Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-03-13
NEWS ITEMS.

Hon. NcNcIdY johnson, Dem, mas OCcn
elected to the United States Senate by the
Legislature of Maryland.
Colonel Stanley Matthews, Of Cincin-
natl, has been appointed Provost Mar
shall at Nashville.
Military restrictions on trade between
Northern ports and Nashville have been
removed.
The Treasury Department has ordered
the cotton taken at Nashville, valued at
10000, to be sent to New York.
Among the secession prisoners at Chi
cago is said to be son of Cave Johns ON,
Ex-Postmastcr General. His father is
n Union man in Tennessee.
William Weiker has resigned the Of.
flee Of Clerk of the Court Of Wayne
County, and Charles G.. Parsons, Esq,
has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
1t is stated that Gen. Buckncr first Of
fcrcd to surrender Fort Donclson to
Com. Footc, who, out Of courtesy to the
army, told him that the surrender should
be made to Gen. Grant
Philemon b. Ewing, Esq, Of Lancas.
ter, was appointed on the 4th inst
Common Pleas Judge in the Seventh
judicial District, to fill the vacancy oc
casssonel by the resignation cf Judge
Whitman.
A recent war order issued by the Pres
idcnt divides the army of the Potoma,
into five corps de ormcs, to be command
. cd by General Banks, Mcdowell, Sum
ner, llcintzleman and Keys.
y dispatch from Lccsburg, Va, dateC
the Sth says Col. Geary has taken Lees
burg and driven Gen. IIil's army from
the town and surrounding forts, captur
ing many prisoners and stores. 1t was
former attempt to take Lcesburg that re
suited in the lamcntablc affair Of BALI
Bluff
There is a terrible panic in Memphis
The Legislature after several inahectua
attempts to transact business, scattered
|, Governor Harris flies about from on
Southern point to an other, endeavor
ing to inspire the people and induce then
to rally, but with poor success.
} Chaplain Raflenspc"gor, of the 14tl
Ohio, offers n splendid Bible any maj
who will drive mule team in Kcntuck,
four weeks without swearing. lie ha
no applicants as yet, and would be per
fectly safe in shortening the time to on
day.
The proposition made in the rebe
Congrcssthc otherd day to appoint Toomb.
=, to the head of the Conie lcratc army
calls to mind the movement at the Nortl
to make Ben. w ade Lieutenant General
The two men resemble each other il
many of their attributes.
The rebel Commissioners have bee
snubbed by being denied any space 70
> goods in the Great London Exhibition
The authorities refused on the ground
' that the Southern States are supposed t.
be under the Government at Washing
ton, and no goods can be received with
out the sanction of the United State.
commissioners.
1t is said that Mr.. Cameron shrink.
from his exile to the banks of the Ncva
and would much prefer to re.enter The
Senate, where he can look after the inter
ests Of his friends. If he could make biz
lection by the Pennsylvania Legislature
cure, SenatorWilmot would resign in hi.
favor.
The Ohio Canals are expected to be
open for business on their whole lines oil
the 10Th of March. Tho Pcnnsylvani,
Canals will probably open about the
the same time. The Canals OF New
York are generally ready for navigation
between the 20 Of April and the lst o.
May.