Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-15
GENERAB NEWS.

"From an acquaintance of ours from
Carol Co, we learn that q mine has been
discovered that has been worked, as mining
tools and the remains ofan old Buffalo robe
were found within the mine. Some several
thousands pounds have been taken out, the
mine being some four or six feet thick, and
it is believed to be very rich silver ore. Car
rol, we know, is rich in lead and marble"
Thomas O'mara an Irish wood hauler
met with a shocking death at disfillery
in Lafayette, Ind, few days since. He
entered the engine-room, and after arrang
ing with tie engineer, with reference TO the
hauling of some wood, was in the act of
passing out, when he stumbled into the
beer vat, and, getting caught in the ma
chinery, was literally torn limb from limb.
Hisright arm was mangled and pulled from
the socket. The unfortunate man died al
most instantly. He has a family. 81 FL
An attempt was lately made by gang
of mobocrats to muzzle the Peninsular
News and Advertiser, published at Milford,
Delaware, by threats of attacking the office.
The editor was plucky, however, and the
attempt failed. He states in subsequent
number tha he has six hundred Republican
subscribers in that State. = e4
Ceredo is the name of the settlement made
by the noted Eli Thayer, of Massachusetts,
on the northwestern border of Virginia.
The Charlestown (Va.) Independent Dem
ocrat characterizes it as an entire abolition
settlement, and its protector. Eli Thayer,
as one of The most rabid apolitionists in
the north. 1t afiirms that TThayer boldly
avowed his purpose to be colonize Virgin
ia with free State men, and gradually by
this means to drive out slavery. The Dem
ocrat thinks that Ceredo would be a good
rendezvous for another Brown party, and
admonishes the authorities Of Virginia to
keep an eye on it.
Cassius NJ. Clay made speech at Coying-
ton not long since, in which he denounced
slavery with his accustomed force and bit
terness, and predicted the triumph of the
Republican party. The Cincinnati Gazette
says that near the close of his remarks he
was interrupted by some one calling out,
"Let him down." "Tar and feather him" J"
&c. The speaker informed these parties,
in reply, that he was used TO that kind of
thing, and he "would like to see it done"
1t was not done.
At Neponset village, Dorchester, is still
standing and in good repair, house built
in l650-one of the oldest landmarks of
Pilgrim handicraft in the vicinity. From
it brave girl drove away a Narraganset
Indian by throwing dive Goals upon him,
and was rewarded by the State with a
silver bracelet. --ee-
A young man who is being educated,
or starved, rather, for the ministry, on being
asked how mnch aid be received per annum,
replyed, one hundred dollars and be pray
ers of the church.
Quantities of white wax have been COM
ing ashore on the coast of Texas the past
month. One man on Metagorda bay has
realized 5000 on what he picked up. A
considerable quantity had been picked up
along the shoros of Galveston island and
Point Bolivar. This wax, for the most
part, is not of the kind formerly found, but
supposed to have come from Spanish
vessel recently lost upon the coast.
There were six slaves lodged in Jail at
Cambridge, Nd, last Monday. They were
detected in making an attempt to run
away. sg0 l' -'-
The Richmond Wing hopes members of
the Legislature which meets next week, will
"nct 60 off half cooked on any subject that
may be brought before them." That will
depend upon the time Of day, rather than
the subjects.
At the recent term of the Bolivar county
(Miss.) Court, four men were sentenced to
be hung on Friday, ihe 9th of Dec,-Sam-
uel Moore, for the murder of D. C. Dunbar,
on a steamboat; John and joe slaves, for
the murder of Joseph Cleary; and George,
slave, for poisoning.
Banking is likely to become less pleas
ant business in Gorgia than in some other
States. The Governor of that State, in his
recent message, recommends a revision of
the criminal code, to the end that suspen-
sion of specie payment by any bank in
Georgia shall be deemed conclusive evi-
dence of fraud on the part Of the President
and Directors, and punish the Objects of the
bank for it by imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary, without permitting them to show
that it was not fraud.
One result, says the Washington Star,
of "irrepressible conflict, as initiated by
Brown, is likely tobe the speedy, general
and efficient reorganization ofthe Virginia
militia system. At the date of Browns
raid there were put two volunteer companies
in Virginia in the immediate vicinity of
Washington-the Mount Vernon Guard
and Rifemen of Alexandria. Since Browns
raid there have been formed six such COM
panies in Loudoun county, two more-the
Artillery and Home Guard lin Alexandria,
three in Prince William, three in Fanquier,
two in Culpeper, and three iu Orange.
Five fugitive slaves arrived at Greenfield,
Mass, on Thanksgiving Day. The party
consisted of a mother, about forty years of
age, three children from three to eight
years, and the mothers brother, seventeen
or eighteen years of age. The party es
cabed from plantation near Richmond,