Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-28
Weekly Summary..News, Poll
tics. &c. &c.

The New Hampshire Election on Tues
day of last week, was a triumphant Re-
publican victory. Nathaniel 8. Berry is
Governor, and all the Congressman are Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Lincoln replied 10 the question as
to whether he felt at all frightened, at the
threats of assassination, while delivering
his Inaugural, "that he experienced no
such sensation, but had often felt much
greater fear in addressing dozen Western
men upon the subject of temperance"
New Confederacy Postage Stamps, on
Southern letters have been received at
Washington. The letters are considered
to haze been accidentally forwarded with
out prepayment, and postage collected on
delivery.
A Merchant in Charleston, who had
just settled with his Northern creditors for
fifty cents on the dollar, contributed ten
thosand dollars to further the cause of re-
bellion and secession.
General Scott, is the largest man in
the American service. He is six feet six
inches tall, and aUeighs two hundred and
SIXTY TONS" So says the! Marquette Jour-
nal.
A Terrific Gale occurred in England on
the Goth ult, doing immense damage in
Lopdon and the surrounding country
Great injury was done to shipping along
the coast. Rail Road trains were delayed,
and telegraphic communication suspended.
The Charleston Mercury remarks that
all the U. s. forts in the South, have fallen,
to which the Louisville Journal responds,
Eyes and we are sorry to say, that, like the
poor man in the Bible, they have fallen
among thieves"
Cassius NJ. Clay has accepted the Span
ish mission.
The Montgomery Cabinent has "resolv-
ed" to put $4,000 troops en- route for Wash
ington, the moment that vessel stops out
side Southern port to collect the reven-
ues. o! Lordy. o! don't!
The Secretary of the Treasury, Gov.
Chase, is insisting upon strict enforcement
of the law, requiring critical examination,
as TO the character and qualifications, of all
subordnates in that department of the
Government.
A Mrs. Alexander, in Medina was shock
ingly burned on Monday of last week, by
her dress taking fire from coming in con-
tact with the stove.
How much will Texas gain by taking
possession of the United States property
on the frontier, when the Government has,
heretofore expended about 100000 an
nually, for her defence9 Echo answers,
"dishonor, bankruptcy, ruin"
Thanks to Rebellion and Secession, the
Republicans have majority in the United
States Senate, and, for the first time, the
organization and arrangement of the Com
mittees. Total number of Republicans, ,29 /;
Opposition, "a.
The Nashville Patriot, upon learning that
under the revenue laws of the New Con
federacy, duty will hereafter be collected
at New Orleans,gof twenty-four per cent.
on Tennessee iron, says: sit is wonder the
gallant city did not collect tax of twenty
four yer cent. on Tennessee muskets in
1857
The Louisville Democrat, in reply to the
question show can you stand Lincoln 2"
says: sit is very much against the grain,
but we are used to endurance. We have
stood.the Administration of James Buchan-
an for four years. After that we can
stand almost anything!"
The Rev. Geo, Andrews, of Sumter
county, Florida, being accused of seducing
young girl of fourteen, was about being
summoned before the regulators for trial,
when he killed two men and severely woun-
ded two others. The next day, a large
pumber of citizens, sentenced Andrews to
be hung, executed the sentence upon the
spot. The last words of the wretch were !:
Il am only sorry that didn't kill three or
four more of you."
Ex-senator Pugh, it is reported, designs
closing up his business at Cincinnati as
speedily as possible, and removing to one
of the Southern States, "Good riddance
of bad rubbish"
Nicholas Longworth's property, in the
city of Cincinnati, is listed at million and
half of dollars, upon which he pays tax
Oh over SZO,OOOs
The Vice President, the Secretary of
War, the Secretary of the Interior and the
lare Post Master General, are all Printers.
Henry Winter Davis pithily remarked,
at the close of Mr.. Buchanan's Admins
tration; "We are at the end of the insane
revel of partisan license, which for so many
years has worn the mask of Government!
The people of North Alabama, at Ath-
ems, celebrated the 22d of February in the
old fashioned way, Notwithstanding their
mad-cap convention voted them out of the
Union.
Col. Ellsworth has been appointed a
Lieutenant in the Army.
The French Minister has rendered to
Mr.. Seward, the mediation of his Govern
ment, between the United States and Peru,
in the difficulties growing out of the sci
zure of the Ships Lizzie Thompson and
Georgiaua, by the latter Government.
The Georgia State Convention, has
transferred the forts, arsenals and munitions
of war, stolen from the United States, to
the new Confederacy, aud appropriated
half million of dollars for the support of
he Government.
A wretch in Cincinatti, after severely
beating, and driving his wife from the house
one day last week, held his little three year
old boy upon a hot stove, until nearly