Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-10
News oCtI,e w eek.

LocusTs are making their appearance
upon the surface of the earth in the vicin-
ity of Danville, Va, in great numbers.
TIE town Of Warren, o., was princi-
pally destroyed by fire on Tuesday of last
week. Loss estimated from $3.50, 600 to
$200,O00.
Iowa holds her State election, under
her new Constitution, in November, on
the day of the Presidential election, and
not in October, as formerly
CAPITAL to the amount of more than
| $2, 600, 600 is now locked up in steamers
on the northern lakes, mostly thrown out
of employment by the completion of rail
roads.
lN the United States Court, at Cleve-
land, the Grand Jury have found three
indictments against Amos Burden, of AL
lance, for forging papers to procure
Bounty Lands.
lr is supposed that it will require 800
0OO to repair the damage done the canals
of this State by the late flcshet, and the
State, under the beautiful management Of
Republican State officials, is without
money.
The Republicans on the Western lie .
serve, Ohio, have formed themselves into
a combination to resist the laws of the
United States. Those are the same peo
pie that talk about the iire-eatcrs of the
South violating laws.
RoBT. e. CAMPBELL, banker Of Da-
venport, formerly of Ravenna, Ohio, re-
Gently committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with pistol
while in the act trNnsacting business
Pacunary difficulty and fear of CONNER
cial dishonor was the cause of the rash
act.
A severe and protracted drouth pre-
walls throug hout the South The Charlie
ton Mercary says: Flowers and early
fruits, Strawberries, etc, in this section,
are crisped and burned up with an at
mosphere varying frc,. so to 80 degrees
and no rain--uot even a fall of dew. This
drouth seems to be universal throughout
the southern country.
A terrible tragedy was enacted in Aus
tin, Texas, or April IT. A prisoner ac-
cuscd of numbering an old man named
{ Edward was taken from the hands of the
Sheriff, and thirteen six-shootcr bullets
, were shot into his head and body. He
, breathel for two hours after. His name
, was Taney.
The Foreign papers say that the cmi-
grafton from Ireland, Swecdon and Nor
: way to the United States during the pres
cnt year, will far exceed in numbers that
I of any of the last four years. This will
+ especially be the case from Sweden and
the western part Of ireland.
A young girl, the daughter of q lawyer
in Toledo, being struck with longing to
become an actress, ran away from home
and went to Detroit. Applying to as
many theatrical managers as she could
find, she received tho same answer from
ala negative. She then disappeared
and had not been found at latest accounts.
THE Bates movement, which seemed so
Formidable few weeks ago, has appar-
emily subsdcd. 1t has gone out like n
snuffel candle. The leading journals
which originally y favored it, like the New
York TriJunc and Cincinnati Ga=ehe
are now advocating Judge Mclean, who
seems to be looming up very strong in
Opposition circles.
Ir is the intention of the Republicans
everywhere to pass such laws as will pro-
scribe all foreigners. Let the citizens of
! lbl'lSl II lNh NNlNll lIlt uCllbnN VI lIt llt-
publican party, and they must be con
WINGED of the proscriptive actions of that
party. 1t has no sympathy for any ma
ton hey ond desire for office.
Tue Cincinnati Gazette is opposed to
the adjournment Of the Chicago Convcn-
ton 1t thinks some man can he found
who will be willing to take the nomina-
ton in the dark.
AS the Platform will be composed OF
black planks--the entire stock in trade of
the party, negroes, it will be black =
fair all round, but not half so dark as its
prospects ofsuccesS.
DiahOlicDI Outrage by - Negro
om &; SOung white Girl.
diaboIical outrage was committed n