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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05
Comfy News.

OTTAwx-David Collins late of near
Perrysburg, met with an accident at ],
Scotl's mill, in Port Clinton on Monday
last. He was engaged,in running a circu-
lar saw, and it WAS in motion he reached
over it 10 pick up a wedge, when his coat
sleeve was caught in the teeth, draw
ing his arm under, and mangling it in a
horid manner, Immediately below the ell
bow. The flesh was literally torn from
his arm, and the bone injured in several
places--1-The Democrat of the 22d says
il was in error inaannounciug the week pre-
vious the death of Mrs. Peter Perry. II
was Mrs. Moses Perry who died. The for
mers however, is grieved near uato death,
and her early demise would not in the
least surprise her friends, She daily ex-
hibits signs of insanity, refusing consola-
tion, and partakes of food barely sufficient
to sustain life, and grdually grows weaker
aud fainter. -. - =, 80: -
HURoN.-It will be remembered that a
personsby the nameqof Undsyhill,- was arr
rested in this county, a year $50 last VIM
ter, by an officer from Wisconsin. The
prisoner was charged with having killed
his brother; and after the trial, in which
he was found guilty,-but owing to some
informality in the proceedings, the verdict
was set aside and a new trial granted -
he escaped ra s-s Is. aJaz -1ofH 81 .as.s
Since his return there he has been. again
tried and acxuitted. - - e. G. Colyer, of
Monroeville, in this County, was admitted
by the District Court for Hamilton, the
18th inst, to practice law.--The Store
Of Jenney, Peters & Co, was burglariously
entered 7and on Friday night last. The
thief was hurried in his operations and con-
sequently did not get much.-ReJiector
26h. i-'..a'.'7s : 'o@-- a'd 7 'ei i'''7i o.
m SUMMIT.--Saturday, night was very cold
and ice formed in shallow pools to the
thickness of the eighth Of an inch. From
numbers of persons who have, examined
their trees, we learn that the fruit buds in
this vicinity are unigued.-Sarab Cal.
lahan, young woman about Is years of
age, whose family live in Tallmadge near
the coal mine, was drowned in the O. d P.
Canal, east of Broad Street Bridge on Sat-
urday. She had attended the, Catholic
Church and was returning homeward by
the towing path. 1t is supposed that in a
fit, to which she was subject, shel.felI into
the canal. TIE body was DISCOVERED about
two O'Clock. The wheat crop in this
county and in the townships adjscent,'
never looked more promising at this season
than now. Very few fields have suffered
injury TO, any extent from the, winter kill.
The growlhis luxuriant and large breadth.
of land is sown.-Beacon,s2 s27. ssiiS = - kaii
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WINTER East AND NoRru WEsT.-The
Northeaster Of the 23d became q violent
snow storm in portions Of New York, and
the ncishborhood of ,Elmira and Hornells,
Vile the snow was, over two feet deep, with
heavy drifts At some points, impeding the
passage Of the trains on the Erie Railroad'
Intelligence ,ffom Detour to the oath,
states that ice still retains. its solidity Of
IS inches to Two feet thick, and the wealth
er continues. exceedingly cold. People
were coming down WITH sIeighs on the ice
from the Saul, and It was Thought no Boat
would be ablept 10 get through the Saut be-
fore the sttl or 10th Of May. This North
Star aud Northern Light werc lying AZ De-
tour! The Lady Eigin had been to Mack
inac after feed for cattle. '''ollSs
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= CuILD SAVED BY sCRINoIrs few
days since,,as we learn by the Canton Re
Publican, thezlittle daughter Of Dr. Dill,
worth, in o osuaburg, while playing with
other children fell iuto an old wei! 20 feet
in-depth, and containing eight feet Of wa
ter. The cries of the children brought the
father to the spot, who found his child
floating safely on the SURFACE, buoyed up
BY the erinolina, she wore. She was, res
cued sithoutvmaterial'ipjury, q ss osizslZ !.
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A special dispsteh of the 2sth, to the
New York Herald, says:
r For soma days past negotiations have
going on here between the chiefs. of the
regular democracy and those Of the Dong
las wing of The party, Including Mr.zDoug-
las himself, broadly foreshadowing the fol-
lowing Presidential programme ::'sA ~ -
The .reunienz zef.thetwe. factions ups
on a COMPROMISE on the question of .sla-
very IN the Territories, which WilI,sleaye
the,exelusiye supervision of the subject to
the Supreme Ceurt-the right'of the south
ern people TO settle in the Territories with
their slave property remaining as affirmed
bysthe Dred Scott decision. I .g..ts7isa <,
q. Two democratic national conven-
tions in IS60-the work of. the Charles
! ton Convention to be limited to the reun-
ion of the party 1upon'ainew platform
The second convention, in this event, will
! probably be fixed for September, and in the
city of New York; By that time the
chiefs of the party will have discovered
their most ayilable candidate and the weak
points in the .enemy's lines. " : "a -.
"A sagacious and sensible; programme;
you will admit The democracy like a
hard-up merchant, will be benefited by
an extension of time. And the plan fore
shadowed is said-to meet the cordial, as
sent of Mr.. Douglas. 'Forney holds out;
but Douglas concurring, Forney must sur
render, OF, with mere corporal's guard, be
left out in the cold. Mr.. Douglas, should
the plan be adopted, will take down his
forces to Charleston in good faith, and will
not,introduce himself as a candidate. OF
all things, the -postponement of the demo
cratic Presidential nomination till Septem'
Der, 1860, will thus contribute to fuse the
| party and confuse the opposition, for they
will be left to fight in the dark with all
| their weak points exposed to the batteries
of the democracy. In the meantime this
| great financial and commercial reaction will
| lift the administration out Of its financial
troubles, andsmake ita solid bulwark oi
defense for all factions of the party. 3 =. :
More anon. It's enough for the pres
ent, that. the .wranglpg chiefs of the party
are beginning to comprehend their follies
and their danger, and are actively consult
ing upon practical basis of reunion, which
may sweep the country in 1860, in q gen
eral revival and reunion of the tenacious
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The Supreme Court and Rescue
81 = S.srs 1a4 Gases. .s-r3 &

Sag = FHsfs 124 Cases iie = .k7t@} 81
In. publishing the decisios of the Su-
preme Court refusing the Application for q
writ of habeas corpus in the Rescue cases,
the Cincinnati Gagehesremarks:i his -7ie
IWe'say very freely that We arejealous
of any Infringement upon the rights of
States, BY the central governments and ia
yor ys tbe idea Of giving the State authorities
the benefit of any doubt that may ration7
ally exist in an apparent conflict of powers.
The, 'dangeris rather in consolidation and
Capitalization than IN a loo rigid mainte-
nance of State rights. Where the limits
Of jurisdiction and authority are clearly de-
fined, we are equally opposed to any fac
tions .iniermedling, or, the one side or the
other.A Inregard to the Rescue trials a
SSravc question is still likely to be brought
before our Supreme court, and a long con-
t,oversy will probably follow, involving the
right ofa State to protect its citizens against
injustice and wrong at the hands Of the
Federal Government either through uneon-
stitutional enactments or otherwise. These
are no transient or trivial inquiries, and
they should be settled on full deliberation,
and dSin favor ofa'the largest liberty" CON
sistent with genuine loyalty. Let us have
safe and wholesome .precedents, that will
do for all parts of the country, and for all
fine. 2 ,SsSw eti 80 is7 s,aRs sd3 ei---
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R The loss Of fruit trees 81 ii peIiilio, eIilinooi.,
within. the last three years is estimated at
about three million dollars. The retentive
sesture Of a'cls sppbs0iI is supposed 10 bs
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05

: No PoIsos.-Prof. Cassels has certified
that on analyzing the stomach Of Mrs. Ann
Curtis, supposed to have been poisoned on
the Ohio River by her husband, a citizen Of
Huron county no poison was found. *. !.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05

@ The Kansas election, held eonsthe
2efh .nl-, to decide whether thezpeople
would have constitutional convention 70
form State Constitution, res resulted in a
vote of $3.50 for convention. santon Il, to- As. 4se
againstsodlhe very light sosesis,a attributed
to the facs that there was hoiserious, opp,,o,
sition and the storm that ragged on election
day. Lecompton and Kickapoo are tbs
only 'tswbsthat gave sGdajority theneg
atise. .soshissI ,szIea I'd s-ss sd bas ST.,
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05

HThe Cincinnati Gazette says thellas
test adyices in regard to the highswster in
the Lower Mississippi-are Of an alarming
character. The numerous crevasses have
resulted in the overflow of. large tracts o
country and fhs distinction Aie Of stock, crops
and Improvements tp an almost incale9la-
bic amount. From Memphis down. tbs
river, is described-as spreading on eithel
hand Ikea sea, and the marks. of desola
tion, are ieYefyBhers. visible. le.osaScores. Of
plantations and villages are oseraowedof
rendered almost >nninabitabie, ioi s'ols9i
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The REscuE TRIALs.-After iaboatA o.
weeks vacation the trial of Langston agaias
proceeds. On this, case Lowe and Davis
appear as Witnesses. Lowe does not ape
pear like bad man, buthe makes Nrstch-s
ed show on the witness stand. He has
the worst memory, imaginable, or else
very copvenept ooe. and what, knowledge
OF facts he.retains oalysabetrays shch isnesi
rance as, to the duties of an officer as to-
prove hin utterly unfit TO act rs: Deputy
Marshal. .sss.susss,ss - -
s,Daris,is the man who shaekled the non,
resistant. school lteacher, Lincoln's1 ands
threw hid, into a Jail at COLUMBUS, to con-
sort With thieves and sermin, Any one,
who contrasts the physical proportions Of
the two men will agree withusi sithatlithads
been lust as courageous in Davis 70 have
nut s6ackles on any one o. BiAcdlnsssf sfe-
male pupils as it was 70 put utathem ca EiaA
coin. s--' - F'-1a'- n II
We forget TO state that on Monday
Judge Spalding asked for an early sentence
in the Bushneltcasassl The Court said the
cpnfnemeps of Busimeit would be Dsskeae
into account; when scuteucs should be pro.
hoauced.-H Hered - ssissfs - - !
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05
Intense excitement ,.ll q Tin in Court. ON s.

|. Intense Excitement IN Court.
( The. arrestlof Jennings and Mitchell bys
Deputy Sheriff Whitney, of sLoraiii eoun-z
ty, in the United States Court Room, ere.
ated much excitement y. ~ .sss
1t seems the officer from Lorain has been
endeavoring for. two weeks past to get
sight of Jennings and Mitchell on the
street, but they have kept themselves IN
close custody of she Marshal in the Gos-i
eminent wallis At last it was decided that
they should be arrested in open conrt..-Gi'ss41 4
For time there was great fear a collisyl
ion might occur between officers. isThei
Deputy Sheriff of Lorains had assistants
who were men of metal, and the presence
of the late Chief of Police and a large-
body of interested spectators that
the Marshal had provided, before hand, for
any emergency. 1t is said he had fifty
men in. the, room to be used, if necessary
as special bailitfs.s 1t looked squally fora.
time and the Kentucky witnesses were evi-ee
IDENTIFY thankful they had no bail to offer
and could be committed to the keeping Of
the Marshal ,,s spa a. I sisi5 szs.s:ss,ss 81
up to noon of this day, (Thursday.9s
jennings and Mitchell have not made their
appearance in Court. Ddputy Sheriff.
Whitney, of Lorain, keeps watch and
ward in the court room, but 1.-The egiss of
the Bench Warrant shields the Kentucky
witnesses from sight and from arrest BY
the, ,Lorain officer, We imagine he viii
have to. return his warrant somewhat as the
constable did whose prisoner ran into the
morass-to Wit: non eome-at-ibns-in--ii
sWampo.-Herald.s ruizkas,as -sas1ss.,ssE>
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do no more service for thelades, l thought
l would look ont for myssi l then start
ed to swim TOD eehore;ssd lss@ed three'
miles below shetsa junPsd idss thsiwa-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05

wThe Northern iAamlnistrationE pa
pers are mourning owe. The fact that there
isnot left TO that party in Congress, a sin
gle Seneator or Representative from the
New, England States. The late election
in Connecticut wiped cut the last Slavery
Propagandist that wasisf tofhisrepreseht
this land Of hool!houses and steady hab-
its. Look at New Hampshire, Maine, and
Others Of the New England States, that a
few years ago were considered as reliable
and firm as their own everlasting hills,
where are they nowe LOOK at Their, dele
cations in Congress, their State Legisla-
lures, and ask yourself what has driven
them from The party Of their first love! !!
What is driving thousands Of honest, up
right men out yof, the lsameSparty, daily
and hourly The answer is, that the leads
ers Of it. having given over the party into
the bands Of the South, Northern Freemen
are severing their copnexion with it. ssls-
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Desperate Attempt to Break
f.-.7 - sfr 3 Hail. E7..ie v.-~ n = =


on-Monday night, about O'Clock, our,
citizens were alarmed by the cry of Sire
and Mutiny in the Jail ?''-the conrt house
bell changed its fierce notes, of Alarm and
soon dense crowd surrounded and filed
the building. It seems that there are five
persons confined in the Jail-Beil and
White for the Treasury robbery-Snalley,
under sentence for life. for rape and incest
-and. two young men of our, town, very
respectfully, connected, sentenced for ten
days on a charge of getting on spree and
kicking up a riot, and whose term expired
yesterday. The plan OF Bel. Smalley and
White appears 10 have been to set fire to
the Jail, supposing that with these two,
friendly young men in with then, upon the
alarm of fire, the Sheriff would not hesitate
to open the door and hand buckets of wa
tef-when they would knock him down,
rush out and escape. For this purpose
they had broken an old split bottomed
chair and had its largest rounds ready to
use as blndgeons. Fire was kindled in the
ceiling in the south west corner Of the
south cell, while the two young men were
amusing themselves with game of enchre,.
and had got to blazing rapidly, when one
Of them discovered the light and gave the
alarm.,oThe Sheriff was, absent, but the
deputyswas at hisa post; and instead of
opening the jaildoo while alone, rang the
bell and aroused. the people, while the
Sheriff's wife, with true womanly heroism,
stood sentinel with Alright in the hall I'M
til relief came. The fire was soon extin-
guished, and handouts put upon Smalley
and. White, but there lwert none large
enough at hand to,encircle Bells sinewy
wrists. We think, after this, prudence de-
mands that they be chained 10 The floor.
The evidence against them is sufficient
toshang much better men, ibut'tbeir trial
as'put off with an expectation of securing
an accomplice and some ofthe money. iTlf
the crowd could have got hold Of them du-
ring, the excitement of the fire. we would
moi have given much for their necks.-Cos-
hoctoa Democrat, Aprl 21.as vas -al4
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05

E%The washington correspondent Of
the New YORK J0atrHsl e e Commeree, al
luding to the aeqaittal Of M sieklesi says
that the aDistrict Attorney, Mr.. ould,au-
iicipated no other aesuli, and dehe said to
one Of the council for the defence, aftei
the adjournment Of the court, that no one
in the city, except Mr.. Sickles himself was
more gratifed at i than he Was.""dl 81 rsi
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05

EEAn attempt is now making BY the
friends of the peculiar institution" to ex-
pei the Metbodists from the State Of Texas.
A meeting was lately held. in Colin coun-
ty in that State, e,atzwhich,s zcommitses Of
twenty was appointed, whose business it
was to be to dog them from the State
This COMMITTEES visited the annual Confer
ence and informed them that It must be
suspended, of take the Consequences, which,
in the South, is banging, 9E = coat of Tar
and feathers. 2 Two hours Eere gisensthem
to decide what theyawould do. The Con-
ference, however, ,eoncludedso go on'and
finish its session, which 4 did tne next day,
without molesiaAionss / rfss is,ibs lsaAs7s /
THERE'S great exeiteheptin the western
part of Texas on this subject, and we shall
not be surprised to hessshat The ;Metho-
dists, as a body, hase7Beeh eompeneil to
leave the State. sseo- gsasoAa 50; q ssf 70
ASo'S sA'N os''S' ,..,-F H.. 49,. - -
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The Valley Tan also states that q force,
of about one thousand Indians have been
mustered in that neigborhood, headed bysa
white man, who expresses a determination
to prevent the arrest Of any one in that,
neighborhood s,ssls9 ass-s i,s.,,..s,s lIllrsz
( Judge Gradlebaughsemphatically dsniess
that grand jury protested against their, |,
discharge, as stated in The Dfseret Nsies.
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w The Cleveland Rescue Trials have
been resumed, the Supreme Court, atzCo-
lumbus having "a g. refused 70, grant the writ
Of Habeas Garbus asked for, on the ground
that il could mot do SO, whilst the trials
wcrc pending ,1sse1eTt-l o = -
We believe there are, twenty-seven Of, the
Rescuers indicted, Plenty more were enga-
ged in the rescue, but they were Democrats
and it would not dotosdisturb iethenss IA
couple of months have already beea,spent
in tie trial, and one case Baas bsseenns disposed
Of. Can anybody ,tsll Tn'.js Us when .they vi will
get through at this ssrsats2l rats2l odv nsn ssr
LARGE SLAUGHTER s.. 10 eaHrr i or sHE EPPA cor,
respondent writes Us tif from M Springfield that that
Mr.. Hunt, Of CLARK, county, en,5a bad i Qps pc ml hun
dred sheep killed, by worthless dogs onthe
night cfsthe 2sd inst The sheep were
valued at five bundled dollars. si!zooSH z
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would be impossible, when saw the, yawl
ofthe Susquehanna leave the boat and start
toward u.s. l. told them to hold op, and
lhey would be saved by lhe.yaWl.l | then
went around on the other guard, so. as, to
ibringsthe sSusquehanna's syawl- around to
the ladies before it. got filed up with men.
After waiting short time and fearing they
would BOT. come, Isjumped. overheard in
order to swim. to the yawl, when the,wheel-
house fell and barely missedzme on the
head. u When | gotinto the river, and had
a good chance to look about, saw the
yawl. going back to the Susquehanna, as
it was about sinking. with water and taey
wanted something to bail it out. was
unable 10 swim back o.,where left the
ladies, and, tried to swim around the bow
ofthe boat, in doing which, I came across
q stick. of.wood, which wa. of material as
sistance to me. = soon managed 10 get
around. so as.to. obtains view Of the boat,
WHICH i found cleared of all the ladies'
They had, gone, andthe guard was all in
a blaze. That is the lastaI I4saw of them,
except one, Mrs. a. Kennedy, who had
jumped overheard, and, bad succeeded in
getting hold Of ring bolt in, the huh, just
aft Of the wheel, - sssie4-''i.' if-as
..sssho held on 10 thisAuitil . skiff took her
away and she was. saved er:shoulders
and arms were, very badly burnt. Mrs.
Kennedy told me ihat while. she was
IN that position she saw ealI sfhe other wo-
men hoat BY her towards the Wheel. She
caught Mrs. CLINE alid feld ner a few
MINUTES, nlq but couldn't ref;iin' her hold ii
consequence ofexcessve weakness and heat,
It is Mrs. kennedy's opinion that all the
women were drowned BY the falling of
the wheelhopse, as she could see nothing Of
them after it fell Finding that 7 Could
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EXISTING AND DElSo.-Thc cost Of pro pro
duce for domestic-pu is seriously
high. Choice cuts of beef retail at fifteen
cents per pound; butter, thirty five cents
eggs Iun in, the most, abundant season to
fourteen and fltespts cents :per dozen; pq.
tatees, thirty cents per peck; flour, $3.50
per barrel At retail; hams fifteen perpound
and groceries Of all kinds p5ndingly
extrayagapt,o But while Hliying is soeost
", men cant afford 70 die On account o
the expepsiyepsss Of funerals, and real es;;
tate in cemeteries The cheapest article
going is pure air, which may be had a. coesl
of, five cents BY taking passage il. ap on
1lbps Ds,a for ths cru rural aistrift'7 yS o'r' s.
, 1859-12-02

ments reflection will convince our readers and the
American people that somebody has been most IN
courteously kicked. We leave the public to decide as
to what nation it may have been. The following IS
the extract
As we so frequently predicted the Washington
Cabinet has acted up to the present time with honor
and straghtlorwardness They have by the selection
of Gen Scott marked their dsapprOval Of the violent
and unju.tiabe steps taken by Gen Harvey, whcrria
he violated the recognized law Of nations and unnec
essary endangered the friendly relations which have
so long existed between the American and English
Governments The f0rbearance Of the English author
lilies haURg alone prerSntsd hostile collision, which
has been repeatedly provoked during tie interval
which has elapsed since the occupation and the arrival
Of Gen. Scott. We cannot he sufficiently thankful
that the American Government has taken a asensible
view Of this affair: for the horrors and misery Of war
into which Gen. Harueys nshness might have plung
ed the two nations can hardly be estimated.
Trusting 10 the justice and sense Of the Washing
ton Cabinet, and placing equally firm reliance in
own Government, could afford 10 bear the taunts
so plentifully shOwered upon by the Press Of Cali
fornia and Oregon cOntented TO believe that all right
thinking honest Americans would appreciate the pa
tient dignity displayed by the English authorities
throughout this unfortunate question: and that their
Government would be willing to prove that such mag
nanimity has not been thrown away"
, 1859-12-02

MINNEsorA ELECTION. - Chicago, Oct.
lS.-Twenty-6ve counties heard from give
2,1l6 Republican majority. The seven
counties yet to hear from, gave SAG Re-
publican majority in 1857. The St. Paul
IiDles Of the 18th says that the Republicans
will have a majority in the State Senate
Of I, and in the House Of 80.
Iowa RLEorIox.-Chicago, Oct IS.-
Forty-seven counties in Iowa give Kirk
wood $500; Dodge, 3,9Ss The same
counties in 1857, gave Lowe 1853 majority
Forty -four counties yet remain to be heard
from
NEBRASKA EEEcrIoN.-It is reported that
Daley (Rep) has been elected delegate to
Congress by a majority of 48 over East
brook, (Dem.)
bsS- The October elections in Ohio and
Pennsylvania have been carried by the Re
Publeans by large majorities.