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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21
The Great Tornado.

| A Chicago clergyman who visited Cam
anche and Albany, the two towns de
stroyed by the Iowa tornado, gives some
additional facts. He says:
At Albany, Mr.. Nevitt was parted from
his wife, who. had just called bis attention
to the storm across at Camanche, and wa:
carried through the kitchen into the bacl
yard, while she crouched down and caugh
hold of bureau drawer. The house (o
brick) fell about ber ears, and the table
which they had just cleared from supper
was broken as if an axe had done it. On
the table he had placed his coat, in the
pocket of which was policy of the Etna
Insurance Co., of Hartford, of which he
was agent. The policy was picked up al
least two miles away on the prairie!
Just before the gale reached Albany, the
bell in the Presbyterian Church had rung
out for evening service. The Church was
torn to pieces, and the bell thrown from
the tower (about 100 feet high) to a dis.
tance of fifteen rods, unbroken. 1t weighs
700 pounds.
1t is said thatin the course of .he gale
in crossing the Mississippi, (Which was di-
agonal,) that it ploughed wide pathway,
so that team could have driven over on
the bed of the river without wetting-oi
course, if the horses were able to follow
the speed of the tornado.
saw pieces of fine splinters driven in
to large oak tree half mile off, some OF
which could not be drawn out by the fin
gers. II looked as though they had been
shot into 1T.
A farmers wife, living seven miles south
of Camanche, gave vivid description Of
the tornado as she discovered its approach
some ten miles away. 1t appeared like a
spiral column of light, or pillar, as she
said, in shape like an elephants leg, play
ing along now rising and now lowering
from the clouds to the earth. When it
touched the earth it would carry up black
volume of dirt, and whirl away in zig
gag course. And as it came near, herself,
husband, and two children rushed into the
cellar, in time to see the house blown over
their heads and shattered TO atoms! They
received no injury.
The testimony of all with whom con-
versed, as to the sensations of heat and
cold, was first felt before the tornado came
upon them: while it lasted (say one or
two minutes in passing over) very cold
and wet; and all objects had white ap-
pearance at the time.
A mammoth concert will be given at the
Chicago Wigwam for the benefit of the
sufferers by the tornado.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21
English Wife of Il BedOuin
Chief.

The Syrian correspondent of the Bos
ton Traveller gives the following interest
ing account of the strange freaks of a la
dy of rank and beauty, who has lately be-
come the wife of a Bedouin Chef:
"At hotel of Mr.. Rarey 1 found 6
most singular specimen of the English wo
man, who seems to emulate the character
of the famous and once powerful Lady
Hester Stanhope-known as Lady Digby
she exciles the mirth and ridicule of the
natives, but as the wife of Sheikh Migui
she wields powerfel influence among
the Bedouins of the desert. Possessed Of
an ample fortune, Lady Peterborough,
once the favorite of the Court of St.
James, after her fall and divorce the wife
of Russian nobleman, and then of a
Greek Prince. sho established herself in
Damascus few years ago. Here she pre-
vailed upon noted Bedouin Chief to put
away his wives and live with her. They
spend their winters in town and their sum-
mers in the desert, where she visited the
old wives of the Sheikh; taking with hel
many beautiful presents to appease their
wrath and jealousy.
She has frequently been seen in the des-
ert, habited in the one loose robe of the
children of the sandy waste, bare-footed
and bare headed. In Damascus she wears
the long white sheet, which covers her fig
ures, but lives in good English style, still
retaining the luxuries of civilized life, and
French maid. Her constant attendance
upon Protestant, worship, when in town,
gives travellers opportunities of seeing
her; and being majestic woman in ap-
pearance, and still retaining traces of Won
drous beauty, she always excites attention
and inquiry. l hear that she has lately
had her marriage with the Sheikh legali-
zed by the Cadi of Damascus, and recor-
ded in the Brstish Consulate.
Her lord and master-for in this country
husband is most emphaticaly a "lord Of
creation"-possessing nothing either in
face or figure to attract woman of culti-
waited taste. Small in structure, darker
than mulatto, with small piercing pier
cling black eyes, and walking with the
staggering gait of the Bedouin, he disap-
points every one who sees him; for one
would naturally expect to see something
in the appearance of the man would ac-
count for this singular freak of an English
lady of rank and fortune in choosing for
herself husband from among the rude
sons of the desert. But such expectations
are far from being met at sight of this
most inferior specimen of the Bedouin race.
This interesting couple are now en- route
for Europe, where Lady Digby hopes to
educate and civilize her tawny spouse
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21
Waterfalls TransformatIOn.

There is no material substance whose
transformation are more maryalous, and
whose relations are more extensive than
those of water. A recent writer says:
"You take in your hand hailstone, and
it rapidly changes into transparent fluid
which gradually vanishes, emily to reap
pear, during frosty weather, in dew-drops
upon your window, when it resumes, in
delicate ramifcations, IFS former crystalline
solidity. You place another under bell
glass with thrice its weight of lime, and it
soon melts and disappears, leaving behind
four parts instead of three, of perfectly
dry earth. You subject an opal to chem
ical analysis, and find it but combination
of flint and water, the latter being to the
former as one to nine. Of the alum, the
carbonate of soda and the soap which you
purchase of you grocer, the first contains
forty-five, the second sixty-four and the
third, seventy-tEree and half parts of solid
flied water. The clay field which you
plow, contains ton of water, to every
three tons of soil; nay the very air which
you inbale in ordinary weather, holds diff
fused throughout every cubit foot of its
bulk fully five grains of rarifed water,
which no more vets the air than the solidi-
flied water vets the lime or the alum in
which it is obsorbed.
If beef-steak be strongly pressed, be-
tween two sheets of blotting paper, it will
yield nearly four-ffths of its own weight
of water; while the experiments of Ber-
zelius and Dalton prove that human frame,
not excepting the bones, one-forth is solid
matter, the rest being water. Dalton
found by experiments on his own person,
that five-sixths of the food taken day by
day to repair the human frame, is also
water. Of potatoes, again no less than
rs per cent is water, and turnips, at least
9C-a fact which, as has been remarked,
"explains the small inclination of turnip-
fed cattle and sheep for drink"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21
Qoetpg.
Pew Talk for Sunday.

That tall fellow S here to-day.
/ wonder what's his name?
His eyes are fixed upon our pew
Do look at Sally Dame.
Who's that young lady dressed in green?
1t can't be Mrs. Leach?
There's Mr.. Jones with Mr.. Gilesl
wonder if he'll preach?
Lend me your fan-lt is SO warm
We both will sit in prayers;
Mourning becomes the widow Ames-
How Mary's bonnet flares.
Do look at Nancy Shoppers veil,
It's full breadth too wide;'
Iwonder if Susannah Ayres,
Appears to-day as bride?
Lal what voice Jane Rice has gotl
Oil how that organ roarsl
I'm glad we've left the singers seat;
How hard Miss johnson snoresl
What ugly shawls are those in front
Did you observe Ann Wild?
Her new straw bonnet trimmed with black
guess she's lost child.
I'm half sleep; that Mr.. Jonesl
His sermons are SO long;
This afternoon well stay at home.
And practice that new song.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21
Those Boots.

The Democratic prints, among their 9th
er falsehoods in reference to "Honest Old
Abe" have charged that whilst member
of Congress he drew on the Contingent
Fund for the value of three pairs of boots,
under the head of Stationary, The fol-
owing letter refutes that falsehood.
OEFIoE HOUSE OF REP, q. S.
June 5th, 1850
S1R:-I have caused the official copies
of the annual reports of the clerk of the
House of Representatives of the expendi-
ture of the Contingent Fund ef the House
of Representatives during the Thirtieth
Congress to be examined, as requested,
and do not find that at either session of
that Congress there is any charge upon
the Contingent Fund of the House of Rep
resentatives, or the Stationary Account
thereof, for twenty-five dollars for three
pairs of boots furnished Honorable Abrs-
ham Lincoln during that Congress, as
charged in the Chicago Times, May S0th,
1860.
lam very respectfully yours,
JOHN W. FOKNEY,
Per P. BARRY HAYES,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.
G. H. RAY, ESQ.,, Chicago.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21

CuRcuLIo.-It is stated that Mr.. John
Bush, of Brooklyn, N. Y, has saved the
plums on number of trees, the present
season by binding lunches of tansy upon
the limbs in several places. The fruit up
on the trees thus treated ripensd to perfec-
tion, while that near by, not protected
thus, was entirely destroyed BY the in
sects.
Try it by all means, and everything that
"promises WELL" For ourselves, the only
plums saved this season, from the arch de-
stroyer have been few sewed up in pilh-
net -Hort;culturalist:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21

To PREVENT DOG FROM GOING MAD.
Mix a small portion of sulphur with
their food or drink, through the spring
months. This is practiced in Europe to
prevent the disease from breaking out
among the packs of hounds which belong
to the English noblemen, and is said to be
a certain preventive.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21

knowledge, in goodness, and in virtue; and
finally when that pure spirit had per-
fectly fulfilled its mission on the earth, and
risen on its unseen wings into the upper
world, they felt that she was still minis
tering angel to their spiritual needs: that
though dead she still spoke to them, and
that her voice was ever calling to them
Come up hitler" r."-New York O6ser-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21
agAn exnerienced raiser and trainer o

EgAn experienced raiser and trainer of
colts, in Maine, says: can important point
in rearing is the practice of speaking to
them in gentle voice, and frequently
handling them while by the side of the
dam, and after going to grass, taking care
not to throw anything at them, but allow
them to feed from the hand. Treat them
kindly and they will become gentle"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-21

Eg Money in your purse will credit
you; wisdom in your head will adorn
you; both in your necessities will serve
YOU,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20
CHRISTIAN LIBERTY.

We are sorry to say that Elder Stephen Brewer
to whose case we had occasion to refer some eigh-
teen months past, still continues in a contumacious
state; and, from disturbing the peace and harmony
of the Presbyterian Church of Cortlandville, has
become an occasion of contention and hard words
in the Synod of OnOndaga.
Mr.. Brewers Ofense originally consisted in hav-
ing neglected his own church in order to hear of
Sunday afternoon, Garrison, Phillips, Emerson,
and G. w. Curtis, who, at different times, had
lectured in the village on that day. Being cited
for this ofenee before the Church Session, Mr..
Brewer confessed that in 'he space of three years.
he had attended some four times as charged against
him; but he proposed to justify his having done
by facts and connected with the lectures
themselves, and his motives for attending The
Session refused to hear him on these points, aud as
he declined to promise never TO repeat the Oflense
they suspended him from his eldership. He APP
pealed to the PIesbytery, which sustained the
Session, and from the Presbytery to the Synod,
but with no better success. In that body, howey-
er, he found many sympathizers, especially as his
Christian character and sound Presbyterianism
'N'Ni IA "'' "'"Ni iSoFc'tei anu
the minority succeeded in carrying o resolution
appointing committee of two to labor with the
Session and the cuprit so as to bring about if pos.
sible reconciliation between the Church of Cort.
landyille and its suspended elder.
The report Of this Committee, read the other
day before the Synod, expressed the belief that
Mr. Brewer had attended the lectures in question
from conscientious convictions of duty and that he
had refused the promise demanded of him under
the persuasion that go 10 yield to ecclesiastical
pressure would be to betray the cause of personal
Christian liberty. Ii then proceeded 10 state GER
tam views of Mr.. Brewers motives which the
Committee had unsuccessiully urged upon the
Church, as reasons Tor Withdrawing their censure,
the ground being assumed that there was no case
tor secie'iastcal discipline unless it appeared that
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20

ulAr agonies, and how he bo,e mem not tne
first President to dsnember 49, destroy nus party
he is at least the second, and the hrss OF modern
times. No other President has taS.'n Tea WIN
Japanese embassy. No other President ms enter-
tanned Prince Of the Blood Royal Of England
During his Administration, not only has tho r0S1-
master Of New-York absconded, which We All
might have expected, but Blondin has performed
his Incredible feats upon the tightrope; thelongest
balloon voyage upon record has been made; and
Mr.. Douglas has visited his mamma. Considering
all these thngs-how life s short and art i, long;
considering all the events that have crowded bis
life; considering that as Mr.. Buchanan will leave
no posterity, he should bestow particular attention
upon bis ancestors, we do not see how this work,
without emitting many Of the choicest incidents Of
the Presidents career, and even the chapter on
Bleeding so much to be desired, can be completed
in less than fifty thick, large, tall, folio volumes.
The President must employ regiment of literary
gentlemen to assist him in the work; with one
poet at least to sing of the holy calm which filled
the regions beneath the Executive waistcOat when
news of the smashing of the Democratic machine
first reached the Executive ears.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20

"Our own George Briggs" was formerly the
cbiefest fayorite of the Hon. James and the Hoa.
Erastus Brooks, and in The Express they l,yished
on him every phrase of admiration and every degree
of political endearment. Now they abandon him
for Udolpho Wolfe. Is it because Mr.. Wolfe is in
favor of admitting the genuine Aromatic Schiedam
schnapps free of duty while "o our own George"
like sturdy old Wing, he is, will not agree to
abandon the theory of protection as regards that
wholesome and truly exhilaratng beverage Who
knowsl
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20

then scr,tini.e with tho sharpest severity all who
ar. not recorded. There may be instances whore
,hsence or sickness will keep an honest voter of
ths Int: but such will be readily known. Let OIL
others be watched A prime duty of honestmen "
to fully execute and perfect the registry; and every
man entitled to the right of suffrage should so ap-
precate the responsibility and the honor as TO
hasten to let the world know of it, by hav-
ING bis name duly recorded. In tho greas
contest before us, nothing could give us greater
satisfaction than to know that every legal voter
would be recorded, and not one Of them fail vote
on Tuesday, the 9th of November. With such
vote. unpolluted by illegal ballots we should feel
the most ch.ering confidence in the result even In
this CITY.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20

1t ought to be known to the public that Mr..
John II. McCunn, the Tammany candidate for the
Office of City Judge, is soliciting votes from
Protestant Irisbmen on the ground that be is q
"prentice boy of Derry" that is, msm ber Of
one of the most famous Orange lodges in Ireland.
OF the fact We have good evidence; besides, it is
quite in accordance with the antecedeDts of Mr..
McCunn. We trust that all persons who are not
disposed to encourage either the introduction of
Orangesm into politics, or the success of false
pretenses as means of gaining votes, will remem.
Der Mr.. McCunn on election day.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20

the accused bad attended the lectures in question
out Of sympathy with the alleged isfdelity Of the
lecturers, Of which there was no proof nor fsasou
able ground Of suspicion.
This report excited in the Synod not little con-
motion, as though their own Committee had made
themselves, by the opinions expressed 10 it, Al.
most as amenaSle to discipline as the suspended
elder himself However, after warm debates, -
the report proposed no action, it was finally re-
ceived and laid upon the table. Stephen Brewer
still continue, suspended, but i. seems rather
doubtful whether ecclesiastical discipline has
gained anything by calling him to account.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20
The Republicans of the IXth District made

The Republicans of the IXth District made
an excellent nomination at their C Congressional
Convention on Thursday. A number Of names
were presented and balloted for, but the
choice of the Convention finally settled down
with entire uBanmity upon Judge Nelson Of
Peekskill. Mr.. Nelson WAS resident of Oregon
for ,ome years, whittier be was sent under o
judicial appointment by Mr.. Fillmore. Since his
return he has resided at Peeksklll, practcing his
profession. He is natiye Of Westchester, aad
the District was some years since, represented BY
his father in Congress. man of sound legal
knowledge, ready debater, and of unimpesched
integrity of character, he will, fchosen, represent
the District with great credit. We think he will
be chosen, and, at any rate, will receive hearty
and undivided support of his party. He will de-
vote himself for the rest of the campaign to can
wasting the District.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20
SOUTHERN REFUSAL OF OFFICE.

Among other ridiculous projects discussed in the
AnttRepublican papers for multiplying tho Adminis-
tration of President Lincoln we have the sugses-
ton to prevent, by threatening tar and feather.
and ether like terrorism, the holding in any South
ern State of Office under bis appointment A cor.
respondent Of The Mobile Advertiser expresses
some doubts as TO the probable efficiency of this
system Of operations He very justly suggests that
the greater part OF the Federal Offices are estsb.
lished not so much for the benefit or profit of the
General Government as for the convenience Of tho
people. BY far the most numerous class Of Fed
era officers the pOstmasters; and in the South
ern States, at least where the postages largely fail
to pay the cost of the post offics establishment,
it can hardly be said that, apart from tho
public convenience, the General Government
has any special interest in keeping it up. II it
would be any qualification to the sulky humor Of the
South to cut themselves of from the convenenoes
of the Post Office, the freak, for aught we SEQ,
might be safely enough INDUCED in till the perpe-
traitors of it had satisfied their spite and recovered
their senses. We hardly think it would be neces-
sary or expedient for the President to employ the
army, navy, or militia, to compel our Southern
brethren TO allow us the feliciyof footing up tho
large balance of their bills for mail transportation.
1t would not be long, We app'ehend, before pet.
tons would come pouring in for appointments Of
Southern POstmasters
The only Federal officers in whose discharge Of
their functions the General Government has asy
special interest are those employed in the coilec-
ton of the customs. If no Southern men could Be
found who dared to accept those Offices, luckily We
have here at the North any number ready to serve
the Union in that behalf while che transfer OF tho
Custom Houses to some fort or ship of war would
effectually protect the officers from personal VIC
lepce. What General Jackson did at Charleston
at the time Of the famous notification movement,
would serve as good precedent. If we mistake
not, the "force bill, which drew out so many
apathemss from Mr.. Calhoun and his partisans Is
stll the law of the lard, and cOnfers on the Presi
dent ample authority to secure the collection of the
revenue against any attempts to interrupt it
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20

The Herald has at last discovered that it is use
less to contend against destiny. New-York is suro
to 90 for the Rail-Splitter. "She will vote for
Lincoln, and if by a majority equal to the whole
population of Kansas 100, OOO] it will not sur
"prise us. There is no genuine fusion betweca
4" the Breckenridge and the Douglas factions.
"Tbe breach has widened between them since
"these late elections" This being true, and true
it is every word Of it, might We Inquire what 10
the use of Bell men giving money to be employed
Kentucky?
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20

The Bell and Everett State Committee of New
York are to meet here in a day or two on business
of great importance. We trust they will have .
good time. Let them look sharp after the efforts
of the Dry Goods Fusionists to defeat Bell and
Everett in Maryland and Kentucky. They will
ALEC do well to reflect on the propricty of backing
out OF the Fusion altogether, and setting up gen.
ulne Bell ticket. This is the ouly way to reduce
Lincoh's majority. But they wont believe 1t,
though every sane man knows that it is the truth.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20

We have trustworthy advices from Maryland to
be effect that Breckenridge isnow certain to carry
hat State, the strength of Bell and Everett having
duindled AWAY under the influence Of the October
elections. The Breckenridge party has also,
as we are informed, been much strength
cred by new supplies Of money from
some quarter, probably from the Fusion Com
mittee in New York. Why not send money thofe
az well as to Kentucky OF course, by annihllat-
ing the chances of Bel and Everett In the Two
States aud giving their Electoral Vote to BrecAin'
ridge and Lane the cause of Southern Dry Goods
would be immensely advanced. Whether this
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20
Observation-Disclosures.

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consumptive is always dyspeptc person cannot have
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