Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-03-28
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
Two of tho children Of Presid ent LINCOLN
arc said to be dangerously i'll.
Tho Florida convention will re-assemblo
in April.
AS proof of how full Washington is, o.
800 persons dined at W iiard's Hotel on
Monday.
There is great scarcity Of provisions
among the people of New Mexico and ,ome
suffering is anticipated.
The number of persons killed and wound
ed in Texas by the Indians during the past
three months is estimated at 40.
The Kentucky legislature reassemblcd
on the 2Sth inst, after vacation of several
weeks.
Governor MAGorrrN of Kentucky has
vetoed the bill authorizing the banks of that
State to issue 81 ,O0O, 900 in notes redeemable
in two years.
Tho oil wells of Pennsylvania and Ohio
| furnished over 5000 barrels OF oil to the COM
mercc of Cleveland in January. The total
| lSSSifto "SiO C,ooo tuho'
The last remittances from the seeded
States, in the way Of customs to the General
Government, came from Galveston, Texas,
towards the close of February.
AT the city election in Burlington, New
Jersey, on tho 10Th inst, the entire Democratic
! ticket was elected by about 100 majority
This is very heavy gain.
Tho absorbing question now is, which is
J the stronger in the hearts of the people-the
Union or tho Chicago Platforti How is it
\ with you, roaderi
I The Memphis Bulletin has information that
a number ofctizcns in Illinois have forwarded
h 800 sacks of corn to yicksburg, to be dis
tributcd among the destitute people Of Missis-
+ sippi.
Tho people of Van Burcn, Arkansas, fired
thirty-nine guns from cannon dug up on tho
/ battle field of Trenton in honor of the thirty
I nine members of the convention who voted
> down secession.
3 "A disease known as the spotted fever
f prevails to considerable extent in Dauphin
and Lebanon counties, Pa. 1t has proved
fatal in number of instances recently, baffl-
ing the skill of the physicians, and carrying
of its victims quito suddenly.
"A Now York merchant lately retired
with fortune of $4,000 which he spent
thirty years in amassing. During that time
losses far exceed his gains.
Q The service on tho Overland Buttcrfoid
route is about to cease in pursuance of an act
= of ongress. Mails for California must 20
r and Placervlle goes into operation on the
+ first Of Juno.
> The largest dry goods business in the
( world, it has been recently stated, is done by
:. tho house OF Morrison, Dillon x Co., of Lon
!, don, whose sales last year amo ounted to near
ly fifteen millions Of dollars. 4
-Iloh. HoRAoE GREELy addressed the
New York Republican Central Club lastweek,
d counseling no compromise with tho South,
a and rcpudiatjng all desire for u rec onstr ction
G OF tho Union involving any concession OF Re
j. publican principles
i --SrnuYLEn CoLpAx and john SHERMAN
r contemplate an overland tour to California Oh
n the first coach under tho new mail contract
c over the central route. 1t is expected tc
= start the 10Th of Juno.
: The Fay etteville IN. O. Observer states
II that Gov. ELLIS has decided not to call the
Legislature Of that State together, unless
' something more urgent than now exists should
occur to render an extra session necessary.
Artists, representing the Illustrated pa
, pers, were in Washington last week, sketchinl
tho groups of melancholy Office seekers tina
were cougregated in tho White House and a
tho several Departments. ....r.
T. The defeat of tho Ordinance of Secession
n by the Arkansas Convention, made a grea
q disturbance in that State. Tho Convention
ia adjourns to meet on the third Monday il
1t August. An election OF delegates to II Borde
"a State Convention will DO held on the frs
a. Monday of August, when the strength OF tn,
parties will -be tested.
In Coney county, Kansas, hostilitie
ItAlst bCtNSNn obnSc unu
whites. Several of the latter have been killed
others scalped, and dcpredations upon cattl
and sheep arc matters OF daily occurrence.
- The total population ofMssouri, accord
ing to tho official returns OF the last census
is l,l7S,3l7, including 900 1869 whitesi Ia,
(. 300 slaves, and 2,7S3 free oolored. Tho pop.
Ii ulalion OF st. Louis county is lSl, ,635.
u Wa. AnsoN was, in February, oonyicto,
ofpoisonins hiswiio and sentenced to be hung
70 Ho writes several unpunctuased, uncaptalize'
letters, declaring his Innocence and po intin
towards suicide in case of his failure to get
pardon, His pardon was denied and he com
mitted suicide In the Hudson IN. Y } jail.
There arc six German Companies, caval
ny, artillery aud infa ntry, numbering 81
sabrcs and bayouets, In tho force assemble
y in Charleston. There are also four Iris
$ companies, $40 strong. More than aith {
Nv tho force is composed of Foreigners.