Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-03

News from Abroad.
EFT A young man, named Huge Me-
Cracken, of Bucyrus, was killed by the
kick OF vicious horse, last week.
Esr A new textile material has been
brought out in Russia, which is highly
as q substitute for cotton. a
Russian is said to have discovered new
and successful method for dressing it, so
as to render it very valuable. The plant
is species of silk weed.
Ey- A colony Of fifty-scven persons
will sail from New York for Africa in a
few weeks, with the requisite machinery
Tor raising and preparing cotton in the
uplands of Western Africa. a subscrip.
tion of $4,000 has been made in Lon
don, to be paid them as soon as the col
ony is established.
Ey- Daniel Webster, if living, would
not be Republican. This is proved by
his expressed sentiments-by his written
speeches--by his popular haransnes--by
his Congressional vote--by his State pa
pers-by his life acts when living, and
by the sentiments and political acts of
his son since his death.
FS- A girl came in on the Great
Western emigrant train yesterday, who
had two separate and distinct noses.
Her father and mother were with her.
They were going West, having just arri
we'd from Scotland. She was about
twele years old.-Detroa Free Press.
Ess- 1t is stated that 10000 Swedcs
and Norwcgians are preparing to embark
early in the coming summer for the
United States. They will bring much
wealth with them, but, what is better,
being sober, moral and industrious
race, they will bring with them habits OF
industry and morality, which will render
them most valuable citizens.
EE- \ man and wife named McMa-
hon arrived at Buffalo from the West
lately, who were both insane. He at
tempted to cut his throat with a razor
which his wife furnished him, and after
being confined he took the tin wash dish
in the room and tore it in pieces, and
with one Of the sharp pieces actually
sawed an opening into his throat, thus
inflicting fatal wound.
GS- Six years ago lady residing at
North Sandwich, n. H., swallowed a
needle, accidentally, and was much sea-
red at first, but finding no inconvenience
from it she ceased to think Of it. A few
days since she felt pricking sensation in
her foot, and soon after the needle was
extracted from the outer side of the foot
near the little toe joint. She has suffer-
ed no inconvenience since.
Ey- The Atlantic telegraph company
in London has sent vessel to attempt
to take up the Irish end of the Atlantic
cable, which they think they can do to
the distance of $50 miles from the Irish
coast. They will also send vessel to
raise the American end, not with view
to repair, but to recover rs much as pos
sible Of the cable for other uses. The in
ference is that the idea Of restoring the
present cable has been totally abandoned.
Rs- A remarkable case occurred re-
Gently at Monroe, Mich, in which Miss
Martha Gale died after being without
food excepting during two or three days
and then but very little and that was
soon rejected), az days. During that
time she did not even take as much as a
drink Of cold water for days together.
During her protracted illness there have
been many and various conjecturcs as to
the cause of her peculiar symptoms.
But post mortem examination revealed
the ravages of the fearful disease (cancer
in the stomach.
EEs- A robbers cave has been dscov
cred near Waloga, ILL., 1t is nine feet
long, seven wide and five feet high. In
it were benches and book case filled
with valuable books, among them n
qnarto bible. Any number of buglars
tools were there, and also n pair of boots,
singular in their construction, the soles
being on wrong end foremost-the heels
being where the toes should be ! They
were undoubtedly placed so in order to
battle those who might wish to track the
wearer. They were stolen articles in the
cave to the value of 5000, some Of which
were recognized as having been stolen
some months since.
Ey- We lately heard story told of a
money lender. who had acquired the rep
utation of being as parsemonious and en-
vious as he was rich. Having occasion
to visit man to whom he had frequently
lent money with usury, (and who had,
by industry and punctuality, acquired n
competency, he was most cordially re-
ccived by his former customer, who took
him into his well kept garden. Passing
through walk lined on either side with
beautiful flowers, the money lender made
no remark until he came to patch Of
potatoes, when he exclaimed: "My friend,
you'll have nice crop of potatoes. y
"Yes." was the reply, that's Just like
you. When gentlemen and ladies pass
through, my garden, they all admire my
flowers but when bring in id hog,
all he can see is potatoes -
Republican Defeat ina WisCOn-
sin.
Tho majority against the multiplying Re-
publican Judge in Wisconsin, is over
2,000-but by throwing ont some votes
on which the name of Judge Dixon, the
Democratic candidate, was misspelled,