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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19
The Sentence of Bushnell.

The scene in the coprt this wednesday,
morning will be ono that will be engraven,
ever in the memory Of those v6o vess
spectators of the most glaring instance of
judicial injustiee that Ohio exef s$w. The
Court room WAS crowded a6d many wee
unable to get near enough to hear the pro-
ceedings. The prisoner, Bushnell, came 10
bringing his child Of perhaps eighteen
months Of age; and accompanied by his
wife and, other female relatives aHd friends.
We give the sentence-in the language of
its deliysry-in the report Of the proceed
ings. gs.-...--=-s==.==-=-s=-s=
The lecturs read by Judge Wilson to
the prisoner was in as bad TASTE as in bad
temper. A stranger, not knowing The case
on trial, would have supposed counter
feiter was standing up to receive his SEN
tence to the Penitentiafy. when we look
back to the charge given by Judge Wilson
to the Grand Jury-of which Boynton was
chief, and which found these indictments,
when the Court went clear off the Bench
to dilate upon tho theology of Oberlin,
when We read the charge of ehis same
Judge to the Petit Jury in the case of
Langston, i'm which the Court gave the
Jury lecture upon IFS duty as to the en-
forcemenr of this Fugitive Slave Laws
if fearful there might be some Democrat
on that jury that might waver-when we
reflect upon the cruel sentence of Bushnell,
by which a young man Just beginning life,
dependent upon his daily labor to furnish
food for young wife and infant child, is
doomed to sixty aysinearcerationin jail
in addition to thirty alresdy suffered
sentenced to pay a6nedof Six Hundred
Dollars and the costs Of Che prosecution
these latter reaching to perhaps fifteen'hun-
dred or two thousand dollarsAwe confess
that Judge Wilson has executed this infa
nous Fugitive Slave Law NTH a vengeance.
The thing is past belief, did not the hear
ing of the ears of five hundred people pro-
claim its reality. . issgst ynsa 20.
p We SPEAK plainly, but personal eonsids
Grafton must be entirely laid aside rather
than such Judicial wrong go unrebuked.
Justice has been stabbedin inils Temple, and
State Sovereignty and the rights of the
citizens of Ohio not onlyinvaded, but have
been stricken down on. the very steps of
the Altar of what should be the Mercy
Seat. - Cleveland Herald, May H.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19

~T The New Orleans Delta, which rem
dered efficient aid in the election of Mr..
Buchanan in 1856, now amiably proposes
to getu such a demonstration by the De-
inocratic party Of all Sections of the Union,
as viii compel Mr.. Buchahan to resign the
Presidency and retire to private life; and
that the party then make up apony
purse TO pay him his salary for the re-
,mainder Of his term. The Delta says the
suggestion meets with quite general favor,
and maliciously adds that it would not be
asmprised If the feeling inI favor Of this
sensible move should, the coming season,
assume shape the imbecile old gentleman
can neither well disregard nor fail 10 graft
fly. >. What are twenty thousand dol
lars per annum for two years, divided among
the States Of the Unioua Why, the whole
sum only; amounts to onesfourth of the
profit Slidell anticipates from the Houmas
land swindle, and will net reach the profits
given single machine shop in Philadel7I
iphia by the Secretary Of the Navy. to Sc
cure the election of Florence, and Phillips
to the House of Representative, or for
some other purpose equally honorable and
no tr;;ot;;, Tis-ft 80 sal scif5 ind TEl o.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19
AFrsRseoN SESSION.,

r. On coming into Court, the District At
[torney renewed bis motion for continuance
and the Court continued the remaining
Rescue Cases until the July Term next a
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19

The sickles Trsesdy : now being play
ed at Boston, with 4gresf sueeess;asThs
papers say the mofsl Of the plsysis excel.
lent. We should think it ought to Be.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19

MORE PRsocRIPTIos.-While the jour
mails of the. Administration are printing
long homilies in favor of harmony in tht
Democratic party, its officials are iillustra
ting the meaning of these articles by re
moving men from Office whenever it isdis
covered that their sentiments on all ques-
tions of party policy do not exactly accord
with those of the Administration. There
never was a despotism more exacting in its
requirements than that now enthroned in
Washington, and in its eyes, liberty o.
thought en- any feature Of its policy is the
greatest of political crimes.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19

HThe Lancaster Pa. Express says
that Mr.. Wise has made arrangements with
responsible parties in New York for some
extensive and important @ronautic expsr-
iments this Summer. He will soon leave
for that city, to make the necessary ar
rangements. One Of these experiments is
to be demonstrative of the practicability
of crossing the Atlantic with precision,
within a due course from West to East, land
within the parallels of two degrees, and
will consist in sailing from st. Louis to
the Atlantic seaboard, at point between
Baltimore and the city Of New York. An
other is the propelling and guiding Of the
balloon with fan-wheels and rudder. He
is alsoto test Mr.. Pages plan attracting
the balloon, which was patented some
weeks ago. - -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19
TRayELEaS, ntRECfOHY

The following shows the time Of departures
and arrivals on the C. z. d c. r. r. at Nillers-
burg and Cleveland:
RuSsrxc EoRrH.-The Accommodation Leaves
MiIlersburg at 4.30 A. ~ .,and asrresat Clese-
land at II. Is. sN%S s-~A s--
The Eapress leaves Millesburg at l.40 P n,
and arrives at Cleveland al 6.15.
RUNNING GSoUTH-Aocon1nsodati leaves CleYe-
land at 1000 A. NJ, and arrives at Millersburg
at 4.42 p. n. szzn-z-.s-zss-.s -ssz..,ss-
Eapress leaves Cleveland al Ass P. M, and
strives at Millersburg ae9sl7. a zzsSss<ssz I,
HThe Ezpress train naming North con-
aests at oEvllle with the Elst nd NssE naini
on the 7. F. v. and e. RysR 81 ra o,ea |
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09
Pigs more profitable for Fat
tening than Hogs.

Having tried an experiment with both
kinds the past season, am disposed to
give you the resul', hoping that othe1
may try a like experimentation more
even scale as to the season of the year
and report through your paper. In this
way farmers may, through the medium
of an agricultural paper, increase their
annual income more than ten times the
cost of such a paper.
in September, 1857, bought 2 pigs
at s. each, and keep them until Decent
Der llth, 1858, which was the time they
were butchercd They had been fed
about GO bushels shelled corn-about
one-halt of it ground and scalded, the
fed in the ear, The feed, other than
corn, is in both experiments Offset
against the manure made by Them
They weighed cspectively, when butch
cred, 352 and 344 pounds.
On the Goth of August, 1858.
bought two liss, bred by the same SOW.
and at the same price. They were fed
mostly upon sweet apples, with few
raw potatoes and few nubbins OF corn,
until December 18th. | then commen.
ced feeling them upon corn boiled un-
ii! soft, and fed cold. This kind of feed
was continued about two weeks, when it
was changed to scaldcd meal, which feed
WAS continued until February 9Th, when
they were butchered. There respective
weights, 237 and PA pounds. They
had been fed about rs bushels shelled
corn. IN forms as above described. The
old hogs were abont seventeen months,
and the pigs three days less than seven
months old when killed. Valuing the
corn at so cents bushel, and the pork
as follows hogs. DR.. $50, Cr. $54.
o3; piss, DR.. S24, Cr. s3s, GA 1t will
be seen that the pigs yield profit Of
Sl4 GA, while that OF the old hogs is on
ly s. 0s, to say nothing of the extra time
and trouble in taking care of the old
ones,- Cor. Of Cmatry Gentleman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09
Pasturing Horses.

Few of the writers who have dis
coursed upon the management of horses.
have said anything about the summer
grazing Of these animals. Nor in fact, is
it a subject upon which much Of impor-
tance can be said. Yet there are some
points connected with it, well worthy ot
consideration. IouAT says 1.-THE spring
grass is the best physic that can be given
10 a horse. To degree which no arti-
fetal aper;ent or diuretic can reach. II
carries OF every humor that may be
lurking about the animal. 1t fines down
the roundne of the legs, and, except
there is some bony enlargement. restores
them to their original form and strength.
There is nothing SO refreshing to their
test as the damp coolness of the grass
iuto which they are tarned, and nothing
Is SO calculated to remove every enlarge
mcnt or spyaln, as the gentle exercise
which the animal voluntary takes while
his legs are exposed to the cooling proc
oSS OF evaporation that is taking place
frnm Tie heritage on which he treads.-
rho exp Rance ofagca has shown that it
is the mos, skiilful of veterinarians. 1t
is the renoratns process Of nature where
thc AIT Of man fails"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09
agrita1tmrat.
Swamp Muck.

The value Of muck in agriculture. ap.
pears now to be almost universally re-
cognzed. and very few farmers Who can
procure it at reasonable cost, are so neg.
lectful cf their interests, IS to be with.
out supply. Or almost every farm. Of
ordinary dimensions. there is more or
less low ground where accunulationa Of
this material. or Of rich vegetable mould.
in state of partial decomposition. exist.
and which, when carted out ard compos-
ted, or prepared by mixing il with =
quantity Of uhslacked lime or freshly
burned wood ashes, acts as most pow
erful and sanitary stimulant to every dc.
scription of crop. AS general thing.
however, swamp muck, or muck proper.
is, in its pristine cor dition, too strongly
impregnated with acid, to admit Of its
being applied directly to vegetation:
but the action Of frost, or of alkalies.
neutralizes this, and renders it. in short
time, most lnvigorating article in the
cultivation ef almost every variety Of
plant.
By depositins muck Ct good quality
in COW sheep and hog-yards, we may
make. almost any quantity Of valuable
manure, and at Il cost merely nominal.
Farmers pursue different methods in the
preparation Of manures, but the differ
ence is, in most cases. so slight. that the
final result is rarely, in ary great degree.
affected by the discrepancies. The great
desideratum, as conceive, in the prep.
aration of this article, is to deprive it Of
its acid principle. When this is acomp-
llshed, the application Of the article will
be both safe and salutary under any Cir.
cumstanccs. By placing it in a condi-
ton where it will receive and absorb the
rich liquid voidings Of the animals. it
will Of course be greatly increased in
value, and in this way it should always
be used, when practicable. Muck
when exposed during the winter to the
neutrallzing and dislntegrating action OF
the frost, and then mixed with wood ASH
cs and gypsum, no, less than two BUSH
els OF each to the cord, will be found an
excellent application for the garden, and
may be prodtably used in the cultivation
Of any crop, on soils moderately endowed
with fertility. On sandy soiis. an adj
mixture Of clay, with muck, is most
valuable application, but on clayey lands
especially if viscid and tactious-it
should be mixed with sand.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09
sumed her book, and Maynard relapsed
into silence again.

into silence again.
Presently another idea struck him.
Cant you play something tonight,
Clara
The piano has not been opened in an
age. Come, sing me some of the old
ballads"
81 can't" she said, listlessly: | am
out of practice entirely. Do let me
read"
III you will lay aside your book after
dinner. and have an old fashioned eve
uing talk, and music and gossip"
"lmpos,ible am engaged for every
moment after seven---the opera first, and
then the fancy ball
Couldn't you let thom go for one eve
ming y
''Oh. no. it would never do -
He was silent. bat there Was dull.
dead pain at his heart, some void which
art could never fill.
The silent dinner was over; she went
forth in hor shining robes, with pearls
IN her lair, and bracelets claspins her
arms. to III evening of dissipation and
gtiety. with smiles for the bedN monde
but none for home.
White Maynard. after long and
gloomy rcvetje by his lonely fire side,
took hs 5lt aal went away to the club,
that brilliant p.rec of gaic'y aud mirth,
through who's, cAandclicred portals so
many = foot has trod Tie broad path Of
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09

How II TEST EGGs A correspondent
ofthe Sp,ingfe'd Republican says:
There is no difficulty whatever in
testing eggs; they are mostly examined
by candle Another way to tell good
eggs is to put them in pail Of water.
and if they are good they will lay on
their sides, always; if badi they will
stand on their small end. the large end
always uppermost, unless they have been
shaken considerably. when they will
stand either end up. Therefore. a bad
egg can be told by the way it rests in this
water--always end up, never on its side.
Any egg that lies fatis good to eat. and
can be depended upon. An ordinary
mode is to take them into room mod
earately dark, and hold them between tho
eye or candle or lamp. If the egg bc
good---that if the albumen is still unaf.
fected light will shine through q redish
glow; while, if affected, i. will be opsqnc
or dark"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09
Mistellanenus.
TWO HOMES.

1t was thc brightest, cozlest. little
room in New York cheerful with the
merry CLEAN OF icelsh, and the Ginning
tick OF musical clock. aud the half-lt-
tered twit,er of the gold pIumage cana
~. who was jus, composing himself to
sleep in his cage among the geraniums
tho very sort OF room to which the
wearicd business man would long to call
his home-always provided there was a
sunshiny little dear somewhere about, to
set all the household m chinery going
harmoniouslv.
Yet, there was not an expensive art!-
Gle there-ro rosewood chairs, cushion.
ed in satin-no malnchie stands, or mo-
sale rugs, or costly agate vases-only a
neat little mahogany tea.ta' lie, all set
with plain blue ware, as shining as tie
most transparent of gold-yelned china
could be, and sober-pa termed carpet,
which seemed to say, Il know I'm not
velvet-l make no pretence-but here L
am, and mean to be as serviceable as
possible" Every thing el,e was lus. as
neat and as plain /; and if there had been
one solitary grain of dust any where
within the four walls, it must have pined
away and evapcrated, out of sheer lone
illness.
Little Mrs. Wilford fitting around in
her snug domains. now placing her hus-
bands slippers where they can warm
nicely, wonderingly parenthetcally, why
he didn't come now sitting tiny bou-
qu.t of roses and geranium buds in a
small vase in the center of the tea.table
low pulling an oblique corner of the
snowy cloth into line-plummet exacti-
tude, and now listening, with her petite
head against the mantle shelf. to the
merry song Of the shining tea-kettle. as
it bubbled joyously on the fire. breath
ing out dense white vapor-cloud, from
its liquid lungs-until. at length. the
footsteps sounded below, the key turned
and clicked in the door-and he came
But not alone. There was a good
deal of very excusable pride in his man
ner, as he presented his fair young wife
to an old school friend whom he had not
met for several years before, and who
was doing prosperous down town busi-
ness.
1t had been a casual encounter on
broadway, such as ottentimes happens.
They had walked along together, conver-
sing cordially, until at length the corner
was reached, where their paths diverged.
But their say was not more than half
said, and in the warmth of his heart, Will
ford invited his friend home to tea with
him. Mr.. Maynard accepted the offer.
Six o'clock was his own fashionable din
ner hour, but he did not say so neither
did he mention that his wife was at a
matine. and probably wouldn't be at
home at present. The cordial manner Of
his friend made him sigh and think of
the old times. when he had been wont to
sit down to dinner just as the creeping
sunshine reached the moon mark on the
old kitchen floor. and when supper
wasn't an association OF gas light, cham
pagne, ugar-temples, and spicy game,
bu, quiet neal, taken just when sun
set Redeemed the crest of &c tall poplar
trees on the hill. All, the good old
times!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09

To DESTROY RATS. The Griffin (Ga J
Empire State says that lady in that
city. whose house became infested with
these troublesome visitors, gives the
simple remedy of disolring copperas in
water (make it strong) and sprinkle in
the rost prominent places, 1t witt make
them leave at /. two-torty rate and nc
mistake. She tired it successfully, and
has not been troubled with rats or nice
since. 1t is simple, and will not cost
much to try it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09

TAe Bath TINES says, 'that Il nowspl-
per publisher IS expected to know ev-
erytAing before it takes place. We are
sometimes blamed by parties because we
have not published the deaths of their
friends when we had supposed those
friends were alive and we'll. We have
no special agreement with Death by
which he is bound to inform us of all his
doings. If any one expects 20 die soon
or to lose his friends, we will publish
the sad news in advance of the cvent if
1t will afford him any satisfaction, ,provid-
ed he VIII put 1t in form and hand 1t in
to the Office
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09
HADN'T A QrARrER.---Thc Chicago

HADN'T A QuARrER.--Thc Chicago
Leader says:
We witnessed an instance ofjuvenile
precocty, yesterday, worth relating =
Judge Douglas and several Of his friends
were conversing in the rotunda of the
fremont House, when little fellow. not
more than eight years of age, stepped up
and said.
MIR. Douglas, I'll bet you haven't got
quarter in your pocket
The Judge thrust his hand in his
pocket and found the boy had won. He
hadn't even quarter by him, but the
little fellow got his twenty-five cents
shortly afterwards. and seemed t!ckled
with the success Of his ruse.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09

Mr.. MAINS LAST uoURs,-A mem
Der OF the Fac4lty Of Antioch COLLEGE,
thus describes President Mann's last
hours.
lon Monday morning August / |
WIS allowed TO visit him, and my first
glance convinced me that the chances
were against his recovery. On Tues lay
at clock p. NJ. the grea. soul mount
ed from the fallen tower, | was with
him constantly during the last So hours
Of his life, and must say that never
saw the cxceIlencies Of his character so
fully revelled. All that was craggy, an
guIar and masculine and aleady died, and
what remained was rich indeed. His
real greatness never shone out more
than in the death-hour When he was
told that he had but a few hours to live,
his brain flashed up with all the glow OF
his best days, and he talked at least two
hours in a strain Of almost supre-mortal
eloquence. The members of his ,miiy,
students remaining here during the va
cation, and mary OF his neishbors were
called in at his request, and h had for
each some word of warning or cheer
It was particularly noteworthy tat his
remarks to each person lad some specific
pcrlinency Of faloption.
HIS ile.s, and the langaag in which
he clothed them, were really grand, and
amazed US all to silence---nay melted
US to tears, A signal sweetness and
tenderness pervaded every word. Not
often in ones lifetime does enc have the
privile ge of witnessing so great scene.
am forced to confess that | never be-
fore appreciated the softness Of the core
that this masculine heart contained
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09
Sl,5O \ YEAR IN ADVANCE.

! to note ana compare the appearance ana con-
dition of the masses there, with those of our
town and county. st noon and at night
young men from the shoe factories may be
seen walking home under cover Of fine broad
cloth. end gilt buttons, and peep at the
end of the coat sieve would disclose hand
so black, as to lead one to recognize it as
belonging to a Pompey or II Ceasar. Every
one is independent. One young man said to
me as he threw himself back in his chair
after a days labor I've earned three dollars
since : o'clock this morning. Girls in the
tailor shops earn $225 or S3o,per mo. Among
the women 'high and low, rich and poor,
there is a display of dress neat, rich and
attractive, but without gaudiness and
without meanness which is characteristic Of
too many of our country towns.
We may attend party. a prayer meeting
or concert,a promenade, a bail or circus; we
see and hear the young, middle aged and old
men, speak, walk. sing and dance, and con-
clude this one is u dandy, a singer or dancer,
that one a minister, or lawyer ora physician,
bat they are all Shoe Maksry. think we
mav salty saw the nr,.neritv Of llayerbill
rests upon the fact that her business is a
Lome business in another sense. She has
New ENGLAND for furnishing house and
New Fnslrnd for hetmarket. At the same
time the whole world IS her patron. Her
mea Of cluea:ion and wealth appreciate and
manifast their interest in those in humber
but as useful life. hll respectable classes
work and associate together. The son Of
manufacturer IS j9grneyman in his Gtthers
~ - :: .: - l.. l..
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10strY.
x Dying Infant.

Sleep. little baby, sleep!
Not in thy cradle bed.
Not on thy mothers breast
Henceforth shall be thy rest,
But with the quiet dead
Flee. little tender nursling!
Flee to thy grassy nest;
There the first flowers shall blow;
The first pure fake of snow
Shall fall upon thy breast.
Peace peace the little bosom
Labors with shortening breath.
Peace peace that tremulous sigh
Speaks his departure nigh!
Those are the damps of death.
I've seen thee in thy beauty.
A thing all health and g.ee;
But never then vert thou
So beautiful as now,
Baby. thou seem'st to me
Thine upturn'd eyes glazed over,
Like harebells wet with dew;
Already veiled and hid
by the convulsed lid
Their pupils. dark blue.
Thy little mouth half open
Thy soft lip quivering.
As if like summer air,
Rufiiing the rose-leaves. there,
Thy soul WAS fu,tering.
Mount up, immortal essence,
And is this death: Dread thing
If such thy visiting.
How beautiful thou art !
oh could gaze forever
SO passionless. SO pure;
The little shrine was sure
An angels dwelling place.
Thou weepest, ehildless Mother
He was thy first born son.
Thy first. thy only one.
IT'S hard from him to part.
lis hard to lay thy darling
u;s om,,v cr;b IN 81.
liz s;le,, rn,sery
O,ce ,l,dso,,n ,y;,b b;s so;r,h
Of all his winning WAYS,
NJ - p,v's, p,', - ~. .ha '.''''''
,,'' !ts !, 81 y, 80
"
'' az as ''''.e "''''
Oh ,heso e,e rocnI}oc,;o,s
Rround mothers hearts that cling,
mat mlngle with the tears
And smiles Of after years,
With oft awakening