Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-21

U. s. Court for the Norther District of Ohio.
lie plead guilty and was sentenced to the
penitentary for one year.
Two acquaintances meeting on wet day,
the one greeted the other with "Beautiful
rain, this; fetching things out of the ground"
Second friend, disconsolately. "uope not,
sir. Got two wives there, SIR"
Missouri is one of the largest States in
the Union. 1t contains sixty.seven thousand
and eighty square miles of territory, forty
three millions one hundred and twenty. three
thousand two hundred acres, and one hundred
and seven counties. .
"A dreadful accident occurred at Coz
lumbus, KY, on the 1ltli inst. A Dahlgreen
gun exploded, killing two Lieutenants and
six privates. Gen. Polk narrowly escaped
q portion Of his clothes were torn off
John Tyler and Roger A. Pryor, are
elected to the Confederate Congress,
The steamer Bermuda, with 800 bales
Of cotton, ran the Savannah blockade on the
night OF the I'd.
A general order has been issued recrrn q
to relieving Fremont OF his command, and
ordering that all those appointed into the
military service by Fremont, and whose ap-
pointment has not been anctioned by the
President, are hereby discharged from the
service of the United States, by command of
Gen. Mcclellan.
Gov. Magoflin, Of Kentucky, has ap-
pointed Thursday, the 2Sth inst, as day of
thanksgiving and praise.
On Sunday morning last large block of
buildings was burned in Fremont, Ohio. The
Democrat says: cit was altogether the most
terrific fire we have had here for years. We
must not omit to notice the heroic conduct
Of those ladies who bore helping hand at
the "brakes." SO that a large number OF able
bodied men could enjoy an uninterrupted
view of the fire.
The Secretary Of the Treasury was at
New York on Friday and had an interview
with the committee of tho associated bank,
at which arrangements were made for the
taking of the third $50, ,0OO, 600 loan.
If the "Conieds' want to wake up about
80, 600 live Irishmcn in the North, every man
Of whom will bo a hero, worthy OF the gallant
60ih, let them hang Col. Corcoran, it will be
tho costliest hanging the scoundres ever in
dulged in.
The President is said to be hard at work
upon his message, and receives visitors only
between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock.
The quidnuncs at Washington as yet give
us no clue as to what the message will prob
ably contain.
John Mckinney, late Black Republican
State Treasurer, of Michigan, tried at Ingham
County Circuit Court for the cmbazzlcmcnt OF
$25,OOO of State Funds, has been convicted.
On the 10th inst, the volunteer force OF
the Unidcl States numbered 4S0 900 mon,
lonving but 10000 more cnistmonts to raise
the number authorized by Congress.
-Messrs Gwinn, Benham and Brett, have
been released on parole not to leave tho coun-
try without permission Of the Government.
The Navy Retiring Board havrg found
Commodore Lawrence Kcarney incap actated
for public service, he has, by direction of tho
President, been placed on the retired list.
The aw provides for the voluntary retracy
of those who have been forty years in the
service.
The Memphis Appeal says, from the best
information II can obtain tho Southern loss at
the battle Of Belmont was about Ave hundred
killed and wounded. There was fifty or sixty
killed in one Arkansas regiment.
--Guyandottc, Virginia., recent destroy
ed by the United States troops, is situated on
the Ohio river, at the mouth of the river from
which ii takes its name, and is one of the
most important points of steamboat naviga-
tion in Western Virginia. 1t contained about
FIVE or six hundred inhabitants.
We have the authority of Thurlow Weed
says the Buffalo Courier for the assertion
that Mr.. Lincoln expresses the most intense
regret that he did urge tho adoption of tho
Criitenden Compromise resolutions by his
friends In Congress.
"A good many of the public arms dis |
tribntod In Kentucky are this day idle. A |
grave responsibility, says Prentice, rests upon
every man who has accepted public weapon;
and we hope no one is afraid to shoulder the
responsibility.
A gentleman who had a conversation with ,
"en' wool says he cmphatsally prononnces
MS rnmored resignation II base falschood
The war dispatches of the daily press
are getting to he such a nuisance as TO cans, |
general remark. The report of the outside
telesrams, II not contradicted by those nsid,
are sure to turn out all buncombe IN, nay, d,y
letter hom st. Louis, Nov. 7 save
that Major finney, Paymastcr ON Gen. Ere.
monts stan, has suddenly disappeared, taking
with Lin $500 900 of the Government funds.
The Treasurer of Morgan county, Ohio,
is found to be deiaulter to the tune of nearly
Ss 900. He has been bound over in the sum
OF $4,000. lie is rabid Black Republican.
The latest dispatches concerning Gen
Nelson's victory received at the War Depart
mant, represent the number Of prisoners at
2,Ol5; number Of rebel dead found, 400.
Two steamers, one from Annapolis and
one from Fort Monroe, have already sailed
with reiDforcements for Gen. Sherm an, 9th.
ers follow soon.