Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-12-05
THE NEWS.

ground OF incapacity as a military man.
Eleven Kcntuckians released from Fort
Warren being destitute of money, were sent
home at the expense of the city of Boston.
-Slidell owns $4,000 acres of land, worth
at least $4,000, in Minnesota. 1t will be
cohnscaicd.
st. Paul's Catholic Church was buried
last week, in Philadelphia; only bare walls
were left standing. Loss est mated at S20, 600.
Tho battle that was just about 20 take
place near Spr ngheld, Mo-, VIXEN Fremont
was removed, Ids net yet taken place.
Corporal of North Carolina Regiment
died at Fort Warren on the 25th ult His re-
mains were sent home in metallic coffin.
Henry G. Price, Marshal for Utah, has
resigned on the grond that the business of the
office is non compcnsativc since the creation
of the Territorial Government Of Nevade'
1t is sai6 that something in the nature OF
a National Bank will be urged upon Congress.
and probably adopted. Its Treasury notes
will be payable to bearer.
Tho State Atlas, arepublican paper prin-
ted at Minneapolis, Minnesota, says that the
Federal tax that has been levied on that State
cannot be paid by the people.
Hon James Guthrie and Hon. John j.
Cri,tcnden will piobalIty be the new Kcntu cky v
Senators in place of Brecknridgo and Powell.
Revcrdy johnson will probably be elected
from Maryland.
"A New Orleans dispatch says that Gov
Moore, Gems. Lowell and Ruggcrs, on the
oath reviewed $4,000 troops, including H..
600 free colorcd.
From intelligent sources it scenes there
is some foundation for report that Queen Isa-
bella has made secret treaty with Emperor
Napoleon, ccding him the Balcaric stands,
provided he viii assist her in her designs
against Mexico.
The friends of Gen. Fremont in St.
Louis have started Ten Cent Contribution
for the purpose of purchasing a sword to be
presented to that officer. What does he need
a sword for
The schooner J. N. Genin, from Ship
Island, near New Orleans, reports the iortii =
cations there finished, guns mounted and one
hundred and fifty men detailed from the
blockading fleet to work them.
Rebels fired about thirty shells at the
Twenty eighth Pennsylvania Regiment. at
IIarper's Ferry on Friday. They fred at long
range, to which our forces were unable to re.
ply. Nobody hurt
"A banquet was recently given at Boston
to Capt. Wilkes and officers of the San ia.
cnto, By committee of citizens. The Gov
crnor addressed the officers in complimentary
terms. Chief Justice Bigclow made speech
Com. Wilks and Lieut.. Fairfax replied.
Samuel 7. Skinner of New Bedford, a
Massachusetts, aboliionist, was on Friday last,
convicted Of fitting out SLAYER and sentenced
to pay n fine of one thousand dollars, and
confined in Jail five years
An nqncst was held upon the body of
a negro recently in Detroit and the jury re-
turned the verdict that he died from eating
apple dumplings Wonder where he got so
many apples.
by orders from Washington number of
prisoners, mostly Marylanders, have been re-
leased from Fort Warren, after taking the
oath of allegiance. Five prisoners whose
discharge had been ordered by Secretary
Seward, refused to take the oath of allcg glance.
They were all retained ia custody.
Tho Richmond dispatch reports three
thousand Unionists in the mountains of East
Tennessee, under Parson Brownlow and Ma
ior Gilham, doing more mischiaf than the
Yankees in Kentucky. The dispatch pro
poses the abandonment of Norfolk in th,
event OF an attack, and bcgs the reinforce
ment o. Richmond City Point and Yorktown
1t is currently stated and believed amo VI
the Washington seccssionists that Iohn G
Breckenridge and Il. NJ. T. Hunter have al
ready been selected by Jeil. Davis Govern.
ment to go abroad as Ambassadors In place
Of Slidcll and Mason end that they are in
tending To secretly cross our lines into
Canada and sail from Qhcbeck or IIalalax.
They may fail as signally as did their predc-
cessors,
Tho Toronto Leader understands that il
to Greet Immediately at Toronto two or more
batteries in the vicinity OF the old fort. On
Tuesday, work was commenced on one of
them, on which will bo mounted six guns Of
heavy calibro and Of the most approved mod
crn pattern.
The Oxford Miss lntclligenccr says ''It
is highly probable that the legislature will, in
few days, pass n law touching,thc hcartless
spectators in salt throughout ON State. --
Wo would like TO see tho State seal put upon
the door Of overy salt speculator in the land
and an agent put at each door TO sell the
article at a falr price. Dealers here arc do
manding $l2 so per sack"
At the Bridesburgh arsenal in Philadel-
phia, there are not less than 100000 pcrcus
sian caps manufactured daily Sixt sheets
OF copper arc thus consumed, weighing thrcc
pounds. II Is estimated that, a sheet which
costs ono dollar, win yield two thousand tive
hundred aud forty caps. Fourteen Thousand
caps may be filed FROM pourd Of Illuminating
powder.
Adams Express took from Boston about
fifty tons Of 'Thanksgiving dxins" for the
Massachusetts volunteers in tho vicinity OF
Washington. The heprincipal part of this largo
quantity OF uatabcs VAS sent by tho fanatics
of the soldiers.
Letters received from the California II cg-
iment, now in Richmond. show that but few
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