Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-21
News OF thew eek.

ate from New Hampshire. M
Ar recent concert in Chicago $4,000
was contributed for the sufferers from the
recent fearful tornado in Iowa.
THE Hooking Sentinel says wheat in
that county is suffering from tho ravagos
of the weevil.
AN exchange says they call Lincoln,
"Honea old Abe to distinguish him
from the rest of their party.
A "Union Club" has organized in
Chillicothe, of all those favorable to the
election of Bell and Everett.
WHAT do you think the ov ners ask
for the horse Patchen? Why, bless your
dear souls, only $3.50
ApvicEs from Panama to the 81 inst.
f announce that war etween San Saliva
dor and Nicaragua was considered mmin-
ent.
AT the recent city election in Hartford,
1 Conn, the Democratic candidate for
: Mayor was elected by 1000 majority
e "Things is workin."
: A young lady on Long Island propos-
: es to run foot-race with any young man
, under 81, in Brooklyn, the distance being
one mile. Truly this is something rare,
. rich and racy
Ann Bcal of Ncwburyport, while in a
state of intoxication, burnt herself to
u death on Saturday night. She was 2S
% years of age, and the mother Of four in.
teresting children.
The West, and especially Missouri and
the States along the lower Mississippi,
. are suffering for want of rain The Mis-
= siSsippi river at New Orleans is four feet
: lower than ever known before.
;. LATEST advices represent that vegcta-
o ton is pershing in Kansas, and all the
border Missouri and Iowa counties Nc
=. rain has fallen for weeks, while in thi.
f latitude we have been drenched for weeks
past.
: THE CATTLE DrsEAsE.--The Commits
: sione- Of the Patent Office has appointed
= DR.. Thomas Antisell to investigate the
y subject of the cattle disease in New Eng
o land. Dr. Antisell has already left fol
y the East on this enquiry.
The Bill for the admission of Kansa,
, has been postponed in the Senate by {
" vote 33 to 81. Judge Douglas was ab
sent at the bedside of his dying child
and Pugh and Latham voted against tn,
~ postponement.
D. The smallpox is alarmingly prevalent
N in Cincinnati at present, says the Enquir
/ err and the fact that the pest house is 10
IS Gated in the very heart of the city, is not
s. calculated to quiet the fears of those VIII,
are afraid that it may become an epidem-
ic.
Ir may be q mystery to some persons
- why be Lincoln is called "honest oil,
y Abe" Iti not because he is the only
y. honest man now living, but because
while n member of Congress, he Jough
. three pairs of boots anil hod them chargeC
y TO lie government as stationary.
,rl The two belts which have been belor,
o mentioned in these columns, were pre-
al sented to lleenan aud Sayers on the nigh
ID of May 81, at Cremore Gardens, London
n, George Wilkes presented Sayers wit
al the belt which had been subscribed 70
70 him, and Mr'Dowling presented the bel
re- to lIccnan
ry ACAPULCO advices of May Goth stat,
1t that violent tye of yellow fever wa
l. was raging at Acapulco Over so
IN deaths have occurred in the last ST.
Il weeks, including the American Consu
and some 20 Americans. Those VIII
could were fast leaving for the interior o
Mexico.
o. THERE is rumor to the effect that Mrs
ry Cunningham, who has gone to Californi
l. has made strange confession. Tn
n news was received by the last steamer
to Mrs. Cunningham was represented as be
no ing ON her death bed and of course al
ut mittcd that she knew something of tn
10 murder of DR.. Burdcll.
III THERE is a wonderful mean man up il
Noble county, Indiana. Some time ag,
he got divorce from his wife, who bein,
- left without support, becamea charge up
on tho county The husband solicitet
and obtained the keeping of her, and h
now maintains her at tho expense of tn
eS county
IN Il. Il. BAILEY, of Claremont, New
st Hampshire, took keg full of apples
ra last fall, which he securely headed up
H. and sunk to the bottom Of deep mil
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