Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
News OGthe Week.

Chicago Convention.
TnE Henderson (Texas) Times says the
wheat crop Of Anderson county is much
better than was anticipated. a pretty
fair crop has been made.
The devices of roguery have no end
In Philadelphia thieves have assumed the
garb of census takers, and improve the
opportunity to rob the houses 4hey visit.
A North Carolina paper notices as
something new in the exports of that
State, the shipment of large quantities of
new potatoes for the North by the coast
wise steamers.
The Black Republican papers boast
that they have found an honest man in
Lincoln They ought to have let him
alone; they will not leave him as they
found him.
LAST week, Mr.. Sweetzer of this coun-
ty had a mare to foal fine mule colt one
day, and horse colt the next Come
again old Bourbon. - Georgetown Journai.
The Cleveland Democrat says, "(rom
the returns already in, it is feared that
the population Of Ohio instead of advanc-
ing, has slightly decreased within the
last ten years by emigration or other
WISE"
AN extra session Of the Massachusetts,
Legislature has been called 10 enlarge the
committee to investigate the cattle disease
and to make other arrangements and reg
nlations in regard to it.
By intelligence received at the Navy
Department recently, it appears that the
SLAYER captured by Lieut.. Maffit was not
q French vessel The name of the yes.
sci is Dogota, and she was fitted out at
New York.
THERE is kind Of maui used in the
back woods called niger maui. Was
this the kind with which Lincoln split
his rails? And will the Republican tell
us whether this is the kind with which
Lincolnis to try to maui the Democrats?
In the pursuit Of comcal marriages
the Cincinnati young people have beta
ken themselves to the street railroad cars.
Three couples have been married in these
conveyances within a short time. The
wedding tour is thus made brief and COM
paratively inexpensive.
Or nearly twelve hundred Norwegians
arrived at Quebec since the opening oi
the present season, not twenty, the Vim.
dicator says, have settled in Canada.-
With scarcely an exception, the whole
body have proceeded direct to the West
ern States.
THE Racine Democrat says that one .
, the reasons for nominating Old Abe wa!
that he used to be captain of a fiat boat
and as the republican party ae going OF
a cruise up Salt River, they wanted an ex
porienced navigator. They are going tc
take along few rails to pry the old
boat out when she gets aground.
A man named Dean Gilbert, living in
Prescott, Mass, committed suicide or
Sunday night, in very singular manner
He balanced rock, weighing nearly 9
ton, and fastened it up with piece o
board, and after he had crawed under
kicked the board out, and the rock fell
crushing him to death. He was temper
, ate man, in comfortable circumstances
and fifty years Of age.
THE New TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
The london News states that the steam
er Bulldog has been granted by Lord Pal
merston for the purpose of making a com
plete survey and soundings of the pro
posed route, and that Sir Leopold MCln
took has been appointed by the Admiral
ity to the command of the Bulldog. Tn
= preparations for the departure of the eX
, petition will be entered upon forthwith
Two lriShman were discussing the mer
its of the Republican candidates, whcl
, Hamlin' name came up. "Hamlin-he'
= Maine man, isn't he?" asked one. "Wel
he may be" replied the other. "but Lin
coin, he's the fellow that charged his owl
friends two shillins a piece to hear hin
talk politics, and be ,abcrs, if Hamln's
name man, Lincoln's n precious sight man
er than him"
THERE is just now going on betweer
Greely and Seward war of bitter ami
mostly. Old white hat is catching i
or all sides from Stewards friends, 70
defeating that gcntleman's nomination a
}, Chicago, aud the Philosopher pitches in
to them with equal hate and bitterness
Our only feeling in the matter is that lilS
tho battle Of the Kilkenny Cats, we hop
it may end in tho complete destruction
J. of both sides.