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Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30

Il regret to tell y0i that we fnd de-
fcit of one hundred dollars he said
s,ernly.
well, sir, and
And in your account, sir. You need
saw nothing for yourself, for We have
sufficien, proof Stiil out of regard for
your excellent mother, and friends who
have been pleading for you, We shall taxi.
no steps to right the matter legally, nor
shall We ever speak Of il again; but, sir,
you are at liberty to find another place
The man would not listen TO word.
He was one of those SET, rigid persons,
who make up thsssz ,,si1si<, and there the
matter must end. Wallace felt as if
stunned into stone. He turned mechan-
ically aud like one i'll cream, he reach
ed his home. There was trunk in the
passage, a CHEEKY hustle, his mother had
Just arrived. She turned towards him
with a joyous cry, but he--he only
sobbed-his manhood giving way o
mother! mother 7 and fell into her out
stretched arms. He was a little child
again, and she was soothing him. In a
voice broken by anguish, he told her all
all his wrong steps he took up one by
one-all his errors of habit and even oI
thought, until he came to what seemed
just now his crowning sorrow. She
heard him patiently, and with hope a:
well as tears, for she saw that God wa,
leading him. In her own gentle way
she soothed him, talking as only good
mother knows how. She went herself tC
the bank, but the little old man was oh
durate. He was sorry, very sorry, bu
there were the figures, and other proc
beSides-but the matter should never b,
spoken OF, never, never; and that wa
all the satisfaction either of them got.
For Wallace, however, repentance hat
only begun, and days of sadness follow
ed. The intensity of his mental suffer
ings brought on Illness, and from tia
sick bed he rose humble Christian
willing even to bear reproach for tia
cause Of Christ. Eventually he studir
for the ministry, but not for some yeal
after the occurrence of the following in
cident;
Two years after his humiliation, it wa
discovered that the bank in which he ha
been employed was robbed to the amouu
of seventy thousand dollars. Two Of th
clerks disappeared simultaneously; on
of them was Augustus Hartley. Iii
accompliee only was arrested, and thirt
thousand dollars found upon him.
his terror he confessed the robbery, an
more-he established Wallace Blake
innocence TO the entire satisfaction OF tL
officers of the bank. The guilt was fas
ened upon him by Augustus, who feare
that not finding an alder and abrtter j
him, he had raised up an aceuser. An
pie restoration was made, the old teIle
humbly asked his forgiveness, and h
was reinstated in more than one homo
able mind, as an upright young man.
Still he often says, God knows what
might have been now, but for that timeI
E midAight warning. Behold, woT
spoken in season, how good it Is
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30

eg Cofy said bed rather die in a
railroad smash up than steamboat burst
up, for this reason II you giis of and
smasaed up, dar you i /; bat If you gifts
bIowed op on the boat whar Is yoaT'
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30

sg a church {. about TO be erected b
tiss Russian government nraF Iukefmss.
the fund for wl.icli are s8pplisd by tie
ssis II cannon b.slis, shish have BE-, a
picked W ., iakeruau a.d sslaslepoi.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30

CT The i6sb 81 Msy, tie Day finally
a1rd upon ny ihe Republican Nafl4tlai
COMMITTEES for holding sbr Chleaso Goa.
venl,on i lhs birthday u 6sop. sssard
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30

e. A u.smi@.f II gl.s islsll gsafliasasal
nst tlae repr9ach 4 selling lis eeshsfy
b thanking cd hs hs8 > eaaasrT -
SELL
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30

E- A bachelor merchants advice In
selecting wife gei hold Of piece Of
calico that wiil wAsh
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
Investigation.

The introduction of the following searching
resolution, by Mr.. Corode, of Pa, Monday last
in the United States House of Repre- entatives,
created much c,mmotion on the Democratic side
of the House, and much confusion ensued; but
the resolution was finally adopted by vote of
III yeas, to 5 nays The proposed lnvestga-
tion was more than was agreeable to the Sham
Democracy, and hence their opposition to it:
Mr. Cevode asked leave to offer resolution
for the appointmentof a select committee of 5
for the purpose of investigating whether the
President or any other officer of the Govern
meat, has, with money. patronage, or any other
improper means, sought TO influence Congress,
or any Committee thereof. or any act referring
to the rights of the States or Territories; wheth-
er any officers, by combination or otherwise,
have sought to defeat the execution of any laws,
and whether the President has refused to COM
pei the execution of the same; said committee
to inquire into the abuses in the Philadelphia
and other post-ofices, in the Philadelphia and
other Navy Yards and public works. and, taking
the Preadeots letter of Nov. 1858, on the oc-
casion of the Centennial celebration at Pitts
bnrgh. into consideration, what amount of mon-
ey was used in Pennsylvania for electioneering
purposes; in what districts the same was ex-
pended, and from what source it was derived;
said Committee to have power to send for per
sons and papers, and report at any time.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
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The Homestead Bill.

On Monday last the House of Representa-
tives passed the Homestead Bill by vote OF
lis to 81, The bill which is an important one,
provides that any person who is the head of a
family, or who has arrived at the age of 81 years
and is citizen of the United States, or who
shall have declared his intention to become
such, shall be entitled to enter, free of cost, l6O
acres Of public land, upon which such person
may have fixed pre-emption claim, or which
may at the time such application is made be
subject to pre-emp.ion at dollar and quarter
or less per acre, SO acres at $3.50, per acre.
No certificate or patent is to be issued until the
expiration of Eve years from the time of entry,
and on payment of ten dollars, rights are Sc
cured to the actual settler to issue TO heirs and
devisees; the lands thus acquired to become in
no event liable for any debts contracted prior to
the issue Of the patent. @ l.@-a 80
The vote on the passage of Mr.. Grow S
Homestead bill in the House is significant. Of
the IA yeas, 81 are Republicans, % are Bu-
ehanan Democrats, anti Lecompton Democrats
and North American. Only one yea is from
Slave State, Mr.. Craig of Missouri. Of the
&c nays, all are from the Slave States except
one, Mr.. Montgomery of Pa, Democrat. The
nays are of course chiefly Democrats of the
pure national stripe. ..-.-.-r
viii Northern Democrats longer denounce
Republicans as sectional? They have voted
with them on o measure of high importance,
in solid array against an equally consolidated
South. And on question too directly involy-
ing the interest of free homes for free labor
The interests of slave labor demand large
plantations and land monopolies, hence the
South is a unit against free homesteads for the
white man who earns his bread by the sweat
of his brow. s
Where are the Union savers? -..-9
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
wWe gave some time. since an

RWe gave some time since an ac
count of the elopemont from Maiden, Can.
ada, of young lady, Miss Dougherty, $
daughter Of British officer, with mar
ried doctor named Carrier. The Detroi,
Free Press gives the deaoum,ent of this
sad affair. Itsays: Z.
The pair went to Illinois, where the doc
tor settled and endeavored to get into
practice, but suspicion rested upon them
from the mere disparity in their personal
appearance and general conduct and the
confidence of the public was withheld to
such an extent that they were reduced in
circumstances, and at times actually suffer
ed from want. The locality of their so
journ finally became known to the deserted
wife, who. had been left at Maiden, aud she
went ,thither some weeks since, causing
the immediate arrest of her faittiess hus-
band on charge ofadultery. With a kind
1y feeling towards the deluded young lady
she gave her good advice which led to a
correspondence between herself and her pa
rents, and effected reconciliation. The
result of the matter was that Miss Dough-
erty returned to her parents, arriving at
home Yesterday morning, and the recreant
villain who had caused her ruinwas suffer
ed to go at large by the indignant and un-
compromising wife, who very properly re-
fused any Communication with him. ~
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
Washington News.
WAsH1NGroN. March j

w httCu
We have New Orleans dates of Tuesday
last. BY the fire in Houston, on the Sd
inst, nearly two squares embracing thirty
houses were destroyed. All the buildings
in the block above Congress and west o
Main street, except four, were burnt, and
on the opposite side of Main street the en-
tire block, except six buildings, were burnt
The large wholesale establishment of Kel-
sey, Sites d Co. was saved, the loss is es-
timated-a at S225,000 7sd 5ll 211ss z
The President has recognized Archibald
Foster as Consul of Brazil in Boston
The Constitution says the misunderstood
ing existing with New Granada may now
be regarded as definitely and permanently
settled hstguo 0ogas-sff sa.1ti eaf
In the Criminal Court Hermon Jarowitz
alias jaeger, tried on the charge of obtaining
money and other raluables on the false pre-
tense that he was German Count or Baron
has been found guilty. He had figured
extensively in cities north Of Washington.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
MINOR criminal Offences,

A bill passed the House on yesterday,
by the very decided vote of rs to IL,
which provides for giving justices Of the
peace, final jurisdiction in the trial of
minor criminal offences. This bill classi-
fies those offences not punishable in the
.Penitentiary, and after setting aside one
class of the higher grade, places the rest
under the jurisdiction of the justices of the
peace, to be tried in the townships 1t al
lows the accused, if they demand it, to
have a jury called, and to be tried by their
peers as in the higher courts. 1t also pro-
vides that the rulings of justices, in any
case arising under it, shall be subject to re-
vision by the Common Pleas. % H-as =
The friends of this measure claim for it
the advantages of prompt trial of these
offences, and more certainty their punish
ment, while it will ensure to the accused,
trial where be and his case are well un-
derstood. 1t will also reduce the expense
of trying and furnishing these offences so
far below the present method of trying
themsin the Common Pleas, as that the
costs will be counted in cents instead Of
dollars. rs.-State Jour- eii IL .s1o aoep
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
The Public Works.

The proposition to sell the Public Works
of the State has been reported against il
the House, and it is probable that nothing
will pc done on the subject at this session
The House bill for the reorganization Of
the Board of Public Works was discussed
in the House on ihe 25th, and passed, yeas
81, nays 81. ~ roZ 'l9''' 49, 124 faa 2
Messrs. Nugent, Miller and Robinson,
said to be men competent every way to
the undertaking, have submitted prop
osition to the Legislature to lease the pub
lie Works of the State for ten years; and pay
for the use of the same, the sum of 100000
They propose to secure the keeping Of the
canals in repair during the term of said lease
and then return them to the State in d
good condition: the repairs to be made
from time to time, as the Board of Works
shall direct. Possession wanted by the 10th
of May next, and the Company will take
all the implements, materials, DC, used in
repairs and owned BY the State, at q fair ap'
ET To secure the people Of the State against
combinations with railroads, the Company
propose that the tolls shallnot exceed those
charged in 1858, and that no partiallty
shall be shown to any one in the rates of
tolls. q, 9t.rai7C.Ie5 on Lea .isfrig sfl 81
The Columbus Fact states n that none
who knew Messrs.I Nugent, Miller aud
Robinson doubt their, responsibility, OF
that they will carry into effect whatever
they undertake. Such being the fact
and the excess of canal expenditure, last
year over the revenue reaching some $780,
900, is not the proposition to lease at least
worthy of the consideration Of the Legis-
lature Daily Leader. 90 ,.. 9 : ''''4N
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
Taxation for State PurpO.
' SRS.

The House has passed the Senate bill by
a vote of 6s to 20, prescribing rates Of
taxation for State purposes. 1t is mat
ter cf interest to all tax payers, and pro
vides as follows: Is -:
That there shall be levied on each dol
lar of the taxable property of this State,
as valued and entered on the grand list of
taxable property for the year 1860, for the
several purposes in this act enumerated, in
addition to the taxes now prescribed by law
taxes at the rates hereafter specified, name
y: Ir,. - -s--a.-
For the ordinary expenses of the State
Government, including the expenses of the
public benevolent institutions and other ex-
penses chargeable on the general revenue
one-tenth of one mill. -...a -, ~.
For the sinking fund applicable of the
payment of the interest and the gradual
reduction Of the principal of i, the State
debts, and to comply with the provisions
of the Constitution for the gradual ex
tinction of the public debt, FIVE tenths Of
one mill, and on each dollar Of the taxable
proberty for the year 1861, i've tenths of
one mill and thereafter, until otherwise
provided by law for the sinking fund, four
tenths of one mill on the grand list of tax
able property, annually. H.. -aa
Sec. 2. That for the purpose Of afford
ing a free education to all the youth, OF
this State, the State Common School fund
shall hereafter consist Of such sum asiwiil
be produced by the annual levy and assess
ment af one. and four tenths Of mill OF
the dollar valuation on the grand list Of
the taxable property of the State, and no
more, which sum is hereby annually levied
for that purpose. s-r--
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect aud
be in force from and after its passage.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
Execution Of stevens and HazIel

Stevens and Hazett were executed a
Charlestown yesterday at noon, March 16
and died with the tirmness of American
martyrs to the cause of universal Freedom
Stevens, a,strong, athletic man in person
and mind, struggled hard with the conquer
or of all, while with Hazlett it. was soon
over. f.,.-.., ..--- "a. - -..--..-...,--,,,
!, The execution was attended with militia
ry pomp and circumstance as when the he
roic Brown was offered sacrifice to prt
slavery vengeance, still unappeased witt
the blood of seven victims whose grea
crime was an observance of the Colder
Rule of Christianity. 7
Virginia has shown cruelty, malice
and barbarism In the execution ofBrown
Cook, Coppock, Copland, Green, Stevens
and Hazlett, such as disgracesE no othel
State in the Union. She stands alone
the embodiment of coward Slavery thai
knows no pity, no mercy. Virginia should
remember, she but teaches .,,ff b. "a
"Bloody instructions, which, being taught, re-
turn -trr .s.f Ga. rt
To plagde the inventor"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
The People who Arrived i'm
1859

The statistics of the State Department
al Washington give the number, sex, age,
and occupations of passengers coming to
the United States by sea, from foreign
Countries, during the year 1859. together
with the country in which they propose
to settle. The total number of arrivals
was l55, 1902; died on the way, 207 The
number of males was 96,O69, OF females
58,743. The number landed at New York
was ! ll3, ,270, at Boston l2,379, Detroit
1877, Philadelphia, 3,7S6,a Baltimore 81
76S, Charleston 1,l6I, New Orleans, H.
322, San Fanciseo 4,254. Of the emf
grants 1896 were from England, 1926
from Ireland, 2,293 from Scotland, SIP
from .Grea: Britain" 4, l63 British Amer
lea, 39,3l6 from Germany, 2,469 from
Prussia, l,09l from Norway and Sweden,
2,457 from China, from Greece, from
Central America, 2 from the East Indies,
4 from the Sandwich Islands. We give a
portion of the table of statistics of occu-
paLions rs follows: ID .ss--s.
Merchants 12,495, mechanics 1902,
mariners S26, miners 9,5l0, engineers l Is,
clergymen, Isl, farmers 16,323, clerks
l94, butchers 3S, bakers 46, physicians
and surgeons 253, lawyers l66, masons 40,
manufacturers 81, artists 81, laborers 2l,-
6S6, millers 81, tailors 49,. 81
There We're also 250 seamstresses and
milhners, ia weayers, As musicians, FIVE
of whom were females, lady artists, 8
printers, Al actors aud sl3 actresses and
l,2Sl servants. b. -.-7. ,fi rar --.+i..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
A Case of Arkansas Hospitality
Cincinnati Ladies ordered Off
a Southern Plantation. s.

OhnCAuussti Ldutes Or0ere0 OH
a Southern Plantation.
An incident took place during recent
trip of one of our New Orleans packets,
worth relating, to show the varieties of
life in America, and the progress of pre-
judice. 1t came to pass that there was a
quantity Of freight to be landed at the
plantation of DR.. Horton, of Arkansas
There was party of Cincinnati ladies on
the boat, composed of the wives and daugh-
tiers of some of our most respectable clti-
zens. The ladies were anxious, while the
freight was being put of, 20 enjoy the OPP
portunity of going ashore and looking at
the plantation. They were accompanied by
one of the officers of the boat, and made
their appearance in the vicinity of the
planters mansion. The planter (and Dr.
observing this fact, and feeling called upon
10 show the party some attention, did so
by sending one of his negroes to assure the
ladies that he was not receiving visitors
en- that day. This was considered an in
vitation not to accept the hospitalities
which might be offered in the house,
and the party, having natural curiosity
to take look at the domestic arrange
ments of the peculiar institution, turned
their attention to the negro quarters, and
were taking look at the specimens of the
rising generation Of colored persons, who
were tumbling about the cabins, when the
Dr.'s servant approached again, and men,
toned with African politeness and defer
ance for white ladies, that his ''Masser''
desired them to leave the premisesl They
were not so hasty in their movements up
on this suggestion as to meet the appro-
baton of the Dr., and be appeared in per-
son and stated peremptorily his desire that
they should take their departure without
delay. One of the ladies became speaker
for the party, and stated that such dis
play of politeness on his part had not been
anticipated, asked whether he would have
any objections to stating the reasons for his
hospitable department. The DR.. immedi-
ately stated the case as be understood it,
with great emphasis, and some profanity.
He objected to his visitors not as indiyid-
uals, but in consequence of the section OF
the Republic from which it was their mis-
fortune to appear to hail. He did not want
people male or female, from so abolition a
hole as Cincinnati, prowling about his
premises The DR.. in the case, cannot
we hope, be fairly held 10 be representa-
tive man of the planters in Arkansas. Il
he rs not, they should tar and feather him
If he is, they should send him to Congress
Gin. Conal. .ZsA =
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
The East Echoes the West:--AlI
Hall New Hampshire:

The Republican victory in the western home
of Douglas is echoed from the granite hills of
the East New Hampshire has gloriously open
ed the State contest of 1860, by rolling up a
Republican majority of over 1000 for Governor,
and securing Republican State Administra-
tion in all departments. In l62 towns the vote
for Governor stands-Goodwin, 30,253. Gates
25.627. The Republicans have elected four and
probably five of tie Councillors, nine of the
twelve State Senators, and Ill members of the
House to 80 Democrats. The victory is COM
plete. and a happy augury of the grand result
in November. All honor to the Granite Boysl
81 But a few years agoqNl Hampshire was re-
garded as the Gibralter of Democracy. Now,
she is one of the most substantial and reliable
Republican States in the Union. Sham De-
-nnocracy is rapidly on the wane, and will soon
abe numbered among the things that were" in
this country
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22


The Homestead bib, which passed Che House
was referred in the Senate TO the Committee on
Public Lands. That Committee recommended
the striking out of the enaeting clause. and in
serting the Senate bill drafted by Mr.. johnson
of Tenn. Mr.. Johnson's bill excludes among
those who have the benefit of the public lands
single men over 2l yearsof age. widowers with
out children. and foreigners who may declare
their intention after the passage of the bill, and
only allows those who are recipients of lands
under the bill to receive alternate sections n.
The House bill includes the parties named
above. f,-.9 ~.
II is said the Republican,, will accept John.
sons bill if they cannot get the one that passed
Inc house. - ez,et-s b-sfrU 2 10 yeh----f
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-22
Spirit of the Washington
Letters.

The Cincinpati, GazeH's dispatch says
WAsHINeroN, March 13.
Douglas stock continues to deeline He
anticipated that majority Of his friends
would be elected from North Carolina, but
in this calculation he has been yeefully dis
appointed. .s-s
1t now appears that the e'contest in Penn
sylvania, between Curtin, Republican, and
Foster, Democrat, will be warm one
Foster is an anti Administration man, ,op.
posed to Lecompton and slave code. A
failure to nominate Douglas at Charleston
and the adoption of a platform cafryiug
slavery into the Territories, however, may
destroy Fosters capital, as it is-nnderstood
he is pledged to support the Charleston
nominee, whoeEershe may be.
The Pennsylraniaus in and out of Con-
.gress, are a.good deal excited on the sub
ject, and Forney compliments both the Re-
publican and Democratic candidates, refds-
ing TO take decisive action for either until
after the Charleston nomination and plat
form are made. .ILqr1! C e. istal5I Z
Mr.. Curtin visited the Senate and House
yesterday, and expressing himselfcon6dene
that the Republicans viii carry Pennsyl-
.vania. in October, whether Douglas is nom
mated at Charleston or not-the most
sanguine friends of Douglas believe be has
no chance at Charleston, whatever. 5Geaa
Mr.. Hyatt was committed to the Jail ol
the District of Columbia. He was put in
large room in the southeast corner of the
jai, formerly occupied by major French,
the notorious Government defaulter, rs
1t has been furnished with furniture by
his friends, and he will be supplied with
food and other comforts, so that he will suf
fer only from a want of exercise. He is
quite poor in health. He will propably
apply for a writ of habeas corpus, which
bring the asebefore the Supreme Court
of the Court sustains the Senate, MrIHyat'
cannot escape imprisonment otherwise !har
by purging himself by testifynig, unless
the Senate back down and release him.