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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
Railway Matters.

The Railroads Of the country have scarce,
ly yet arranged themselves in the ranks Of
of the opposing armies. As the case stands
at present, the two New York lines with
their North and South shore connections
to Chicago, are banded against the Pen
nsylvania and Maryland lines with their
connections. The North lines have fixed
common time card. The question OF
fares has not yet been broached.
A table of freight rates for the coming
season was presented to the Convention on
Friday evening, and the farce of adopting
it was gone through with. As neither of
the -four lines," except the New York
Central, agreed TO the table, it is of course
but as so much waste paper. e..
There are questions between the lines
forming each of the two opposing parties
which may before long lead to another dis
ruption, when there will be four great COM
peting lines between the East and West,
each of them running entirely Independent
of the others.
In few days we shall be able to lay be-
fore our readers the exact attitude Of the
opposing parties towards each other, and it
will then be apparent that Cleveland is DO
loser by the grand explosion, which we
long ago confidently predicted and which
actually occurred at the time and place
than pointed out Fast time, moderate
fares and low freights, form :heprogramme
for the season, and no place in the West
will probably derive greater benefit from
the new order of things than Cleveland
Herald.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

ness, of which fact Major Sapp informed
Mr.. Edgerton, telling ham that commit
niicafion would reach me at that place
Mr. Edgerton then declined to let MAJOR
Sapp see the evidence taken by the COM
mittee in relation TO myself. | returned
home from Mt. Giiead on Friday evening,
March 4th, and saw Major Sapp on Satur-
dav, the 5th day of March, in the morn
ing, and learned then for the first, what
he had done at Columbus. At the same
time l received the following telegraphic
dispatch, which had been sent to me at
Mt. Vernon:
To CoLuMBus DEIASo. Esq, Mt Vernon.
Mt Vernon, March 3, 1859; from Columbus,
March 3, 1859.
ii you desire to explain testimony taken be-
fore Treasury Committee, or 10 file deposIlon
ofyour own, Il triH be necessary to come at once.
(Singed) WM. ID. MORGAN
This dispatch was answered by the op-
orator, saying that was not at home.-
This was the first notice l ever had of the
dispatch. There is no telegraph commu-
nication between Mt. Vernon and Mt Gil
cad.
have never received from the commit
tee any answer to my letter of the 26th OF
February, nor any notice of any kind save
the aforesaid dispatch. 1t will be observ-
ed that this dispatch came to Mt. Vernon,
on Thursday, March Sd, and that the re-
port was sent to Governor. Chase on Mon
day, March 7th, only four days afterwards,
including Sabbath; and that l did not re-
ceive this dispatch until Saturday, March
5th, two days before it was sent to the
Governor, and one of those Sabbath.
l suppose it did not occur to the Com
miitee that was at that time, as Major
Sapp had informed them, in Mt. Gilead,
nor that l had written them letter, ask
ing if the runaors l had heard were true,
and proffering a reply, when notified Of
Jfcially that they were true.
1t is not my purpose here to impugn
the motives of the committee, nor to draw
any conclusion in regard to their conduct.
My sole object is to present the facts, and
leave deductions to others.
The committee have seen fit to express
severe opinion in regard to myself, as |
think, without authority, and one which /
knoV as false and unjust. If fthey are gen
tlemen, having ''no friends to reward and
no enemies to punish" they cannot desire
to infict injury upon the reputation of any
one without adequate cause. shall wait
TO see what course they and their friends
will pursue in regard to this attack upon
myself before l conclude to doubt their in
tegrity or sincerity, but deemed it an ac'
of justice TO myself, in the meantime, tc
lay the foregoing facts before the public
Respectfully,
G. DELANO.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
~The Boston Journal notices a pa.

@The Boston Journal notices pa
per, with date of publication at Tifin in
this State, and edited by one ga. D. Fritz" ."
The Journal says:
DR.. Fritz, in an illiterate, silly and YER
bose article attempts to demonstrate the
feasibility of transmitting metals into gold.
This power he claims to possess, and offers
to communicate the secret thereof for the
moderate sum of SO. For one who pos
sesses the secret of making gold out of the
baser metals, this doctor takes much pains
to procure this small sum. He also offers
to furnish various forms of alloys to imi-
tate pure gold and silver, which probably
Is his real business, if the whole thing is
not trick to swindle ignorant people out
OF their money. DIR. Fritz is probably one
OF the swindlers who were recently smoked
out In New York, and has chosen new
basis of operations.
Hereabouts, We have heard nothing of
DIR. Fritz, or his paper.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
The Jersy Blues In Eine.

The People of the Free States are rub
bing out the Pro-Slavery Democracy from
the Senate with steady hand, and judg-
ing from the past but few years will elapse
before that body will part with the last of
the Doughfaces. Ohio must follow the ex-
ample of Iowa, Michigan, Rhode Island,
and New Jersy, and elect Legislature
next October that will send true man to
the seat how occupied by Weathercock
PGgh.
The Legislature of New Jersy held a
joirt meeting on the 18th, which resulted
in filling the vacant county offices with Re-
publicans, and in electing to the United
States Senate, for the next six years, the
Hon. John c. Ten Eyck, of Burlington
county, in the place of William Wright,
Lecompton Democrat. The vote stood {:
Ten Eyck 80, Vroom 34' Wright 8, Stock
ton 2. The three last named Democrats.
Mr.. Ten Eyck is about As years of age,
a sound Republican, and a lawyer of abili-
ty and character. He was earnest support
of Fremont and Dayton, and was nomina-
ted in the Republican caucus on the ninth
ballot-Messrs. Browning, Gregory, and
Randolph being his competitors. In the
election he received the whole Republican
vote, and was chosen on the first ballot
Honor to the Jersy Blues !-Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

GHOSTS AND HoB-GoBLINs IN COURT
Human credulity touching ghosts and hob
goblins has just been illustrated according
to law in Tuscarawas county. We learn
by the New Philadelphia Advocate, that
in January, 1856, Levi Hull bought farm
of 25O acres of William Dunlap, in Sandy
township for which he paid $4,000 down,
and his note for $500 secured by mortgage
on the farm. The not was not paid, and
Dunlap brought suit. Hull set up in de-
fence that shortly after taking possession
of said premises, he became convinced that
the house was haunted, and that ghosts,
hob-goblins, spooks, evil spirits, &c., were
in the habit of making nocturnal visits to
the inhabitants of the mansion, and Of
making night hideous-that the neighbors
were afraid to come near the house-that
he was unable to get work hands to culti-
vate the land-that his own and his fami-
ly's health of body and piece of mind were
destroyed thereby, &c.-and that therefore
he ought not to be compelled TO pay said
note of $4,000, but ought to have judg-
ment for $4,000 as damages sustained in
consequence of getting so terribly 'skeered.'
The hob-goblin plea, however, did not
avail the frightened Mr.. Hull, and instead
of getting damages he got put in for the
$4,000, interest and costs. The haunted
farm can probably be bought cheap
Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
A Murderer AcQuitfed-sJury
FeGSteG,

The trial of young Busch, son of a
wealthy citizen of Chicago, who deliber-
ately shot down builder named Magee
while engaged in removing cornice on a
house belonging to his father, and which
projected over his line and into the way
of a building being erected, to the surprise
of all except the Jury, resulted verdict of
not guilty. When the verdict was an
nounced Busch seemed oveJoyed, but
thought it prudent to leave the city at
once, such was the popular Indignation
that he should 60 entire acquit. The ver-
dict is denounced by the Chicago press as
license to kill.
The father of the acquitted murderer
invited the jury to his house on the even
ing of the day his son was set at liberty,
and with beer and champagne held a Ca
rousal. Eleven of the jurors attended,
one only of the twelve refusing to join in
the revelry over their verdict that murder
is no crime in Chicago! Nine of the elev-
en- feasted jurors were farmers from the
country, and two were business men of the
city. They should be barred from the ju-
nv box ever after. r.-Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
Legislative Summary.

Little of general interest was done in
either House Saturday. The attendance
was slim, and numbers were discined TO Ia
Dor. Both Houses adjourned at y N. to
Monday.
In the Senate, the House bill to prevent
Probate Judges from holding the office Of
Justice of the Peace was passed.
Mr.. Phelps, from the select committee
appointed to revise the tax laws, reported
bill for the assessment and taxation Of
all property in the State and for levying
taxes thereon according to lis true value in
money. Also, a bill prescribing the duties
of County Auditors; and bill providing
for the election of township assessors, and
prescribing their duties.
The Standing Committee on Corpora
tions other than Municipal, reported against
any change in the mode of collecting tolls
OH the turnpikes of the State.
In the House, the time was consumed
in the second reading of bills.-Journal,
March, 81.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
Pike Peak Elephant Glimpses.

Thes spring rains have flooded the streams
and rendered the roads nearly impossible
on the Pike Peak routs, and thegold hunt
ers were many of them camped down
waiting for the su5sidenee of the water
and mud at the last accounts. The Platte
River was on terrific bender, overflowing
its banks in many places, and in some
spreading out. to a width of nine miles.
Every sort of imposition is practiced on
the persons fitting out and starting from
the frontier towns, even 10 selling the hur-
rying on pilgrims bogus Hand Cart Train
tieketsl Prices of the necessaries Of an
outfit have been put up extortionately, and
one of the Pike Peak bound writing to the
Chicago Tribune from St. Joseph, March
18th, states that hundreds had arrived and
hundreds were arriving with every train,
and thus introduces the elephant as seen in
starting:
St. Joseph is perfect jam, with 'Peak-
ers," and sharpers ''takin' 'em in," horses,
mules, oxen, men, women, children, wag-
ous, wheelbarrows, hand carts, auctioneers,
runners, stool pigeons, greenhorns, and ev-
erything else you can imagine, and thou
sand other things that your imagination
will fail to conceive. Everything is very
high; board at 'one horse" hotel $500
per day, and little rats of mules Sl50.-
The folks think the whole United States
will be here in few days. Ten days ago
man could fit out here at reasonable
rate. There are hundreds starting from
here, but they are the poorest of all crea-
ton. 1 would not have believed ii, but it
is fact, with nothing but cotton sack
and few pounds of crackers and meat,
and many with hand carts and wheel-bar-
rows.
There are expresses going out nearly ev-
cry day; but such expresses! Four little
mules to one common Chicago wagon
They take one hundred pounds of baggage
apiece for twelve men, and charge $50
apiece for the privilege of wading after
the wagon and pulling it out of the mud.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

DRowNED.-A small skiff, containing
three persons, foundered in the rapids
about two miles above Perrysburgh a few
days ago. A young man aged Is, and a
young lady aged 81, were drowned. The
third person clung TO the boat and reached
shore. The persons resided at Napoleon.
-Four persons were drowned in Lake On
tario, near Bowmanville, Canada, on the
18th. They left Port Hope in small sail
boat for whitby, gale came on, the boat
foundered, three of the party were swept
off at once, and the fourth clung to the
bottom Of the boat for two hours, the peo-
pie on shore being unable to render as
sistance. The unfortunate party consisted
of two men a woman an child.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
No Extra session of Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, M

PHILADELPHIA, MaIch -i'
The New York Heraids Washington
correspondent says the question of an extra ,,,
session of Congress is at last decided Inc
President has authorized telegraphic des-
patch to Senator Gwin, who sails for Cali
fornia tomorrow, that there will be no ex-
ira session. An authoritative statement is
being prepared, which will probably be
made public tomorrow or Tuesday, show
inc the condition of affairs and the man
ner in which the Post Office Department
for the present is to be conducted. AS be-
fore stated they will not issue certificates,
or adopt any other meanes not strictly
within the letter of law. That they intend
to cut down the service, is highly probable,
and lop off many unnecessary expenditures
in fact, there will be general reform of
the whole service, which, in the opinion of
the President and Postmaster Hall, is much
needed.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
Washington News.

W ASHINGToN, March II.
The Administration have been informed
that the commanders of the American,
English and Fre.,ch vessels before Vera
Cruz would act in concert to protect the
lives of foreigners, should it become ne
cessary, under the attack of Miramon.
Mr.. Buchanan declared to Senator last
evening that he had determined to call an
extra session of Congress, and would issue
his proclamation within ten days. The
time will be determined upon on Tuesday,
in the Cabinet, but it will not be earlier
than the first of August
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
LAWS OF OHIO:
AN ACT
Published by Authority.

To amend the 18th section of an act entitled an
act of the Jurisdiction and Procedure before
Justices of the Peace, and the duties of Con-
stables in Civil Courts, passed March IA,
1858.
SECTION l Be Il enacted By the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Ohio, That said section 1856,
shall be amended so as to read as follows: Sec
166. Whenever vacancy shall occur in tho
Office of constable, in any township, by death,
removal, resignation or non-acceptanee of the
person elected, or when there shall be failure
TO elect, the township trustees shall appoint 4
suitable person to fill such vacancy until the
next annual election for constable, snd until .
successor be elected and qualified; provided,
however, that in any case when there shall be
no constable in any township of any county in
this State, the constable of any other adjoining
township in said county shall and is hereby
authorized to serve any process that any con-
stable of said township is now or may be au-
thorized to serve BY law.
Sec. 2. That said original section one hun
dred and eghty-six is hereby replead.
Sec. 3. This act to take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
WILLIAM 3. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate
February II lS5o
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

@T The Bremen steamer Weser arrived
at New York March Is, with three days
later news from Europe. The intelligence
is of warlike nature. Reports of further
secessions from the British Cabinet were
current in England. The Liberals in Par
lament were about uniting, it is said, un-
der Lords Palmerston and Russell, in op-
position to the Government Reform bill
The Emperor of Austria has become en-
bittered against France. The Vienna journ-
ais are also warlike, while the military pre-
parations throughout Italy continue. 1t
is said that the French troops have been
withdrawn from Rome, but another account
says the report is premature.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
More murder and Suicides.

The record of crime in this country has
become as startling as it is revolving. 1t
abounds alike in cocntry and city, alike
bloody and fearful.
Inc drand Rapids Eagle of the 18th
gives the particulars of terrible tragedy
just enacted in Ensley, Newavgo county,
in the wilds of Michigan. Two desperate
fellows named Merritt and Dopp, both no.
ted horse thieves and counterfeiters. went
to the house of Mr.. White and stated that
they wished to borrow money. Being de-
MED, they urged son of Mr.. White to ac-
company them to a marsh. about mile
of, to help them bring a deer. Young
White started with them. Merritt soon
turned back on some pretense. Soon the
elder White was startled by the crack of a
rifle, and ball whizzed passed his head.
He ran into his house, seized his rifle, and
going out saw Merritt raise his rifle at him,
not more than ten rods distant. White
lodged back, cried "murder," and Merritt
fed. White, alarmad for the safety of his
son, rallid his neighbors and found his shot
body behind log near the marsh.
Search for the murderers was made, and
the next day Dopp and Merritt were found
in an old house, Dopp dead by shot from
his own hands, and Merritt dying from a
dose of strychninel Fear of detection led
to the suicides. They supposed White,
who had recently removed there from Elba,
Genesee county, N. Y, had money, and
the robbery was planned with view of
numbering the whole family to obtain it.
Merritt, before his death, confessed as
much.
Since the above was put III type We see
it stated that Merritt took such large
dose of strychnine that it caused him to
vomit profusely, and thus throw up the
poison. Hence he was not closely guard
ed and managed to escape.-Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
FoRwARpER ABscovDEp.-The Roch

FoRwARDER ABscoyDED-The Roch
ester Democrat states that Zenas H. Bull
lard, forwarding merchant of that city, has
absconded, leaving wife and three young
children. He incurred debts in Rochester
to the amount of four or five thousand
dollars within ten days preceding his de-
pariure. He left on the 9TH inst. ostensi-
bly, for Buffalo on business, and it was sew
eral days before his family and business
parters suspected his desertion. A young
widow of his acquaintance is also missing,
and it is suspected they started for Califor
mia together Bullard was a partner in
the firm of Bullard, Munderback & Co.,
with which ]. G. Patton was Connected
The flight of Patten some months ago, is
said to have involved Bullard to some ex-
tent.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

LATEST EUROPEAN NEws.-The Con.
tinental intelligence continues warlike.-
While ostensibly showing a fair face and
pacific purpose. France is rapidly enlarg-
ing her armament, apparently with the
view of giving help to SARDINIA, and hold
ing Austria in check, in the event of hos
tilities. The effect on the money market
in Paris, London, and Vienna has been in
creasingly depressing. In Italy, as might
be anticipated, the prospect, remote as ii
is, of liberation from the calling yoke Of
Austria, has caused the liveliest sensations
of pleasure and hope.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

EXTRA SEssIoN-Mr. BUCHANAN and
his Cabient are in tribulation about calling
an Extra session of Congress. They are
in danger of running out of funds before
the next regular session, and to call an Ex-
ira session they are afraid. 1t is folly for
them to have any fears upon the subject.
Those of their party that will sustain the
Administration in the face of the unparal-
led wickedness and corruption it has al
ready been guilty Of, will sustain it if that
wickedness and corruption be increased ten
fold.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

CALIFORNIA GoLD.-TEe amount of gold
shipped to New York from California this
year compared with the corresponding
months of the previous year, shows ma
terial falling of. The receipts in January
and February, in 1858, were S5,s33,s49;
in January and February 1859, $4,723,-
722. Decrease $l,l19,127. The same
ratio for the year would amount to over
six millions and half. The gold minss
are represented as productive as ever, and
the decrease is attributed to the fact that
more money is required to meet the increas-
ing demands of trade in California, Oregon,
and Washington Territory.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

RBy the Quaker City, at New Or
leans, we have news from the city of Mexi-
co to the 23d ult., and Vera Cruz to the LIST
inst. Miramon had sent force to attack
Jalapa, but without success. Miramon,
nothing daunted, was about marching to
the city, at the head of 5000 men, by the
sea-coast road. The inhabitants of Vera
Cruz were much excitd, and warm time
is expected.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24
ES James II. Bates killed his son. In

9 James H. Bates killed his son, John
Bates near Fulton, on Monday night,
March 9TH. A dispute arose between ia
'her and son about some cards, which a
younger brother was playing with, the IA
ther saying he did not allow such about
MS house, when the young man left the
house' followed by the father, who told him
not TO return or he would stick his kpifs
into him. The son returned, having no
idea his father would use the knife, when
his father stabbed him through the lef,
breast, causing instant death.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-24

Cool CLAM.-Ex-Gov. Barstow, of Wis.,
consin, made himself famous, or rather in
famous, few years ago, in attempting to
override the constitution and trample upon
the ballot-box by usurping tie office of
Governor. He failed in his scheme to
thwart the will of the people, and now he
has the impudence to ask the people to
foot the bill of his expenses, which be fig
ured at $4,000. The House cut it down
to $4,000, and then the Senate very pro-
perly rejected the whole bill.