Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-11-21
Summary of News.

The apple crop of Orleans County, N. Y.
this fall is large. The sales will reach l30, ,00O
barrels at prices ranging from 81 so to $2,0(
per barrel. The apple crop alone will bring
the farmers Of the county quarter Of million
of Gollarsl s.--,,,l -, .,-. ,.,..,..
Rev. James h. Barger, aged SO. presiding
elder of the Quincy District, NJ. E. Church, one
of the most promisidg ministers of the Illinois
Conference. was instantly killed few days age
by the accidental discharge of gun while duck
hunting.
The late rains made big floods in the Lake
counties. In Ashtabula county the streams all
overflowed, and many bridges were carried
away. In Cbatauque and Caitaraugus counties
N. Y, heavy damages in the loss Of bridges and
property were sustained, i..,-,.
The Mahoning Sentinel, Democratic Journal
at Youngstown, has departed this life. 1t died
of ve-y common complaint of newspapers
delinquent subscribers. Its anti-war, spirit
however. aggravated the the case. and put the
unfaithful Sentinel to immediate death. d ;.
The potato rot is prevailing in many locali-
ties in western New York, in Michigan land on
the islands in Lakes Huron and Michigan, here
tofore famous for good crops of potatoes. So
Eli Whitney, of New Haven, son of the in
ventor of the cotton gin. has been appointed by
the President as one of the commissioner to the
Worlds Fair, in London, in 1862. Mr.. Whit
ney is now making 10000 .rifed m muskets for
the United States Navy. i,Isis,l .,,,i.,.,s..,
a magnificent horse valued at $500. which
was to be presented to Col. Baker on the very
day on which he was killed, has been sold to
the. Duke de Charles of Gen. McClellan's Staff.
About, thirty parrot guns are turned oct at
the West Point foundry now per week: -Four
hundred and fifty men are employed in the
manufacture of these guns, % also IN forming
projectiles. .sas basl5!ray sti 80 hsres.
The Liverpool Times, of the 26th Oct, states
that there is no American cotton known to be
at sea for that port. The amount on the water
this time last year was about $4,000 bales. The
quantity of East India at sea 10 arrive by the
end of january is about 10000 bales, against
$4,000 bales same time last year. ( go i,ass
From official statements, it appears that the
amount Of drafts upon the Treasury. in the
month Of October, was ten and half million dol
lars. Of which six million six hundred Thousand
were drawn from New York. This amount is
smaller than has generally been supposed.
Ninety five contrabands were picked up by
the tug Reserve on the Chesapeake Bay, near
Fortress Monroe, during two day oil last week.
They had escaped down the Rappahannoc
river in boats. They were nearly all able boz
died men, and said they escaped from tear OF
being sent to Richmond TO be sold South !. Z
The free market in New Orleans. for the
supply of the needy families Of soldiers and
Door people gen rally, has proved great sue
less. At one opening of the market supplies
we're furnished for from six to seven thousan.s
mpo overished citizens. .5sn4aa,s3 a.r.
A Glasgow antiquary recently visited Cath
art Castle. and asked one of the villagers elf
le knew anything of an old story about the
'uildingt" "Ah. sir said the rustic. "there was
nither old story, but it fell down lang sinee.',