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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
seven NiggCrs Take Possession
Ofa white EIn's House.

We are iniormel by gentleman resi-
ding in the Southern par, Of this town
ship that, a few evenings since, three big
ugly, black female niggors came to a farm
house in his neighborhood and asked to
stay all night. They were told they
"could not stay"
a few moments after the arrival OF tho
wenches-the "contra's" having the af-
fair ali arranged-there came a second lot
consisting of four ugly, bIg Male niggers
The family become still moro frightened
al this new feature in politics said, they
could give them their supper, but could
not possibly accommodate them through
the night.
The darkies, thinking there was no
''millennium" about that kind of talk.
spoke up all about the same time and all
in about the same strain, as follows:
80 yes dats de way we am served.
you wife people in de Norl told us to run
away from our masters an would treat US
like builders an dis is dc way We am
treated"
~ lively war of words here ensued-
in fear on the white part of the family,
but in an lnSolent and determined man
ner on the part of the nigscrs.
l They took the supper; and not only
, that, but they stayed all night, against
the remonstrance of the pioprietors Of
the house. and never rsaid SO much as even
; "thanky."
The beauty oft things is, however,
the whole of this white family, who were
made slaves to niggers on this OCCASION
and had been pretty well abolitlonzed'
arose the next morning with the dawn
most effcctually cured of aboiltlonlsm
and about as good Democrats as that ISM
generally makes-and it makes them'
when il does make, atgtM soand!
This is only the beginning. Before a
great while these runaway blacks will be
among us as thick as five in bed.--Perry
Comfy Union.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11

u.,
. IhtLe was great turn ont OF the peo-
PIC oI NIarN' NIeen' Madison and Fay
cue coun''S at NorTei 5 Grove, on sat
Urday, the 23d INST some three or tour
tnouS"hd people were mere to near Mr.
woN' memoeI 'front.' ne C2iumous "l'trlrt'
l"e lilep'hS ehlOrased III us can every
I,oyai man VINO IS III IaVof o' restoring
the oul"n oi the "'N,l" as maue ny the
,r",no'S OF tue NohS'I'u.loh' nt an car
" hour' the grove was iu,I as II camp
meeting were gong on Ine on was roast
e'' ana ta0IeS' hundreds OF yards IN length,
were Ioo'oI win 'ho abundance OF the
county, "c lgIcI,' 3ahu came ont
4mq I,9, inc u, mayor OF 0PI'nEhc'u' W. y,
il','' '','l' "'ce' "'"r'I' ",a'e an 'I9Inoh'
an" noo'e "I'thSo OF 'le Ohioh ana Coh'
S'',""Cn anu Tue democracy VINO were
anu anu arc It's most S'cau'"St i'lehuS III peace
'''' var ~ re-
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,n ,e Ig''ol-o "a, 10" against ol''"N No''n' "ho'
| ,tNo N'ee'y' are '!i"S 70 o't"N "O"H 'le
Wy 81 i''''''''' III VI U'' 90 "c'',"y S'"Nt'y'
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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
A. J. BELL,

COUNTY RECORDER and NOTARY PUBLIC
~ Millcrsburg, .. lie is all times ready to tur-
,nsh, fill up, and take acknowledgements of all kind
of Deeds, CCnveyances, Mortgages, and Powers Of
Attorneys, and Record the same; take Dispositions
to be used in Of the Courts of this Satci also,
Protest Notes Bill of EXchnuAe, &c. Office, in the
Colnty Recorder office. L23-2l
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
JEWELRY, &c.
N. T.. McCORMICK,
A. B. FREY,

WXTATCH AND CLOCK MAKER, one door cas
wv of ). K. Wcirichs Hardware Store, Main
street. Millersburg, o. - 3jI
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11

clS0 besides the one thlng--thc luttcn-
den resolution--w there. 1t is there
this year again. Because there Is "somc
thing else" in it, does it follow the So,oe.
/ Miag wos not there If there is a sheen
aud a calf in the field, does it follow the
sheep amt there, because there is a calf
also? Laughter, in which the DR.. Join
ed. lie got up and ret down, without
/ speaking, amidst the roar Of the crowd. J
Now, another thing good DR.. The Re.
/ pubIicans III Congress, last session, vo.
/ tel down the Criteudcn resolution, when
offered by Jndgc Holman. DO you deny
that? dr., "No') We'll, you ap.
prove Of mno for it, don't you? (Dr.,
|"les") We'll, then, DR.. why don't
you vote for me? daughter, DR.. join
/ ing.) Again we have to elect Congress.
men this year. want the Dir. to see that
he can vote for me, il he is an honest,
| loyal Union man; if he is such, he must
vot against the Republican Congress
men. Now, Dr., did you not vote for
Mr.. Corwin in 1888? (Dr., 81 did,
You approved Of his conservative course
liz Congress? (Dr., "ycs.") Now !
have his report here, with the resolutions
/ and bills Of the Committee Of SO. | voted
/ for every one Of his treasures wasn't
that right? OR. mods a,,ont) We'll,
why don't You support me ? Laughter }
Here is the G'ole in my hand of Feb. y,
1861, with the record Of all the votes on
Corwin's propositions; there was a ma
jority Of the Republicons-GS in number
who even voted Corwin's amendment
Of he Constitution, so as no; to interfere
with slavery in the Safes. If You ap-
proved Of Corwin, DR., YOU must ap-
prove Of my votes. Now were You in
J favor Of the emancipation of slavery in
the District Of Columbia, passed by the
last session of Congress
DIR. Lcmcn--l was.
Mr.. CoX-Do You know that Corwin' 5
committee reported a resolution that ~
''no one proposed to interfere with slave,
ry in the District, it was not necc sary to
take any action therein" Or. mum. -
Here j, the resolution, page II. Yet you
approved Of Corwin and sustained the
man who last Congress violated his doe
trine? (Chccrs) 1t will never do, Dr.;
fear you have q little darl, strcal, down
yourpoliticol back. daughter, in which
the DR.. did not join. lie however arose
and said somcthing.)
Mr. CoX-Repcat your remark; let
the PEOPLE lear all you have to say.
DR.. Lcmcn-I cannot support You, SO
long as You agree with Nallanligham and
! such traitors "A few isolated cheer,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11

tie while bo felt like another person
Seward an Stantin looked skecrt vet but
i telled 'em they needn't have no fears.
that the Kernel was as sound rs dollar
Stantn sed he'd hurt his spine in roll
I'm Li4kin at eny rate he puned an
bowed like porpose. / telled him to
go home an take some Of Chase's "greon-
backs for poulticc, an Of that didn't
cure him, then there warnt no virtue in
illegal tenders" Seward sed, as I was
sieh good doctor, he'd like to know
what was good for pizcn. Wen he was
a boy he sed he pizened one Of his feet.
an that it had alters trubbed him, more
or less ever sence. ] telled him to get
one OF Summers speeches, an bind on tho
place, for there waIcn't cnythng like nj
zen to draw out pizcn, and that thought
/ Summers speeches would draw pizen out
Of ded men, and that / wondered the doc
tors hadn't got to usm them for bring.
ing to lie people who killed themselves
with IaudIum, pru'ic a,d, an sch things.
As soon as the Kernel cum to, he be-
gan to joke. Ses he, "Maior, do you
know why you an Seward an Stantin roll
'''' NJ Nb b'iC hDDi WtIt ike men SDIclln
hay in meadow 2" Ses I, "No, Ker.
mel, ! don't, unless the pitchin and rollin
arc a good deal alike" "No, no." ses
he, "Major, the reason is because it was
done to cure me 20 "Now," ses ], "Ker-
mel, that is purity sharp, but do you know
why your sickness is like the Union 81
NO" ses he, al don't see into that, un-
less it's because we're hoth havin tough
time Of it." No." ses /, "that amt it."
Wal, ses he, "what is it?' wal"
ses !, "beeanse il las been tgkin tie yong
meaicn :" Ses he, chow is that, Maer;
! don't understand you ," oval" ses
!, ''it's jest here, You know that Teller
who does chores for you scraped the elder
bark the rong way, and when you took it
it cum nigh on TO KILN you. ButI didn't
know but what it was all rite, an so ! give
it to you. Now, Jest 50 it's been ever
sence you've been President. Stewards
been the teller who has been scrapin the
mpdicin for the Union an he has scraDed
II all tie rong rag, and you We been giving
it all the time without knowing it. You
see the hull country has got the gripes and
the shakes, Jest as you had little whilo
ago, and it all cum from Stewards rong
kind Of mcdecin. You see Seward is try
in to make the people swallow the "irre-
pressible conflict" which is fixed about
as follows:
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
BACK PAY. BOUNTY

w \. TAYLOR, Notary Public, llulmesvilc o.,
- will promptly attend to procuring back pay,
bounty and pensions for disabled and discharged
soldiers, and to the collection Of claims for the
friends of those deceased, l!l-2n
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
DIR. A. a. CRUMT

YNERMAN AND ENGLISH BOTANIC PHYS
NJ IClAN, Millcrsburg, o. Office, ON the cast
end of Main street, four doors above the Public
Square. l2l--u.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
SPARTAN LODGE NO. 1876,

WATCH MAKER AND JEWELER, Main st
store Millersburg o, t2I-2ul
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11

n HONWORTH, Proprietor-wcst end Of Mali
VI. street, Millcrsburg, Ohio. ll5Stagc Office
Daily line of coaches to Cushuctun. (?l-iD
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11

nF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, mcc
" the Friday On or preceding the full moon il
every month, at Masonic Hall,
w. NJ. LOWTllER, Secretary.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
Them Shirt EsOsOnls.

A VERY LARGE AND VERY
cheap assortment of Lnnen Shirt Bosoms, lust
feeeNeu a. inc BOOK STORE.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
DENTISTS


DENTIST, Millcrsburg, Ohio. Artificial Tocth
~ ins ertcd, from one to an entire set. ON q III,
silver or vucanitc base. All operations S&illuily
performed. Satisfaction warranted.
Rooms, three doors west Of W cston5 saloon. ON
jackson street. @l-il
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
(well mixed)

Now, Kernel, such a dose as that would
give any country a worse set Of spasms
and ayers then were ever heard Of .efore.
Old John Dumbutter, the LATEST man
ever knew in Maine, sed he once had the
fever an ager in Mishegan so that it shook
the buttons off his coat, but such medcc,n
as Seward is givin the country now will
shake even the tail feathers out of tho
CRATE American Eagle"
Ses Linkin, ses he, "hold on, Major,
don't pour sich hot shot into me when
I'm sick" So l held up, but I tell you,
the Kernel has felt very blue sence that
time. One day ses he, "Major, what a
grate mistake made in not takin Crit
tenden's compromise for the basis Of my
administration but it's no use erwin over
split milk. The leaders of our party
wanted the Chicago platform put through,
and I'm the man to do what | undertake
or sink in the attempt" cor split the
Union ," ses l. oval" ses he, 81
don't know about that, but what's in tho
way must cum down.
Things lock very bad here Jest now,
and we all feel afraid that they may be
worse instead Of better Stantin wants to
issue proclamashin which he thinks
will set all things rite, but Seward ses,
proclamashins are played out. Linkin
thought at one time to put ont a call for
fastin and prayer, but HalIeck is opposed
to it. So things are woIkin along now
kinder slip shod, but III try to keep you
posted as usual. Gourn till deth,
MAJER JACK DOWNING.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
PHYSICIANS.
DIR. WIN. RICHESON,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Millcrsburg o.
i Office, on Main street, nearly opposite the En-
pirc House formerly occupied by DR.. Ebrignt
I2i- 81
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Settle Up.

LII persous indebted TO the undersigned will call and
IA settle their accounts Immediately Your notes and
accounts will be left with Mathew Bevngton for col
lection. who will be found at home in Mlersburg,
usually on Saturdays.
Sep. 4, ls62-m2 JH VAN BROCKIIN
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
DIR. II. IL. YERGIN,
DIR. c. w. BUVINGEIs,

physician AND SURGEON. Nashville, o.
i Professional calls promptly attended to. L.3 Il
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11

TuE newly born infant Of the Queen
of Spain has received l2i names.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
JOHNSON HOUSE.

NEW ENthA n ID lIOl Ell,
GOATS Il BRAMLEl Proprictor@; corner Water
~ AMI johnson sts., Cleveland, Ohio. L-l-l2l
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Middlrtown. o.
L Professional calls promptly attended to-. l23 81
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
JOE PRYNTEN
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ATTORNEYS.
l.. IL. CRITCIIFIELD,
WILLIAM REED

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Millcrsburg Ohio
~ Office, in Crichfcld's l}lodk. L.3-iiI
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11
HOTELS.
EMPIRE HOUSE.
ONO HOUSE.

II NJ. LEE. pro7rictor-Main Street, Miller
burg Ohio -
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-11

A TTORNEN AT LAW, Millcr.hurg, Ohio
~ Office. in second story Of Critchhcld's Curur
Block, opposite the Court House. I.3-i5.I
, 1862-01-04
ILLINOIS COTTON AnR0Ar

A sample Of our Illinois cotton, grown
in Christian county in 1861, was sent
to Manchester and was inspected by most
competent judge, who laid the subject at
once before the Cotton Supply Association
Of Manchester, England.
4 letter has been received in this city
from one Of the most prominent members
Of the House Of Commons, as follows:
"1our sample Of cotton is most welcome
indication Of the power Of the Federal
" States to furnish cotton by FREQ labor.
''Taking Sd as q standard value Of good
"Ncw Orleans cotton, I estimate your sample
*sas being worth rs per cent. more or 10d 8
"lb.; but from what see Of the staple, and its
"etrengl, when unnixed with defective
and biighted portions, I think that with
"judicious cultivation, it might acquire a
t'va1ue Of s per cent in excess Of New
"Orleaus cotton, but not equal to Sea
"Island. 4 supply Of 10, 900 or 20, 900 bags
"pcr week Of it would be great boon to
, 1862-01-04
Gen. Kelley of Ro1nney.
TFrcrn the Whtr1inr Trtrl1fvnnco- I


Paragraphs have been going around the
newspaper circles for some days, that Cen
Kelley had been superseded in command at
Ronney, by Gen. Reynolds, without assigning
any reason for it. It is true that the change
in command has taken place or will
probably in 4 few days; but Gen. Kcl-
ley has not been superseded. Hc las
been rcztceed at his own request. The
continued III health and suffering experienced
by Gen Kelley ever since he resumed com
nland On sufficiently recovering from lis
wound received at Phi1lippi to do so, would
hase deferred Il less Jealous and ardent pat
riot from again attempting the performance
OF field duty. Lattcrly the old wound hns
grown so much worse as to disqualify him for
Ill active duty and eonf1ne him to his bed, aud
lie has indeed been too feeble to assume the
cares Of command Ut so important J post "a
that assigned him
Under these circumstances, Gen. Kelley has
deemed it proper, as it e1ninently was, to ask
to be relieved from position whose duties
physical debility disqualified him from per-
forming. He has accordingly boon relieved,
and Gen. Reynolds transferred to his place.
, 1862-01-04
Constitutional Reforms.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
AS advice to the delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention is very generously offered
about these days, have thought it best to
make contribution.
would advise that there shall be animal
sessions Of the General Assembly, and that at
each alternate session there shall not be en-
acted any private Law, or any act incorporating
any Individuals for any purpose Whatever, SO
that the people may have some consideration
and benefit from the Legislature by the enact
mcnt Of general Laws. Orif this should not
be approved, that the number Of acts Of incor-
poration which may be passed at auy one ses-
sion, may be limited, say to five in number.
An examination of our published laws of
any Of our recent sessions Of the General AS
semb1T, will furnish abundant reasons for
some such provision in the Constitution.
That before any private act, or act creating
other than . municipal corporation, shall be
read second time in that branch of the Lcgis-
lature in which it shall have been introduced,
there must be deposited with the State Treas
urcr a sum Of money not less than one hun
dred dollars, to defTay 1t part Of the expense
incident to the passage Of such law. The
borne, in part 1t least, by thoae who desire
them. AS 3 general rule the public do not re-
ceive much benefit from the passage Of such
laws, {very many of which are speculative, and
should not bear the entire cost Of them, which
is very considerable
There should be provision in the Constitu-
lion repealing all acts Of incorporation now
in force, under which there has not been any
organization. These acts are legion, and the
powers granted by many of them are very
large. By many Of these sets, the incorpora-
tors arc authorized to do Ill things which nat
ural persons may do. The authority thus
granted, is the largest the Legislature can be-
stow. It is fortunate that like natural persons,
the acts cannot propagate their species.
There shonld be provision prohibiting the
General Assembly from passing any law
granting relief in the way OF money OF its
representative under any circumstance, but
in lieu thereof provision should be inserted
authorizing suits BY claimants to be brought
against the State, 80 that tho Courts shall be
the only tribunals where such claims can be
heard, considered or allowed.
There should be = provision allowing less
than quorum in one branch Of the Legisla-
ture to meet with quorum Of the other, to
hold an election for United States Senators, SO
that an election may not be defeated by fac
tious or contumacious minority. In high party
times such provision may be found useful
1t would not be unwsse, if it should be
fund practicable, to protect the journals Of
the General Assembly from interpolation aud
abuse; also to prevent the Clerks Of the Legis-
latuTe from making it appear that majority
have voted for 4 bill by the rolls, when the
fact Was not SO. Some people are SO credu-
lous as to believe that these have been done.
PERRIN.
ckieq0o. January 2, 1869.
, 1862-01-04
Ills country. The letter you enclosed to
me have sent, with the chief part of the
sample, to the Cotton Supply Association


It is not generally Understood, perhaps, that
the present cotton stock Of England, after oil
the fuss, is larger than ever before at this sea-
son Of the year. To-day, cotton is not half
the price in Liverpool that 1t bears in our own
markets. December 6, 1850, the stock in
Liverpool was $1,000 bales-Dec- 6, 1861,
COG, $40 balcs. There was deficiency Of nearly
200, eco bales Of American, but large increase
Of India cotton. In eleven months Of 1861
the English imports Of 1ndia cotton have in
creased S. per cent, and in the last five
months of the eleven, 160 per cent. Should
the importations for 1862 be sustained at this
rate, the India receipts alone would be
1850, 900 bales, to say nothing Of increased re-
ceipts from Egypt, Brazil, &C., which have
usually given 200, coo bales.
, 1862-01-04


On farm nearly at the border Of the FEEDER
Al line live the Misses Scott, who it will be re-
mc1nbcrcd beguilcd two Connecticut captains
into trap where the rebels caught them.
There is nothing striking about these young
women, save the perfectly free and easy man
ncr in which they make lore to the Federal
officers, "a leading Characteristic, by til: way,
among Vir.lnia ladies' in the region Of occu-
pation-) The soldiurs are easily cntraprcd by.
anything that wears petticoats; females being
raritics in the neighborhood of camps. Else
it probably would not be the case that the
Misses Scott, with their known procti7ities,
are furnished with passes to go to aud from
Washington, frequcntly, conveying to tho
rebels who no doubt visit them, such infor1na-
ton as they are able to gather. But traitors
are treatedl with marked consideration.
Farmer Dulin, by whose hypocrisy and base-
men we're surrendered to I. party o. con-, 60. a.-
rate cavalry, "still liyes'' at the scene Of his
1vllialny; though it might not be- healthy for
INN to eome in contact with any Of CAPTAIN
LanlnE's company, Oh scouting duty
, 1862-01-04

W Who's "Jo. Johnston p The teIegranh
told US that he predicted great things Of Nc
Clcllan, years ago, and people are naturally
curious who he Ii. We think 1t can be m
other than Joseph E. Johnston, the rebel Gen
eral on the upper Potomac, formerly Colo
mel in the United States army. Is that satis-
factorYs
, 1862-01-04
Justice to Col. George r. Mclean.
The Philadelphia p3rss SAYS:

We regret that despatch from Washington
recently appeared in our t.legraphic columns,
stating that Col. George P. Mclean, command
ing 1he 55th Pennsylvania Regiment, at Alex
anlria, Virginia, was about to be court-inar-
tailed, for disobcdience of orders, etc. Wcarc
informed that there is no foundation for this
report. He has conducted himselfin the most
exemplary manner, and no higher proof could
have been given Of the fidelity with which he
has discharged his duties, and the military
knowledge be kas displayed, than the fact that
he was selected as acting Brigadier-GenerH1 of
bis brigade during the sickness OF its usual
commander, General Montgomery.
, 1862-01-04
Massachusetts Le0f81nture.

The massachusetts, Legislature assembled at
Boston on Wednesday, the list, and organized,
in the Senate, BY the choice Of ex-Gov. John
b. Clifford, Of New Bedford, as President, and
IN the House By selecting Alex, q. BulIoch,
Of Worcester, for Speaker. Mr William s.
Robinson Of Maiden, the genial Boston cor.
respondent Of tile New York Tribune, Spring.
field Republican, etc., was made Clerk of the
House, with the duties of which place he il
already familiar by 5e7eral years experience al
the reporters desk. Caleb Cushing is again
member Of the Legislature, and the "oldest
neInbern
, 1862-01-04

W The drove yard statistics of Phllsdel-
phsa for the year 1861 are :--Beeves, 83,S65 ;
sheep, ,oao; hogs, 19s, ,179; COVE, 4,s14-in
all, S4,778 head. The sale Of hogs was II,
sl6 head more than for the previous year, and
Of beef cattle, 1880 head 1ess.~
, 1862-01-04

fB The steam tug-boat Moses Taylor, ly-
ing at the foot Of Vestry street, New York,
suddenly filed with water, and sunk to the
bottom, at o'clock Tuesday morning. The
engineer, Augustus Smith, two deck hands
and boy, who werc sleeping in their berths
at the time. were drowned; the others being re-