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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
From the Chicago Union
The West in Congress.

1t will require about 1000 persons
for each member of Congress under the
new census. As the population OF Ohio
is 100000, she will get twenty members,
with large unrepreseDted fraction. The
State will, therefore, lose one member.
The population of Michigan is 100000,
which will give her six new members of
Congress, instead of four as at present.
Wisconsin will also get six; she now has
three. -....-
Iowa will be entitled to five members,
with chance for sixth.
Indiana will probably gain one member.
She has now eleven.
Illinois will be entitled to thirteen men,
bers, with fair chance for fourteen. She
now has niEe.
Minnesota, whose population is 0,000
will loose a member, and have, for the
next ten years one, instead of two Con-
gressmen, though to day she has popu-
lation enough for two. The census is bas-
ed on the number of inhabitants in the
State on the first day of June. 1860.
Missouri will gain two members. She
has seven now, an will have nine here
after.
Placing the Western States in tabular
form, the representation for the next ten
years, as compared with the last decade,
will be as follows:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
Newspaper Enterprise. /.

The general agent of the New York As
sociated Press was in our village, few
days since, for the purpose of locating some
carrier pigeons which the association are
about TO employ for the purpose of inter-
cepting the inbound European steamers
off Fire Island. The same parties have
for many years past employed pigeons at
Halifax, N. S., and at Sandy Hook, where
they have proved of grea. servive and have
doubtless contributed in no small degree
10 the associations worldwide reputation
for successful enterprise in outstripping all
their whether editors, news
agents, or speculators-in the early recep-
tion of the European news. Prompted by
their past success, and inspirited, perhaps,
somewhat by the expressed determination
of a majority of the directors of the Amer
lean Telegraph Company to strangle the
Associated Press, and themselves control
all the news of the Old World and the
New, the association have, we understand,
decided to extend their pigeon express to
every point along the seaboard, from New
York to Cape Race, where it is possible to
have the steamers intercepted.
Among the points that are thus to be
covered in addition to Halifax, Sandy
Hook and Fire Island are, we understand,
Montauk Point, Nantucket, Portland, 81.
Johns, N. F., and Cape Race. The breed
of birds used by the association is the eel
ebrated Antwerp carriers, which, when
properly trained and used, will, we are re-
liably assured, fly at the rate Of one mile
per minute, and unerringly, from the point
where they are thrown up, to their home.
Each bird will carry, when properly adjust
ed to its legs, matter enough to make
column of our paper, and our readers will
be gratified to learn that we have made
arrangements by which we shall be able
to receive by the associations birds all
the interesting points of each steamers
news within few moments after the steam
er arrives lin the day time in the vicinity
of Fire Island. The birds have been To-
Gated in excellent quarters, upon the pre-
misses of Mr.. S. c. Smith, in our village,
and we understand they are soon TO be put
to work. The news will be sent to New
York by the nearest telegraph station, or
by relay of carriers, as circumstances may
require.-Ba6ylon (L. ~ Democrat.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
The Grand Result.

BREcKENRIDeE has probably carried the
cotton States, BELL the Central, and LIN
colin the Northern States. But with old
New England, New York, Pennsylvania
and the Western States, Lincoln is elected
BY the people and 50 far as the Presidency
is concerned it matters now how the bal.
ance of the Union has gone-DoueLAs,
while he will receive double the popular
vote of both BELL and BREcKENRIDeE and
nearly if not quite as many votes as LIN
coin, may not carry single State,
although Missouri and California are con-
ceded 10 him. This shows that was the
President elected by the direct vote of the
people-a very different result might be OBJ
tanned from that produced by the interveu-
ton of the Electoral colleges as is now
tie law Cleaeland Plaindealer, Nou. 6.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
Death of on Eccentric Old Man

The Coroner of New Orleans on Sun
day held an inquest on the body of David
Caledonia, found dead in warehouse on
the side of the river. He was a Scotch
mana misanthropic old fellow, rs years
of age, without any particular friends,
or relatives or defendants of any kind,
that any one knew of. He was, years ago,
man of fine literary attainments, and
has written excellent poems, which are
said to be still extaLt.
Some years ago he ignored all sympathy
with the human race, and took TO dogs
Well known to be honest and trustworthy,
he was not denied the only place he want
ed, corner in the warehouse, with the
privilege of keeping as many dogs as he
pleased. His dogs were his only apparent
comfort; he ate with them, slept with them.
No theft or incendiary, not even an honest
visitor in daylight, could enter the ware
house without the dogs giving the alarm,
and putting him to flight The old man
took sick at last and died. Whether he
had any friend beyond his dogs, did not
appear. 1t was well known that he slept
with bis dogs, they nesting and sleeping
around him as if they were his own chill
dren.
The Coroner and bis jury armed them
selves with sticks and stones and entered
the warehouse. In distant corner, hud-
died together, they counted fifteen dogs,
ours mongrels of all colors and sizes, crouch
in together, silent and submissive. They
seemed to know that their old protector
was dead, and that strangers had right
to enter.
In another corner, where the old man
had so long slept like dog with his dogs,
they found his corpse, foul with filth of his
dirt and last sickness. Upon and around
him were no less than fifteen puppies; two
of them dead, and the others whining
aud crawling over and about him. 1t was
plain that during his last illness the dogs
had slept with him, and that his death and
the interruption ofstrangers had compelled
not only the dogs but the sluts to desert
the body and the young puppies and crouch
in distant corner of the warehouse. The
Coroner aud his jury were thoroughly
sickeued; the story of the old man and the
evidence before them enabled them to rem
der the verdict of death by dysentery; and
the Coroner, in ordering the burial of the
loathsome remains of man once bright,
talented, and honored, told the negro en-
ployed that he might bury the two dead
puppies in the same coffin with the dead
old man, who had Withdrawn from human
ity and lived and died only with dogs
". o. Crescent
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
ET The gallant Republicans of Wayn

RThe gallant Republicans of Wayne
came within about 40 votes of carrying the
county, last Tuesday.
Stark County gives Lincoln over 1000
majority.
Hamilton county gives $50 Republican
majority.
The vote in Ohio for Breckenridge, will
probable not exceed 10000.
St. Louis-Lincoln 1862, Douglas
s177, Bell 4192.
Scattering returns from the interior in
dicate that Douglas has carried that State.
Louisville-Bell and Douglas men
give Kentucky to Bell by 10000 to Is, 1000
ma. Returns too limited to form any re-
liable estimate.
Louisville City-Bell 1898, Douglas
2.63s, Breck. $50, Lincoln about 100.
Private dispatches say Louisiana has
gone for Breck. Returns from Southern
points below Tennessee, show Douglas
vote quite feeble. States South of Ten
nessee line, all gone for Breck.
Philadelphia, city and co. gives Lincoln
a majority of so7a over all the opposition
Westmoreland co-Lincoln will hav'
1000 maj. Allegheny co. 10000
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
N eWs.

In our telegraph column will be found
remarkable case of forgery in Indiana, in
which men of high business positions,
officers, in Bank, are the culprits, and
have been successful in perpetrating one of
the greatest frauds in the history of our
Countrywide. and Mrs. Douglas it will
be seen, have had narrow escape at Mont
gomery, but fortunately were but little iu
jured.-Tbat "murder will out" is clearly
proved in the announcement that the muir
derer of Col. Davenport, at Rock Island,
fourteen years ago, has been arrested, If
we remember rightly, Col. D. was shot
through the window of his house, which
was situated on the Island in the Missis-
sippi, between Davenport and Rock Island
city. We believe Col D. held an office
under government at that time.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08

HT The pickpockets Of London and
Paris have long enjoyed the reputation of
being the most adroit in Europe; but, if
we may believe the. statement of a M.
Charles W, Stuttgart can fully rival
those cities. That gentleman was walking
in the Konigstrasse, looking at the shops,
when he was accosted by an obsequious
little man, who offered his services TO show
him the lions of the capital, but the other
refused the offer. The officious parsonage,
however, was not offended, but politely
asked him what o'clock it was. The other
answered that he did not know, as his
watch had stopped, and continued his walk
toward the Museum of Natural History,
which he entered. He had not been there
many minutes before the same person came
up to him with the air of an old acquaint-
ance and offered him pinch of snuff
This M. W declined, saying he was
no snuff-taker, and walked away but some
minutes after, having a presentiment of
something being wrong, he felt for his
snuff box, but instead of it found a scrap
of paper in his pocket, on which was writ
ten, "As you are no snutf-taker. you do
not require box" He thought the log
ic of his unknown acquaintance rather im-
pertinent, and resolved to bear his loss like
a philosopher; but what was his amaze
ment, when moment after, he discovered
that his watch had also disappeared, and
in his other pocket was note, in the fol
lowing words: "As your watch does not
tell the hour, it would be better at the
watchmaker's than in your pocket" 1t is
unnecessary to say that be never heard
any further tidinps Of the two articles.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
speculatiOns on Buchanan.

Confidence in the "Old Public Func-
tionary'' at the White House has so often
been misplaced, that person who trusts
in him takes the chances. The people gen.
orally have not the least confidence in his
integrity; it is hard 10 say that of so old
a man, but it is true. "Occasional," the
Washington correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Press has the charity to believe Mr..
Buchanan dare rebuke disunion. He says:
With all James Buchanan's trucking to
the South, he is still Northern man, and
he realizes that it would be impossible for
him ever to return to Pennsylvania if he
did not make one effort to obliterate the
record of his transgressions, or if, with par
ricidal hand, he aided the disuniouists to
set fire to the temple of our liberties.
The voices Of his greatest predecessors,
Washington and jackson, speak to him
from their graves. He hears them in his
sleep, and sees them in his dreams, and he
will no more disregard them than he would
dare to reject an appeal of the Deity.
He will try to make a great virtue of a
great necessity, and while turning his back
upon the bold men whom he has hereto
fore encouraged, he will look beuignan.ly
| for aid and and comfort from the section
and the interest he has so cruelty persecu.
ted. Mark the prediction! James Bu-
chanan will make Union demonstration
land probably before the meeting of Con-
gress) that will not only put fre-eaters in a
hostile attitude to him, and save Mr.. Lin
coins administration from all trouble, but
that will be made with the expectation to
deprive the new President Of the credit of
adjusting the difficulty for himself. a--'l
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08

uioucy OSSS ~ PS -.
Ohio, which the officers were after. The
Buffalo Commercial says: A
"They left here on the morning train, at
9 o'clock, and on the arrival of the first
train at the Bridge from Rochester, made
thorough search, but could not discover
their man. The Ohio officer wished to re-
turn. Marvel objected, thinking he might
have waited over one train, and that the
chances were that be would arrive during
the day. And it was lucky he did So
When the next train arrived, the officer
went through the cars, and coming out, in
formed Marvel that the man was notion
board. And he was not. But Marvel bad
kept his eyes open, aud had seen person
very much resembling the man be ''want-
ed" jump from the after part Of the train,
and entering the telegraph Office. They
followed him in, and found him sending a
dispatch to his wife instructing her to meet
him in Canada. 1t may be mentioned that
he had previously telegrapbed her to meet
him at the Bridge; but, becoming fright
ened, as is supposed, had made up bis mind
to leave the United States as speedily as
possible. He was taken into room for
the purpose of being searched. About
this time his wife arrived from Buffalo, and
was also present. Seaton declared he had
only seven hundred dollars with him, which
be would give up. But officer Marvel
would hear of no compromise. The man
then said his wife had some money, which
had been given her by her father, and that,
with this, he might make up two thousand
dollars. But Marvel was obdurate, and in
sisted on 'the bond.'
at was finally agreed that if the two
officers would leave the roonL the whole
amount, a trife short of three thousand
five hundred dollars, would be paid. They
were locked in the room, and Marvel, al
ternately placing his eye and ear to the key
hole, saw the lady open her trunk, and
heard the chink of the bright and yellow,
and hard cold metal, as she deliberately
counted out the twenty-five hundred dol
lars required to make up the needed amount.
Re-entering the room, the money was hand
ed over, and as they had no criminal pro-
cess against the man, be was allowed TO 60,
which advantage was Immediately taken
advantage of and but very short time
elapsed before the twain were in the ad-
joining Province of Upper Canada
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08

EThe letter from Iowa, published in an
other column. is from valued friend, and should
have appeared months since. but was mislaid
and not found until week or two ago. We
hope this apology for its not appearing earlier
will be satisfactory TO the writer, and that our
readers will hear from him frequently through
the eolums of the Republican.
Whilst our hand is in apologizing to Cores
pondents for our neglect of their favors, we
wish to say, that long since We received and
published letter from another old and valued
friend in Iowa, and formerly citizen of Mil
lersburg, which was followed soon after by a
second letter, but this one was mislaid and has
never come to hand. He will favor our readers
and host of warm friends, by letting them
hear from him occasionally. If he will do so,
we will promise to be more careful of his faYors
hereafter.
We have a drawer full of home favors, which
In the press of politics We had to lay aside, but
some OF which may appear hereafter.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
All. Good MOrning,T

NTEIGHBOR, you've been to Millersburg already
IN "Yes been there to trade" ITO trade, ah, though
YOU did your trading up Wooster and to the Station
awby yes, usually do but having TO go down to Nil
lersburg anyhow, the wife threw in few bushels Of
Dried Fruit some Butter and Rags andreay she's ta-
you trade:' swell she did it all herself she says II
was at KOCH'S and she's so pleased and taken with
the goods shs there that don't know but her and
Mary will hitch up and 90 hack Tomorrow Mrs. NJ
speaks and says Mr. "A you must tell your wife to so
TO Kochs can do better than at Kings or Fresfsi
ing, think when 20 to town, Ri slip into koehs and
see what this fuss Is all about sE -tEaE
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
For the Republican.

IOWA, lSOU.
Mr. CAskEy,-Dear Sir. / mus. thank you
for the occasional papers which you have sent
me. They always contain something which
am glad to see. During Ammo Domini 1861,
the western development of young America, was
having high old time. He was man of no
soul who did not make ten thousand dollars a
year, and live at the rate of fifteen, mortgaging
his house for the balance. Real estate doubled
and trippled every year. Corner lots, and sites
for residences. with grounds and rirer riels ran
up to dizzy heights. Newly started bankers and
merchants. with no capital but brass. A. and B.
exchanged personal notes for few hundred
thousand dollars, and on this capital opened
banks. d. went East, where business men
think themselves sharp, and on the strength of
supposition land claims, brought on awholesale
store which he hastened to sell for less than COST
or perhaps mortgaged for money at fifty per
cent, and Immediately reinvested in lands. Ev-
cry body was rich in lands-real estate. Seven
teen river towns were "laid Out'-not to be
buried, but built, which were soon to rival Lon
don or Jeddo. The rule in laying out city,
was to 90 up and down the river as tar as the
eve could reach from the boat landing, and as
far back into the country as farms We're fenced,
that all the settlers might share in the rise of
property in the city limi S, and pay city taxes.
Each OF these cities happened to be located on
the venerable Father of Waters, Just where ccr-
tai'. a. e. uncertain) routes OF eastern commerce
and travel must center. / started one morning
for a walk In one OF these towns, got among ra-
vines and thlckefs, was lost IN the caty, but not
house could be seen. After beating about for
some time, got to clear spot and saw board
nailed on bush, from which found my local
ity, was at the corner OF SIxty-ninth St, and
Paradise Avenue.
Napoleon. or some other master butcher has
said. nothing is so unlike review as battle "
| believe some OF the unterrifed In wayne and
Holmes, from personal experience, can testify,
that nothing Is 50 unlike getting drunk as be-
coming sober. l believe there are a few here
who have distinct conception OF difference
between giving bond at nifty per cent, and
paying 1t when 1t Is due have ever heard
Eastern capitalists expatiating on the difference
between lending money at handsome rates, and
getting it back. Young America having been
very high, woke up one morning and found him.
self with sick stomach, bad headache, feeling
caued IN and of not much account, and has been
irritable and savage ever since. There is most
ly something torcible in the slang phrases of ev
cry community. There is something both ttrong
and picturesque in the word shingiod, as used
here. Financially, it signifies being covered
with mortgages. A man will have his farm
mortgaged. his team and wagon and pillow and
harrow, his hay and corn crib, his mileh COW and
pig, the bed he sleeps on. the pot in which he
hnII, hrc Nj "a NJ hn
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08

WHICH Is MEAxEsr?-In South Carolina the
rich political scoundrels have pens built near
the place OF voting, and into these the poor
white men are driven, and from thence ore driy-
en- to the polls. In Holmes county, the Door
white men or poor white devils, have marked
ticket placed into their hands, and then thew
are dogged to the polls by mean, sneaking set
of scoundrels, to see whether he votes it or not.
We think the man who fears to vote his senti.
ments, a poor sort Of a man, and he who would
endeavor to prevent, by threats, with the use of
whisky, or in any other, way his doing 80, n
worse scoundrel than Hull or Arnold. 1t is a
mean business, and no man but a very mean
one will engage in it. 1t was tried here last
Tuesday, and We envy not the party who will
stoop TO such means to get votes all they made
by it. -..-.....
We do not believe that there are half dozen
democrats in the town of Millersburg that ap-
prove of this practice of marking tickets, in or
der to compel men to vote contrary TO their in
clinations. 1t was tried here in 1874 and 46,
butwas SO unpopular that the very menwho insti-
gated aud carried it out were compelled to quit
it. We say again it is mean business. that no
man Of honor, one who loves fair dealing, will
engage in. But there are dirty dogs to be found
everywhere willing 10 do the dirty work of the
party. This honor, the democracy of Millers-
burg have left for one or two of their followers
tn monopolize this campaign ID; -f ~
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
LINCOLN ELECTED.
Sectionalisn Rebuked.
DIsUNION sNUBBED.
DEMOCRACY SCATTERED.
THE UNION SAVED.

The utter demolition of the Democratic
party By the election of Mr.. Lincoln, has
saved this country from bitter sectional
strife, that would have shattered the Union
from centre to circumfereuce.
The Democracy, so for as its leaders are
concerned, is composed of equal parts, Dis
unionists and "Commercial" politicians
The Southern Democracy is under the con-
troll of traitors. The Northern Democracy
is governed by men who make politics a
trade. Over these, combined in detail, the
Republican party-tbat is the people-bas
triumphed, and with the scattered, torn
and flying Democracy goes Disuniou, Sec
tionalism, and perhaps civil war.
The annals of politics afford no parallel
to this triumph of right over wrong. The
North, abused, vilIifed, slandered, has
kept within the constitution, returned good
for evil, has laid down a conservative,
national platform, put in nomination a
national man, and, regardless of the jeers
and falsehoods heaped on its head, has ut
tered not a sectional sentiment, made not
threat, but marched right on to victory
the victory of the Union.
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana,
Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Maine, Iowa,
have given their votes for Lincoln and
Hamlin. We hope New Jersey may be
added to the list, and thus make clear
sweep of the Free States East of the
Rocky Mountains.
This voice has unmistakable echoes
from the Slave States. St. Louis gives
majority for Lincoln. Wilmington, the
capitol of Delaware, gives majority for
Lincoln. Baltimore gives nearly as many
votes for Lincoln as it does for Douglas.
Wheeling gives as many votes, into twen-
tysix, for Lincoln as it does for Douglas
and all through the Northern Slave States
are scattered Republican votes.
The victory is complete. Let our tri-
umph be marked by magnanimity, and
spirit of generosity that shall make even
the bitterest Southern enemies of Republi-
canism respect its honesty, its patriotism,
its devotion to our common country.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-08
who is the Sectional Candidates

Lincoln has 1852 votes in Baltimore, and
Douglas has only ,562 in the same city.
Lincoln has three hundred majority in VIII
mington, Delaware.
The fifth Legislative District in Delaware
gives plurality for Lincoln. and the Republi-
can candidate for Conbcess in the same District
has 43 majority.
st. Louis. in Missouri, gives Lincoln BIS ma
jority over Douglas.
Wheeling. Virginia, gives Lincoln GOO votes,
and Douglas only 527.
Now, hurrah for Douglas the National candi-
dale. and groan for Lincoln the Sectional candi-
date-over the left.