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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
Bv the Overland Mail.

The American Express brings us San
Francisco papers of January 9th by the
last overland mail to ST. Louis.
The San Francisco Call says:
The estimated weight of gold shipped
from California since the discovery and
working of our gold mines is eight hundred
and .Jftty tons. " lsa'
The Herald has late news from tho
troops in Humbolt County, where the
''crushing out" of the Indians is going on.
The volunteer soldiers hold 225 indians in
captivity, and have killed some fifty more.
The Northern Californian, a paper print
ed in Humbolt County makes the following
cruel remark: " '+7
Now is the time to rid Humbolt Co. of
this pest. Soon the volunteers will be dis
banded, and the U. s. troops will be want
ed elsewhere. If the people who intend to
live here, who have their interests here,
will earnestly take hold of this matter, the
last tawny rascal may be taken from the
country before next Spring. And if one
dares to show his head here after being re-
moved, send him speedily 20 the happy
hunting grounds of his race. .als4g
Gov. Weller message is ten columns in
length. What country California is for
big things! .a.rrf.s .Hrt 'bif
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
s' Honey Blade Grass IA
Great Sell.

The success of an old and we'll known
forage plant, several years since introduced
in the Western States of Iowa, Illinois,
ETC., is seized upon by unprincipled sharp
ers as means of filing their pockets at
the expense of the gullible public. The
plant in question is identical Pan;eum
Germanicun,, or German Millet, recently
christened Hungarian Grass. For some
purposes and one some soils, this has al
ways been esteemed valuable forage
plant, and at this time the seed can be had
of dealers at from 50 bushel, downwards.
A busbel of seed will SOW two OF three
acres. But what we wish to put our read
ers upon their guard against, is flaming
advertisement which we have seen, having
its head in st. Louis and tail in N. Y, in
which this grass is set forth under the Sc
ductive names of "Honey Blade Grass"
and is offered in sacks containing seed
enough to sow an acre, for S3-just about
six times what that quantity of seed is
worth, as any amount of this seed can BE-
obtained for 81 a bushel, and it can be af
forded as cheap as oats. Hold on, Culti-
vator folks, there will be enough of this
seed in market to stock the nation, before
sowing time, next May or june. f'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
News Items.

At Calais, Me-, during the recent cold
spell, boy was frozen to death in the cell
of Jail. 1t is said the boys cried murder,
and did all in their power to make the jail
er hear and liberate them, and let them go
where there was fire, but he could not be
made to hear, or, if he heard, did not heed
them.
The Boston Herald gives the particulars
of two men who have recently left that
city, having lost heavily by gambling and
the purchase of lottery tickets. One has
lost a property of about $4,000, and the
other is minus property of about s4o,-
900.
The mosque of Omar, in Constantinople,
is highly perlumed with musk, which was
mixed with the mortar in its walls during
the time of their erection several hundred
years ago.
The christening of the twenty-sixth
child of happy couple named Wonters,
at Lierre, in Belgium, is celebrated in the
foreign papers. twenty-five of the chill
dren still survive.
Michigan proposes to build a new Capt.
! Ptol for herself at Lansing. 1t is proposed
to be fire proof modern Doric in style, 265
feet on its northern front, and 200 on its
southern; estimated cost, 100000; mate
rial, brick faced with Grand Rapids marble,
provided the latter shall appear durable
enough.
Some of the farmers in Northern Ohio
and on the borders of Indiana have COM
menced the breeding of deer, the same as
they do sheep, and they bring them to mar
ket in the same manner.
The Otumwa Qowa) Courier, of Janu-
ary 9th says: 'We have never approach
ed so near n famine in this country as we
have the past year." The crops have fail
ed, and breadstutfs are being purchased at
the East for shipment to Iowa.
A boy, three years old, was badly scald-
ed, in Burlington, few days since. His
friends Immediately applied oil and cotton
the cotton was accidently set on fire! This
second burning caused his death. ef'si.s
1t is said that from fifty to hundred
wbalers will put into Japanese ports next
season, to retit and obtain supplies, instead
Of going to Honolulu, as they have hither-
70 done, ..sea.r sssj s,a.,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

F Among the valuable relics treasur-
ed up at the ancient and venerable College
of William and Mary, (now one hundred
and ixty-three years old, in Williamsburg,
Va, is Book of Minutes. Among the
minutes made for the government of the
students of this College in 1882 was a
law forbidding the students to keep race
horse; it decreed that all race-horses should
be sent off and never brought back. An
other law was against billiard playing and
cock fighting. Among those minutes are
the following:
"Jan'ry IA. 1754.-Resolved, Vt a, per-
son be appointed to hear such boys as shall
be recommended by their parents or guar
dams chapter in the Bible every school
day at II o'clock, and vt he have ye year
ly salary of one pistole for each boy SO rec
commended.
"June 26, Resolved. That Mrs.
Foster be appointed stocking maeadsr in The
College, and that she be paid annual the
sum of twelve pounds, provided she furnish
es herself with lodging, diet, fire and can
eles.
"May Sd, 177l.-Resolved, unanimous
ly, That negro woman belonging to his
Excellency's Lord Botetourt] estate, be
purchased for the use Of the College, if il
be had at moderate price.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

QUEER PHENOMENON OF INTENSE CoLD.
of the cold between the Sth and 10th
ult., at Ogdensburgh. N. Y, the Journal
says:
"A gentleman residing on the west side
of the bridge, froze his face and ears while
on his way to church Sunday morning
A man in passing from Johnson's Hotel to
the Railroad depot, froze both his ears
close to his head. Time occupied in the
passage, less than five minutes. A farmer
attending church in the village, froze four
fingers. A small boy on his way to church,
Sunday morning, froze his nose. A young
man going from his home to the store
where he is employed, froze one thumb,
both ears, and his nose. .ss.s
o. All night long both SATURDAY. and Sun
day, the action of the frost upon the ground,
sidewalks, buildings, and trees, produced
FREQUENT reports not unlike the sound Of
discharged firearms and field-batteries.-
The parting of spikes in the sidewalks
and the nails in the buildings afforded a
representation of "scrimmage," keeping
up continuous pop, and frequently sever
al getting off together. lh :5a
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

VINO ARE THE FRIENDS OF ACTUAL
SETTLERS ?-The Tri5une's dispatch of 1st
inst, gives the anyalysis of the vote on Mr..
Grows bill, to allow actual settlers to en-
ter and hold quarter section of land, az
follows:
An analysis of the vote on the final pas
sage OF Mr.. Grows Homestead Bill, which
passed the House this morning, l20 to 76,
Shows that there voted for the bill: Repub-
lcans, 80; Democrats, 3s. Against it
Democrats, go; Americans, Is; Republi-
cans, 1, (Mr. Nichols.) The Northern
Democrats who voted against it were
Messrs. English, Hughes, Niblack, Mar
shall, Shaw, Guy and Leidy. About
twenty Northern Democrats dodgen. j.,
The South do not like Northern "mud
siIls" and the Democrats obey orders and
vote gainst smud sills" or they dodge
when their names are called.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
1t NAV be taken for GRANTED cha. corn /,

1t may be taken for granted that corn Is
much better suited to the raising and fat
tenlng both cattle and hogs, than rye.-
Corn is better suited to their natures, and
contains more saccharine, nutritious fasten.
ing properties. Rye was formerly raised
in large quantities, thirty or forty years ago,
10 the southwest part of Ohio, and fed out
to hogs in the sheaf and hogs grew snd
fattened on it. But rye, on the old lands
of Ohio, is not now as productive or prof
liable as when tie land was new, and re-
tanned all its native virgin properties. I
am well aware that three times the amount
of corn can be raised to the acre, in old
lands, 10 that of rye. True, it takes more
labor to raise corn, but in the long run L
pays better. Horses used to corn, and
constantly fed on it, without being allowed
too much of it at time, not only thrive
and fatten on it, but have been known to
perform long journeys, in the performance
of which they could get no other kind Of
grain, and stood it well, even in hot sum-
mer weather. -f-.s- -...-. z,ss.-,
1 also learned among other things, while
employed as a miller, the order in which
farmers ought to take their grain to mill
to be ground, particularly their wheat; as
every farmer requires not only good -four,
but good turn out, which no miller can
perform where wheat is damp and dirty.
Let every farmer then see to it that his
wheat is dry-not kiln dried-and per-
fectly clean of all filth, and of a good quail
ity, not smutty and perhaps then there will
be no need to blame the miller for bad
-four and poor turn out. F
ROBERT A. SHERRARp.
Jefferson Couatu. o.. 1859,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
Household Reccipes.

MoIsT BREAD-RIcE AND FLoUR.-Tie
up one pound and half of the best Amer
ican rice in thick linen bag, allowing
ample room to swell: Boil it three or four
hours, until it becomes smooth paste,
mix this while warm with fourteen pounds
of the best wheat flour, adding the usual
quantities of yeast and salt; allow the
dough to work a certain time near the fire,
after which divide it into loaves. The
flour should be busted in, and most vigor-
ously kneaded. This quantity of flour and
rice has produced twenty-six pounds Of
excellent bread, which kept moist and
sweet longer than that made by the ordi-
nary process. l d
Croton, o., Jan. 1859.
SALr-RIs1NG NEAD.-I saw under the
head of QUERY, in the Dec. No. of the
Cmtirator, wishing to know how to se-
cure good salt-rising bread in winter. First
procure an earthen (quart) jar, with lid to
it. To pint of warm water add half
teaspoonful of salt, one half sugar, one
half tea cup of milk. Stir in your -four
until you have thick batter, then place
your jar in hot water, and keep it steady
heat, string it every half hour for about
three hours; then let it stand, and if water
rises on the top, stirin more flour, and in
short time it will rise to the top of the jar.
The mix your rising and flour with warm
milk, knead it well, and set it to rise, keep
ing it as hot as you can not to scald it, and
in one hour it will be ready tor bake.
ANN s.
Dear6on Co., Ind.
How TO MAKE SALT-RIsrNe BREAD.-
To one pint of warm warm water, add half
pint new milk, half teaspoonful salt; put
all in tall crock; thicken to stiff batter;
set the crock in kettle of warm water on
the stove hearth. Gaze should be taken to
keep all the time little over milk-wsrm.
In about six hours the rising will be up;
mix Immediately, for by letting it stand it
is not so good. Knead the loaves very
stiff, press them down in the pan so they
so they will cover the bottom all over
Melt some clean lard and rub over the
loaves, this will keep the crust from drying
on them. Have Kettle of hot water on
the back part Of the stove put your pan OF
bread on it and cover it with a cloth. It
will rise in one or two hours. This follow
ed, and there is no danger but you will
have good bread, as the great secret lies
in keeping it about so warm.
sdi Mrs. NJ. NJ. 8.
d In the country, Jan. 1859. aslsii'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
A Boy Carried Over Niagara
Fails

II
The Rochester Democrat says that a
lad twelve years of age, the son of Mr..
Gibbs, foreman of the Niagara Falls Pa
per Mills, was, on Saturday, carried over
the American Fall. That paper says:
The Niagara Falls Paper Mill is situated
on Bath Island, between Goat Island and
the mainland, and the machinery is driven
by water power. stf
On Saturday afternoon anumber of men
were engaged in clearing away the ice
which obstructed the flow of water in the
race, and Mr.. Gibbs boy was playing about
the vicinity. In one place the race is
spanned by narrow foot-bridge of plank,
destitute of railing or other protection
on either side; and somehow in crossing
this he lost his balance and fell into the
water. The current was very strong;T and
in an instant the child was carried out
through the bulkhead at the tail end of
the race and precipitated some ten feet in
to the foaming flood, short distant above
the bridge connecting the two Islands,
The rapids were full of floating blocks of
ice, and mingled with these the poor little
fellow was carried down the stream. Help
could not be afforded, and the Mortified
spectators watched him till he was lost to
sight. He was observed to raise his hand
once as if to remove something from his
face, and that was all. The distance from
the race to the falls cannot be much over
fifty rods, and the fatal leap was not long
delayed. 1t is not probable that any YES
tice will ever be discovered of the remains.
The remorseless vortex beneath the Falls
seldom returns to land anything commit
ted to its mysterious depths.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10


WHAT A BATCH OF Pies CosT Y. ..
SENAroR.-Two passengers came through
on the underground railroad tram few
days since from Kentucky. Cne was Sen.
ator Thompson's 'boy,'a likely mulatto OF
some ls or 20 years of age. 1t is sald a
tie of so delicate a nature connects the
"boy" with his master as to excite the Ire
OF his mistress and to make home partIcu-
larry uncomfortable when the Senator Is
at Washington. w
A batch of pies caused the ''boyv to
leave home. He had put the pies IN the
oven leaving the door open, as the oven
was too hot, but by some accident the door
got shut, the pies were burned, the bow
was promised licking in the morning, but
bsfore day he.and fellow were on their
way towards the North Star. .gssI
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
of John G. 'Bresitn'
COLUMBUS, Feb. 2.

EDS. CINCINNATI CoM.:-Mr. Edgerton,
of the Treasury Investigating Commlttee'
has just returned from Canada. 1t Is re-
liably reported that he brings the iniorma-
tion that Mr.. Breslin has made full state
ment of the defalcation, and exonerates
Gibson from all completely in the original
defalcation, but does not clear nm from
responsibility in the Seneca County Bank
affair. .,t.n .fr.ts +es-5 t.5i gocn
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

The Akron Beacon says: "Unusual in
terest is manifested among the Roman
Catholics Of this vicinity. Two mission-
aries, Fathers Geison and Seimels, have
assidiously labored here, in preaching. pri-
vate exhortations, confessions DC, for the
past two weeks. They are, we learn, Re-
demptionist Monks; both are natives Of
Holland, and are said to be accomplished
scholars, fluent in seven or eight languages"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

There are one hundred and fifty churches
in Baltimore among them AZ Methodist
Episcopal; 10 Episcopal; 1s Roman Cath
ole; Is Presbyterian: q Rsptist. q.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

HA terrible scene occurred at the ex-
ecutioD of Bray Saunders, at Jerusalem,
Virginia, last week. His crime was shoot
ing his wife while she slept. He was very
much overcome, trembling and shaking
like leaf. After the drop fell, the knot
in the rope slipped, and the miserable man
fell to the ground. In the most piteous
tones he implored for mercy, and begged
the officers not to hang him again. But
the stern sheriff bad him danglinga second
time, and 10 thirty.fve minutes Bray was
no more-a corpse. icdi $40
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

@Dean Swift, humoropsly says that
''married people for being so closely Uni
ted, are the aPtef To- cease loving a knots
the harder they are pulled, hrsak, tAs
sooner. ir.,r ~ ,s,T
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
Comparison of Corn and Rye.


notice in the first of January No. of
the Ohio Cultiyator, an inquiry as the diff
ference in the worth of rye and corn
as feed to cattle and hogs, when ground in
to meal. l would here observe that fol-
lowed the milling business for sixteen
years, by which occupation learned many
things that might be useful both to farm
er and miller in many respects. learned
Of old teamsters, that horses used at hard
labor on the roads, as also those for farm
work, could not be kept in better condition
on any kind of food than on rye, ground
neither too coarsely nor yet too fine, which
should be well mixed with a due proper
ton of straw or hay cut very fine. l
learned that ship-stuff, (which is composed
principally of the eyes of wheat grains
would founder horses sooner than any 9TH
er kind of food given them, as to quantity
and quality
was told, that seventy or eighty years
ago, it was common practice among the
German Farmers of Penn, to mix unground
rye with due proportion of fine cut straw,
and none kept fatter and better horses
Il also learn that corn cracked in three or
four pieces, and mixed with due proper
tion of wheat bran or shorts, was consider
ed by old Virginia farmers an excellent
food for work horses, or those to be fatted
for sale, having tendency not only to fat
ten, but TO assist in lSying the hair down,
and makes it look fine and sleek.
Work oxen and all neat cattle differ ma
terially from horses as to grain food. The
horse will grow strong on plenty of rye
feed, while the OK will grow poor and
weak, but will thrive and endure hard Ia
Dor fed on corn meal and cut straw. Corn
is much to be preferred when ground and
scalded or cooked for cattle, and corn meal
may be fed to great advantage in fatten-
ing hogs, especially when mixed with po-
tatoes boiled or steamed. Corn meal fed
to hogs, or fattening cattle, fed dry or wet,
without being cooked, should have bush
el of bran or shorts, TO three bushels
of corn meal, with water sufficient to
make it when well mixed into thick mash.
The bran or shorts will cause the corn
meal to be retained in the animal thus fed
with it, until the strength Of the corn meal
is exhausted BY, the hog or COW before be-
ing discharged. 10 4silsis sal ID 7.esssas (
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

In the country, Jan. 1859. 'sqsil
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10

Come, bitter conduit, come, unsayoury guide
Thou desperate pilot, now at once run OH
The dashing rocks thy sea.sick weary bark!
! Here's te my Lowell o true apothecary;
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-03-24
Printers Ampli1cation.

Take your County newspaper and pay
for it.
Take your County newspaper and pay
for it in advance.
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for it in advance il you caL.
Take your County newspaper and pay
for it in advance, if you cannot, tell the
publishers frankly.
Take your County newspaper and pay
for it in advance, if you cannot, tell the
publishers frankly, that you will pay for
it within three months.
Take your County newspaper and pay
for it in advance, if you cannot, tell
the publishers FRANKLY that you will, pay
for it Within 3 months without any fail.
Take your County newspaper and pay
for it in advance, if you cannot. tell the
publishers frankly that you will pay for
it within months without any failure
upon your part.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-03-24
Toledo, March 10th, 1859.
The Senate Of the AXxyllh Congress

Though the Slavery Democrats still
have decided majority in the U. s
Senate, yet the kepub:ica MS are stronger
by at least three, than they we're in the
Senate Of the Congress which has just
expired.
From Rhode Island, We have Henry
3. Anthony, Republican, in place Of
Philip Allen, Doughface Democrat.
From Michigan, hon Kingsley $. Bng
ham, Republican, takes the place Of c.
4. Stuart, bogu Democrat. From Iowa,
Hon. James W. Grimes, Republican,
takes the place Of the shameless Dough
face, G. w. Jones.
The other changes from the late Sen
ate, are j. W. Hemphill, Democrat, OF
Texas in place Of Geq. Houston, Amer
Jean. A. U. p. Nicholson, Democrat,
Of Tennessee, in place Of John Bell
Wing Lazarus W. Powell, Democrat
Of Kentucky, in place Of J. 3. Thomp
son, Wing; William Salisbury, Demo
crat, Of Delaware, ID place Of NJ. W
Bates, democrat; Thomas Bragg, Dem.
ocrat, Of North Carolina, in place Of d
$. Reid, Democrat; and the following
ten mcmbers Of the last Senate, have
been re elected for the six years term
that opened on the 4th inst, viz Fes.
sender, Of Maine Hale, Of New Hamp.
shire Wilson, OF sachusetts; Doug
las, sc Illinois Hunter, Of Virginia
Chestnut Of South Carolina Toonbs
Of Georgia; Brown, Of Mississippi; Clay
Of Alabama Benjamin, Of Louisiana
and Sebastian. Of Arkansas.
The terms Of Wright, Of New Jersey
Shields Of MINI. aud Smith Of Oregon
ex PRED on the 4,h and are as yet until
ed.-Iowa City Republican.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-03-24
The Sicklcs Tragedy.

Tho public has been and still is great
ly agitated by this disgraccful tragedy
recently enacted at the capital Of our
nation
The almost universal sentiment seems
to be that Mr.. Sickles is guilty Of muir.
der in the first degree and that no jury
in the honest discharge Of their duties
can possibly return different verdict.
The provocation for shooting Mr.
Keyes, We deem Of the greatest nature
although not Of the highest.
Should an individual enter the
sanctity Of our home under tho guise o.
friendship and dishoner the idol OF our
heart, destroying virtue, chastity and
honor, We cannot say that We would
deal more humanely with the demon
than did Mr.. Sickles with Mr. Key
Yet our better judgment tells US that nc
man should take the law in HE own
hands, and deprive his fellow being o.
that life which he cannot give. There
fore We hold Mr.. Sicklcs amenable to
law, and cannot excuse him although
the proyocation was great one.