Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-04
NEWS ITEMS.

The report is denied that Fort Pickens is
to be reinfor
--Lemuel Shaw. late Chief Justice of Mas
sachusetts, died suddenly Oh Saturday morn
ing at Boston.
Minister Corwin goes to Mexico in the
steamer Tennessee, from New Orleans, April
18th.
- The Times dispatch says that Judge Bur
ton, OF KY, will decline the Chief Justiceship
Of Dacotab, and will probably obtain better
appointment.
Tho Post Master Genera. has issued or.
ders Tor supplying letter paper, to be cut,
gummed and embossed with cent postage
stamps, combining in one both letter sheet
and envelope.
The British ship RI. Hammond from New
orleans to Cork was abandoned on the 10th
inst, in lat. SO, long. 65 Tho crew 81 in
number, were taken off by the Dutch brig 81.
rene which arrived at Boston on Saturday
from Rotterdam.
"A young man, named James Bouve,
parents reside 10 Ohio, was recently executed
at Omaha, by Vigilance Committee, com
posed of two or three hundred persons, for
robbing a Mrs. Taylor, residing near Omaha.
The victim confessed the crime while the
rope was about his neck.
The opinion is now general that an extra
session of Congress will be called to consider
the operations of the new tariff, and the state
Of the Treasury, but it cannot convene before
June.
lie Methodist Conference which mot in
Philadelphia, on the 29th ult, passed resoiu
tons repeating the chapter on slavery inserted
in the discipline last Conference; and also
concdrred in the resolution of tho Baltimore
Conference requesting general Conference to
repeal chapters or slavery.
In consequence Of great disaflection on
tho tariff question and movements at Sumter
and Pckens an extra session of Congress
will be called. ......
The Heratrs Washington correspondent
says that orders Lave been forwarded by the
Treasury to the principal cities on the Mssis-
sippi river, instructing surveyors to appraise
all foreign goods not having paid duties.
The Rev. Isaac Rosser, of the Methodist
Protestant Church, an old pioneer Moth odist
preacher, who is now in the eighticth year of
his age, and Miss Sarah Childs, aged sixty
years, were united tho bonds of wodlock,
at Atlanta, Ca, few days ago.
Con. CusSrSouAMj proprietor of the
Charleston Evening News has fallen heir to
an immense fortune In the old country.
WILLIAM RIoE, Esq, an active Democrat.
ic politician, of Easton, Pa, and for some
yearspublisher Of the Pennsylvania nowspa
per, died in Philadelphia on Tuesday of last
week. .. '..
-"BILLY, how did You lose your Angerl''
"Easy onou gh," said Billy 81 suppose you
did-bu howi" "I guess you'd lost you,n,
II IT had been where mino was" that don ;,
answer my question" "Wcll, if you must
know" said he, 81 had to cut it of or steal
trap"
Tho Pennsylvanions are angry about the
threatened repeal Of the tariff, and say they
and others voted for Lincoln with the explic-
it understanding that the revenue laws which
initiated against their interests should be
changed. ..
"A vessel recently arrived in England from
Sebastopool, with cargo of 237 tons of hu-
man bones to DO used for manure. They are
regiments of soldiers in reduced FORM
What lesson for those who sock for glory.
According to the lato United States
census it takes 780 papcr-mills and 1000
steam engines to supply book publishers and
newspaper establishments with printing paper
at cost of 1927 ,OOO, 900 per annum.
MAJOR DoNoLpsoS, Of the Army, now
stationed in the Far West; has sent to Balti.
morea very novel prize. II consists of a
whole herd OF four horned rams, which was
captured from tho Navaios In 1858, aud was,
OF course, condemned az an honorable mill
tary prize. Whether tho privates and non
commissioned officers who assisted in taking
it, have been rewarded, is not stated.
---Advlcos nom Mexico report tho stage
nom Mexico to Vera Cruz, containing two
Americans and Ave other passengers, was at
tackled by band of twenty robbers aud Lieut.
| Dick, Of the u. s. A., and another American
defended themselves KILN 6 five and woundnl
seven of the robbers. Tho balance fed. Tn,
Amer leans were both wounded.
Two germans were killed by lightning
during a Thunderstorm at st. Louis, on Mon
day last.
California dates of March 2lst say; JOS
A. McDougal was declared elected Unite,
States Senator by the Legislature in join
Convention last evening, receiving Sc Of |
votes. lie was afterwards awarded a certill
cate Of election by the Governor. Subso
quently the Clerk made affidavit of ll3 vote
being east, so leaving McDougal ono short
An Investigation is proposed. .....
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Il Traitors.
Tho Ro,.ublicans hereabputs charge,
Buchanan with treason for mot stoppin;
tho secession movement and hanging tn