Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-08-30
News from Abroad.

a BELL man writes from Borbon, ILL.,,
that the Douglas enthusiasm swamps all
else. lie predicts that Douglas will car
ry Illinois by $4,000.
JupcE j. Il. WIKLr has purchased the
CaSsville, (Va.) Standard, heretofore Il
Breckenridge organ, and hoisted the
Douglas flag.
TIE Breckenridge and Lane State Cen
tral Committee of Kentucky have issued
a secret circular calling for funds to help
carry that State. Though the funds may
come, the voters will not.
The strong names of Alexander II.
Stephens and Augustus r.. Wright head
the Douglas electoral ticket in Georgia
as electors at large.
A NEW Douglas paper is to be started
in Weston, Mo. This will make, we be-
licve, forty one papers in that State which
are battling for the peoples candidate
The Republicans have experienced a
very sensible relief at the announcement
that Breckenridge will remain on the
track. They breathe deeper and freer.
A large German Democratic Club has
been formed in the same place, composed
to considerable extent of former Rcpub-
licans but now ardent Democrats.
On the 14th inst, p rousing Meeting
was held in Kalamazoo, Mich, which was
addressed, among others, Hon. II. Mower
and Hon, Foster Pratt, neither of whom
ever voted Democratic ticket.
-Four Acres of Douglas Men in Coun-
cil' is the heading, in the Milwaukee
Neacs, OF a monster Democratic ratifca.
tion meeting at Monroe, Green county
Wis, on Thursday.
j. w. SHEEHAN, late editor of the
Chicago Times, has gone to Springfield,
to take charge of the State Register-
Col. Eastman, also late of the Times,
has gone to Montpelier, VT, to take
charge of the old Vermont Potriot.
CooI.-Tho Buffalo Commercial 1d-
veniser is scoding because the old Wings
have "sold out" to the Douglas Demo
Gratis. Pray what has the 1dvertiser
done? How came it in the Republican
ranks?
A LETTER has recently been received by
the editor of the Illinois .Stote Register
from Charles Belts, Esq, of Freeport,
who was the Wing candidate for Auditor
in 1852, in which letter Mr.. Belts declares
for Douglas, and gives his reasons there
for.
WE are informed by NJ. V. Pane that
u Democratic Club was organized at Cal
edonia in Marion county, on last Staur-
day evening on which occasion, twenty
Republicans came forward and Joined the
club and promised to do battle for the
Little Giant. - Gaiion Democrat.
! Col. II. Il. MARSH, census taker for
Hardeman county, Tenn, says that in the
ten districts Of the county which he can
vassod, there are five Douglas men to one
Breckenridge.
TAMMANy HALL and Mozart Hall are
reconciled again. Delegates from each
were received on equal terms into the late
New York State Democratic Convention,
and one member from each was placed on
the State Executive Committee.
The Boston Courier, in alluding to the
recent rumor (started by the ". y 7ri-
bune, that Mr.. Everett proposed to with
draw, says MIR. Everett will not with
draw further than this he will withdraw
the State of Massachusetts from the Re-
publicans,
lT having been reported that Hon
William l.. 1ancey was coming North,
the Journal Of Commerce says: SO far as
the interests of the breckenridge ticket
are concerned, which he in common with
ourselves supports, it is better that he
should not attempt its advocacy in the
Northern States.
The Memphis Appeal says: 'The re-
action in the South is evidently on the
increase, and when the people shall have
been thoroughly informed on all the
questions at issue, Mr.. Douglas will be
found far in the lead, not only in the
South, but throughout the Union Keep
the column moving, and let ball roll on
A letter from Beloit Wis, August 18th
says: Nathan d. Parker, Esq, promi-
nent lawyer of this city and in 1856 an
aIueHt supporter Ol l. rcmOnt, since tnen
Republican District Attorney, has left
the Republicans and come out for Doug
las and popular sovereignty. Mr.. z. is
an eloquent speaker.
A scriptural quotation. which is very
applicable to the Republican party of
Maine, whose candidate for Governor is
Israel Washbune, was displayed on one
of the transparcncies carried in the crowd
which welcomed Judge Douglas to Cam
den, Maine, the other day. The quota
tion is as follows; "The iniquity of the
house of Israei is very great. The days
of visitation are come. Israel shall know
it,"
In the official report of the California
Mint, the following passage occurs,
which illustrates one of the singular pha-
ses of socia, life on the Pacific: "Haf
dimes, three cent pieces, coppers and nick
els are unknown to our commerce, and are
almost unknown to our mint, although a
few half dimes were once issued, TO the
great Indignation of some people. who
consider them dangerous ianopation, as
they have a tendency to reduce the price
of labor and the profits of trade.