Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-12-19
THE NEWS.

-- Tho Federal Council of Switzerland hau 81
demanded satisfaction from France for fresh ~
iolaton Of Swiss Territory by French gems W
'armcs at Geneva. p
The House of Deputies Of WortcmOerg n
as, by vote of so yocs to single nay, y
assed a bill to abolish scctarian tests in the $,
nioymcnt of civil and political privileges $
A man named Christian Buchanan died !"
uddcnly at st. Louis, recently, and the jury, b
ftcr n post mortum examination, brought in d
verdict that his death was caused by rap
nrc of the heart, produced by violent fit
# anger. IL
Ohio ranks third in the work of raising
oluntcers. Pennsylvania has raised the
orgcst number of men, her whole quota being
bout ia 900. Tho next in force is New
ork, with 10000. Ohio has 81 900, Illi-
lois $1,000 and Indiana 90 900.
--Rcv. W. w. King, of Chicago, formerly
known in PoughFcepsie, was recently divorc-
cd from his wife at her own suit, for having
abandoned her. within twenty -four days he
a lady from Minnesota, and went on
preacling and rejoicing hy the way.
Tho President has declined to communi |
catcto Congress any communications address
ed by the Governments of En- Gland, France
and Spain in regard to the aimed intervention
proposed by them in the affairs of Mexico.
lie deems that it is incxpcdent at this cx-
igcncy to do so.
"A Floridon writing from that State to
friend in Buffalo says: "Wc have raised this
season abundant crops of all kinds of pro-
visions in the South. This is attributed to
Providence, but | understand that he has
done the same thing for our enemies. Ills
position, therefore is not very well defined"
The President has reinstated Col. Null
lgan in C ommand Of his regiment, by order
OF Gen. IIallack The Commissions of all
rcgimental officers expire when their regiment
/ is mustured out of the service. Col. Mulligan
and his command having been taken prisoners
| of war were mustered out, but an exception
has been made in their case.
/ Late news from Price places him sti at
Osecola with from 900 to $4,000 men, in
tending in a few days to move Northward.
lie has So cannon, and lately received 1900
tents from the South. His men arc well
clothed and armed.
j Mrs Douglas, wife Of the late Senator,
refuses to allow the two sons o the first wife
of her husband to go south, in order to save
an estate there from confscation. She CON
tends that the children belong in Illinois. and
not in Mississippi, and that she cannot for a
moment think of sur cndering them to the
enemies of tn cir country and of their father
His last words we're, "Tcll them to obey the
, Constitution and laws of the county" and
C Mrs Douglas will not make herself tho in
, strumcnt of dsobeyng his dying injunction
Tho London Times says "tho voico o
Mason and Slidell sounding from their cap
n tivity, are thousacd times moro cloqucn
in l. onion and Paris, than they would have
been if heard at st. james and the Tulleries u
That bcing'thc case, those gentlemen ought
to feel miortablc and even cheerful in For
Warner. and the South should cease thcil
complninings.
Hannibal Hamln is generally supposed
, at the South to be mulatto. The Memphis
$ Ir0ianchc advances theory to account ioi
his apparcnt Indifference to the war on the
ground that he is 'swcl bread having received
| an education usually bestowed on free mulat
tocs.'
Tho Boston Courcr publishing care
asking aid for the "collorcd people at Fortress
onroe." About two thousand Of these ex
= slaves are in n ccd of clothing Suppose ther
were four millions of these ex- slaves, an
s imagine, if one can, what work charity wou
IS have to perform in order TO save them iroI
y the worst forms of distress. Their appea
10 if answered, would leave nothing for charit
n, to bcstow on poor white men.
II Col. Morgan, in command of troops
. Weston, Missouri, has issued a proclnmatio
,s to the citizens Of Platte County, in which /
IN calls upon them to aid him in protecting til
~ Railroad, and calls on ahscntecs to return
~ assuring them of protection to persons an
m property, if loyal. No niggcrs will be allow
t, ed within tho camp or to leave the State will
Us out pass. All maurading parties aud armc
~, men will be shot.
A. The Richmond EramHsr of the 30h ult
5; says that lahorcrs were being hired for tn
NJ, lhlH'bl'lN NpHS''HN'l'H VI " h"lll'"h wv
10 Ccntrcvillo to Manassas.
rs r.. W. Bosnall and James Orr was clcctc
10 by the South Carolina Legislators to the rcbt
= Congress.
Southern papers say tho Federal force
II cannot get more than onc-third of tho sc
~ island cotton raised south, the valauc where,
# is only S750,O00.
The Norfolk Day Book says Gen. Scot
IS will soon he in the South after tho manner
~ Mason and Slidell's capture.
n Tho State Jouenai says the wants Of Obi
= troops are now fully supplied by the Govern
y mcmt With the exception Of mi items. The'
are not furnished by the Government, an
IT tho benevolent en- do more for the allie
y Walton Of the soldiers during the comm
:, winter by knitting aud crotchetng mittcl
,. than by anything else. Dried fruits arc wantC
II for the hospita ais.
n Gen. lIallack's 'Gencral Order No. 10,
~ n directs tho Mayor of the city of st. Lous
require all municipal officers to immediatc
M subscribe to the oath of Allegiance to Il
w Government.
"A firm in N CIV Haven are engaged
ia. manufacturing Army Vests, each OF whc
on 1t II said viii resist rifle ball ut tho distan,
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