Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-23

Capt Iallner oil the lroquois, from
whom the Sampler is constantly cscap-
ing has been recalled.
Tho Committee of Ways and Means
repudiatc the agreement between Chase
and the banks, but will not press the de-
mand note bill at present, to give the
scheme a trial.
MIR. Ely, so long q prisoner at Rich
mond, said in late speech, "If l have
learned anything at the South, it is that
the people are terribly in earnest"
The new Secretary of War will be
remembered as, with James r. Brady, the
leading counsel for Cen Sicklcs, in his
famous trial for killing Phillip Barton
Key, the destroyer of his domestic hap
piness.
While the Government is furnishing
runaway slaves with shoes, clothing and
and food, the families of volunteers, in
numerous places, are suffering for the
neccssaries of life. just like Abolition
philanthropy.
"A Washington correspondent says :
In the Senate, House and public offices
of the Government, dcprovity and de-
basement are concealed for the time be-
ing, but the day of rctribution is near by,
and the question may with all propricty
be asked, "Who shall be able to stand ?"
1t seems, by the telegraph; that the
Fcdcrals and Confcdcratcs have been fir
ing back and forth at each other again al
Fort Pickcns. This ought to be inquired
into. If they keep on after this styl'
f somebody may yet be killed. This is tn,
, second time that reckless firing has been
carried on in that ncighborhood.
A large number of Senators and mem
bcrs from the North west have waited o,
2 the President at the instance of Mr.. Ar
f mold, to urge the appointment Of Genera
Scigel as Major General of Volunteers
= This movement had its inception in Chi
N cago.
VI On the 7th inst, there were fou
~ hundred and six military prisoners {
t. Fort Warren, including 81 taken (
1t Hattcras, % at the battle of Santa Ros
J. Island, in the skirmsh at the Point
Rocks, and four colored servants TO IIa
~ tcras officers.
Mr.. Thurlow Weed writes hon
from London that the last use whic
Prince Albert made of his pen was at Il
Queens request, to soften the despatC
~ sent to Lord Lyons about the Mason al
y Slidell question.
~ Tho latest news from Mexico is
W Importance. Juarcz is invested with fu
" dictatorial powers, and has organized
= new and stronger Cabinet. A Proclami
- ton has been issued by the Secretary
. State closing the port of Vera Cruez, il
crcasing the regular army to 52, 900, an
calling on the State for as many volul
=, teers as they could furnish.
,. Port Royal letters state the loss
u, the rebels in the affair of the lst inst, n
If less thon.two hundred killed and woun
ed ed, and say it is positively ascertain
~ that the South Carolina rebels are arr
tie ing their slaves. Three hundred are &c
m looted at ono point, principally officer
re- by whites.
i'm The Van Wycll Investigating Coz
of mittec is specially looking into the &C
spiracies among cattle contractors to {
hance their prices, the practice amo
horse dealers to sell several times
re same articles to Government, and the S
md lcrs' enormitics. Some alarming disc,
ldy cries have been made.
ov- The steamer SaXonia has arri,
cry at New York from Hamburg. She sal
'ss. on the 30th ut. She brought two co
SeS petc batteries and large supply
IN small ms.