Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-08-09
Political Items.


to Chill, under President Tyler, supports
Mr.. Douglas. d.,.,,e., -.. ,..r
The Democracy Of Haywood county,
Tennessee, have organized at Brownville
Little Giant Club. .st.
INDIAN agent Dennison has been nam
ed as the Dem ocratic candidate for Dele
gate from Nebraska Territory. .or
THE new suspen ion bridge at Wheeling
will cost about $37 900. The first bridge
cost about $3.50, 900.
In Carroll county, Arkansas, few
days ago, hawk tore out the eyes of a
BOY who had captured it in the act Of
carrying off chicken. ... ..
A DOUGLAS paper will be issued from
Lexington, Kentucky, in few days.
1t will be called States Rights Kentuck-
ian. -
A DEMOCRATIC Douglas Union club was
formed at Huntsville, Ala, on the 10Th ult.
Col. James j. Donegan, was elected Pres
ident. l#-
HoN JOHN B. SKINNER predicts that
Wyoming county, New York, is good
for gain, for Douglas, OF 500 votes over
the vote of Buchanan in 1856.
THE Mississippi Meridian and the
Mississippi Independent are zeaouly sup
porting the regular nominees, Douglas
E and johnson.
i. FORTY Republicans of Camden, Maine
J have signed call for Democratsc Mass
: Meeting at that place. They are nearly
all young men,
The Washington Press says that J
5. Beatty, Esq, of Washington county,
(lowa, who for two or three years has
been acting with the Republicans has
come out for Douglas
Ir is thought by several men of scent
| that 1860 will be marked by more lorna
does storms and high winds, than have
occurred any year in the century.
THERE were over ten thousand at tht
great Douglas and johnson meeting a
Virginia, Cass county, Illinois. The en-
thusiasm for the regular nominees was
overwhelming.
The Troy Daily Times, which ha
heretofore claimed to be an inAependen
organ of the people, now yields to th'
. public demand, and declares itself TO
Douglas.
THE following are the candidates il
nomination for Congress in Iowa: Is
District--C. G. Cole, Dem; Samuel r
8 Curtis, Rep. End Distlict-B. M. Sam
uels, Dem; VIM. Vandever, Rep.
+ AMONG the rem arkable incidents con
nected with the Great Eastern. was tn
: fact that blind man. all the way frou
Wisconsin, was among the visitors VIII
= went on board of her last week.
In the British Parliament there ha
- been debate on the expenses of the Chi
nese war, and Mr.. GLADSTONE made
statement that the amount required woul
be no less than f54 900, 900. .a.
e WE are pleased to learn that, on Wei
nesday last, Hon. Thomas F. Marshal
of Kentucky, lecturcd on Temperance a
=. Poughkeepsie, and. at the close, signe
y the total abstinence pledge.
S THE Charleston Mercury seems to b
d afraid that the Douglas men will even b
g offering to bet on their favorte carryin
n South Carolina. We shouldn't wonde
is if they did. as he bids fair to sweep ever
o other State. .n.sw. .r..-|'. ...
II THE Louisville Journal says that 18th
o Hon, Archie Dixon has taken the STUN
for Douglas. The Little Giant of Hin o.
couldn't ask for more gallant and Of
fective champion than the tall giant {
0 Kentucky.
Il The Chilcothe (O.) Adsertiser, of tn
i 9th, says that "two conncilmen, VIII
il We're elected in this city last spring, an
!, who Immediately after the election wei
:, endorsed as good Republicans by the Gc
d zette, are out for Douglas" -u
y A LETTER from Lewisbnrg, Virgins
J. dated Oath inst. says yesterday W
l. held Democratic meeting and appointe
onr delegates. Davis and Hoge to Stantoi
We also ratified the nomination of Doue
las and johnson" '.' .'f % T
o Col. SAMUEL MATTHEW'S, of Mississippi
. will support Douglas and johnson. III
l. Memphis appeal learns that he has q
n ready addressed his fellow citizens 6
Looxahoma in behalf of the nominees {
: the Democratic party. ..r....a,-t
d The great feature, next to George Ban
s croft's address, of tha celebration on tn
n 10th of September, at Cleveland. wher
the monument commemorative of Perry
victory is to be inaugurated, will be
mock naval battle on the lake Just off tn
n city. . ..... T,#ee .da
We give the following extract Of
+ letter from a prominent gentleman resid
o ing in Lexington, Virginia. "From in
!. formation obtained from leading mel
from all quarters, at our court, am full
assured that the Democrats here are i
: favor of Judge Douglas in the proper
tion of from five to ten to one-probabl
ten to one.
= A DoUGLAs and JOHNSON club has beel
/, formed at Norfolk, Virginia, with tn,
: following officers: President, Aaron Jef
E frey; Vice Presidents, Messrs. Simon
, Stone, A. s. Dozier, Roland Clapp AM
| Peter Utulehurst; and vigilance com
mittee of one hundred good and true men