Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-04-12
News ofthe week.

Ior obtaining bounty lanu warrants ny
forging papers. lie was taken to Clevc-
land and lodged in Jail.
OF the two hundred and sixty million
souls, the population of Europe, one hun
dred and twenty-five millions are Cathol-
ics-sixty millions are of the Greek
Church--sixty millions are Protestant
and fifteen millions are Mahomedans.
A DrspATCH from Orion, Richland
county, Wis, states that house in that
village, occupied by family named Rca-
gan, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday of
last week. Six children perished in the
flames. The eldest was sixteen years old.
A LETTER from an Officer of the Alri-
can squadron says the discovery of coal
in Liberia, all the hily regions abounding
with it will bring not only wealth bet civ
ilization to Africa The great drawback
is the want of proper harbors for vessels
along the coast.
lr is said that the Territorial Bills will
lie defeated in Congress, owing to the
House of Representatives attaching to
them as rider the celebrated Wilmot
Proviso, to which the Senate of course
will not agree. Said proviso has been
declared to be unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
INTERESTING dispatches to the Sardin-
ian Legation at Washington, announce
that it is the fixed determination of Vic.
tor Emanuel, in spite of the opposition o
the French Emperor, to receive the Ital
ian States proposing annexation to Sar
dinia. Another war may be the result.
Mr.. SEWARD appears to be looked upor
as the inevitable candidate of the Repub
| licans for the Presidency Since he made
his speech on party relations, he has ceas
ed to take any interest or part in the Sen
ate proceedings, but he entertans mum
bers of friends and strangers at his House
A Memphis, Tenn, paper states that
so extensive are the arrangements fol
building the present season that fears are
entertained that materials enough cannot
be had to complete contracts already
made. Brick readily command $40 per
thousand and are scarce at that, while
lumber is very dear also.
TnE Davenport Gazette says that a
singular disease has attacked the cattle in
that vicinity, chiefly the young ones, who
had been fed on June hay Six yearlings
some of them very valuable, have died.
The first symptoms of the disease were
amencss and swelling of the hind OF
fore quarter. 1t generally proved fatal in
about twentyfour hours, resisting all
medical treatment.
RECENTLY fire broke ont in the wood,
on the north side Of Clinton N. Y, and
famed into terrific fame by the high
wind which prevailed, it destroyed track
of young wood estimated at one mil,
long by half mile wide. The fire ap
preached n number of dwelling houses OF
the margin of the wood. which were saw
ed from destruction by the energetic la
bors Of the fire department. The fire wa
finally subdued.
CATHARINE BnANNoN died at her resi-
dence near Pittsburgh, Pa, lew day
since, at the extraordinary age of 10.
years. She was born in Donegal, Ire
land, in 1856, and came to this countr,
in 1882. Before her death she had re
ccivcl her second sight, anG could rca,
well without Spectacles. She had live,
upward of three generations, and ha'
witnessed many stirring events in the rio,
and progress of the Republic.
Brigham Young has furnished the Rev
Elias Mason Of Med(ord, Mass, the fol
lowing facts concerning his personal his
tory; II was born in Whittingham
Windham County, VT. June |, 1901
| have living four brothcrs-John Phin
cas- ii. and Joseph, older than myself
aud Lorenzo d., younger, and a siste
named Nancy, all of whom live in tn
Great Salt Lake City. My fathers nam
was John. He was born in Hopkinton
MiddleSex County Mass,
THG town elections in all sections q
Maine. show great change in public sen
timent. Towns which have not give,
maiortcs for the Democracy for year
now reverse the order of things and clec
Democratic officers. At Portland, DDS
eph Howard was chosen Mayor by fort
eight majority over Mr.. ,jewett the Re
publican candidate. The Democrats elect
ed four out of seven Aldermen, an
twelve out OF twenty.one Councilmen. -
Portland has been the strong hold of Re
publicanism for years
AN Illinois editor challenges the Stat
to produce wife equal to his for smart
ness and muscle, Among the many thing