Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-31
NEWS SQUIBS.

NEWS SoUIBS.
State elections are to be held in New
Hampshire on the 18th Of March; in Con.
nccticut on the lst Of April; aud in Rholo
Island on April 81. 80. Tho Springfield,
(lll.) correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial, says that LINCOLN has de-
clsrei that Bates AMI SEWARD ara the
only members Of his Cabinet directly
agreed upon, and that no others woull be
until after his arrival at Washington. -.
At'Alton. flll. a miser named McIanc,
in purchasing landanum, with which to
commit suicide. first having killed. his
wife higgled with the apothccary about
tho price, and claimed n reduction for
having purchased the vial. IAN intel
ligcnt gentleman, Just returned TO Wash
ington from nm extended trip through
North Carolina, reports the Union senti.
ment to be immensely in the sscendant,
and that planters and others near the
Sonth Carolina line arc selling out Mt
sacrifice, and moving away. The first
piece OF Continental money coined by the
United States Of America. hal as a motto
Mind your orn business." Hal the
North lived up to this motto, SAYS the
New Orleans Commercial BWictin, we
should now be n happy, prosperous and
united people. ... The Kentucky House
OF Representatives, on Monday, hy a vote
Of 67 to g, passed resolution declaring
that, in view of men and money rendered
by several af the Northern States to the
General Government. the people Of Ken
tucky, uniting with their brethren of the
South, will resist such invasion of the
soil of the South Mt all hazards, and to
the last extremity. dispatch from
Independence, Mo-, states that about the
9th inst, Maj. CnIrTENpEN. with his com
mand from Fort Union, came across a
large band OF Indians, near Simron
Springs, and battle cnsued. Fifty In
dians were killed, and among them their
notorious chief. Santauk. They burnt
ono hundred lodges and took all theil
provisions, ponies, DC. None of Mai
CRTTENDEN's men were even wounded
....The Governor Of Florida has ap
pointed, and the State Convention con
firmed, General JACKSON MoRToS, Col
j. PATrEN ANDERSON and JAMES PowEEs
MS delegates to the Southern Convention
to meet at Montgomery, Alabama. -.
The sloop-ofwar Brooklyn sailed Satur
day South with sealed orders. She tool
two companies Of soldiers from For
Monroe. The Rhode Island House 0
Assembly has concurrcd in the Senate
bill to repeal the Personal Liberty law
The vote stood-ycas 40, nays 49,.
ExPrcsident TYLER has had long, sat
i,factory and friendly interview with th'
President. The latter expressed his DO
lief that there will be no collision bctweei
the Federal and State forces during tn
remainder Of his Administration. o.
Thursday last Governor Brown, Of Gcor
gia, at the head of 700 troops, dcmandc,
Augusta. TIis demand was complies
with, The troops in charge saluted tn
u. 5. flag before hauling it down. Th
United States troops arc to be sent t
New York. Fridays dispatches from
Pensacola, Florida, hay tho volunteer
arc engaged in mounting and arrangin
their cannon. Carpenters are maxim
scalinglnddcrs and the utmost bust
prevails. The United States steamc
Wyandotte is anchored westward of Fol
Pickens. under the gnns Of the fort 70
the purpose. it is supposed, to asst,
Lieut.. Simmer. All pilots have bee
notified that they may bring Unite
States war vessels inside of the harbor,
the vessels carry flag Of truce. .Th
French are entering upon great expert
mcnt in cultivatinS cotton in Algeria. -
They propose to find thoir slaves in Chi
ma and call them Coolies. We hay
news from Brazil to Dec. Sth Son,
parts Of the country. as is usual in til
summer season. which takes place thor
during our winter, were suffering scverel
from drought, The Emperor had sui
scribed $4,000 for tho relief of Bahi.
where the suffering was tho greatest. .
negotiations are said to be progressing
Paris for the abolition Of the passpol
system throughout Europa measul
which is strongly advocated by tho En-
peror Napoleon.
senator Polk.