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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26
Eg 1t is fact that should be remen

Eg 1t is a fact that should be remem-
bered, that the Government of the United
States instructed District Attorney BEL
DEN, to defend JENNINGS and MITCHELL,
two Kentucky slave catehers, indicted by
the Grand Jury of Lorain county for kid
mapping. The Cleveland Herald peril
nently asks: ~. =
"How doesit happen that these men are
SO far the pets and orotigees of the govern
ment that when they get into difficulty the
President of the United States telegraphs
to the government officers here to finnish
them counsel and aid at the public expense?
Is it pretended that the provisions of the
Fugitive Slave act are broad and base
enough for this? Or is it rather another
wilful prostitution of power to secure a still
further degradation of the North, and to
inffict upon Northern sentiment still
deeper wound? e3
"Look at the thing. Jennings comes
from Kentucky on a private matter for his
employers most disgraceful private mat
ter-and gets into difficulty. Why should
the United States Government so prompt
ly rush to his rescue, rendering to him the
use of the government money in his de-
fence? Is this the parental care that the
Government exercises over all, private citi-
.zens who, in the pursuit of private objects,
oyerstep the bounds Of criminal law and
find themselves lodged in jail! Or is it the
fact that the business of slave catching is
deemed by this administration to be of
such. a, character as 10 entitle its followers,
above all other men, to the care and pro-
lection of our government! And what pro-
vision of law is distorted into authority for
this last and most impudent acte Will not
some government organ, or Judge Belden
himself, enlighten the public on this point?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26


MoRMoNs STILL GATHERING IN-The
attempt of Mr.. .Buchanan's Administration
.to;crush out Mormonism in Utah win but
add 10 the numbers and strength of that
strange people. Mobs and prosecutions
have built them up from the most obscure
beginnings, and Notwithstanding the pres
ence of the army in the Territory, the Lat
ter Day Saints from the, Old Word and the
New are still flccking into the Promised
Land. Recently large number who win
tered in New York started for Salt Lake
City, and on the llth inst, Liverpool
ship arrived at New York with 726 Nor
mons on board. They came from Eng
land, Denmark, Wales and other countries
in Northern Europe. Other companies
are to follow. f~T
What has become of the host of Nor
mons, men and women, that anti Mormon
report said would renonnce allegiance 10
Brigham Young and flee to the States so
soon as the army arrived The truth IS,
Brigham is stronger with his followers now
than before the invasion of Utah by Un-
ele Sam.-Lscder. rr.l
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26
The OberIin Cases.

Sentence has been passed upon Bushnell
and Langstone the two Oberlin men
against whom the Judge and District-At-
torney for the Northern District of Ohio
have succeeded in obtaining verdicts.-
Bushnell was sentenced to 60 days i'm
prisonment, fine of 5000, and the costs
of the trial, which must probably amount
to more than double that sum. Langston
was sentenced to fine of 500, and the
costs of .hetria The Court also directed
the Marshal in case he might, for any rea-
son, consider the Cleveland Jail an insecure
place for the confinement of the prisoners,
to commit them to such other Jail of the
district as he might see fit. ~ ,as.
1T is the intention of the counsel, now
that final judgment has been rendered in
these cases, to make a new application to
The Supreme Court of Ohio for a writ of
habeas corpus, the objection upon which
the former application was refused having
now been removed. The District-Attorny,
in arguing motion which he made for the
postponelnent of the other cases till July,
stated that he had received notice to that
effect, and gave as one reason for the post
ponement which he requested, the necessi-
ty he would be under of appearing be-
fore the Supreme Court to resist that ap-
plication.s s-aas e. res "a. 9 ta..' = q
He also pleaded another duty, TO which
the United States Government had direct
ed him to attend. Five of the witnesses
on whom the rescue had been made, had
been arrested under an indictment found
against them for kidnapping. They must
appear at Elyria on the 7th Instant to an
swer to that charge, and he had received
orders from Washington to appear and de-
fend them. Two other of his Kentucky
witnesses, the owner of the slave rescued,
and the Clerk of the Court, by whose sig
nature the power of attorney had been au
thenticated, had suddenly started off for
Kentucky without giving him notice of
their departure. The counsel for the pris-
oners strenuously resisted any continuance,
and insisted on their right to an immediate
trial, especially such Of them at were in
custody; but the judge granted the mo-.
ton, and direct continuance of the cases.
TO the 18th of July.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

R TIE reports we have had of the ex
IRENE destitution existing among the emil
grants to Pixies Peak prove but too true.
Accounts from st. Louis says that about a
hundred of the poor fellows have returned
to st. Joseph, Missouri, and they bring
the most deplorable news of the suferings
of the returning miners, 10000 of whom
they say are on their way back, destitute
OF every comfort, and perfectly desperate,
and ripe for any enterprise promising food.
line greatest excitement exists and threats
have bee made against all who induced
emigration. ca
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

~ AS the morning train from Buffalo,
for New York, was passing crossing near
Syracuse, on the 18th, a COW sprang upon
the track, throwing the baggage and three
passenger cars off the track. Thomas S.
Clifford, the conductor was instantly killed,
and from fifteen to twenty persons are re-
ported injured, including three whose
wounds are of fatal character. 81 90.
Among the list of wounded we notice
the name of our townsman, Mr.. J. CHER
RYHoLMEs, who was on his way to. New
York for his second edition of Spring goods.
His bruises, we believe, are not of a very
serious character, and in a few days we ex-
pect to see him amongst us again. He
will soon getused to being smashed up"
on Rail Road cars, this making the third
or fourth time he has been unlucky enough
to be on the cars when break up took
place. sex Tc- sa15-ei
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

AS We ExpEcrED.-The story started
that U. S. District. Attorney BELDEN had
ordered troops to Cleveland, to aid the U.
s. officials in the trial of the "Rescuers,"
proves untrue. We have known Judge
BELDEN many years, and were unwilling
to believe that hescould be guilty of an
act So foolish as this would have been.
We also confess ourselves unable to see
what good to the "Rescuers," is to result
from the indiscrimipate abuse of Judge
WILSON and District Attorney BELDEN, by
certain papers, during their trial; for unless
we have formed wrong estimate of the
men, neither of them would be guilty Of
anything to prevent them, the-"Rescuers,
receiving fair and impartial trial. -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26
w The Savannah Republican pub

w The Savannah Republican pub
fishes an indignant protest of the Grend
Jury which recently indicted the parties
suspected ofccmplicity in the slave trade.
The jurymen state that they were compell-
ed under cath by instructions from the
court, to find bill in accordance with the
law prohibiting The slave trade trade, but
dosire to be understood that they did so
against their will. The protest is curl
GUS document.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26
Remarkable Accident at Wheel
ing. ---

A most frightful and at the same time,
most remarkable accident occurred at the
Catholic Church, yesterday morning
Some twenty persons were engaged. in put
ting up the new BELL (which arrived the
evening before There was a windlass
erected on the ground, to which was at
attached a snatch block and shieve. I'm
mediately aboTe.the open space in the Gu
pola, to which the bell was to be drawn up,
there protruded.a beam to which was at
tached another snatch block and pulley,
and the hell was to have been conveyed
to the top by means of strong ropes, work
ing through these Shelves by ythe power of
the windlass and cylinder upon the ground
The bell had been raised in this way al
most up to the open space in the cupola,
and the men were just ready to pull it in.
A man named Thomas Newton was be-
low, engaged in guiding the folds of the
rope as it wound round the cylinder. To
do this, be had firm grasp upon the
rope. When the bell had reached a great
height from the ground, one of the cogs in
the wheels of the windlass fixture gave
way. s& ,s,3 e f5 -
Another revolution of the wheel ripped
offall the cogs: the bell fell to the ground,
and Newton, who had hold of the lower end
ofthe rope, was carried up with frightful ve-
locity, distance of one hundred feet from
the ground, and about four feet above the
aperture where the bell was to have been
taken in. For the instant every one was
surprised beyond measure, and before
those engaged in the work could compre-
hend what had happened Newton, with his
hands all lacerated and bleeding, he worked
himself down opposite the aperture, and
called for help to those within Bishop.
Whelon, who was on the platform in the
cupola, reached out at the risk of his
life almost, and seizing Newton by the
waist, pulled him from his awful position.
The accident struck everybody with amaze
ment, and all but the eye witnesses were
10th to believe in the incredulous feat
The bell weighed three thousand seven
hundred pounds, and as it fell without hin
drance, some idea may be formed of the
rapidity with which Newton assembled. He
says be thought of letting go therope, but
before the thought was clearly defined, he
was at the beam, hundred feet above
He had not time to let go his hold upon
the rope. Some cogs and pieces of ma
chinery were hurled distance of two
squares from The church, and Mr.. Smith,
who was standing near, received an ugly
wound in the face from flying particle
Mr.. Newton was taken to the Office of DR..
Hupp, where his wounded hands were
dressed. The flesh was all torn from the
palms of his hands, even to the bone, which
is supposed to haze been done by the
death grasp, and his sliding down the rope
during the swift passage into air. 'ir'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

w Attempts are making to bring out
HENRY B. Payne, once more as the De-
mocratic candidate for Governor. We
think that the vigor with which he de-
nounced the Administration of Mr.. BU-
cHANAN a few months since would have
added not little to, his strength for the
race, 6had he not incontinently backed
down shortly after, and come out an obse-
quious Buchananite. But it is as WE'LL
He will do as well to beat as new man,
ifnot alittle better, as he has became lit
tie used to it. - -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

~ The name of Lieutenant Governor
Welker has been prominently suggested in
connection with the Republican nomina-
ton for Supreme Judge. Gov. Welker,
prior to his election to- the Office which he
now adorns, won for himself while on the
Common Pleas Bench, high reputation
as an able and upright Judge. Moreover,
he is a thorough, constant and earnest Re
publican Ohio State Journal.
Hereabouts, where "Lieutenant Cover
nor WELKER," has long been well and init
mately known, his nomination for the of
flee spoken of, would give grand satisfac-
tion to the Republicans. and scores of the
opposition would vote for him. sea-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

AFFAIRS IN MExIco.-The latest ad
vices from Mexico are favorable to the pros
poets of the Juarez Government. The
Church party had been ever thrown in alb
quarters of the Republic except three or
four cities, including the Capital. 1t was
much distressed for want of funds. Mira
mon had threatened to confiseate the
Church property if his demands were not
complied with, and the priests were max
ing great exertions to procure a loan from
the representatives of European capitalists.
The French and English Ministers contin-
ued to sympathize very decidedly with the
Church party, but they were rendered COM
paratively powerless, by the refusal of the
commanders of the French and English
fleets to comply with their requests 10 bonn
bard Vera Cruz. 1t is runored that the
Liberal forces will soon make another at
tack upon the Capital, but if they have
not secured better generals than those who
have heretofore commanded them, there is
little prospect of their triumph.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

GREAT BALLOON VoYAeE.-Mr. Wise
who has made more balloon ascensions and
rode further through the air than any @ro-
naut in this country, has just completed
arrangements preparatory to, trans-conti-
mental voyage from St. Louis to the Atlan-
tic sea-board, in his monster balloon. the
Nineteenth Century" which is 6s feet in
diameter, and will contain from so to s0,-
900 feet of gas. He expects to start from
st. Louis sometime between the middle
and last-of, June Mr.. Wise is prosecu-
ting this undertaking at bis own expense,
regarding it chiefly as an experiment with
which TO satisfy himself of the praetica.
biity Of his long cherished scheme of a
balloon trip across the Atlantic ocean,
Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

@r Street electioneering is going on
briskly, Every democrat as he comes in
from the country is Immediately hauled to
one-side and told of the vast services the
individual addressing him has rendered TO
the democratic party, how be has sacrir
feed himself for-it, given it his time, his
money and made speeches for it, and that
now if the party does not reward him he
will be done for, dead broke, clear goner.
If the sovereign" will drink he is invited
in and treated. The candidates for Treas
uror seem to be the most numerous and
most industrious. From what we can
learn of their popularity, several of them
will probably be a tie at the Primary Elec-
tions, getting one vote each, and that one
their own, 49, 49, = i'-f-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

~ From Pixies Peak we have further
accounts of destitution among the miners
and emigrants. They are represented to
be in a pitiable condition, several deaths
having actually occurred from starvation.
The mining prospects are of gloomy
character. Delegates were to meet in
Denverciry next month for the purpose of
forming State constitution.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

E sEN Some of the more timorous of the
democracy in this State asked their State
Central Committee to postpone their State
Convention called for the 26th inst, until
a,later day, but the Committee refused TO
postpone. as akHs7 81 .llr
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

Eg-A traveller says that if he were
asked to describe the first sensasion of a
camel ride, he would say: s"Takea music
stool, and having wound it np as high as
itwould go, put it in cart without springs
get on top and drive the cart ira ,ersely
across a ploughed field, and you will then
form some notion of the terror and uncer-
tainty you would experience the ilrst tirne
YOU mounted camel" -9sa =
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

u The Rev. Dr.. Cox is writing Sc
ries of letters in the American Presbyte-
rian, designed to show that the Apocalyp-
tic battle of "Armageddon" is, in all prob
ability, at hand, in the grand rupture Of
Europe now taking effect
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

M JENNINGS and Low, Kentucky
slave catchers, indicted by the Grand Jury
of Licking county for kidnapping and for
some time in the Jail Of that county await
ing trial have given balm the sum of $500
and returned TO the South. We shouldn't
be surprised if they never were seen in
Ohio again on any kind of business. They
certainly won't come niger stealing again.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

BETHANY CoLLEGE.-0perations on the
Central proportion of the new Bethany
PENN College Building progressing as
rapidly as the nature of things will permit,
and will probably be completed this sea-
son. Some $4,000, which it was design
ed to invest in this portion of the building,
it is stated, has been raised. The entire
building, when finished, viii have cost in
the noighborhood Of 100000. ss3 Es
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

R The Democrats of Jackson Mich,
held an indignation meeting recently, at
which they denounced the appointment of
J. P. Shoemaker, brother of the U. S. Col
lector, at Detroit, as postmaster at Jackson,
and burned him in efigy.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

E The Foreign News received since
our las. is unimportant. Both Austria
and France are Concentrating large bodies
of fighting men along the line of the river
sesia, and it seems impossible that they
can remain there much longer without
striking blow.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26
The News.

Wars and fumors of wars continue to be
the chief topic of conversation among all
classes Of society, at present. Foreign ar
rivals are looked for Will, great anxiety, and
never has thereo been more inferestsmani
tested in the aft irs in Europe, by our eiti-
zens, than at present. The general belief
is that the war just commenced viii be no
child's play, and when orIwhere it will end
no one dares prophecy. The Russian Gov
ernment has declared positively that no trea-
ty Of alliance, offensive or defensive, exists
between that Government and any other
Power. ,, a., ode r,i-s,s -, za
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

R The Shelby, Ky, Mevs states that
The wheat crop in that county is as prom
ising as was ever known. The farmers are
generally backward in planting orn, but
with favorable weather all will be right.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

RE- The Logansport, Ind, Journal
says that gold. has been found among
quartz at Tippecanoe river two miles from
Winnemac, which has been tested, and
proved to be ola pure quality, rating as
high as 90 carats, or only four carats from
perfect purity. orsasl aif s-a.I ss.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

The GRAND BAND CoNvkNTIoN.-The
Mansfield Herald states that it is now
known that there will be not less than sew
enty-fve Bands present at the Convention
of the 26th inst. 1t will be a sonorous
season. The Mansfield Brass Band, aided
by ,committee of citizens, are making
preparations to give the Convention a mag
-nifcent welcome, and intend making the
occasion one worthyiof being remembered.
The officers of the day will be-: asa
ss 'Ex- Gov Ford Chief Marshal; and Hon.
F. Burns, 'Coly g. McFall, Lieut.. Isaac
-Gass, Maj. J. Myers DIR. c. R. Taft, M.
May, Esq, ]. A. Hedges, Assistant Mar
shals.a . q .-..-...- - ,....-a 20. 4.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

R A. well known politician of Missis-
sippi, in a recent speech before the soyer-
eigns, said: "Your woolen goods are near
ly all cotton, your linen shirts are now
made of cotton, and your silk-hats are
nearly three-thirds cotton"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

ToM=FooLERY.-An organization called
the sSons of Liberty" has been formed in
Ashtabula county, under the auspices of
Mr.. GIDDlSGs, whose defiant ultraism is
better calculated to injure than do good
cause a benefit.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

Eg-A little girl about two and half
years old, seeing the elephant attached to
the circus pass by the house, asked her
mother, who was standing by, "what that
great iIndia-rubber thing was that was
walking in the street with two tails" e
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

GE Some of the Western Reserve peo-
pie want Hon. RUFUS P. SPAULDING, of
Cleveland, to be nominated as the Repub-
lican candidate for Supreme Judge.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

g The Rev. Mr.. Stowe and Mrs. H.
B. Stowe will sail for Europe in August,
on q visit to two of their daughters who
are at school.in Paris. e-sz zsGmis to-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

E The Republicans of Minnesota
held State Convention on the goth of
July, to nomin ate State Offices and Con-
gressmen. The election is on tho I2th of
October.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

EF The Terre Haute cypress describes
the prospects of the crops in Western and
Eastern Illinois, as more than usually ia,
vorable. -. -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

Ry-A fire occurred in New Albany,
Ind, on Saturday morning, which did
about S4Oo damage to the property of
Messrs. Tabler and others. - = -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

NE A man named Donkey, of Cuya-
hoga county, s5 years of age, committed
suicide few days since because he was
tired of life. -.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

w During the last week, 1891 immi'
grants arrived in New York. Among the
number were 725 Mormons, principally
English peasants.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26
TRAVELLERS, DIRECTORY.

The following shows The time of departures
and arrivals on The c. z. d c. b. r. at Millers-
burg and Cleveland: :,
R1Nyrse NoKrH.-The Aeconimoda daiop leaves
MiIlersburg at 4.30 A. NJ, and arrives at Cleve-
land at Ills. s-----7-------l----z----
The EzPress leaves MiIlersburg at lao P. NJ,
and arrives at Cleveland al 6.l5.
RUNNING SoUrH-Aeconmoddi leaves Cleye-
land at 1000 A. NJ, and arrives az II M1lersburg
at 442 p. M. 80 4 4 .-
Express leaves Cleveland al Ass P. NJ, and
arrives at Millersburg t9.l7. a
eETbe ErPress train running North con-
meets at orrvnlle with the East and West trains
on the P. Ft. W. and G. r. Re- - .s1ss y
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

.o@ The Arkansas papers report the
crops of that State to have been greatly in
jured by frost.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-26

F. A, frost has cut off the French cham
pagne crop of this year to one-eighlh. 1t
is not probable, however, that the quanti-
ty of so-called champagne will dimin-
ish