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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
The case of VIM. III. GibsOn..
Verdict guilty.

The Jury in the case of the State vs..
William II. Gibson, late Treasurer of Ohio,
indicted for the embezzlement of State
Stocks, returned verdict yesterday NOR
ming of guilty. The jury agreed upon their
verdict at o'clock A. NJ, after sixteen
hours deliberation, and after committing
it in writing and sealing it, prevailed upon
the officer in attendance to permit them to
separate. An impression prevailed ON the
streets from vague rumor, that the jury
had acquitted the defendant. and in this
belief the latter shared. At the opening
of the Court at 8 o'clock, the jury was in
the box, and large number of persons
were present, anxiously awaiting the result.
The jury was poled by the Clerk of the
Court, who asked: "Gentlemen of jury,
have you agreed upon verdict?" and on
being answered in the affirmative, be asked
@Guilty or not guilty {" The response of
the foreman was, aGuilty." The effect of
this announcement upon the prisoner, who
has borne himself throughout the trial
with extraordinary ealmless, was oyerpower-
IGN, and those in the audience who had
heard the rumors of acquitted were no less
surprised than Mr.. Gibson himself.
The verdict states that the defendant is
found guilty of the embezzlement, as
sharged in the Indictment, of Sl32, 1854.
The prisoner was taken below 10 the county
prison in the custody of the Sheriff. g
The counsel for Mr.. Gibson gaye notice
of motion for a new trial, and one of the
points on which it will be claimed is the
informality in the rendition of the verdict of
jury. The motion will probably be argued
by counsel today or Tomorrow Ohio
Statesman @ -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29


"A PLEASANT PLACE TO LIVE. The
Louisville Courier gives the following
sketch Of Bardstown, Kentucky: "Within
a score of years as many men have met a
violent death. Among those we remem-
ber that Robert Logan Wicklffe shot Pat
Gray; that James Pottinger was killed by
George Wilson; this was followed by a
/ fight between Theodore Wilson and Lud
and Monroe Able, in which Wilson was
killed. Unless than year Lud Able was
killed by John Wilson, brother of the
deceased, Wm. Hardin npd John Robert
son had n street fight, inwhich Hardin was
mortnlly stabbed, and died in few days.
He was q son Of Ben Rowan, who was lnur-
dered on the Isthmus Of Panama in ls4O
or 80, and grandson Of Hon. Ben. Har-
din. And last, as we have recorded, John
Talbot was slain by Thomas Kinds
Slaughter, in his own house. Truly this
is a bloody and fearful record" 80
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
THE MoRraRA Cuup.-By tbe last III /,

y - :
The MoRTARA CHlp.--By The last for.
eign arrival, it is stated that, the father Of
the young Morlara, of Roman celebrity, is
in Paris. His ernand is to petition The
European Congress, not yet in esse, to in
tercede for the release of his child. He is
a man Of gentlemanly manner and ap-
pearance, still young, and with an air Of
much calm determination. His wife was
recently confined of another child at, Bo-
logna, whittier Mortara had Withdrawn af-
ter the breaking out Of the revolutionary
movement, lest petense should be
made to take this infant also from him.
While at Rome he states that he was new
er allowed to see his boy except in, the
presence of priests, whotold him that shis
only hope of recovering his child was in
becoming convert himselfp'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
The Presidents Message.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.

ASdlNGTON, Lee. u.
The Presidents Message has been sent
to Congress.
The President after expressing gratitude
to the Almighty for blessings received
throughout the year refers to the recent
bloody occurrence at Harper's Ferry
These events bad and cruel in themselves,
derived their chief importance from the ap-
prehensions that they are but the symp.
toms of an incurable disease in the pub
lie mind, which may break in still more
dangerous outbreaks and terminate at last
in open war by the North to abolish Slave
ry; while he himself Entertained no such
apprehensions, they ought 10 afford a
solemn warning to usall, to beware Of the
approach of danger.
He says let me implore my lcountrymen
North and South to cultivate their ancient
feelings of mutual forbearance and good
will towards each other, and strive to allay
the demon spirit of sectional hatred and
strife now alive in the land. This advice
proceeds from the heart of an old public
fnnctionary, whose service commenced in
the last generation of the wise and conser-
vative statesmen of that day, but he in
,dulges no bloody forebodings. He thinks
the affair of Harper's Ferry will be the
means of aliayiug the excitement and pre-
venting further outbreak.
He cordially congralulates Congress on
the final settlement by the Supreme Court
of the question of slavery in the Territories.
The right has been established ofevery cit
izen to take hisproperty Of every kind in
eluding slavesint the territories which be-
long equally to the whole confederacy, and
to have it protected there under the feder-
al constitution. Neither Congress nor tho
territorial legislature, nor any human power
mas any power to annul or impair this vest
ed right. Thus has the state of a territory
during the immediate period from its first
settlement until it becomes a State. been
irrevocably fixed by the final decision of
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29

~A correspondent of the New Yorl
Post, writing from China and dating Al
Shanghai, Oct. 9th, says:
/ fear some of the missionaries who are
coming out to the country on the strength
of the opening of the empire to religion:
teachers by this new treory, will find them
selves sadly disappointed when they ar.
rive here. The opening up of this vas,
empire to the mission aries is to be a
work of time. All religious are, and have
been tolerated. Any Chinese subject may
hold and practice whatever he pleases
whether it be Mohammedan, Pagan, Bud
dhist or Christian. There is no interfer.
ence with the private opinion or conscience
of the subject so long as he is faithful in
his allegiance to the Emperor. The ma
tional prejudice, however, against foreign
ers is most intense in some parts of the
empire, and although there is no objection
to Chinaman holding any religious opin-
ion he may please, there is a great objec-
tion to foreign religious teachers. @
A great stop has been gained in the
new treaty by having the "religion of Je-
sus" recognised by the Imperial govern
ment, as it is for the first time. The teach
ers and preachers and preachers, who ex-
pect, on the strength of that recognition,
to travel all over this vast empire preach
ing and teaching the doctrines of aJesus''
without molestation or hinderance will find
themselves most grievously disappointed.
The prejudices of four hundred millions of
men, many of whom are of high order
of intelligence, and who have been taught
for ages to despise and hate foreigners, and
to regard them as an inferior race of be-
iugs, are not likely to be suddenly wun
over TO docile submission to the teachings
of these foreigners by simple recognition
OF the right TO do SO by their sovereign.
There has been a wonderful amount of
humbug about this matter in the United
States, mostly bot up bp Mr.. Reed and his
friends for polticol effect. We shall be
thankful for what is gained, and humbly
hope for much good. China, however, is
not to-day any more open to the Gospel
than she has been for many years.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
The editor of the Winsted, Conn, Hsa

The editor of the Winsted, Conn, Her
aid says: "The hoopskirt manufactures
over in East Village have got. up a new
style of hustle, which viii take the shine
off from anything heretofore invented
Upon linen band of length, suited TO
encompass the waist, are arranged At a dis-
tances Of about one inch a series, of sted
circles or hoops, graduated from an inch 10
diameter at either end to about fonr inches
in the middle, These are strongly fastsn-
ed to the band at the circumference. The
hustle is worn with and underneath the or.
dinary hooped skirt and generally behind.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29

Rx-PRRsIDESr PIKRcE.-Ex-Pre sidena
Pierce left Boston on Thursday afternoon
accompanied by Mrs. Pierce, en- route for
New York, where, early in January, they
embark for Nassau, the capital of New
Providence, one of the group of Bahama
Islands. The island has been recommended
BY the highest medical authorities in Bos
ton, as promising by its climate aad other
surroun dings, beneficial results to the heslih
of Mrs. Pierce, which it is found cannot
bear the severity of New England win
ter Gen. Pierce proposes 10 spend . few
days at Hartford, in visit tr his friend
Ex-Governor Seymour, Of Connecsicut and
to reach New York IN time 10 make such
preparations as may be possible for COM
fort on the sea voyage. He carries with
him says the Boston Post the kindsst good
wishes Of all his fellow citizens, and cara
est prayers for the safe return to New Engi
land of himself and Mrs. Pierce. zszs saa
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
H Frank Mitchell. a colored man

H Frank Mitchell, colored man 20
years old, born and raised in Columbus,
had occasion in October last to visit st,
Louis on business. Whilst there he was
arrested and thrown into prison on sus-
picion of being runaway slave. He is
advertised to be sold at slave auction on
the aoth of January next, though proof
enough has been offered to satisfy any sane
people that Frank is free man. ~. 9
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
w The attention of Merchants is sdi

Eg The attention of Merchants is di-
rected to the Advertisement of C. YEAeER
& Co., in to-day's paper. The Editor Of
this paper has had considerable dealings
with this house for some years past, and
can safely recommend it to all that purchase
goods in Pittsturg. The principals are
gentlemen and through business men.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29


SOUTHERN MEANSEss.-Sometime be-
fore the execution of the two negroes at
Chsrlestown, the Mayor of Oberlin in this
State, telegraphed to Gov. WISE asking for
thsir bodies. He received for an answer
that the bodies would be delivered to any
,ckite man coming after them. %he SER
vices Of gentleman at Washington, Ken
tuckian, and the correspondent of enc Of
the strongest pro-slayery papers in that
State, were at once procured. He went to
Charleston and on making his business
known, was arrested and thrown into pris-
on. Meanwhile Virginia hyenas robbed
the graves of both the celored martyrs, and
dissected them with cannibal ferocity.-
Such disregard Of an official pledge, such
barbarous outrage Of the decencies of a
common humanity, are the legitimate fruits
of the degrading and heathenish Institution,
fitly described as the 'ssum of all villainies."
African savages better deserve the name Of
Christians -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29

Eg Mr.. JOSEPH SowAsH, residing about
two miles south of Millersburg, started from
the latter place few evenings since in q
sleigh for his home. When near the grave
yard al the south end of Clay street, his
horse took fright and run against the fence
where he fell getting bis legs between the
rails in such manner that he was unable
to extricate himself. Mr.. s. was found
mixed up among the horses feet and insen.
sible, having received severe injuries about
the head He was kindly cared for andsis
fast recovering. '9s '.ssi -.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
TRAyELERS, DIRECTORY.

The following shows the time Of departures
and arrivals on the @. z. d g. r, R.. at Millers-
burg and clerelaad; 80 fsfS 8&a =
RuSNIsc NonTH.-The Accommodation leaves
Millersburg at 5.58 A. NJ, and arrives at Cleve-
land at lE25.e
The Zrress leaves Millersburg at $50 p ~,
and arrives at Cleveland al lbs
Ruyyrse Serfs-,4 4ocosnncdai;o,. leaves Cleye-
land at 9.45 A. a., and arrives at Miiiersourg
at3 % p. u.
Express leaves Cleveland at Ass Z. NJ, and
arrives at Millersburg at BAG. ~ q
sK-The Ezpress train running North con-
meets at Orryllle with the East and West trains
on the P. TT. W. and C. R. X.
p, Ft. w. & c. r. r.
ThefoIloung table gives the time Of arrival and DO
parture of trains the Pttsturg IT Wayne Chicago
Rail Road at 0rrville. fa-rl =
GOING WEST.
Passenger Train as2 and IA M
Eas $50 DINO EAST. "a. e z
US. Nail Passenger - Io1s A. n.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29

Non IErERcoURsE-About 900 young
Southern bloods, in attendance at the Med
ical Colleges in Philadelphia, left on the
9th inst, in a body, for Colleges in the
Southern States.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29

ESaveral friends of ours last night
turned hantsmen and we're s'sielghing the
DEAR in our very streets like Hsrne sths
Hunter around the old oaks Of WINDSOR
|-Louispi2s Journal.
The chap that paid $50 fer his tura-out
in Louisvill, as stated, was one that enjoy
I'D the "desr sleighing." >
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29

HA new Methodist Church is spring.
ing up in Western New York, whose aim
is to be free from all sin, and especially the
sin Of slavery and Free masonry. Anoth-
er secession may be looked for.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29

MEAT FooD FOR MrRrH.-Why are
sheep the most dissipated aud unfortunate
of animalsi Because they gambol in their
youth, frequent the turf, and are often
blacklegs, and are universally aeeced.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
RMr. JoHs Il All,. q worthy and well

R Mr.. JOHN Il ALE, worthy and well
known citizen of Middletoun, in this coun-
~, who is spending the winter in Cincin-
matt, was thrown froma buggy in that
city few weeks since, and bad his leg
broken above the knee. Isseems that the
horse Mr.. H. was driving took fright at
something, and ran away with him, upset
ting the buggy.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
Republican National Conven-
tiOn. c

The National Republican Committee
have appointed June Is, 1860, as the time,
and the city Of Chicago as the place, for
holding the Republican National Conyen-
tion to nominate candidates for President
and Vice President of the United. States.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29

DIscoNr1NUED.-The Select School, in
Miliersburg, known as the jefferson In
stitute," under the superiutendence of
Mr.. r. H. WHrrE, has been discontinued
for want Of support. This should not
have happened, and would not; had
some parents in Millersburg been more
considerate of the educational interests Of
their children and less disposed to listen
to the complaints of those children about
The schools not suiting them, Wills: the
truth, iftold against these grumblers, would
be, that the sun never shone on that school
that would suit them, because they them
selves are unsuited by habits and inclina-
ton for learning. Mr.. White was fine
Teacher-one among The very best in the
State-and il will be long while, we i'm
agine, before another school as worthy Of
public patronage as was the Jefferson In
stitute" viii be commenced in MiIlersburg.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
THr TRoops Ar CH,RIEsyovN.-Ano

HE TRooPs AT CHARLEsTowN.-Ap por-
ton of the Virginia army left Charlestown
the next day after the executions on the
10th, but as Stephens and Hazlitt are still
confined in the Charlestown jail, force of
about 400 strong of the cow shooters will
be kept there for several weeks longer.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29


.CoseREss.-We have the old story 70
rehearse this week, sNo organization yet
When there viii be one, time alone viii
tell.
The disunion blusterers in the lower
House of Congress are evidently cooling
off a little. They thought TO frighten Re-
publican members from the North with
their threats, but finding that they will be
permitted to dissolve the Union at their
pleasure, without hindrancefrom the North,
they are backing. down to q more sensible
position, very rapidly. -4
The voting for Speaker still goes on
pretty much as usual. The Republicans
stick to SHERMAN, the opposition vote q
good deal scattering.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
senate connrrsss-we can aiten-

SENATE ConxrrEEs-We call aiten-
ton % two artides in to-days paper taksn
from tie Cleveland REaindsdlers Doug
|1ss Democrats paper, in relation to the
formation of the Committees in the 81
States Senate. 1t IS not often We 6nd
such wholesome confessions in The columns
of opposition prints, and We commend these
to the honest and serious consideration Ct
our Democratic readers. Mr.. PUGH, in his
place in the Senate a few days since, de-
nounced the action of the South in this,
as well as other matters, 10 still more bitter
LANGUAGE than doesthe Plafhdedisr. But
what good does this taking do, whist sub
mission follows the protest. The South
does not care for such threats, they are
used TO them, and well they know that the
Democracy in the North, will not or dare
not say nay, to their demands. The North
busters and scolds, the South acts, and al
ways wins the fight.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29


Cool WEATHER IN THE WEST AND
NoRTH-WEsT.-The West has got the
start of the East in severe weather this
winter most decidedly. None of the East
ern papers report very severe cold in that
section, and do not brag Of good sleighing.
On the other hand the Western and North.
Western journals report both in full luxu-
ry. In st. Louis the cold has been intense
and the sleighing fine. At Waverly, Mo.
Dec. 9th, the mercury fell twelve degrees
below zero, and continued below for some
days. At Keokuk, Iowa, the mercury
was below zero, and the Mississippi frozen
over. At Council Bluffs the mercury
stood l6 degrees below zero on the 7th
and Capt Stewart who arrived at Fort Ri
ley en- the 7th, from his camp on Pawnee
Fork, had some thirty of his men badly
frost bitten. Capt. s. had his face badly
sacrificed by frost. -
The sleighing at Chicago is passable
and the bar9ue Sunshine which arrived or
the 18th from Buffalo with cargo of rail
road iron, reported the ice six inches thick
in the Straits. The schooner Badger State
got froze in, and will have 10 winter in the
Straits Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
New YEARS. address. :

Look out for it on Saturday morning
next - - b "a. -. 8. .les -aaa-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-29
More of the s.IrrepressIble Con-

fl1cfsz7SSse
The Southern madeaps are doing their
best 10 keep it up. The Memphis argus
Of the l4th relates with great glee that a
Northern passenger was pitched headiong
from the ears when in motion on the Ten
tnesssee Central Railroad few days be-
fore, for venturing to converse in condem-
nation of slavery with the passengers, who
seized him by the collar, then kicked him
TO the door and off the platform. The
Argus says-aWe did not learn that the
rascal broke his neck by the fall, but if such
was the. case, the country hasn't. expert
enced any great loss. E&ss ; q 81 )
Another brutal outrage is recorded in
South Carolina. Mr. James Powers, a
workman on the New State Honse at Col
nmbia, was arrested for using seditious Ian
guage, aud lodged in Jail. Mr.. Powers, a
white mechanic, was taken out Of Jail by
the slave aristocrats, whipped thirty mine
lashes by negro at their instance, and af-
ter that, was covered by thick coat of
tar and feathers, and sent TO Charleston
and lodged in tho guard house for safety
and examination. The Charleston Cour-
ier says:
In the name of Charleston we protest
against such deputations from Columbia,
and in the name of law aud order, and the
and the fame Of South Carolina, we pro-
test against such acts and such modes of
punishment for offences which are amply
covered by our statutes.
Virginia also keeps pushing on the ''con-
fict." A Mr.. Mills, gentleman who
takes orders for fruit trees in the summer
and distributes them at this season, and who
has transacted business in the State for
several years, was driven out few days
since sans ceremonie, while engaged in his
vocation near Charlestown, on the Kanha-
wa river. The beauty Of the thing is Mr..
M. is a Democrat of the pro slavery type.
We are told by a gentleman just from
Kanhawa valley, that there are three North
eners in Jail there on suspicion of holding
opinions not in unison with the sentiments
prevailing in that region, though they had
expressed no such feelings. "This is a
great country !n-Leader.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-06-18
BRATTLEBORO W.: JUNE IS, 1859.

searches by her sister Elizabeth; indeed the
work was shared between them, but the name Of
only the youngest sister has appeared in public,
as the other has by choice eschewed the honors
of authorship. These ladies entered upon their
task under circumstances admirably adapted to
obtain many new and important particulars con-
cerning several of the Queens. They had access
TO vast amount of historical evidence, which
enabled them to gather up minute particulars of
domestic no less than the important events Of re-
gal life. AS the work progressed it met with in
creasing favor, for the British public were not
slow to appreciate the result of the unwearied
and discriminating labors bestowed upon it.
AS an Author Agnes Strickland stands second
to 10 other for freedom of style, and the relia-
bility OF her facts, and in this work she enjoys
the confidence Of all love of historical litera-
ture. ltwas her aim to render the "Lives Of the
Queens" work of general interest to every
class OF readers, and in this particular she has
been specially fortunate, and the edition now is
sued by Messrs. Brown, Taggard & Chase should
have place in every public and private library.
II Is uniform IN size and style OF Typography