Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-08-23
Political EteiahS.


TIE Indians in the vicinity of Santo
Fe are getting very bold and general
were with them seems imminent.
The Deutsche Zeitung, of New Orleans,
raised the Douglas flag. Douglas will re-
ceive heavy German vote in New Or
leans.
THE Lincoln (Tennessee) journal G.
/ w. Jones home organ has declared for
Douglas, and, according y, it has thrown
I its banner to the breeze.
John G. Breckenridge is beaten in his
own precinct, his own city, his own
county, his own district, aud his own
State. Rather hard candidate.
The Richmond Wig insists that Doug
las Democrats out number the supporters
of Breckenridge in that city, and says the
prepondcrance is constantly increasing.
The Vicksburg Wig understands that
Ex-senator Soue has accepted an invita-
! ton to deliver an address in that city in
favor Of Douglas and johnson.
The exodus from Ireland continues thus
far at at great ratio as in 1859. The
population of the country is now 533, 500
persons less than it was in 1851, when
| the last census was taken.
An invitation will be extended by the
President to the Prince of Wales, when
he reaches Washington, to visit Fortress
Monroe, it being the largest military work
in the New World.
The Troy (Alo.) Adoetiser contains a
card from Hon. Bird Fitzpatrick, probate
judge Of Pike county and nephew of SEN
ator Fitzpatrick, declaring his adherence
to Douglas.
Ir is said that the drouth in Texas is so
general and so extreme that the large en-
migration flowing into the State has been
checked, and many families from Alaba-
ma and other Southern States are return
ing to their former homes.
The Louisville Jownol, commenting
upon the result of the Kentucky election
says that politically, Mr.. Breckinridge
is as dead AS if he had lived before the
food and had not been admitted to the
! ark"
a FRIEND, writing from Galveston,
Texas, says: "Ths is a great country
NO ram III Galveston since April. Water
is selling at three dollars per barrel
brought down the Trinity"
Mr.. BREcKENRIDGE's friends now de-
spair not only of his election, which new
er was possible, but even a single vote:
and as to the popular vote, it will cxhib-
1t so damaging an aspect that the hand
OF resurrection will never reach him.
Tmr Vicksburg (Miss.) Wig, of the
2Sth ult., says "We learn that the
EreniRg Citizen Of this city, which has
espouscd the cause of Breckenridge, in .
tends repudiating the Secession ticket.
and will soon como out for Douglas and
Johnson"
The other day man in Geneva, in
breaking piece of ice, found small fish
snugly encaSed in what would seem to
have been rather cool retreat. The fish,
alter being exposed to the sun few mo-
ments, gave signs of life, and on being
placed in water swan about briskIy.
"7He Democratic party" as the Yam
ceybridgerS call themselves, will have to
procure searsh warrant to find the wher
abouts Of its members, There was a sub
poena issued for them last Monday, but
the return was non eSi inpentus.-Louis-
pale Joarh0i.
TnE N. y. Her0ld proposed few DAYS
ago that MeSsrs. Sickles and Williamson
should submit their contested election
case to the decision Of the people in their
district Mr.. sicllIes accepted their prop
oSitlon, and proposes that if Mr.. vii,
hanson beats him for the next term, at
the November election, he will resign his
seat for the present Congress.
CHARLES y. WAsHBURNE, editor of the
San Francisco Times, and brother of
the famous Congressional trinity, has lust
been nominated as Presidential plector
on the Douglas ticket. The other three
all, are men of marked ability, and will
very probably ,each Congress in time
Mr.. Washburne, the father, is a hale and
hoarty gentleman, now rs years of age.
Mrs, ELHABErH LrrzENBERGER died a
the Stark county (Ohio) Infrmary on thet
lst inst, aged l02 years, 10 months, and
20 days, When girl she was great
favorite of General Washington, for
whom she cooked during his visits to
Little York, Pa, which so pleased him
that he offered her a permanent situation
in his family, which she declined. Du-
ring her whole life the deceased was
hard working woman. For the last quar-
ter of a century she has struggled with
abject poverty, often not knowing whore
she should hnd shelter for her worn out
boby. J.