Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-10-17
NEWS sEki1lS,

- lie amount OF gram, lHCIUilIS hpNI
reduced to grain, shipped from Chicago
during the month Of September, amounts
to over eight millions Of bu,hclS--eXact
$3.50, ,0O0bushcls. This is the largest
quantity of grain ever shipped from Chi
cago in any single month.
Tho Southern rebels have stolen all
the machinery and tools belonging to tic
Bait. ~ Ohio Railroad contained ia tho
Martinsburgh repcir shops, valued at for
ty thousand dollars. The have also takcl
five locomotives from the same place, ant
the iron on some ten miles of Railroat
track.
In White county, Ill.,, there have vol
mteerod and actually gone to the wal
100 men; nearly or quito one-half Of the
voting population, the number of votes
being about 2300. The county gives a
Democratic maj orsty of 900.
Should Spain interfere in the affairs
of Mexico, as has been announced, our
govern ment has determined to resent,
and will promptly rcpcl any force she may
onploy.
Old Berks county, Pa, which of late
has faltclcd in her political allegiance to
the Democratic party, this year came up
to her old standard Of 4 900 majority fol
the Democratic ticket,
--Forty.fvc thousand mus kets and
nearly three and one-half millions of car.
tridges have been ordurcd by the Quarter
Master Gencrl af o. since April last.
The Democrats in Coshocton count,
were beaten votes on the Representative
aud IA on Recorder; but elected Laanc
of their county ticket by very small ma
ioritics.
Newark, New Jersey, which has bee
heretofore strongly Opposition. at th
late municipal election chose Bigclow
Democrat, Mayor by the large maiori,
of 1,Gl7. Tho contest was bitter on,
and decided strictly upon party issues.
The London correspondent Of wake
Spirit asserts in italics that the challeng
Of llccnan will not be accepted No ma
is to be found in England, willing I
stake $40, 600 against him,
TO save trouble to all concerned,
is officially announced that Governmen
has ceased to grant passes to so Sout
through the L. $. lines.
The great demand for wool is rapid,
bringing up prices, Wool that early i,
the season brought but 30 cents is now
in demand at 40 cents.
1t is statcc that Col. j. II. lIarncy
the yctcrun editor Of the Louisville Dam
o'rot, will be elected as the successor il
the United States Senate of BiacAinridgc
yellow Springs, Ohio, is quito AT
attractive head -quartc for the families o
military notablcS. Dming the summer
Mrs. Gen, Mcclellan and family reside,
there, and Mrs. Gen. liasccrans and Mrs
WI NtahlIhOh ave now There.
The Memphis papers publish proc
lamation from Ben McCul.och TO the peo
pie Of Arkansas, dated Sept. 10Th, ankin
for three regiments of infantry immed
atcly, to servo one year. Dispatches hol
Fort Smith say that McC Culloch is in wa,
of men, his present force being only 3, 30
strong. This would prove that McCu
loch was alive again.
Gold CAROLS, about the size of ii
present tiny lace collars worn hy ladic
are becoming fashionable in Paris. The
cost $3.50 each
The summit Of Mount Hood, in On
o9on has been attained this summer, undc
much difficulty. The altitude of the sum
nit is 1870 feet above the level of th
sea.
The number OF Germans in tho Uni
ted States army is computed at 80, lOl
The CINCINNATI EaQqrer has it rror
reliable authority. that fifty thousan
troops arc either fn route toward that city
or have received orders IA be held in res
diness. One half the number are destine
for Kentucky.