Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
News from Abroad.

five feet one inch Napoleon |. was
about FIVE feet seven inches. The Duke
of Wellington was about five feet eight
and half inches in stature.
E4y- "Sir," said burly fellow Of no
enviable character, al have the largest
neck of any man in the city," every
likely" said his neighbor "and I saw
yesterday the largest rope in the city--put
that and that together"
Eg- What hidden treasures lie within
the family circle How many hearts
might be made glad that are now sorrow
ful, if we would exercise the right spirit
at home. 1t is to that source we must
look for all true reformation. If you
would live right before the world, com
mence the work at home.
Rg- Col. Sander of the Overland sur
vey says he has ridden forty eight hours
on mule without rest; fought the In
dians, the Mormons and the grizzlies;
gone three days without food, walked
thousands of miles afoot over alkali plains
but never knew what it was to be mser-
able before he suffered from sea sickness.
Gg A Mr.. Atwood, tailor, spiritual
ist and free lover, living at Barton, VT.
recently discovered that there was no
! spiritual affinity between himself and his
wife, with whom he had lived for twenty
years, and told her so. Last week he
eloped with married woman named Col
liston, for whom he haa true spiritual
affinity.
Es- The tornado Of Feb. 22d was very
severe in the southern part of Loran
County. In Huntington, buildings were
unroofed, chimneys toppled over, and
trees and fences prostrated. Several head
of cattle were killed. and Mr.. Eber Cal
kins had three ribs broken by barrel
striking him on the side In Penfeld,
Mr.. Peabody was killed by a falling tree,
while feeding his stock.
Ex" The New York Commercial, in
noticing the death of its "oldest subscri-
ber," David a. Demarest, q gentleman
of great pleasantly and genial humor,
asks: "Can any journal in this country
boast subscriber for sixty-three cousec-
utive years, who has paid sixty annual
visits in person to renew his subscription,
and who in his ninetysixth year still read
the paper?"
i ES" In the Napa Valley, Cal, an
abundant mine of quicksilver in liquid
state is said to have been recently discov-
cred. 1T was found in a quartz ledge,
+, and on breaking open the rocks the pores
and cavities were found to be filed with
the liquid. Great excitement prevails in
the vicinity of these discoveries, and
crowds were rushing there.
Esg" An attempt to kill one of the Pen
itcntiary guards was made by convict
one day last week. The convict APP
preached the guard from the rear. and
made lunge at him with huge knife,
but at that moment other prisoners who
noticed the affair shouted, and the guard
leaped aside, thus saving his life. States
man.
Ety- a correspondent of an English
paper states that in Calcutta, at the Gov
ernor- Generals Ball. a lady appeared in
dress which had the appearance of be-
ing on fire. In countless diminutive bags
of gauze, she had imprisoned fire flies,
and these, tackled on to her dress, far out
shone the diamonds of Oriental ladies'
AS she walked in the more dimly lighted
alleys of the gardens and grounds, she is
said to have made beautiful appearance.
Es" Stephen Whitney, the millionaire
who died in New York, few days ago,
at the age of 81, began life as poor Con-
necticut boy. At his death he was the
second, or according to other accounts,
the third richest man in the city in which
his fortune was acquired. His wealth is
stated in one paper at two, and in anoth-
er twelve millions. The difference is
quite material, but the true estimate will
probably be found between these e..
tremes.
RFs" The Republicans claim to follow
Thomas Jefferson. But they forgot his
purchase of Louisiana, and that in doing
so he added slave territory to tho Union
Were he President to-day, they would
denounce his action Just as they do that
of Buchanan, in seeking to acquire Cuba
which is also slave territory, even though
it would do away with the last vestige o.
the slave trade! Most beautiful philan
thropists!
) EFs- Il have concluded to stand by
Sherman until Gabriel blows his las
trump. Tom Cor,0in.
I'VE are going to stick to Sherman I'M
til h--ll freezes from shore to shore. :
Rep. Wember Of Congress.
AS the Republicans, including Corwin
Q have abandoned Sherman and gone owe
, to Pennington. it is fair to presume tina
: both of the above delightful events hav
transpired. Sentinel.
ESs- Saturday afternoon two sons o
:, the Rev. j. $. WeiAc, at Lithopolis, Fair
field County, were playing in a room o
their fathers house, when one of them
IL years old, took up gun which wa
standing in the corner and playful!y re
g marked to his brother, years old, tina
he would shoot him, and leveling the gul
fired away, blowing the whole half of tn
little fellows head off, killing him in
stantly. The older brother did not dream
of there being load in the gun. onl
> raising and leveling it in sport, but
was heavily charged with shot and tn
aim was too true. Mr.. Weize was i
Columbus at the time of the Academia
fratricide Mrs WeiXe was nearly fran