Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-02-28
Items-. Fact and Fancy.

P. Dexter Tiffany, and old citizen of St.
Louis, worth nearly million Of dollars,
committed suicide on the 14th inst, while
laboring under mental alteration induced
by acute dyspepsia. He took dose of
laudanum, then stood before mirror and
cut his throat with razor; after which be
went to bed, covered himself up, and pas
sively allowed himself to bleed to death.
A white man who had been brought up
from childhood as mulatto slave in Mis-
sissippi recently effected his escape. He
was recaptured at Mound City, and though
experts could not detect the negro tint in
his personal appearance, the fact of his
life Of slavery told against him, and he
was delivered over to his master.
At private fancy dress ball in Philadel-
phia, young lady appeared in dress re-
presenting South Carolina, and carried a
palmetto banner. She was received with
every mark of disapproval, but braved it
out. Later in the evening another young
lady appeared as the Goddess of Liberty,
carry a national flag with thirty-four stars.
She was enthusiastically received. During
the evening the national flag was hidden
away. As soon as its owner regained it,
she went up to the representative of South
Carolina, took away the palmetto banner,
and broke it with blow from the staff of
the "slars and stripes"
During the recent severe snow storm in
New York City and old Irish woman was
frozen to death within sixty rods of her
house, whilst returning from watching her
sick daughter.
A highly respectable woman, aged so
years, was recently murdered at st. Louis,
supposed to be Ann Maria Durmae, a
German. Her body was carried to the
"dead house" to await post mortem ex-
animation; and Justice Young, having Gu
riosity TO examine the corpse, found it to
be his own mother. She had left friends
house one evening to visit another, and
was found next morning. The murderer
has not been detected.
A paper recently read before the Mon
treal Historical Society, shows that negro
slavery existed for long time in Canada
under both both French and English do
minions.
The secessionists are urging the Com
mississioners from the Southern States to
demand the withdrawal of the Federal
troops from Washington City before taking
action.
Sam. Jones, Deputy Sheriff of Maury
county, Tennessee, absconded on Monday,
with over 100000. Heforged judgments
upon good men in the county, and sold
them to capitalists at discount of twenty
five per cent, at the same time agreeing to
collect them without charge.
Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, made
another great speech in the Senate, on
Tuesday last. His denunciations of seces-
sionists were terrific and overwhelming
He did not hesitate to hold up as traitors
the late Senators who had committed
themselves as leaders in secession and re-
bellion.
Col. Hayne and Lieut.. Hall have both
departed for Charleston,sth former in dis
gust at the failure of his mission, the lat
ter with dispatches to Major Anderson
If Fort Sumter is to be attacked at all,
the first gun will soon be fired.
Major Anderson does not wish rein
forcements sent him until he makes re.
QUESTION. He expresses entire confidence
in his position and ability to maintain
himself against all attacks.