Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-25
NEWS ITEMS.

There is no Disgusting the fact says the
Louisville Democrat, that many thousands OF
the population of Louisville have gone away
some to the Southern army, some to the
Federal army, but many more to other points.
in search of something to do.
"A train on the great Northern (England)
Railway was recently destroyed by fire.
Aiming the property lost was was the famous
race-horse "Ksarikoff," just bought by Lord
ST. Vincent for 10 900 guineas, nearly $50.
000
The Chicago University, which was the
recipient OF munilcent donation from
Judge Douglas during his lifetime, now Of
fers to educate the sons OF the late Senator
without expense, as partial return Of gener'
osity OF its deceased patron.
DR.. Jessee Patterson, of Claencevil 10
Canada, had trial last week, on a charge o
numbering a young girl at that town, in an
attempt to hide her shame from the world -
He is to be executed on Friday, September 6
The New Lisbon Buckeye State is opposed
to tho proposition to abandon the Republican
party organization, and says 1.-The Republican
party is and alpdys has been Union party
That's good joke A Union party, and on
y existingin half the States of the Union
What n onsenso
The Washington letter writer's say the ex
penses of the Government are not less thar
s 600 600 ger day, one half Of which i
cteatge. The party now in power never had
chance to steal before, an they have al
inklng that they will never have another
chance, which accounts for the greedy mad
ness with which they rush at the Treasury.
The Memphis Aoalaoch, of the 18th inst.
has a tory that the privatcor Sumter h ad en-,
tered Berwick Bay, bringing $4,000 Enfield
rifles and a number of rifled caunen, talicr
from an English ship bound to New Orleans
which had been ordered away from the Balzc
by the bockading squadron.
The Governorof Kansas, has appo into d
Fred p. Stanton Senatro from Kansas, on the
presumption that Jim. Lane cannot constitu-
tionaly hold his place, but Lane won't let him
in. He has not resigned, and 'don'tknow that
he shall" Hc says cit looks like burying
him before he was dead" Jim will not let GO
that tcat until he gets hold OF another
Mark that.
Capt. McCrea, formerly of South Caro-
lima, is now raising force of two hundred
men in the wilds Of Arkansas, for the purpose
of joining Ben McCollocbs Rangers. On,
of the conditions of rhcir enlistment is, tha
each recruit shall be single man. Another
condition is that no man shall be admitted
into tho company who cannot prove by dis
interested witnesses, that he has killed hi
bear with his knife.
The demand for horses in tho army i
creating quite movement in "hesl." Tht
| Joy of the New York contractors who "sccn
the spois' from afdr, is unbrdled. They
behold prospective profits even larger THAI
blankets or rotten ships
"A young woman in Boston who was jral
Gus of a female companion, recently gave her
preparation to remove freckles from her face.
Tho unsuspecting girl used it, and to her
horror the next morning found herselt as
copper. .colored as South Carolina hal I.
breed. The preparation was nitrate of silver,
and can only be eradicated from the skin by
time.
General Garnett was shot by Sergeant OF
the Seventh Indiana Regiment, named Bur
inghame, at a distance Of about two hundred
yards. Only one man, says the Wheel ing
InteHigncer was near the General at the time,
troops having refused to rally. The Georgian
Twas also killed at the same instant, he and
his companion falling in different direction
feet to fu ct.