Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-04-19
News from Abroad.

more than trcbled since lclU.
RE-Ihree Hunters from Kanzas, late
ly returned from months hunt on the Ar
kansas river, bring with them the skins
of three hundred and seven wolves. An
other party of twelve in two months time,
secured over two thousand skins. The
skins are worth one dollar piece.
G.t3"The slave population of Texas is
decreasing rapidly. Beside the large num-
bers brought overland from the older
States, 1902, who came by water from
New Orleans, have been registered during
the last three months at the port of Gal
weston alone.
fg~TuE Attorney General concurs with
the Secretary of the Navy in justifyng the
capture Of the Mexican steamers, and has
given an opinion to that effect. They are
libclled at New Orleans as prizes, and the
question will be iudicially determined
whether they were pirates or become pri-
zes, and through an alleged act Of war in
firing into the Indianola.
Eg'The lawyers of Wisconsin have
promise of rich harvest for long years
to come, says the Madison Jou,wol, "from
the unsettling Of our whole system of tax
alton by the recent decision of the Su-
prcme Court in regard to the railroad tax
If this decision operates to the extent geu-
orally conceded, no tax has been legally
assessed since the passage of the railroad
law, now declared unconstitutional"
Ggy- Mr.. What-you-call,him, of our
place, says his wife told him that she had
been informed that Mr.. Sticli-in- the muds
wiIe's cousin, had heard how that Mr.
lattle guessed she saw Somebody go into
Mr.. Doubten's house, when nobody could
have been there but Mrs. Doubten We
hardly credit the report, but feel it our
duty to circulate it.-Horicon 1rgus
RE- The Layfaette (Ind. J Courier of
the 9th says that during heavy thunder
storm that afternoon, the house of John
Newton, few miles west of Lafayette,
was struck by Lightning. a young lady
Miss Pogue, was instantly killed. The
house took fire and was consumed. Miss
Pogue's body was recoved. Another
woman was in the house at the same
time, but escaped uninjured.
Gg" The ingenuity of Parissian cabin
ct makers has found use for common
sawdust which raises the value of that
commodity far above the worth of soiled
timber. BY new process, combining
the hydraulic press with intense heat,
the wooden particles are made to form
themselves into solid mass, capable Of
being mould into any shape and present
ing brilliant surface, with durability
and Guty ofappeaIance not to be found
in ebony, rosewood or mahogany.
RFs" In one ofthe towns in Connect
cut, on the line of the New Haven Rail
road, the Republicans took charge Of a
town panper from Friday, paying his
board expenses, DC. They felt so sure OF
his vote that they gave themselves no fur
ther trouble about him till Monday, when
the voter came mp missing. Upon in
quiring into the absence, they found the
paupcr in bed; some Of the Democrats lad
stolen lis pants and tie V0ie aOaS l0SH
Rg'~ The Democratic standard publish
ed at Concord, n H., says that Douglas
will not have majority OF votes at
Charleston; that he cannot carry all the
delegates from Maine, Massachusetts, or
Indiana; that he probably will not get one
from New York, nor one from California
nor Oregon; that, in fine, he stands no
chance of securing the nomination; "nor"
says this paper-"do we believe he pos
sesSes sufficient strength to dictate a can
didatc
G4T"The Russian policy of emancipa-
tion OF the serls has received a check
! The Prime Minister Of the Emperor Alex
andcrII., whose influence over him led to
its adoption, is dead. His successor is
bitterly hostile to the measure, and retro
gade steps will undoubtedly be taken.
The present Emperor Alexander, like his
father, Nicholas, and his uncle, Alexan-
der, set ont as u reformer, but, like them,
he will probably in the end adopt a con
trary policy.
RS"A dispatch from st. Joseph, Mo,
dated April l4th, says a spirited demon
stration was made here last night in hon
or of the prompt arrival of the first Pony
Express from San Francisco. The city
was illuminated, the military and citizens
paraded the streets with bands of music,
fireworks were set off, speeches appropri'
ate to the occasion were made, and the
best of feeling was manifested by every
body. The last hundred miles of the route
was made in eight hours, and the Courier
states that even better time than this was
made on other portions of the road
Rg- The Philadelphia United States
Gazette claims that Philadelphia has
steadily gained ON New York in popula'
tion, although the latter had larger cap
ital and larger commerce. In five years
1 New York has advanced from 5l6, 900 tC
/, 500, 900, as claimed by her papers, witt
a gain of 80 per cent. This indeed, il
all they can claim. For it is claiming {
greater ratio of increase for the last fiv,
years of hard times. and vastly lessene,
Immigration, than for the previous tiv,
years of good times, with ceaseles
stream OF foreigners. Philadelphia ha
in the same time, gone from 40S, 600 t.
Cos, 600 as stated by those who hav,
carefully canvassed it throughout-mak
ing gain of67 per cent.
Gx' Mr.. Holmes Greenwood, a Rev