Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-09-05
NEWS ITEMS.


Strict orders are issued against the public
cation of army movements. This should have
been done three months ago.
All volunteers in service who have been
taken prisoners by the rebels and released on
parole will be discharged from service.
The General Convention of Universe lists
in the United States will hold its next annual
session in the city of Now York, on Tuesday
September the 18th.
The Fifteenth Ohio Regiment, now being
organized at Hamilton, is to be composed en-.
tirely Of Irishmen, and is intended to rival the
famous Sixty ninth Regiment of New York.
The two Democratic Mail Agents on the
Bellefontaine X Indiana Rail Road have been
removed, and two Republicans appointed in
their places. There being no party now &C
counts for the removal.
Tho reported battle at Summerville, in
which heavy loss was reported, turns out to
have been mere skirmish in which only Is
of the Union men were killed. The rebel loss
ii any, is not stated.
-ddvic0s received at the War Department
confirm the report that the Kiowas and Ca
manchcs, from whom the Government last
year withheld their annual presents on ac-
count oiprevious rascaitics, have united their
fortunes with the Southern Coniedcrrcy. The
principal rendezvous OF the tribes is near Fort
Brent.
The Republicans OF Harrison and Colum.
ties are performing the celebrated two horse
act" riding the Abolition Republican pony
in the county. and the Republican Union
gelding In the State. They will have RepubH
can county tickets and Union State tickets.
What a spectacle Both counties are strong
AbOli ition. ..-Siatesnian.
posed of good Union men, all of whom are
competent. No better candidates were ever
presented to the voters Of Ohio. Your plat
form embraces the correct principles. Stand
by the ticket it is wo,thy tho support of all
Union men.
The destruction OF newspaper offices by
mObs OF which several instances have occur
red within the last few days, is most earnestly
reprobatcd by every friend of good order and
regular government. These onicious and un~
reasonsing mobs are disgrace to all who par
ticipatc IN OF abct them, and to the commun-
ties where they occur.-N Y. WorH.
A dispatch from Lacrosse, dated the 2Gtll
states that Dan Ricc's rhinoccros which cs.
capped from his mcnagcric ONE time ago, has
been discovcrc d in the river, five miles below
Lacrosse. His headquarters arc in a deep
slough with muddy bottom. On the 10Th he
was seen in n corn field, and broke the ribs
of a man named Eggleton who got in his way
while making for tho riv cr. A party has gouc
down with ropes to capture the monster.
Mere physical inscnsibIity to danger
does not constitute courage. Nca, y all brave
men have been of finely organized, and there
fore, Of nervous temperament. JUL us Caesar
was nervous, so was Bonaparte, so was Mel
son. The Duke of Wellington saw man turr
pale as he marched up to battery. That
said he, .is a brave man he knows his danger
but faces it,"
mob in Canton destroyed the Office o
the Stork County Democrat two weeks ago.
Tho office was Immediately paid for. One
report says it was paid for by those who dc
siroyed. it, another says. the amount, $1,000
was appropriated by the City Council. We
cannot say which is true. The city would 6C
pablo. If the mob spirit stirred up by some
evil dioposed politicians is not stopped we
any other man" to live in.