Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-12-05
News from An Quarter.

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lions of dollars worth of chattels are run.
ming lose in Kansas. Leavenwor,h and
Lawrence are both crowded.
Dispatches 10 the Richmond papers of
the 22d, indicate great terror among the
rebels of an attack on Columbus. Ken
tucky. Hollins had come up with his
whole feet, and sent for the steam ram
Manassas. There are 1000 rebels, and
20 guns at Columbus. AT Memphis o
meeting resolved thai, with Columbus,
Memphis would fall unless Mississippi, Ar
kansas and Louisiana help Tennessee. The
Legislature instructed the Governor to
press all suitable guns into the service.
Yanc-y and Clay are elected to the reb-
ell Senate from Alabama. Thomas Bragg,
of North Carolina, is made Attorney Gen.
in place of Benjamin, who is made rebel
Secretary of War. .s b. 3ti,-a ..s
Rhodes, the publisher of the Parkers-
burg News, a secession sheet, and who is
strongly suspected Of destroying his own
office for the purpose Of getting sympathy
and a new stock, perhaps, out a
short time since that he intended to re-
sumo the publication Of his paper. The
military authorities immediately took pos
session of his effects, and told him to wait
until tbs war is over. There is not Sc
cession paper now published in Western
Virginia.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad the first week in November shows
an increase of earnings Of some $4,000
on the same week of last year.
Forty colored persons passed through
Cleveland yesterday, from Oberlin on their
way to Hayti, where they propose TO set
tie in accordance with the agreement re-
Gently made by Redpath. Each emigrant
has his passage money advanced, and
donation Of certain amount Of land on
Their errival a: the Island.
The Charleston, S. c., and Augusta
Railroad, which one year ago used 12O To-
comoliyes, now use four hr- .....l .s.
The Virginia Constitutional Convention
met at Wheeling yesterday morning. A
large majority of the delegates were pres
ert at the opening of the Convention.
The Richmond Inquirer predicts the
next battle on the Potomac will be at Oc-
coquan and Dumfries-the attack from
and by the river and by the
lower counties of Maryland.
Z A company Of negroes from Toronto
and vicinity were expected to pass through
Buffalo yesterday, o their way to New
York, where they are to take steamer for
Hayli.
1t has been suggested that the Govern
ment lay submarine telegraph from Port
Royal to Fortress Monroe. A good idea.
Now, the rebels do all the teIl-Iie- graphing
from that region. We don't like monopo-
lies. Isl. e. -s7--
Smallpox and typhus fever are raging
in the rebel army at Manassas. Verify,
the way Of transgressors is hard!
We are informed that the army contrac-
tors of New York are contracting the pay
Of the sewing women 10 a very contracted
amount. twenty-five cents dozen for
making drawers almost two cents pair!
Such contractors must have marrow con-
tracted" souls. Gi45 So
Several Pennsylvania regiments are un-
der marching orders for the South. They
are to rendezvous at Fortress Monroe.
Camp Dennison is said 10 beone of tie
most disagreeable places on the continent,
at the present time, the grounds being cat |
Up by the cavalry and artillery, and the
whole place being made a lake Of mud.
Roanoke Island, which the rebels have
is at the mouth Of Albemarle |
Sound, about forty miles north of Cape
Hatteras, and near enough to the ocean to-
Oregon inlet. They had re-s;
spectacle works there. va Is
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad car
ries daily over four hundred car loads ofe
army stores and merchandise from Balti- /,
more to Washington. Over four million
feet of timber and an immense quantity of
coal were transported during the past week. ?
Notwithstanding the denials made by c
the telegraph and newspapers, it is said
that Lord Lyons, in conversation soon af !.
ter the arrest of Mason and Slidell, said !,
that of course they would be returned
Understanding the effect of his words upont
the country, he has since preserved silence, y
saying he has nothing to say until be re- n
ccives Instructions. 1i l ;
A correspondent, in alate letter from
England, says: 1--WE believe we may ven
ture to assert that at late Cabinet Coun-n,T
Gil in regard to the proprie,y Of breakingdi
the blockade of the Southern Amcricanfo
ports it was agreed that no countenancey
could be given to such proceeding" y
Out of 100000 recently disLarsed at !,
Port ROYAL. over $25O,OOO were sent at
once BY. the soldiers to their families
Fourteen large mail bags used for this pur-
pose contained $4,000 letters. The Tam
many Regiment of New York sent homes
sll, 1000. The money is enclosed in an
envelope, properly directed, and the ;,
amount is certified 10 by some authorized :
officer. = .h.k
The Presidents Message is already in
type, and is said 10 be unusually short.
Slideli owns $4,000 acres Of land. worth /
4 least, $50, 900 iu Minnesota. It will
be- confiscated. I .f--
Gen. Sherman has changed the names
# Of Fort Walker on hilton head, to
fort Welles," aud that Of Beauregard,
IN Bay Point, to "Fort Seward. |.
Adams Express has taken fifty tons OF
Thanksgiving fixins,' from Boston for the
Massachusetts, Volunteers in the vicinity