Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-30
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THE NEW =.

Authority has been given to recruiting
officers to accept the service of the Seneca
Indians, who reside on the reservation in
New York, and many of them will en-
list.
Fifty millions of Treasury.notes, bear
ing interest at three and sixty-fvc hun
dredths per cent, are to be issued immedi-
ately They will be rcdeemablc at the
expiration of one year.
The Democratic State Ccntcral Com
mittcc Of Pennsylvania have decided to
hold Democratic Stats Convention, at
Harrisburg, on the 4th of July.
We understand that every Democratic
paper in the State of Indiana, except the
New Albany Ledger, has hoisted the
Democratic ticket, nominated at the late
Eighth of January Convention, at Indi.
apolis.
The train on the Vermont Central Rail
road was brought to dea stand by the
force of the wind, on New Years night,
when coming up the grade near Winooski
i, bridge. 1t was delayed about twcnty-liv
minutes before being able to 'stcm the
torrent"
. In the Senate of Wisconsin bill to
v repeal the personal liberty law has been
;, referred to special committee of three,
consisting of Senator Clark, Keogh, and
|. lIazeltine. The two former are Demo-
Gratis, and the latter n Republican.
,s A young lady from the cast has been
. arrested in Peoria, H., for promenading
in male attire. She claimed the right to
wear pantaloons, had done so often, and
h. defended herself so manfully to the court
If that the spectators became convinced that
she should continue the practice perma
as ncntly.
,o The appointment Of Mr.. Stanton wal
NO confirmed by an unanimous vote OF th'
,'a Senate, and he entered on the discharge
-, of his duties on Friday last. The ap
=, pontmcnt Of Mr. Cameron as Minister t.
Russia was confirmed by vote of "a t.
Lo lG. Not very complimentary
-. The Memphis Appeoi, a strong dis
,.o union paper, speaking of the emancipa
tion schemes of Stevens, Bingham ant
others, remarks: "OW people like hi
: species Qf lcgiSiotion inasmuch as it win
he victories for us, which with bayoncts an,
IN bullets, will be hard to achieve.
IN The Aroostook (Mo. } Times says tha
81 while horse and COW of Joseph Park, o
ON this place. were eating salt in mange
hS together that the former seized the latter's
us tongue in his teeth, biting about fou,
inches Of it off Mr.. Parks killed the
ty COW. Fortunately she was in good con
VI dition for beef
"0 1t is said that tho action of Genera
,,y Franklin in cxpclling tho Hutchinson
!" family from the Potomac camps, on &C
''' count of the singing Of an Antislaver
'ci song was agreeable to General Mcclellan
'n' who at once issued an order forbiddin
Wv them to sing any more within his iuris
dction.
''' A tremendous gale ragged in Westcl
:. Vermont on Saturday. A train on Il
W. Troy and Boston Railroad cncounter'
'N'' it near Bennington, and one of the ca
w was broken from its couplings and throw
Wv by the force of the wind down the ban
'"' killing passenger and injuring sever
'e others.
n' A letter from Poolcsville says the y
tomac is frozen, and that the pickets
- the two armies are skating amicably, I
-, practice of shooting pickets having
common consent been abandoned.
Tho report of the Adjutant General
rc. Rhode Island says that State has sc
n 3, l2I volunteers to the field, excl lusivo
,Lo the three months mcn---an excess of
q in 067 over her quota, There have ali
i'm been l,005 recruited in the State fl
ono foreign organizations,
pitc A large number of the employees
the New York Custom House have bee
recently discharged, and the salaries
many of them have been reduced. Th
is step in the right direction. and the
e' is room for many other steps of the san
= sort.
The Government has recently rccciv,
-. as presents from the Emperor of Japal
ou two elephants tuSks eight feet in lcngtl
400, n sword, inlaid with gold and pearls, Al
.;,, other articles of minor value, includir
,I, n handsome box, containing brief a
anal dress or letter to the President.
ran, A Washington correspondent of Il
mud New York Express writes that DR., Che
,,, yer is to be arrested for treason uttcr
.o.l in his recent halangno at the Smithsoni,
i,oI Institute.
During snow storm in the mountai
of Pennsylvania, last Thursday, the
'd. were vivid flashes of lightning, accol
the panied by the roar of thunder at nterva