Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-08-16
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Colonel David Tod spoke to the Douglas men
of Columbus on the evening of the sth, but
without "Victory " Before launching out, the
Journal says. the Colonel greeted an old friend
who had, as he declared, walked ten miles to
see his old friend, Dave Tod. The enthusiastic
friend proved so full of bad whisky that he had
to be suppressed.
The Breckenridge men are confident of car
rying Tennessee by 10000 majority. They
foot the vote thus-Breckenridge 5000, Bell
$1,000, Douglas 5000. Breckenridge has the
entire Democratic organization of the State for
him.
A Tennessee Douglas State Convention was
recently held in Nashville. But three or four
counties sent delegates. Col. W. H. Polk.
brother of the late Ex-P President Polk, and II.
". Matterson, were nominated for electors at
large.
There is soon TO be Breck and Lane demon
stration at Concord, N. II. Ex-President
Pierce and Hon. Edmund Burke head the move
ment.
| Ex-Speaker Orr, of South Carolina, has writ
ten letter predicting the election of Lincoln
as President of the United States, and recon-
mending an immediate opening of the cam
paign by the Southern disunionists, for the rea-
son that the only opportunity for disunion is
rapidly gliding away. Let it glide.
| Soptb C,r,1ino cf, ,Io,o -, bo- l.
the Presidential election. Not press in the
| State advocates the election of Bell or Douglas
to the Presidency.
| Miss Helen Bell has commenced suit against
E. r. MeGregor Esq, of New Lisbon, for breach
of marriage promise, claiming $4,000 damages.
Miss Minerva Thorne has brought suit against
Samuel Watson, proprietor OF the Cross-Keys
hotel, New Lisbon, asking $4,000 to repair rep
utation.
The Oldest inhabitant in Mahoning county is
| William Chaters, of Goshen He is in his 99th
year, hale and hearty, and walks with the aid
of cane.
The N. Y. Herald states that the offerings in
| that diocese of the Catholic Church for the
Pope will amount TO over fifty thousand dol
lars
Archbishop Hughes has given notice that the
work on the immense new Cathedral in New
York has been suspended for the present, for
lack of funds.
The thunderstorm Friday night about Con-
neaut was very severe. Much damage was done
TO property, and one man killed by lightning.
The barn of Mr.. Kennon was struck and con-
sumed, also the barn of Mr.. Bates and two barns
at jamestown, Pa. Two barns in the village of
Conneaut were struck, but not consumed. A
man and span of horses were killed at Girard
The rain was also very heavy.
Painesvile company have commenced
boring for oil in Trumbpll, Ashtabula county,
and the Press says second company is soon
to commence operations in the same neiehhnr-
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The filibuster of the Gulf is in motion again.
New Orleans papers state that Gov. Walkers
expedition consisting of four vessels and 500
men, left the island of Cozegumel July Goth for
Nicaragua.
The Nova Scotians are making themselves
ridiculous in their sycophancy to the Prince of
Wales, in some instances taking the place of an
imals in his carriage. The Prince, said to be a
sensible one, must long for a whip for the backs
of all such.
The Syracuse Standard states that there is
great depression in the Salt market, that the in
spections of salt there for this year do not reach
one-half during the corresponding period last
year. The principal activity in salt is in the
dairy branch, which is driven to its utmost ca
paeity.
A vote taken by the Toledo Saengerbund So
ciety on the way to Buffalo, stood Lincoln 3S,
Douglas g. Bell 6, Breckenridge 2.
Five hundred Democrats of Vermont, repre-
senting every county, have signed a call for
Breckenridge and Lane State Convention.
The Democra tic papers of Minnesota stand
eleven for Breckenridge and four for Douglas.
This is rather a singular division for so high a
latitude.
The Constitution says there will be no cleo
toral ticket for Douglas in North Carolina.-
Douglas has no chance for a vote in South Car
olina.
Mr.. P, Gentry and Charles Ready, formerly
American Members of Congress from Tennes-
see, have pronounced for Breckenridge instead
of Bell.
The Douglas and Bell men in Georgia have
gone in caboot. Each candidate will have five
electors, and if the whole vote will elect either,
he is to receive it. Otherwise each will receive
his five votes. This combination is regarded
as certain to carry Georgia against Brecken-
ridge.
According to the Ohio Statesman, the Govern
ment oficeholders in Ohio have been assessed
1927 900 for Breck and Lane fund.
The N. Y. Tribune says it "is privately re-
ported, and the report is not improbable, that Mr..
Everett is about TO withdraw his name from the
Presidential canvass" Reason, disinclination
to be sold out North and South.
The Douglas Plaindealer got off the follow
ind good joke few days ago. 1t solemnly
said:
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