Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-03
News OF the Week.

too ".No-ing by half"
Mr.. JouN NJ. WEBB has again become
the editor and publisher of the Mahoning
Democrat, at Garfield. He makesa spir.
tied paper, and is deserving Of success.
A young man of the name of O'Hara
was treated to ride upon a rail, at Knox
Vile, Tenn, on the 9th, for alleged slam
dcrous expression towards the ladies of
Tennessee.
Ir turns ont that Tom Sayers is an
1rishman, born in the Parish of Dingle,
County of Kerry, Ireland. So, at all
events, AYERS Mr. James Ryan of that
place in letter to The London Post.
LAWRENCE JomNsoN, Esq, the well
known Philadelphia Type Founder, died
at his residences in Philadelphia on Thurs
day morning of last week, of paralysis
He was about sixty years Of age
Mrs. Harvey Baldwin, of Hudson, o.,
and her sister were run away with by a
pair of horses, at Hudson, the horses be-
ing frightened by the cars. Mrs. B. was
killed and her sister lies in very pre-.
carious condition.
A few days ago niger named Wins
ton Hays. who keeps drinking estab-
! lishment in Cincinnati, black as Erebus,
was married to white girl about twenty
two years Of age named Mary Cainc. We
are aim ost ready to excaim with "Ham-
let" "Iet there be no more marriages. ."
A dispatch says that Deputy U. S.
Marshal Armes was shot dead at Topeka
Kansas, by n prominent citizen Of that
place named Richie, whom Armes was
endeavoring to arrest on an old charge OF
robbing the Post Office.
The editor of the Des Moines (Iowa)
Valley Wing writes from Washington,
that "many Of the most sagacious an in
hucntial Republicans there would give
more for Mr.. Wade's chances for the
Presidency than for those Of any Other
man"
In the speech OF Caleb Gushing, on be-
ing elected to preside over the Charles
ton Convention, as reported by telegraph
he is made to speak of the preserved
rights of the Southern States" 1t should
read "sovereiqn" States.
SOME villain removed rail from the
track of the St. Louis, Alton, and Chica.
60 railroad lately. and threw an express
train down into chasm thirty feet deep
Several employees were injured, but the
only passengers hurt were two young
men, who had stolen a ride and were
killed.
AN exchange says there will be four
eclipses this pear-one of the sun, one OF
the moon and two Of the Republican par
Ity. The two latter will occur in October
and November, one of which will be Wis.
iblo in OHIO, and the other all over the
United States. The latter eclipse will be
nearly total.
TIE Chicago Times in aluding to the
sudden death of Governor Robinson
Chairman of the Vermont delegation al
the Charleston Convention, who expired
in fit of apopexy, says that in lS4C
the Vermont delegation lost their Chair
man, f. w. Billings. by death in the
same sudden manner.
THOMAS A. SMITH, Esq. Of Washing
, ton. received letter from ExPresiden
Pierce. dated April l3. at Nassau, N. p
, Mrs. Pierce's appreciation Of the cquabl'
climate of that island is illustrated by hel
improved health. Gen. Pierce intends
sailing for New York early in May ant
will Immediately proceed to New Hamp
shire.
The trustees Of Urbana township
Greene county, refused to lot certain white
male citizens of the United States--onc,
known rs mulattoeS--votea at the spring
election. The Free Press warns the Of
, fcers that an action lies against them a.
it undoubtedly does. a mulatto in Hu.
ron county, lately recovered II Judgment
for $3.50, in similar case.
The following is the official count o
the vote for Governor in Connecticut:
, Buckingham, Rep. p............44, ,54S
/ Seymour. Dem. ......... 4S,9l1
Rep. majority ,........... 53l
OVER four hundred indictments have
been found by the Grand Jury at Indian
apolis against parties in the city for sci
! ling liquor to minors.
THERE arc now in port. at Bedford
Massachusetts. thirty five whalers ant
| one merchant ship. Eighteen of the for
3 mer have arrived the present season, anc
the value OF their cargoes is about a mil
lion and half, Sixty more whalers ar,
expected during tho season.
A BLOCK of silvor ore, estimated t.
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