Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-12-12
news from southern Sources.

news from southern Sources.
PLANTERS Saving WHEAT.
The Raymond Miss) Gazette is much
gratifed toSobserve that, planters almost
1niissrsslly are, supplying themselves with
seed wheat, and many have sown acres ol
L. The Gazette thinks With a favorable
season, large crop|willbe harvested next
June. A 49,
MANUFACTURES.
Mr.. CHAs. B. MAY has commenced tho
manufacture of all kinds of patent eBame
led leather at Montgomery, Ala. The
5 Advertiser says he has succeeded in get
ting from the North two or three work
men who understand the business.
cs1 THE PAR OF; REBEL -soLDIERs.i IL
The Jackson .Aississippiaa advocates
raising the pay of the soldiers of the Con
federacy. It says they are not, ike the
Northern .hords, the refuse of society whe
take up arms as, a means of securing theil
bread, but are the flower of the country
social equals with their officers, "actuated
by the purest patriotism" and therefore
thore should not be so great distinction
between the pay ofprivates and commits
stoned officers. "a -if,.4I-s tel, F,4.-,-..-.
fa,f-s.r sr THE BLACK FLAG. sll -..;
y The affair of the black flag is thus a
luded to by the Charleston Courier !
the Goth: as. ,sqs,s .-5x,..;;.
"War in its best estate is war, and is
horrible enough. live must meet inya-
ders, let US meet them with all the mi.
tigalion which invasion affords. To say
that no prisoners are to be taken under any
circumstances, is only to proclaim a wal
of determination. Black flag and no quar-
ter is shouted most vociferously by some
who are evading any kind Of war. Peo-
pie who fight are willing enough to accept
a war of rules as long as possible, and il
they catch thieves and incendiaries, they
can readily discriminate against them in
favor of prisoners of war. 81 ..sg ,--
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle has dis
covered that the people have been greatly
imposed upon by Spectators in salt, and
that they have been made to believe that
there was great scarcity of salt, while The
facts prove tha: the supply is larger than
usual. ..-..-.t--.--.er
MISCELLANEOUS.
Louisiana has $50 companies mustered
into The Confederate service. Ten Of them
are cavalry, and "a artillery The aggre-
gale is $4,000 men nor including about
1000 men for service af1oat. The patri-
otism of the cities is seen in the fact that
2O,4Oo of these men are New Orleans vol
nnteers. ~ I.....-.. ..,r-f n. -,
Gen.. Humphrey Marshall has written
lying letter 10 the War department at
Richmond in reference TO the battle at
Piketown Kentucky. He says.
"The Piketown battle occurred with
800 Confederates against 1900 Federals.
Our troops lost one killed four wounded
and seven missing. The Federal loss was
killed 206 counted, 14O wounded, and
200 prisoners. The unequal loss resulted
from the fact that our men were success.
fully ambuscaded, and the enemy, were
entrapped." III. - -
Picayane expressed the opinion that the
Federals will be repulsed with terrible
slaughter if they venture an attack. 1t
gives the following names as composing
Gen. Breckmridge's staff: Geo. B. Hodge
A. A. General; J. 7. Hawkins, Aid; A.
Keene Richards. Rrioatla Ouarfermaster