Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-12-26
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There are eighteen hundred female slaves
within the lines of the Federal forces at
Fort Monroe.
A poultry fancier lately procured pic
ture of favorite hen, which was SO natu-
raj that it laid on the table for several
weeks.
The Presidents Message, sent by tele-
graph to California, was published in San
Francisco on Thursday morning.
Florence Nightingale, in a letter which
has found its way to print, appears to en-
tertain but little hope of her own recovery.
John C. Heenan, the notorious Benicia
Boy, has arrived iu Cincinnati, with the
intention of raising company for the War
in the Southwest. -
A merchant lately advertising for a
clerk .'who could bear confinement" re-
ceived one answer from one who had been
ten years in the State Prison and another
from the mother of ten children.
The Cincinnati Enquirer learns that
Charles Anderson, Esq, who recently sue
ceeded in escaping from Texas, while on
his way North, has been captured by Ben
McCullough,s free hooters.
A young man, about twenty years old
of Bridgeport, VT, caught his foot in the
belt of a threshing machine, few days
since, and was thrown down and instantly
killed by having his neck broken.
1t has been proposed to consolidate all
the colonies, lieutenant colonies. majors
captains of Illinois, who have no men uu-
der them into full regiment.
jeff. Davis message reminds Col. Forney
of Rufus Choat's famous exclamation at
the predicament of a client viz: "What
hands dripping with human blood, and not
q dollar in your pocket!,'
A bomb has been invented in Cincin-
natl which contains eleven explosive shells
and these inner shells contain each a num-
Der of explosive bullets. 1t is said to be
the most destructive and death dealing ar
ticle of war which has been tried.
Spurgeon "the Barnum of the Gospel
was lecturing in London on "Shrews and
How to Tame Them" His tabernicle
rung with applause.
The young ladies of Glenwood Semi
uary, West Brattleboro, VT, have made
and sent to the Sanetary Committee, at
Boston, sixty-fve pairs of wooden socks for
the soldiers. When is an Irish girl most
hdisposed to take compassion ou her lover :
When her heart goes pity-Pat.
"a man who'll maliciously set fire to a
barn." said Mr.. Slow, "and burn up twen-
ty cows ought TO be kicked to death by a
jackass, and I'd like to do it," Slow is
very severe sometime.
An exchange-says another exchange
comes to us with the notice that "Truth"
is crowded out this issue. This is almost
as bad as the up-country editor, who said,
"For the evil effects of intoxicating drink,
see our inside"
A newspaper writer pays queer COM
pliment to Rhode Island in suggesting
that the State not being large enough for
race course, her people are not iaM fat
at running,
Physical troubles have their compensa-
ton. A war correspondent of western
paper writes thus: "Did you ever have
the yaller jandersl I've got few and
could spare an assorted stock to sman
dealer. Better get some, for dime iooks
like a quarter eagle which is pleasant
delusion.
at is at Brussels, says the Moniteur
Vinicole, "that the greatest quantity OF
beer is consumed; at Stockholm the most
braddy: at Madrin the most chocolate; at
Paris the most absinthe; at Constantinople
the most coffee; and at London the great
est quantity of strong wines.