. -
"Your Majesty" said she, amy husband
treats me badly" i=Jl=4s l7isasi 5dF
'That is none Of my business" said the
King. as l-s ga5 s'a.1 --,s p a-r.d
~ SBut he ,peaks i'll of you, said the
lady. 7.--7az1sr- asl sa
''That,' replied, he, dis none of your bu-
siness.r as< s.. s.-.-- .
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

VIII is a kiss like creations Because it
is made Of nothing, and yet it is something.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

E A faithful friend is the true image
If the Deity.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-24

In Providence compile of Aernauts in
fate large balloon, tether il with line
four hundred feet long, permit people to
assend into the clouds for five dollars head
and pull them down again with wind
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-15
ANECDOTE.

When Col. L. was candidate for Con-
gress in one of the Northwestern States, be
was opposed by gentleman who bad dis
tinguisbed himself in the war of 1872. Dis,
covering in the course Of the canvass that bis
opponents military reputation was operating
strongly to his own prejudice, be concluded to
let the people know that he was not unknown
to fame as q soldier himself, and accord
ingly, in his next speech, he expatiated on
his achievements in the tented field as fol-
lows:
"My competitor has told you of the servi'
ces he rendered the country in the last war.
Let me tell you that l, too, acted an humble
part in that memorable contest When the
tccsin of war summoned the chivalry of the
West, to rally to the defence of the national
honor, l, fellow-citizens, animated by that
patriotic spirit that glows in every American
bosom. hired substitute for that par, and
the bones of that man lie bleaching on the
banks Of the Raisin!"-Harpcr's Monthly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-15
COMPLIMENTARY-yERY!

Senators sometimes indulge in re1y courte-
ous and dignifed language towards each 9TH
e-, as the following, which occurred in the
United States Senate recently, will show
Mr.. King, of New York, commenced a re-
ply to Mr.. Toombs, of Georgia, in which be
said:
II suppose shall not be required to fur
nish understanding to the Senator from
Georgia, who has chosen to misunderstood
the facts Of this case, and of course thus to
misstate them. will read the law"
To which Mr.. Toombs replied
II will certainly relieve the Senator from
New York from any obligation to furnish me
any brains in this case, because have seen
nothing in that Senator'S course which indi-
Gated that be could spnre any"
This vein Of wit might aptly be termed,
diamond cut diamond"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-15
THE GAZETTE.
MORNING, JUNE Is, 1855.
THE VALUE OF A Bride.


A correspondent of the Boston Post gives
graphic description of the Great DERBY race
in England, introducing curious in0'oeh' aS
follows: -. -,
81 "guessed" Toxopholite would win,
and like many wiser man, guessed JUST
exactly wrong. At quarter to three the
band struck up, and out rode the Jockeys
ready for the start; all accoutred In silk jack
cts and close fitting caps of divers gay colors;
blue, yellow, red, purple, white and black
predominating. They all wore shot belts
when necessary. making the weight Of eaoh
man exactly s stone7 pounds, or ll9 pounds.
Of course they are weighed as soon as they
come in, or dishonest jockey might spill his
shot, and with the advantage OF hghter
weight put in more powder, and bag the
game in an illicit mauner. singular Incl
dent in this last weighing took place yester-
dsy. Wells, the jockey that rode Beadsman,
on weighing at the close, was found, by some
chance one pound short weight, and honest
or dishonest, accident Or design, everything
must be according to certain fixed rules or
the race is lost. Now, as horse carries
bride, which it is not usual to weigh though
the saddle is weighed with the rider, he can
claim the bride if he chooses, aud in Bsads-
mans case it was thrown in, and made up
the odd pound. The excitement on account
of the short weight was terrible, and had the
bride not been thought Of, or bad been in
sufficient, Sir Joseph Hawley's winner would
have been nowhere, and Lord Derby with
Toxopholite would have won the race. Here
three hundred thousand dollars rested on the
weight Of horses bride, an article worth
under the circumstances a good many times
it's weight in gold. O. there is nothing like
learning-and leather! This little incl
dent should teach US to value learning, bride
our passions, husband our resources, and
keep our tackle and tools in good crder.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-15
LOTTERY ApvERTIsEMENT.

A Fortune of $4,000 to be had for $40.
CWAN & CO.'S LOTTERIES !-AUTHoRIzED
y BY THE STATE OF GEoRGIA.-The following
Scheme will be drawn by S. SWAN & CO.,
Managers of the SPARTA ACADEMY LOTTERY, in
each Of their Single Number Lotteries for June,
1858, at AUGUSTA, Georgia, in public, under the
superintendent of Commissioners.
Class 90, TO be drawn in the city Of Augusta,
Ga, in public, on Saturday, June l'th, 1858.
Glass 81, 10 be drawn in the city of Augusta,
Ga, in public, on Saturday. June 10th, 1858.
On THE PLAN OF SINGLE NUMBERS
5,4S5 Pri:e!-Neariyon one Pr,zs 10 .pry Tickets!
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME!
70 LII Il "a n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-15

DLUMBING-The subscriber gives notice
TO his patrons and the public generally
that he has removed his shop from Pitt street, TO
one on Prince street, opposite the Post office,
where he will be pleased to receive their orders y
in future, for all kinds OF PLUMBING WORK,
pledging his best efforts 10 give satisfaction, both
as to work and prices Thankful for past Ia
vors, he solicts continuance
lie 5-eolm PHILIP PARK.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-15
DIR. TYING ON TEMPERANCE, &c.

The Rev. DR.. Tying addressed temperance
meeting of the New York police on Wednes-
day evening, during which be said
despite what the newspapers said be con-
sidered New York a well governed city, and
the Police an active and efficient body OF
lien. lie read of rowdies being shot, bot he
believed those who we're shot deserved to be
shot. Killing them was like opening boils
and getting rid of the bad substance. He
drew contrast between the capacity and
worth of sober and a drunken policeman,
and by means of this strong contrast urged
in conclusion the duty of temperance, show
ing that it carried its own rich reward with
II